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    Contaminants In Local Alcoholic Beverages: Zinc And Manganese Contamination
    (International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences, 2008) S. Y. Gazuwa; J. D. Dabak; G. A. Ubom
    Abstract The Extent Of Leaching Of Zinc (Zn) And Manganese (Mn) From The Vessels Used During The Preparation Of Two Local Alcoholic Drinks, Pito And Burukutu Has Been Assessed. Leaching Of These Metals During The Four Phases Of Fermentation Was Monitored By Determining The Levels Of The Metals In Each Phase Using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometric Technique; In Each Complete Fermentation Protocol, Metallic Or Clay Container Was Used. Contamination Appeared To Be Due To The Fermentation Process, Container Used Or A Combination Of The Two. Comparatively, There Was Increase In The Levels Of These Metals From The Initial To The Final Phase Of Fermentation For Both Types Of Vessels; In Each Case, Appropriate Controls Were Used. Compared To Control Values, The Average Increase In The Level Of Zinc In Burukutu And Pito For Metallic And Clay Containers Is 343%; 325% And 295%; 252% Respectively; Whereas For Manganese The Increases Are 815%; 1438% And 1292%; 1150% In That Order. The Differences In The Levels Of These Metals Among The Phases In Each Of The Drinks Were Significant (P<0.05)
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    Capacity Development and Career Prospects in Conservation Science
    (2009-04-28) Babalola, F.D.
    Abstract Nutrition is defined as the interrelated steps by which a living organism assimilates food and uses it for growth, tissue repairs and replacement. There is a strong relationship between excessive nitrogen in the atmosphere and the location of intensive farm animal production areas. Upward trend in animal production has led to increasing pressure on pasture; consequently there is greater competition for available forage and compaction of the soil. Single stomach animals like chicken excretes about 100g daily, and 36kg yearly faecal nitrogen. As various experts have identified, reducing GHG emissions is both urgent and critical. As the largest anthropogenisers of land and responsible for more GHG emissions than transportation, the animal production sector must be held accountable for its many deleterious impacts, and changes in animal agricultural practices must be achieved. Improving animal nutrition is therefore expedient to reduce urinary and faecal nitrogen which in turn is proportionally reduces Nitrogen emission into the air.
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    Acalculous cholecystitis in Nigerian children
    (Pediatr Surg Int, 2003) Chirdan L.B.; lya D.; Ramyil V.M.; Sule A.Z.; Uba A.F.; Ugwu B.T.
    Sixteen children with acalculous cholecystitis (AC) were treated over a 9-year period (13 male and 3 female). Their ages ranged from 8 to 18 years (median 11). Eight (50%) presented with complications (perforation 4, gangrene 2, empyema 2): 13 (80%) presented with acute AC with a duration of symptoms of 2 weeks or less while 3 (20%) presented with chronic AC with symptoms present for more than 3 months. The diagnosis was made by ultrasound except in the patients with complications, who were diagnosed at laparotomy. Salmonella typhi was cultured in the bile and blood in 2 cases and the Widal titre was significantly elevated in 4 others. One child had chronic blockage of the cystic duct by a lymph node; in 9 there was no identifiable cause. Open cholecystectomy was successfully performed in 15 cases, while | child was managed non-operatively. The need for early diagnosis of cholecystitis in children is obvious if the potentially life-threatening complications of perforation and gangrene are to be avoided.
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    ACHIEVING INCLUSIVE EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AT THE PRIMARY SCHOOL LEVEL IN NIGERIA
    (Journal of Childhood and Primary Education, 2005) Yakwal, S. M.; Oriade M. N.; Dala B. G.
    The paper attempts to examine the possibility of achieving inclusive education for special needs children at the primary school level in Nigeria. It casts a search light on the concept, rationale and philosophy of inclusive education as well as identifies the beneficiaries of this kind of arrangement in the Nigerian context. The paper further examine the areas that adequate attention must be paid for the achievement of successful inclusion in educational arrangements for special needs children at the primary school level. Finally, it mentions some of the benefits of achieving inclusive education for special needs children and concludes that achieving inclusive education for special needs children at the primary school level in Nigeria is attainable and must be vigorously pursued for the growth and development of the country.
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    COMMENTARIES ON HILBERT’S BASIS THEOREM
    (_SCIENCE WORLD JOURNAL, 2008) APINE, E; JELTEN
    The famous basis theorem of David Hilbert is an important theorem in commutative algebra. In particular the Hilbert’s basis theorem is the most important source of Noetherian rings which are by far the most important class of rings in commutative algebra. In this paper we have used Hilbert’s theorem to examine their unique properties which will help us to understand some of the characteristics of the Noetherian rings.
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    Analysis of Questioning Pattern and Validity of Secondary School Geography Teachers in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State
    (Journal of Educational Studies, 2009) Dickson, s. Dakur
    The purpose of the paper was to analyse the evaluation questions of geography teachers as contained in their lesson plans. in terms of how well they cover the objectives of the lesson and the types and forms of the question with respect to Blooms (/964) and Franenkel (/973) classifications. The simple random sampling was employed to select the lesson plans of twenty-one geography teachers of the study area from a sample frame of thirty-eight teachers. which served as the sole instrument used for data collection for the study. The statistical techniques of proportion. chi-square and Pearson product moment correlation coefficient were used for the analysis of the data. The result of the analysis revealed that while a large number of the teachers asked appropriate and adequate questions. majority of them could not ask diverse questions. Moreso, those who asked appropriate questions. such questions were not necessarily adequate. Thus. no significant relationship existed between the appropriateness and adequacy of the evaluation questions of the teachers. Most of them were able to ask both low and high level questions with a slight difference between qualification groups. Appropriate recommendations were therefore made based on these findings.
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    ANALYSIS OF RAINFALL DATA FOR EFFECTIVE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN ADAMAWA STATE, NIGERIA
    (Multidisciplinary Journal of Empirical Research, 2007-04) Binbol, N. L. and Zemba, A. A.
    The paper demonstrates how analysis of climatic data particularly precipitation related parameters are very crucial in agricultural production. Daily rainfall data were collected from the archives of the Upper Benue River Basin Development Authority (UBRBDA) for 3 stations from the North, Central and Southern part of the state to ensure spatial coverage for the period 1984 — 2004. Precipitation effectiveness parameters analysed are onset, cessation, length of rainy season, seasonality index of rainfall and hydrologic ration. The result of the analysis show that the south-north onset and north-south cessation pattern does not apply to Adamawa State. Some pattern was observed with the seasonality index, while hydrologic ratio followed the normal north-south gradation. The spatial pattern of these parameter were discussed with respect to Adamawa State. The study concludes that except for the late maturing variety of rice, all the major subsistent crops cultivated in the state can be sustained using rain fed agriculture and that the southern part of the state can conveniently support double cropping without irrigation.
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    AN ANALYSIS OF MAINTENANCE FUNDING IN NIGERIAN FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES
    (ATBU JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY, 2005-06) 1 Kunya,S.U.and 2 Achuenu,E.
    The research examined and appraised the allocations relating to maintenance management of buildings in Nigerian Universities. It was aimed at generating and collecting data relating to maintenance needs, and funds available for the maintenance of Universities in Nigeria, thereby determining the appropriateness of the funding arrangement. The. data used for the research work were collected from the Federal Universities in the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria. These data were collected by the use of 240 well structured questionnaires to university senior and experienced maintenance officers in the physical planning unit, in addition to critical examination of relevant documents from the maintenance department of the National Universities Commission, (NUC). Paired t-test, simple regression and multiple regression analyses were carried out using Microsoft excel and Minitab software packages. From the results it was found that inadequate funds relating to maintenance needs are drastically affecting the system of maintenance. It is recommended that allocations and appropriate utilization of maintenance funds to the Universities should be aggressively reviewed.