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DEVELOPMENT OF A FUZZY TIME SERIES MODEL USING CAT SWARM OPTIMIZATION CLUSTERING AND OPTIMIZED WEIGHTS OF FUZZY RELATIONS

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This research developed a hybrid forecasting technique that integrates Cat Swarm Optimization Clustering (CSO-C) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithms with Fuzzy Time Series (FTS) forecasting model. Cat Swarm Optimiza...

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DEVELOPMENT OF A MODEL FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF HEATING VENTILLATION AIR CONDITION INSTALLATIONS OF HOTELS IN OWERRI,IMO STATE NIGERIA

1.1Background to the Study

Buildings contributes a very high energy consumption percentage compared to other economic sectors. Although these percentages vary from country to country, buildings are accounts  for  about  30...

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DEVELOPMENT OF A LOW COST BRIQUETTE MAKING MACHINE

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The work focuses on the development of a low cost briquette making machine using Rice husks and Sugarcane baggase as selected materials. The realization that deforestation and wood fuel shortages are likely to become pressing pr...

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DEVELOPMENT OF A MODEL FOR EFFECTIVE HOUSING BUDGET PERFORMANCE IN ANAMBRA STATE NIGERIA

1.1Background to the Study

Planning, allocation and utilization of financial resources for projects are crucial decisions for the actualization of corporate objectives in private and public organizations. The budgeting process is employe...

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DEVELOPMENT OF A MODIFIED ARTIFICIAL FISH SWARM ALGORITHM- PARTIAL TRANSMIT SEQUENCE TECHNIQUE FOR PEAK TO AVERAGE POWER RATIO REDUCTION IN ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING

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Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) is a multi-carrier frequency multiplexing scheme used in broadband wireless communication systems and has advantages such as high spectral efficiency, simple channel equalization...

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DEVELOPMENT OF A PILOT ALLOCATION PROTOCOL TO MITIGATE THE EFFECT OF PILOT CONTAMINATION IN MASSIVE MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT SYSTEM

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Pilot Contamination (PC) has been considered as a majorlimiting factor of Time Division Duplexing (TDD) Massive Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (M-MIMO) systems, as itsaturates the signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) s...

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DEVELOPMENT OF A MOTIVATIONAL MODEL OF REGRESSION FOR IMPROVED PRODUCTIVITY OF SELECTED BUILDING TRADESMEN IN THE SOUTH EASTER STATES OF NIGERIA

1.1Background to the Study

Every organization is concerned with what should be done to achieve sustained high levels of performance through its workforce. This means giving close attention to how individuals can best be motivated through...

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DEVELOPMENT OF A ROBUST DIGITAL IMAGE WATERMARKING TECHNIQUE IN DISCRETE ORTHONORMAL STOCKWELL TRANSFORM DOMAIN BASED ON PHOTON POLARIZATION

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This thesis presents the development of novel digital image watermarking technique for the shielding of intellectual property rights of digital images. Because of their digital nature, multimedia data can be duplicated, modified...

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DEVELOPMENT OF A PRIVACY AIDED TRUST ROUTING ALGORITHM BASED ON SOCIAL SIMILARITY IN OPPORTUNISTIC NETWORK

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This research work presents the development of a privacy aided trust routing model using social similarity in an Opportunistic Network (OppNet). OppNet is a delay tolerant network where link is highly unpredictable. It is an ide...

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DEVELOPMENT OF A SENSITIVITY INDEX BASED TECHNIQUE FOR UNIFIED POWER FLOW CONTROLLER PLACEMENT WITH CONTINGENCY ANALYSIS ON NIGERIA 330kV TRANSMISSION NETWORK

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Power system network is designed to operate in a prescribed voltage and frequency for stability and for better power quality. Unexpected contingencies leads to instability related problems in the system. This research develops a...

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