Aluminium alloy wheels are increasingly popular for their light weight and good thermal conductivity. However, there are efforts to introduce Cooling Holes (CH) to reduce their weight without compromising structural ...

Utilisation of orange and plantain peels as substrates for production of polygalacturonase is increasing due to their high pectin content and availability. However, high ligno-cellulosic content of these peels limits ...

Yoghurt and cheese are the common dairy products consumed in Nigeria, but they are highly susceptible to deterioration during storage. Natural preservatives are generally preferred to synthetic ones which are likely to be ...

Consumers demand for high dietary fibre food products is on the increase. Food by-products such as pomace, wheat bran, and soyameal can be another veritable source of dietary fibre. Work had been done on the combination ...

Adulteration of petroleum products with the resultant safety, health, environmental and economic impact on the end-users is a challenge in Nigeria and many developing countries. The current commonly used techniques by ...

Traffic congestion is a significant problem in many urban areas, including Kigali City, Rwanda. This problem is associated with augmented fuel wastage, air pollution, financial losses, delays, and risk of accidents, due ...

Users’ perspectives approach provides an unbiased assessment of Quality of Service (QoS) of voice offerings in telecommunication networks. This approach is implemented using subjective or objective technique. Though the ...

Scheduling problems involve the processing of jobs on processor(s) subject to constraints to optimise performance measures. Determining schedules that minimise tardiness-related performance measures for single processor ...

The need to remove more water in agricultural production, without limiting crop growth and yield, has led to the development of crop models. This makes more water available for domestic and industrial uses. Studies on ...

Concrete is used extensively in building construction. However, it is susceptible to corrosion, moisture migration, cracking, delamination and spalling is on the increase. These may be mitigated by components reconstitution ...