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Rivers State University of Science and Technology

EducationPort Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria
About: Rivers State University of Science and Technology is a education organization based out in Port Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Threatened species. The organization has 1826 authors who have published 1833 publications receiving 15183 citations.


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TL;DR: The dietary incorporation of raw soybean had no significant effect on percent weight of spleen, kidney, heart, testes and liver, however, RSB inclusion at 25% level led to gross morphological alterations such as inflamation as well as necrosis...
Abstract: Sese, B.T., Berepubo, N.A. and Ngodigha, E.M. 1996. Performance of young rabbits fed graded levels of dietary raw Soybean. J. Appl. Anim. Res., 9: 89–93. Graded levels (0,5,10,15,20 and 25%) of raw soybean (RSB) were incorporated into six isocaloric and isonitrogenous diets A,B,C,D, E and F, respectively, and fed ad libitum, to forty-eight 6 to 8 weeks old rabbits of the New Zealand white and California strain. Diet A (0% RSB) containing toasted soybean meal served as the control. Feed intake (74.83±7.06 to 79.31±7.55 g/day) and feed efficiency (0.15±0.02 to 0.18±0.03 g gain/g feed) showed no significant difference (P<0.05) among the treatments which resulted in comparable growth rate (11.7±2–17 to 14.0±1.83 g/day) among rabbits on different diets. The dietary incorporation of raw soybean had no significant effect (P<0.05) on percent weight of spleen, kidney, heart, testes and liver. However, RSB inclusion at 25% level led to gross morphological alterations such as inflamation as well as necrosis...
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01 Jan 2016
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the challenges posed to the regulation of transnational financial crimes by the processes of globalization and suggest that more emphasis should be placed on enhanced preventive measures, such as increased electronic surveillance, modernization of applicable legal rules along these lines, international co-operation and the cultivation of a global ethical consensus on the subject.
Abstract: The chapter examines the challenges posed to the regulation of transnational financial crimes by the processes of globalization. Acknowledging that globalization has promoted greater integration of states into the international economy through interconnection of markets, financial services and capital, it argues that the products of technological advancements, such as computer and the Internet, have been increasingly used and exploited by criminals in the perpetration of transnational financial crimes. It demonstrates that the existing national and international legal instruments and mechanisms have been unable to sufficiently grapple with the problems of transnational financial crimes and suggests that more emphasis be placed on enhanced preventive measures, such as increased electronic surveillance, modernization of applicable legal rules along these lines, international co-operation and the cultivation of a global ethical consensus on the subject.
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08 Sep 2020
TL;DR: An improved alcohol level sensing system, that measures alcohol intakes, display percentage of alcohol, sound an alarm if alcohol percentage is above the preset thresh hood, documents offender’s data via keypad and transmit same data to a central server with SIM800 GSM/GPRS module via short messaging services for proper documentation and persecution purpose is presented.
Abstract: This paper is an improved alcohol level sensing system, that measures alcohol intakes, display percentage of alcohol, sound an alarm if alcohol percentage is above the preset thresh hood, documents offender’s data via keypad and transmit same data to a central server with SIM800 GSM/GPRS module via short messaging services for proper documentation and persecution purpose. Here we used an alcohol sensor circuit along with LCD display, a buzzer alarm, ATmega328 microcontroller, keypad and GSM sim module. The system first uses the alcohol sensor in order to detect the alcohol. The sensor provides analog input. These analog inputs are sent to the microcontroller for further processing. The microcontroller calculates the percentage of alcohol from the analog input received and displays the same on the LCD screen. The device was observed to sound an alarm when the percentage of alcohol exceeded the preset value of 0.05 g/mL. Through the use of a 4x4 keypad, documentation of the driver license serial number, the car plate number and name of the driver was achieved. These documented details of the erring driver were transmitted to a preprogrammed mobile phone number via SMS using the SIM800 GSM/GPRS module.
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19 Mar 2019
TL;DR: Nwankwoala et al. as discussed by the authors found that sandy soil with small amounts of fine, medium or coarse particles (2.00mm and 0.02mm) are found to have high erodibility.
Abstract: Dredging operations entail the removal of bed materials and associated vegetation from a river channel. It is an underwater excavation to re-establish a channel so as to improve navigation or for commercial activities [1]. The dredged materials may be deposited in uniform layers over wet land vegetation or open bay bottom [2]. In Nigeria, manual dredging by natives has been in operation since the early part of the 19th century. This according to Aroh [3] was to get sharp sand (for construction purposes) and prevent sinking of boats. Sand erosion is a gradual change that is difficult to determine from environmental agents e.g. rainfall, runoff, streams and wind solely but coupled with dredging activity, sand erosion is determinable. Sand erosion is generally a three-step process of sand particles detachment, particles transportation or particles displacement and finally deposition at a different or new location [4]. Sand itself is a material with lesser degree of cohesion and therefore is vulnerable. The susceptibility of sand surface to the vagaries of erosion defines sand erodibility. Sand physical properties, namely particle size distribution (soil texture), structure, organic matter content and permeability govern erodibility [5]. Texture is the mix proportion of sand, silt and clay. Erodibility is high for sandy soil. Sandy soils with small amounts of fine, medium or coarse particles (2.00mm and 0.02mm) are found to have high erodibility. Sand structure is the aggregation of identifiable shape and bad aggregation which enables the sand to be eroded by the detachment force of a dredger. Also, sand organic matter (SOM) being highly discouraged due to heat in sand does not bind sand particles together into sticker aggregates, thereby offering no resistance to erosion. Permeability is the measure of the rate at which water percolates through sand under a head of water and is a function of sand structure, texture and bulk density, hence a function of sand particles [4]. Because of the high percolation feature of a sandy soil, erodibility is high hence erodibility can be defined by soil partcles size distribution. Particles size distribution is very important in soil conservation, engineering and management *Corresponding author: Nwankwoala HO, Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Received Date: March 13, 2019 Published Date: March 19, 2019 ISSN: 2643-6876 DOI: 10.33552/CTCSE.2019.01.000522
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the cognitive behaviours of patients undergoing transvaginal sonography (TVS) and the impact of demographic factors on them and found that patients' perception of explanation of procedure and waiting time prior to procedure significantly correlated with age.
Abstract: This study investigated the cognitive behaviours of patients undergoing transvaginal sonography (TVS) and the impact of demographic factors on them. A total of 160 self-completion questionnaires were distributed in image diagnostics, Port Harcourt, River, State, Nigeria. The questionnaire included questions on patient demographics as well as ordinal scales for patients to rate perceptions of TVS on various cognitive indices. All the questionnaires were distributed and collected. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were done. Tests were two-tailed with P<0.05 indicating statistical significance results. A score of above 50% was recorded on all the indices. The least score was recorded for no fear of contagion scale. A significant difference was noted in patients' perception of explanation of procedure and waiting time prior to procedure between first and previous experience patients. Perception of comfort significantly correlated with age while perception of explanation significantly correlated wit...

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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
20235
202210
2021203
2020300
2019220
2018108