October - Volume 1, Number 1 (2023)
MORPHOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION AND ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION OF SUDANONAUTES AFRICANUS IN THE AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS OF MAKURDI, NIGERIA
O. Richard
Freshwater crabs are a vital macro-invertebrate group in tropical inland waters worldwide, serving as indicators of good water quality and playing a significant role in nutrient cycling in tropical freshwater ecosystems. The West African freshwater crab, belonging to the family Potamonautidae, consists of over 88 species that are found in various streams and river systems across Africa. These crabs have adopted freshwater, semi-terrestrial, or terrestrial modes of life, and studying the population structure and biology of freshwater crabs is crucial for understanding their ecological and economic importance. Morphometric analysis is a powerful tool for population studies and provides valuable information...
FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY FOR IMPROVED ATTENDANCE MONITORING AND ACCESS CONTROL: AN ELECTRONIC GATE SYSTEM DESIGN
Tomas Ezeugwu
Effective attendance monitoring is essential for the smooth running of any organization. Manual methods of attendance monitoring are time-consuming and prone to errors, leading to poor staff attendance and adverse impacts on the organization. Automated methods have been introduced, ranging from paper-based systems to biometric identification using fingerprints, face, and voice. This paper proposes an electronic gate system that can control access and monitor staff attendance using facial recognition technology to address the issues of other identification methods. The system identifies staff members by recognizing their faces from a camera mounted at an access point and interfaces with a database...
SOLVING THE ELECTRICITY ACCESS DILEMMA IN RURAL UGANDA: A CASE STUDY OF SANGA SUB COUNTY AND SANGA TOWN COUNCIL
Lee, K., E. Miguel, C. Wolfram
Access to electricity is crucial for community development, particularly in rural areas where electricity is often unreliable or nonexistent. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the electricity sector in Uganda and analyzes the challenges facing rural communities in gaining access to electricity. The paper presents two case studies on Rural Sanga Sub County and Sanga Town Council and examines linkages between electricity access and communities’ strengthening. The study reveals that electricity access significantly improves all indicators of communities strengthening and suggests that electric energy access can be significant for policymakers aimed at improving communities for social transformation. The paper...
A COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS OF IMPROVED COVER-BASED 2-CONNECTED NODE PLACEMENT ALGORITHM FOR THE 2-CONNECTED RELAY NODE PLACEMENT PROBLEM UNDER DELAY CONSTRAINT IN WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS
Hwang S F
Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) have become an integral part of various industries and applications. However, frequent link interruptions and network unreliability caused by electromagnetic interferences may lead to high delay and packet loss, posing a challenge in achieving high reliability and stability in WSNs. In this paper, we propose an algorithm called Improved Cover-based 2-Connected Node Placement (IC2NP) to solve the Delay Constrained Relay Node Placement (DCRNP) problem in WSNs. The algorithm aims to build at least two node-disjoint paths meeting the hop constraint between each sensor and the sink by deploying certain relay nodes (RNs). IC2NP provides a feasible...
SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT OF GENERALIZED DEMODICOSIS IN A GERMAN SHEPHERD
Patterson, A.P
Demodicosis is a common, inflammatory parasitic skin disease of dogs caused by the excessive multiplication of the mite, Demodex spp, within the hair follicles and sebaceous glands. The disease has three forms: localized, juvenile-onset generalized, and adult-onset generalized demodicosis. Successful management of this disease requires prolonged therapy due to its cell-mediated immunosuppressive nature. This case report presents a male German shepherd dog aged 1.5 years which presented with severe exudative skin lesions over the body surface. Laboratory examination of the dog's skin scraping revealed the presence of Demodex canis mite and spindle-shaped eggs of D. canis, leading to the diagnosis...