326. EVALUATION OF IMPLEMENTATION OF ELEMENTS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM IN NCE-AWARDING INSTITUTIONS IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

The need to empower teachers with knowledge and skills for teaching exceptional learners led to the introduction of “elements of special education programme” into the Nigerian teacher preparation programmes. The extent to which the curriculum is being implemented towards the achievement of its objectives has, however, continued to raise concerns among educators which calls for a review of the programme. This study therefore, evaluated the implementation of Eleme...

327. EVALUATION OF LANDSCAPE FEATURES FOR STRESS RELIEF IN HOTEL BUILDINGS IN KADUNA, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

The fast growing trend of modernization and urbanization in regions around the world has its shares of dire consequences, which includes stress related problems, and have been on rise all over the world. The increasing economic growth and development has led to an intense densification of cities which have in some cases, led to a sparser availability of open spaces. Nevertheless, the need of spaces with restorative potentials is imperative in order to mitigate the stress re...

328. EVALUATION OF HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES AND WATER TABLE FLUCTUATION OF GBAKO AQUIFER, NIGER STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

Water table fluctuation of selected hand dug wells, and hydraulic properties were determined. The methods of investigation included water level measurements, laboratory tests and analysis. The results indicated that the water level values for 16 wells under study ranged from 6.30 – 7.10 m (Minimum) and 25.40 – 26.30 m (Maximum) during rainy season, while the average during the dry season was 7.60 – 8.90 m (Minimum) and 27.10 –

329. EVALUATION OF HAEMATOLOGICAL PROFILES OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN INFECTED WITH MALARIAL PARASITES IN BOSSO AND PAIKORO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS OF NIGER STATE

ABSTRACT

Malaria continues to be a major public health challenge especially in the African region despite the availability of anti malarial drugs and the application of several preventive strategies such as the use of insecticide treated nets, indoor residual spraying, and intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy. This study was aimed at investigating the prevalence of malaria parasite and its effect on the haematological indices among women and children atten...

330. EVALUATION OF GROUNDNUT (Arachis hypogaea L.) GERMPLASM IN NIGER STATE FOR AGRONOMIC TRAITS

ABSTRACT

Groundnut is an annual legume and one of the world’s most important oilseed crops. In order to access the genetic diversity of groundnut in Niger state, a germplasm collection mission was undertaken to three agricultural zones of the state. These zones represent the major groundnut producing areas of Niger state. Fourty-five farmers were interviewed using a validated questionnaire. The germplasm collected were evaluated for agro morphological parameters at the experim...

331. EVALUATION OF EFFECTS OF COLLABORATIVE AND PORTFOLIO WRITING STRATEGIES ON STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN ESSAY WRITING IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

The study investigated the effects of collaborative and portfolio writing strategies on students‟ performance in essay writing in senior secondary schools, Kaduna State, Nigeria. Seven objectives, research questions and hypotheses guided the study. The objectives were to: examine the effect of collaborative and conventional writing strategies, portfolio and conventional, collaborative, portfolio and conventional writing strategies on students‟ performance in essay writing:...

332. EVALUATION OF GEOLOGICAL MATERIALS WITH PLASTIC ADDITIVES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF DURABLE PAVEMENT BLOCKS: CASE STUDY OF OFFA, NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

The management of plastic waste (whose generation is on the increase) poses a great challenge to environmentalists owning to its non-biodegradability. The research project aims at using waste plastic materials as binding groundmass in place of cement thereby producing pavement blocks that are more durable and more failure resistant than the existing cement derived pavement blocks(whose water absorption rate as well as moderate resistance to acidic condition is a major disad...

333. EVALUATION OF CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE CURRICULUM FOR JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN PLATEAU STATE OF NIGERIA 1985-2002

ABSTRACT

This study aimed at evaluating the Christian religious knowledge (CRK) curriculum for junior secondary schools in Plateau State of Nigeria. The CRK curriculum is used all over Nigeria for teaching Christian religious knowledge. Survey design was adopted in the study. Eight research questions and six null hypotheses that focused on the objectives of the study were formulated to guide the study. The respondents for the study were a sample of 336 junior secondary III students...

334. EVALUATE OF FRAUD CONTROL MEASURES IN NIGERIA BANKING SECTOR

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this topic evaluation of fraud control measures in Nigerian banking sector [a case study of central bank of Nigeria, Kaduna branch] is to aimed at finding practical means of eliminating, reducing the incidence of fraud in our banking industries and researcher used both primary and secondary source. Questionnaire and order interview were administered on a population of 350 person made up of both staff of central bank and management, the findings derives from r...

335. EVALUATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING BY CONSTRUCTION FIRMS IN ABUJA, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

Health and Safety (H&S) training is one of the most widely adopted practices for improving workplace safety. Existing H&S literature focuses more on the training of workers in construction firms of developed nations. This leaves out issues of H&S training of workers in the construction firms of developing nations such as Nigeria. The result of this is the problem of poor safety performance in the form of higher rate of accident, fatalities and injuries to worker...

336. EVALUATION OF GAMMA RADIATION-INDUCED MUTANT LINES OF SESAME (SESAMUM INDICUM L.) FOR GENETIC IMPROVEMENT OF SOME DESIRABLE TRAITS

ABSTRACT

The creation, evaluation and selection of mutants with desirable traits have served as source of genetic variability for breeding programmes of many crops. Thus, eleven mutant lines of sesame developed through induced gamma irradiation were evaluated in the M4 generation alongside the three parental varieties [NCRIBEN 04E (check-1), NCRIBEN 01M (check-2) and NCRIBEN 03L (check-3)]. The mutant lines and their respective checks were laid in a randomized complete block design...

337. EVALUATION OF CHRYSOPHYLLUM ALBIDUM (G. DON) FRUIT GUM AS A SUSTAINED RELEASE MATRIX IN TABLET FORMULATIONS

ABSTRACT

The goal of designing sustained release or controlled release delivery system is to reduce the frequency of dosing or to increase effectiveness of the drug by localization at the site of action, reducing the dose required or providing uniform drug delivery. Natural gums and polymers have been employed as excipients in modified release dosage forms. The objectives of this study were to extract and determine the percentage yield of Chrysophyllum albidum gum, perform physicoch...

338. EVALUATION OF DRUG THERAPY PROBLEMS AND PHAMACIST’S INTERVENTION AT TWO PRIMARY HEALTH CARE FACILITIES IN DALA, KANO STATE

ABSTRACT

The consequences of drug related problems from Primary Healthcare facilities in Kano are so huge that there is need to address these issues. The aim of this study was to evaluate the types and frequency of drug therapy problems (DTPs), identify patient risk factors to DTPs as well as assess the impact of pharmacists‘ intervention on the observed DTPs. A prospective study was carried out in two primary health care centers using outpatient prescriptions to identify the...

339. EVALUATION OF ANTIFUNGAL EFFICACY OF SOME LEAF EXTRACTS OF SOME PLANTS ON RED ROT PATHOGEN (Colletotrichum falcatum) OF SUGARCANE (Saccharum officinarum)

ABSTRACT

Botanical extracts have shown appreciable achievement in controlling plant diseases. This became evident in this study when the potency of leaf extracts from Azadirachta indica, Carica papaya, Lawsonia inermis, Khaya senegalensis and Ziziphus spina- christi were tested on the mycelia growth of Colletotrichum falcatum, the pathogen of red rot disease of sugarcane. The infected sugarcane used for isolation and identification were collected from National Cereal...

340. EVALUATION OF AWARENESS OF STUDENTS IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME ON SUSTAINABILITY IN NIGER STATE

ABSTRACT

Sustainability is a broad and complex concept, which is one of the major issues confronting construction in the 21st century. Sustainable principles, when applied, lead to the creation of systems that balance social, economic and natural resource requirements of the present and future generation. One of the major hindrances to the development and implementation of sustainability strategies in the construction sector is poor awareness level. Therefore, institutions of higher...

341. EVALUATION OF CASSAVA (Manihot esculenta Crantz) ROOT PRODUCTS AS REPLACEMENT FOR MAIZE (Zea mays Linn) IN PULLET AND LAYER PRODUCTION

ABSTRACT

Availability of dietary energy is a major problem in poultry in Nigeria. Maize, a conventional energy ingredient is expensive. Cassava, which could be a cheaper alternative energy source, has not been tried in Nigeria. The performance of pullets and layers fed various Cassava Root Products (CRP) was examined in this study.

The study was divided into two phases. In the first phase, 408 pullet chicks, 240 growing pullets and 240 layers were each allotted to eight di...

342. EVALUATION OF AQUIFER PROTECTIVE CAPACITY AND SOIL CORROSIVITY USING VERTICAL ELECTRICAL SOUNDING METHOD IN BADEGGI VILLAGE, NIGER STATE, NIGERIA.

Abstract

A geoelectric survey was carried out in Badeggi under Katcha Local Government area of Niger State with the aim of evaluating the aquifer protective capacity and soil corrosivity of the overburden units in the study area using vertical electrical sounding method. G41 Resistivity meter was employed to obtain forty VES points within ten profiles, with the interval of 50 m between the profiles.The Schlumberger electrode array was employed to obtain the data which was further mo...

343. EVALUATION OF AQUIFER PROTECTIVE CAPACITY AND SOIL CORROSIVITY USING VERTICAL ELECTRICAL SOUNDING METHOD IN BADEGGI VILLAGE, NIGER STATE, NIGERIA.

Abstract

A geoelectric survey was carried out in Badeggi under Katcha Local Government area of Niger State with the aim of evaluating the aquifer protective capacity and soil corrosivity of the overburden units in the study area using vertical electrical sounding method. G41 Resistivity meter was employed to obtain forty VES points within ten profiles, with the interval of 50 m between the profiles.The Schlumberger electrode array was employed to obtain the data which was further mo...

344. EVALUATION OF AQUEOUS AND METHANOL ROOT EXTRACTS OF CALOTROPIS PROCERA AIT (ASCLEPIADACEAE) FOR ANTI-ASTHMATIC ACTIVITY ON WISTAR RATS AND GUINEA PIG ILEUM

ABSTRACT

Asthma, which affects an estimated 300 million people worldwide, is an incurable health disorder of a major public health concern globally. The present orthodox therapy for asthma has several drawbacks including many undesirable side effects and high cost of management (especially challenging for low-income / developing countries). In a bid to develop a cheaper and better antiasthmatic agent with less side effects, this study was carried out to evaluate the effect of aqueou...

345. EVALUATION OF CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC OUTCOME OF BREAST CANCER AT AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, ZARIA

ABSTRACT

Cancers are abnormal cells growing uncontrollably at the same time to invade other body cells. Breast cancer is a malignant proliferation of the epithelia tissues / cells of the milk duct and lobules occurring in both men and women with high global deaths.

The main aim of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of the chemotherapeutic management of breast cancer patients who attended the Oncology and Radiotherapy clinic of Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital...

346. EVALUATION OF ANTITRYPANOSOMAL EFFECT OF STEM-BARK EXTRACTS OF SECURIDACA LONGEPEDUNCULATA (FRES. HOLL) AGAINST TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI INFECTION IN WISTAR RATS

ABSTRACT

Due to numerous problems associated with current treatment of trypanosomosis, there is increasing need to find effective drug against trypanosomosis ravaging sub-Saharan Africa from traditional medicinal herbs. This work is aimed at evaluating efficacy of stem-bark extracts of S. longepedunculata against T. brucei brucei infected Wistar rats. The in vitro study and drug incubation infectivity test were carried out in duplicates. One hundred microlitre of blood containing 30...

347. EVALUATION OF BIOACTIVE METABOLITE CONTENTS, MOSQUITO LARVICIDAL AND ANTI-PLASMODIAL ACTIVITIES OF EXTRACTS OF THE SPIDER Neoscona adianta

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In spite of the extensive control efforts, over the years, mosquito still transmit serious human diseases, cause millions of deaths every year and the development of resistance to chemical insecticides resulting in rebounding vectorial capacity. This situation is aggravated with the re-emergence of drug resistance of mosquito borne diseases especially malaria. The current study was therefore designed to assess the mosquito larvicidal potency and antiplasmodial efficacy of t...

348. EVALUATION OF AVAILABILITY, ORGANIZATION AND UTILIZATION OF MULTIMEDIA RESOURCES FOR TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN NORTH-CENTRAL NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

The study examined the Evaluation of Availability, Organization and Utilization of Multimedia Resources for Teaching Social Studies in Colleges of Education in North-Central Nigeria. The study is guided by six specific objectives, six corresponding research questions null hypotheses. However, the study used male and female lecturers of Social Studies selected from state and federal colleges of education in the study are (north-central, Nigeria). Furthermore, survey research...

349. EVALUATION OF A CO-PROCESSED EXCIPIENT FROM COW BONE POWDER AND GELATIN FOR USE IN DIRECT COMPRESSION TABLETING

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The objective of the study was to develop an excipient consisting of cow bone powder and gelatin by the co-processing method and to evaluate its use in direct compression tablet formulation. Co-processing is based on the novel concept of two or more excipients interacting at the sub particle level, the objective of which is to provide a synergy of functionality improvement as well as masking the undesirable properties of individual excipients. Fresh cow femur and tibia bone...

350. EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF CLASS-SIZE ON SOCIAL STUDIES STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN GIWA EDUCATIONAL ZONE KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

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This study titled “Evaluating the Effects of Class-Size on Social Studies Students‟ Academic Performance in Junior Secondary Schools in Giwa Educational Zone Kaduna State, Nigeria”. Three objectives, three research questions and three hypotheses each were formulated for the study. The study used quasi experimental design. The total population of public Junior Secondary Schools students in Giwa Educational Zone was 5449 from which a sample of three hundred and ei...