With the emphasis that the study area is a highly mineralized area with high potential for future mining projects due to large iron ore reserves, a total of 21 soil surface samples were investigated in terms of toxic heavy metals (Pb, Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, Co, and As) using ICP-OES to determine the metal concentrations, define the geochemical baseline during pre-mining conditions, decipher metal sources and their interrelationships using multivariate statistical analysis, and evaluate the contamina...
Magnetoelectric (NiFe2O4)0.3-(Sr0.5Ba0.5Nb2O6)0.7 composites with addition of LiNbO3 as sintering additive were prepared by a classical mixed-oxide method. XRD patterns of ceramics sintered between 1000 and 1200 ◦C show the desired Sr0.5Ba0.5Nb2O6 and NiFe2O4 phases. SEM investigations confirm the 0–3 connectivity of the composite ceramics. The addition of 10 and 20 mol% LiNbO3 improves the densification of the composite ceramics and leads to an increase of the size of the Sr0.5Ba0.5Nb2O6...
ABSTRACT Web Based Census Management System includes the sets of methods that allow us to measure the dimensions and dynamics of populations. The aim of the study is to Design and Implement a Web Based Census Management System. In achieving this aim, the following specific objectives were laid out as follows to develop a: computerized software that automatically stores and retrieves all information on human population, reliable system that could be used in collecting data/information on huma...
ABSTRACT DevOps is the collection of cultural practices, philosophies, mechanisms, and technology that assists in increasing the ability of an organization to distribute services and applications at a faster pace. Unlike the traditional software development and infrastructure management processes (also known as the Waterfall Model), DevOps is inspired from the Agile Project Management, meaning that the entire project is broken down into several phases, aiming for continuous improvement at eve...
Semiconductors are substances with electrical conductivity characteristics halfway between insulators and conductors. They are the basis for devices like transistors, diodes, and integrated circuits, crucial parts of contemporary electronics. The capacity to conduct electricity under certain circumstances, such as an applied voltage or exposure to light, defines semiconductors. Semiconductors can have their conductivity altered and regulated, unlike conductors, which have high conductivity, a...
TABLE OF CONTENT CONTENT............................................................................................................................ PAGE DECLARATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.. i DEDICATION.. ii TABLE OF CONTENT.. iv LIST OF TABLES. vii LIST OF FIGURES. vii ABSTRACT.. viii CHAPTER ONE.. 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION.. 1 1.1 Background of the Study. 1 1.2 Problem Statement2 1.3 Objective of the study. 4 1.3.1 Main objective. 4 1.3.2 �...
SUMMARY Determination of melting point of vegetable oils and fats by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) technique. Melting point of fats is used to characterize oils and fats and is related to their physical properties, such as hardness and thermal behaviour. The present work shows the utilization of DSC technique on the determination of melting point of fats. In a comparison with softening point (AOCS method Cc 3-25), DSC values were higher than those obtained by AOCS method. It has occ...
Considering a cluster of different hierarchical order with various barrier/cadre levels and steps within levels, there is non availability of structural framework to help to exclusively analysis, formulate, identify, differentiate and design standardized provisional values to cluster members at various barriers levels and steps with levels. This study invents stepwise analysis and generation of Kifilideen matrix structural framework for infinite terms of increasing elements of successive co...
ABSTRACT A total number of ten (10) locally fermented milk (nono) samples were collected from five (5) different retail outlet namely: Gombe main market, Jekadafari,Pantami, TashanDukku, and Tumfure. Bacteriological analysis was carried out on the samples for isolation and identification of bacteria associated with such products as well as total aerobic plate count. Seven (7) specie of bacteria which are of public health importance were isolated and identified. The percentage of occurrences o...
ABSTRACT Guava (Psidium guajava L) is native to South America and exists as both wild and cultivated. Guava has been used as a source of food and raw materials for pharmaceuticals. The aim of this study was to determine bioactivity of methanol and water extracts from apple guava against selected pathogenic bacteria. Study samples were collected from Tal, Gombe State, Nigeria and taken to the departmental herbarium for identification to obtain voucher number. Fifty grams of f...
ABSTRACT A study was carried out to investigate the effects of sulphuric acid, hot water and soaking of seed in water treatments on the germination of Bambara nut (V. subterranea) seeds were planted in poly pots for germination. 40 seeds of Vigna subterranea (one per poly pot) with ten replicates each were used. The highest germination was recorded in seeds soaked in water for 24 hours. Germination was observed to be low or slow in untreated (control) seeds. While there was poor or no resp...
ABSTRACT Comparative analysis of Tap, Borehole, Well and Package water in Gombe metropolis of Gombe State, Nigeria was conducted in order to examine their qualities with a view to determine their portability. A total of 8 water samples collected from four different functional water supply sources in the study area were subjected to physicochemical and bacteriological test and analyzed using standard analytical techniques and instruments. Most of the physicochemical parameters of the sample...
ABSTRACT A comparative study on the bacterial flora on the palms of students in Gombe State University was conducted in August 2014.120 male and female undergraduates students from the Faculties of Science, Education and Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences were sampled. Culture and biochemical tests were conducted. 66% of students were found to have high bacterial load, with male students having 60% and female students 40% on their palms. Overall, the results of this study reveals that male s...
ABSTRACT This study was carried out to determine the antimicrobial activity of seed oil of Moringa oleifera and garlic against some selected food-borne microorganisms (Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) using disc diffusion method. The antibacterial assay results shows that the seed oil of Moringa oleifera was inactive against all the tested organisms, even at 100 % concentration. In contrast, garlic oil was found to be active against all the t...
ABSTRACT Titrimetric method was used to analyze ten different brands of each vitamin C syrups that are sold in Gombe metropolis. The percentage of ascorbic acid content in vitamin C syrups containing 100mg/5ml showed that samples (1,2,3 and 7) having (68.37%,54.10%, 52.10%, and 74.00%) were below 95-105 recommended by British pharmacopeia limit. While for A samples (4, 5 and 6)have percentage ascorbic acid content of (95.00%, 95.10% and 96.00% )respectively and were within the normal ran...