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GRAIN YIELD AND YIELD COMPONENTS OF EARLY MAIZE VARIETIES UNDER DIFFERENT POPULATIONS AT BENIN CITY IN THE NIGERIAN RAINFOREST

Zea mays L.

ABSTRACTThis study was carried out at the Research Farm of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Benin to investigate the effect of different population levels on growth and yield of extra-early and early maturing maize varieties. The trial was laid out in a split-plot factorial in a randomiz...

Agriculture Type: PROJECT

📄 65 pages | 🧠 8210 words | 📚 5 chapters

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CYTOMEGALO VIRUS IgG LEVELS IN CANCER AND NON CANCER PATIENTS

A CASE STUDY OF PATIENTS ATTENDING AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, ZARIA

ABSTRACTCytomegalo virus is a ubiquitious virus, it presents an asymtomatic infection in the immunocompetent host, but in an immunocompromised patients it causes morbidity and sometimes mortality in these types of patients.This study investigates cytomegalovirus IgG among cancer patients attendin...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 90 pages | 🧠 9254 words | 📚 5 chapters

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RECTIFICATION AND REPAIR OF A FAULTY AIR CONDITIONER IN THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

ABSTRACT In the mechanical Engineering department of institute of management and technology there and many machines but not all in are good shape or form.This may be due to inadequate maintenance, which is evident in the breakdown of air conditioner. In the case of machine maintenance, the q...

Mechanical Engineering Type: PROJECT

📄 37 pages | 🧠 4389 words | 📚 3 chapters

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MANAGEMENT OF EMPLOYEE GRIEVANCES IN NIGERIAN PUBLIC CORPORATION

A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA RAILWAY CORPORATION BAUCHI STATE

ABSTRACTThis research investigation is about the management of employee grievances in the public corporations. However, this project focused on the management of employee grievances in Nigeria Railways Corporation, Bauchi State. The statement of the problem in this research is to investigate how ...

Public Administration Type: PROJECT

📄 116 pages | 🧠 11914 words | 📚 5 chapters

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TERRORISM AND THE CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN NOVEL: A POSTMODERNIST APPRAISAL OF DON DELLILO'S FALLING MAN (2007) AND JOHN UPDIKE'S TERRORIST (2006)

Terrorism centres on both the tactic and strategy to commit acts of violence. It is viewed as a method of combat. It is a means to achieve certain targets. Terrorist acts aim to induce a state of fear in the victims which are not necessarily the actual targets of the terrorists. The terrorist eve...

Arts Type: PROJECT

📄 94 pages | 🧠 8025 words | 📚 5 chapters

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AN ASSESSMENT OF THE COMMUNICATION APPROACHES OF I-CARE WOMEN EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMME IN KADUNA STATE

ABSTRACTThe absence of participatory communication approaches in empowerment interventions over the years has manifested in the exclusion of women in development process raising the question of sustainability. Against this backdrop, the imperative is to interrogate the extent of the adoption of p...

Arts Type: PROJECT

📄 88 pages | 🧠 8895 words | 📚 5 chapters

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A MOBILE SOCIAL NETWORKING APPLICATION FOR ACADEMICS AND FOR COLLABORATIVE LEARNING

ABSTRACTA Mobile Social Networking Application for Academics and for Collaborative Learning is an android social networking application and also a web based application designed for lecturers and students in the university for the purpose of having their lectures and class discussion on acad...

Computer Science Type: PROJECT

📄 65 pages | 🧠 8632 words | 📚 5 chapters

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THE ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT

A STUDY OF WARRI NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF DELTA STATE

ABSTRACT The major concern of this research work is to assess the role of Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State in rural development of its constituent communities. In achieving this, the research work relies on descriptive approach and structured questionnaire and interview for d...

Business Administration and Management Type: PROJECT

📄 81 pages | 🧠 8533 words | 📚 5 chapters

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AN ASSESSMENT OF SHARED LEADERSHIP AND TEAM PERFORMANCE IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA

ABSTRACTRecently, the concept of shared leadership has begun to receive a level of prominence, especially in other sectors of the economy. Though, of course, prior researches have since proven that teams with shared leadership structure tend to outperform (by a significant measure) those without ...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 84 pages | 🧠 8455 words | 📚 5 chapters

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CONSTRUCTION OF A UHF ANTENNA (YAGI)

ABSTRACTAn antenna is a device to transmit and/or receive electromagnetic waves (often referred to as radio waves).  Antennas also radiate energy as possible because radiation is the primary function of the transmitting antenna.  This Yaghi antenna constructed can operate with the range...

Science Technology Type: PROJECT

📄 27 pages | 🧠 2296 words | 📚 5 chapters

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AN ANALYSIS OF DELAY IN ENFORCEMENT OF CONTRACTUAL JUDGMENTS AS IMPEDIMENT TO FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS (FDI) IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACTForeign Direct Investment (FDI) is about economic prosperity and wealth creation of developing economies, (FDI) brings with it capital, technology, it provides a platform for the creation of jobs and links to the world economy which brings development. The New Partnership for Africa's Dev...

Law Type: PROJECT

📄 92 pages | 🧠 10374 words | 📚 5 chapters

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PRODUCTION OF SOAP AND DETERGENT THROUGH COID PROCESS

ABSTRACTToday in every market exists different types of soap and detergents.  Some of them are not efficacious as advertised because the ingredients of such soaps are not always in right proportion and as such the efficacy of active ingredients is not rendered.  It is now generally acce...

Science Technology Type: PROJECT

📄 41 pages | 🧠 3431 words | 📚 5 chapters

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MASS MEDIA COVERAGE OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT NEWS

A CONTENT ANALYTICAL STUDY OF THE GUARDIAN, DAILY CHAMPION, PUNCH AND DAILY STAR NEWSPAPERS.

ABSTRACTSuffice it to say that a lot of research has been made in the area of the role of mass media in national development as well as rural development.    The incontrovertible point has been that there can be no meaningful national development without rural development as an off...

Mass Communication Type: PROJECT

📄 65 pages | 🧠 8940 words | 📚 5 chapters

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DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND SIMULATION OF MAIZE COBS FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTOR

ABSTRACTThis study adopts the theory of fluidisation to design a combustor suitable for use in the rural communities of Nigeria. The Combustor, which will use sand particles as bed material, will burn maize cobs supplied at 5kg/h to generate heat energy for thermal applications including steam ge...

Engineering Type: PROJECT

📄 96 pages | 🧠 9325 words | 📚 5 chapters

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LEGISLATIVE AND JUDICIAL EXAMINATION OF TAX COMPLIANCE STRATEGY FOR REVENUE GENERATION IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACTThe issue of tax can be understood to mean a compulsory and mandatory contribution by way of payment of money made by the citizens of a country to their government for the purpose of financing public activities. Its major objectives are to raise money to finance government or public expen...

Law Type: PROJECT

📄 93 pages | 🧠 10723 words | 📚 5 chapters

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