Growth and sporophore yield in strain Pt-Omon 13 of Pleurotus tuberregium (Fr) Singer on substrates made of waste paper (WP), plantain peelings (PP) and different combination of WP and PP was investigated. Sporophores were produced on substrates and substrate combinations tested. A substrate combination containing 80% by weight of waste paper gave the highest sporophore yield, at 43.78 ± 5.1 (Fresh weight) per 100g.
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Lentinus squarrosulum (Mont.) Singer was cultivated on the sawdust of five economic tropical tree species. The sawdust of the following trees namely; Celtis sp, Guera cedrata, Nesogordenia papaverifera and Brachystegia nigerica; were collected during processing at the sawmill. The pure culture of the mushroom used in this study was that of strain. LS001UBNIG obtained from the mushroom bank of the Botany department, University of Benin, Benin City Nigeria. The planting spawn of this mushroom was raised on sorghum –based material.
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This paper addresses the discrimination against women on cultural grounds. The issues of human and women’s rights in African countries have always been complex. This is so not because of a lack of recognition of these rights, but rather, because of cultural barriers and practices that have made the realization of these rights a rather more difficult task in Africa than is the case in the western world. These cultural barriers are termed cultural authoritarianism within the context of this paper.
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This paper addresses the discrimination against women on cultural grounds. The issues of human and women’s rights in African countries have always been complex. This is so not because of a lack of recognition of these rights, but rather, because of cultural barriers and practices that have made the realization of these rights a rather more difficult task in Africa than is the case in the western world. These cultural barriers are termed cultural authoritarianism within the context of this paper.
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Survey of Nigerian entrepreneur/managers reveals that cultural factors greatly influence their ability and willingness to delegate authority to share control and to...
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The youth are seen as the life wire of the nation since the future development of the country depends on them. This crucial role of the youths seems threatened by the increasing rate of youth involvement in anti-social behaviours. The situation then demands an urgent attention. The aim of this paper, therefore, was to discuss how that active participation of the youths in sporting activities can help in curbing the problem, thereby producing strong, disciplined and responsible youth capable of ensuring societal development.
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The central perspective of this paper has been to establish what really constitutes business education and to establish its goals and objectives as a factor in human resource development. It examines the structure of business education curricula from the junior, senior and the tertiary levels of education.
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Most students admitted into the university for its various courses in recent years can be called adolescents. Adolescence is regarded in most societies as a period of identity formation often established on the platform of careers. University education offers perhaps a glorified way of entering these careers. This paper presents a personal anecdote of student identity crisis as they bear on school curriculum.
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The incidence of tuberculosis has declined worldwide with increased health education, improved standard of living and immunization programmes. With the HIV-AIDS pandemic, however, there has been an increase in the number of cases reported. Even at that, cutaneous tuberculosis is rare in large dermatology clinics1-4. Although tuberculosis is now uncommon in developed cities in Nigeria, it must be recognized and promptly treated among the underprivileged and the immunocompromised5.
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Agricultural waste generated from pilled cassava tubers contribute significantly to pollution of the environment. In this study, we investigated the potential genotoxic effects of the effluents obtained from the processing of cassava tubers into three popular Nigerian cassava meals; garri, lafun and akpu using the modified Allium cepa assay. A series of 10 onion bulbs were cultivated in 0.001, 0.01, 0.1, 1.0 and 10% concentrations (effluents, v/v) of each of the test samples (garri, lafun and akpu).
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The purpose of this paper is not to discuss the various aspects of the apartheid system, rather it is to examine the economy of South Africa and the economics of apartheid and their role in the sustenance and eventual collapse of the apartheid system
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The purpose of this paper is not to discuss the various aspects of the apartheid system, rather it is to examine the economy of South Africa and the economics of apartheid and their role in the sustenance and eventual collapse of the apartheid system.
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This is a preliminary report of an ongoing day case cataract surgery as an outreach programme by the Eye Department f the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Benin City. This is the first time Cataract Surgery (Day Case) Outreach of this nature is being carried out in this part of the country. Being the first, several difficulties and constraint were experienced namely, poor turn out of patients, difficulty in mobilizing the patients and problems with the selection of appropriate health centers.
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This study sought to determine the clinical correlates of the demand and utilisation of labour analgesia resources by Nigerian women in labour. All consenting women were interviewed on arrival at the Unit and while in labour. Biodata, options for relief of labour pain, request for analgesia, method of analgesia, VAS score and cervical score at time of request for analgesia were obtained. A total of 288 women in labour were studied.
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This paper examines the relationship between the practice of democracy in Nigeria and national development. The paper highlights the fact that a pertinent characteristics of a democratic society is the full realization through active participation in the democratic process. The paper recommends that the government should engage in activities that really brings the dividends of democracy to the people because it is only when this happens that one can say that democracy has led to national development.
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The Millenium Development Goals (MDG) include reducing poverty and hunger, educating all children, empowering women, saving children, caring for mothers, combating diseases, using resources wisely and working together. This paper focused on combating diseases in the Niger-Delta and contends that social issues are involved in the incidence of diseases like malaria. Consequently, social workers can contribute to combating disease in Niger-Delta and should be given the chance to do so. Social work and health care share common goals and objectives.
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The modulatory effects of different levels of oxygen in altering the responses of smooth muscles to different activating agents or net influx/utilization of external calcium have been extensively studied by various groups of workers. In all these investigations, it is generally agreed that reduction of the...
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Dental caries and myopia have been suggested to be influenced by a defect in collagen. Dental caries was quantified and refractive status determined among 60 young adult subjects with a history of dental caries. The subjects were further divided into myopes and non-myopes. A significant difference was found in the number of carious teeth in the myopes and non-myopes (z =3.15 p< 0.05).
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Previous investigators could not account for the factors causing the initial decline between the first and subsequent responses. They rather had neglected the first few responses or the first concentration response curve (CRC) in the name of allowing the tissue to stabilize. The second or even the third CRC is often taken to represent the control curve for the analysis of drugs.
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The Nigerian construction industry is beset with many problems, such as uncompleted projects and poor quality of work. Also the level of productivity is low, especially in projects handled by indigenous contractors.Investigation into the causes has identified two sets of variables termed structural and systemic, as being responsible. Structural variables which are inherently related to the conditions and practices within a given environment, were found be controllable, if special provisions can be made within the conditions of contract.
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This paper establishes a direct relationship between a design and maintenance and contends that most maintenance problems can be affected through the initial design. Thus it suggests that most of our current maintenance problems arise from past defective judgments on design and construction issues.
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An experimental Brake Pad test rig was designed and manufactured using readily available materials. The equipment was designed to test automobile disc brake pad wear and effectiveness at various speeds and braking force. To determine its functionality a war test was conducted on a commercial brake pad at various speeds and braking forces.
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Design education in early school years in Nigeria is an undervalued and neglected curriculum area. This article explains the concept of design education and its impact in building an extraordinary perceptual and conceptual power in the girl-child. It further examines the roles of teachers and parents in projecting the integration of design education into the curriculum of Nigerian schools.
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An analytical method based on die expansion is used to derive a general expression for the optimum interface diameters in composite dies such that minimum die expansion and minimum resultant maximum circumferential die
stress are obtained.
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Arising from paucity of funds and the consequent inability to purchase imported laboratory equipment, some postgraduate projects were designed in the Faculty of Engineering, University of Benin, Nigeria to construct some laboratory equipment.
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In this work, Taguchi’s method for optimizing manufacturing conditions was used for brake pad formulation from local materials. The asbestos-free brake pad was made up of 10 ingredients. The properties studied included hardness, coefficient of friction and wear rate.
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Information and Computer Technology (ICT) has broken national economic boundaries and made the world a global village. Also, many economic integrations bodies have been formed to eliminate all forms of trade and economic barriers. Consequently, consumers have access to more information and products. Competition has, therefore, become more intensive as goods and services providers operate across national and economic barriers...
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