ABSTRACT Avocado (Persia americana Mill) is a nutritious economic tree crop with cultivations scattered all over the country. A study was conducted to assess its distribution, uses and the morphological and genetic diversity of the crop in the Ashanti and Central Regions of Ghana. An ethnobotanical survey was carried out in 14 districts, while morphological and genetic diversities were determined among the accessions in eight districts. Microsatellites markers were used for genetic diversity...
Abstract Road accidents are estimated to be the ninth leading cause of death across all age groups globally. 1.25 million people die annually from road accidents and Africa has the highest rate of road fatalities (WHO, 2015). Self-driving technology has the potential of saving over a million lives lost to preventable road accidents world-wide. Africa accounts for the majority of road fatalities and as such would benefit immensely from this technology. However, financial constraints prevent vi...
ABSTRACT The introduction of agriculture technology in any country improves the annual production. Agriculture technology changes farming by reducing the amount of man power needed and increasing yield Connecting farmers from any farming community to buyers at any place can be very challenging for both parties (farmers and buyers). Farmers after every farming season run at a loss due to lack of buyers of their farm products. Also, poor prices offered by few buyers who have been transacting bu...
Abstract The consequences of a patient’s health record not being available at the time of treatment can be very cataclysmic. Accidental human deaths have occurred by the interference of certain medications with some undisclosed health conditions of patients due to the absence of their medical history not being available at the time of treatment. The purpose of this capstone project is to build and test the effectiveness of web-based inter-operable software which enables the global transfer ...
Abstract Producing software compels programmers to have in-depth knowledge of several programming languages, tools and frameworks. This time-consuming process demands dedication and mastery which are typically the foremost reasons most novice programmers give up a little into the software development process. This project seeks to eliminate learning programming languages and tools to create Android applications and reduce the time used in creating Android applications. This paper presents a c...
Abstract This paper explores the problem of depression among university students and provides a means by which the students can be linked to a mental health professional, in order to receive guidance. This system is made up of a mobile application and an electrical system. The mobile application includes a chat system that allows the students to contact available counselors, and also, includes a virtual reality interface that allows the user to relax in a virtual environment of choice while l...
Abstract The ability to hear is an integral part of being a human being. It plays a vital role in various facets of the human experience, communication, listening to music and even being aware of one’s environment. Unfortunately, not everyone is born with this gift, and the hard of hearing or deaf are thus isolated from society; simply because they cannot communicate and build social connection in the same way as the hearing population. The development of hearing aids was the attempt to bri...
Abstract The campus of Ashesi University Collage has a unique architecture which creates a relaxing feeling for the people who work there or visit it. Even though this is true for most spaces on campus, there are some spaces on campus which have a few design issues like the confined spaces and the lack of natural light. This has caused a dull effect on the people using these spaces as they use them. The location being examined in this project is a staircase which has a low ceiling and little ...
ABSTRACT To communicate effectively between two people there must be some set of rules, conventions, symbols and grammars agreed upon. This set is know as language.
ABSTRACT The need for a robust and secured access control system, using a suitable algorithm is highly inevitable to forestall daily online, hackers that are responsible in defrauding people of invaluable information and transaction worth billions of dollars in the process.
ABSTRACT Schistosomiasis is one of the prevalent Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in Cross River State, Nigeria. Its transmission is associated with bathing, swimming and swamp farming especially in endemic communities. Previous studies on prevalence have focused on parasitological detection of infected persons and the effects of environmental and socioeconomic factors on exposure to schistosomiasis. However, spatial variations in the prevalence of the disease in endemic communities have r...
ABSTRACT In a survey of children living in South Western Nigeria . plasma levels of a nti -MSP119 antibodies were not associated with patent parasitemia. Anti -MSP1 ,9 antibody titres correlated positively with age, indicating that development of antibodies to MSP1'9 may depend on long -term exposure to parasites.
Abstract An entry length is always observed before laminar flow is achieved in fluid flowing in a conduit. This depends on the Reynolds number of the flow and the degree of smoothness of the conduit. This work examined this region and the point where laminar flow commences in the context of flow through conduit packed with porous material like beads, of known porosity. Using some theoretical assumptions, it is demonstrated that permeability varies from zero at wall–fluid boundary to maximu...
ABSTRACT Indiscriminate disposal of electronic wastes (e-wastes) in Nigeria is on the increase. The release of hazardous substances from these wastes may have harmful consequences on the environment and public health. In Nigeria, there is dearth of information on environmental contamination and genotoxicity of e-wastes, and the mechanism of genetic damage. This study was designed to investigate the level of contaminants in soil, plant and well water; potential in vivo and in vitro cytogenoto...
ABSTRACT Classification is the process of finding a set of models that distinguish data classes to predict unknown class label in data mining. The class imbalance problem occurs when standard classifiers are majority-biased while the minority class is ignored. Existing classifiers tend to maximise overall prediction accuracy and minimise error at the expense of the minority class. However, research had shown that misclassification cost of the minority class is higher and should not be ignore...