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Evaluation of Co-compost of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch and Cow Dung as Fertilizer in Oil Palm Nurseries
(African Journals Online, 2010)
Oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) is one of the readily available crop residues that can serve as
cheap organic fertilizer source for crop. EFB-cow dung composts (EFB: cow dung ratios of 100:0, 80:20,
60:40, and 0:100) ...
Effectiveness of Chlorinated Water, Sodium Hypochlorite, Sodium Chloride and Sterile Distilled Water in Killing Pathogenic Bacteria on Fresh Produce
(African Journals Online, 2010)
This study evaluated the efficacy of chlorinated water, sodium hypochlorite solution, sodium
chloride solution and sterile distilled water in eliminating pathogenic bacteria on the surfaces of raw
vegetables. Lettuce ...
Readiness of Kampala International University Doctoral Students for Open and Distance Education
(African Journals Online, 2010)
This study examined the readiness of Kampala International University Doctoral Students for open
and distance education and related this readiness to gender, income and perceived user friendliness of ICT.
Using a ...
Antimicrobial Properties of Grape Fruit, Pawpaw and Black Pepper Extracts on Organisms associated with Fish Spoilage
(African Journals Online, 2009)
On average, Nigeria loses 30- 0% of its fi sh harvest to spoilage. This exacerbates her fi sh demand-
supply gap; hence the need to devise means of miti gati ng the spoilage. This paper reports the
fi ndings of a study ...
Sesame: the Underexploited Organic Oilseed Crop
(African Journals Online, 2009)
Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is an important oilseed crop that ranks sixth among vegetable oils
worldwide. Asia and Africa respecti vely account for 2. and 0.9 of the 3.66 million tons produced
worldwide. However, Africa’s ...
Status Offenders and the Psychosexual Gap in the Ugandan Law Regarding Defilement
(African Journals Online, 2010)
This paper discuses defilement as a crime in relation to sexuality among adolescents in Uganda.
Following a review of related literature, an extended field study of the prevalence of the practice and attitudes
towards ...
Place of a Realistic Teacher Education Pedagogy in an ICT-Supported Learning Environment in Distance Teacher Education in Uganda
(African Journals Online, 2010)
This article is based on a study undertaken to examine the impact of introducing a realistic teacher
education pedagogy (RTEP) oriented learning environment supported by ICT on distance teacher education in
Uganda. It ...
Nigerian Federal Civil Service: Employee Recruitment, Retention and Performance
(African Journals Online, 2010)
This study delved into the recruitment and retention of employees in the Nigerian Federal Civil
Service (NFCS), to establish their impact on the effectiveness of the service. Data were collected through
administration ...
Impediments to ICT-led Development in Nigeria: the Case of ICT ‘Illiteracy’ in Universities
(African Journals Online, 2010)
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) can play a major role in development.
Accordingly, nations and institutions are making enormous efforts to promote their utilisation. In many of
these efforts, it is taken ...
Need for Regulation of Assisted Reproductive Techniques in Africa
(African Journals Online, 2010)
Reproductive health and population control are part of the goals developing countries are called
upon to pursue as part of the millennium development goals (MDGs). Indeed, population health is one of the
parameters used ...