TIMBOU-AFRICAN ACADEMIC INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY (TIJSRAT)
VOL. 6 (9) AUGUST, 2021 EDITIONS. ISSN: 2623-7861
Published by:
TIMBOU-AFRICAN ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS,
Centre for African Development Studies,
Federal Ministry of Education, Abuja, FCT-Nigeria.
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MATHEMATICS TEACHERS’ QUALITY AND STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT: A CASE STUDY OF JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS, SOBA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KADUNA STATE
DURU FAITH NICK
Department of Statistics, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
ABSTRACT
This research investigates the relationship between mathematics teachers’ quality and students’ academic achievement in Junior Secondary Schools in Soba Local Government Area, Kaduna State. The sample population comprises of students and teachers from three junior secondary schools in Soba Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Sample consists of 60 JSS III students and 20 mathematics teachers of the three selected schools from the study area. Questionnaires were administered for teachers and achievement test were shared among the students. The responses from the questionnaires and achievement tests were analyzed usingthe statistical package (SPSS) and regression analysis in the study. This investigation reveals that the quality of mathematics teachers largely determines on students’ mathematical achievement. This investigation recommends an improvement of teachers’ quality and student mathematical achievement especially at the junior secondary school level.
Keywords: Assessment, Teacher, Students, Mathematics and Soba Local Government.
PRODUCTION OF FREE RADICALS BY MITOCHONDRIA: A BIOCHEMISTRY APPROACH
USMAN GARBA KURMI; HADIZA ABUBAKAR BALKORE; ABBAS MUSA; & ABUBAKAR ABDULLAHI
University of Maiduguri, Faculty of Science, Department of Biochemistry, Maiduguri, Nigeria.
ABSTRACT
The development of super Oxide by mitochondria is highly dependent on the mitochondrial respiratory chain, and cytochrome C acetylation by mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase and NASH-or succinate-dependent cytochrome c reductase direct reduction are thought to prevent the reoxidation. Ubiquinone is thought to be one of the main superoxide producers as the depletion of endogenous ubiquinone led to decreased hydrogen peroxide formation. free radicals have been involved in apoptosis as essential modulators, while experiments conducted under hypoxic conditions indicated that there may be apoptosis in their absence. Different stimuli are caused by various apoptotic pathways and in different ways, reactive oxygen species can influence them. The transcriptional activation of redoxrelated genes and reactive oxygen species and degradation of withochondrial oxidative ingredients leading to cell death, was proposed as characteristic of gene-induced apoptosis.
Keywords: mitochondrial, free radicals, cytochrome
ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH THE SPOILAGE OF TOMATO (Lycopersicon esculentum) FRUITS
*JUNAIDU SANUSI; & **IBRAHIM SULEIMAN
*School of Postgraduate Studies, Department of Biological Science, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto. **Department of Biology, Isa Kaita College of Education Dutsinma, Katsina State
ABSTRACT
Tomato is one of the most important staple fruits in Nigeria that provides essential nutrients for maintaining good health and curing nutritional disorders. Tomato production has been facing serious challenges to its sustenance due to economic loss resulting from spoilage by microorganisms which makes its storage and transportation difficult. In this study, isolation and identification of bacterial associated with the spoilage of tomato fruits were carryout using standard laboratory procedures. Tomato samples were collected from Dundaye, Gidan Siminti and Asare Fadama’s, thus, major Fadama’s that supply tomato in Sokoto metropolis. Bacterial isolated were characterized and identified base on colonial, microscopic and biochemical test. The Bacterial counts of the tomato cultivars showed that DanEka has the highest bacterial counts of 5.39CFU/g, UTC 4.56CFU/g and Bahaushe 4.26CFU/g respectively. Results of biochemical test of isolated bacteria showed that two (2) species of bacteria were isolated in DanEka namely: Entrobacter cancerogenus and Bacillus coagulance, E. cancerogenus is the most frequent species that was isolated. Bahaushe cultivar was found to be infected by four (4) different species of bacteria namely Staphylococcus carnosus, Pseudomons trivialis Enterococcus casseli flavus and Raoutella terrgena. Also four (4) different species were also isolated from UTC namely Morganella morganii, Bacillus mycoides, Erwinia mallotivora, and Burkhoderia glumae. The findings showed that Bahaushe and UTC culitars were more susceptible to bacterial spoilage than DanEka. Researchers recommends precautionary measure of handling postharvest tomato fruits such as proper sanitary conditions, treatment with antimicrobial agents (chlorinated water) and refrigeration are necessary not only in reducing microbial toxins to human health, but also enhanced the fruits’ shelf-life, there is also need to develop spoilage-resistant cultivars for effective prevention and control of tomato fruits spoilage.
Key words: Spoilage, Cultivars and Bacteria
DESIGN AND REALIZATION OF TOP-N HOTEL RECOMMENDER SYSTEM BASED ON USER REVIEWS KNOWLEDGE GRAPH TECHNIQUE.
*ADERONMU JULIUS; **ADENIYI D. ADEDAYO; & **MORA HAFSATU
*Department of Information and Communication Technology, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria. **Department of Computer Science, College of Science and Technology, Kaduna Polytechnic, T/Wada. Kaduna, Nigeria.
ABSTRACT
Travelling to new places for leisure, academic or business has becomes an important parts of the civilized man. However, getting the right information about places of interest at the right time as it relate to hotel accommodation has become a critical task for the online hotel website users (travelers). To overcome this challenge, this work presents the design and realization of a hotel recommender system based on user’s review knowledge graph technique, through implicit feedback of users. The present system is capable of overcoming the problem of rating values misrepresentation through the use of impact user’s feedback. The review text passes through sentiment analysis during preprocessing, then user’s review polarity is scored. The result of the polarity on the comment are analyzed and used to recommend hotel to the potential user/Visitors/travelers at a given time. The implementation of the designed system is achieved through the use of an in-house developed application using Python programming language with Neo4J an NoSQL database management software at the back-end. Performance comparison between the present polarity on comment technique was carried out with the supplied rating technique, the result shows that the use of review text in the recommendation outperformed the use of ratings. Therefore, the present recommender system is capable of providing useful, consistent, faster, accurate and efficient hotel location recommendation to the user/traveler at any time, online and on real time basis.
Keyword: Knowledge Graph, Recommender System, Sentiment Analysis, Top-N, Polarity, Feed-Back
COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN THE INITIAL CONDITION ON DATA PRECISION OF TWO ECOLOGICAL SPECIES
*UGBOTU, EXCELLENT OGHENEVWAIRHE & GEORGE, ISOBEYE
Department of Mathematics/Statistics, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port- Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
ABSTRACT
For the purpose of this study, a continuous dynamical system of ordinary differential equations of first order that are non-linear has been used to model the data precision of ecological species. Data precision is useful in selection of data for research purposes. Ordinary Differential Equation 45 (ODE45) numerical method has been applied to show the effect of decreased variations of the initial condition on data precision. The study creates awareness on the application of data precision in ecology and enlightens experts on the effects of varying initial condition parameter values on data precision of interacting ecological species. It was observed that 5% variation of the initial value conditions together gave a very low data precision value for y- data set which indicates best fit data. The results also show that y-data set is a better data set compared to x-data set and can be used for further research studies.
KEYWORDS: Initial, Condition, Computational Analysis, Effect, Data precision, Ecological species.
5G TECHNOLOGY: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
FATIMA MAIKUDI ABUBAKAR; AND SHITU ABDULLAHI LAME
Computer Science Department, Sch. Of Communication and Information Sciences, AD Rufai College of Education, Legal and General studies Misau, Bauchi State.
ABSTRACT
5G technology is the fifth generation mobile cellular network, 5G mobile networks are expected to be the next big leap in mobile broadband that will provide greater download speeds as high as 20gbps, 5G will support the massive numbers of devices that will simultaneously access the network, which will be far more than 4G LTE can handle. This paper highlights the opportunities that 5G technology presents to mobile cellular networks, IoT applications such as health care, education, energy, also challenges and evolution of different generations of mobile wireless technology.
Keywords: 5G, Technology, Broadband, Gbps, Cellular, networks, evolution, wireless
ASSESSMENT OF SPECIES COMPOSITION AND ABUNDANCE OF THE ICHTHYOFAUNA OF IKERE GORGE DAM, ISEYIN, NIGERIA.
GW, OLAKUNLE
Nigerian institute for oceanography and marine research, no.3, Wilmot point, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.
ABSTRACT
Accurate data collection is most difficult for inland fisheries like Ikere because of the artisanal nature and the rural location of the fisher folks and the rivers. Species composition and abundance studies were conducted at three sampling points (SP) based on hydrological characteristics of the dam. The wider and deepest part of the main Dam was designated, SP-A, the broad mid part as SP-B and the narrow shallow upper (inlet) as SP-C. Nine passive graded experimental gill nets (mesh sizes 25.4mm to 177.8mm) measuring 30 meters in length and 3 meters depth each arranged randomly were used for catching fish from the shore; surface and bottom habitat. Eleven fish families consisting of thirty-three species were identified from experimental catch. Nine hundred and fifty-nine (959) fishes (850.09kg) was recorded the first year (yr1) and 6891fishes (1181.07kg), the second year (yr2). The mean weight of each fish was 0.3kg ±0.04kg. Nine (9) families were recorded along the shore, seven (7) from the surface and ten (10) from the bottom.
Keywords: Specie composition, experimental Catch, Gorge dam
GENDER CLASSIFICATION FROM FACIAL IMAGES USING CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORK (CONVNET)
OJO ABOSEDE IBIRONKE 1 AND EBISIN ADERONKE FOLUSO 2
Computer Science Department, Ogun State Institute of Technology, Igbesa, Ogun State.
ABSTRACT
Classification is a techniques used for solving problems. Several problems are solved with this technique. Gender classification is gaining grounds due to different areas of applications such as surveillance, security and monitory etc. Different authors have presented different research areas in the domain of gender classification and used several methods for analysing facial images in other to predict or classify the images. These methods adopted are either traditional algorithms, hybridised techniques or neural network so as to obtain better accuracy and reliability. We know that successful classification needs a robust method with good experimental setups that is why we present a gender classification using Convolutional Neural Network (ConvNet) for the purpose of reliability and accuracy using a local dataset. Although, majority of works done on this research area made use of the popular datasets such as FERET, AT & T, FACE94, AR to mention but few and/or compare two or more datasets to know the one with the best performance accuracy. Our state of heart method was used on local data set where sizable numbers of images were captured and five different augmentations were done on the images. The experimental result showed that our proposed ConvNet on our local dataset improve gender classification accuracy with the Precision (%) – 89.6276-; Recall (%) – 89.6276; Accuracy (%) – 92.8094 and F1-score (%) – 89.6237.
Keywords: Gender classification, Convolutional Neural Network
FUEL FROM PLASTIC WASTE
MUSA HALADU; AMINU YAU; & ABDULHAMID MOHAMMED
Department of Electrical Electronics, Federal Polytechnic Mubi Adamawa State
ABSTRACT
Plastics have woven their way into our daily lives and now pose a tremendous threat to the environment. Over a 100million tones of plastics are produced annually worldwide, and the used products have become a common feature at over flowing bins and landfills. Though work has been done to make futuristic biodegradable plastics, there have not been many conclusive steps towards cleaning up the existing problem. Here, the process of converting waste plastic into value added fuels is explained as a viable solution for recycling of plastics. Thus two universal problems such as problems of waste plastic and problems of fuel shortage are being tackled simultaneously. In this study, plastic wastes (low density polyethylene)were used for the pyrolysis to get fuel oil that has the same physical properties as the fuels like petrol, diesel etc. Pyrolysis runs without oxygen and in high temperature of about 300°C which is why a reactor was fabricated to provide the required temperature for the reaction. The waste plastics are subjected to depolymerisation, pyrolysis, thermal cracking and distillation to obtain different value added fuels such as petrol, kerosene, and diesel, lube oil etc. Converting waste plastics into fuel hold great promise for both the environmental and economic scenarios. Thus, the process of converting plastics to fuel has now turned the problems into an opportunity to make wealth from waste. The hazards of plastic waste are well known to us. The conversion of oil from plastic has dual benefits. First of all the oil produced can be used as a fuel for domestic purposes and also in vehicles and industries when further refined. Secondly the various types of pollution caused due to waste plastics can be minimized. Plastic in the first place is manufactured from natural gas specifically from ethane which is a constituent of natural gas. Therefore the waste plastic can be converted back into it. For the process of conversion a machine can be used which will heat the plastic to a temperature so that it melts and does not burns.
Keywords: plastic; reactors; pyrolysis; cracking; catalyy.
MODELING TRANSITIONAL BEHAVIOUR OF STATES IN MARRIAGE USING MARKOV CHAIN.
OLARINOYE, S.B.; ZUBAIR, O.R.; & ELEPO, T.A.
Department of Statistics, Kwara State Polytechnic
ABSTRACT
In this paper, we used Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) concepts and techniques in studying marriage transition behavior. The data was a primary data obtain through interview method, using simple random sample of size eighty one. The result of the analysis using MCMC show that two identify states (Divorce and Not Divorce) are recurrent state and with a limit transition probability values for the two state Divorce and Non Divorce equal 0.51 and 0.49 respectively. Furthermore, the result shows a high chance (51%) of a marriage transiting to divorce state. And the long- term behavior of the two states shows a probability (0.51, 0.49) of falling into any one of the state for any generation(s).
Keywords: Markov Chain, Divorce, Transition, Family, state and Marriage
PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION ON BIOACTIVE COMPONENTS AND PROXIMATE ANALYSIS OF METHANOL LEAVE EXTRACT OF MITRAGYNA INERMIS
YAKUBU S.; HYCENTH I. ABDU; & REJOICE A. J.
Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Federal Polytechnic, Mubi Adamawa State, Nigeria
ABSTRACT
Mitragyna inermis is a medicinal plant that has been used in traditional medicine for the treatment of diabetes, ulcer, pile, dysentery, and borne pain among the Hausa/ Fulani extractions of the Northern Nigeria. It has also shown efficacy on malaria, boils, arthritis, epilepsy, rheumatism, stomach pain etc. this research is undertaken to investigate the bioactive and nutritional components of the leaves of the plant. Bioactive components of the plant was investigated using Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC) while the proximate analysis was done according to AOAC methods. The TLC method showed the presence of ten phytochemicals based on the number of spots on the chromatogram. Tannin was spotted using 10% ferric chloride solution. The proximate composition showed moisture content to be 48%, total ash 9.0%, crude fibre 25%, crude protein 4.9%, and carbohydrate as 4.6%. The presence of bioactive components justifies the usage of the plant in traditional medicine. It is equally an indication that the plant when subjected to pharmaceutical processes, can be used in the development of drugs. The results further suggest the relevance of the plant in nutraceuticals.
Keywords: Mitragyna inermis, proximate composition, bioactive compounds, Thin Layer Chromatography
PROXIMATE ANALYSIS AND MINERAL COMPOSITION OF JATROPHA CURCAS
ABDULRAZAK TAOFIK MUHAMMAD; ABUBAKAR ABDULRAHMAN; SADISU GIRGISU; & OLAOLUWA MAYOWA FISAYO
The Department of Science Technology, School of Applied Science, Federal Polytechnic Offa, Kwara State, Nigeria
ABSTRACT
Jatropha curcas plant is one of the most important tropical vegetables in the world. Jatropha curcas leaves were analyzed for their proximate composition and mineral elements using standard procedures. The result indicated high concentrations of phosphorus, (87.96 mg/100g); moderate amount of sodium, (23.62 mg/100g) and calcium, (17.2 mg/100g); appreciable concentrations of potassium, (13.98 mg/100g); magnesium (8.23 mg/100g), and iron (3.23 mg/100g) respectively in the leaves of Jatropha curcas. The ash content, crude fiber, fat and moisture content for Jatropha curcas leaves are 14.00 %, 0.4 %, 5.00 % and 4.00 % respectively. The fat content for Jatropha curcas leaves are 12 % and 11.5 % respectively. The protein content for Jatropha curcas leaves was found to be 6.02 %. The mineral composition showed substantial amounts of important elements such as Fe, Ca, Na, Mg, Zn, P and K. The outcome of this study suggests that the leaf of Jatropha curcas have very good medicinal potentials, meet the standard requirements for drug formulation and serve as good sources of energy and nutrients. This result shows that the plant is rich sources of nutrients and minerals essential for human growth and development.
Keywords: Nutritional, proximate, mineral, Jatropha curcas leaves.
DISTRIBUTED GENERATION TECHNOLOGY; ADVANCES AND DEVELOPMENT TREND
OMOSIGHO EMMANUEL OSAWARU; OKOTIE LUCKY EDAFE; & OKOEKHIAN JOSHUA
Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technology, National Institute of Construction Technology and Management (NICTM), Uromi, Edo State.
ABSTRACT
This paper introduced the major distributed generation technologies and the development trend. The key technology of grid-connected distributed generation system “micro-grid technology” is described. The proposed micro-grid technologies mainly include operation control problems between various micro-sources, switching process in micro- grid connection/isolation operating state, load classification principles and methods in islanding, and advanced energy management and optimal operation of micro-grid. Further, the development trend of grid-connected distributed generation technology is proposed, which is the distributed hybrid energy system and smart micro-grid in the framework of smart grid. DC- AC dual bus architecture of distributed hybrid energy system will be presented, which achieves the two-way flow and control of electric energy between large electricity network and distributed generation system. The power infrastructure and the information infrastructure of smart micro-grid will be given, and the key technical problems are pointed out.
Key Words: Distributed Generation, Smart Micro-Grid, Renewable Energy, Storage Energy Technology, Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) Control, DC-DC Converter, DC-AC Converter, Utility Grid.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION PLAN FOR SAFEGUARDED FLOW FROM SUBSEA WELLHEAD TO FLOATING PRODUCTION STORAGE AND OFFLOADING (FPSO) VESSEL OPERATING IN DEEP WATERS
*UMAR MUAZU TADAMA; **PROF. BABAGANA GUTTI; **DR. MURTALA A. MUSA; & **DR SHEHU A. GREMA
*Chemical Engineering Department, Federal Polytechnic Mubi, Adamawa State, Nigeria. **Chemical Engineering Department, University of Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
ABSTRACT
Oil and gas wells are conditions to maintain the reservoir pressures and to avoid unwanted exit of hydrocarbons. The Norwegian petroleum safety regulations desire that a multi-barrier constructions be made for reservoir. This principle guaranty that the next barrier prevent escalating occurrence should the other protection fail. A subsea wellhead is a strong and heavy walled pressure barrier at the top of the well on the sea bottom. It is the second pressure barrier during drilling and exploration of oil and gas. The Blow out Preventer (BOP) is position on top of the wellheads while the drilling riser connect between the FPSO and the BOP. Tidal waves and current interfered with the riser that result in dynamic movement, causing localised bending stress. The wellheads is a load carrier supporting the riser to resist the static and cyclic forces acting on it. These forces: tensional and compressional causes fatigue failure of the wellhead. This study provide a comprehensive professional qualification plan that guarantee a safe flow from subsea wellhead to Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel operation in a deep or ultra-deep waters.
Keywords: Subsea, Wellhead, Oil, Gas, FPSO, BOP, FMEA, FMECA
IMPACT OF WEB‑BASED SOLUTIONS ON STUDENT RELATED SERVICES: CASE STUDY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA
*OJO OLUWASESAN ADEBUSUYI; **KAMBASAYA, SULE GADZAMA; & ***ADEYEMO RUTH ABAKE
*Department of Computer Science, UIIECEST Bama, P.M.B 16 Bama, Borno State, Nigeria. **Department of Building Technology, UIIECEST Bama, P.M.B 16 Bama. Borno State, Nigeria. ***Department of Physical and Health Education, UIIECEST Bama, P.M.B 16 Bama, Borno State, Nigeria
ABSTRACT
In the drive towards delivering world-class services, universities are relying increasingly on web-based solutions such as web-sites for information dissemination and web- based portal solutions for student university interactions to make their operations more cost-effective and timely, and to reach a wider audience. In Nigeria, several universities have adopted web- based solutions in the delivery of student related services and this paper examines the extent of use and the impact using the University of Maiduguri (Unimaid), Nigeria, as a case study. The data collected includes the identification of the various student related announcements/services on the Unimaid website over a 12-month period as well as identifying what students go to the Unimaid website to do and how the various stakeholders perceive the web-based solutions. Of particular interest is the identification of the use, if any, of web-based services such as e-payments and web-to-mobile phone services. From the analyses of data collected, conclusions are reached regarding the impact of the various web-based solutions on key student related services while recommendations are made for enhancement and future research.
Keywords: web-based solutions, portal, information dissemination, student services, service delivery, University of Maiduguri.
RELATIVE STUDY ON THE PERFORMANCE OF LEACH AND ILEACH PROTOCOL IN WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK
WILLIAMS TEMITOPE BETTY, BULUS, LUCY DALHATU, & SALA’AT BELLO ALIYU
Department of Computer Science, Federal Polytechnic, Mubi, P.M.B. 35, Mubi Adamawa State, Nigeria
ABSTRACT
In wireless sensor network, sensor nodes are furnished with non-chargeable, low power, and irreplaceable battery source, and their lifecycle depends on these batteries. Consequently, these nodes consumed more energy while conveying their sensitive data to the desire destination, thus, sensor nodes may exhaust their energy after separate rounds of operation. LEACH Protocol is the first and most popular energy-efficient clustering algorithm for WSNs that was proposed for reducing power consumption. LEACH is a Clustering-based routing protocol which are cost-effective in terms of energy, scalability, fault tolerance, reduce latency, and decreases communication in WSNs. In LEACH, energy is preserved by splitting the network period into smaller groups referred to as a cluster and altering the character of the sensor node as “Cluster leaders” and as a ” node members” in each round; thus, helps to dispenses energy amid all the nodes. The cluster leaders are accountable for data collection, accumulate data, afterwards diffuses the accumulated data Also, direct communication is used by each cluster head (CH) to forward the accumulated data to the base station (BS). However, the downside of LEACH is the unequal dispersal of nodes in different clusters. In addition, the residual energy of the sensors was not taken into consideration during the selection of cluster head in LEACH. Consequently, nodes with minimum residual energy may be designated as Cluster heads and could result in the early death of the nodes; this will also lead to failure of the network. Due to the drawback of LEACH, much research has been done to enhance LEACH for better routing and clustering approaches. Therefore, in this paper, we reimplement LEACH and ILEACH protocols and perform a set of simulations testing that have been used to improve network lifetime and minimize energy consumption of sensor nodes in WSN. The simulation was administered using MATLAB R2018b Additionally, we compared the performance of LEACH and ILEACH using two metrics, namely the network lifetime and network throughput and the result shows that the ILEACH protocol outperforms the LEACH protocols.
Index Terms: clustering, network lifetime, network throughput, routing, wireless sensor network
APPRAISAL OF A SOLAR POWERED AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM
SIBEUDU CHIWETALU EMENIKE; & OKIGBO NONSO EMMANUEL
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal Polytechnic Oko
ABSTRACT
The availability of solar radiation in phase with the seasonal as well as hourly cooling load profiles in most of the office buildings in the Mediterranean region, in addition to the large share of primary energy consumed for air-conditioning applications in office buildings create a high motivation for the utilization of solar cooling technology for such type of buildings. A solar heating and cooling system for an office building in Italy has been designed, installed and monitored within the framework of the EC co-funded project SOLERA aiming at developing highly integrated solar thermal heating and cooling system that is able to achieve a high solar fraction both for the heating and cooling seasons. The analysis of the system performance during 2011 is presented in this paper, with main focus on electricity consumption during summer. The analysis has been carried out according to the monitoring procedure developed within the frame of the IEA SHC Task 38.
Keywords: Solar assisted air-conditioning; solar cooling; absorption; performance assessment.
APPRAISAL OF (ICT) POLICIES IN NIGERIAN HIGHER INSTITUTIONS: TOWARDS ADMINISTRATION OF SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
GARBA UMAR
Department of Geography, Faculty of Environmental Science, Nasarawa State University, Keffi
ABSTRACT
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) policy in Nigeria has been increasingly threatened by the roles played by stakeholders largely due to the non-implementation of the desired guidelines necessary for achieving the set goals. in the nations educational institutions. ICT policies aimed at achieving the goals of education through training that was considered essential in enhancing the efficiency and expertise of professionals in the education sector. The global pandemic associated COVID-19 turn around the trend in handling, utilization, and maintenance of these facilities, now it became evident that conferences, symposium and meetings are hosted online using zoom, Microsoft Teams, etc, all dependent one’s technical ability. This paper reviewed the existing (ICT) policies of Nigerian education sector with specific emphasis on Architectural education in the nation’s higher institutions of learning and relates ways on how these policies could sustain the administration and development of Architectural education in institutions and the knowledge base of professional Architects. It highlighted the roles of stake holders, government, educators, corporate organizations, international organizations, professional bodies towards attainment of desired objectives. A case methodology of using ICT tools was presented in studio design class formation and presented in order to test the existing policies framework. Challenges and problems of policies implementation by stakeholders were reviewed. The study concludes by recommending the need for provisions, applications, and utilization of facilities to all schools of Architecture in the nation’s higher institutions, also instructs on efficient monitoring, training development and enlightenment on (ICT) knowledge to students and lecturers and timely reviews of curriculum. Enforcement of policies specifically in higher educational institutions will help promote the sustainable development of Architectural Education.
Keywords: (ICT) Education, Architectural Education, Policies, Stakeholders and Sustainable Development.
THE IMPACT OF TELECONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY IN NIGERIAN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION REVIEW FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN EDUCATION
*OJO OLUWASESAN ADEBUSUYI; **ADEYEMO RUTH ABAKE; ***KAMBASAYA, SULE GADZAMA; & ****ABDULLAHI, ABDULFATAI OLUWASHINA
*Department of Computer Science, UIIECEST Bama, P.M.B 16 Bama. Borno State, Nigeria **Department of Health and Physical Education, Umar Ibn Ibrahim El-Kanemi College of Education, Science and Technology, P.M.B 16, Bama, Borno State. ***Department of Building Technology, UIIECEST Bama, P.M.B 16 Bama. Borno State, Nigeria ****Department of Economics, Umar Ibn Ibrahim El-kanemi College of Education, Science and Technology, Bama, Borno State
ABSTRACT
The paper impact of teleconferencing technology in Nigerian colleges of education review indicates that the focus of most of the studies has been to assess teleconferencing as a medium for education and training along diversification such as interactivity factors influencing effectiveness in teaching-learning, role of teachers/resource person etc. there are hardly any studies on the perceptions of teachers who use this type of technology. The present study focuses on teachers’ views, their opinions experiences and account of teleconference as a teaching tool. Specifically, the study was conducted to achieve two major objectives viz: to explore the teachers’ perceptions of the technology especially with regard to the learning objectives, appropriateness, flexibility, interactivity of use, etc. in higher learning situations, as well as analyses some ‘good’ and ‘bad’ practice that may have been followed during the course of teleconferencing so that these can serve as useful experiences for others in the system to emulate or avoid. To achieve the above objectives, descriptive survey research design was adopted using the simple random sampling techniques among the 50 educators and learners available in the case study. Questionnaire was utilized for data collection and data collected were analyzed using simple percentage. It was discovered from the findings of the study that teleconferencing can enhance collaborative learning in education and that limited access to technological equipment was the greatest challenge to educators in deploying teleconferencing as to support distance learning. Therefore, the study recommends that government should make provision for computer system and teleconference technology equipment to the various schools in order to encourage and educate teachers and learners.
Keyword: Teleconferencing, Education and Learning
THE PHYSICAL AND SENSORY CHARACTERISTICS OF MARGARINE PRODUCED FROM CANNABIS OIL-PALM OIL BLENDS
GBENGA O. MICHAEL OYINLOYE; KELECHI NNAJI; & JUSTINA OBIAJUNWA
Department of Food Technology, Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri
ABSTRACT
Margarine was produced from blends of cannabis oil-palm oil to investigate if the product will be accepted. The samples obtained were (100% Palm oil, 100% Marijuana oil, 70% Palm oil and 30% marijuana oil, 70% Marijuana oil and 30% Palm oil and 50% Palm oil and 50% Marijuana oil. The produced Margarine samples were stored at an ambient temperature, and its physical properties were investigated with the standard method, while its sensory properties were conducted using a 9-point hedonic scale. The physical result ranged for moisture (%); from 38.0-42.0, Viscosity (centipoise); 2.9 -8.2, and the Specific gravity from 73.6 to 74.8; all for Samples AOA, AOB, AOC, AOD and AOE, respectively. The result from the sensory analysis revealed that most samples for taste were significantly different at p<0.05. It was concluded that margarine could be produced replacing palm oil with only 50% cannabis oil. The production of margarine using the two oil blends should be granted the proper ethical approval for enabling the volunteering panelists to taste the products.
Keywords; Margarine, Cannabis oil and Palm oil.