1. RESERVE ESTIMATE OF IMERI BITUMEN DEPOSIT

» CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION The Petroleum industry has become the mainstay of the overall economy of Nigeria, accounting for about 90 per cent of the country’s foreign exchange earrings, about 20 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product, and about 85 per cent of the Federal Government collectable revenue. The demand for this back gold is fast increasing worldwide. Figure 1.1,...Continue Reading »

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2. EFFECTS OF SOIL EROSION ON SETTLEMENT

» ABSTRACT This study examined the effects of soil erosion on settlement in Agbor, and its environs. It identifies the problems, conservation, strategies, control techniques and suggest proper management practices. The study adopts the survey research design in data collection through administration of 150 questionnaires to the respondents in Agbor coupled with direct field measurement of gull...Continue Reading »

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3. EFFECTS OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study Environmental degradation and biodiversity depletion are crucial and disturbing topics among environmentalist today (David, 2014). Probing into the root cause of this problem and the consequences of our actions is the first step towards reducing the rate of environmental degradation and biodiversity depletion. Humanity has always...Continue Reading »

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4. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF FLOODING ON AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AND ITS ENVIRONS

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study This study focuses on the environmental impacts of flooding on agricultural activities in Kwale and its environs. Flooding has been a long term issue which affects the inhabitants of Kwale. In many natural systems, floods play an important role in maintaining key ecosystem functions and biodiversity. They link the river with the land ...Continue Reading »

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5. EVALUATING THE BENEFITS OF THE HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM INDUSTRY ON THE SOCIO EC...

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Tourism is a rapidly growing phenomenon and has become one of the largest industries in the world. The impact of tourism varies extremely. On one hand, it plays an important and certainly positive role in the socio economic and political development in destination countries by, for instance, offering new employment opportuniti...Continue Reading »

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6. EFFECT OF LAND DISPUTE ON THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Land is the basis for every form of physical development and constitutes the primary medium for food production, for the provision of sheets and utilities, for the manufacture of goods and the establishment of institutions to support the basic needs of modern communities (Lanus ad Olufemi 2006). Ukaejiofor (2009) posited that land at the heart o...Continue Reading »

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7. ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTS OF SAND EXCAVATION ON THE ENVIRONMENT

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Soil is an important resource covering the land surface. Mining is the process of getting minerals and soil components for various uses. Man depends on soil for agriculture, construction and even as a habitat for various organisms (Mwangi, 2007). People benefit from soil particularly sand and gravel but interfere and disturb the resou...Continue Reading »

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8. COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC EFFECT OF CRUDE OIL EXPLOITATION

» CHAPTER ONE BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1.1 Introduction Petroleum is among the various resources produced by nature. They are used by human to satisfy their needs such as transportation, cooking, electricity power supply and others (Mike, 2012). The exploitation of natural resources such as crude oil is the use of natural resources for economic growth, of sometimes with a negative...Continue Reading »

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9. USE OF SINGLE-POINT RESISTANCE AND SP LOGGING IN GROUNDWATER INVESTIGATION

» CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction Water is one of the abundant and widely used natural resources available to man. Many communities obtain the water they need from rivers, lakes, or reservoirs, sometime using aqueduct or canals to bring water from distant surface sources. Another source of water lies directly beneath most towns. This resource is groundwater, the water that lies beneath the g...Continue Reading »

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10. INDEPENDENT GEOLOGIC FIELD MAPPING OF THE IGARRA AXIS OF THE BASEMENT COMPLEX

» Chapter One INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Detailed Geological field mapping is an indispensable exercise in geology as a result of the fact that geology as a discipline is field oriented. It is the aspect that completes and gives life to the study of geology. An independent Geologic field mapping of the Somorika Aiyetoro Aiyegunle Ogugu Imiegba Fugar Okpekpe Bawa Hill Au...Continue Reading »

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11. THE ROLE OF FOOD SCIENCE IN HUMAN NUTRITION

» ABSTRACT In a nutshell, food science is the scientific study of food from the period of harvesting, processing, storage and packaging. Human nutrition now is concerned with the utilization of this food in the human system. Because both cases are referring to food, it shows that both terms are inter related. Actually, food science plays significant roles in human nutrition as it broadens our ...Continue Reading »

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12. EVALUATION OF OIL OBTAINED FROM PAW PAW (CARICA PAPAYA) SEEDS

» ABSTRACT Oil was extracted from carica papaya (pawpaw) seeds and analyzed for its physico chemical properties (percentage of oil yield, moisture content, pH, specific gravity, acid value, saponification value, ester value, iodine value, peroxide value and unsaponifiable matter) and sensory qualities (colour, aroma, taste and general acceptability). The sensory characteristics analyzed by the...Continue Reading »

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13. THE EFFECTS OF BLENDING COW MILK WITH SOYMILK ON YOGHURT QUALITY

» ABSTRACT A quantity of 1 litre each of cow milk and blended (cow/soy) milk was pasteurized and each was inoculated with 5g of a mixed starter culture comprising streptococcus thermophillus, Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus bulgariuos and incubated at 500C for 5 hours to ferment to yoghurt. Proximate analysis on both yoghurts showed that there was no significant difference (P>0.05)...Continue Reading »

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14. ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF SOME MEHTODS ADOTPED IN YOGHURT PRODUCTION

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Yoghurt is a fermented milk product, produced with a yoghurt starter culture which is a mixed culture of streptococcus thermophilus and lactobacillus bulgaricus in a 1:1 ratio. S thermophilus enjoys a faster growth than L hulgricus. It adds flavours and aroma to the yoghurt, though both organisms in association produces lactic acid but aceta...Continue Reading »

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15. PROCESS FOR REFINING VEGETABLE OIL AND ITS FOOD VALUE

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Palm oil is one the commercial product of palm fruit (Elaesis Guineesis). It is derived from the fleshy messieurs of the fruit of the oil palm which contains 45 – 55% oil. Palm oil belongs to a class of food known as fat and oil, which are generally termed lipid. It is oil from plant origin. However, oil palm exi...Continue Reading »

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16. PRODUCTION AND DETERMINATION OF FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF PLANATAIN FLOUR

» ABSTRACT Plantains (Musa epp) are important staple foods, which make substantial contribution of the nutrition and economy of millions of people through the developing world and are grown in 720 countries. The gross value of plantain production in sub saharan Africa extent that of several other main food crops, such as maize, rice cassava and sweet potato. They are ...Continue Reading »

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17. EVALUATION OF THE NUTRIENT CONSTITUENTS OF FRESH FORAGES AND FORMULATED DIETS

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION1.1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION Ruminant animals are mainly dependent on forages as these are essential to maintain their health and production at various stages of their development and growth. In developed countries, sufficient grazing land is available so ruminants can get adequate amount of green grasses during grazing seasons and when it is not possible in other seaso...Continue Reading »

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18. MAKING HIGH CONCRETE STRENGTH FROM GRANULATED CALCINED CLAY

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Cement is a significant source of anthropogenic release of carbon dioxide. The CO2 derives mainly from kiln fuel combustion, transport and distribution and decarbonating of limestone. The latter source is fairly constant. Thus one procedure to lower the release of carbon dioxide is reducing the clinker conten...Continue Reading »

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19. APPRAISAL OF BUILDING MAINTENANCE PRACTICE AMONG LANDLORDS

» Abstract The study is appraisal of building maintenance practice among landlords in Niger central senatorial zone of Niger state. The specific purposes of the study were to find out the importance of building maintenance among landlords in Niger Central Senatorial District, find out the responsibilities of landlords and the rights of tenants in building maintenance practice in Niger Central Sen...Continue Reading »

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20. STRATEGIES FOR CONTROLLING CRACKS IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS

» Abstract The study was designed to find out strategies for controlling cracks in residential building, in Niger south senatorial district. Among the specific purposes of the study were determining the availability to facilities for controlling cracks in residential building, determine the methods of detecting cracks in residential building, and determining the availability of personnel for d...Continue Reading »

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21. ANALYSIS OF FACTORS INFLUENCING MATERIAL WASTAGE ON BUILDING SITE IN NIGERIA

» ABSTRACT The study was carried to critically investigate the analysis of factors influencing material wastage on building sites in Kaduna State. To achieve this objective, three research questions were stated to guide this study. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics, tables and graph to analyze research questions. A structured questionnaire was used as the major inst...Continue Reading »

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22. EFFECTS OF HEAVY METAL ON HUMAN RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION AND LITERATURE REVIEW 1.1 INTRODUTION Heavy metals include both non toxic and toxic elements. Iron (Fe), Cobalt (Co) Copper (Cu) Manganese (Mn) Molybdenum (Mo) and Zinc (Zc) Magnesium(Mg) are the trace elements and are required in a very minute amount, whereas other metals are non essential, toxic to animals and even fatal when accumulated these metals...Continue Reading »

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23. CAUSES OF BIODIVERSITY LOSS

» CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Biodiversity is contraction of “biological diversity” and refers to the number variety and variability of living organisms. In its widest sense, therefore, it is synonymous with “life on Earth”. It embraces two different concepts: One is a measure of how many different living things they are and the other is the measure of how different the ...Continue Reading »

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24. THE INCIDENCE OF CHOLERA AMONG CHILDREN

» ABSTRACT This research work was designed to examine and analyze the incidence of cholera among children in Benin City. Seven (7) research questions were formulated and questionnaires were administered to one hundred and fifty (150) respondents in order to gather data for the research. Results showed that poor environmental sanitation leads to cholera outbreak, washing of hands before eating help t...Continue Reading »

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25. EFFECTS OF READING AND WORKING ON THE COMPUTER ON VISION

» Abstract The objective: The objective is to determine if a person blinks less, and therefore vision worsens after reading and working on the computer. Methods/Materials Informed consent was obtained from 15 subjects, men and women ranging in age from 10 to 103. Baseline data was obtained which included average number of times each subject blinked and their baseline near vision. A control tes...Continue Reading »

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