this study was conducted to reveal the impact of rural-urban migration on broiler production in the niger delta region of nigeria. data were collected from 795 household heads and farmers/managers/supervisors of 25 selected broiler farms in the study area. descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis was utilized to analyze the data. able bodied young men constituted most of the rura...

background: formaldehyde is extensively used for preservation of cadavers in departments of anatomy. however, it is a noxious chemical which may cause serious health problems. objective: to assess the effect of exposure of medical students to formaldehyde at the department of anatomy, niger delta university, nigeria. methods: in a questionnaire-based study, 93 second-year medical students were ...

The study addressed the economic comparison of the achievements of Fadama III agricultural enterprises in the Niger Delta Area of Nigeria using task-target performance approaches. It aimed at identifying the indicators, tasks and targets and achievement of Fadama III. Some materials used were secondary information collected from the various Fadama III project offices. Simple random sampling tec...

Alcohol dehydrogenase (E.C 1.1.1.1) is an enzyme that catalyses the reduction of acetaldehyde to ethanol during fermentation. In this study, activity crude alcohol (ADH) isolated from yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) fresh Raphia hookeri and Elaeis guineensis palm wine(saps) Niger Delta region (Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Imo River States) was determined at a temperature range ...

Foraging in ants is generally organized along well-defined trails supporting a bi-directional flow of outbound and nestbound individuals and one can hypothesize that this flow is maximized to ensure a high rate of food return to the nest. In this paper we examine the effect of bottlenecks on the temporal organization of ant flow. In our experiments ants had to cross a bridge to go from their ne...

Due to annual flooding the Niger Inland Delta plays an important role in the Sahel. The flooding influences deciding the land covers inside and in the immediate vicinity of the delta. Using remote sensing technology is an effective way to observe and verify changes in landscape. With its weather and daylight independence Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data emphasize as particularly suitable for...