Vol. 3 No. 3 (2019): FUDMA Journal of Sciences - Vol. 3 No. 3

Published: 29-09-2019

Research Articles

SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITY OF 40 YEARS TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION IN THE SAVANNA REGION, NIGERIA 1533

Ismail Muhammed, Auwal F. Abdussalam, Zaharaddeen Isa
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SEX IDENTIFICATION IN HETEROTIS NILOTICUS (CUVIER, 1829) USING MORPHOMETRIC AND MERISTIC CHARACTERS FROM ALAU LAKE, BORNO STATE NIGERIA 1534

Z. B. Mohammed, M. Y. Diyaware, H. M. Umar, M. I. Agaji, M. Aliyu
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DEPTH-DISTRIBUTION PATTERN OF ORGANIC CARBON ALONG RIVER JAKARA: APPLICATION OF EQUAL-AREA SPLINES TO URBAN AGRICULTURAL SOILS USING R. 1537

Mukhtar Adamu Abubakar, M. U. Dawaki, O. I. Yunusa
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KIDNEY FUNCTION AND SOME HEAVY METALS STATUS OF LEATHER TANNERS AT MAJEMA TANNERY, KOFAR WAMBAI, KANO STATE- NIGERIA. 1538

A. M. Gadanya, R. D. Maiwada, A. M. Wudil, A. A. Imam
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GLYCEMIC INDEX AND IMPACT OF FOOD FORMULATED FROM LOCALLY AVAILABLE STUFF ON PROTEIN STATUS OF MALNOURISH CHILDREN IN KANO, NIGERIA 1539

A. M. Gadanya, S. M. Abubakar, A. S. Yahaya, A. A. Sidan, D. Muhammad, M. A. Yarima
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RADIOMETRIC NORMALIZATION OF ASTER, LANDSAT TM AND ETM+ SENSORS FOR MULTI-TEMPORAL NORMALISED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX DATA QUALITY IN A DRYLAND WOODLAND RESERVE 1540

M. M. Badamasi
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URBAN SUSTAINABILITY: TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING THE STATUS OF ZARIA URBAN AREA-NIGERIA 1541

Muhammad Tukur Murtala, Muhammad Uthman, Ahmad Muktar
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REMOTE SENSING AND GIS APPLICATION FOR FOREST RESERVE MONITORING AND PREDICTION: A CASE OF GIREI FOREST RESERVE, ADAMAWA STATE, NIGERIA 1542

Sanusi Adamu
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PREVALENCE OF MALARIA AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, ZARIA, KADUNA STATE 1543

A. M. Shaibu, K. Aliyu, B. E. Igiri, M. O. Otori, A. R. Shuaibu
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PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING, PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES AND ACUTE TOXICITY STUDY OF THE LEAVES OF ZIZIPHUS ABYSSINICA HOCHST. EX A. RICH. (RHAMNACEAE) 1544

Murtala M. Namadina, A. Nuhu, S. Yahuza, S. M. Zakari, B. S. Aliyu, A. A. Jalingo, M. A. Aminu, A. …
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE SUBSURFACE SOIL USING ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY TOMOGRAPHY FOR FOUNDATION STUDIES AT AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY PHASE II, ZARIA, … 1545

L. A. Olayinka, A. L. Ahmed, K. M. Lawal, A. Aliyu, E. Idogbe, B. Ahmed, M. U. Tyabo
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DETERMINANTS OF FARMERS' PERCEPTION AND ADAPTATION STRATEGIES TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN IWO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OSUN STATE, NIGERIA. 1546

Olarenwaju S. Akintobi
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APPLICATION OF ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY IMAGING AND INDUCED POLARIZATION METHODS FOR GROUNDWATER EXPLORATION AT AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY PHASE II, ZARIA, NIGERIA 1547

L. A. Olayinka, A. L. Ahmed, K. M. Lawal, H. Muhyideen
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COMPARISON OF GEOPHYSICAL PARAMETERS OF GEOELECTRIC SECTION AND SEISMIC REFRACTION IMAGING ALONG THE SAME PROFILE ACROSS A BOREHOLE LOCATION AT AGBAN-KAGORO, … 1548

Gwazah Cyril Afuwai
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SCREENING FOR DROUGHT TOLERANCE UNDER NATURAL STRIGA GESNERIOIDES INFESTATION IN SELECTED COWPEA (VIGNA UNGUICULATA L. WALP) GENOTYPES IN KANO, NIGERIA 1549

M. Hayatu, A. A. Isa, M. M. Namadina
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COMPARATIVE STUDY ON PROXIMATE AND MINERAL COMPOSITION ON PARKIA BIGLOBOSA (AFRICAN LOCUST BEAN) FRUITS AND SEEDS 1550

Nuraddeen Abdurraman, Khalid Haliru
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PREVALENCE AND ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE PATTERN OF SELECTED PATHOGENIC BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM POULTRY DROPPINGS IN ZARIA, NIGERIA 1551

R. P. Enenya, O. S. Olonitola, M. B. Tijjani, M. Bello
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DETERMINATION OF FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM INFECTION AMONG HOSPITAL ATTENDEES IN SOME PARTS OF KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA 1552

G. Y. Benjamin , H. I. Inabo, H. M. I. Doko, B. O. Olayinka
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SEISMIC REFRACTION SURVEY FOR FOUNDATION INVESTIGATION AT AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA PHASE II, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA 1553

K. O. Momoh, J. Raimi, K. M. Lawal
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SMOKED AND FROZEN FISH MARKETING IN BENIN METROPOLIS, EDO STATE, NIGERIA 1554

A. O. Oduwale
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MODELLING THE RHEOLOGY AND DETERMINATION OF FLUID LOSS OF DRILLING MUD FORMULATED FROM ORGANOPHYLLIC CLAY DEVELOPED FROM LOCALLY SOURCED NIGERIAN BENTONITIC CLAY 1555

U. Bala, S. Bilal, M. S. Shuwa
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CONSTRUCTION OF A DOUBLE RING INFILTROMETER AND ITS USE FOR FIELD EVALUATION OF INFILTRATION CHARACTERISTICS OF TWO WOODLOT COMPARTMENTS OF AFAKA, KADUNA, NIGERIA 1556

Donatus Onwuegbunam, N. E. Onwuegbunam, H. F. Bankole
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EVALUATION OF RATIONAL USE OF ANTIBIOTIC IN POULTRY INDUSTRY USING ESCHERICHIA COLI ANTIBIOGRAM AS INDEX OF RESISTANCE IN ZARIA, NIGERIA 1557

R. P. Enenya, O. S. Olonitola, M. B. Tijjani, M. Bello
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PREVALENCE OF AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS (AIV) (SUBTYPE A/H5N1) IN COMMERCIAL POULTRY FARMS IN JOS SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA FOR … 1558

D. Gwamzhi, G. S, Dasat
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AN ENHANCED INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEM USING HONEYPOT AND CAPTCHA TECHNIQUES 1559

M. Abdullahi, S. Aliyu, S. B. Junaidu
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2D ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY IMAGING OF MINE WORKINGS AT ODAGBO, NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA 1560

E. A. Idogbe, A. L. Ahmed, K. M. Lawal, B. M. Ahmed, M. M. Isah
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A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF DISCHARGE MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES IN THE NORTHERNMOST TRIBUTARY OF RIVER KUBANNI, ZARIA, NIGERIA 1561

Mukhtar Suleiman, Ahmed Abubakar, Bashir Babura Sabo, Najib Abdullahi
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URINARY SCHISTOSOMIASIS AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS IN DAWAKIN KUDU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KANO STATE 1562

H. Sule, A. S. Kumurya, M. H. Mansur
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INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY OF THREE PLANTS EXTRACTS AGAINST SITOPHILUS ZEAMAIS ATTACK ON MAIZE SEEDS UNDER HERMETIC STORAGE CONDITION 1563

H. E. Negbenebor, S. Nura
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EFFECT OF GAMMA RAYS ON THE VARIABILITY OF YIELD ATTRIBUTING TRAITS AND GENETIC PARAMETERS IN FONIO (DIGITARIA EXILIS STAPF.) 1564

S. Nura, A. K. Adamu, M. A. Adelanwa, I. S. Usman, H. E. Negbenebor, K. Shehu
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TWO-DIMENSIONAL RESISTIVITY INVESTIGATION OF CASSITERITE DEPOSIT AT PINGEL VILLAGE, MAGAMA GUMAU, BAUCHI STATE, NIGERIA 1565

Yusuf Ogrima Bashir, Raimi Jimoh, Aminu Ahmed
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EXPERIMENTAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF PARABOLIC TROUGH SOLAR COLLECTOR FOR STEAM GENERATION 1566

M. Tambaya, J. S. Enaburekhan, I. A. Rufa'i
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ASSESSMENT OF FORMS AND EXTENT OF INFORMAL CHANGES TO THE GEOMETRY OF A LOW DENSITY GOVERNMENT LAYOUT IN BAUCHI TOWN, BAUCHI STATE, NIGERIA 1567

J. A. Falola, U. Wali
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CORPORATE NETWORK SECURITY USING EXTENDED ACCESS CONTROL LIST (ACL) IN A SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT 1568

Aliyu Rabiu Karmanje, Oyenike Mary Olanrewaju, Shamsuddeen Falalu
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PREVALENCE OF LISTERIA SPECIES IN BLUE WHITING (MICROMESISTUS POUTASOU) IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA. 1569

E. E. Amusan, A. I. Sanni, K. Banwo
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BACTERIAL PATHOGENS ISOLATED FROM PSEUDOTOLITHUS SENEGALENSIS AND MICROMESISTUS POUTASOU SOLD IN SOME MARKETS IN LAGOS STATE 1570

T. O. Oluwagunke, O. O. Olajuyigbe, E. E. Amusan
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DETERMINANTS OF FACTORS AFFECTING ADAPTATION STRATEGIES TO CLIMATE CHANGE OF CASSAVA PROCESSING IN SOUTH WEST, NIGERIA. 1571

Oyinlola Rafiat Ogunpaimo, Adewale Dipeolu
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AN ASSESSMENT OF PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED DURING THE FLOW OF COMMODITIES FROM ZARIA TO OTHER CITIES IN NIGERIA 1572

Silas Joshua, Hajara Bamaiyi, Abashiya Michael
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STUDY OF SOLAR RADIATION AND SUN LOCATION AT MIDSUMMER OF A SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC POSITION 1573

Muhammad Abdurrahman, J. Gambo, I. M. Musa, I. Sa'adu, M. Shehu, Z. Dahiru
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ASSESSMENT OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN URBAN GROWTH AND SURFACE TEMPERATURE IN ABUJA MUNICIPAL AREA COUNCIL 1574

Adewale F. Olatunde, Martins Momoh
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SOIL WATER CHARACTERISTICS OF TWO AGRO-ECOLOGICAL ZONES OF KATSINA STATE, NIGERIA: A COMPARISON STUDY BETWEEN THE SOILWAT MODEL AND LABORATORY TEST 1575

B. S. Ojo, M. M. Maina
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SURVEY AND ASSESSMENT OF RADIATION LEVELS ASSOCIATED WITH MOBILE AND WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION MAST IN RESIDENTIAL AND OFFICE AREAS WITHIN KADUNA METROPOLIS 1576

I. Magaji, K. A. Ibrahim, I. Ahmed
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PERFORMANCE COMPARISON BETWEEN WIND TURBINE AND DIESEL FOR OFF-GRID ELECTRICITY GENERATION IN KANO-NIGERIA 1577

Y. Alhassan, J. S. Enaburekhan, I. A. Rufai
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INTENSITY OF USE OF RICE PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY: LESSON FROM AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION AGENDA PARTICIPANTS IN NORTH WEST, NIGERIA 1578

O. S. Balogun, M. A. Damisa
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ANTIBIOTICS SUSCEPTIBILITY PATTERNS OF BACTERIAL ISOLATES FROM UNPASTEURIZED MILK SOLD AT KADUNA STATE UNIVERSITY 1579

A. F. Obajuluwa, F. A. Muhammad, Z. M. Barau
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VARIATIONAL EFFECTS OF TIO2 DOPING ON OPTICAL RESPONSE OF POLYMER BLEND NANOCOMPOSITES 1580

A. Ismaila, T. Ahmed, H. Ismail
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ASSESSMENT OF SHEA BUTTER PROCESSING (VITELLARIA PARADOXA) IN NORTH CENTRAL, NIGERIA. 1581

O. S. Balogun, O. Aasa
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ASSESSMENT OF PROFITABILITY OF SHEA BUTTER (VITELLARIA PARADOXA) PROCESSING IN NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA 1582

O. S. Balogun, O. Aasa
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DETERMINATION OF THE GROSS ALPHA AND BETA ACTIVITY CONCENTRATIONS IN SOME SELECTED CHILDREN’S DIET IN SABO, KADUNA STATE 1583

A. A. Ejimah, N. Rabiu, N. N. Garba, E. G. Olonaiye
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EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF SULPHIDE ION PERFORMANCE ON THE GROWTH OF CDZNS NANOPARTICLES 1584

A. A. Ibiyemi, O. Olubosede, M. K. Awodele, O. Akinrinola, A. O. Awodugba
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DETERMINATION OF HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF AZANZA GARKEANA PLANT AND THE CULTIVATED SOIL USING AAS TECHNIQUE 1585

A. Y. Abubakar, R. Nasiru, N. N. Garba, A. U. Lawal, U. M. Kankara, N. Ibrahim
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PROTOTYPE LINE FOLLOWING AUTOMATIC GUIDED VEHICLE (AGV) FOR UNIT LOAD DISPATCH IN AN OFFICE ENVIRONMENT 1586

O. O. Martins, A. A. Adekunle, S. B. Adejuyigbe, M. O. Arowolo, H. O. Adeyemi
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INTERPRETATION OF MAGNETIC FIELD INTENSITY OVER REGION OF MANGANESE ORE DEPOSIT AT BAKIN-RUWA AND DARANNA COMMUNITY, KEBBI STATE NORTHWEST NIGERIA 1587

Mohammad Tyabo Usman, Jimoh Raimi, Shehu Suleiman Magaji
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1-DIMENSIONAL SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY ANALYSIS OF THE PHASE II SITE, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA USING MULTI-CHANNEL ANALYSIS OF SURFACE WAVES 1588

Abubakar Fahad, Ahmed I. Isiaka, Aminu A. Lawal, K. M. Lawal
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PREVALENCE OF GASTROINTESTINAL PARASITES AND CONDITION FACTOR OF AUCHENOGLANIS BISCUTATUS (GEOFFREY ST. HILARIE, 1827) IN KIRI RESERVOIR, SHELLENG, ADAMAWA STATE, … 1589

P. Vandi, J. L. Daniel, G. Chessed, L. M. Augustine, D. S. Cromwell , S. Francis
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ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITIES JEOPARDIZING THE ABUNDANCE OF LATEX-PRODUCING PLANTS IN THE VEGETATION BELTS OF NORTHERN NIGERIA 1590

D. Y. Papi, I. A. Onaji
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DETERMINATION OF RADIOACTIVITY CONCENTRATION IN HARVESTED WATER WITHIN EKPOMA EDO STATE. 1591

E. G. Olonaiye, N. Ra, N. N. Garba, A. A> Ejimah
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DEVELOPMENT OF ADSORBENTS FROM RICE HUSK FOR CESIUM REMOVAL FROM SIMULATED WASTE WATER USING CENTRAL COMPOSITE DESIGN 1592

M. S. Olakunle, A. O. Ajayi, M. M. Alfa, A. A. Ahmadu
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HEAVY METALS IN BLOOD AND HISTOPATHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OFWISTAR RATS EXPOSED TO FIVE NATRON (KANWA) VARIETIES SOLD IN KURMI MARKET KANO, NORTHERN NIGERIA 1593

S. T. Imam, A. Sani, A. Hassan
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DEVELOPMENTOF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS BASED FACILITY MANAGEMENT OF AREA F STAFF HOUSING UNIT, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA, NIGERIA 1595

Muhammed Tukur Murtala, R. S. Thlakma, A. Balarabe
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A SEMANTIC WEB BASED APPROACH FOR DIAGNOSING RELATED HORMONE IMBALANCES 1596

M. Lawal, S. Aliyu, B. I. Ahmed
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DECADAL ANALYSIS AND ESTIMATION OF TEMPERATURE CHANGES IN NORTHERN SENATORIAL ZONE OF KADUNA STATE-NIGERIA 1597

Umar Bambale Suleiman, A. L. Abdulhamed, L. J. Musa, S. L. Yelwa
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EVALUATION OF EFFECT OF FIVE SELECTED ANTIBIOTICS ON GROWTH OF WHITE AND YELLOW MAIZE VARIETIES 1598

B. P. Mshelmbula, G. F. Akomolafe, S. Bello, P. M. Jonah
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DETECTION OF SALMONELLA SPECIES AMONG PATIENTS WITH SUSPECTED CASES OF TYPHOID FEVER IN WUDIL GENERAL HOSPITAL 1600

M. M. Ahmad, U. Z. Umar, I. I. Abdullahi, I. H. Mukhtar, S. Isa
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ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITIES OF SUPERNATANT OF FERMENTED MAIZE (OMIDUN) AGAINST SELECTED ENTEROVIRUSES 1601

A. A. Sunmola, O. O. Ogbole, T. O. C. Faleye, J. A. Adeniji, F. A. Ayeni
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EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF GPS-BASED NAVIGATION SYSTEMS DURING GEOMAGNETIC STORMS USING DIFFERENT PSEUDORANGE MEASUREMENTS 1602

A. O. Adewale, E. O. Oyeyemi, O. O. Oyebola, O. O. Odeyemi, B. Olugbon, J. A. Odetola, R. T. …
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PHYSICO–CHEMICAL PARAMETERS AND BENTHIC MACRO-INVERTEBRATE COMMUNITIES OF CALABAR RIVER, NIGERIA 1603

Garba Barde Bate, Nwuyi Okori Sam-Uket
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STUDY ON THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF JACKAL BERRY (DIOSPYROS MESPILIFORMIS) FRUIT EDIBLE PART 1604

Suleiman Magaji
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STOMACH CONTENTS AND INDEX OF FOOD SIGNIFICANCE OF PARACHANNA OBSCURA (GÜNTHER) IN KIRI RESERVOIR, SHELLENG, ADAMAWA STATE, NIGERIA 1605

P. Vandi, J. L. Daniel, G. Chessed, L. M. Augustine, S. Francis
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PHYTOCHEMICALS AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF BOSWELLIA DALZIELII STEM BARK AGAINST SOME CLINICAL ISOLATES 1606

S. Balarabe, B. S. Aliyu, H. Muhammad, M. A. Nafisa
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PHYSICOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF PLANT GUM EXUDATES OF SOME SELECTED PLANT SPECIES IN KANO STATE NIGERIA 1607

H. Sani, L. A. Sani, I. Gambo, M. S. Mohammed, B. S. Aliyu
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VALIDATION OF ANTIBACTERIAL CLAIMS OF SOME HERBAL MEDICINAL PRODUCTS SOLD IN OTUKPO, BENUE STATE. 1608

A. B. Ella, F. A. Ella, A. O. Adulugba, V. O. Ogah
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MICROBIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF SOLID WASTE IN TWO OPEN DUMPSITES AT GWAGWALADA AREA COUNCIL OF ABUJA, NIGERIA 1609

Oyelayo A. Adekiya, Adebimpe Taslima Adeogun
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EFFECT OF UPPERCOTT EXPOSURE ON THE LIVER OF FEMALE ALBINO WISTAR RAT 1610

E. U. Modo, B. O. Orji, I. Wopara, M. A. Agiang, F. E. Uboh
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COMPARATIVE STUDY OF AMINO ACID COMPOSITION IN THE DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF WATERMELON (CITRULLUS VULGARIS) SEEDS SOLD IN KANO METROPOLIS, NIGERIA 1611

Josep Akumah Ojogba, A. U. Uduma
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SITE IDENTIFICATION FOR RECESSIONAL IRRAGATION FARMING AROUND DADIN KOWA DAM GOMBE STATE, NIGERIA 1612

B. A. Jibril, M. A. Adamu, D. M. John, A. A. Ismail, W. A. Isa
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VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS OF CASSAVA AND CASSAVA BYE PRODUCTS IN OGUN STATE NIGERIA: A TRANSLOG COST FUNCTION APPROACH 1613

V. A. Elegbede, A. O. Dipeolu, A. M. Shittu
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Review Articles

PRINCIPLES AND APPROACHES OF GENOME-EDITING IN PLANT 1535

A. K. Ibrahim
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STATUS OF TOMATO VIRUSES IN NIGERIA 1594

P. Abraham, O. O. Banwo, B. D. Kashina, M. D. Alegbejo
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A REAL-TIME DATA STREAM PROCESSING MODEL FOR A SMART TRAFFIC APPLICATION, LEVERAGING INTELLIGENT INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) CONCEPTS 1599

M. I. Yakubu, E. Okorafor, K. O. Momoh
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