In this work, variation iteration method is used to develop analytical solutions for the prediction of molar concentration of native and denatured jack bean urease (EC 3.5.1.5) through the three–reaction steps kinetic ...

Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) slices, 3 mm thick, were dried in a laboratory scale batch Refractance WindowTM dryer. To construct the dryer, a laboratory water bath was modified by covering the bath with a transparent ...

For several years, Landsat imageries have been used for land cover mapping analysis. However, cloud cover constitutes a major obstacle to land cover classification in coastal tropical regions including Lagos State. In this ...

General environmental management, which involves monitoring and modeling, requires the information of the Land surface temperature (LST) status of area concerned. Land surface temperature has gained relevance recognition ...

The physical development in an urban community and the need to control such development for economic, socio-political and environmental reasons have necessitated the requirement for geographical and statistical information ...

Land use is generating worldwide interest as changes in land use are at a rapid rate and it is estimated by the United Nation's Population Fund (1999) that by the year 2025, 80% of the world's population will live in cities. ...

Samples of copper-aluminum reinforced metal matrix composite (MMC) were prepared by liquid metallurgy method using micron–sized silicon carbide (SiC) particulate. The resultant MMC samples were characterized to determine ...

The university as a centre for research into the development of a nation requires constant supply of electricity. In order to achieve this, it becomes of great importance to evaluate the precise amount of energy required ...

Provision of affordable housing especially, for low-income earners, which forms the majority or the population. continues to be elusive in the nations of world. The major reason given for this is the high cost of building ...

Device-to-Device (D2D) communication has been considered a key enabling technology that can facilitate spectrum sharing in 4G and 5G cellular networks. In order to meet the high data rate demands of these new generation ...

The screw extruder briquetting die is critical to determining the quality of biomass briquettes. In this study, mathematical models were developed to study pressure distribution along the briquetting die using the hot ...

Abstract: A proposal for maximizing the available TV white space in Nigeria using a mixture of SFN and k-SFN digital television network design is presented in this paper. First, the current spectrum occupancy of UHF and ...

The application of polylactides in tissue engineering is attracting significant interest. Using renewable; low cost; health and environmental friendly agro waste as reinforcement in electrospun polylactide nano composite ...

This work investigates thermal and mechanical properties of bricks produced from particles of electric arc furnace (EAF) hazardous fumes with a view to enhancing safe disposal and reduce the current prohibitive cost of ...

The viability of utilizing cheaply sourced quarry tailings (QTs) particles as reinforcing materials for the development of low cost high performance aluminium matrix composites for structural and industrial applications ...

In this paper, the influence of the processing parameters on the wear and mechanical properties of 5 – 12 % aluminum red brass (Al-brass) was studied. The wear characteristics of developed Al brass in dry sliding conditions ...

In this study, the mechanical characteristics of electrospun palm fruit bunch reinforced poly lactic acid (PLA) nanofiber composites using treated and untreated filler was examined. Poly lactic acid–palm fruit bunch– ...

Materials selection and development for application in advanced systems is becoming highly complex involving the need for lower cost alternatives without compromising service performance. This paper investigated ...

The act of soldering that is devoid of any debilitating health hazards is a global concern necessitating the development of varied lead-free solders exhibiting desirable solderability. In this study, a lead-free ...

Studies on the effect of steel dust (EAF dust) addition on the mechanical properties of 6063 Aluminium alloy have been carried out. The cast composite samples contain steel dust from 2–20 wt% produced in sand mould. These ...