User education and information retrieval skills as determinants of library information resources utilisation by distance learning students of University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Subjects: “…library information resources utilization…”

This paper is on the rational choice theory and the choice of healthcare services for the treatment of malaria in Nigeria. It focuses on the factors that influence or determine the choice malaria treatment using the rational choice theory as the basis. It was discovered that there were many determinants of what informs the maximum utility but it is all wrapped up in the organization of the health care system....

An experiment was conducted to compare the utilization of tephrosia candida and leucaena leucocephala in mixtures with Panicum maximum as feed for small ruminants, using the artificial bag technique of feed evaluation....

In this work, three models are used to analyze the electric load capacity of a fast growing urban city and to estimate its future consumption. Ikorodu, the case-study location is a highly populated city whose energy demand is continuously increasing. The ultimate focus of this study is to establish a basis for the comparison of different electric load consumption for the existing populace and to provide estimates for the future planning of the city. In this work, three different models have been used to present more accurate load predictions and to enhance proper comparison of results. Among numerous mathematical and scientific models that are applicable to this kind of task, the compound-growth method, the linear model approach and the cubic model have been chosen to enhance diversity in load analysis. The futuristic scheme to be harnessed will fall within the ranges of values obtained from the three different models used in forecasting. This paper concludes with issues pertaining to economics of load utilization as it affects substantive planning.

This study was designed to evaluate the performance of West African dwarf rams subjected to varying degree of treated velvet bean for a period of 12 weeks. The impact of roasted velvet bean (RVB) on the performance by ram and digestibility of the feed was evaluated. In a randomized complete block design, twelve rams aged 12 and 18 months old with initial weight of 13.67- 14.25kg were randomly allotted into 3 treatments on diets A (0% RVB), B (25% RVB) and C (50% RVB). Weight gain, feed intake and feed conversion were measured. Similarly, in the digestibility trial, 3 animals per treatment were placed in metabolic cages for 14 days of stabilization and 5 days of collection. Treatment effects as affected by varying levels of velvet bean was significant for final live weight gain with values varying from 29.86kg(diet B) to 34.20kg (diet C). Also, the mean live weight gain follows the same trend with the highest mean live weight gain obtained for animals on diet C and the least mean live weight for diet B. The result obtained showed a direct relationship between total feed intake and final live weight gain. Since Mucuna pruriens is available in the dry season therefore, utilization at such period will meet dietary requirement of the sheep.

Goal programming model for production planning in a toothpaste factory

A bicriteria model for production planning in a toothpaste factory

The effects of library education on information seeking behaviour of first-year students at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria

The effects of library education on information seeking behaviour of first-year students at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Influence of sustainable use of environmental goods and services on the green economy goals in African countries

The Changing Culture of Information Retrieval,Use and Storage in an Academic Library:A Case Study of The Faculty of The Social Sciences Library, University of Ibadan

The Changing Culture of Information Retrieval,Use and Storage in an Academic Library:A Case Study of The Faculty of The Social Sciences Library, University of Ibadan

Assessment of resources and instructional materials status in the teaching of mathematics in southwestern Nigeria

A survey of the use of electronic resources in Hezekiah Oluwasanmi library, Obafemi Awolowo university, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Utilisation of modern processing technologies among shea butter processors in Niger State, Nigeria

Deviant behaviors in library use: a case study of three universities in Nigeria

Motivational strategies as correlates of senior secondary school geography students' achievement

Feed intake, digestibility and nitrogen balance of West African dwarf goats fed maize offal and sorghum brewer's grains