ABSTRACT This study assessed the mobile phone and its related spending by the poor who are the majority of the rural population in Jigawa state. The main objectives of the research were to find out how the poor despite their low income level are coping with the high cost associated with maintaining their mobile phones and also to examine how it has affected their lives and spending. This project studied the relationship between high cost of using mobile phone and its benefits among the poor a...
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1Background to the Study Education is one of the most important needs for the well being of individual and that of the society. Thus, education is a powerful instrument for social, political, and economic progress, without which neither an individual nor a society can attain a professional growth. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is an indispensable part of the contemporary world. In fact, culture and society have to be adjusted to meet the challenges ...
INTRODUCTION One of the fundamental Artificial Intelligence problems prevalent today is the inability of a computer program to be able to convert a piece of English text into a programmer friendly data structure that describes the meaning of the natural language text. As long as no consensus has emerged about the form or the existence of such a data structure, scientists must settle for the lesser objective of extracting simpler representations that describe limited aspects of the text...
ABSTRACT Cocoa is the common name for some species in the genus Theobroma (family Theobromaceae). Cocoa are a mixture of many substances remaining after cocoa butter is extracted from cacao beans. When sold as an end product, itmay also be called cocoa powder, cocoa, and cacao. In contrast, the fatty component of chocolate is cocoa butter. Cocoa butter is 50% to 57% of the weight of cocoa beans and gives chocolate its characteristic melting properties. Cocoa liquor or cocoa mass is a paste...
ABSTRACT This report covers details of experiments carried out on three laboratory experiments namely Packaging, Dehydration and Concentration respectively. Experiment on packaging were carried out using high and low density gauge polyethylene films on Irish potatoes, oranges and apples. This was used to determine the best packaging condition for the products. Experiment on dehydration were carried out using yam, cocoyam and sweet potatoes. These were dried and the drying times were recorded ...
ABSTRACT This report covers details of experiments carried out on five laboratory experiments namely. Producton of unriped cheese, production of yoghurt, production of ice cream, vegetable milk extraction and dairy plant sanitation. Experiment on production of unriped cheese was carried out using milk powder and Sodom apple leaves. Experiment on production of yoghurt was carried out using milk powder, sugar and stabilizer. Experiment on production of ice cream was carried out using milk 88.7%...
ABSTRACT Black glutinous rice bran (Oryza sativa L.) is a potential source of the dark purple anthocyanin pigments. This study investigated some quality aspects and bioactive compounds of the colourant powder obtained from rice bran extracted by ohmic heating (OHM) assisted solvent extraction. The moisture content (MC) of the bran sample investigated was adjusted to 30% and 40%. Four different levels of electric field strengths (E) of 50, 100, 150, and 200 V cm– 1 were applied. The results ...
ABSTRACT This is a report of industrial attachment at Nigerian Bottling Company ikeja, dealing with the production and supply of bottled, PET, can and paper packed beverages. The report is based on practical experience gained during the period of the attachment. This report explains in details the process involved in the production of a final beverage product starting all the way from the washing of the bottles to the point where the finished product is packed into crates or sealed as we...
ABSTRACT Majority of farmers in Nigeria harvest a large proportion of maize under conditions of high humidity, and sadly enough, they lack equipment for drying the grains. The farmers store the grains at conditions of high moisture and humidity which results in growth of organisms that cause deterioration. One of the most important operations carried out for the preservation of maize is dehydration. It helps to reduce the moisture content of the grains to a level in which spoilage...
ABSTRACT The world has changed a lot in the last couple of decades. Instead of simply dealing with local or regional concerns, many businesses now have to think about global markets and logistics. Many companies have facilities spread out across the country or around the world, and there is one thing that all of them need, a way to maintain cost effective, fast, secure and reliable communications wherever their offices are. How do we ensure the safe passage of data across a shared infrastruct...
ABSTRACT Public private partnership (PPPs) is a form of cooperation between the public and private sectors. Its goals are to finance, build (reconstruction), operation and maintenance of the infrastructure and to provide public service through the infrastructure. Within the PPPs entities of public sector are partner and customers of the private sector from which the purchase services. In principle the private partner finances, builds, and operate the infrastructure and is enabled to provide r...
ABSTRACTThis research project is aimed at the development of an Estate Agent and Property Management System for real estate professionals. It will save time and enable estate managers sell more by empowering them to easily keep track of leads, manage listings, and market to new prospects. The basic objective of developing this project is to maintain client details line contact details, required property details, client type like residential and commercial client. Information for registration ...
TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page i Approval pageii Dedication iii Acknowledgement iv Table of contents v Abstract vi CHAPTER ONE 1.1Introduction 1 1.2Background of the study 1 1.3Statement of the problem 3 1.4Objectives of the study 4 1.5Significance of the study 4 1.6Scope of the study 5 1.7Definition of terms 8 CHAPTER TWO 2.1Literature review 9-23 CHAPTER THREE 3.1System analysis and design24 3.2System design 24 3.3Knowledge acquisition 24 3.4Structured analysis 25 3.5Analysis of the current s...
ABSTRACT Ever since man discovered the computer and hence computer science, attempt has been made to computerize every facet of human life. This project work expresses the issue of designing and implementing a state civil payroll acknowledges (speed and accuracy) over the more tedious inefficient and true consuming manual system. This system encounters the following problems. late receipt of raw data each month, regular break down of the accounting machine presently used for data processing...
ABSTRACTThis project will be centered on the production control system. This production control system being operated manually ad due to the numerous problem encountered and over payment. A design was taken to computerized in order to check this problem the problem were identified after series of interviews and examination of document after which analysis will be made and a computerized procedure recommended. This project will also suggest how to successfully implement the computerized pro...