Evaluating the Emission of CO2 at Traffic Intersections with the Purpose of Reducing Emission Rate, Case Study: The University of Nigeria, Nsukka

This work studied the performance of Information Technology Governance (ITG) at University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), by comparing the state of its Information Technology(IT) Infrastructure, Available Human resources and Management Structure to that of University of Queensland, Australia (USQ), which is taken to be operating at International standard. By means of data collection and statistical simulation, these three fundamental aspects of Information Technology were measured and the results obtained were weighted alongside with those of University of Queensland. The results show that at UNN; IT Infrastructure, Management Structure and available Human resources rated 23.03%, 50.31% and 25.9% respectively as against University of Queensland. Using these values, the performance of IT governance at UNN was cumulatively found to be 24.61% of the International standard. This rating based on international performance rating scale showed that the performance of ITG at UNN is yet at a poor state.

Carbon dioxide and methane emissions from Tanswei River in Northern Taiwan

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge of prescription errors, the certainty of such knowledge, and the risk of committing medication errors among pharmacy students in two universities in Nigeria. Methods: This study was a cross-sectional comparative survey between pharmacy students of two universities in Nigeria: University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) and Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU), Awka. Study variables were measured using four simulated prescriptions and questionnaires. Chi-square test, independent t-test, and ordinal regression analyses were used to assess study outcomes. Results: A total of 339 pharmacy students (239 in UNN and 100 in NAU), with a mean age of 24 (2.8) years and 57.2% (n=194) male students, participated in this study. Their accurate knowledge of each of the prescriptions were 294 (86.72%), 166 (48.97%), 199 (58.70%), and 248 (73.16%) for prescriptions with error of drug allergy, error of drug interaction, no error, and wrong dose of a drug, respectively. Students from UNN were more likely to commit a statistically significant high risk of error compared to NAU students in prescriptions with a drug allergy and wrong dose, while students in the 4th year class had a statistically significant higher odds of committing a drug interaction prescription error compared to final year students. Conclusion: Pharmacy students evaluated in this study had good knowledge of medication error detection. The risk of these pharmacy students committing a prescription error was evident in nearly all prescriptions tested and the students’ school was the major predictor of these risks.

This study was carried out to determine the body weight perception of Igbo people in University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) community. The study evaluated the body weight perception among age groups and sex categories of UNN staff and students. It examined the relationship between perception of body weight among the Igbo in UNN community and actual weight status (Body Mass Index). A cross-sectional survey was conducted to achieve the objectives of the study using 390 students and 80 members of staff. Five hundred validated questionnaires were used to obtain information on their attitude towards their weight status and perception. The questionnaire was randomly distributed and 470 were returned completed. The SPSS computer package was used to analyse the data. The results revealed a non-significant difference between age and body weight perception [P> 0.05]. This showed that the subjects appreciated their body weight. There was no significant difference between gender and body weight perception. Forty nine percent (49.1%) of the subjects had normal body mass index (BMI). When disaggregated, 205 (52.6%) students and 26 (32.5%) staff members had normal BMI, respectively. The students were more underweight and obese than the staff. There was a significant difference between socio-economic status, BMI and body weight perception (X 2 = 22.94, p Keywords : Body weight, Body mass index, Igbo, Nigeria. Agro-Science Vol. 5 (2) 2006: pp. 17-24

Energy-related activities are a major contributor of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. A growing body of knowledge clearly depicts the links between human activities and climate change. Over the last century the burning of fossil fuels such as coal and oil and other human activities has released carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and other heat-trapping GHG emissions into the atmosphere and thus increased the concentration of atmospheric CO2 emissions. The main human activities that emit CO2 emissions are (1) the combustion of fossil fuels to generate electricity, accounting for about 37% of total U.S. CO2 emissions and 31% of total U.S. GHG emissions in 2013, (2) the combustion of fossil fuels such as gasoline and diesel to transport people and goods, accounting for about 31% of total U.S. CO2 emissions and 26% of total U.S. GHG emissions in 2013, and (3) industrial processes such as the production and consumption of minerals and chemicals, accounting for about 15% of total U.S. CO2 emissions and 12% of total ...

This study determined the facilities benchmark for preparing students on the undergraduate physical education degree programme of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN). Through a pilot study, Determination of the facilities benchmark was conducted with information elicited from the staff in change of implementing the programme, and those derived from the relevant aspects of the 1989 National Universities Commission (NUC) Approved Minimum Academic Standard. Graduates of the programme in their various employments in the world of work provided the information required by the facility availability and suitability questionnaire (ASFQ). Findings indicated that facilities for preparing students on the undergraduate physical education programme were available from low-very high quantity (40-80%); facilities that were rated highly available were just averagely suitable. Recommendations made require that the University of Nigeria, Nsukka management procure, and install facilities that are adequate, current and suitable to facilitate teaching, learning, training, research, fitness, and the acquisition of very highly competitive skills in physical education, sports and recreation.

This study investigates the integration of digital technologies within engineering education at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), focusing on their role in fostering entrepreneurship, enhancing safety practices, and promoting sustainability. Employing a quantitative research approach, data was collected through electronically administered questionnaires via Google Forms from 302 engineering lecturers and students. The questionnaire utilized a fixed, short, and precise multiple-choice format, with respondents rating variables on a 5-point Likert scale to assess their perceptions regarding the significance of digital technologies in these domains. Descriptive statistics, including frequency, percentage, and ranking, were employed to analyze the collected data, providing insights into the perceived requirements, benefits, lack of digital training as the worst of the challenges, and adequate digital training was identified as the most needed solutions to the challenges associated with the adoption of digital technologies in UNN's engineering education for entrepreneurship and safety towards sustainability. The findings of this study offer valuable empirical evidence on the current state and potential of digital technology integration in shaping a more entrepreneurial, safety-conscious, and sustainable engineering education landscape at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

Recent decades have witnessed significant research efforts by both the developed and developing countries in the development of advanced information systems. The current emphasis on information technology and management is presenting a challenge to the surveying and mapping profession. This paper evaluates the surveying curriculum at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) in the light of the increasing use of Geographical and Land Information Systems (GIS/LIS) and the need for surveying education to adapt to the consequent change in user requirement. The areas considered to be in need of improvement are highlighted and a model curriculum is suggested. The author was a member of the staff at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka from 1985 to February 1991.

This study was carried out to determine the suitability of effluents from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) sewage treatment facility for irrigation purposes. The result shows that, from the point of view of ECw, SAR, solids, organic matter content, ion toxicity and nutrients (except Phosphate), the UNN wastewater treatment plant effluent can be safely used for irrigation, especially under short term. Although the fecal coliform load is within the value allowed for irrigation water, it is recommended that irrigation must cease at least two weeks before the crop is harvested to avoid any form of contamination. The effluent quality of the sewage plant also substantially met the effluent quality standards of Nigeria and other countries.

HIV-themed escape room and perceived impact on learning among undergraduate pharmacy students in a game-naïve university: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Apparently healthy individuals could serve as reservoirs and disseminators of extendedspectrum cephalosporin (ESC)- and cephamycin (cefoxitin, FOX)-resistant, and extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing (ESBL-P) Escherichia coli which jeopardizes antibacterial therapy thereby posing a threat to the health of infected individuals/carriers. Objectives: This study aimed to screen healthy asymptomatic students in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) as potential reservoirs of ESC- and FOX-resistant and ESBL-P E. coli and to determine the antibacterial resistance profile. Materials and Methods: Anal swabs were collected from 190 randomly selected healthy asymptomatic students of both genders in UNN between March and July 2018. ESC-resistant E. coli was isolated using MacConkey agar with 2 µg/mL ceftazidime. ESBL production was assessed by combination disc method while cephamycin resistance was determined using cefoxitin disc screening. Phenotypic resistance of the isolates was determined using disc diffusion method. Results: Out of 190 samples, 20 (10.2%) demonstrated growth. Of these, 6 (30%) were FOX resistant (putative AmpC-producers) but none produced ESBL. The resistance of the isolates was 100% to ampicillin (AMP), 95% to ceftazidime (CAZ), tetracycline (TET) and sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim (SXT), 30% to FOX and chloramphenicol (CHL), 85% to ciprofloxacin (CIP), enrofloxacin (ENR) and streptomycin (STR), and 65% to kanamycin (KAN). All the isolates were susceptible to meropenem (MEM). Among the 20 isolates, 1 (5%) was resistant to 2 classes of antibacterial agents while 19 (95%), including all the FOX-resistant strains, were resistant to ≥ 3 classes of antibacterial agents. The isolates exhibited 11 multiple antibacterial resistance patterns with AMP, CAZ, FOX, TET, CIP, ENR, STR, KAN, SXT being predominant. Conclusion: Healthy asymptomatic students in UNN are potential reservoirs and disseminators of ESC- and cephamycin (FOX)-resistant E. coli.

WHY I DON'T LIKE PHILIP LARKIN & OTHER POEMS was published by Esiaba Irobi in 2005. It was his last published collection of poetry, and the dedication page bore For Georgina Alaukwu. In the glossary he provided at the end of the book, Esiaba gave this short explanation: Alaukwu, Georgina. My ex-lover now married. Further down, he described Festac Town as a borough of Lagos where Georgina once lived. Esiaba devoted the five poems which make up the entire Part V of the collection titled Where Thunders Go to Die to telling the story of this unfortunate love, which is intertwined with his life journey and his preview of its end.Given the prominence Esiaba gave Georgie of the World in his written works, and as I was told by Nnorom Azuonye, in his life performances, I understand a lot of people think it is a metaphor. That is far from the truth. Earlier on, in his play The Other Side of the Mask, Esiaba had depicted a character, Ziphora, lurking in Jamike's bedroom, but with the persona of a dog in the manger of his matrimony. He called me his Muse.Esiaba Irobi and I met at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), where we were students in the Department of English between 1979 and 1983. Our freshmen library cards were signed by Professor Chinua Achebe, who was Head of Department. Through our four-years sojourn, our young minds and dreams were influenced, moulded, and changed forever by the great UNN theatre maestros Professor Kalu Uka, the late Professor James Amankulor (J.A.S.), and the late Professor Ossie Enekwe.In those heady intellectual days, UNN was brimming with men full of idealism, high intellect, and creativity. There was Dr Meki Nzewi in the Department of Music, Professor Obiora Udechukwu in Fine Arts, and Professor Ikenna Nzimiro in Political Science. Of course, we had Professor Chinua Achcbe, Professor Emmanuel Obiechina, and Professor Donatus Nwoga in the English Department. I mention these names so that the explosive liberation of innate talents that attended the English Department class of 1983 will be understood in that context.Esiaba was a prodigy, and UNN was the crucible that forged the tools of his genius. His proclivity started budding when, instead of writing notes during classes, Esiaba wrote his own verses. When lecturers gave class assignments, Esiaba critiqued established literary works, analysed them, and gave his personal opinion. That required a lot of courage and self-confidence, because it often resulted in Esiaba engaging the lecturers in intellectual sparring, when his views were contrary. In our 100-level class, Wole Soyinka's The Man Died was a compulsory text. But it was difficult reading for the students. All of us depended on the lecturer to explain the narrative, except Esiaba, who started and finished reading it and even wove a coherent thread in his analysis of the novel. In our class, then, Esiaba was primus inter pares. He had a preppy look, and, pretty soon, the acting roles started falling in his lap. He was everything I was not and, naturally, many of us girls had a crush on him. I kept a reasonable distance from Esiaba - until a class essay I wrote brought me face to face with him.Our nemesis in the Department was a certain Dr Orji, who prided himself on being a graduate of Havard and Yales. This Dr Orji taught English Grammar and Style, and most students dreaded it due to the woeful performances and mass failures in the assessment tests and exams. It was difficult to please Dr Orji. On that occasion, we were given an assignment to write individual essays on 'A Person I Admire Very Much'. On the day Dr Orji returned our marked essays, he characteristically upbraided the entire class for sloppy and unstructured writing. Surprisingly, he was excited about one essay, which he commanded everyone to read and learn how to write well. He read excerpts from the only essay he gave an 'A' grade, and I recognized it was mine. Since the essay in question has been preserved by me from 1980, when it was written, to date, I reproduce most of it below:Of all the people I have met in my 18 years of life, he ranks as the finest of them all. …

To provide a corresponding preparation and foundation for the implementation and testing of China 6, as well as provide a strong reference for the formulation of China automotive test cycle (CATC) in the future, portable emission measurement system (PEMS) was applied to carry out CO and NOx emissions test on conventional roads for a light-duty gasoline vehicle (Toyota Levin) and a heavy-duty diesel vehicle (KING LONG bus) in Nanjing. The results showed that the CO emission rate of the Toyota car was mainly determined by the speed. As the vehicle speed increased, the CO emission rate increased rapidly while it was below 0.035 g/s. The CO emission rate of KING LONG bus accelerated with the increase of the vehicle speed at the lower speed and began to decrease when the speed reached 60 km/h. In terms of NOx emission rate, as the vehicle speed increased, the NOx emission rates of both vehicles increased. The CO and NOx emission factors of the two models showed similar patterns, both of which decreased significantly as the vehicle speed increased. Compared with the corresponding emission limits, the CO emission of both vehicles was higher, especially for light vehicle, and it was more than 3 times the limit. The NOx emission of both vehicles met the corresponding emission standards. The CO and NOx emission rates of light vehicles were positively correlated with specific power of vehicle (VSP). When VSP was less than 16, the two pollutants emission rate variation with VSP of heavy vehicle showed the same trend, while it was different when VSP was more than 16.

Net-zero emissions chemical industry in a world of limited resources

Carbon and nitrogen emissions rates and heat transfer of an indirect pyrolysis biomass cookstove