Abstract Indigenous Knowledge (IK) is the unique, traditional, local knowledge existing within and developed around the specific condition of women and men indigenous to a particular geographic area. Forms of expressing IK include folklores, songs, stories, festivals, outfit and proverbs. Proverbs are grounded upon years of experience and close observation of life and natural phenomena. Some research posed proverbs to be the bedrock of civilization of a society. By implication, almost all so...
Abstract About 22.9 million people living with HIV/AIDS reside in sub-Saharan Africa, many of whom have progressed to AIDS over time. Kenya has high numbers of new infections; a total of 104,000 in the general population with paediatrics at 13,000 and adults at 91,000. Risk scores constructed using prognostic factors may be valuable in the early identication and intervention to patients at risk of progression to AIDS. There was therefore a necessity to come up with robust risk models that use...
Abstract A study was carried out on substrate pasteurisation for P. ostreatus cultivation. The major aim of this work was to compare the effectiveness of wood ash, hydrated lime, bleach and boiling for pasteurisation of the substrate for cultivation of white oyster mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus, on maize straw. To achieve this objective, weed occurrence, the number of days to completely colonise the straw (NDCC), the number of days to initiate primordial sprouting (NDIPS), the number of prim...
ABSTRACT “This researcher undertook this project with a view to help improve the relaying of results by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission by providing an alternative route of sending results to the various command centres around the country. With this proposed system the commission will be able to swiftly collate and aggregate results much faster and precise. Also in line with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Green Economy Initiative, Zimbabwe can help reduce its carbon foo...
Abstract The need for a remote control system that can control domestic appliances and various lighting points and sockets has often been a concern for users. At times users find it inconvenient and time consuming to go around turning their appliances on or off each time there is power outage or each time they are leaving the house for work. It has also often led to damage of appliances due to the fact that an appliance was not turned off before leaving the house. The Objective of putting up...
ABSTRACT A wireless remote weather station is an ideal solution for knowing the weather conditions at a specific remote location. Weather forecasts are informative, but they are only a forecast. With a Remote Weather Station, one would always know the exact weather conditions from where ever the Remote Weather Station is located. This project seeks to devise a simple low-cost microcontroller-based remote weather station that measures weather conditions using sensors to measure temperature, h...
ABSTRACT Malts with high extract values, high enzymatic activities and good modification are fundamental to increase the brewing yield and efficiency. To produce malt that meets these requirements, the barley employed must have minimal post-harvest dormancy and be able to germinate rapidly and uniformly. The aims of this study were to assess the changes in seed germination vigour trends and the general storage stability of a Zimbabwean two-row malting barley variety “Hope” as the post-ha...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this research was to develop a computerised Flight Plan Management system for Thornhill Air Field to be utilised for their aviation operation. The objective was to align the aviation sector with information system technologies for efficiency and effective operation substituting the manual paper based system. The dynamic changes brought about by the ever changing inventions in technology have greatly impacted the operations of various organisations both positively and ...
ABSTRACT The study sought to establish teachers’ perceptions on the use of Geographical models in the teaching and learning of Geography in Gweru urban high schools. The study adopted the descriptive survey design which enabled the researcher to collect data through the use of personally distributed questionnaires, personal interviews and observation. The design helped the researcher to elicit valuable knowledge about opinions, attitudes and views on the use of models in teaching Geography...
ABSTRACT A total of 745 gram-positive, catalase-positive clustering cocci were obtained from various clinical specimens which included wound, blood, urine, catheter tips, high vaginal and endocervical swabs, urethral swabs, seminal fluids, bone secretions, eye and ear swabs. These isolates were obtained over an 18-month period from the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, and General Hospital, Ikeja. Swab samples were also obtained from skin, hands, axilla and nose of an appa...
ABSTRACT Nigeria aspires for qualitative education as well as economic prosperity in the year 2010. It is envisaged that there will be a high level of technological sophistication by the twenty-first century world wide. In order not to be left behind there is need for Nigeria to take steps in ensuring high technological advancement as well as having sustainable economic growth. The important role that mathematics plays in science and technology has ensured its inclusion as a compulsory subje...
ABSTRACT The extracts of many plants used in traditional medicine in Africa have been shown to contain therapeutic agents supporting their use in the treatment and management of many disease endemic to the region. Trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) is one of such diseases that still are a major health challenge in sub-Saharan Africa, in the quest to combat this problem, the search for trypanocidal agents from medicinal plants has arisen. The aim of this study was to investigate and corrobora...
ABSTRACT Property rate is one of the major sources of internally generated revenue to the Lagos Mainland Local Government (LMLG). However, presently property rate is poorly administered in the area. This is largely as a result of certain human, logistic, technical, environmental and data/information management problems. Consequently, the Local Government loses a significant amount of money, since the annual revenue yield from property rates is often notably low. In this research a computer-ba...
ABSTRACT Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are known for their carcinogenic and mutagenic properties. They are formed from incomplete combustion of organics such as fossil fuels among others. PAHs are found in foods and in the environment. In this study, the concentration of PAHs and their potential risks were determined in smoked fishes, roasted foods, soils and plant samples in the Lagos metropolis, Nigeria. Smoked and raw fishes (Arius heude loti (catfish), Cynoglossus senegalensis ...
SUMMARY Rats experimentally infected with about 10 CFU or more of Campylobacter jejuns were promptly colonized. Campylobacter jejuni was recovered from faecal cultures of infected rats for up to 17 weeks post infection. The infected rats did not succumb to diarrhoea throughout the experiment. Haemagglutination assay was used to detect adhesins of Campylobacter jejuni isolated locally. Five out of 15 (33 percent) of the strains tested agglutinated erythrocytes of human blood group A+ and guine...