A number of uncompleted and abandoned building projects are attributable to overall bad projects management. Determination of accurate cost of building projects is a huge factor in successful project management. This work is to ensure that accurate cost is determined and accurate as much as possible. Artificial neural network was used in this work to generate a cost predicting model. Neural network is a human brain simulated system having similar characteristic with human brain. This study en...
Abstract The aim of this research is to appraise the challenges and prospects in the use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in the construction industry in Nigeria. It analyzed the uses of BIM in the construction industry, determined the stakeholders perception of the benefits, risk and benchmarks in the adoption of BIM in construction practice and process. It examined the extent of its interoperability in bringing together the different participants and processes of construction works f...
Abstract The problems of housing in Nigeria are enormous and complex, exhibiting apparent and marked regional differences. In most urban centres, the problem is not only restricted to quantity but also to the quality of available housing units and the environment. This study therefore evaluated the building performance of State Subsidized Housing Schemes in Ogun State and ascertained whether or not the public housing estates fulfil the initial design/goal of government and the needs of the u...
ABSTRACT Concrete is the most common construction material in the world today. It is used as a material in structural elements of most buildings of the world and most building failures including collapse are associated with failure of concrete either as produced or as assembled. The variations in strength of concrete is as a result of several factors that could be the varying quality of materials, the variation in the mix proportion and the varying production processes that include batching,...
ABSTRACT Competitiveness of indigenous construction firms plays a vital role in the economic development of any nation. The significance of competitiveness to economic development lies in the fact that it increases the level of profits earned by indigenous construction firms, thereby contributing to a nation‟s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). However, foreign construction firms dominate the Nigerian construction market on account of managerial and technological capabilities in which foreign c...
Abstract The study aimed to characterize the spleen in patients with SCD using computerized tomography scan in all enhancement phases. The spleen locations, shape, size, CT number and vascular findings were also been evaluated. As well full depiction of the associated lesions characteristics were studied at all types of SCD including hemoglobin SS, hemoglobin SC, hemoglobin SB+ (Beta) thalassemia and Beta-Zero thalassemia. And the complications occur in abdominal organs and chest were correl...
Abstract This study aimed to identifying the most important obstacles of the sustainability of development projects in rural communities by applying to the interventions of the water basin management project - gathering the villages of Kadalo in Blue Nile State by knowing some of the most important personal characteristics of the respondents affecting the sustainability of development projects in the study area . The sustainability of rural development projects and the relationship between t...
Abstract This study was done to evaluate renal morphology in adult diabetic Sudanese patients. The purpose is to measure thickness and CT no. for both renal cortex and medulla for each kidney, as correlated with age, gender, duration and treatment of disease. The Study was done during the period from September 2015 to April 2016 at Asia Hospital and Omdurman Military Hospital, using CT machine. A sample of 50 subjects were collected (25 control group, 25 diabetic group). The findings showed ...
Abstract This descriptive crossectional study aimed to measure the normal diameter of the common bile duct and pancreatic duct and correlate this measurement with age and gender. The study done for 66 patients 33 male and 33 female their age between 10 to 89 years, they selected randomly when they attended to radiology department for performed MRCP. The diameter common bile duct and pancreatic duct were measured from the 2D images of (SSTSE BH). Then the data analyzed by SPSS to find the mea...
Abstract Mandible is largest and strongest bone of skull, having various morphological structures and features show associated changes according to age, gender for human. The aim of this study is to characterize the mandible and to find out it has relation with age and gender of the human and establish local reference for the Sudanese mandible measurement and compare these measurements with other population by using CT scan 3D imaging and applying axial section projection as well as sagittal...
Abstract The geoid is an equipotential surface which coincides on the average with the mean sea level has significant relevance in geodesy, surveying and other earth related disciplines.This thesis focuses on the digital terrain modeling (DTM) technique based on geometrical interpolation approach by fitting a surface that depends on the reference points that are chosen in the critical and characteristic locations of the field to represent the trend of the surface. Using the orthometric heigh...
ABSTRACT Defaulter tracing systems are patient centred information systems which are used to enhance monitoring of patients who have dropped out of health programs. The aim of this study is to explore the operation of defaulter tracing systems in practice. The study has been undertaken in Tanzanian health facilities by using qualitative data collection methods. Activity theory is employed as a conceptual framework to analyze the findings. Findings show that the implementation of defaulter tr...
ABSTRACT This research presents a part of an ongoing experimental laboratory investigation being carried out for production and characterization of High Strength Concrete (HSC) for the Dam Complex of Upper Atbara Project concrete dam which is located in the East of Sudan. The main objectives of this research are to produce concrete with compressive strength of 85 MPa using local available ingredients, to study the effects of different proportions of Silica Fume and various combinations of Si...
Abstract Lumbar spine injuries continue to be an enormous public health problem even with modern medicine in the 21 century. Most patient mild stage, the remaining injuries are divided equally between moderate and severe categories. This study is statistical study, but through it the researcher reflected the social and economic impact of lumbar spine injuries. The main purpose of this study is to estimate variety and severity of lumbar spine injuries. This received in some CT diagnostic cent...
Abstract The study was cross sectional study of spiral computed tomography and ultrasound in detecting urolithisiasis. This study was conducted in Khartoum state at (Alturky Diagnostic Center, Doctors clinic hospital and Al-Rebat university hospital), from December 2016 to January 2017. The problem of study was confusion in detecting stones in computed tomography and ultrasound. The study was aimed to demonstrate the diagnostic value of computed tomography in diagnosing presence and absence ...