1. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PIPEBORNE WATER AND OTHER SOURCES OF WATER FOR HUMAN CON...

» ABSTRACT Comparative examination of three main sources of water supply in Independence layout Enugu was carried out with a view to determine their levels of contamination of bacteria. The sources of water examined are tap water, well water and stream water. The pour plate method was used to examine the water samples. Bacteria isolated from the water samples include coliforms especially Escheric...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 6,283 engagements |

2. EFFECT OF DIFFERENT CARBON SOURCES ON THE GROWTH OF ANTIMICROBIAL PRODUCING (Bac...

» ABSTRACT Effect of different carbon sources on the growth of antimicrobial producing Bacillus species in ogiri egusi sold in Ogbeta, Orie, Artisian, Kenyatta, Enugu State were evaluated using standard microbiological and analytical methods. 12 bacteria were isolated and identified such as Bacillussubtilis,(33.33), Bacillus pumulis (41.66), Bacillus licheniformis (25) were identified based...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 5,942 engagements |

3. PURIFICATION AND PROPERTIES OF ALPHA AMYLASE PRODUCED FROM BACILLUS SUBTILIS ISO...

» ABSTRACT Thermophiles are organisms which are adapted to live at high temperatures. The enzymes from thermophiles find a number of commercial applications because of their thermostability and thermoactivity including in beer brewing. One of the most attractive attributes of thermophiles is that they produce enzymes capable of catalysing biochemical reactions at temperatures higher than those of...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 5,833 engagements |

4. A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE SEROLOGICAL STATUS FOR NEWCASTLE DISEASE IN LOCAL CHI...

» ABSTRACT Newcastle disease (ND) is the most important viral disease of poultry in the world including developing countries. In Africa and Asia, it is a major constraint against the development of both Industrial and village poultry production. A serological study was conducted to estimate the level of circulating antibodies against ND in unvaccinated local chickens, raised under traditional man...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 5,060 engagements |

5. ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITIES AND PHYSICO-CHEMICAL ANALYSES OF HONEYS FROM Hypotrigon...

» ABSTRACT Honey has been used traditionally for ages to treat infectious diseases. Antimicrobial activity of honey is complex due to the involvement of multiple bioactive compounds. The physico chemical and antimicrobial properties of honey varieties from Apis mellifera and stingless bees,Hypotrigona sp. (Okotobo Igbo) and Melipona sp. (Ifufu Igbo) were studied using International Honey Commission ...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 6,412 engagements |

6. COMPARATIVE TOXICITY OF CRUDE OIL AND KEROSENE ON THE GROWTH OF NITRIFYING BACTE...

» ABSTRACT Crude oil and kerosene have useful applications in the society and are, therefore, used as sources of income and energy. However, the spills arising from crude oil and kerosene in our environment are becoming a visible problem in our ecosystem. Crude oil and kerosene pollute our farmlands and other arable lands and may negatively affect the growth and activities of nitrifying bacteria ...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 7,733 engagements |

7. GROWTH RESPONSES TO ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS FACTORS BY OSMOPHILIC YEASTS ISOLATED F...

» ABSTRACT Yeasts are continuously exposed to series of changes within their natural habitat in the environment. Their growth and proliferation are readily affected by certain factors in their environment. This study was designed to isolate osmophilic yeast from honey and to evaluate the effect of some stress factors such as temperature, pH, NaCl, heavy metals and preservatives on the growth of y...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 6,022 engagements |

8. IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF IMMUNO-MODULATORY PROPERTIES OF PREBIOTICS EXTR...

» ABSTRACT Prebiotics are non digestible food substances that when consumed provide a beneficial physiological effect on the host, by selectively stimulating the favourable growth or activity of a limited number of indigenous bacteria. Most known prebiotics are complex carbohydrates commonly found in fruits, vegetables and plant products. Vernonia amygdalina, commonly called bitter leaf is widel...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 5,422 engagements |

9. MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE PROFILES OF CLINICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISOLATES OF PSEUDOMO...

» Abstract The emergence of multiple antibiotic resistance in bacteria and the indiscriminate use of antibiotics contribute to the dissemination of resistant pathogens in the environment which may cause problems in therapy and is a serious public health issue. This study was conducted to determine the incidence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and E.coli isolates in certain clinical and environme...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 7,045 engagements |

10. STUDIES ON THE CO-INFECTIVITY OF HIV AND ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIA

» ABSTRACT The increasing global incidence of tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) has been attributed to immunosuppresion due to the Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic. The paucity of information on the contribution of NTM to mycobacterial infections in Africa including Nigeria has however been closely associated with limited laboratory culture for its isolation and ide...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 5,558 engagements |

11. STUDIES ON THE OCCURRENCE OF BETA-LACTAMASES IN MEMBERS OF THE GENERA Salmonella...

» ABSTRACT Salmonella and Shigella species isolated from human faecal samples were examined for Beta lactamase production and resistance to some antibiotic agents. Age distribution of sources of resistant isolates showed thatShigella isolates from Youths (18 30 years) were more resistant to Ampicillin (66.67%) and Augmentin (33.33%) than isolates from Infants (6 months 4 years) which showed ...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 5,525 engagements |

12. SYNERGISTIC EFFECT OF BACTERIOCIN-LIKE INHIBITORY SUBSTANCES PRODUCED BY VAGINAL...

» ABSTRACT The vaginal normal flora of a healthy woman is dominated by species of Lactobacillus. The balance between the vaginal flora is maintained by the protective antagonizing compounds produced by Lactobacillus. Group B Streptococci (GBS) is an opportunistic organism usually carried asymptomatically by pregnant women but cause severe neonatal infections. Antibiotics chemotherapy pos...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 5,631 engagements |

13. EVALUATION OF ELEPHANT GRASS (PENNISETUM PURPUREUM) AS SUBSTRATE FOR BIOETHANOL ...

» ABSTRACT Elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) was evaluated for its ethanol production potential using co cultures of Aspergillus niger and Saccharomyces cerevisiaeisolated from local sources. Proximate and lignocellulose analysis carried out on the plant sample showed that it had crude fibre, lignin, hemicellulose and cellulose contents of 31.5%, 26.78%, 18.76% and 34.16% respectively. As...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 6,121 engagements |

14. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE OF A STEAM TURBINE PLANT

» ABSTRACT Thermal electrical power generation is one of the major methods used in Egbin thermal station. Due to inconsistency and failure in the power supply in Nigeria, there is a need for a proper operation and maintenance schedule strategy of the various kinds of power plants accessories so as to facilitate their efficiencies and functionality. Egbin thermal station, which is one of the major...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 10,672 engagements |

15. DESIGN, SIMULATION, CONSTRUCTION AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A SOLAR OVEN

» Abstract A solar ovenis a device that converts solar energy into useful heat in a confined space (oven chamber) which can be utilised for cooking and baking purposes.The oven consists of plane reflectors to concentrate the solar radiation on the collector.The heat gain is maximum if the collector and reflectors are continuously adjusted such that the incidence angle of the reflected and di...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 8,632 engagements |

16. A STOCHASTIC LINEAR PROGRAMMING APPROACH FOR THE PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION AND IN...

» ABSTRACT In the Nigerian Bottling Company, Production planning has a fundamental role to play. In this study, the particular scenario considered concerns the Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) with many production facilities and multi products production systems. The Products are being distributed to a number of depots at which the demand for each product is known. The problem of interest in...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 5,261 engagements |

17. ASSESSMENT OF OIL SPILLAGE AND ITS CONTROL IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY IN NIGERI...

» ABSTRACT The physical presence of the oil industry in Nigeria is so large and has resulted in a lot of activities in the upstream sector which has deleterious effects on ecosystem stability and local biodiversity – which the peoples‘ livelihoods depend upon. This research provides an overview of environmental issues in the oil and gas industry in Nigeria with specific focus on oil spillage ...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 5,878 engagements |

18. CHARACTERISATION OF SOME NIGERIAN COALS FOR POWER GENERATION

» ABSTRACT Five coal samples from Odagbo (Kogi State), Owukpa (Benue State), Ezimo (Enugu State), Amansiodo (Enugu State) and Inyi (Enugu State) weresubjected to proximate analysis, ultimate analysis, calorific value determination, petrographic and thermogravimetric analysis to determine their suitability for power generation. Tests were carried out at the laboratories of Advanced Coal Technology...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 5,019 engagements |

19. DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A FRUIT JUICE EXTRACTION MACHI...

» ABSTRACT This research centers on the design, development and testing of a motorized juice extractor fabricated using locally available materials. The machine is made essentially of two basic compartments: the chopping compartment and the juice extracting compartment. Other components include feeding hoppers, top cover, auger conveyor housed in a cylindrical barrel, juice sieve, juice coll...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 75 pages | 6,147 engagements |

20. EFFECT OF FAULTY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ON BUILDING MAINTENANCE

» ABSTRACT The study examined the effects of faulty design and construction on the maintenance of building. A survey of randomly selected samples of 20 builders and 15 architects were conducted. Questionnaires were used to collect data from Architects and Builders. The survey included 11 groups of defects and sub defects in each groups. The predominant severity effects of each defects was assesse...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 6,415 engagements |

21. INVESTIGATION OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF ZEOLITE-Y AND ZSM-5 CATALYSTS SYNTHESI...

» ABSTRACT This research work was centred on mechanical properties of zeolite Y and ZSM 5 catalysts synthesized from locally available clays such as Kaolin, Alumina, Gambe and Pindiga respectively. Pressure absorption capacities of the synthesised zeolite catalysts and that of the supportive clays were carried out with the aid of a bourdon gauge machine. Plastimeter machine alongside with a mi...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 4,639 engagements |

22. MANUFACTURING SYSTEM OPTIMIZATION: A STUDY OF UNITY AND EFFICIENCY IN PRODUCTION...

» ABSTRACT Theaim of this study is to investigate why the implementation of Unity and Efficiency in Production(UEP)is not yielding the expected results in PAN. The overall operations, production and sales are still on the low trend.This survey examined how the adaptation of UEP tools and the level of functions integration relate to the overall implementation success.A well structured questionnair...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 4,887 engagements |

23. MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE PROPERTIES OF SELECTED LOCALLY PRO...

» ABSTRACT The performance of the oils selected in this work was tested for considering Viscosity, Viscosity Index, Density, Flash Point, Pour Point, and Carbon Residue. The most important of all the properties which makes the oil protect against wear is viscosity that helps to reduce friction between moving parts in the engine. The Viscosities of the oils; Oando SAE 20W50, Total SAE 20W50, Mo...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 5,328 engagements |

24. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT MATERIALS AS CHILLS IN SAND CASTING OF ALUMI...

» ABSTRACT This study has evaluated the effectiveness of metallic materials as chill in sand casting of aluminium alloy. Four plates of dimension 165mm x 80mm x10mm were cast using sand mould. Steel, copper and brass chills in form of cylindrical bar of geometry 7mm in diameter and 50mm long were inserted, side by side at regular intervals of 30mm in each sand mould and the last sample was left u...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 4,935 engagements |

25. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A BEDSIDE REFRIGERATOR

» ABSTRACT Refrigeration processes have developed from the primitive ice cooling system to complex industrial applications. The principle however remain the same, effecting provision of cold space for the preservation, cooling or hardening of substances such as foods, beverages, drugs, vaccines and chemicals. The presence of heat and moisture cause micro organism to infest the mentioned items theref...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 5,588 engagements |

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