25 articles in this issue
A. A Balami, O. Chukwu, A. Gbabo, R. D. Idris
Several cassava processing operations have been mechanized successfully, but cassava peeling is still largely carried out manually; however, in this work some selected engineering properties of 5 cassava varieties mostly grown in northern part of Nigeria ... see more
A. P. Adewole, M. O. Mustapha
Image as an important artifact faced with several constraints that may inhibit its usefulness. These constraints includes noise, Identification of objects in the image and extraction of features. In this paper, the denoising methods of Two Stages Image De... see more
O. O. Ogunleye, O. A.A. Eletta, O. E. Itabiyi
Pyrolysis of coconut shell for maximum yield of bio- oil in a fixed bed reactor was investigated in this study. Box Behnken design of experiment in the Response Surface Methodology (RSM) was used to investigate the effect of temperature (400, 500 and 600o... see more
A. A. Ayeni, F. Nasir, O. S. Sowande, S. O. Onidare, O. W. Bello, N. T. Surajudeen-Bakinde
Information carried through the wireless medium are subject to impairments due to several events along the route of transmission, leading to path losses. For effective network planning therefore, these events and their effects on radio propagation need to... see more
P. P. Ikubanni, K. A. Akande, I. K. Adegun, A. O. Awoyemi
Local weaving is an occupation of making a local type of clothing in the South Western and some part of North-central Nigeria called “aso-òkè” using local methods of weaving. This method is an age-long one, which persist until today. Data were obtained fr... see more
K. A. Akande, S. A. Yahaya
Cost savings can be realized in hospitals through the proper utilization of employees to optimize labor cost since labor costs average over half of the expenses of a typical hospital. The health care management is often left to subjective feelings in eval... see more
D. O. Araromi, S. E. Agarry, D. V. Onifade
Internal Model Control (IMC) applied to the blood glucose regulation process in body of a type 1 diabetic patient in this study. Minimal Model (BMM) adopted as the type 1 diabetic patient was linearized using Taylor Series expansion to get appropriate tra... see more
O. A. Solomon
The challenges of low oil production due to the flow assurance problems associated with transportation of high viscosity oil in pipes has attracted attentions for more than two decades. Laboratory scale studies were conducted on co-current flow of high vi... see more
G. O. Babarinde, O. Ajala, L. S. Oyawole
Production of cheese at household level involved the use of different locally produced coagulants which include alum, Sodom apple and fermented maize liquor. Their effects on quality of cheese made from blends of cow-soy milk are sparse. This work investi... see more
A. P. Adewole, M. M. Omotosho
An artifact such as image has its importance in human’s activities to the extent that we hardly can do away with it in our daily lives. As important as this artifact is, several constraints may inhibit its usefulness. Some of these constraints are contain... see more
K. Y. Ogunleye
This paper investigated farmer’s utilization of ICT for Extension Service Delivery among Farmers in Ogbomoso Agricultural zone of Oyo State. Multistage sampling technique was used to select 240 respondents through schedule for the study. Findings showed t... see more
B. L. Olajire-Ajayi, O. P. Omodugba, O. I. Ojo
The study investigated the comparative effects of chromolaema adorata and Gliricidia sepium leaf powder (green manure) on the growth of Mansonia altissima. Three different types of powder were used comprising T2 (1000 mg of Chromolaena adorata leaf powder... see more
I. O. Olumuyiwa, O. O. Saheed
The scientific evidence of rainfall and temperature variability with their significant impacts on crops yield isnow stronger than ever. It is even more so on cassava that serves as staple food in most parts of SouthwesternNigeria. Hence, this study, aimed... see more
O. R. Oyetunji, O. Olaoye, I. O. Dada
The production of paving block from sand and cement is becoming of immense and popular in Nigeria and is been used as finishing material in landscaping. Presently the cost of cement is becoming high and polythene waste is increasing daily causing po... see more
I. A. Lawal, A. O. Isichei
Emission of pollutants from motor vehicles is a problem associated with road transportation. Plants and plant materials on roadsides are directly impacted by such emissions. The level of impact needs to be established and related to vehicular traffi... see more
O. D. Adeniyi,, A. Farouk, M. I. Adeniyi, M. Auta, M. A Olutoye, S Y. Olarewaju
The production of Palm kernel shell (PKS) fuel briquette via mild pyrolysis is the focus of this paper. The operating temperature was kept constant at 280 0C during carbonization at 30, 60, and 90 minute residence time. Proximate analyses and elemen... see more
O. L. Alimi, O. F. Oyedeji
As part of an ongoing research into the stability of oil-field emulsions, model oils have been utilized to probe the effects of asphaltene interactions on crude oil/water emulsion stability. Asphaltenes were precipitated from treated Ondo State oil sand b... see more
L. A. Jimoda, J. A. Adeniran, J. A. Adeniran, V. O. Aladeokin, B. B. Ayantoyinbo
This research work reported the results of the investigation of air pollution from automobiles and other anthropogenic sources at intersections of ten (10) selected busy junctions in Ogbomoso, South-western, Nigeria. Ten (10) sampling sites were considere... see more
L. A. Jimoda, G. K. Latinwo, N. A. Lawal
The work is aimed at investigating, analyzing and comparing the business performance before and after a polyurethane foam producing company embarked on Max foam plant, which is a continuous machine for producing foam as a result of technology development.... see more
B. F. Olanipekun, G. O. Ogunlakin, R. Alagbe
The proximate composition, physical, microbiological properties as well as sensory attributes of bread produced from wheat, acha and bambara nut flour mixes were investigated. Bread loaves indicated increase in protein, fat, ash and fibre as the proportio... see more
P. O. Okekunle, D. Jeremiah, O. S. Abimbola
The pyrolysis characteristics of different wood species residues [Ayin (Anogneissusleiocarpa), Araba (Ceibapentandra), Dongoyaro (Azadirachtaindica), Iroko (Milicia excels) andGedu (Tectonagrandis)] have been investigated in an electrically heated fixed b... see more
B. F. Olanipekun, E. T. Otunola, O. J. Oyelade
This study evaluates the effect of fermentation with selected Rhizopus species on the vitamin and mineral contents of bambara nut (Voandzeia subterranean L.thouars) which is a leguminous plant. Bambara nut was fermented with three species of Rhizopu... see more
A. Joseph, O. Mathew
Considerable quantities of palm kernel shell (PKS) and palm fruit fibre (PFF) are produced as by-products of palm fruits processing. These by-products are long regarded as wastes. Indeed, there are wastes. Now, research has shown that they are not wastes ... see more
A. A. Nureni, O. B. Okunoye, F. A. Oladeji, O. O. Vaughan
Medical records are well known to contain vital, sensitive and treasurable information about patients and it is therefore important to guard them against any form of unpermitted or unauthorized access. The motive behind this paper is to benchmark Role Bas... see more
S. O. Alagbe
Numerical investigation of shut in and restart of high viscosity oil-water flow in 1-in ID horizontal pipe was conducted to understand the physical process of restart of high viscous oil that was transported by water assist-annular flow. The knowledge of ... see more