the study assessed beneficiaries’ satisfaction in the management of loag-contract components by cooperatives involved in the farm credit delivery in edo state. the objective was to identify the components of the farm loan contract, examine the management strategies and rate the beneficiaries’ satisfaction of such management strategies. this was done by purposively selecting 40 cooperatives invo...

PROBLEM ADDRESSED The surge in patient demand for the H1N1 influenza vaccine during the 2009 pandemic. OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAM To facilitate timely delivery of the 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine to a family practice population while preserving regular clinic function and to create a model of effective vaccination delivery for future outbreaks. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION An academic family practice i...

We are witnessing a large increase of Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) deployments, used to sense, monitor and act on the environment, because cable-free solutions are easier to deploy. However, in industrial applications, WSNs still aren’t seen as a viable option because of the required fast sampling rates and the reduced time delay, particularly in a multi-hop deployment where traffic congestion...

With increasing competition in the business world and the emergence and development of new technologies, many companies have turned to integrated production and distribution for timely production and delivery at the lowest cost of production and distribution and with the least delay in delivery. By increasing human population and the increase in greenhouse gas emissions and industrial waste, in...

Ocular drug delivery is limited both by patient acceptability and by the limited time that the dosage form is retained within the precorneal region. The timely gelation and retention of in situ-gelling ophthalmic formulations would be fundamental to improve the efficacy of drugs. The aim of this investigation was to develop ocular drug delivery system with simplicity in installation for patient...

It is known that introductory computer programming courses are difficult and that failure rates are high [1, 2, and 3]. The aim of this project was to improve student success rates in learning to program. This paper presents a number of changes in module organization and instructional delivery system. Interactive lectures and laboratory sessions, online resources, timely feedback, and out of cl...

Web service deployment is hampered by the possibility of sudden variations in request volumes. Mechanisms exist to enhance scalability in times of heavy load when the delivered content is static. However, web services typically involve dynamic content, delivered through application servers which may have little to no support for adapting to varying loads in order to ensure timely delivery. In t...

BACKGROUND Breastfeeding in the first hour after birth is important for the success of breastfeeding and in reducing neonatal mortality. Government policies are being developed in this direction, highlighting the accreditation of hospitals in the Baby-Friendly Hospital (BFH) initiative. The aim of this study was to analyze the association between delivery in a BFH (main exposure), compared to n...

This paper proposes a novel form of peercasting system as an improved solution for IP-based mass media content delivery. Proposal aims to improve existing homogenous and heterogeneous systems for mass media distribution to very large user bases, with needs for timely and reliable delivery, and content persistence. Thus IP multicast has great advantages for delivery with controlled last-mile ele...

Care of an acutely ill parturient is particularly difficult when we have to balance the needs of both mother and the fetus to survive. The literature suggests there should be emphasis on stabilising the mother's condition. In dealing with metabolic acidosis, however, we believe delivering the baby early might not only relieve the threat of the acidosis on the mother, it may be the only way to d...