BIUJBAS 6(2)1
AN ANALYSIS OF A HUMAN MOBILITY TRAJECTORIES AND PROXIMITY ALGORITHM MANAGEMENT
OSAGIE, M. S. U. AND AKINOLA, E.
ABSTRACT
An Advancement into location-based trajectories has become focal point in research community and researchers who never saw the need before now have come to the reality of the enormous benefits associated with space technology. One aspect of Space technology that have changed goofy state of the society is the Global Positioning System (GPS) designed and launched by the United State Department of Defense in 1973. The idea behind the technology was….
BIUJBAS 6(2)2
PHYSICOCHEMICAL ASSESSMENT OF A LOCAL DRINKING WATER SOURCE IN NGUGO, IKEDURU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, IMO STATE, NIGERIA
AMADI, A. N. C., ANYANWU, E. D. AND IBE, O. P.
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Population growth, industrialization and agriculture are increasingly and adversely impacting on freshwater bodies, thereby putting a strain on available drinking water sources especially in the rural areas. Physicochemical parameters of Mbaa Stream, Ngugo, Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State was assessed to determine its suitability for drinking and other domestic uses. The study was carried in 3 stationsbetween April and June 2017 using standard analytical methods. A total of 9 parameters
(pH, temperature, total dissolved solids, dissolved oxygen,…
BIUJBAS 6(2)3
PROBLEMS OF SMALL-SCALE CATFISH (Clarias gariepinus) FARMING IN BENIN METROPOLIS OF EDO STATE, NIGERIA.
AJAYI, H. I. 1 and EGWARE, R. A.
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The study examined the problems of small-scale catfish farmers in Benin metropolis, Edo state, Nigeria. Random sampling and snow-balling techniques were adopted to select 90 respondents from selected locations in the study area. Well-structured questionnaire and interview schedules were used to gather primary data from the respondents. The data were analyzed using simple descriptive statistics such as
frequency counts, tables, means and graphs. The results showed….
BIUJBAS 6(2)4
PHYTOTOXIC RESPONSES OF Cenchrus bilforus Roxb AND Chrysopogon aciculatus [Retz.] Trin GROWN IN DIFFERENT LEVELS OF WASTE ENGINE OIL.
IFEDIORA, N. H., NWAFOR, P. C. AND USIM, B.
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The potentials of grass species Cenchrus bilforus and Chrysopogon aciculatus to remediate waste engine oil polluted soil was investigated. Waste engine oil was added to four (4) kg soil samples at different concentrations on weight basis: 0% (control), 3%, 6% and 9% v/w oil-in-soil and allowed to stand for seven days before transplanting. They were three replicates. The plants were harvested after 8 weeks. The dried plants and the soil samples on which they were grown were analysed for four heavy metals, Chromium (Cr), Cadmium (Cd), Iron (Fe) and Arsenic (As). Results showed that there…
BIUJBAS 6(2)5
INVIVO ANTIMALARIAL EFFICACY OF THE COMBINED METHANOL LEAF EXTRACTS OF Dacryodes edulis AND Funtumia elastica IN ALBINO MICE INFECTED WITH CHLOROQUINE SENSITIVE Plasmodium berghei (NK65)
OKUGBO, O. T. AND IGBINIGIE, J.
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Malaria is a major public health problem, and the alarming speed of drug resistance and limited number of effective drugs now available underlines how important it is to discover new antimalarial compounds. This work investigated the antimalarial efficacy of the combined methanol leaf extracts of Dacryodes edulis and Funtumia elastica. The two plant leaves were extracted separately with methanol and tested for their antimalarial activity against chloroquine (CQ) – sensitive strain of Plasmodium berghei (NK-65) infected mice. Through oral administration of the extracts (250, 500, 1000 mg/kg bwt), their antiplasmodial…
BIUJBAS 6(2)6
STATUS OF SOME SOIL CHEMICAL PROPERTIES AT BENIN RAINFOREST ZONE, OVIA NORTH EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, EDO STATE, NIGERIA.
OKOROR, P. I. AND KADIRI, O. H.
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The principal impact of deforestation on chemical and nutritional properties is related to a decrease in organic matter content of the soil and to disruption in nutrient cycling mechanisms owing to removal of deep-rooted trees. This study was carried out to evaluate some soil physical properties at Iguzama community land in Ovia North East local government area of Edo State, Nigeria. Core and routine samples were collected from existing Profiles in 115.5 hectares…
BIUJBAS 6(2) 7
EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF CELL COVERAGE PARAMETERS’ IMPACT ON RADIO FREQUENCY BROADBAND NETWORK INTEGRITY
OJUH, O. D. AND ISABONA, J.
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The need to provide superb user experience in terms of packet switch multimedia data communication was the key reason for evolving mobile broad cellular radio network technologies such as the universal mobile telecommunication systems (UMTS), High speed packet access (HSPA) and Long Term Evolution (LTE). Particularly, the LTE was developed to supports data transmission speed up to 300 Mbps and 75 Mbps in downlink and uplink, respectively, utilizing a robust multiplexing technique. The multiplexing technique….
BIUJBAS 6(2)8
ISOLATION OF MULTIPLE ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT BACTERIAL SPECIES FROM MIDSTREAM URINE SAMPLES OBTAINED FROM CONSENTING HEALTHY FEMALE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN BENIN CITY, EDO STATE.
ODIGIE, O.,OBAYAGBONA, N. O. AND OLISAKA, F. N.
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Culturable bacterial flora associated with clean catch midstream urine samples was determined using pour plate procedure. The antibiogram profile of the characterized bacterial cultures was evaluated using disc diffusion technique. The antibiotic discs utilized were; Ciprofloxacin (CIP), Cloxacillin (OB), Ofloxacin (OFX), Erythromycin (ERY), Caftazidime (CAZ), Gentamicin (CN), Cefuroxime (CXM), Ceftriaxone (CTR) and Amoxcillin Clavulanate (AM). Urine samples were obtained from thirty (30) randomly selected female students residing in two (2) female hostels….
BIUJBAS 6(2)9
BACTERIOLOGICAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT AND MOLECULAR DETECTION OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT GENES PRESENT IN BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM READY-TO-EAT RICE SOLD IN SELECTED MARKETS IN BENIN CITY, NIGERIA
OLISAKA, F.N., EHIAGHE, J.I., ODIGIE, O.,
MADUKA, N., ALABI, G. A., AND OSABOHIEN, G.
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The spread of antibiotic resistance genes among foodborne pathogens and increasing number of cases of foodborne diseases is a threat to public health. In this study, bacteriological quality assessment of eighteen randomly sampled ready-to-eat rice wrapped with cellophane and leaf (Thaumatococcus daniellii) obtained from Okhra, Santana and Oba markets were carried out using Standard microbiological methods. The antibiotic resistance profile of bacterial isolates from the samples were tested using eleven
commonly used antibiotics; detection…..