1001. COMPARATIVE BIOEQUIVALENCE STUDIES OF SOME SELECTED BRANDS OF CIPROFLOXACIN TABLETS MARKETED IN ZARIA

ABSTRACT

Comparative bioequivalence studies of six selected brands of ciprofloxacin tablets was successfully conducted. In-vitro quality control studies were carried out on six randomly selected brands of ciprofloxacin to establish identity, weight uniformity, friability, crushing strength, disintegration, dissolution and assay according to BP 2002 and 2009.

Cheap, simple and available method of analysis of ciprofloxacin in saliva sample was developed by U.V Spectrophotome...

1002. COMPARATIVE BIOEQUIVALENC E STUDIES OF SOMEBRANDS OF METRONIDAZOLE TABL ETS MARKETED IN ZARIA, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

Multisource pharmaceutical products are intended to be pharmaceutically equivalent or pharmaceutical alternatives that are bioequivalent and hence are therapeutically equivalent and interchangeable. Thutsh,is study was aimed actarrying out a comparativien-vitro and

in-vivo bioequivalence studies of some brands of Metronidazole (200 mg) tablets marketed in Zaria, Nigeria. BP 2002 method was use for the assessment of the pharmaceutical and chemical equivalences of t...

1003. COMPARATIVE BIOAVAILABILITY STUDIES OF PARACETAMOL BRANDS IN HUMANS

ABSTRACT

The comparative bioavailabilities (bioequivalence) of five generic brands of paracetamol were compared in six (6) healthy male volunteers. The aim was to study whether the generic brands are bioequivalent to the standard brand.

The study was carried out following oral administration of 1g of each brand after wash-out period of two weeks. The concentration of paracetamol in the saliva samples were determined using UV – spectrophotometer. The pharmacokinetic p...

1004. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

The study was a comparative analysis of the management of public and private secondary schools in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The study had five specific objectives, five research questions and five null hypotheses. Descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The population of the study is one thousand five hundred and twenty eight (1528) which consists of principals from all public and private secondary schools in Kaduna State. Out of this number, three hundred a...

1005. COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLSIN NIGER STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

This study was carried out in order to assess the management of human resource towards the achievement of public and private secondary schools comparatively in Niger State. It has been observed by the researcher that, recruitment of teachers for public secondary schools in Niger State happens to be the most suffered area of human resource, which may not be the same case with private secondary schools. Also public secondary schools teachers suffered late implementation of th...

1006. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATIONS IN HYDROLOGICAL PARAMETERS AT KAINJI AND SHIRORO DAMS, NIGER STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

Climate variability has been one of the major issues of the 21st century. The idea is to understand the differences in the climatic conditions and long-term catchment regimes using mean monthly seasonality indices and to explore the differences in the hydrological parameters at the long-term event scale. This comparatively analyze of spatial temporal variations in hydrological parameters at Kainji and Shiroro Dams in Niger State towards achieving a better future plan in the...

1007. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

1.1Background to the study

Agricultural Science subject is part of the vocational subject taught in primary schools and secondary school which inculcated the process of farming in all its branches and among other things includes the cultivation and tillage of the soil, dairying, the production, cultivation, growing, and harvesting of any Agricultural commodities, the raising of livestock or poultry, and any practices performed by a farmer on a farm as an incident to or in conjunctio...

1008. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PIPEBORNE WATER AND OTHER SOURCES OF WATER WITHIN ENUGU METROPOLIS FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.

ABSTRACT

Comparative examination of three main sources of water supply in Independence layout Enugu was carried out with a view to determine their levels of contamination of bacteria. The sources of water examined are tap water, well water and stream water. The pour plate method was used to examine the water samples. Bacteria isolated from the water samples include coliforms especially Escherichia coli. Stream water and well water were found to contain bacterial isolates unlike the...

1009. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FIELD PERFORMANCES OF TWO DIFFERENT FARM TRACTORS

ABSTRACT

A simplified comparative test procedure was developed and adopted to produce information to help farmers and other researchers in the selection and optimisation of tractors. Two different makes of farm tractors, MF 285 and New Holland TT 75 were compared in 96 field performance tests and 24 test conditions on the Indaloke series, sandy loam soil of the research fields of National Cereal Research Institute (NCRI), Badeggi, Niger State Nigeria. The criteria for the choice of...

1010. “COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF COLONIAL RESISTANCE IN SEMBÈNE OUSMANE’S GOD’S BITS OF WOOD AND NGUGI WA THIONG’O’S WEEP NOT, CHILD”

ABSTRACT

This research is designed to afford the understanding of the common cultural heritage between francophone and Anglophone postcolonial African literature. For the purpose of this research, Sembène Ousmane’s God’s Bits of Wood and Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s Weep Not Child will serve as reference points for francophone and Anglophone literature respectively within the paradigm of postcolonial theory. Through a comparative analysis of the themes explorin...

1011. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF COAL, FUEL OIL AND NATURAL GAS FOR CEMENT PRODUCTION

ABSTRACT

This study is a comparative analysis of the use of coal, fuel oil and natural gas for cement production noting their physical and chemical properties, cost and availability, impact on the environment and human health. Out of the seven cement manufacturing industries in Nigeria, three industries use these fuels were selected for the study. The industries are NigerCem –Ebonyi state, Dangote cement –Benue state and UniCem -Cross river state. Questionnaires were use...

1012. COMPERATIVE ANALYSIS OF BOARDING AND DAY STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL IN BIRNIN GWARI EDUCATION ZONE KADUNA STATE NIGERIA (2011-2015): IMPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATINAL MANAGEMENT

ABSTRACT

This study examinedComparative Analysis of Boarding and Day Students‟ Performance in West African Examinations Council in Birnin Gwari Education Zone Kaduna state, Nigeria (2011-2015): Implications for educational management. It comparatively ascertained the relationship in the performance of Boarding and Day Senior Secondary Schools in Birnin Gwari Education Zone. As a descriptive research, the study population comprised all the seven (7) Day Senior Secondary Schools and O...

1013. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF PART- TIME AND REGULAR STUDENTS OF BUSINESS EDUCATION IN FEDERAL COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN NORTH-WEST NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

This study is a comparative analysis of academic performance of part-time and regular students of business education in federal colleges of education in North-west Nigeria. Five research questions were answered and five null hypotheses were tested. The study used ex-post facto research design and the total population used was 886 NCE III regular and NCE IV part-time business education students in Five Federal Colleges of Education in the North-west Zone, Nigeria from 2015 t...

1014. COMPARATIVE ACTIVITIES OF SOME ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS AGAINST DERMATOPHYTE ISOLATES FROM SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH TINEA CAPITIS.

ABSTRACT

Tinea capitis is a fungal infection of the scalp and hair caused by dermatophytes. It occurs in all age groups but predominantly found in children. The antifungal activities such as MIC, MFC and rate of kill of fluconazole, terbinafine, lauric acid and sodium propionate alone and in admixture against dermatophyte isolates from school children with tinea capitis in L. E. A. primary school, Mando, Kaduna, Nigeria were assessed.

T. mentagrophyte, T. tonsuran, T. rubr...

1015. COMMUNICATIVE NEEDS IN ENGLISH FOR STUDENTS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY A STUDY OF AKANU IBIAM FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC UNWANA

1.1Background of the Study

The global community of science and technology has continued to advance and hence the requirements for communication in this area has become increasingly demanding. This is in line with the saying of Chinua Achebe that when the bird learns to fly without perching, the hunter learns to shoot without missing (Chinua Achebe, ii). In the field of science and technology in today's world, the English Language has made an indelible mark on technological advan...

1016. COMMUNICATION CHANNELS AND ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF NIGERIAN COMPANY. A CASE STUDY OF THE NIGERIAN BOTTLING COMPANY, ABUJA,

ABSTRACT

Working environments differ from all angles as well as their culture, economic and social development. In this context some of these organizations’ have cumbersome reporting lines, which are difficult for the employee to abide by. This study, therefore examined the effect of communication on organisational performance in Nigerian bottling company, Abuja, Nigeria. Survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study is 6,026 comprising the enti...

1017. COMMUNICATION AS A TOOL FOR ENHANCING ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE (A STUDY OF NIGERIAN BREWERIES PLC, 9TH MILE ENUGU)

Abstract

The title of this project is communication as a tool for enhancing organizational performance. The aim of this study was to investigate the communication techniques used by the Nigerian Bottling Company and the effectiveness of such techniques. In carrying out this research, the primary and secondary data were used by the researcher. The survey method was used also. Questionnaires and Personal Interview were used as instruments for data collection. For the purpose of clarit...

1018. COMMODITY TRADE AND TRADE POTENTIALS IN ECOWAS

Abstract

In spite of the vast deposit of resources and human endowments in ECOWAS region, gains from trade have really been marginal in the region. ECOWAS members have poor performance in export of dynamic products; they remained commodity dependent in its exports, leading to transfer of economic gains across border. Over 90% of the region’s export is primary products with very little value-added which accentuated from commodity price and demand inelasticity resulting in terms...

1019. Commercial Banks‟ Pricing of Loans, Assets Quality and Financial Intermediation in Nigeria

Abstract

Despite the interest rate liberalization policy that gave rise to commercial banks’ pricing of loans models which is expected to enhance quality of banks assets and improve financial intermediation, poor assets quality of banks, bank failures and poor intermediation role of banks are still prevalent in Nigeria. Therefore, the focus of this study is to estimate commercial banks’ pricing of loans model and use the model to evaluate assets quality of banks and leve...

1020. COMBINED EXPERIMENTAL AND MODELING STUDIES REVEAL NEW MECHANISMS IN T CELL ANTIGEN RECOGNITION

SUMMARY

T cells of the immune system recognize small antigen peptide fragments loaded onto Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) molecules through their T Cell Receptor (TCR). The recognition of antigenic pMHC by the TCR is an extremely sensitive and specific process, discriminating as few as a single antigenic pMHC from the self majority while remaining tolerant to uninfected cells. This unique sensitivity and specificity have been intensely studied, but much is still unknown rega...

1021. COMBINATORIAL PROPERTIES OF THE ALTERNATING & DIHEDRAL GROUPS AND HOMOMORPHIC IMAGES OF FIBONACCI GROUPS

Abstract

be a finite n -element set and let

Sn , An

and Dn

be the

Symmetric, Alternating and Dihedral groups of

X n , respectively. In this thesis we

obtained and discussed formulae for the number of even and odd permutations (of an n - element set) having exactly k fixed points in the alternating group and the generating functions for the fixed points. Further, we give two different proofs of the

number of even a...

1022. COLLAPSE OF TEXTILE INDUSTRY IN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF KANO STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

This study focuses on the Collapse of Textile Industry in Nigeria: A Study of Kano State, Nigeria.The particular focus of this study is on the operational production level of the textile industries. Other issues investigated were factors that necessitated the collapse of textile industries in Kano. The study further investigated the effects of the condition of textile industries on residents of Kano. The study objective further examined the measures to be taken by governmen...

1023. COAG FLOCCULATION AND ADSORPTION OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND VEGETABLE OIL WASTE WATER USING NATURAL MATERIALS

1.1BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

In the last few decades, industrial wastewater and effluent treatment gained much importance. This is not unconnected with increased concern about the environmental quality. The presence of contaminants in some water bodies used for domestic and industrial processes and coupled with the strict national and international regulations on water pollution makes it imperative that industrial wastewater should be treated prior to discharge to water bodies and env...

1024. CLUSTERING NEWS ARTICLES USING K-MEANS AND N-GRAMS

ABSTRACT

Document clustering is an automatic unsupervised machine learning technique that aimed at grouping related set of items into clusters or subsets. The target is creating clusters with high internal coherence, but different from each other substantially. Simply, items within the same cluster should be highly similar, while maintaining high dissimilarity with items within other clusters. Automatic clustering of documents has played a very significant role in many fields includ...

1025. CLOUD COMPUTING APPLICATION AND OFFLINE DATABASE PROVISION AS CORRELATES OF EFFECTIVE SERVICE DELIVERY IN UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES IN NORTH-WEST, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

This study investigated the cloud computing technology application and offline database provision as correlate of effective service delivery in three federal university libraries in northwest Nigeria. The study adopted descriptive survey research design with a population of 177 and sampling size of 177 e-librarians and library ICT staffs. Total enumeration sampling technique was adopted considering the population. The research instrument used was questionnaire and observati...