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APPRAISAL OF THE INFLUENCE OF FEDERATION OF INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION (FIFA) ORGANIZED COMPETITIONS ON THE ATTAINMENT OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACTThe purpose of this study was to appraise the influence of FIFA Organized Competitions on the attainment of Millennium Development Goals in Nigeria. To achieve this purpose, a total of 285 respondents were used for the study. A stratified random sampling technique was used.In this techniq...

Education Type: PROJECT

📄 100 pages | 🧠 7499 words | 📚 5 chapters

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GENERATION, ORGANISATION AND USE OF MEDICAL RECORDS IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRES

A CASE STUDY OF AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA

ABSTRACTThe study aimed at investigating the generation, organization and use of medical records in Primary Health Care Centres of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. To achieve these objectives, six research questions were formulated and answered accordingly. Review of related literatures was also c...

Education Type: PROJECT

📄 90 pages | 🧠 6754 words | 📚 5 chapters

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THE PREDOMINANT STYLISTIC DEVICES USED BY NGUGI WA THIONG’O IN HIS LATEST NOVEL WIZARD OF THE CROW AND WHY HE USED THEM

CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION1.1     BACKGROUND OF THE STUDYLanguage is the distinctive quality unique to man. It is what enables man to express him/herself and communicate with his/her fellow man, and it is acquired naturally. According to Fromkin et al "…language is the sourc...

English and Linguistics Type: PROJECT

📄 65 pages | 🧠 6872 words | 📚 5 chapters

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USE OF COCONUT SHELL AS COARSE AGGREGATE IN LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE

ABSTRACTThis research work reports the investigation carried out to determine the use of coconut shell as an aggregate in light weight concrete. Concrete samples were produced with different mix ratios, to determine the best and economic proportions that will give acceptable compressive strengths...

Engineering Type: PROJECT

📄 96 pages | 🧠 9781 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EVALUATION OF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN OSUN STATE

A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA

ABSTRACTThis study titled "Evaluation of resource management in Osun state secondary schools, Nigeria" was necessitated due to inadequate supply of teachers, poor attitude of staff to work, incessant wage strike and poor infrastructural facilities among others. The objectives of the study were to...

Education Type: PROJECT

📄 82 pages | 🧠 9008 words | 📚 5 chapters

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THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A HOT PRINTING MACHINE

ABSTRACT    Parameters on which clear prints depends were comprehensively investigated.  The study revealed that clear print depends on the impressed pressure, the working temperature and the silver print paper.   Also studied were the manners of dependence of these ...

Mechanical Engineering Type: PROJECT

📄 40 pages | 🧠 4478 words | 📚 8 chapters

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THE ROLE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT GOVERNANCE, SUCCESS AND FAILURES

CHAPTER ONEGENERAL INTRODUCTIONBACKGROUND OF THE STUDYManipulating records and office activities in any organization even the government has been conducted in different spheres using different technologies that may suite at the time nevertheless different means of carrying out office operation ha...

Computer Science Type: PROJECT

📄 65 pages | 🧠 7352 words | 📚 5 chapters

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ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND PERFORMANCE OF QUOTED OIL COMPANIES IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACTThe increase in global environmental awareness and the campaign for sustainable economic development is redirecting the attention of firms towards environmental sensitivity. Multinational oil companies in Nigeria extract a large amount of the world's energy but treat the indigenous reside...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 98 pages | 🧠 12363 words | 📚 5 chapters

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AN EMPIRICAL DETERMINATION OF LABOUR OUTPUT FOR WALL TILES

A CASE STUDY OF KADUNA STATE AND ABUJA

ABSTRACTProductivity is one of the important elements in construction planning and scheduling. However, construction industries in Nigeria are currently lacking in data with regard to productivity of the building's construction activities especially in tiling works. The focus of the study was to ...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 83 pages | 🧠 6785 words | 📚 5 chapters

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NEUROBEHAVIOURAL AND HISTOMORPHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF HYOSCYAMINE FRACTION OF Datura stramonium SEEDS ON THE HIPPOCAMPUS AND DENTATE GYRUS OF DEVELOPING AND ADULT WISTAR RATS

ABSTRACTDatura stramonium (D. stramonium) is one of the well-known traditional plants with both poisonous and therapeutic properties due to the presence of tropane alkaloids. Hyoscyamine is one of such alkaloids with suspected teratogenic tendencies,however, received little attention in the liter...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 95 pages | 🧠 11589 words | 📚 5 chapters

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DEVELOPMENT AND COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF QUOTIENTS REGRESSION BASED EMPIRICAL AND ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK BASED MODELS FOR PATH LOSS PREDICTION

ABSTRACTThe aim of this study is to develop and analytically compare Quotients Regression based empirical models with artificial neural network (ANN) based models for path loss prediction. The terrains considered as case study include i) the rural terrain between Jos and Abuja ii) the Urban terra...

Engineering Type: PROJECT

📄 89 pages | 🧠 10251 words | 📚 5 chapters

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COMPARISON OF NYLON AND POLYVINYL CHLORIDE COATED FIBREGLASS NETS WITH A STANDARD MESH IN THE REPAIR OF HERNIA IN GOATS

ABSTRACTHernias are known to have deleterious effects on the productive and reproductive performance of patient. Meshes are used in the repair of hernias with large ring, but they are neither readily available nor affordable. This study was therefore aimed at finding a cheaper alternative by comp...

Engineering Type: PROJECT

📄 93 pages | 🧠 7170 words | 📚 5 chapters

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AN ANALYSIS OF THE EFFICACY OF FISCAL LAWS RELATING TO PETROLEUM OPERATIONS IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACTPetroleum has become the number one resource in the world because of its universality. All other resources are demanded in varying scales, but not petroleum. However the catch is that while demand increases, existing production of this pearl declines. In Nigeria, the problem appears to be...

Law Type: PROJECT

📄 94 pages | 🧠 6825 words | 📚 5 chapters

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RISK FACTORS FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AMONG THE INMATES IN KUJE FEDERAL PRISON

A CASE STUDY OF FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, ABUJA

ABSTRACTThe global burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is increasing and is among the leading cause of death, disability and loss of productivity. This may be caused by high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, lack of exercise, obesity, high blood cholesterol, poor diet, and excessive alcohol c...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 84 pages | 🧠 9643 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EFFECT OF OIL TYPES ON THE PHYSIO-CHEMICAL AND ORGANOLEPTIC QUALITIES OF AKARA

ABSTRACTAkara is a tasty snack enjoyed by different sections of the population. This project investigated the effect of oil type on the sensory and chemical properties of akara produced from three different oil samples. The cowpea samples were soaked washed dehulled grind mixed with ingredients a...

Agriculture Type: PROJECT

📄 50 pages | 🧠 7485 words | 📚 5 chapters

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