Analysıs Of Effect Of Reproductıve Health Educatıon And The Normal Sex Educatıon Currıculum On Undergraduate Students' Sexualıty In South-South Nıgerıa

The study is a comparative analysis of effect of reproductive health education and normal curriculum teaching on undergraduate students' sexuality. Research question was raised and converted to a hypothesis which states that there is no significant difference between the effects of reproductive health education and normal sex education curriculum on undergraduate students sexuality. The study used a sample of four hundred (400) respondents randomly selected from the six federal universities in south-south zone of Nigeria. The design adopted was the quasi experimental design on a pre-test post-test control group with factorial arrangement. The result from the data analysis revealed that there was a significant difference between the effects of reproductive health education and normal sex education curriculum on undergraduate students' sexuality in all the treatment groups, but there was no significant difference given their access to the media and socio-economic background. Conclusion was drawn and it was recommended that a more comprehensive reproductive health education content be developed and explained as an informal educational programme for undergraduate students to curb the increase in the bottlenecks involved in the use of the sex education content taught in most Nigerian schools

An Assessment of English Language Teachers’ Knowledge, Attitude to, and Practice of Inclusive Education in Secondary Schools in Calabar, Nigeria

The paper examined the prospects of Education for All through the prism of English language teachers’ knowledge about inclusive education, attitude to inclusive education as well as the practice of inclusive education in secondary schools in Calabar, Cross River State. Twenty eight teachers responded to a questionnaire on their knowledge about, attitude to and practice of inclusive education. Using both quantitative and qualitative methodologies, findings showed that majority of the teachers had limited knowledge about inclusive education; majority had negative attitudes and little or no experience in inclusive education. Recommendations were made. Keywords: education for all, inclusive education, attitude, Knowledge, disabilit

A Comparative Study of Regression Analysis and Artificial Neural Network Methods for Medium-Term Load Forecasting

Load forecasting is an operation of predicting the future of load demands in electrical systems using previous or historical data. This paper reports the study on a medium-term load forecast carried out with load demand data set obtained from Covenant University campus in Nigeria and carry out comparative study of the two methods used in this paper. Methods/Statistical analysis: The regression analysis and Artificial Neural Network (ANN) models were used to show the feasibility of generating an accurate medium-term load forecast for the case study despite the peculiarity of its load data. The statistical evaluation methods used are Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) and root mean square error. Findings: The results from the comparative study show that the ANN model is a superior method for load forecast due to its ability to handle the load data and it has lower MAPE and RMSE of 0.0285 and 1.124 respectively which is far better result than the regression model. Application/Improvements: This result provides a benchmark for power system planning and future studies in this research domain

The Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites and Anaemia among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic in Federal Medical Centre Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria

Anaemia is a major contributor to maternal deaths in developing countries. Association of anaemia with intestinal parasites has been established, hence by eliminating intestinal parasite, anaemia may be reduced with positive effects on maternal outcome. A comparative cross-sectional study was done to determine the prevalence of anaemia and intestinal parasitic infection among pregnant mothers attending antenatal clinic in Federal Medical Centre Owerri Metropolis, Imo State. One hundred and twelve pregnant women with and without anaemia were enrolled in the study at the antenatal clinic of the hospital. The data on social and demographic variables was collected through a structured questionnaire. Haemoglobin estimation and stool examination for intestinal parasitic infection was done.. Anaemia was found in 66 (58.9%) women and 52 (46.5%) had helmintic infestation. Anaemia was significantly related to intestinal parasites, especially hookworms. There was a highly significant relationship between education and the knowledge of women regarding effect of intestinal parasitic infestations (P<0.001), transmission and spread of infestations (P<0.001). The knowledge of women regarding the effect of intestinal parasitic infestation was significantly (P<0.001) related to the occurrence of parasitic infestations. Intestinal parasitic infestation in pregnancy was significantly related to anaemia. Hence all women coming to antenatal clinics should be screened for intestinal parasites. The antenatal care should include deworming with correction and prevention of anaemia. Keywords:Prevalence, Intestinal Parasites, Anaemia, Pregnant Women

Development of a Prototype Robot Manipulator for Industrial Pick-and-Place Operations

In the industry today, continuous attempts to realize optimal efficiency and increased productivity have spawned much progress in the use of intelligent automated devices and machines to perform various operations and tasks. The thrust of this work is to present the development of a three-degree-of-freedom revolute robot manipulator amenable to pick-and-place operations in the industry. Appropriate kinematic equations of the manipulator are obtained, and then used to develop algorithms for locating predetermined positions of a small object in a customized workspace. An Arduino-based controller circuit is built to implement the algorithms, and servomotors are used to carry out independent joint control of the manipulator. The positions of the object are identified with the aid of light-dependent resistors (LDR). Besides, in order to aid easy fabrication of links and overall system assembly, a 3D model of the manipulator is designed. The results of the work, showing effective and satisfactory operation of the manipulator, are presented

Connecting Wind Turbine Generator to Distribution Power Grid—A Preload Flow Calculation Stage

A distribution grid is generally characterized by a high R/X (resistance/reactance) ratio and it is radial in nature. By design, a distribution grid system is not an active network, and it is normally designed in such a way that power flows from transmission system via distribution system to consumers. But in a situation when wind turbines are connected to the distribution grid, the power source will change from one source to two sources, in this case, network is said to be active. This may probably have an impact on the distribution grid to whenever the wind turbine is connected. The best way to know the impact of wind turbine on the distribution grid in question is by carrying out load flow analysis on that system with and without the connection of wind turbines. Two major fundamental calculations: the steady-state voltage variation at the PCC (point of common coupling) and the calculation of short-circuit power of the grid system at the POC (point of connection) are necessary before carrying out the load flow study on the distribution grid. This paper, therefore, considers these pre-load flow calculations that are necessary before carrying out load flow study on the test distribution grid. These calculations are carried out on a test distribution system