ABSTRACT This study was aimed at Smallholder farmers’ adaptation strategies to the effect of climate change and vulnerability in Gelana Woreda, Oromia region, Ethiopia. A total of 156 households were sampled using random sampling methods. A household questionnaire survey, focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and field observation was undertaken to collect primary data. Furthermore, 96.8% of the respondents perceived occurring of climate variability in the study area. The decli...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the levels of organochlorine pesticide residues in both cocoa beans and soils of cocoa plantations in selected farms in Ondo State. Soil samples and cocoa pods were collected from four major farms in the State. The pesticide residues were extracted, cleaned up and analysed using Gas Chromatography-Electron Capture Detector (GC-ECD). In the analysed cocoa samples, the ranges of the mean concentrations of the organochlorine pesticides were: α-HCH (ND-0.094 m...
ABSTRACT Researchershaveidentifiedsourcesofindividualdifferencesinwritingacrossbeginninganddevelopingwriters. Theaimofthepresentstudywastofurtherclarifythesourcesofthisvariabilitybyinvestigatingtheextentto whichtherearedifferencesingeneticandenvironmentalfactorsunderlyingtheassociationsbetweenlexical diversity,syntacticknowledge,andsemanticcohesionknowledgeinrelationtowriting.Differenceswereexaminedacrosstwodevelopmentalphasesofwriting:beginning(i.e.,elementaryschool)anddeveloping(i.e.,�...
ABSTRACT Technological change has greatly impacted everyday life. In Finland, for example, Nokia and the mobile phone technology have enjoyed a similar position as a national vehicle for economic and social change, as the tractor in the Soviet Union, in the 1950 ́s. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have transformed the way people communicate and interact with one another. It has brought, not only new ways of socializing, consuming and producing services and experiencing plac...
ABSTRACT Today development is related to globalization and transition to digital economy as well as to growing pressures on the environment and the society. As the proportion of the urban population is rapidly increasing, cities are becoming more and more the focus of these changes this paper. Most cities in the European Union (EU) are increasingly promoting smart green just actions, trying to learn from the experience of more advanced cities in this field. These actions obviously affect urba...
ABSTRACTThe study adopted Thermal Infrared Remote (TIR) Sensing and Geospatial Information System (GIS) Techniques using LANDSAT TM, LANDSAT ETM and LANDSAT OLI sensors to acquire Urban Surface temperature data emitted by objects in the study area and store the information as a digital number (DN) thermal band (B6, B61 and B10) as well as secondary data acquired from the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET). Urban Surface Temperature was obtained through the following processes: Acquisi...
Abstract This study assessed impacts of climate change and its relations to air pollution on human health in Akure, Ondo State with focus on the Federal University of Technology, Akure. Data were generated from majorly primary sources through Air Quality Meter and questionnaire administrations and the meteorological station. A total of 121 respondents were drawn from the six sample points considered as the high activity areas of the in the town through a random sampling techniques. The data ...
PREFACE The second edition of the International Conference on Engineering and Environmental Sciences (ICEES 2021) was co-hosted by the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Environmental Sciences of Osun State University, Osogbo from 23rd-25th November, 2021. The Conference with the theme, “ReThinking Engineering and Technology for Environmental Sustainability in the Face of Global Pandemic” took place at a time the world is still re-adjusting to life in the COVID/post-COVID-19 e...
ABSTRACT Geochemical characterization and lithostrtigraphic description of the Neogene strata in the Orafite-Nnewi area of Southeastern Nigeria are carried out based on detailed field measurments and laboratory studies. The Ogwashi-Asaba formation consists of multi storey channelized sandstone, pebbly at the base and fining upward. Lignite seams occurs at various levels. Some geochemical properties of Enem, Olulu and Ejighioku lignites deposi...
This paper is an overview of criteria needed for the deployment of CCS technology. This to avoid unnecessary leakage in the storage mechanisms. For a CCS to be successful the criteria must be examined and the site is clear for the technology. This paper give an insight into the basic criteria for the site which will be used for for storage of co2
This research is about the biostratigraphy and depositional environment of Numanha shale of the Yola arm of the Upper Venue Trough. Five location within the study area were studied and sample were collected so as to analyze for microfossil and petrographic characteristics of the samples collected during field mapping /sample collection.
Abstract: Service charge administration for a long time is cited as the commonest cause of conflict in the landlord, tenants and property manager’s relationship. The study evaluated the challenges encountered in the administration of service charge in the commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra State of Nigeria. The study was guided by four main objectives namely; to identify what constitutes service charge, to examine the method of service charge administration in commercial properties, to ide...
ABSTRACT: The present study assessed solid waste management practices and impact on Ala River water quality in Akure, Ondo state, Nigeria. The primary data were obtained through field observation, interviews and questionnaire while secondary data were obtained from desk review of use of journals, articles, seminar papers, internet sources, government official publications. Simple random sampling technique was used to obtain required information for the study. Results showed that 37.8% of the...
SYNOPOSIS Landed properties ( houses ) have been observed, undergoing changes in their design shapes and uses, this changes in use as a result of alteration being made could also be know as redevelopment, that is the restructuring of the building to suite the uses which they were designated. This dissertation in the pros of redevelopment in an urban centre, which is ilorin metropolis. Further more, it examines the causes of redevelopment and analysis its effect on re-development properties ...
Comprehensive Logical framework of project on Capacity Building for youth on waste management