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Primal-dual links to spatial equilibrium market model for palm oil in Nigeria
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- "Distribution of agricultural produce is undertaken to bridge the gap between production and consumption arising due to spatial separation between areas of surplus and deficit. An investigation of primal-dual links to spatial equilibrium model and integration of palm oil markets in Nigeria was carried out using transportation model. Two-stage sampling technique was used to collect data from 3 markets and 276 distributors. Data were analyzed using linear programing model. Average cost of transportation per mode was bus (N17, 173), truck (N 10,357) and lorry (N5,831 ) respectively. Total transportation cost of N347,809,600.6k was observed compared to a minimized objective cost of NI42,536,800.30k produced by the program. Highest optimal allocation to the destination markets using the different mode of transportation were Port Harcourt-Lagos by lorry (103,200 MT), Owerri- Maiduguri by truck (21,200 MT) and Ondo-Lagos by bus (19,800 MT) respectively. Subsidized cost of public transport facilities will reduce high cost of transportation. " 1 results 1
- "The poor quality of transportation infrastructure in Nigeria impacts negatively on the competitiveness of palm oil. This leads to increased inter-regional transportation cost, delayed time of arrival to the destination and lowered transaction efficiencies in the distribution chains. Primary and secondary data were used. Random sampling technique was used to collect data from 276 distributors in main palm oil markets. Data were analyzed using linear programming and Ravallion model at 0.05 a-level. Results of the data analyzes show that average cost of transporting palm oil from the production market to the consumption market was N5,831.9 per MT. Observed transportation cost was N60,724,830.5 while the optimal cost was N44,003,500.30 indicating a 38.0% reduction in total cost of transportation. Highest optimal allocations to the destination markets were Owerri-Jos (133,500 MT), Ondo-Lagos (107,200 MT) and Port Harcourt-Kano (82,000 MT) at minimum transportation cost of N5,750, N4000.7and N6500.0 per MT respectively. Two lag periods were identified signifying that it takes about 1-2 months for price information to spread across the markets by the model. Six of the 27 market pairs exhibited high short-run market integration for both lag periods with Port Harcourt-Abuja market pail: indicating the highest (0.1 and 0.004). The lowest short-run market integration was recorded in Ondo-Minna market pair indicated by 1.4 and 17.4 respectively. Policies that will enhance redistribution of palm oil supply between producing and consuming regions should be pursued. " 1 results 1
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- A face recognition system is one of the most desirable biometric identification such as computerized access control, document control and database retrieval. Although, several researches have been done on face recognition, most (if not all) have made use of non-black faces or very few numbers of black faces in their experiments. This study presents results of experiments based on black African faces (with and without tribal marks) using the optimized Fisher Discriminant Analysis. In the experiment, different sizes of gray scale images were used for recognition performance accuracy of between 88 and 99% were obtained. Also, taking into consideration was the rate of identifying an image using the same number of images to test the face recognition system. While, a completely robust real-time face recognition system is still under heavy investigation and development, the implemented system serves as an extendable foundation for future research. 1 results 1
- A system of power generation whereby the generating equipment is located close to the point of usage, thereby reducing losses and operation cost is called distributed generation (DG). However, it is imperative that DGs are sited such that the quality of power delivered is optimized and the total real power loss within the system minimized. This paper proposes an approach for optimum sizing and siting of DGs sizing in a power distribution system using Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) algorithm. To validate the algorithm the IEEE 30 bus standard test system was employed. A 92% decrease in real power loss within the system relative to the value before the connection of DGs was observed, while the minimum bus voltage increased from 0.656 per unit to 0.965 per unit. The results obtained from ACO are further verified by creating an ETAP model of the IEEE 30 bus system and simulating the impact of DG on the system. A significant reduction in total real power losses within the system and improvement in voltage profile was observed when the DGs are placed at the ACO derived sites relative to at other locations. Therefore, Ant Colony Algorithm can be used in deriving the optimum sites and sizes of DGs in a power distribution system. 1 results 1
- A total of 134 bacterial isolates characterized as Bacillus cereus var. mycoides, B. coagulans, B. licheniformis, B. megaterium, B. pumilus, B. subtilis, Staphylococcus cereus and S. saprophyticus were isolated from fermenting Albizia saman seeds during the laboratory production of aisa, a potential food seasoning condiment. Bacillus species were the most predominant species and produced the highest ammoniacal smell characteristic of typical indigenous fermented food condiments. There was a general increase in the microbial population throughout the fermentation period. The pH of the fermenting mash was between 6.5-8.2. The physical observation of the fermented mash was dark brown in appearance with creamish mucilaginous slime, moulding the fermented cotyledons together. Process optimization of the fermenting aisa mash indicated optimal fermentation temperature of 45°-50°C, optimal pH of 6.9-8.2, while the fermented mash with pawpaw leaves gave the most accepted product as compared to banana leaves, local leaves and almond leaves. Consumers gave 74.0%-96.0% preference to aisa as an alternative to iru and ogiri, the most popular indigenous fermented food condiments in Nigeria. In comparison with the laboratory fermented samples, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterobacter aerogenes and Proteus mirabilis were isolated in addition to the Bacillus and Staphylococcus species in the traditionally fermented aisa samples. Fermentation of Albizia saman seeds for 5-7 days gave the best organoleptic parameters of aisa even after 3 months of storage at ambient temperature and 6 months storage at 4°C in the refrigerator. 1 results 1
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- Although an essential but scarce resource, money is constantly required for the purchase of raw materials necessary for a continued production of livestock feeds. Improper management of available capital can lead to stoppage of production activities, low productivity and loss of customers’ good will. Therefore, there is the need to manage effectively the little capital available. This study was aimed at developing and solving a model that can determine the procurement order for raw materials considering the liquid capital constraint. An animal feed firm was investigated and data on materials (bill, quantity ratio, cost); products list; supplier’s list; product demand; liquid capital available and the available lead time amongst others were collected by means of interviews, observations and existing records. These were thereafter analysed to form the required parameters. A multi-objective optimization model was developed using linear programming technique as a tool for procurement order of materials in the firm and solved using two different soft wares (Tora 1.0 and Lingo 14.0). Selection of suppliers was based on payment term. 6 products, 13 materials, 7 suppliers, 2 days and ₦138,856 were obtained from the bill of materials, suppliers list, available lead time and liquid capital available respectively. A total weekly demand of 22,600kg of product was also obtained from the product demand. A total of 205 parameters were obtained from the analysed data. The developed model exhibited 3 objective functions (maximize profit on all products, minimize waiting time for all raw materials and minimize the total cost of raw material), 32 variables (Q1...q1) and 78 constraints (t1 ≤ 0.28… t13 ≥ 0). Same optimal values (0, 0, … and 0.55) were obtained from the use of Lingo 14.0 and Tora 1.0. Moreover, 211.97₦kg was realised as the optimum value for the objective function. The supplier IBM, with the most flexible payment term was selected to supply nine out of the 13 materials. The developed model will be useful in ensuring effective management of the available liquid capital for material procurement, thereby eliminating the stoppage of production activities, improving productivity and ensuring customers’ good will. 1 results 1
- Aluminium alloy 1 results 1
- An optimization technique for sand casting process parameters based on the Taguchi method is reported in this paper. While keeping other casting parameters constant, aluminium alloy castings were prepared by sand casting technique using three different parameters, namely the mould temperature, pouring temperature and runner size. Hardness and impact energy tests were done for the resulted castings. The settings of parameters were determined by using the Taguchi experimental design method. The level of importance of the parameters on the hardness impact energy was determined using the analysis of variance (ANOVA). The optimum parameter combination was obtained by using the analysis of signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio. Analysis of the results shows that 100°C mould temperature and 700°C pouring temperatures are optimal values for hardness and impact energy. However 200 mm2 and 285 mm2 runner sizes are the optimal values for hardness and impact energy respectively. The mould temperature was the most influential parameter on the hardness impact energy of the castings. 1 results 1
- Ant colony optimization (ACO) 1 results 1
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- Bit selection and design 1 results 1
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