ADSORPTION STUDIES FOR THE REMOVAL OF Ni (II), Pb(II) AND Cu(II) IONS FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTION USING ORANGE PEEL  

2015-12-12
Adsorption of Ni (II), Pb(II) and Cu (II) ions from aqueous solution onto orange peel was investigated to evaluate the effects of contact time, initial metal ion concentration, adsorbent dose, ...

SOILS CHARACTERISATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF PEDOTRANSFER FUNCTIONS FOR ESTIMATING SOME SOILS PROPERTIES IN KADUNA STATE OF NIGERIA  

2015-12-12
The soils of Northern and Southern Guinea Savanna of Kaduna State, Nigeria were studied with the aim of characterizing them, and developing of Pedotransfer functions for estimating soils physical and ...

CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATION AND RELATED KNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTION AND ATTITUDE OF MOTHER OF 12-23 MONTHS CHILDREN IN FAGGE LGA KANO STATE  

2015-12-12
Introduction: immunization has been shown to be the most successful and cost-effective public health intervention in the 20th century. However, immunization coverage has remained low in Nigeria although vaccines are ...

Spatio-Temporal Patterns of Deforestation in Marbe Forest Reserve, Zamfara State, Nigeria: An Integrated Analysis.  

2015-12-12
A Spatio-temporal analysis of deforestation in Marbe forest reserve Zamfara State was carried out to examine the changes in vegetation cover, and produce a map of changes detected over time ...

ANALYSIS OF SEDIMENTATION AT WUYA REACH AND THE NEED FOR DREDGING TO IMPROVE CANOE TRANSPORT OF RIVER KADUNA, NIGER STATE  

2015-12-12
This dissertation investigates some characteristics of the drainage/channel and geomorphological parameters of river Kaduna around Wuya reach especially the morphological shape of the reach, the slope processes that is explained ...

AWARENESS, ATTITUDE AND PARTICIPATION OF STAKEHOLDERS IN PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNEERSHIP (PPP) IN THE HEALTH SECTOR IN KANO STATE  

2015-12-12
INTRODUCTION: Public private partnership (PPP) is a health sector reform strategy to harness all available resources in the pursuit of quality health service provision at the same breadth ensuring efficient, ...

PRIORITY SETTING AND HEALTH SYSTEM RESPONSE TO CONFLICT SITUATION: A CASE STUDY OF YOBE STATE HEALTH SYSTEM  

2015-12-12
INTRODUCTION: The major problem in health care prioritization is the need for new health care policies, which always exceed available budgetary funds, particularly in an economic environment characterized by shrunken ...

DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH CARE SEEKING BEHAVIOUR AMONG FEMALE STUDENTS OF HEALTH INSTITUTIONS IN KANO METROPOLIS  

2015-12-12
ABSTRACT This study investigated determinants of health care seeking behaviour among female students of health institutions in Kano Metropolis. To achieve this purpose, Five (5) research questions and five (5) ...

DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION AND SIMULATION OF AUTOMATIC TIME-BASED STREET LIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM  

2015-12-12
In this work,anAutomatic Time-based Street Light Control System using microcontroller was designed, implementedand simulated. The street light control system was designed using microcontroller (PIC16F690) and the micro chip was programmed ...

TEACHERS’ ATTITUDE TOWARDS SEX EDUCATION ON HIV/AIDS AWARENESS CAMPAIGN IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NASSARAWA EDUCATION ZONE KANO STATE  

2015-12-12
The study investigated teachers’ attitude towards sex education on HIV/AIDS awareness campaign in senior secondary schools in Nassarawa Education Zone, Kano state. The background to the study highlighted the trends ...