12 articles in this issue
E. O Sangotayo, K. A. Adedeji, P. O. Ige
One of the effective ways of enhancing the heat transfer rate between a solid and an adjoining fluid is through the use of an extended surface called fin. Extended surface enhances the heat transfer rate by increasing the area of the surface through... see more
R. M. Mahamood, J. O. Aweda, K. R. Ajao, O. T. Popoola, J. K. Odusote
Flexible Link Manipulator Systems (FLMs) is more favoured in the industries when compared to the rigid link manipulator, the reason for this include: their light weight, the ease with which they can be manipulated, they consume less energy because of thei... see more
T. A. Akande, S. O. Onidare, O. B. Ayeni, A. A. Ayeni
Oil Pipeline installations are national infrastructures of high economic value. This makes monitoring and protection of such installations against the threat of economic saboteurs a national issue for any government. In this paper, a system for smart moni... see more
A. S. Osunleke, A. Bamimore, O. Sogunle; O. Taiwo
The traditional PID controllers have continued to be the most widely implemented control technique in the industries for many years because of its structural simplicity and its transparent tuning rules. In this work, an analytical design method for PID co... see more
O. A. Akinola, D. O. Ayedun, T. M. Akande
Watermelon fruits rapidly deteriorate after harvest because of its short shelf life of about 10 days, after which it loses its nutritional value. Hence, the development of a microcontroller based storage chamber for watermelon fruits. The chamber is a com... see more
O. J. Adeosun, A. O. Olorunnisola, E. B. Lucas, O. U. Dairo, A. A Aderinlewo,, I. A. Ola
Palm oil production yields a considerable quantity of palm kernel shell (PKS). This is locally burnt as fuel for domestic cooking as well as in blacksmith and goldsmith operations. Medium-grade fuel such as char can be derived from PKS through pyrolysis. ... see more
A. A. Adekunle, I. Adesina, O. O. Adekoya, A. O. Familusi
This work assesses the level of participation of indigenous contractors in developmental construction projects in Nigeria and compares it with that of their foreign counterparts; it also examines the factors responsible for the low level performance by in... see more
M. Ochulorugo, J. C Ehiem, K. J. Simonyan
The impact of three different drying methods (active solar, direct open sun and hot-air cabinet tray drying) and two different treatment methods (perforated and sliced) on drying characteristics, phytochemical constituents and colour of Bryophyllumpinnatu... see more
E. A. Amusan, O. J. Emuoyibofarhe, O. T. Arulogun
Medical tele-management is an emerging field of study in tele-health that proposes an interactive and proactive disease management approach which combines tele-monitoring and tele-consultation services through an information and communications technology ... see more
W. O. Ajagbe, M. A. Tijani, I. A. Oyediran
Engineering and geological properties of rocks from eight different quarries in Ibadan were evaluated to determine their suitability for concrete production. Samples from each quarry sites were subjected to grading, relative density, water absorption, bul... see more
O. T. Adedeji, A. Falohun, O. M. Alade, S. O. Olabiyisi, E. O. Omidiora
Feature level fusion is the combination of biometric information contained in the extracted features of biometric images. However, feature-balance maintenance and high computational complexity are one of the major problems encountered when fusion is done ... see more
O. OJEDELE, F. PEARSE
The cost of construction activities is a major concern in developing countries, because of rise in construction materials. This was the reason for assessingpartial replacement of sand with sawdust as fine aggregate in concrete slab. Concrete slabs with di... see more