SURVEY OF DROUGHT ADAPTATION STRATEGIES AMONG HOUSEHOLDS IN RURAL AREAS OF KUMBOTSO LOCAL GOVERNMENT KANO STATE  

2016-12-12
The aim of this research is to assess the level of preference of drought adaptation strategies among farmers in rural areas of Kumbotso local government Kano state. The study locations ...

IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE ON HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA  

2016-12-12
The study examined the impact of human capital development on economic growth in Nigeria for the period 1986 to 2013, Using annual time series data on: Technological progress – proxied ...

GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AFFECTING CALF BIRTH WEIGHT AND SOME CALVING TRAITS OF EXOTIC BREEDS OF CATTLE IN A TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT  

2016-12-12
A study was carried out to determine the genetic and environmental factors affecting calf birth weight, calving ease and placental release ease of exotic breeds of cattle at Sebore Farms, ...

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF COMBUSTION BEHAVIOUR OF RICE HUSK PELLETS WITH CHARCOAL  

2016-12-12
This dissertation presents the comparative analysis of combustion behavior of rice husk pellets with charcoal. Rice husk was selected because of its abundance and rich crude fiber content which is ...

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SOME SELECTED HAUSA AND ARABIC FORMS OF NEGATION  

2016-12-12
bic forms of negation” compares negations of the following grammatical constructions: simple verbal sentence, nonverbal sentences (equational & existential) and possessive segments in Hausa and Arabic. Being the work is ...

MODEL OF AIRFLOW IN UN- STRATIFIED CROSSVENTILATED RECTANGULAR DOMAIN WITH OPENINGS ON VERTICAL WALLS  

2016-12-12
Natural ventilation of building provides improvement of internal comfort and air quality conditions leading to a significant reduction of cooling energy consumption. Design of natural ventilation systems for many types ...

UPTAKE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF ELIMINATION OF MOTHER TO CHILD TRANSMISSION (EMTCT) OF HIV SERVICES IN KANO STATE, NIGERIA  

2016-12-12
Children constitute approximately one eight of new HIV infections worldwide between 2013 and 2014, most of which occur in sub-Saharan Africa through vertical transmission. Developed countries have significantly decreased MTCT ...

جـــــــامــــ ِعـــــة بــــایــــرو كــــنــــو كـــلــيــة الآداب والـــدراســــات الإســــلامـــيــــــة قــســم الــدراســـات الإســـلامــيــة والــشــريــعـــة  

2016-12-12
هديثمرة هذا البحث بكل تواضع إلى : والدَّXلمرحوم المعلم عثمان بن محمد الأول ( ِخ ْ َشي ) أستاذي الأول، والسيدة عائشة بنت أبي يـ ) على ما قاما به ...

VALIDATION OF ENERGY COMMISSION OF NIGERIA WIS-SOFTWARE FOR WIND ENERGY POTENTIAL OF NIGERIA  

2016-12-12
This work aimed to generally validate Wind Information System (WIS) software developed by Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) by assessing the wind energy potential in Kano, Lagos, Jos, Enugu, Ilorin ...

VULNERABILITY AND ADAPTING TO DROUGHT BY SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN DRYLANDS OF NORTHWESTERN NIGERIA  

2016-12-12
Significant studies on drought have been conducted in the study area. However, holistic vulnerability assessment of drought remains an emerging issue as it has been relegated by previous works. This ...