INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC INNOVATIONS - VOLUME 8, NUMBER 1, 2020

  

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• EFFECT OF MOISTURE CONTENT ON THE PROXIMATE COMPOSITION OF MAIZE

  By: Okeke C. G.

  The effect of moisture content on the proximate composition of maize at various moisture content levels (10, 20 and 30%) was investigated. Three samples of maize varieties popularly grown in Enugu state, namely: Ngwo White Maize, OBA Super Maize and Ngwo Yellow Maize Varieties obtained from Enugu State Agricultural Development Programme (EDAP) at average moisture content of 10.00% were used for the study.

• APPLICATION OF SCHEFFE’S MODEL FOR PREDICTING THE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF CONCRETE: (A CASE STUDY OF AFIKPO CONCRETE MIXTURE MATERIALS)

  By: Elechi Emmanuel Ogbonnia; Okeke Emmanuel Chukwuemeka; Attah Gabriel Uchenna and Ajah Ndubuisi

  Scheffe’s (4,2) simplex lattice design theory was used to formulate and validate a predictive model for the compressive strength of concrete using materials sourced from Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.

• CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PANDEMIC AND CYBER-CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES IN NIGERIA

  By: Okoro S. Asangausung, Ebere James Okorie, and Nnanna, Jane Chinyere

  This paper examined the activities of cyber-criminals over coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Nigeria. The paper is guided by the assumptions of Robert K. Merton’s theory of Anomie developed in 1938.

• EFFECT OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING ON MATHEMATICS STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT USING THE CONCEPT OF SET THEORY IN UYO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, AKWA IBOM STATE

  By: Umoh Joseph Bassey;Kufre Johnson Etim and 1Ekemini Titus Akpan

  The study entitled “Effect of Cooperative Learning on Mathematics Students’ Achievement using the Concept of Set Theory in Uyo Local Government Area.

• EFFICACY OF Hippocratea africana AND Lasianthera africana EXTRACTS ON THE ADULT AND LARVAE OF ANOPHELES MOSQUITOE

  By: Umoh Joseph Bassey;Kufre Johnson Etim and 1Ekemini Titus Akpan

  The bio-efficacy of Hippocratea africana and Lasianthera africana leave extracts were assessed against the larvae and adult of Anopheles species. Plant extracts were shade dried at room temperature and powdered coarsely.

• ORGANIZATIONAL POLITICS AND COPING STYLE AS PREDICTORS OF JOB INVOLVEMENT AMONG STAFF OF CORRECTIONAL

  By: Okon A. Umoren and Uwakmfon E. Nyong

  The study investigated the role of organizational politics and coping style in predicting job involvement among staff of correctional service in Akwa Ibom state command, South-South Nigeria.

• ROLE OF WORK ENGAGEMENT AND EMOTIONAL APPRAISAL AS FACTORS INFLUENCING OCCUPATIONAL STRESS AMONG HEALTH WORKERS IN UYO METROPOLIS

  By: Otu O. Essien, Moses Imbur and Esther Nkan

  For some decades occupational stress had been central to many organizational investigations, but fewer studies have been conducted among health workers in Uyo metropolis.

• SEASONAL VARIATIONS OF BIOACCUMULATED HEAVY METALS IN ORGANS OF Synodontis Clarias AND Clarias Agboyiensis IN EPE AND LEKKI LAGOONS

  By: Eitokpah E. P. and Oluwajoba E. O.

  Pollution of the aquatic ecosystems with mixtures of organic and inorganic compounds remains a recurrent problem of global concern due to their toxicity, bioaccumulation, and potential for adverse effects in biological systems.

• TAXATION AND ECONOMIC WELLBEING IN SOUTH-SOUTH ZONE OF NIGERIA

  By: Ebenezer Tim Michael; Uduak Udoh Essiet Ph.D; and Nehemiah Edward Idim

  The study examined taxation and economic wellbeing in South-south Zone of Nigeria. It sought to access the impact of taxation on the economic wellbeing of the South-South people of Nigeria.

• THE MODEL OF GAS FLARING IN NIGER DELTA AND THE WAY FORWARD ON HOW TO HARNESS THE GAS FLARED

  By: Ogunsola T. M.; Olaleye O. O.; Ahiara W. C. and Kadurumba H. C.

  Nigeria flares 17.2 billion m3 of natural gas per year in conjunction with the exploration of crude oil in the Niger Delta.