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A Retrospective Analysis of Oil-induced Selective Federalism in Niger Delta, Nigeria [PDF]
, 2013 The paper established that oil based federalism has failed the Niger Delta. Oil rents/royalties has induced the Nigerian state to have systematically operated a federal structure that is suffocating the Niger Delta, which manifested in the glaring ...
EGBE, OLAWARI D.J.
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Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.Building machine‐readable vocabularies for materials science is slow, expert‐driven work. This study benchmarks 13 large language models on two of its first steps: finding candidate terms in engineering articles and deciding where they belong in a class hierarchy.
Thomas Bjarsch +3 more
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Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.We develop a data‐driven method to derive the mathematical expressions of the Flory–Huggins interaction parameter χ for the swelling behavior of temperature–responsive hydrogels. Starting from initial assumptions of χ, our workflow combines Bayesian optimization, Flory–Rehner theory, and symbolic regression to generate candidate χ expressions.
Yawen Wang +2 more
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Alleviating Rural Farmers Poverty through Effective Micro credit: Evaluation of UNDP Intervention in Delta State [PDF]
, 2017 The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) introduced a micro credit scheme of N9milllion as one of the projects in the Integrated Community Development Programme (ICDP) in Delta state in 2000. UNDP appointed Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO) a
Uzokwe, U.N., Ike, P.C.
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Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.A novel workflow for investigating hydride vapor phase epitaxy for GaN bulk crystal growth is proposed. It combines Design of experiments (DoE) with physical simulations of mass transport and crystal growth kinetics, serving as an intermediate step between DoE and experiments.
J. Tomkovič +7 more
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Flood and Female Headed Households in Illah Rural Community of Delta State, Nigeria
, 2015 Flash floods are common features in Nigeria during the rainy season (May-October), but the flood events of August-October 2012 in Nigeria which can be described as the worst in 40 years gave rise to situations where rivers overflowed their banks and ...
Ezemonye Mary N
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Oil And Gas Exploration in the Niger Delta: Assessment of Its Impact on Rural Development in Bayelsa State [PDF]
, 2013 This study was conducted in Bayelsa State South-South oil and gas rich region of Nigeria and one the thirty-six States. The study assessed the impact of oil and gas exploration on the development of rural communities’.
Righteous, Arikawei, A. +1 more
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Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.Functionally graded metal–ceramic femoral stems are engineered through continuous UMAT‐based stiffness tailoring, eliminating discrete material interfaces while enhancing biomechanical compatibility. Low‐index power‐law gradation optimizes load transfer, reduces stress shielding, and controls implant–bone micromotion, highlighting a materials‐design ...
Rihem Nouira, Sameh Elleuch, Hanen Jrad
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Impact of MgO Additions on the Oxidation Resistance and Compression Behavior of Vanadium Alloys
Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.An increase in oxidation resistance at 600 °C is achieved for alloys containing more than 2.5 wt.% MgO. It has been established that, along with V2O5, MgO6V2, and Mg2O7V2 are formed, which are presumed to enhance oxidative stability. Furthermore, the possible transformation of Mg‐vanadates through reaction with CO2, which presumably occurs in this ...
Ievgen Solodkyi +5 more
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, 2013 The overwhelming majority of about 69,000 residents in Bodo, Rivers State, Nigeria, engage in subsistence fishing or farming. The mangrove forests and waterways that line Bodo Creek are an integral component of the community’s traditional livelihood ...
Scott Pegg, Nenibarini Zabbey
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