Natural & Applied Sciences

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INVESTMENT OF PENSION FUNDS IN NIGERIAN BOND MARKET

ABSTRACT Since the Defined Contributory scheme was introduced to replace the Define Benefit scheme in Nigeria, the pension assets in Nigeria has increased annually. The resultant effect of the increase of pension funds implies more responsibility for the Pension fund administrators to shoulder. Pension fund administrators regulated by the National Pension Commission were established to handle the investment of pension assets. The Nigerian bond market is an avenue for the investment of pensio...

Nutritional and Biochemical Contents of Pepper (Capsicum spp)

         ABSTRACT Pepper (Capsicum spp) belongs to the family Solanaceae. It is an important vegetable crop in Nigeria as it is one of the most varied and widely used foods in Nigeria as virtually every Nigerian home consumes it on a daily basis. The genus Capsicum represents a diverse plant group and includes twenty-seven species; five domesticated and twenty-two undomesticated (Bosland, 1993). The domesticated species are Capsicum annuum, Capsicum baccatum, Capsicum chinense, Capsicum ...

Antimicrobial Effect of Natural Honey and Mango Leave on Pathogenic Bacteria

ABSTRACT  Honey has since been found to possess antibacterial property and is therefore employed for wound and gastro-intestinal disease therapy. This study evaluates the antibacterial spectrum and efficacy of honey and compared with tetracycline.  Different concentrations (50, 75 and 100.0 %) of honey were studied in-vitro using Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella spp, Escherichia coli and Citrobacter spp. The data obtained showed the inhibitory action of honey with clear zones of inhibition...

Relating Geology and Geological Structures with Regional Episodes: Implication for Groundwater Exploration and Development around Kwal-Kanke Area, Jos Plateau

Abstract The  study  addressed  the  Geology  and  geological structures around  Kwal-Kanke  area  around  the  Jos  plateau. Three (3) rock types namely; Quaternary dolerite/basic rocks, aplo-pegmatitic  granite  gneiss  and  migmatite-gneiss  were delineated. The  quaternary  dolerites  and  the  aplo-pegmatitic granite  are  emplaced  in  form  of  dykes  with  lateral  extent greater than 3km trending NW-SE and conforms to the trend of the fractures around J...

EFFECTOF METHANOL EXTRACT OF cirtullus lanatus SEEDSON HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS IN MODULATION OF DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE ESTRADIOL VELERATE INDUCED BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA IN MALE WISTAR RA

Citrullus lanatus is medicinal plants believed to have many agents acting in different ways for the health benefits of human. This study investigated the acute phytochemical contents and effect of the methanol extract on weight changes, relative organ weight, hematological parameters and biomarkers of prostate dysfunction. The result indicated the presence of alkaloids, terpenes, flavonoids, Reducing sugar, tannins and phenols. Acute toxicity studies showed that the extract was safe at 5000mg...

Design and Implementation of a Blood Bank Management System

3.About Project Blood Bank Management System 3.1 Introduction The BLOOD BANK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM  is great project. this project is designed for successful completion of project on blood bank management system. the basic building aim is to provide blood donation service to the city recently. Blood Bank Management System (BBMS) is a browser based system that is designed to store, process, retrieve and analyze information concerned with the administrative and inventory management within a blo...

A Report on Using Geographic Information System (GIS) to Select Solid Waste Disposal Site: A Case Study in Techiman Municipality, Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana

ABSTRACT Solid waste management over the years has been a serious problem on the nation  Ghana. This solid waste materials are generated by humans in the cities and  municipalities of almost all developing countries. In this country, it is one of the  most pressing concerns of the government because of the health problems that  comes with it when not managed well. In most countries locating a suitable site for  the construction of landfills is not easy. With the invention of the Geograp...

Comparative Evaluation of Bacteria and Fungi Diseases Associated with Saccharum officinarum (Sugarcane) in Ethnobotanical Garden of Wesley University, Ondo

ABSTRACT The comparative evaluation of the bacterial and fungal diseases associated with Saccharum officinarum (Sugarcane) in ethnobotanical garden of Wesley University, Ondo was carried out through different microbial processes. The objectives of this work were to comparatively evaluate bacterial and fungal diseases associated with sugarcane in rainy and dry seasons, isolation and identification of bacterial and fungal diseases associated with sugarcane and development of disease inventory a...

COMPARATIVE CHARACTERIZATION OF SOME PORTLAND CEMENTS SOLD IN SOKOTO CITY.

ABSTRACT The aim of this research was to characterize some Portland cements (Bua, Dangote and Sokoto cement) sold in Sokoto city using standard methods; due to the persistent collapse of buildings. The results showed that Sokoto cement recorded the least CaO content (58.99%) while Dangote cement had the highest CaO content being 61.56%. All the samples have Al2O3, SiO2 and Fe2O3 contents within the acceptable limits with the exception of Dangote with SiO2 content being below the required stan...

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ABSTRACT In recent years, electronic commerce of agricultural products has developed rapidly. In the development process of agriculture, with the help of some agricultural research institutes putting up websites for their various institutes, where farmers can read up how to improve productivity or some improved varieties (seedlings, cassava stems etc) to use in their farms but a platform has not been laid for the implementation of the sale of agricultural produce. The author discussed some f...

A Survey of Linear Programming Concepts

Linear programming is a mathematical tool that is used to maximize or minimize a function when constraints are linear. In this project, we considered some examples and applications of linear programming problems.  TABLE OF CONTENTS   Title page  Certification                       Dedication                       Acknowledgements                     Abstract                       Table of Contents                    List of Tables�...

Electrolyte Content of Some Soft Drinks

Abstract Soft drinks are consumed daily in Nigeria due to their characteristic taste, palatability, affordability and thirst quenching potential. This study quantifies the amount of electrolytes of Biochemical significance in selected soft drinks sold in Port Harcourt and their pH values. The samples included six frequently consumed soft drinks; (Coke, Sprite, Fayrouz, Mountain-Dew, Fanta and Pepsi). The results showed that the samples contain relatively high amount of Sodium(Na+) ranging fro...

DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ATTENDANCE SYSTEM USING FINGERPRINT SCANNER

This research work, Design and Implementation of an Attendance System using fingerprint scanner, focuses on computerizing and managing the attendance of students during lecture or event periods. This is very imperative as the cons of the traditional pen to paper attendance system far outweigh the pros as management of student attendance has become a hassle due to increasing number of students during various lecture periods. This study would discuss in detail, how the inconveniences posed by t...

DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A HOSPITAL MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM USING FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER, ABUJA AS A CASE STUDY

Computer and data have become an integral part of every enterprise and business today. Accurate data which is transformed to information is required for any industry to perform at optimal level as such is used in decisive management and decision making processes. This therefore makes such organisations critically dependent on the use of a database system to help in accessing such data and information. However, many hospitals are found to be somewhat “stuck” on the present manual paper bas...

Development Of An Information Retrieval System Using Tree-Structured Clustering: Case Study Of FRSC Benue State

ABSTRACT This research work is in respect to the development of an Information Retrieval System for the Federal Road Safety Corps in Benue State. An Information Retrieval System is a system that is capable of storage, retrieval and maintenance of information, the general objective of this  System is to minimize the overhead of a user locating needed information, overhead can be expressed as the time a user spends in all of the steps leading to reading an item containing the needed informati...


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