Naturally occurring resources, such as water, energy, minerals, and rare earth elements, are limited in availability, yet they essential components for the survival development of all life. The pressure on these finite resources is anthropogenic, arising from misuse, overuse, overdependence, which causes a loss biodiversity climate change poses great challenges to sustainable development. focal...

Solar energy harvesting is practiced by various nations for the purpose of security and environment preservation in order to reduce overdependence on oil. Converting solar into electrical through Photovoltaic (PV) module can take place either on-grid or off-grid applications. In recent time Lithium battery exhibiting its presence applications but role application rarely discussed literature. Th...

One major problem of the agro –industries in Nigeria is management its wastes generated from processes. These can be converted to useful products and are attractive for being an alternative solving disposal issues industry. This study assessed synthesis lignosulfonates Oil Palm Kernel Shells (OPKS) evaluated performance as a retarder additive oil well cementing operations. OPKS was synthesized ...

A prospective study of 6825 labours was undertaken to determine the relation between the Apgar scores of the babies at one minute and the cardiotocograph tracing in labour. The sensitivity of an abnormal tracing was 35.2% for babies who needed intermittent positive pressure ventilation and 20.0% for babies who did not but who had Apgar scores of less than 7. The sensitivity of an abnormal traci...

Since the 1970s, one strand of second language (L2) pedagogy has been concerned with imparting behaviors and techniques to learners that they can use independently to improve their learning and use of the target language. This strand, known as strategy instruction (SI), has faced a number of challenges including overdependence on teachers for instruction, competition for space in already crowde...

Loneliness is a prevalent phenomenon within the older adult population. Previous literature suggests that technology use, specifically Internet use, can alleviate loneliness and improve well-being. This research study follows 32 people over the age of 65 using a digital technology for six months. A mixed-method approach was used to collect quantitative and qualitative data throughout the time p...

This article argues that the future of public services will be shaped increasingly by the evolution of global, Internet-enabled, digital platforms, with two distinctive technical and commercial features. First, use of open standards and architectures that separate standard business logic from supporting applications will allow government to become technologyand vendor-agnostic, freeing it from ...

The threat to human health posed by antibiotic-resistant bacterial pathogens is of growing concern to medical practice. This study investigated the antibiotic sensitivity pattern of Salmonella typhi isolated from blood specimen. One hundred blood samples were collected from suspected typhoid fever patients in 31 Artillery Brigade Medical Centre, Minna, and were analyzed for S. typhi while antib...

The energy issue in transportation for the next 20 years is not one of adequate supply but rather it is a combination of overdependence on imported petroleum and of managing a transition to economically, strategically and environmentally desirable energy sources. More than a quarter of all energy consumption in the United States is attributable to transportation, as is nearly two-thirds of all ...

Innovation is becoming more and more important in modern society. There are a lot of researches on different kinds of innovation but marketing innovation is one kind of innovation that has not been studied frequently before. Marketing innovation is defined as a new way in which companies can market themselves to potential or existing customers. The study shows some key elements for marketing in...