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The study of foraminiferal distribution trends in the coastal environments of Southwest Nigeria sector of the Gulf of Guinea
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 2014)This study established the distribution trends of foraminiferal assemblages in relation to the parameters influencing the trends in the coastal environments of some parts of southwest Nigeria sector of the Gulf of Guinea. ... -
Geo-information based assessment of the impact of urban sprawl in Akure, Southwestern Nigeria
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 2014)This study analyzed land use/land cover change and examined the trends and factors responsible for urban sprawl in Akure between 1986 and 2011 with a view to developing a user-friendly geospatial database for monitoring ... -
Heavy metals assessment of soils and vegetation within and around a scrap metal recycling factory site in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 2013)This study determined the trace metal concentrations of soil and plants around the scrap metal recycling factory in Ile – Ife, Nigeria with a view to assessing the impact of emissions, slag and sorted wastes from the ... -
Geospatial inventory and characterization of surface water resources in Ife and Ilesa areas, Southwest Nigeria between 1972 and 2007
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 2013)The study investigated the types, number and sizes of surface water bodies in Ile-Ife and Ilesa areas of Osun State between 1972 and 2007. It also identified the anthropogenic activities around each water body with a view ... -
A comparative biochemical study of the interaction of some trypanocides with rat tissue cellular systems.
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 1986)The effects of three trypanocides (tryparsamide, novidium and berenil) on rat liver and kidney were studied with a view to understanding the site of primary injury to the cell resulting from their administration. Four ... -
A study of effects of seed extracts of some plants on development of larvae, adult oviposition and hatching of eggs of Aedes Aegypti L.
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 2016)The study determined larval development of Aedes aegypti in the boiled and dissolved extracts of Moringa oleifera, Citrus aurantifolia and Carica papaya and the effects of these plant extracts on ovipostion of A. aegypti. ... -
In-situ soil resistivity measurements as indices for selected topsoil properties, and maize yield prediction in a basement complex terrain of Ado-Ekiti, Southwestern Nigeria.
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 2016)In-situ soil resistivity measurements and soil properties determination at two depth levels (3 cm and 50 cm) and maize tendering and yield determination were carried out at a pilot plot located within the Ekiti State ... -
Integrated application of seismic inversion and artificial neural networks for reservoir characterization and prospect de-risking of OA-field.
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 2016)The study modified seismic inversion algorithm which incorporated artificial neural networks for reservoir characterization to pre-stack seismic data acquired in the “OA”-Field. The adopted workflow was used to transform ... -
Investigation of groundwater seepages in a basement complex terrain using ground penetrating radar and vertical electrical sounding techniques.
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 2015)Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and Electrical Resistivity (ER) surveys were carried out in the Basement Complex environment at Erinle area within the Ede metropolis, Osun State. This was with a view to investigating ... -
Reservoir modelling and uncertainty evaluation of “X” field, Niger Delta, Nigeria.
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 2015)Reservoir Modelling and uncertainty evaluation was carried out using a suite of wireline logs of six wells and seismic sections from “X” Field, Niger Delta. This was with a view to develop a model that could be used to ... -
Pharmacological analysis of the Neuromuscular properties of Diethylcarbamazine citrate in Vitro.
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 1985)The pharmacological actions of diethylcarbamazine citrate (DECC) have been examined in vitro on isolated chick biventer-cervicis muscle preparations. DECC (5x10-1 - 1.5mM) produced a concentration-related initial ... -
The Palynostratigraphy,Palynofacies and Thermal Maturity of x and y Wells,Niger Delta.Nigeria
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 2015)A palynostratigraphic investigation was carried out on ditch cuttings from Wells X and Y, located within the shallow offshore, Niger Delta. This was with a view to establishing the age as well as attempting the zonation ... -
Design,Consruction and Testing of a low Constmulti-Channel Seimic Data Acquisation Sysytem
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 2015)A seismic data acquisition system (SDAS) was designed and constructed using locally available electronic materials. This was with a view to developing a low cost SDAS that can be compared with the conventional imported ... -
Thermal Maturity Assessment and Charcterization of Crude Oils from exxonmobile Joint Venture area in the Estaern Niger Delta,Nigeria.
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 2015)Seventeen crude oil samples from producing Oil Wells in the Eastern Niger Delta were analyzed for their thermal maturity status. This was with a view to establishing maturity trends across the area and identifying maturity ... -
Integrated Geophysical and GIS-Remote Sensing Investigations For Geological and Groundwater Mapping in the North- Eastern part of Osun State,Nigeria.
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 2017)This study mapped the surface and subsurface lineaments associated with the study area,determined their orientations, also determined the geoelectriclayers and their parameters, estimated the overburden thicknesses and ... -
Fluid Discrimination of Poststack Britght Spot unsing Amplitude Variation with Offset(AVO) analysis and Model-Based Iversion In Abasi Field.Onshore Western Niger Delta,Nigeria.
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 2015)Fluid discrimination of poststack bright spots in Abasi Field, Onshore Western Niger Delta, Nigeria was investigated using Amplitude Variation with Offset (AVO) Analysis and Model-Based Inversion. This was with a view to ... -
Comparative Study of the effects of a Synthetic Pessticide (Endocel) and Plant Extracts on litter Decomposition in a Theobroma cacao Linn.Plantation.
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 2012)This study was undertaken to determine the effects of Endocel (a synthetic pesticide) and water extracts of neem and siam weed leaves on mineral content and litter decomposition in a Theobroma cacao Linn. Plantation. This ... -
Seismic Facies Analysis and Hydrocarbon potential Evaluation of parts of Orange basin,Offshore south Africa
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 2016)The study identified, mapped and named all the depositional sequences defined on the seismic data, described each sequence in chronostratigraphic order, produced a regional/local scale characteristics of each sequence, ... -
Assessment of the Contributtion of soil Biota and litter Quality to carbon Sequestration of Different Physiognomy in Shasha Forest Reserve,Nigeria.
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 2016)The study identified and compared plant species diversity, soil organism biodiversity and abundance, determined soil organic carbon (SOC) pool and litter biomass carbon together with other litter biochemical composition ... -
Government Entrepreneurship Intervention Programmes and Employment Generation Among Youths in Osun State Nigeria
(2015)The study examined the various government entrepreneurship intervention programmes to generate employment among youths in Osun State. It also ascertained the challenges that inhibit the accessibility of these intervention ...
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