Machine Learning Prediction of Evaporation in South-Western Part of Nigeria

Major Impediments to Quick Dispensation of Justice in South Western Nigeria It has become a common refrain on the lips of most Nigerians that to seek redress in our courts for any legal injury sustained is a waste of time, because that relief may not come during a lifetime. This feeling of circumspection amongst Nigerians becomes even more germane if juxtaposed with the popular saying that justice delayed is justice denied. The paper therefore extracts variables or factors causing delay to quick dispensation of Justice in South Western part of Nigeria. Four hundred (400) questionnaires were distributed to judicial workers, judges, citizens and lawyers in various part of the Ondo, Ekiti, Osun Oyo, Ogun and Lagos States most especially the state capitals and Two hundred and Eighty - Six (286) were administered and returned. Thus, a response rate of 71.5% was achieved. A dataset was generated from the responses. Gain Ratio technique using C# Programming Language was used to extract factors or variables after which a threshold was set to actually determine variables that are highly causing delay in the dispensation of justice in South Western part of Nigeria.

Introduction: Haemophilia is a rare inherited bleeding disorder that affects predominantly male because it is an X chromosome linked disorder. The severity of the disease is determined by the percentage of Factors VIII and IX activity in the individuals with Haemophilia.
 Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the extent of haemophilia care in the southwestern part of Nigeria. This forms part of a nationwide survey in 2016, focusing especially on whether or not physicians in specific hospitals in the states in south west had ever managed a haemophiliac.
 Methods: A self-administered questionnaire titled “Survey on Haemophilia Care in Nigeria” was developed for physicians in order to assess their experience on Haemophilia care in Nigeria. The responses from the Doctors were entered into SPSS (version 23) using the Data Dictionary (on survey of haemophilia) coded table prepared along with the questionnaire.
 Results: The self-administered questionnaires were retrieved from 215 physicians in south west, Nigeria. Most of the respondents are from Oyo state, no respondent from both Osun and Ondo states. Also, about two-thirds of the respondents work in a teaching hospital, with majority having Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) as the highest qualification.
 Conclusion: The care of haemophiliacs in the south western part of Nigeria needs to be standardized as the study showed that most physicians have no contact with Haemophiliacs.

Plant-insect interaction is a constant action. However, the knowledge of the insects associated with each plant is unlimited and requires regular updates. In this study, the insects associated with five medicinal plants (Ocimum gratissimum L., Chromolaena odorata (L.), Spondias mombin L., Azadirachta indica A. Juss. and Moringa oleifera Lam.) in southwestern part of Nigeria were investigated. Five stands of each plant were surveyed bi-weekly for five consecutive weeks using hand-picking, standard insect nets and aspirators. Parameters assessed include population fluctuation, relative abundance using SPSS, version 21, while the similarity index and diversity index were estimated for each plant surveyed. Seventeen species belonging to 10 orders of insects were recorded from all the medicinal plants assessed. Hymenopterans recorded the highest population abundance and species richness followed by Dipterans while Orthopterans was the least. The medicinal plants host a diversity of insects which need to be investigated to maintain the nutrients and usage of the medicinal plants.

This study investigates the impact and challenges of the adoption of cloud computing by public universities in the Southwestern part of Nigeria. A sample size of 100 IT staff, 50 para-IT staff and 50 students were selected in each university using stratified sampling techniques with the aid of well-structured questionnaires. Microsoft excel was used to capture the data while frequency and percentage distributions were used to analyze it. In all, 2, 000 copies of the questionnaire were administered to the ten (10) public universities in the southwestern part of Nigeria while 1742 copies were returned which represents a respondent rate of 87.1%. The result of the findings revealed that the adoption of cloud computing has a significant impact on cost effectiveness, enhanced availability, low environmental impact, reduced IT complexities, mobility, scalability, increased operability and reduced investment in physical asset However, the major challenges confronting the adoption of cloud are data insecurity, regulatory compliance concerns, lock-in and privacy concerns. This paper concludes by recommending strategies to manage the identified challenges in the study area.

This study is on the relationship between customer relationship marketing (CRM) and organizational performance in the Nigerian Telecommunication industry, given the level of growth and competition in the industry the questionnaire obtain from 235 customers of telecom in the Southwestern part of Nigeria. A convenience sampling technique was adopted for the study. Data was collected from the customers of telecom service operators in the Southwestern part of Nigeria. Multiple regression analysis was used to test the hypothesis. The results show a strong relationship between CRM and information knowledge, while CRM has significant effects on customer value and loyalty. As a managerial implication, it is suggested that service providers should put their efforts into improving advertising or economic bonus to customers. The study was limited to youths in Ojo L.G.A of Lagos in the Southwestern part of Lagos, Nigeria.

The southwestern part of Nigeria is one of the three known regions in Nigeria with geothermal prospect. It is characterized by distinctly different thermal state and surface thermal manifestations. Although a number of geophysical explorations have been undertaken, but studies on fundamental geothermal theory remain scarce, including a lack of high-quality heat flow determinations and thermal structure studies. Heat production and heat flow properties play a very critical role in the study of thermal structure in a region. In this report, heat production and heat flow data of rock samples from published studies from some localities in Nigeria was compiled. To optimize this data, the rock-type denominations from the original studies was classified. This was used to characterize the thermal structure of the areas for possible geothermal exploration and radiogenic heat production distribution for the different rock types in the region. This gave some useful guidelines to lithospheric thermal modeling. From the heat production data, there is a wide range in values with igneous rocks having a maximum 11.17 µWm-3 and the metamorphic rocks having 131.37 µWm-3 as maximum value. The metamorphic rocks have higher values than the igneous rocks while the heat flow compiled for the country area has a minimum of 29 mWm-2 and a maximum of 130 mWm-2 with a mean value of 80 mWm-2. The high heat flow observed from data of the southwest zones may suggest the existence of anomalous heat source body in crust due to the radiogenic heat of the solid crust. This work is also an appraisal to direct attention to the lack of thermal properties investigations in the southwestern part of Nigeria and the need to improve on the heat flow database of Nigeria. Hence some parts of the study areas could be further explored for geothermal energy using appropriate geophysical techniques.

Man’s search for a good thing of life could be taken as the driving force behind the developmental attitude of his built environment, for this simple reason, the physical development of his environment has been and will always be evolving. In the South-Western part of Nigeria, as in other parts of the world, architecture, urban planning as well as the contribution of art, like in other areas of a human life evolved from the host culture before the arrival of the external influences or interference. That is to say that the past is in the present in all human endeavours, supported by the new technology, which paved way for the development of most human undertakings. Traditional built environment and architecture, which were formerly unalloyed before the arrival of the new civilization, and technology a few centuries ago suffered some rapes from external influences. These influences vary in their so-called negative or positive contributions to human existence in South-Western Nigeria. Most of these contributions are in form of materials, styles and design of building structures. As years rolled by, many of these influences and contributions became more and more noticeable, while the former cherished traditional elements reduced visibly in Southwestern part of Nigeria. The industrial revolution of the 1900s swept across the western world heralding technological breakthrough and registered a great mark, South-Western Nigeria was not left behind in the scheme of things. This contributed in no small measure to the new phase of architecture, design and built environment, which this paper deals with. The paper also pinpoints some towns and cities which witnessed changes in the study area. It also highlights the benefits of this new technological break through. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2013.v4n3p723

In the current business world, organizational performance depends on identifying, attracting, acquiring and maintaining customers in the highly intensive competitive environment. This study identifies how organizational performance can be enhanced through customer relationship marketing capabilities. Population of this research was Airtel Telecommunication Company in the South-western part of Nigeria. Population of this research consists mainly of customers of Airtel Telecommunication Company in the South-western part of Nigeria. The data collection was done through the distribution of online and offline questionnaires on organizational performance and competition intensity. Logistic regression analysis test was used for further analysis. Findings revealed that good relationship with their customers, help the organizations to enhance their profitability and get the competitive advantage in the market place. This paper will enable organizations (especially organizations in the telecommunications sector) to understand and use their customers relation marketing capabilities in a good way.

The study investigates the direct influence of gender, self-esteem and health locus of control on life satisfaction among retirees in two states in the South-western part of Nigeria. Using ex-post ...

This paper examines modelling the causes and effect of single parenthood on academic performance of students in southwestern part of Nigeria. Questionnaire was administered to 500 respondents in both university and polytechnic in three states of southwestern part of Nigeria for data collection. Four potential causes (poverty, death of spouse, marital violence (divorce and separation), and extra marital pregnancy) and effects (low commitment, lack of attention for children, poor financial strength and low impact on the wellbeing of students) of single parenthood were considered for modelling. Challenges that single parenting students encountered on their academic performance were examined such as single parents do not have enough time to show commitment to their children’s school academic activities, students from single parents easily drop out from school, students from single parent perform less academically than students from both parents, coming from single parenting home psychologically may put challenges on academic performance of students and single parents lack financial strength in providing for their children’s academic activities. Students from single parent category have the highest percentage of respondents from Ekiti and Ondo state while students from both parent category have the highest percentage of respondent in Osun state. Multiple regression is used for the analysis to determine the causes and effects of single parenting on the academic performance of the students and conclusively the results shows that death and low impact on the wellbeing of the students are the primary cause and effect of single parent on academic performance of students in southwestern states in Nigeria.

Cement is one of the essential products that is needed in various construction works. It has been found very useful in the construction of houses, roads, bridges etc. In Nigeria the price of cement was quite stable in 1970’s and 1980’s. Recent market survey indicated that the price is on a very high side to the extent that it is almost becoming impossible for average Nigerians to have their own apartments where they can lay their heads after the daily activities. To the best of our knowledge, literature reveals that no attempt has been made to predict the price of cement in Nigeria, using Machine Learning (ML) models. Those that attempted it, mostly focused on statistical approach. In this research work, a machine learning model was used to predict the price using exponential regression model. Our method was compared with the existing ones and the performance is better. It produced the least Mean Squared Error (MSE) of 1.5455 and the percentage errors during the training were quite minimum. It was finally predicted that by the 2050, the price of 50kg bag of cement will be about ₦50,000 if government do not take necessary actions. This research work will be an eye opener to the government and other stakeholders.

This study endeavors to assess spectral depths, explore Basement structure variability, and deduce geothermal heat distribution by determining Curie point depth (Zb) through aeromagnetic data analysis across 14 sheets in Southwestern Nigeria. The depths to the shallow magnetic source (Zt) range from 0.14286 km to 1.02632 km, indicating sediment thickness, with the deepest point situated in the Northwestern region and progressively shallower towards the central and Southern portions of the study area. Depths to the deeper magnetic source (Z0) span from 1.08333 km in the North-central part to 3.23529 km in the Southwestern part. The primary sources of the first layer (Zt) depth are intrusions/outcropping Basement rocks, while the second layer (Z0) results from the intrusion of magnetic rocks into the basement, intra-Basement fissures, and deeper magma intrusions below the bedrock. Curie point depth ranges from 1.87380 km to 6.25629 km, with the North-central region exhibiting the shallowest depths, followed by the Northeast, Northwest, and Southeast. Shallow Curie point depth is attributed to magma upwelling and magmatic intrusion in highly fractured quartzite units and older granite units, while deeper Curie point in the Southwestern part may result from isostatic compensation/recovery. Given that Curie point depths are shallower than 10 km, the study area holds geothermal resource potential, particularly in the North-central region. The correlation between estimated spectral depths from aeromagnetic data and observed geothermal signatures in the study area promises to be advantageous in the pursuit of alternative energy generation, potentially mitigating the effects of global warming.

High-resolution aeromagnetic data (HRAD) of parts of the southwestern and north-central Nigeria between 7° 30′ N – 8° 30′ N and 4° 30′ E – 5° 30′ E have been analyzed with a view to investigate the possible extension of Ifewara fault zone beyond Ilesa area. Analyses of the filtered HRAD by analytic signal amplitude (ASA), horizontal gradient magnitude (HGM), first vertical derivative (FVD), and Euler deconvolution (ED) methods were combined to delineate the locations, strikes, and dip directions of the subsurface structures in the area. The inferred structural map and the associated rose diagram indicate that the area is bisected by a number of major and minor faults that trend NE-SW, ENE-WSW, E-W, NW-SE, WNW-ESE, NNE-SSW, and NNW-SSE, among which the NE-SW trending faults predominate. The Ifewara and other major fault zones were clearly delineated. The mapped Ifewara faults trend between NNE-SSW and NE-SW directions and extend from the southwestern part (Ilesa area) to the extreme of north-eastern part of the study area. The study concluded that the Ifewara fault zones exist and do not terminate in the southwestern part of Nigeria but further extends to the northern part, possibly to Nupe basin and Zungeru area.

Background: Excessive opening of the mouth has been reported to cause clinical problems such as luxations and traumatic injury to the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). The knowledge of the normal range of mouth opening will help to avoid excessive opening of the mouth which can cause injury to the TMJ of patients during procedures that involve mandibular manipulations. Maximum mouth opening (MMO) has age, race, gender and ethnic variations. Previous studies have looked at normal range of mouth opening among adults, but to the best of our knowledge, no study has looked at this among the paediatric/children population in Nigeria. Thus, this study aimed to determine the normal maximum mouth opening (MMO) among the paediatric population in Ibadan (South Western part of Nigeria) and the effect of gender, age, height and weight of these children on their MMO.
 Materials and methods: Six hundred and nine primary and secondary school pupils aged 6 – 15 years were included in this study. Patients with any condition affecting the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) function were not included. Measurements of height, weight and two readings of maximum interincisal distance were performed for each participant. Student's t-test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Pearson bivariate correlation were used to assess the sample.
 Results: The mean MMO was 44.0 ± 5.3 mm and 42.6 ± 5.6 mm for males and females respectively. There was no significant difference in the MMO of males and females (t= 0.335, p = 0.563). MMO increases gradually with age irrespective of the gender and this was statistically significant (F= 17.1, p =0.001).
 Conclusion: The maximum mouth opening established for the paediatric population in this study will help practitioners whose care involves the stomathognathic system to have information about the normal range of mouth opening in this group of patients. The result will also be useful asbaseline for future research.

The genetic relationship between depositional processes and rock properties (like lithofacies) provide a potentially powerful tool for interpreting ancient depositional environments. The study aims at a more detailed lithologic and Petrographic description of the sediments of this formation in other to acertain the chemical characteristics of the limestone so as to better delineate its uses both industrially, agriculturally and other applications. Seven samples were collected from Ewekoro quarry on the Latitude of 60481N- 60531N and Longitude of 30351E-30401E south western part of Nigeria. The sediments were subjected to lithologic description and petrographic analysis. The lithologic description was carried out with the aid of binoculars microscope, this shows the following lithologies are present sandy shale, shale, marl, limestone, and sandstone. Petrographic analysis shows that the limestone consists of 90-99% calcite, 0-2% quartz as its constituent minerals, sample NSA2 is mainly Sparitic limestone and sample SSA1 is mainly Micritic limestone. The sandstone composition are 50- 65% quartz, 0-5% feldspar and the calcite serve as the cement and it is about 10-32% of the rock volume. Microfossils account for 10-18%. The sediments were deposited in shallow environment based on the presence of ichnofossils (burrows), micro gastropod shells and other broken shells. From the mineralogy, the calcite crystals are suggests a fresh water vadoze environment while the Sparry calcite shows evidences of diagenesis within the formation. The relative age of foraminifera present indicate a Palaeocene/Eocene boundary to Lower Eocene and a lagoonal to inner neritic environment with little influence of marine transgression. Ewekoro limestone is well suited as a raw material for fertilizer besides its general usuage for cement manufacturing.