A Comparative Analysis of Fertility Differentials in Cross River State

This paper seek to evaluate fertility differentials in a rural –urban residents in Cross River State. Two settlements were use which include Anantigha as an urban settlement in Calabar and Bendi as a rural settlement in Obanliku. Ninety households were used for this study of which equal number of questionnaires was randomly distributed in each of the settlement. Findings show that there was no variation in age entry to marriage in the two settlements even though there was a significant difference in fertility differentials in the  study area Besides, it was noticed in the study area  that family size and composition in the study area does not have any influence on fertility differences. Keywords: Comparative, Differentials, Fertility,  Marriage , Residents

Good work ethics and service delivery in public universities in the south-south region of Nigeria

The Nigerian University administration is a collection of specialized academic faculties established by law, financed by private and public funds, and staffed by professionals in various disciplines for the purpose of achieving their overall goal (teaching, research, and community service) of service delivery. Since good work ethics represents a critical determinant of effectiveness and productivity vis-à-vis service delivery in all formal organizations, this paper utilizes the “person-situation” theoretical model to assess the level of service delivery in selected public universities in the South-south geo-political region of Nigeria. The present investigation adopted the survey research design. Six hundred and sixty (660) academic and non-academic staff and three hundred (300) students were purposively and randomly sampled respectively. The instrument used for data collection was titled: “good work ethics and service delivery questionnaire”. Data was analyzed using population t-test, multiple regression and Pearson product moment correlation. The study revealed that almost all the public universities under consideration have witnessed poor service delivery in terms of delay in the release of students’ results, delay in the preparation of transcript, failure to adhere to time-tables (crash programme) – leading to frustration by students. The overall consequences of this have been the poor rating of these universities. It was recommended among other things that effort should be made to address the poor work ethics (in terms of initiative, dedication, high standard of responsibility, loyalty, accountability, and self-discipline) among staff and students in the selected universities with a view to strengthening its performance index and therefore service delivery.peer-reviewe

Investigation and Comparative Analysis of Energy Potentials from Different Biomass Sources

Comparative analysis of energy potentials from different biomass sources were investigated to determine the energy potential stored in them: biomass materials used were cattle manure, wood and dry grass. Instruments used for this investigation includes: coffee can, thermometer, stop watch, heat source etc. simple heat equation was used to evaluate the heat potential in each material. Results shows that heat energy of cattle manure was 0.33264788J, wood was 0.1661868J and that of dry grass was 0.1001J. Showing that cattle manure has higher energy potential than wood and grass, meaning it will have more application for energy generation

Matlab symbolic circuit analysis and simulation tool ming PSpice netlist for circuits optimization

This paper presents new Matlab symbolic circuit analysis and simulation (MSCAM) tool that make uses of netlist from PSpice to generate matrices. These matrices can be used to calculate circuit parameters or for optimization. The tool can handle active and passive components such as resistors, capacitors, inductors, operational amplifiers, and transistors. The transistors are converted into small signal analysis and operational amplifiers make use of the small signal analysis which can easily be implemented in a program as explained in the main work. Five examples are used to illustrate the potential of the approach. Results presented are similar when compared to PSpice simulation. This approach can handle larger matrix dimension compared to symbolic circuit analysis tool (SCAM)

Socio-Economic and Cultural Impacts of Resettlement on Bakassi People of Cross River State, Nigeria

The socio-economic and cultural impact of resettlement on Bakassi people of Cross River State, Nigeria was examined. The study elicited data from 516 respondents who were purposively selected from the Bakassi resettlement site at Ekpiri Ikang in Cross River State. Data were generated with the aid of structured questionnaire and statistically analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation. It was observed that, the resettlement of Bakassi people significantly influenced their occupations, culture and accommodation pattern. It was recommended among others, that the Affected Persons (APs) should be properly compensated and adequate accommodation provided.Key words: Socio-economic; Resettlement and Cultural Impact

Background Terrestrial Radiation Exposure Level Of Cross River University Of Technology (Crutech), Calabar Nigeria

Background terrestrial radiation survey of Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH), Calabar was carried out. The study area was divided into twelve (12) locations and investigated. An in situ measurement approach was adopted using a SOEKS ecotester Geiger counter + food nitrate tester. Three (3) reading were taken in each of the location in survey and then an average computed. The outdoor annual exposure dose rate (OAEDR) of each location was also calculated. The measured average background radiation for all the location was (0.07plusmn0.02)microSv/hr while the average OAEDR was found to be (0.13plusmn0.02)mSv/yr. These values fall within the safe radiation limit of 0.13microSv/hr and 1.0 mSv/yr recommended by UNSCEAR (1998). However, results obtained do not indicate any immediate health side effects on the staff and students and the host communities.nbs