This paper demonstrates the effects of rice husk ash (RHA) on the geotechnical properties of soil in stabilized forms specifically strength, workability, compaction and compressibility characteristics. Therefore, laboratory tests such as compaction, Atterberg limits, free swell index, unconfined compressive strength, direct shear and consolidation tests for different percentages of RHA content and original soil samples were performed. These test results show that the soil can be made lighter which leads to decrease in dry density and increase in moisture content and reduced free swelling and compressibility due to the addition of RHA with the soil. Besides that the unconfined compressive strength and shear strength of soil can be optimized with the addition of 10% RHA content.

This study was undertaken to reveal the occurrence of transactional sex in coastal fishing communities of Ogun water side local government area, Ogun state, Nigeria. Fifty fishermen and female fish traders were randomly selected from four locations, Enu waya, JK Camp, Mosafejo and Okun- Elefon based on the fishing activities. Questionnaires were randomly administered to respondents to determine their socioeconomic activities and the level of involvement and reasons for going into transactional sexual activities in the study area. Data collected from the interview guides were subjected to statistical analysis such as descriptive and inferential analysis. Respondents’ age ranged between 26years - 65years, fishermen to fish traders ratio was 3:2(60% and 40%respectively), marital status of respondent was single, married, divorced/separated or widowed, Respondents religion was Islam, Christianity or Traditional belief. Trading is reduced in dry season as fish abundance is only experienced in rainy season. The study revealed that main reasons for going into transactional sex in fish trading was linked to inadequate capital (F cal = 0.00 for p<0.05), Generosity (F cal = 0.004 for p< 0.05) and Poverty (F cal = 0.040 for p<0.05) there was no significant difference in the frequency of involvement of transactional sex analyzed for both fishermen and fish traders (p>0.05 of F cal = 0.429) when statistically tested.

This paper examines the effect of family structure on the academic performance of university students in Nigeria. The sample for the study consisted of 240 students drawn from the six randomly selected faculties in Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State. The adapted form of "Guidance and Counseling Achievement Grade Form" was used for data collection and the data collected were subjected to statistical analysis using the t-test statistical method. The three null hypotheses formulated were tested at .05 level of significance. The results showed that significant differences existed between the academic performance of students from single-parent family and those from two-parent family structures. The results also indicated significant differences in academic performance of male and female students compared on two types of family structures. On the basis of these findings, it was recommended that school counsellors should be employed in all schools and that they should provide necessary assistance to students especially those from single-parent family to enable them overcome their emotional concerns.

Carrier liability in Islamic law is investigated in the present work. The liability systems are classified into four distinct systems: system based on the proved fault, system based on fault supposition, system based on the supposition of responsibility, and system of absolute or mere responsibility. All above systems are observed in Islamic law and there are viewpoint differences among jurisprudents as well as lawyers in the subjectof carrier liability. However the dominant idea is on the carrier liability, i.e. the carrier is responsible and the only way to get rid of responsibility is to declare the damage cause and the loss cannot be related to the carrier. Damage assessment in Islamic law is also investigated.

The globalization of the auto industry increasingly fosters the formation of new alliances. As a resultant of this the automobile Industry in India is now working in terms of the dynamics of an open market. In order to achieve a breakthrough profit performance in a tight competitive environment and with the shadow of a never ending recession looming over, it is necessary to have a single heuristic approach to fight against the adversities of the market. In order to capitalize on the opportunities, the industry needs to develop or acquire technologies and capabilities to produce vehicles that meet future market needs. Thus, with respect to these factors this paper aims to develop lean sigma model for automobile industry and reveal the different processes involved in the manufacture of automobile. This paper also gives a brief review of the history of Indian Automobile Industry and summarizes the developments in the course.

Classification is a data mining technique used to predict group membership for data instances [1]. There are several conventional methods for classification in data mining like Decision Tree Induction, Bayesian Classification, Rule-Based Classification, Classification by Backpropagation and classification by Lazy Learners. In this paper we propose a new modified tree for classification in Data Mining. The proposed modified Tree is inherited from the concept of the decision tree and knapsack problem. A very high dimensional data may be handled with the proposed tree and optimized classes may be generated.

Automatic extraction of time plane features is important for cardiac disease diagnosis. ECG signals commonly change their statistical property over time and are highly non- stationary signals. For the analysis of ECG signals wavelet transform is a powerful tool. This paper presents a discrete wavelet transform based system for detection and extraction of P wave, QRS complex, and ST segment. The features like amplitude, frequency, energy are extracted from the Electrocardiogram (ECG) to classify them into normal and arrhythmic. The extracted features are given as input to neural network to classify them into normal and arrhythmic. The algorithm was implemented in MATLAB and the same was implemented in real time using Lab VIEW by acquiring the signal from subjects using BioKit(3-lead ECG).The above wavelet technique provides less computational time and better accuracy for classification, analysis and characterization of normal and abnormal patterns of ECG.

Militant activities in the oil-rich Delta region have been wanton and continuous with dire health, social and economic consequences for its people, for over three decades. The study assessed militancy activities in rural areas of Delta State, Nigeria. Study was carried out using multistage sampling technique to draw respondents from the three zones of Delta State Agricultural Development Programme. Respondents were selected from seven (7) cells located within five (5) blocks namely Oshimili South, Aniocha, Ughelli South, Warri North, Warri South. Farmers within each community were selected purposively, making a total of seventy (70) respondents. Both descriptive (frequencies and percentages) and inferential statistics (Chisquare and t-test) were used in data analysis. Result revealed that 75.71% of the respondents were males while 22.29% were females. Majority (60%) of the respondents had at least a secondary school education while 85.71% were married. Only 25.71% had over 25 years of farming experience with 32.86% having less than 1 hectare of farmland. Also, 50% of the respondents strongly agreed that the government should be blamed for the crises in the State while 41.31% strongly disagreed that militants are to be blamed.

This paper discusses the origin of language from the perspective of meditation towards the needs satisfaction of communication. Labor played a crucial part in the creation and shaping of man himself and his body parts and also in the creation of language. Labor forced man to meditate on the void left between what he needed and the means to satisfy his needs. Man shifted his meditation from the needs to needs satisfaction, which resulted in the creation of tools, typical representatives of human culture. The ability to shift meditation towards tool making is a prelude to the creation of language. The ability to conduct meditation shifting is what distinguishes man from other animals. This ability has been woven into the genetic structure of man and has become man’s innate trait.

Intensive English Programme (IEP) at Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) is designed to measure candidates‘ level of English language proficiency and to determine whether they are ready to undertake a course at tertiary level in English. At UNITEN, many foreign students are currently undergoing the IEP Programme at the College of Foundation and General Studies (CFGS), before they can pursue their studies at the respective colleges in UNITEN. However, majority of the students lack the prerequisite language knowledge and reading skills to cope with the IEP reading comprehension tests. Many of them have problems with recognizing linguistic cues as well as locating the main ideas in discourses and paragraphs. This was an experimental action research project investigating the effectiveness of a reading model. The objectives of this study were: 1. To investigate the EFL students‘ reading comprehension problems, specifically ‗tunnel vision‘ during the IEP classes. 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of the Reading Model: Graphic Organizer and Paragraph Frame (GOPF) utilized by the researcher. 3. To suggest a Reading Model that can assist to boot up the IEP students‘ attitude, motivation, and reading skills (skimming and scanning). Survey method was utilized to obtain responses from students and interview sessions were conducted to gain better insight on the students‘ attitude and motivation. Findings denote a significant improvement in the students‘ attitude, motivation and reading skills (skimming and scanning) at the end of the experimental research project.