1051. CD4+CELL COUNT AND LEVELS OF SOME CYTOKINES AND HAEMATOLOGICAL PARAMATERS OF PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING NNAMDI SAZIKWE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL

1.1Background of the Study

Pregnancy, also known as gestation, is the time during which one or more offspring develops inside a woman (Shriver, 2015). A multiple pregnancy involves more than one offspring, such as with twins (Wylie, 2005). Pregnancy can occur by sexual intercourse or assisted reproductive technology (Shehan, 2016). Childbirth typically occurs around 40 weeks from the last menstrual period (LMP) (Abman, 2011 and Shriver, 2015). Pregnancy is typically divided into thr...

1052. CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN GOMBE METROPOLIS

1.0Introduction

The topic of the study; Causes and effects of political violence in Gombe metropolis. And the purpose of this first chapter is to outline the background of the study, statement of the problem, research questions, objectives of the research, scope of the study and definition of basic terms and concepts.

1.1Background of study

Political violence refers to all collective attacks within a political community against the political regime, its actors- i...

1053. CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS DELAY IN NIGER STATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Abstract

Economic development in every nation is based on construction projects undertaken through several types of contracts. However, construction industry is suffering from delay phenomenon. The causes and effects of delay in construction projects seem critical and if not handled appropriately, it could result to wastage and underutilization of resources. This has contributed to negative impact on stakeholders in the construction industry. This research aimed to appraise the main...

1054. CATEGORIZATION OF DATA USING HIERARCHICAL CLUSTERING

ABSTRACT

In this project, we shall implement the hierarchical clustering algorithm and apply it to various data sets such as the weather data set, the student data set, and the patient data set. We shall then reduce these datasets using the following dimensionality reduction approaches: Random Projections (RP), Principal Component Analysis (PCA), Variance (Var), the New Random Approach (NRA), the Combined Approach (CA) and the Direct Approach (DA).

The rand index and ARI w...

1055. BUILDING COLLABORATION AMONG CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS ON BUILDING INFORMATION MODELLING IMPLEMENTATION IN ABUJA, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is one of the most promising technology in the construction industry today. The implementation of BIM has increased significantly over the years; the professionals in construction industry have realized that sharing of knowledge and information is one of the key elements of a successful contractual relationship among professionals in the construction activity in the whole life cycle of a project, lack of collaborative participation among...

1056. CAREER PROGRESSION, WORK MOTIVATION AND LEADERSHIP STYLES AS FACTORS AFFECTING JOB SATISFACTION OF LIBRARY PERSONNEL IN THE FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE OF NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

Library personnel are at the centre of information provision in the Federal Civil Service of Nigeria for policy formulation and implementation of government programmes and projects. As a result of limited vacancies for career progression (promotion from grade level 07-17), leadership styles (bureaucratic, autocratic and laissez-faire) and poor working conditions, the job satgisfaction of the library personnel has generated much concern. Several studies have focused on work...

1057. CARDIO PROTECTIVE ACTIVITIES OF N-HEXANE EXTRACT OF DESMODIUM VELUTINUM STEM ON ALBINO WISTER RAT

ABTRACT

This study evaluates the cardio protactive effect of N-hexane extract of Desmodium Velutinum stem on albino wister rat. Rats used in this study were grouped into four and each group was fed differentely. Rats in group one, three, and four wre fed with the aid of a syringe without needle with 6ml of the lipoprotein food mixture containing 3.6g of the cow’s brain twice a day for seven days. Rats on group two was fed with only grower’s mash and water for seven days;...

1058. DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF CAR RENTAL SYSTEM

ABSTRACT

This application presents a data management system for a car rental company. This enables the administrator to keep track of all the customers information. This system increases customer retention and simplify vehicle and customers management in efficient way. The car rental management system has a very user-friendly interface. Thus, the users will feel very easy to work on it. By using this system admin can manage their rental, bookings, customer issues and vehicle issues...

1059. CAPITAL FLIGHT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA (1970 -2011)

ABSTRACT

This study examines the determinants of capital flight in Nigeria and their effects on economic growth between 1970 and 2011. In analyzing the determinants of capital flight, eight (8) variables classified as political, economic and institutional were employed. These include: Degree of Openness, Inflation rate, Gross capital formation, Change in External debt, Deposit rate, Credit to Private sector, Interest rate differentials and Government consumption expenditure (GOCE)....

1060. CAPACITY UTILIZATION OF CONSTRUCTION CRAFTSMEN IN PUBLIC SECTOR IN NORTH CENTRAL ZONE OF NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

The research examined the utilization levels of the capacities of the construction craftsmen in the public sector of the Nigerian economy sequel to speculations that construction craftsmen in the public sector have low level work output. The issue of work output borders on labour capacity utilization. Craftsmen in the public sector were identified in the study and the extent to which their services were utilized by the employing departments was verified over a ten-year peri...

1061. CAMPUS CRITTERS: USING CAMERA TRAPS TO DETERMINE THE PRESENCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF WILDLIFE ON A NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY CAMPUS

ABSTRACT

Widely used to study wildlife, camera trapping involves automated devices that record pictures or videos using infrared sensors that detect motion. Camera trapping has greatly improved scientific investigation as it can gather data on rare, cryptic, or nocturnal species. On the American University of Nigeria campus in Adamawa State, northeastern Nigeria, I used camera trapping to determine the presence and distribution of wildlife species and the habitat use of two nocturna...

1062. BUSINESS CONTINUITY MANAGEMENT AND THE PERFORMANCE OF PRIVATE TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN NIGERIA: EVIDENCE FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ERA

Abstract

The research investigates the impact of Business Continuity Management on the performance of private tertiary institutions in the Covid-19 pandemic era in Nigeria. The main objective of this study is to examine the effect of Business Continuity Management Strategy (organization preparedness and embeddedness of continuity practices) on the performance of private tertiary institutions in the Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria. The specific objectives are as follows; to determine th...

1063. Building more performant large scale networks for the Internet of Things

Abstract

Inspired by the rise of smaller computing devices and ubiquitous network connec- tivity, this dissertation focuses on the dynamics of extremely large scale computer networks and mechanisms to improve their performance. Traditional networks were not designed to support the billions (and possibly more than a trillion) of de- vices that are expected to be part of the Internet of Things (IoT) and eventually the Internet of Everything (IoE). We look at mechanisms to efficiently al...

1064. BRAIN DRAIN AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

The thrust of this work is the evaluation of the expropriation of Nigeria’s vital human resources through the brain drain and its implications for its overall development. Nigeria has been adjudged a top emigration country on account of the continuous efflux of its human resources to all parts of the world. Despite the lack of agreement about the exact migrant stock of Nigerians in the diaspora, Nigeria is listed among the top remittance receiving countries in the wor...

1065. BUDGETING AS AN INSTRUMENT OF INTERNAL CONTROL IN A MANUFACTURING ORGANIZATION (A CASE STUDY OF AMA BREWERIES ENUGU)

ABSTRACT

An efficient budgeting control system is one that produces the desired result. A balanced budget is the one that produces no variances but to achieve this, we are left to contemplation rather than a reality. This has become the problem of most of our manufacturing concerns in Nigeria. This study investigated the budget control and execution in manufacturing concerns in Nigeria with a view of appraising their efficiency. Out of a population of one hundred and fifty six drawn...

1066. BUDGETING AND BUDGETARY CONTROL AS TOOLS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNMENT PARASTATALS (A CASE STUDY OF ENUGU STATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION)

ABSTRACT

This research work was focused on investigation on the use of budgeting and budgetary control as tools for accountability in government parastatals. ( A case study of Enugu State Housing Development Corporation). Budgetary control is a quantitative expression of plane of action prepare in advance of period to which it relate. The organization is face with the problem of lack of budgeting while planning and controlling their activities. The objective of the study is to deter...

1067. BUDGET DEFICIT AND CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE IN NIGERIA (1986- 2010)

ABSTRACT\

This work is based on the appraisal of budget deficit and current account balance in the Nigeria economy between the periods of 1986-2010. The broad objectives of the study isto examine the impact of budget deficit and current account balance in the Nigeria economy, trend of budget deficit and current account balance and also the impact of selected macroeconomic variables on the current account. The potency of budget deficit in improving current account balance in Nigeria...

1068. BRIDGING THE GAP FOR HARDWARE TRANSACTIONAL MEMORY

SUMMARY

Transactional memory (TM) is a promising new tool for shared memory application development. Unlike mutual exclusion locks, TM allows atomic sections to execute con- currently, potentially resulting in improved performance. Commercial releases of hardware TM (HTM) promises this functionality to end users.

However, the commercial implementations work to provide TM functionality with the minimum amount of hardware changes required, unlike research prototypes that can...

1069. BOKO HARAM CRISIS AND THE SOCIO-POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF NIGER STATE).

ABSTRACT

This research work attempt to examine the Boko Haram crisis in Nigeria and how it undermines socio-political development, with Niger State being our case study.

The work has five chapters, each chapter structured in analyzing the Boko Haram crisis in Nigeria and how it affects the socio-political development of Nigeria. To do this, the researcher developed twelve

(12) questions, these questions were administered in form of questionnaires to 400 people wh...

1070. BOARD ATTRIBUTES, OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE AND REPORTING QUALITY IN A POST-IFRS REGIME: A DIFFERENCE-IN- DIFFERENCE REGRESSION TECHNIQUE

ABSTRACT

The study examined board attributes, ownership structure and reporting quality in a post-IFRS regime. The difficulties to control for confounding factors on accounting quality in IFRS reporting regime and the sensitivity of different measures of reporting quality motivated this study. The study employed a longitudinal research design while the population comprised the entire thirteen (13) Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) as at 31st Dece...

1071. BLOOD RELATIONSHIP AS A BASIS OF INHERITANCE UNDER ISLAMIC LAW: A CASE STUDY OF THE INNER AND OUTER CIRCLES OF FAMILY

ABSTRACT

The life on earth depends largely on inheritance from generation to generation for its continuous existence. Without inheritance there would be no meaningful development any where in this world. Thus, human beings have succeeded in building and beautifying this world through inheritance, which today provides an aesthetic value in our cities and towns

However, the method and procedure of such inheritance differ from one society to another. Therefore, the past and p...

1072. BITUMINOUS STABILIZATION OF LATERITE MODIFIED WITH LIME FOR USE AS PAVEMENT MATERIALS

Abstract

Marginal laterites A-7-6(14), improved with hydrated lime was stabilized using bituminous emulsion with a view to improving the strength properties of the soil. The preliminary investigation conducted on the natural lateritic soil showed that the soil belongs to the CH group using the Unified Soil Classification System or A-7-6(14) soil group using the AASHTO soil classification system. The MDD decreased with higher additive blend as it decreased from 1.67 to 1.49 mg/m3 at...

1073. BITUMEN STABILIZATION OF LATERITE PRETREATED WITH HEAT AS A FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT MATERIAL

ABSTRACT

The search for an alternative to the conventional way of treating soil for use in road work, informed laterite soil sample classified as A-7-5(11) on AASHTO soil classification system, collected from a borrow pit at Shika, along Zaria-Funtua road in Kaduna State of Nigeria was pretreated with heat and stabilized with bitumen. Sample of the laterite soil subjected to heat treatment at temperatures of 37oC (room temperature), 200oC 400oC and 600oC for one hour

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1074. BIOCALCIFICATION OF CONCRETE USING CARBONIC ANYHDRASE PRODUCED BY SOIL BACTERIAL ISOLATES

ABSTRACT

Two (2) bacterial isolates obtained from Garima construction sites were named GARIMA

(A)and (B), and code-named GA (A) and GA (B) respectively. They were screened for their carbonic anhydrase (CA) producing ability. Isolates GA (A) and GA (B) showed positive reaction to para-nitrophenylacetate (pNPA), producing yellow and peach/orange coloured colonies respectively. The isolates were used to produce the crude CA and the mean enzyme activity with standard error of...

1075. BIOFILM PRODUCTION AND ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY OF UROPATHOGENS ISOLATED FROM AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL ZARIA, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

Biofilm Production on surfaces (animate and inanimate object) by microorganisms has become a major concern now in medical settings since it poses threat of induction and spread of resistance among pathogens. Uropathogens as associated with catheterization, ureter and bladder surfaces is of a major interest as far as biofilm production is concerned. This study determined the biofilm production and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of uropathogens isolated from Ahmadu Bello U...