Natural & Applied Sciences

Natural & Applied Sciences Research Papers/Topics

AUTOGRADING AND DETECTING PLAGIARISM IN STUDENT PROGRAMMING ASSIGNMENTS

ABSTRACT In computer science, practical assignments ensure that students put the theory they learn in class into practice by writing computer programs to solve problems. Practical assignments also play a critical role in assessing students’ understanding of course materials. For course facilitators, grading programming assignments is a time-consuming task. The course facilitators must run each student’s submission. Moreover, some students copy the code from their friends and change the le...

EVALUATING AND CHOOSING A MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHM FOR CLASSIFYING ROAD SURFACE QUALITY DATA

ABSTRACT Considering the importance of roads to a community, stakeholders (Governments, Motorists etc) need up-to-date information about the state of roads for decision making . This problem inspired Vorgbe’s (2014) work in implementing a machine learning classifier that could accurately classify roads as “good”, “fair” or “bad”. This information can then be visualised on Google Maps. However, with his algorithm failing to accurately classify some roads, this project seeks to ev...

Report on Germination Technology as a Model to Enable the Growing of Acacia Erioloba (camel thorn tree) in Arid Conditions in the Namib Desert of Namibia

Report on Germination technology as a model to enable the growing of Acacia erioloba (camel thorn tree) in arid conditions in the Namib desert of Namibia.

The Impact of Computer Institutes in Building Information Technology Skills for State Development: A Case Study of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State

ABSTRACT This study focused on the impact of computer institutes in building information technology skills for state development in Nigeria with reference to Jos North Local Government Area. The importance of computer institutes and information technology to nation building cannot be over emphasized giving by the fact that no nation can have any meaningful development without accepting the idea of technological advancement. Related literature was reviewed and it was revealed that the problem...

The Human Immune Response to Plasmodium falciparum Includes Both Antibodies That Inhibit Merozoite Surface Protein 1 Secondary Processing and Blocking Antibodies

Malaria merozoite surface protein 1 (MSP1) is cleaved in an essential step during erythrocyte invasion. The responses of children to natural malaria infection included antibodies that inhibit this cleavage and others that block the binding of these inhibitory antibodies. There was no correlation between the titer of the antibody to the 19-kDa fragment of MSP1 and its inhibitory activity. These findings have implications for the design of MSP1-based vaccines.

Variation in the relationship between anti-MSP-119 antibody response and age in children infected with Plasmodium falciparum during the dry and rainy seasons

Abstract Malaria remains a major parasitic disease in Africa, with 300–500 million new infections each year. There is therefore an urgent need for the development of new effective measures, including vaccines. Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein-119 (MSP-119) is a prime candidate for a blood-stage malaria vaccine. Blood samples were collected from children aged 10 days to 15 years in the months of January–March (N = 351) and October–November (N = 369) corresponding to the d...

Dependence of Attenuation of Ionizing Radiation on Compression and Dimension of Geologic Material ( An Application to X-ray Shielding)

Abstract Search for alternative materials required for shielding ionizing radiation has being on the increase for some period of time. Lead which is widely used is expensive, therefore researches has to be carried out on other materials. Clay has been suggested but it is not as effective as lead in shielding ionizing radiation. This work therefore studies the compression of clay samples at different pressures and thicknesses, so as to improve its shielding ability in the attenuation of ioniz...

Geology and Depositional Environment of Clastic Sediments at Ozara Ukwu and Its Environs in the Southern Benue Trough, Nigeria

ABSTRACT Ozara Ukwu and its environs (the study Area) is located within the Abakaliki Basin and the Afikpo sub Basin, respectively within the Afikpo Area. Detailed geologic mapping was carried out in other todetermine the various stratigraphic lithologic units, depositional environment, provenance, age and kerogene characterization, respectively using the basic field and laboratory procedures. Based on field observations, two lithostratigraphic units of the Ezeaku Group and Nkporo Group were ...

Design and Implementation of an Online Barcode Attendance System

ABSTRACT Attendance is very important in every student. a single absent make a big difference in performance in the school. Most students of high school are prone to absence from classes claiming that the class is boring. Others due to laziness fail to attend classes, having preference of going to computer shops or playing games while some students cannot refuse the prospect of a friend asking them out during class period. Some of these actions are not reported to parents or guardians because...

Investigation of the Pancreatic Effect of Buccholzia Coricacea Formulated Diet in Sucrose Fed Pregnant Rats and their Offspring

ABSTRACT Several plants have been used in the treatment of various disorders without scientific basis. The present study examine the pancreatic effect of Buchholzia coriacea formulated diet in sucrose-fed pregnant rats and their offspring. Buchholzia coriacea seeds were obtained from Ogbete main market, Enugu state, identified, dried and grounded using a miller machine. 10% of the seed powder was used to formulate their diet. Thirty (240) adult female and six (6) adult male albino rats (180-2...

Design and Implementation of a Visitor Management System

ABSTRACT In this computer technology world the impact of IT contributes major roles in all real time system. Various management systems implemented for achieving the business organization towards profit, standards, and further business enhancement. The main aim of this research is to implement a web based system that can secure the information’s of visitors to a company. This system is a well-structured system and easy to use. The languages used to develop this system are PHP (Personal Home...

Design and Implementation of a Web Based Library Information System (A Case Study of Godfrey Okoye University)

ABSTRACT In Godfrey Okoye University, library management and administration is a very manual one in the sense that the information management methods are mostly done using the file system, students access to library resources are heavily manual, and that the library catalogue is done using the file system. As a result, accidents of data loss are common, Library record storage is often costly on the long run and theft of library materials is often an easy job. In the light of these problems, ...

Isolation and Identification of Micro Algae from Godfrey Okoye University Fish Pond

 ABSTRACT Chlorella vulgaris is an edible microalgae and a highly notorious potential feed resource for many agriculturally important animal species. Chlorella vulgaris intake has also been linked to improvements in animal health and welfare. Its influence over animal development stems from its nutritive and protein-rich composition, thus leading to an increased commercial production to meet consumer demand. The aim of this work is to isolate and identify microalgae used in poultry farming a...

Design and Implementation of Traffic Offence Tracking System

ABSTRACT Traffic Offence Tracking System is a useful web based and database program that records all the traffic offences committed nationwide. The system helps the Federal Road Safety Commission to keep adequate records of all traffic offences that has been committed, the offender details and penalty payment made. It also helps to heck financial fraud for the commission. This work was developed with PHP, AJAX, Python and MYSQL database for effective information keeping.

Design and Implementation of Medical Diagnostic for Avian Fever (Influenza) in Nigeria

ABSTRACT This project, Expert System on Avian and Fever Diagnosis, is a software system tailored for use in the Diagnosis of Avian Fever Diseases. The software is an expert system with a database containing an expert knowledge. The user only uses it to determine whether he or she has any of the diseases within its domain and also Present expert system uses inference rules and plays an important role that will provide certain methods of diagnosis for treatment. The software has been designed t...


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