Vol. 9 (2025): FUDMA Journal of Sciences - Vol. 9 April (AHB Special Issue)

Published: 2025-05-18

Research Articles

ASSESSMENT OF SELECTED PLANT EXTRACT AS EXTENDER ON SPERM VIABILITY AND FUNCTIONAL INTEGRITY OF RED SOKOTO BUCK DURING COLD STORAGE

Temidayo Stephen Ojo, Mohammed G. Garba, Usman S. Salisu, Chinedum C. Mbakwe, Hamza Salimu

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DEVELOPING A STANDARDIZED ADAPTATION INDEX TO EFFECTIVELY ASSESS CLIMATE RESILIENT PRACTICES AMONG FISHERMEN IN KATSINA STATE, NIGERIA

Abdulsalam S. Nababa, Abdulkadir Aliyu, Joel Umaru, Sufiyanu Sani

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QUALITY EVALUATION OF PASTA PRODUCED FROM WHEAT (Tricuma estivum), ACHA (Digitari aexilis), AND FLUTED PUMPKIN LEAF (Talfaera occidantalis) COMPOSITE FLOUR

Zubairu Kaida Idris, Kazeem Atanda Sogunle, Muhammad Muhammad Salisu, Garba I. Abubakar, Adam K. Abubakar

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PREVALENCE OF INDIGESTIBLE FOREIGN BODIES (IFBs) IN THE RUMEN AND RETICULUM OF SHEEP AND GOATS SLAUGHTERED AT KANO MAIN ABATTOIR, KANO STATE, NIGERIA

Mahmud A. Saulawa, Naziru Ashiru

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EVALUATION OF Pseudomonas aeruginosa ACTIVITIES OF MUNG BEAN (Vigna radiata) SEED EXTRACT

Aminu Usman, Abdulaziz B. Kutawa , Danladi D. Musa, Faruq Ahmad Danmallam

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CYCLOIDS FOR MINIMAL TIME PROJECTION

Abdullahi Muhammad

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ASSESSMENT OF LENGTH-WEIGHT RELATIONSHIPS, CONDITION FACTOR, AND GROWTH PATTERNS OF Clarias gariepinus AND Oreochromis niloticus IN SABKE RESERVOIR, NIGERIA

Timothy Auta, Ismail Nasir, Umar Musa Kankara, Muhammad Abdullahi Yahaya, Mustapha Amadu Sadauki, Armaya'u Hamisu Bichi

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BIOPOTENCY OF MACA (Lepidium meyenii) POWDER SUPPLEMENTATION ON PERFORMANCE AND HAEMATOLOGICAL PROFILE OF YANKASA RAMS DURING HOT SEASON

Gaddafi Sani, Mohammed G. Garba, Mohammed A. Yahaya

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INFLUENCE OF COLLECTION TIME ON NUTRIENTS AND MICROBIAL LOADS OF SOME FROZEN MARINE FISH SPECIES SOLD IN BICHI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KANO STATE, NIGERIA

Kasim Lawal Ibrahim, Armaya'u Hamisu Bichi, Akeem Babatunde Dauda, Ahmad Mahuta Salim, Mustapha Amadu Sadauki

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METABOLITES PROFILING AND THE ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF ETHANOL LEAF EXTRACT OF JATROPHA CURCA

Aminu Ado, B. Gabi, A. Mukhtar

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OPTIMIZATION OF LIPASE PRODUCTION USING AGRO-ALLIED WASTES BY Bacillus subterraneous IN SOLID-STATE FERMENTATION

Hadiza Jamilu, A. Bukar, A. Ado

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2D ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY SURVEY FOR GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION AT AKWANGA DUMPSITES AND ABATTOIR, NASARAWA STATE

Ubaidullah Ahmad, Ayyaninuola O. Samuel, Aisha A. Kana, Ahmad A. Sule, Guruza J. Muhammad

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EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LABORATORY-BASED INSTRUCTION ON FEMALE STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN CHEMISTRY IN KONTAGORA, NIGER STATE, NIGERIA

Ibrahim Alhassan Libata, Huassaini Hassan, Rabi Muhammed

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FOOD SAFETY RISK ASSESSMENT OF FUNGAL CONTAMINANTS AND AFLATOXIN B1 IN MARKETED GROUNDNUT OIL FROM KADUNA METROPOLIS, NIGERIA

Sabi'u Shitu, Medinat O. Musa, Auwalu Adamu Abubakar, Dalladi Abba

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GONADAL AND EXTRA-GONADAL SPERM RESERVES OF KANO BROWN BUCKS AS AFFECTED BY SEASON AND FEEDING REGIME

Abduljalal Musa Aliyu, M. Nasir, M. Lamido

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KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES RELATED TO WATER QUALITY AND FISH PARASITES AMONG RESIDENCE COMMUNITIES OF WARWADE RESERVOIR DUTSE, JIGAWA STATE, NIGERIA

Hamisu Idris Miga, Armaya’u Hamisu Bichi, Akeem Babatunde Dauda

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NEWSPAPER COVERAGE OF FOOD SECURITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES. A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIAN DAILY NEWSPAPERS

Abbas Abubakar, H. I. Ibrahim, G. T. Adejare

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DIVERSITY AND RELATIVE ABUNDANCE OF NATIVE ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI ASSOCIATED WITH CUCUMBER PLANTS IN KANO STATE, NIGERIA

Umma Abdurrahman Yakasai, Safianu Rabiu

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SPATIAL PATTERN AND DETERMINANTS OF CRIME INCIDENCE IN URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS OF KATSINA CITY, NIGERIA

Olanrewaju Yusuf Yahaya, David Davou Gyang, Olasunkanmi Gabriel Jeje

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EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN ACTIVE MOBILE PHONE DETECTION SYSTEM IN AN ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT

Muftahu Suleiman, Shafiu Umar

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EFFECT OF MOISTURE REGIMES AND INOCULATION ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF BAMBARA GROUNDNUT IN NORTHERN GUINEA SAVANNAH OF NIGERIA

Kabir Muhammad Ladan, Habu N. Kura, Bashir M. Sani

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THE NEXUS BETWEEN LIVELIHOOD DIVERSIFICATION AND NUTRITION SECURITY AMONG FARMING HOUSEHOLDS IN NIGERIA

Emmanuel Ada Ojoko, Chinalurum Clementina Amadiegwu, Dada Gbenga Emmanuel

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EXTRACTION, ISOLATION, CHARACTERIZATION AND PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING OF EUPHORBIA BALSAMIFERA LEAF EXTRACT FOR PESTICIDAL ACTIVITY AGAINST CALLOSOBRUCHUS MACULATUS

Harisu Mikailu, Abubakar Sani, Sani Suleiman, Ibrahim Sani, Kabir B. Abdullahi, Ahmed Hamisu, Khadija H. Wada

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INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTS OF BANDITRY ON EXTENSION SERVICES DELIVERY AND CROP PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES IN ZAMFARA STATE NORTH-WEST, NIGERIA

Daniel Ekpa, Segun S. Adeola, Emmauel A. Ojoko, Altine Amadu

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QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF SMOKE-DRIED CATFISH STORED IN DIFFERENT PACKAGING MATERIALS

Justina O. Oshoke, Hauwa O. Sadiq, Zainab Yahaya

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STABILITY ANALYSIS OF THE MODELS FOR MALARIA'S EFFECTS ON HUMANS BASED ON THE GENETIC STRUCTURE

Nurat O. Abdurrahman, Ninuola I. Akinwande, Samuel A. Somma, Jamiu Omotola Ibrahim

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ASSESSMENT OF SOLAR ENERGY POTENTIALS IN PARTS OF NORTHCENTRAL NIGERIA USING GEOSPATIAL METHOD

Busayo S. Buremoh, Joel A. Ezenwora , Abiodun S. Moses

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IN VIVO ANTIMALARIAL ASSESSMENT AND PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF Carica papaya LEAF EXTRACT IN Plasmodium berghei-INFECTED MICE

Uchenna Blessing Alozieuwa, Emmanuel Olofu Ogbadoyi

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MICROBIAL QUALITY OF LIQUID HERBAL PRODUCTS HAWKED WITHIN KADUNA METROPOLIS

Aishatu Mohammed Aliyu, Ibrahim R. Abdulhamid, Yakasai M. Aliyu

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FACTORS AFFECTING CREDIT ACCESSIBILITY IN THE BANK OF AGRICULTURE, KATSINA STATE IN NIGERIA

Ahmad Muhammad, Lawan Abdulmumini, G. A. Ubandoma

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KINETICS OF PHOTOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION OF METHYL ORANGE USING CuO-a-Fe2O3 NANOCOMPOSITE UNDER VISIBLE LIGHT IRRADIATION

Muhammad Suleiman Darma, Abdulhamid Hamza, Ibrahim Imrana

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EFFECT OF WATER FLOW-RATE ON GROWTH, NUTRIENT UTILIZATION, AND SURVIVAL OF AFRICAN CATFISH FINGERLINGS IN A SEMI-CLOSED SYSTEM

Audu Michael Elaigwu, Abdurrauf Saidu, Ijeoma J. Ochokwu

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DRIVEN AND COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PULMONARY DISEASE PREDICTION EMPLOYING RANDOM FOREST FOR ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS

Rilwan Abdulyekeen

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BIOGENIC SYNTHESIS OF NICKEL IRON OXIDE NANOPARTICLES AND ITS ANTI-MICROBIAL STUDIES USING NEEM (Azadirachta indica) LEAF EXTRACT

Muhammadu Marwana Yusuf, Ibrahim Samaila, Nusaiba Aminu Madugu, Khadija Danjuma Abdulkadir

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HAEMATOLOGICAL RESPONSE OF Clarias gariepinus (BURCHELL, 1822) FINGERLINGS TO VARYING LEVELS OF BETAINE/B – GLUCAN FEED ADDITIVE

Mark Eka Ali, Olukayode Amos Sogbesan, Kotos Abdulrahman Abubakar, Sylvia Ali Salisu

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ASSESSMENT OF NUTRIENT AND ANTI-NUTRIENT CONTENTS OF DIFFERENT LOCAL RICE CULTIVATED IN DANDUME LOCAL GOVERNMENT, KATSINA STATE NIGERIA

Lawal Nura, Abdullahi Muktar, Imam U. Nasiru

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SEASONAL ASSESSMENT OF SOME ANIONS IN SOIL FROM DUTSIN-MA IRRIGATION FARMLANDS KATSINA STATE, NIGERIA

Fatima Muhammad

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ASSESSMENT OF TOXIC ELEMENT CONTAMINATION AND RISK IN SEDIMENTS NEAR A FERTILIZER PLANT IN KANKARA, NORTHWESTERN NIGERIA

Adamu Idris, Isyaku Saifudeen, Adamu N. Baba-Kutigi, Emmanuel Joseph

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EVALUATING SOLAR RADIATION POTENTIAL OF NORTH EAST USING ANGSTROM-PRESCOTT MODEL

H. M. A. Ladan, A. Ukasha, A. D. A. Buba, J. S. A. Adelabu

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THE PERCEPTION OF KADUNA AND KATSINA STATES SPORTS COUNCIL ATHLETES ON THE INCLUSION OF TRANSGENDER ATHLETES IN SPORTS

Funke Abosede Olarinoye

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GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY ANALYSIS AND ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF AQUEOUS AND ETHANOLIC EXTRACTS OF Boswellia dalzielii ON CLINICAL ISOLATES OF Escherichia coli AND Salmonella spp.

Nafisa Adamu Abduljalil, A.M Sharif, Babangida Lawal

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ECONOMICS ANALYSIS OF BAMBOO MARKETING IN ANAMBRA AGRICULTURAL ZONE OF ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA

Samuel Emeka Anarah, A. Peace Umeukeje, I. Samuel Obiajulu, N. Theresa Meludu

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TOXIC METALS BIOACCUMULATION IN DIFFERENT ORGANS OF FISH HARVESTED FROM ZOBE DAM, KATSINA STATE, NIGERIA USING RELATIVE INSTRUMENTAL NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS

Emmanuel Joseph, A. H. Bichi, I. Abubakar

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BASELINE STUDY OF DIVERSITY AND INSECT SPECIES RICHNESS RECORDED IN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY DUTSIN-MA TAKE -OFF CAMPUS, KATSINA, NIGERIA

A. Muhammad, Zara Musa, Musa Muhammad

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EFFECT OF PHOTON ENERGY ON THE RADIATION SENSITIVITY OF HEMA POLYMER GEL DOSIMETER BASED ON NEAR INFRARED EVALUATION

Muhammad Alhassan, Emmanuel Joseph, Abdulrahman Zuru Namadi

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INFLUENCE OF PROCESSING METHODS ON THE PHYTOCHEMICAL, MINERAL AND FIBRE FRACTION OF JUJUBE FRUIT MEAL AS A POTENTIAL FISH FEED INGREDIENT

Hadiza B. Yakubu, Armayau H. Bichi, Akeem B. Dauda

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DETERMINATION OF MEDIAN LETHAL DOSE (LD50) OF BITIS ARIETANS VENOM AND ANTILETHALITY OF ADANSONIA DIGITATA AND SECURIDACA LONGEPEDUNCULATA LEAVES EXTRACTS

D. Danladi Musa, A. Adamu Aliero, A. Muhammad Gumi

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Review Articles

KAOLINITE CLAY AS GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE RAW MATERIAL FOR ZEOLITES PRODUCTION: A REVIEW

Adikwu Gowon Jacob, Ikechukwu Ogadimma Alisi, Jikamshi Mustapha Surajo

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EVALUATION OF SEASONAL TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY CHANGES ON BLOOD METABOLITES OF KANO BROWN BUCKS

Sulaiman Umar Abdulhamid, M. Nasir, Abduljalal M. Aliyu, S. Sariyyu, Ismail A. Kakudi

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SURVEYING TERRESTRIAL FOREST CARBON STORAGE AND ECOSYSTEM BENEFITS IN NIGERIA

John Agbo Ogbodo, Armaya’u H. Bichi, Okwudili J. Ugwu

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RECENT ADVANCES IN CEMENT CHEMISTRY AND APPLICATIONS: A REVIEW

Ikechkwu O. Alisi, Abubakar Musa, Adikwu G. Jacob

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