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DESIGN AND USE OF A MODEL CONSTRUCTED HORIZONTAL SUBSURFACE FLOW WETLAND FOR TREATING TANNERY WASTEWATER BY MEANS OF AQUATIC PLANTS

Abstract

In this study, a Laboratory-scale Horizontal Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetland has been designed, and three replicas constructed, cultivated with selected locally available aquatic plants Phragmites australis,Polygonum salicif...

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DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM

BACKGROUND OF STUDY

Medical diagnosis, (often simply termed diagnosis) refers both to the process of attempting to determine or identifying a possible disease or disorder to the opinion reached by this process. A diagnosis in the sense o...

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DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF 200 WATT SOLAR POWER SYSTEM

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The 200W solar system was determined by load assessment, solar panel number determination, battery requirement and then inverter sizing. A complete solar panel rated at 200w was however purchased, together with 2 no. 150A solar...

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Design of Tourism Website in Sudan (As case study at Ministry of Tourism, Antiquities & Wildlife)

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This research is based on creating a website that helps the tourist to know tourism areas in Sudan and facilitate access to them and the possibility to benefit from the services provided by the website, when entering it, such as...

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DESIGN OF WATER SUPPLY (COLD AND HOT) SYSTEM OF A THREE BEDROOM BUNGALOW WITH ADEQUATE PRESSURE

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This research is focused on the design of water supply (cold and hot) system of a three bedroom bungalow with adequate pressure. Polypropylene (PP) pipes imported from Italy and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes made in Nigeria, th...

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DESIGN STRATEGIES FOR INTEGRATION OF SOCIAL INTERACTION IN CIVIC CENTRES FOR MINNA, NIGER STATE, NIGERIA

 

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Due to urbanization, civic centre has remained a subject of utmost importance because of its role in the city and human existence at large. Civic centre is the city’s symbolic public space where activities...

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DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A FIXED BED PYROLYSIS SYSTEM

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A fixed bed pyrolysis system has been designed and constructed for obtaining liquid fuel from palm kernel shell. The major components of the system are: fixed bed reactor and condensate unit. The palm kernel shell in particle fo...

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DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND TESTING OF AN IMPROVED CASTING POURING LADLE

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A ladle is a foundry tool or equipment specially designed to pour molten metal into a prepared mould. The pouring rate or consistency is one of the factors that may lead to a defect in a cast. To avoid casting defects (cold shut...

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DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A MULTIPLE SANDCRETE BLOCKS MOULDING MACHINE

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This work presents the design, fabrication and performance evaluation of a multiple sandcrete blocks moulding machine (MSBMM) for simultaneously moulding three of 6 inches sandcrete blocks of size 450 x 150 x 225mm. The machine...

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DESIGN, FABRICATION AND EVALUATION OF A BENISEED (Sesamum indicum L.) OIL EXPELLER

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Some physical and mechanical properties of two Nigerian beniseed accessions (Yandev-55 and E8) were determined at 5 moisture content levels of 5.3, 10.6, 16.1, 22.4, and

28.3 per cent (wet basis). These were used as inp...

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