2901. DIFFICULT TEACHING TOPICS IN BASIC SCIENCE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA

Background of the study: According to a number of sources, the ideals of science and technology in relation to national development are ingrained in the minds of leaders from African and third world countries (Logan, & Skamp, 2021). Since as early as 1880, students in Nigeria's secondary schools have been exposed to the scientific method. In the beginning, it was taught as a general science, but later, it was broken down into its component parts of physics, chemistry,...

2902. AN EXAMINATION OF DIFFICULT CONCEPTS IN CHEMISTRY AND THEIR EFFECTS ON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS

INTRODUCTION: Chemistry as defined by Okeke and Ezekamgha(2000) as a branch of science that deals with composition and changes of matter. Chemistry is highly important for technological development and advancement of any nation. The number of chemists, physicists, doctors and science educators in a nation tells if the nation is developed, developing or underdeveloped.

Chemistry is regarded as the “central science” because everything from our skin to the...

2903. AN EXAMINATION OF DIARRHOEA AND ITS CAUSES AND EFFECTS AMONG CHILDREN

ABSTRACT: This study delved into the aetiology and ramifications of diarrheal episodes among the paediatric population residing in the Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State. The study was conducted in solitude, alongside fellow scholars within the academic institution. The data collection methodology employed in this study entails the utilisation of a questionnaire method, as well as conducting oral interviews with esteemed individuals who have s...

2904. EXAMINING THE RELEVANCE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AQUACULTURE COMPENDIUM

BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: The Aquaculture Compendium is an encyclopedic, multimedia tool that brings together a wide range of different types of science-based information to support sound decision-making in aquaculture and aquatic resource management worldwide. It is comprised of information sourced from experts, edited and compiled by an independent scientific organization, and resourced by a diverse international Development Consortium. The datasheets a...

2905. DEVELOPING COOPERATIVE INSURANCE IN NIGERIA: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS

BACKGROUND STUDY: The economic framework of the country is not properly structured to effectively make like comfortable for all members of the society. Furthermore, life and property are procured and thus has rationally called for more sophisticated approaches to insurance for adequate safeguard against the threatening dangers of life and property.

As a means of providing socio-economic security to individuals, number of clubs are springing up, for...

2906. A STUDY ON THE PROGRESSION OF AQUACULTURE IN DEGRADED INLAND REGIONS IN BAYELSA STATE

BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: Nigeria, a nation characterised by an abundance of rivers, also possesses a significant number of lakes, reservoirs, and wetlands. However, it is worth noting that a considerable portion of these natural resources has experienced degradation as a result of several circumstances (FGN, 1993). The production and development of sustainable fisheries are heavily reliant on the presence of a healthy aquatic environment. It is widely ac...

2907. DEVELOPING AQUACULTURE IN DEGRADED INLAND AREAS IN NIGERIA

BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: Nigeria, the country of many rivers, is also rich in lakes, reservoirs and wetlands but many of them had been degraded due to a lot of factors (FGN, 1993). Sustainable fisheries production and development depends largely upon good aquatic environment. It is generally accepted that the future well-being of a developing country such as Nigeria, will depend upon a much wiser balance between exploitation and conservation of natural r...

2908. DEVELOPING A HARMONISED FRAMEWORK FOR CONSTRUCTION CRAFT SKILLS TRAINING IN NIGERIA

Abstract: Several studies on construction craft skills have identified a number of problems including ineffective training as responsible for shortages of craftsmen in the construction industry. In Nigeria, the problem of training craftsmen has been attributed to lack of a harmonised training framework. This research therefore examined existing training frameworks in craft skills training institutions and assessed the performance of the products of those inst...

2909. CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF DETTOL PRODUCTION

ABSTRACT: Dettol is non-poisonous, safe, pleasant and economical in use. It has an agreeable smell. Dettol is active against both germ positive and Germ negative micro-organisms. It is well tolerated on the skin and tissues in high concentration. The original Dettol liquid antiseptic and disinfectant is light yellow in colour in the concentrated form. Bacteriological data and the literature of Dettol are available on request. Antibacterial are antiseptics that have the p...

2910. DETERMINISTIC INVENTORY MODEL AND ITS APPLICATION TO MOUKA FOAM INDUSTRY

AN OVERVIEW OF INVENTORY THEORY: In most manufacturing process, production systems, the financial services industry, the economy, agriculture, it is a known fact that they maintain stock of goods and services for future sale or use. The practice of stocking goods for future use or sale is known as inventory. It is a well known feature particularly with retailers, wholesalers and manufacturing companies. It is possible that the hotel manager will always make s...

2911. AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSAL NEXUS BETWEEN ADVANCED MATERNAL AGE AND THE MANIFESTATION OF DOWN SYNDROME

BACKGROUND OF STUDY: Down syndrome is a genetic disorder caused when abnormal cell division results in an extra chromosome. This genetic disorder, which varies in severities cause lifelong intellectual disability and developmental delays and in some people it causes health problems. Down syndrome is the most common genetic chromosomal disorder and cause of learning disabilities in children. Better understanding of Down syndrome and early interventio...

2912. DETERMINATION OF RESILIENCE OF BROILERS FARMERS

ABSTRACT: The contributions of the poultry farms to Nigerian  economic development will depend on its resilience to  distortions in the ever changing economic scenario.This study evaluates the resilience status of poultry (broiler) farms in Delta state, Nigeria. Well structured questionnaire was used to collect primary data from randomly selected 200  broiler farms  in Delta central and Delta north agricultural zones. Descriptive statistic...

2913. AN INVESTIGATION OF THE OPTIMAL PACKAGING AND STORAGE PROPERTIES OF PACKAGED GARRI

ABSTRACT: This study was on the determination of optimum packaging and storage properties of packaged garri. Samples of white and yellow garri were collected at a week interval. From umunya in oyi local government Area, Anambra state. The purchased garri with initial moisture of 9.3% for white garri and 8.65 yellow garri. The samples of white and yellow garri was aseptically weighted (2kg) into polythene bags, plastic bucket and sack bag. The packs were label...

2914. DETERMINANTS OF SOFTWARE ADOPTION AND USE FOR AUTOMATION IN ACADEMIC LIBRARY IN ANAMBRA AND EBONYI STATE

ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to examine the determinants of software adoption and use for automation in academic library in Anambra And Ebonyi State using Nnamdi Azikiwe University and Ebonyi state University as a case study. The study aimed at assessing the software program available to academic libraries; assessing  the need for the adoption of software in an academic libraries; ascertaining the use of library automatio...

2915. DETERMINANTS OF AUDIT FEES IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY

Abstract: This research examines determinants of audit fees in the banking sector.The main objective is to find out if there is any relationship between audit firm size and audit fee and also to verify if profitability has significant impact on audit fee. Using  Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression technique with the aid of a computer software, the empirical findings revealed among other things that, there is no significant relationship between audit firm size, firm profitability, firm...

2916. DETERMINANTS OF BANK CUSTOMERS' PATRONAGE OF POINT OF SALE (POS) SERVICES IN EKWULOBIA, ANAMBRA STATE

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: On the convergence curve of information and communication technology, the world's financial institutions and telecommunication firms are about to enter a new cycle. A novel and potential application of the e-payment system for the next generation is the point of sale (POS) terminal. Monetary authorities in every system have been keeping a close eye on the function and relevance of efficient payment systems and have been worki...

2917. EXAMINING THE DETECTION AND PREVENTION OF FINANCIAL FRAUD IN NIGERIAN BANKS

ABSTRACT: Fraud is an inherent vice. It has been on from time immemorial even before the invention of money. However, in our yet developing world with the quest to become rich quick on the increase, fraud is becoming rather rampant. Banks deal essentially in cash and other financial instruments and because of that it has been exposed to greater risk of fraud. The attention of many have been drawn to the banks either directly or indirectly. Most people/workers look up to...

2918. DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTATING OF AN ONLINE RADIO STREAMING APPLICATION

BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: A radio streamer is a piece of software or an entire system that, in order to listen to streaming audio from a radio station, first collects (accepts) as an input the URL of the station's stream, verifies the URL's legitimacy, and then connects to it over the internet using the assistance of a computer. It provides a more computerized approach to the way and manner in which we appreciate the use of technology by listening to r...

2919. DESIGNING AND CONSTRUCTING AN AUTOMATIC SOLAR STREET LIGHT

INTRODUCTION: Since the discovery of electrical energy for illumination, it is evident that human interaction is required to operate the switch, either off when not in use or ONM when needed. Because of this reason, as well as a lack of electricity supply, there has been a pressing need to develop a highly efficient and effective method of generating electricity for the purpose of illumination known as solar energy (Craig, 2016). According to Oke, Adigun, and Fenwa (2017...

2920. DESIGN OF INTRUSION DETECTION, AND PREVENTION SYSTEM

Introduction: An intrusion detection system (IDS) analyses network traffic for unusual behaviour and alerts the system or network administrator if it detects it. In some situations, the IDS may respond to suspicious or malicious activity by prohibiting the user or source IP address from accessing the network. IDS exist in a number of "flavours" and use different approaches to identifying suspicious traffic. There are network-based (NIDS) and host-based (HIDS) intrus...

2921. DESIGN OF A COMPUTER ASSISTED MULTIPLE CHOICE EXAMINATION SYSTEM

ABSTRACT: With the thoughtful application of emerging technologies and in a bid to improve on the effort towards the  conduction of the multiple choice assessments, this project is designed to automate all multiple choice assessments and examinations in the department of computer science, Federal Polytechnic Nekede Owerri with the aim of cushioning the effects of the existing manual, system but most importantly, to encourage and implement a faster a...

2922. DESIGN AND OPERATION OF A SHELL AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER

INTRODUCTION: The most common type of heat exchanger used in industry contains a number of parallel tubes enclosed in a shell and is thus called a shell and tube heat exchanger.  These heat exchangers are employed when a process required large quantities of fluid to be heated or cooled.  Due to their compact design, these heat exchangers contain a large amount of heat transfer area and also provide a high degree of heat transfer efficiency.

2923. DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF WIRELESS VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL

ABSTRACT: Voice over internet protocol (Vo/P) is a form of voice communication that uses audio data to transmit voice signals to the end user Vo/P is one of the most important technologies in the world of communication. Around, 20 years of research on Vo/P, some problems of Vo/P are still remaining. During the past decade and with growing wireless technologies we have seen that many project turn their concentration from wired – LAN to wireless LAN. Vo/P over wirele...

2924. DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF USERS APPLICATION SOFTWARE FOR ESTATE MANAGEMENT PRACTICE

ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to appraise the role of design and implementation of users application software for estate management or real estate practice, it is obvious that the society cannot exist without land, which is the bases for estate practice, and among the four factors of production, land is the most important, because every other factors exist on land. In chapter one of this study, we are going to look at the introduction of estate management or real...

2925. DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF STUDENT EVALUATION PROGRAM

ABSTRACT: Student achievement is profoundly influenced by the evaluation practice used by teachers in the classroom. Research in education has consistently shown achievement monitoring and feedback to be extremely important factors in the teaching learning process. This project is designed with the help of computer base program that has five sub systems: the file sub system that helps the administrator to change their password and also register new students, compute result su...