This study investigated the haematological changes in West African Dwarf (WAD) bucks experimentally infected with Trypanosoma vivax and Trypanosoma brucei. Each of the group is eight in number while the control experimental group had five bucks. Clinical records (weight, rectal temperature) for the animals were monitored. The haematological parameters accessed include packed cell volume (PVC) estimation of Haemoglobin (HB) White and Red Blood Cell count (WBC and RBC) mean corpuscular Haemoglobin (MCH), Mean Corpuscular Haemoglobin concentration (MCHC) and were calculated accordingly.

Measurements of wind and wave parameters during Hurricanes Kate and Lili and Typhoons Man-Yi and Krosa are analyzed. It is found that the wave characteristics are similar in both hurricane and typhoon. Relations amongst sea surface roughness, wind speed at 10m, and wave parameters are also formulated and presented for engineering applications.

Anaerobic Baffled Reactor (ABR) is an improved septic tank where addition of filler materials may increaseits efficiency significantly. This study is based on the criteria and performance of Anaerobic Baffled Reactor (ABR) when modified with four different kinds of filler materials as filter medium. Sand, Coconut shell, Stone chips and Brick khoawere used as filler material through which kitchen waste water was passed. Water quality was measured before and after filtration of kitchen waste water through selected filler materials. The assessment of water quality after filtrating through filler materials makes significant changes to find out best suit filler materials as filtering medium. This study reveals that double layer sand filler is the best suit for removal of pathogens, BOD and COD and it can be used as irrigation and gardening purposes and furthur treatment is mendatory to make it drinkable. With respect to the BOD removal coconut shell possesses better result whereas sand filer is better for COD removal. Coconut shell removed 43% BOD and sand removed about 65% COD. Brick khoa shows better result for color, hardness and CO2 removal and removed 76%, 87% and 82% respectively.

Empirical analysis on the prediction of inflation is becoming more and focus on advanced economies. At least three factors explain this. First, the predominance of agriculture in developing countries makes it dependent inflation climatic conditions of economic activity (eg, Phillips curve). Then, the limits on the quality and frequency data are often limiting factors. Finally, emerging markets are likely to suffer sudden crises and reversals of macroeconomics variables and it is therefore difficult to identify an economic regularity. However, a growing body of research has begun to analyze the inflation forecasts in emerging and developing leading indicators for inflation.

This article examined the link between economic integration, trade balances and socioeconomic development in Nigeria. Specifically, the work was designed to trace the trend of the variables of exports and imports, trade flows and trade balances as well as the variables of socio-economic development including the gross domestic product (GDP), unemployment and inflation rate in Nigeria from 1981 to 2013. In order to achieve this objective, the exploratory, descriptive and desk research design were used. In line with these, data were sourced from existing documents and materials including the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) statistical Bulletin, CBN Annual Reports and Statement of Account, CBN Bullion, Journals, textbooks, periodicals and internet-based sources.

The aim of this study was to assess the effects of ultravist on the histological patterns of the kidney of the Wistar rat. Thirty (30) Wister rats weighing between 182-212kg/BW were divided into three groups of ten (10) animals each. Group A served as the control group, while group B and C served as experimental groups receiving low and high dosage of ultravist (iopromide) which is the Radiographic Contrast Medium (RCM) used for the experiment respectively. Collection of tissues was carried out on rats at intervals of 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 2 hours, 12 hours and 24 hours following administration of RCM on the experimental groups. The sampling from experimental and control groups were carried out simultaneously following administration of low and high dose of RCM to rats from experimental groups. The result obtained for ultravist after one hour administration presented in plates 2 and 4 showed alteration in the high dose animals while plates 3 and 5 showed marked alterations in the cellular morphology of the kidney of the low dose animals.

Cloud computing is causing a major shift in the IT industry. Research indicates that the cloud computing industry segment is substantial and growing enormously. New technologies have been developed, and now there are various ways to virtualize IT systems and to access the needed applications on the Internet, through web based applications. Users, now can access their data any time and at any place with the service provided by the cloud storage. With all these benefits, security is always a concern. Even though the cloud provides accessing the data stored in cloud storage in a flexible and scalable manner, the main challenge it faces is with the security issues. Thus user may think it’s not secure since the encryption keys are managed by the software, therefore there is no attestation on the client software integrity. The cloud user who has to deploy in the reliable and secure environment should be confirmed from the Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) that it has not been corrupted by the mischievous acts. Thus, the user identification which consists user ID and password can also be easily compromised. Apart from the traditional network security solutions, trusted computing technology is combined into more and more aspects of cloud computing environment to guarantee the integrity of platform and provide attestation mechanism for trustworthy services. Thus, enhancing the confidence of the IaaS provider. A cryptographic protocol adopted by the Trusted Computing Group enables the remote authentication which preserves the privacy of the user based on the trusted platform. Thus we propose a framework which defines Trusted Platform Module (TPM), a trusted computing group which proves the secure data access control in the cloud storage by providing additional security. In this paper, we define the TPMbased key management, remote client attestation and a secure key share protocol across multiple users. Then we consider some of the challenges with the current TPM based atte

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of different bed configuration/bed-forms on flow resistance for different flow conditions in an open channel. The study was limited to investigate whether the flow resistance increases or decreases. The inter-relationship of flow discharge on the friction factor (f) and their quantitative relationship was also determined. A physical model was constructed in the Model Tray Hall of Centre of Excellence in Water Resource Engineering (CEWRE), University of Engineering & Technology Lahore, Pakistan. The sediment commonly available in rivers of Pakistan was used in the channel as bed load under different scenarios. The sediments as bed load were used having the size ranging from 0.5 to 1.2 mm. The bed-forms were predicted using the Athaullah, Simons, Richardson and Van Rijn’s Approach. Darcy–Weisbach equation was used to compute the friction factor (f). The results showed that the friction factor (f) in clear water decreased with increase of discharge upto 18 liter per second and a plane bed type was formed. For flow of 18 to 25 liter per second, a ripple bed type was formed due to increase in friction factor. For flow rate of 25 to 40 liter per second the friction factor decreased and dune bed type was formed.

With the advancement of technology, the shape and nature of warfare has changed. In recent times, there has been the proliferation of armed drones technology and its usage. From when drones were made operational in the Balkans war, they have been used particularly by the US in places like Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia and Iraq and controlled by the CIA. With these rapid development and proliferations, machines are starting to take the place of humans in the battlefield. The proliferation and usage of these armed drones poses challenges to the principles of international humanitarian and human rights laws especially when they are operated by non- military personnel like the CIA, the parameters of their detention and prosecution. This paper therefore analyses the effects that the proliferation and usage of armed drones has on the basic principles of international humanitarian and human rights law and concludes that the ability of armed drones to carry out targeted killings without exercising effective control over territory and without having the individual in custody, threatens or presents dangers to the protection of life which is not only a concept of humanity but a human rights violation and posit also that innocent civilians can be killed and indeed have being killed in the process of their usage thence threatening the concept of distinction and proportionality which are some of the cardinal principles of 1HL and thence recommends that there should be the regulation in the manufacture, possession and usage of these weapons.

This paper examines the link between economic activities and human social organization with a view to x-raying the roles social entrepreneurship can play towards addressing attendant consequences of economic activities, and other social problems facing human society today. Point is made about the centrality of human collectivities in market economy and the need for a shift from aggressive capitalism – driven by excessive profit-making - to conscious capitalism – driven by social altruism. The emphasis is on how economic action will spell fortune for society and not woe – like the kind that trailed post-revolution industrial adventurism.