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ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF RAIN-FED CABBAGE (Brassica oleracea Var. Capitata) PRODUCTION IN SELECTED LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS OF KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACTThe study ascertained the cost and returns and analyzed technical efficiency of rainfed cabbage production in Kudan, Sabon-Gari and Zaria LGAs of Kaduna State, Nigeria. Primary data were collected from 130 cabbage farmers selected using multi stage sampling techniques. The data of 2013 cr...

Agricultural Science Type: PROJECT

📄 86 pages | 🧠 7484 words | 📚 5 chapters

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SYSTEMIC FUNCTIONAL LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS AND BRIDGING INTER-LANGUAGE GAPS OF THE NARRATIVE ESSAYS OF FINAL YEAR STUDENTS

A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN SABON GARI, ZARIA

ABSTRACTStudents' poor performance in English language at Senior Secondary School level is a thing of concern to all. Several efforts have been made to solve this recurring problem but to no avail. This study, as one of such efforts, was conducted using Systemic Functional Linguistic Analysis to ...

Education Type: PROJECT

📄 80 pages | 🧠 7823 words | 📚 5 chapters

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The Impact Of Internet on the Nigerian Society

The Impact Of Internet on the Nigerian SocietyCHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTIONThe main aim of this project is to discuss about the impact of the internet on journalism to the citizenry, is also going to deal with the effective performance of the internet- as a medium of disseminating and gathering of news...

Computer Science Type: PROJECT

📄 65 pages | 🧠 10545 words | 📚 5 chapters

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THE IDEOLOGICAL PARADIGMS OF IBRAHIM TAHIR’S THE LAST IMAM AND ABUBAKAR GIMBA’S SACRED APPLES

ABSTRACTThis study applies socialist realism as an analytical tool to analyse the deployment of ideology in Ibrahim Tahir‟s The Last Imam and Abubakar Gimba‟s Sacred Apples. The study argues that the religion and cultures of the people presented in the novel provide the...

English and Linguistics Type: PROJECT

📄 65 pages | 🧠 6468 words | 📚 5 chapters

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DETERMINATION OF WEIGHT CHANGES IN SHEEP AND GOATS FED SUPPLEMENTAL YAM PEELS AND RAISED SEMI-INTENSIVELY IN TEACHING AND RESEARCH FARM

DETERMINATION OF WEIGHT CHANGES IN SHEEP AND GOATS FED SUPPLEMENTAL YAM PEELS AND RAISED SEMI-INTENSIVELY IN TEACHING AND  RESEARCH FARM   Department: Animal Production ABSTRACTTen (10) goats were used in 10 weeks field experiment to determine the weight changes in goats ...

Agriculture Type: PROJECT

📄 65 pages | 🧠 8905 words | 📚 5 chapters

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INFLUENCE OF PARENTAL SOCIAL CLASS AND PARENTAL INTERVENTION ON SCHOOL ADJUSTMENT OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

A CASE STUDY OF GIWA EDUCATTIONAL ZONE KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACTThe study investigated the influence of parental social class and parental intervention on school adjustment of Senior Secondary School Students in Giwa educational zone, Kaduna state. The study was guided by four research questions and four hypotheses. survey design was employed in the s...

Education Type: PROJECT

📄 89 pages | 🧠 11434 words | 📚 5 chapters

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INFLUENCE OF CLASSROOM SIZE ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NIGERIA

CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION 1. BACKGROUND OF STUDYQualitative education remains the fulcrum for global development and freedom. Therefore all hands must be on deck worldwide to formulate policies that will enhance qualitative education right from elementary school to tertiary institution, and co...

Computer Science Type: PROJECT

📄 65 pages | 🧠 10788 words | 📚 5 chapters

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INVESTIGATION OF THE STRENGTH CHARACTERISTICS OF LATECRETE MATERIALS

ABSTRACTA laboratory Investigation of the Strength Characteristics of Latecrete materials was carried out. The laterite used falls under AASHTO soil classification A-7-6 (10) with low plasticity clay (CL) according to the Unified soil classification system. This laterite is within zone four grada...

Engineering Type: PROJECT

📄 83 pages | 🧠 7469 words | 📚 5 chapters

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THE IMPACT OF THE DISTRIBUTION AND UTILIZATION OF OIL PALM ON THE SOCIO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

ABSTRACT1.1 Background of the studyNigeria ranked sixth among the poorest countries in the world with over 70% of the population living below poverty line in 2007 (Central Intelligence Agency, 2012) while 46% lived below $1.25 daily in 2010 (World Bank, 2014). Okonjo-Iweala (2014) noted that Nige...

Agriculture Type: PROJECT

📄 67 pages | 🧠 7296 words | 📚 5 chapters

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CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATIONS OF ANTIRETROVIRAL (ARV) DRUGS USING POLYMETHACRYLATE POLYMERS

ABSTRACTTo improve patient compliance and ensure better success in the management of HIV, spansule technology was employed to formulate controlled release dosage drug. Generic forms of seven of the most commonly used Anti-retro viral (ARV) drugs (didanosine, indinavir, lamivudine, nelfinavir, nev...

Pharmaceutical Sciences Type: PROJECT

📄 93 pages | 🧠 7798 words | 📚 5 chapters

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DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPUTERIZED FRONT MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM

TABLE OF CONTENTApproval/Certification                                                                          ...

Computer Science Type: PROJECT

📄 50 pages | 🧠 11102 words | 📚 5 chapters

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CEMENT STABILIZATION OF LATERITIC SOIL USING IRON ORE TAILING AS ADMIXTURE

ABSTRACTThe study was aimed at the evaluation of the effect of iron ore tailings as an admixture in cement stabilization of lateritic soil. Air-dried soil was treated with ordinary Portland cement (OPC) - iron ore tailing (IOT) blend in stepped concentration of 0, 2, 4, 6 and 8 % by dry weight of...

Engineering Type: PROJECT

📄 87 pages | 🧠 8580 words | 📚 5 chapters

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DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND TESTING OF A ZEOLITE-WATER SOLAR ADSORPTION REFRIGERATOR

ABSTRACTA simple solar energy powered intermittent adsorption refrigeration system was designed, fabricated and tested. The system uses a Zeolite as the adsorberand water as the working fluid. The heat sourceis a parabolic trough concentratorwhich is to collect and concentrate solar thermal energ...

Engineering Type: PROJECT

📄 98 pages | 🧠 9382 words | 📚 5 chapters

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APPLICATION OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF SOCIAL STUDIES IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NIGER STATE, NIGERIA

AbstractThis study was on application of Information Communication Technology for Effective Teaching and Learning of Social Studies in Junior Secondary Schools in Niger State, Nigeria. Accordingly, five (5) research objectives, five research questions and five null hypotheses each guided the stud...

Education Type: PROJECT

📄 96 pages | 🧠 10736 words | 📚 5 chapters

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DEVELOPMENT OF A DEEP LEARNING BASED VEHICLE LICENSE PLATE DETECTION SCHEME

ABSTRACTThis research developed a license plate and classification scheme using deep learning architecture which utilized transfer learning using pre-trained Convolutional Neural Network (CNN). The developed scheme used images obtained from Caltech dataset, Peking University VehicleID (PKU Vehicl...

Engineering Type: PROJECT

📄 87 pages | 🧠 9260 words | 📚 5 chapters

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