Infrastructural Vandalism in Nigerian Cities: The Case of Osogbo, Osun State.

Vandalism of infrastructural facilities is a persistent social problem in all the major Nigerian urban centres today. Despite the inadequacy in infrastructural provision, the available facilities have been consistently vandalized by criminals and mob. This has undoubtedly strained the limited resources of the governments at federal, state and local levels. This paper examines the nature, types, location and costs of vandalism as well as identifying the various actors involved in vandalism of infrastructural facilities in Osogbo, the capital city of Osun State, Nigeria. Questionnaires and interview scheduled were used in eliciting information from the residents of the city and the concerned security agency. Descriptive statistics were used in analyzing the data obtained. The paper revealed a preponderance of male teenagers engaging in vandalism. Also, water pipelines, electricity cables, electrical transformers and telecommunication equipment are more vandalized than other facilities. This has cost the governments and the communities, substantial resources to effect the replacement of repair of the vandalized infrastructure. The paper recommends adequate security to be spearheaded by the inhabitants themselves for the facilities. Provision of employment opportunities to effectively engage the youths of the city is equally considered necessary. Keywords: Vandalism; infrastructural facilities; vandals; electricity cables; water pipeline

CANONICAL QUANTIZATION OF DISSIPATIVE SYSTEMS

The canonical method is invoked to quantize dissipative systems using the WKB approximation. The wave function is constructed such that its phase factor is simply Hamilton’s principal function. The energy eigenvalue is found to be in exact agreement with the classical case. To demonstrate our approach, the three examples considered in our previous work (ESJ 9(30), 70-81, 2013) are quantized in detail: the damped harmonic oscillator, a system with a variable mass, and a charged particle in a magnetic field

Effect of frozen period on the chemical, microbiological and sensory quality of frozen tilapia fish (Sarotherodun galiaenus)

The study was designed to investigate the effect of duration of frozen storage on the chemical, microbiological and sensory profile of Tilapia fish (Sarotherodun galiaenus) collected from a research pond of the Agricultural Development Project, Akure, Nigeria and were subjected to sixty days of frozen storage and analyzed at intervals of ten days. Protein content (%) ranges from 43.70 &#177 1.17-60.65 &#177 2.40. Protein decreases with increasing duration of frozen storage with the fresh samples (not frozen) having the highest protein content (60.65 ± 2.40) while the least (43.70 &#1771.17) was recorded for fish samples that were frozen for sixty days. Similar results were obtained for the fat content (%) where the highest fat content (9.72 &#177 0.25) was recorded for the fresh samples and the least value was recorded for those stored for sixty days. Ash content (%) and moisture content (%) do not show any significant change during storage. Mineral composition (Fe, Ca, Mg, P and Zn in mg/100g) and iodine content (µg/100g) of the samples showed a slight change with respect to duration of storage. pH values ranges between 5.20-6.90 while the total coliform count range was between 3.0 x103-7.5 x 106 with increasing values, as the duration of torage increases. Sensory evaluation of the fish samples on storage revealed that quality of the fish samples with respect to taste decreases with increasing duration of storage with the best quality (texture, odor and color) when freshly prepared; and that better quality during storage is obtainable during the first ten days of storage. These, by implication simply mean that fish should be stored for a short period of time to retain the taste, and provide both the protein and fat at optimal level. Key words: Frozen period, chemical, microbiological, sensory quality, tilapia fish.African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 4 (8), pp. 852-85

A HAMILTON-JACOBI TREATMENT OF DISSIPATIVE SYSTEMS

Dissipative systems are investigated within the framework of the Hamilton-Jacobi equation. The principal function is determined using the method of separation of variables. The equation of motion can then be readily obtained. Three examples are given to illustrate our formalism: the damped harmonic oscillator, a system with a variable mass, and a charged particle in a magnetic field

Group Activity Therapy (Gat) Socialization Session 6 Increase Socialization Ability on Child of Mental Retardation

Introduction: The main problem that experienced by child of mental retardation was slowness development of socialization ability especially the ability to cooperate. This disability happened because less of stimulation activity and because of the extraordinary school give more lessons to increase intelligence ability. Group Activity Therapy (GAT) Socialization is a therapy given to child of mental retardation to train their cooperate in playing group and increased their socialization ability (cooperate). Method: This study used Quasy Experimental design. The population was the students of 1-5 class at Karya Bhakti extraordinary school. The sample was recruited with purposive sampling consist of 20 respondents according the inclusions criteria and divided into treatment and control groups. The Independent variable was GAT Socialization session 6 and the dependent variable was the increased of socialization ability (cooperate). Data were collected with observation sheet and analyzed with Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test and Mann Whitney U Test with level of significance p<0.05.Result : The result showed that given GAT Socialization could increased the socialization ability (cooperate) with the result of statistical test showed significance level p=0.004, that means there was differences of the socialization ability pre and post test and between treatment and control group, showed the result of statistical test with significance level p 0.031. Discussion: It can be conclude that GAT Socialization could increase socialization ability (cooperate). Recommendation for teachers could give the lessons in one group and not only individual. Important to do for further research until GAT Socialization session 7 for increased socialization ability

Far-infrared induced current in a ballistic channel -- potential barrier structure

We consider electron transport in a ballistic multi-mode channel structure in the presence of a transversely polarized far-infrared (FIR) field. The channel structure consists of a long resonance region connected to an adiabatic widening with a potential barrier at the end. At frequencies that match the mode energy separation in the resonance region we find distinct peaks in the photocurrent, caused by Rabi oscillations in the mode population. For an experimental situation in which the width of the channel is tunable via gates, we propose a method for reconstructing the spectrum of propagating modes, without having to use a tunable FIR source. With this method the change in the spectrum as the gate voltage is varied can be monitored.Comment: Submitted to Phys. Rev.

MODELING THE PERFORMANCE OF A BAOBAB SEED DECORTICATOR USING RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY

Decortication of baobab seed manually after soaking or roasting is time consuming, labour-intensive and uneconomical. The demand for baobab kernel as a source of protein is increasing for use as supplement for animal protein ration, for edible oil consumption and for other industrial uses. To ameliorate this problem, a baobab seed decorticator has been developed. This study therefore focused on the effects of process parameters; moisture content of seed, speed of decorticator and concave-shaft clearance on percentage clean kernel (Pck), percentage broken kernel (Pbk), percentage whole seed (Pws) and decorticating efficiency (DE), using Response Surface Methodology (RSM). In designing the experiments, Box-Behnken Design (BBD) was selected. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was carried out to evaluate and select the appropriate dependent (Pck Pbk, Pws and DE) and independent variables using both the F and P-values calculated at 95% confidence level (a=0.05). Mathematical models relating the process parameters to the responses were developed. The developed models were validated by comparing the predicted and actual experimental values. The selected quadratic models were adequate for predicting the performance of the developed decorticator. It was observed that a decrease in percentage clean kernel recovery would result if concave-shaft clearance and moisture content were increased. Likewise, the concave-shaft clearance had the highest positive effect while moisture content had the highest negative effect on percentage of broken kernel. All the three factors (process parameters) had positive effects on decorticating efficiency

A Variational Approach for Minimizing Lennard-Jones Energies

A variational method for computing conformational properties of molecules with Lennard-Jones potentials for the monomer-monomer interactions is presented. The approach is tailored to deal with angular degrees of freedom, {\it rotors}, and consists in the iterative solution of a set of deterministic equations with annealing in temperature. The singular short-distance behaviour of the Lennard-Jones potential is adiabatically switched on in order to obtain stable convergence. As testbeds for the approach two distinct ensembles of molecules are used, characterized by a roughly dense-packed ore a more elongated ground state. For the latter, problems are generated from natural frequencies of occurrence of amino acids and phenomenologically determined potential parameters; they seem to represent less disorder than was previously assumed in synthetic protein studies. For the dense-packed problems in particular, the variational algorithm clearly outperforms a gradient descent method in terms of minimal energies. Although it cannot compete with a careful simulating annealing algorithm, the variational approach requires only a tiny fraction of the computer time. Issues and results when applying the method to polyelectrolytes at a finite temperature are also briefly discussed.Comment: 14 pages, uuencoded compressed postscript fil

Bioaktivitas Metabolit Sekunder dari Genus Dipterocarpus

Research has been conducted with the title "Literature Study of Secondary Metabolites and Bioactivity of Plants Genus Dipterocarpus". The method used is a descriptive method with the aim of being to find out the active compounds in the genus plant dipterocarpus and to know the ability of the bioactivity of genus plants dipterocarpus. Based on the results of the study, bioactivity of secondary metabolites from planst of the genus dipterocarpus namely antidiabetic, antiplasmodial, antibacterial, antioxidant, anticlasses, cytotoxic, anticholinesterase, antiproliferation, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial. Very strong biosaltivity indicated by the ethyl acetate faction plant D. Intricatus Sagai Antioxidant IC50 Nialial is 0.075 μg / mL. While very weak bioacchables are shown extract methanol stem plant D. Costatus as cytotoxic with ic50 value 973 ± 14.57 μg / mL

The liminality of trajectory shifts in institutional entrepreneurship

In this paper, we develop a process model of trajectory shifts in institutional entrepreneurship. We focus on the liminal periods experienced by institutional entrepreneurs when they, unlike the rest of the organization, recognize limits in the present and seek to shift a familiar past into an unfamiliar and uncertain future. Such periods involve a situation where the new possible future, not yet fully formed, exists side-by-side with established innovation trajectories. Trajectory shifts are moments of truth for institutional entrepreneurs, but little is known about the underlying mechanisms of how entrepreneurs reflectively deal with liminality to conceive and bring forth new innovation trajectories. Our in-depth case study research at CarCorp traces three such mechanisms (reflective dissension, imaginative projection, and eliminatory exploration) and builds the basis for understanding the liminality of trajectory shifts. The paper offers theoretical implications for the institutional entrepreneurship literature