This project studied thermal characterization of African star apple, water melon and pineapple to ascertain the thermal properties (specific heat capacity, thermal conductivity, and thermal diffusivity) for designing thermal systems. African star apple, water melon and pineapple were subjected to drying at...

 A Mixed Mode Active Solar Dryer (AMMSD) primed with solar cell was developed for this purpose. Also, a Passive Solar Dryer (PSD) was developed along with the AASD. Open Sun Drying (OSD) was also performed during evaluation of the AMMSD and PSD. An economic feasibility study was performed on the...

The present work assessed variation in plant secondary metabolites in Cassava Green Mite (CGM) and Cassava Bacterial Blight (CBB) having resistant (M97/JW2 RL, M97/JW2 RSM, TMS 98/0581 RL, TMS 01/0040 RSM, TMS 01/ 0040 RL, TMS 98/0581 RSK) and non-resistant genotypes (M97/JW2 SL, M97/JW2 SSM, TMS 98/0581...

Any plant that its part can be used for therapeutic purpose is seen as a medicinal plant.The plant Murraya koenigii a medicinal plant also used as spice was studied. The work entailed chemical analyses involving evaluation of phytochemicals, proximate composition, minerals and vitamins content. It also...

 This was as a result of inferior quality of goods and services rendered to customers which had led to lost of market share to many organizations in the hospitality industry. The board objective was to explore reasons why the down ward trend of market shares in the industry and to make recommendations...

Reproductive performance is a key factor affecting farm profitability. There is claim on the use of aerial part of Phyllanthus amarus to improve fertility, by traditional medicine practitioners. Based on this traditional belief or folklore, this research is designed to investigate the effect of ethanoilic...

The central idea of this study was to find out the impact of public accountings (including bursars of unity schools) -in the implementation of accountability, probity and transparency in the . federal civil service, using the federal ministry of education Abuja as a case study. In the literature review, a...

 The central idea of this study was to find out the impact of public accountings (including bursars of unity schools) -in the implementation of accountability, probity and transparency in the . federal civil service, using the federal ministry of education Abuja as a case study. In the literature...

This study examined the contribution of informal sector to poverty reduction in Abia State focusing on food vending activities. Specifically, the study include; Analyze the socio-economic profile of informal activities related to food done by food vendors in the study, identify different forms of food...

All overtheworld, the roleoflibrariesistomake collections available to users. With advances in science and technology gradually changing the role ofuniversity libraries, librariesdo notjust provide accessto information, but also influence the way university repositories are rated and ranked (Wamahiga,...

Plagiarism has always been of great concern to teachers and administrators, who want students’ work to represent their own efforts and to reflect the outcomes of their learning. However, with the advent of the Internet and easy access to almost limitless written material on every conceivable topic,...

The study examines open science andgender equity-: promoting inclusivity, and diversity qiyf-f - ;, : - research among librarians in-Nigeria with a\pqrticularfocus oq inclusivity anddjivdrsity^'’>' in research. The study explores four key objectives and four research questions. A  descriptive survey...

 The study assessed the impact ofArtificial Intelligence (Al)-based library instruction on student learning outcomes in Nigerian universities. A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. A total of 1,040 students was selected using simple random sampling, with 520 students chosenfrom each...

This article explores the connection between innovative technology and children's literature in promoting early grade literacy. The research was structured around three research questions, and one hypothesis. A descriptive research design was adopted, focusing on 18 teachers from Sharp Minds Academy in...

This study examined the important role of school libraries in empowering education and contributing to national development in Nigeria. Specifically, it evaluated the impact of school library resources on students’ educational outcomes and learning experiences, investigated the extent to which school...

This study examined the awareness, access, and use of open educational resources (OERs) by library and information science researchers in Nigeria. The objectives were to access level of awareness, access, extent of use, factors influencing use, and strategies for promoting Open Educational Resources (OERs...

 Law libraries are essential tools for the training of potential lawyers and as such must be properly and adequately maintained. Law libraries are special libraries established to serve the information needs of law students, lawyers, judges, law clerks, historians, members of house of assembly, house...

 The advent of digital technology has transformed the way libraries and information centres manage their resources. The earliest libraries used clay tablets and papyrus to catalogue their collections, while later libraries used card cataloguing to manage their holdings. The introduction of digital...

 The study explored digital inclusiveness in libraries, focusing on providing access and resources for diverse user groups at Rivers State University library. A descriptive research design was adopted The population consisted of3.212 postgraduate students in the 2023/2024 academic session. Simple...

 Libraries are information centers whose primary function include collecting, organizing, storing, retrieving and disseminating information to users with a view to satisfying their information needs. Imagine walking into a vast library filled with thousands of books, journals, digital files, and...

Magnetic oxide thin films of cobalt, nickel, manganese, magnesium were successfully doped with l0% Aluminum (Al) on glass substrates under the deposition condition of 55·C for AMO and AMgO and at room temperature for ACO and ANO using the successive ionic layer adsorption reaction (SILAR) method with NaOH...

 Heavy metals which are directly discharged into receiving water bodies pollute and make them unsafe for use because of their extreme harmful effects on man. Adsorption is one of the effective methods for the removal of heavy metal ions from waste water. This work investigates the potential of a cheap...

 The West Africa agricultural productivity programme (WAAPP) has a package of technologies for fanners' adoption, which are expected to increase rice production. But whether this expectation has been met is worth investigating. This study was therefore carried out to determine the effect of adoption of...

 This study sought to determine whether parental achievement orientation predicts self-concept and academic self-efficacy of in-school adolescents in Delta State. This desire was also motivated by the need to determine whether gender has any relationship with self-concept and academic self-efficacy of...

 The study to evaluate the suitability of cocoyam (Colocasia esculenta) flour composites in cookies production was conducted. The functional and pasting characteristics of the different composites (0 - 40%) of cocoyam flour with wheat flour were determined. The proximate, mineral, antinutritional,...