ARCHITECTURE
Introduction: Building facades are highly vulnerable to wind and wind-borne debris during hurricanes and tornados. Damage to the facade often results in a catastrophic breach of the building envelope, resulting in costly damage to the interior. Laminated glazing has been widely used in architectural applications, not only because of its impact resistance, but also because […]
1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Wayfinding was first used by Lynch (1960) where he referred to maps, street numbers, and directional signs etc. as “way-finding” devices. His work, which is seen by many as being important in how we understand environments, was based on the concept of spatial orientation and its prerequisite cognitive
IMPROVING WAYFINDING THROUGH DESIGN IN PROPOSED PAEDIATRIC HOSPITAL, KADUNA Read More »
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1.1 Introduction Architecture and the advancement of technology has led to the recent influx of heavily glazed commercial buildings all over the world of which Nigeria is no exception. The availability and the use of energy in a the building is pivotal to the building’s functionality within the
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study Hospitals consume large amounts of energy because of how they are run and the many people that use them. They are open 24 hours a day; thousands of employees, patients, and visitors occupy the buildings daily. As such, sophisticated ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems control
Abstract Factory layout of any industry must be effective in flow of workers and material. This is necessary for a smooth manufacturing process. Factory layout is effective if the output from the layout is realized at a minimum possible cost with little or no industrial accident. In this study, an assessment was carried out on
EFFECT OF FACTORY LAYOUT ON ORGANIZATIONAL SAFETY PROGRAMMES Read More »
INTRODUCTION Musa paradisiaca Linn. (Plantain) is an evergreen plant with an aerial pseudostem, an underground rhizome and a height of 2 to 9 m (Ekunwe and Ajayi, 2010). The leaves are oblong, deep green and narrowed to the base (Iman and Akter, 2011). The fruits are edible, contain about 220 Calories and are traditionally used
A STUDY OF THE PHARMACOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF METHANOL EXTRACT OF RIPE AND UNRIPE PLANTAIN Read More »
Introduction Imidazoline binding sites (IBs) are widelydistributed in the central (CNS) and peripheral nervous systems (PNS) of mammaliancells.1 Three IB sub types have been proposed:I1, I2, I3.2-4Among them, only I1subtype has been effectively characterized.5I2-IB sub type,originally described as the Imidazoline-Guanidinium Receptive Site (IGRS) and characterized by idazoxan binding,6has been identified as allosteric binding site on
EVALUATION OF THE CHOLINERGIC EFFECTS OF BDF – 8503 ON THE GUINEA PIG ILEUM Read More »
In a prospective, randomized, double-blind, cross-over, placebo-controlled study (The GENRES Study), 208 moderately hypertensive Finnish men (aged 35 to 60 years) were treated for 4 weeks with antihypertensive drugs from four different classes: amlodipine (5 mg), bisoprolol (5 mg), hydrochlorothiazide (25 mg), or losartan (50 mg) daily. Each individual received each of the four monotherapies
Recently BP measurement was added to the regular check-up at high schools and universities in Japan, and the results of this initiative indicated that up to 20% of young subjects have elevated BP (2,3). Follow-up studies have suggested that BP elevation at the school check-up is closely associated with the onset of EH and/or EH-related
EFFECTS OF KARGASOK TEA ON BLOOD PRESSURE OF NORMOTENSIVE MAN Read More »
Introduction Honey is a sweet and flavorful natural product of honey bees that is derived from floral nectars and other plant secretions [1]. The major component of honey is a complex mixture of sugars such as glucose, fructose and sucrose with small number of other constituents including minerals, amino acids, proteins, enzymes, organic acids, phenolic
