ABSTRACT This research work examines the socio-economic impact of Zobe Dam on its neighboring environment. Specific objectives includes how the construction of the dam has brought about changes in farming techniques, their standard of living and its potential contribution to the overall development of the area. The problem hinges on how the construction of dam has triggered changes in farming techniques in the area. The proposed hypothesis (Ho) that: there is no relationship between Zobe Dam ...
ABSTRACT This thesis addresses the recruitment patterns of barnacles and mussels at a range of spatial and temporal scales and attempts to relate them to larval and adult abundance, as well as to local productivity and oceanographic conditions that would influence larval transport and the connectivity of adult populations. In Chapter 1, I investigated the spatial and temporal patterns of mussel recruitment and adult bed dynamics offour mussel species (Aulacomya ater, Mytilus galloprovincialis...
ABSTRACT Background: The diets of women in reproductive age (WRA) are an important determinant of their health outcomes and quality of life especially in northern Ghana, where women’s diets remain persistently suboptimal. However, socio-cultural barriers, one of the multiple influences on WRA’s diets, are rarely addressed in existing interventions. This study identified the socio-cultural barriers to WRA achieving optimal diets, which, herein, represent beliefs, attitudes and actions that...
ABSTRACT Diversification is a necessity in rural areas, where farming alone rarely provides sufficient means of survival. Conceptualisation of livelihood diversification as plurality of activities from past studies is too narrow. Rather, livelihood diversification should be conceived in terms of the interplay of ability, assets and activities. Therefore, livelihood diversification among rural households in southwestern Nigeria was investigated. Multistage random sampling technique was used to...
ABSTRACT Rural development has been erroneously equated to agricultural development. The former works to diversify income through non-farm activities to complement proceeds of the latter. However, the actual role of non-farm income in poverty alleviation is not yet known among rural households. There is therefore the need to critically explore the roles of non-farm income diversification in rural poverty alleviation. The patterns and contributions of nonfarm income diversification to poverty...
ABSTRACT Increasing population in Kenya has resulted into scarcity of land for farming. As a result, many people are opting to do farming even in the small land spaces available along the highways. However, heavy metal pollution along the highways is an issue of concern despite the fact that leaded fuel is no longer in use in Kenya because this exposes man and animals to heavy metals. The increase in transportation services is becoming a major source of heavy metals pollution particularly alo...
ABSTRACT Background: Synedrella nodiflora is a common weed in Ghana that is boiled to treat epilepsy and threatened abortion. The ethanolic whole plant extract has been demonstrated to have antiinflammatory, antioxidant, hypoglycemic, anticonvulsant, sedative, antidepressant and antipsychotic effects in murine models. The study presents the anti-oxidant and antihyperglycaemic effects of the ethanolic extract of the whole plant extract of Synedrella nodiflora (SNE) on a diabetic rat model. Met...
This work aimed to investigate the role of some immunostimulants and probiotics in improving the response of overwintered tilapia to Aeromonas hydrophila vaccine. In this study, 15000 Nile tilapia fry (Orechromis niloticus) were collected and divided into five groups. Group 1 was the control, groups 2 to 5 were fed diet supplemented with garlic, Echinacea, Organic GreenTM and Vet-YeastTM respectively for 5 months. Vaccination with A. hydrophila bacteria was done by the end of the feeding e...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This feasibility study on the establishment of a Poultry Farm is based on the Survey made by Ogah Innocent Ojiya and the business. Which will be wholly owned by him. The proposed name of the Poultry farm will be Vrabil Poultry Farm and will concentrate on sales of birds and its products. When the farm grows to maturity we shall be supplying birds and its products to different Quick Services restaurant, Large and Small Markets resident populaces alike, in South West Nigeria. ...
ABSTRACT Gas flaring is one of the associated activities of the oils and gas industry, which poses negative impacts on the environment such as climate change, impact on health and economic loss. The Nigerian government has tried putting a stop to gas flaring but to no avail, there is a continuous flaring of gas by oil companies operating in the Niger delta. This research answers the question of the volume gas flared by Oil Company and also the increased or decreased volume flared. The re...
Prenatal hormone exposure has been suggested as a correlate of adult circulating estrogen and testosterone. If this observation is true, then prenatal hormone exposure may have an association with lipid homeostasis in adulthood. The study sought to investigate sexual dimorphism and the interactions between the putative marker of prenatal hormone exposure (2D : 4D) and sex on adult fasting plasma lipid variables. The study was cross-sectional from June to December 2021 at the University for De...
Abstract: The morphological, physical and chemical properties of soils in Lay Gayint district have never been studied and scientifically classified to provide soil resource information. Besides, the area receives high amount of annual rainfall, and the soils develop acidity which is a critical issue requiring urgent attention in most highlands of Ethiopia due to its impact on crop production and productivity. Therefore, characterization and classification of soils in Yikalo subwatershed of L...
Abstract This study was carried out to investigate the accumulative levels of Pb, Cr, Cd, Ni and Cu in roadside topsoil of three major streets in Khartoum State and the relation between the concentration of these metals and soil chemical properties. The collected roadsides topsoil samples were prepared with an improved closed wet digestion system and the heavy metals concentrations in the extracts were determined using flame atomic absorption spectrometry. The mean concentration ranges of me...
ABSTRACT Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are the one among the important device which established a consideration attention for transferring a fresh solar energy to electricity in the most recent decade. Coumarin dye is one among metal free organic dyes which hold a higher potential for operating in DSSC because of its environmentally friendly, inexpensive and easy to fabricate. The aim of this study was to apply computational quantum calculations which persuade to appreciate the molecula...
ABSTRACT The study sought to establish the relationship between motivation and employee performance in SC Darling ltd Kampala, Uganda. The study was guided by three specific objectives, that included i) determining the extent of motivation in SC Darling Ltd Kampala; ii) the level of employee performance in SC Darling ltd Kampala, Uganda. and (iii) the relationship between the extent of motivation and employee performance in SC Darling ltd Kampala, Uganda. This research employed descriptive co...