Natural & Applied Sciences

Research Papers/Topics in Natural & Applied Sciences

Pathophysiology of Ebola virus

ABSTRACT  Ebola virus, a member of the Filoviridae virus family, is still an untamed, highly lethal viral pathogen that represents a nightmare for much of central Africa, which is the site of the majority of EBOV outbreaks (Geisbert et al.2010). Unfortunately there has not been a large push in the search for a vaccine as this virus, as deadly as it is, has not impacted a large portion of the world’s population with only 2,300 reported cases of hemmorraghic fever caused by filoviruses. On a...

THE CAMPUS AS A LEARNING SPACE: AN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE

Abstract  As  the  ownership  and  use  of  personal  technology  has  become  increasingly ubiquitous,  the  adoption  of  Information and  Communication Technology by higher education has continued to grow rapidly, with all Nigeria institutions integrating  technology  into  the  learning  experience.  Many  institutions  of higher education are creating learning spaces specifically designed to teach the innovation process through collaborative, multi-disciplinary an...

Utilization of E-Learning for Effective Teaching of Vocation

AbstractThe success of integrating Information and CommunicationTechnology into the educational system depends largely on the skill,knowledge, and manipulative competency level of the teacher in itsusage to the benefit of the learners. Therefore, this paper is focused onthe utilization of E-learning for effective teaching of vocationaleducation courses in Nigeria. It covered the concept of e-learning;concept of utilization of educational resources; teachers’ competencyand utilization of e-l...

MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS: THE ROLE OF TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING

AbstractAccess to quality basic education for all children, youths and adults are the primary concern of any society that seeks for economictransformation and poverty reduction. To this end, this paper focuses on Millennium Development Goals: Role of Technical VocationalEducation and Training. It discusses the concept of Technical Vocational Education and Training, indexes of development, technologyteachers’ roles in achieving the MDGs in area of poverty and hunger eradication, different co...

Excerpt of fungi culti

Mushroom is a macro fungus with a distinctive fruiting body which can be either epigeous or hypogeous and large enough to be seen with the naked eye and can be picked with hand (Chang and Milles.19920).            Mushrooms derive all of their energy and growth materials from their growth medium, through biochemical decomposition processes (Chang, Shu-Ting, et al. 2004).

Hydrogen;The Fuel for the Future

The usefulness and benefits of hydrogen as a fuel is of no comparison, as it does not contribute to the environmental hazard i.e air pollution caused by other fuels such as methane and petroleum.The end product of hydrogen in fuel cells and combustion engine is energy and water vapor as its only byproduct.

Epilepsy and Ethno Medicinal Plant in Hausa/Fulani tribe

Introduction Epilepsy is a common medical and social disorder or group of disorders with unique characteristics. Epilepsy is usually defined as a tendency to recurrent seizures. The word “epilepsy” is derived from Latin and Greek words for “seizure” or “to seize upon”. This implies that epilepsy is an ancient disorder; indeed, in all civilizations it can be traced as far back as medical records exist. In fact, epilepsy is a disorder that can occur in all mammalian species, probabl...

STEM AND ROOT ROT DISEASES OF CUCUMBER

ABSTRACT Cucumber has been an essential vegetable crop in the world being affected by Pythium, fusariium and phythophtora. Root and stem rot of cucumber (Cucumis sativus), caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis-cucumerinum, is a new catastrophic disease of greenhouse crops in Greece and some other countries Fusarium oxysporum causes rotting of roots, lower stems and pythium also causes seedling damping off which is widely spread across cropping soils. Fusarium root and stem rot occur mos...

THE CHEMISTRY OF CARBON BLACK

Carbon black is a generic term for a particular form of elemental carbon manufactured by vapour- phase pyrolysis or partial combustion of hydrocarbons. It is the term for an important family of products that is used principally for the reinforcement of rubber, as a black pigment and because of its electrical, conductive properties It does not occur as a natural product (IARC, 2010) and it is one of the most stable compounds (Pilusa & Muzenda, 2013).

OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE

Open-Source software (OSS) is computer software with its source code made available with a license in which the copyright holder provides the rights to study, change, and distribute the software to anyone and for any purpose. Open-source software may be developed in a collaborative public manner. Open-source software is the most prominent example of open-source development and often compared to (technically defined) user-generated content or (legally defined) open-content movements. The open-...

Lupus Outbreak in Nigeria

Systemic lupus erthematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease in which tissues andcells undergo damage mediated by tissue binding auto-antibodies and immune complexes(McGraw, 2005).General findings include a much higher incidence in women estimated to be up to10-12 times than in men. The highest incidence is between 15 and 44 years of  age.(Academic press, 1999)  It, therefore, means that as much as ninety percent of patientsare women of childbearing age. Incidence of SLE has been studied in g...

SIXTH SENSE TECHNOLOGY

Sixth Sense Technology is a mini-projector coupled with a camera and a cell phone—which acts as the computer and connected to the Cloud, all the information stored on the web. Sixth Sense can also obey hand gestures. The camera recognizes objects around a person instantly, with the micro-projector overlaying the information on any surface, including the object itself or hand.

PARASITIC COMPUTING

Parasitic computing is programming technique where a program in normal authorized interactions with another program manages to get the other program to perform computations of a complex nature. It is, in a sense, a security exploit in that the program implementing the parasitic computing has no authority to consume resources made available to the other program. The example given by the original paper was two computers communicating over the Internet, under disguise of a standard communication...

The Hemi-parasitic Mistletoe and It's Effects on Tree Population

A seminar research was conducted within Sokoto metropolis of Nigeria to identify the physiological and anatomical effects of mistletoe on the tree population, to which the research yield a tremendous result in which the mistletoe affect the tree to a level where the mistletoe brings about the total cell death (apoptosis) of various organs of the organism resulting in the organism total inactivity ie death

CORN FERMENTATION AND ITS IMPORTANCE IN BIOFUEL PRODUCTION

ABSTRACT Bio-fuels are prominent in current discussions both as a solution to problems and as a creator of problems. They have promise as a substitute for fossil fuels, particularly petroleum as the raw material for transportation fuel. But bio-fuels also have pitfalls, especially when produced at a scale sufficient to replace a significant proportion of the world's use of petroleum. This controversial topic has attracted great political, economic and social attention because of its touching...


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