The advent and growth of social media has a considerable impact on governance and this has dramatically changed the entire political landscape not only in Nigeria,but throughout the world.The pervasiveness of social m...The advent and growth of social media has a considerable impact on governance and this has dramatically changed the entire political landscape not only in Nigeria,but throughout the world.The pervasiveness of social media has made it to become an integral part of public discourse and communication.Academic literature extensively documents the trend,and interrogates its manifestation,especially on the digital media space,the complications in conceptualisation,the basic motivations for creating and sharing it,and the various mitigation strategies.The paper anchors on the logic of trend analysis as it utilizes Rumour Theory and secondary data to interrogate the application of social media for rumour governance in Nigeria.Within this context,it is established that social media serve as a platform for rumour governance in Nigeria.Social media,such as Twitter,Facebook,among others have become the most important channel of public opinion diffusion in governance.Consequently,this study provides the basis to interrogate the manifestation of rumour governance within the context of Nigeria and highlight the concerns it poses.The study concludes that mitigating the scourge within the Nigerian context requires a careful implementation of the various strategies documented in the literature,conscious of their various strengths and limitations in context.On the whole,the study demonstrates that although rumour governance is a global phenomenon,geo-specific and contextual factors are critical towards understanding its manifestation,and have a lot to do with its effective mitigation.展开更多
This work demonstrates in practical terms the evolutionary concepts and computational applications of Parametric Curves.Specific cases were drawn from higher order parametric Bezier curves of degrees 2 and above.Bezie...This work demonstrates in practical terms the evolutionary concepts and computational applications of Parametric Curves.Specific cases were drawn from higher order parametric Bezier curves of degrees 2 and above.Bezier curves find real life applications in diverse areas of Engineering and Computer Science,such as computer graphics,robotics,animations,virtual reality,among others.Some of the evolutionary issues explored in this work are in the areas of parametric equations derivations,proof of related theorems,first and second order calculus related computations,among others.A Practical case is demonstrated using a graphical design,physical hand sketching,and programmatic implementation of two opposite-faced handless cups,all evolved using quadratic Bezier curves.The actual drawing was realized using web graphics canvas programming based on HTML 5 and JavaScript.This work will no doubt find relevance in computational researches in the areas of graphics,web programming,automated theorem proofs,robotic motions,among others.展开更多
Nigeria is an agglomeration of different ethnic nationalities with multiplicity of religious inclination where Christianity and Islam are the dominant.The high level of intra and inter-ethnic rivalry between ethnic na...Nigeria is an agglomeration of different ethnic nationalities with multiplicity of religious inclination where Christianity and Islam are the dominant.The high level of intra and inter-ethnic rivalry between ethnic nationalities and extreme religious intolerance has resulted in many catastrophic clashes.These clashes have unquantifiable debilitating effects on the equilibrium of housing supply and delivery.The paper through deductive approach from literature review,and descriptive analysis,examined the various ethno-religious violence from post-independence Nigeria and its implications on the housing sector.Findings revealed that the importance of houses in African settings is beyond mere shelter,but are sacred and generational assets worth bequeathing.This underscores the reason it becomes target for attacks during ethno-religious violence.Deductive inferences made,indicated that the greater the severity of the violence on houses the more the number of IDPs(internally-displaced-persons),and this not healthy for a sustainable urban housing growth.展开更多
The rate of passive and active attacks has been on the increase lately affecting both individuals and institutions. Even when internal control procedures are in place, malicious codes from intruders into the network h...The rate of passive and active attacks has been on the increase lately affecting both individuals and institutions. Even when internal control procedures are in place, malicious codes from intruders into the network have left so much to be desired. As a result, many Chief Information Security Officers have grown grey hair because of their inability to effectively handle attacks from various ends. Various attempts and technologies have been made in the time past with a measure of success. Intrusion Detection Software (IDS), Intrusion Prevention Software, firewall, honey pots and honey nets have been deployed and with great respite from losses arising from cyber-attacks. Cyber security is the duty of everyone and all must see it as such. As tiers of government and law enforcement agents are doing their best, everybody must be seen to play their parts. Fraudsters have also not seemed to be tired of seeking vulnerabilities to exploit. Then, cyber security experts should not let off their guards but make efforts to harden their security. A way of doing is to intelligently provide a solution that has the capability of detecting and proactively hardening security. This paper proposes a honey net model that is captcha-based and capable of extracting details from hackers with a view to building a robust defense against black hat attackers. This research was able to prevent the botnet with the use of captcha and also redirect suspected traffic to the honeynet which was then captured for the purpose of improving the security of the network. The result showed that any bandwidth greater than the set threshold was not allowed to go into the network but redirected to honeynet where details were logged. Also, with a threshold of 100 mbs, inbound traffic of higher bandwidth such as 110 mbs and 150 mbs was denied access thereby giving 100% detection rate.展开更多
Knowledge propagation is a necessity,both in academics and in the industry.The focus of this work is on how to achieve rapid knowledge propaga-tion using collaborative study groups.The practice of knowledge sharing in...Knowledge propagation is a necessity,both in academics and in the industry.The focus of this work is on how to achieve rapid knowledge propaga-tion using collaborative study groups.The practice of knowledge sharing in study groupsfinds relevance in conferences,workshops,and class rooms.Unfortu-nately,there appears to be only few researches on empirical best practices and techniques on study groups formation,especially for achieving rapid knowledge propagation.This work bridges this gap by presenting a workflow driven compu-tational algorithm for autonomous and unbiased formation of study groups.The system workflow consists of a chronology of stages,each made of distinct steps.Two of the most important steps,subsumed within the algorithmic stage,are the algorithms that resolve the decisional problem of number of study groups to be formed,as well as the most effective permutation of the study group participants to form collaborative pairs.This work contributes a number of new algorithmic concepts,such as autonomous and unbiased matching,exhaustive multiplication technique,twisted round-robin transversal,equilibrium summation,among others.The concept of autonomous and unbiased matching is centered on the constitution of study groups and pairs purely based on the participants’performances in an examination,rather than through any external process.As part of practical demon-stration of this work,study group formation as well as unbiased pairing were fully demonstrated for a collaborative learning size of forty(40)participants,and partially for study groups of 50,60 and 80 participants.The quantitative proof of this work was done through the technique called equilibrium summation,as well as the calculation of inter-study group Pearson Correlation Coefficients,which resulted in values higher than 0.9 in all cases.Real life experimentation was carried out while teaching Object-Oriented Programming to forty(40)under-graduates between February and May 2021.Empirical result showed that the per-formance of the learners was improved appreciably.This work will therefore be of immense benefit to the industry,academics and research community involved in collaborative learning.展开更多
The development of digital technology has brought about a substantial evolution in the multimedia field.The use of generative technologies to produce digital multimedia material is one of the newer developments in thi...The development of digital technology has brought about a substantial evolution in the multimedia field.The use of generative technologies to produce digital multimedia material is one of the newer developments in this field.The“Digital Generative Multimedia Tool Theory”(DGMTT)is therefore presented in this theoretical postulation by Timothy Ekeledirichukwu Onyejelem and Eric Msughter Aondover.It discusses and describes the principles behind the development and deployment of generative tools in multimedia creation.The DGMTT offers an all-encompassing structure for comprehending and evaluating the fundamentals and consequences of generative tools in the production of multimedia content.It provides information about the creation and use of these instruments,thereby promoting developments in the digital media industry.These tools create dynamic and interactive multimedia content by utilizing machine learning,artificial intelligence,and algorithms.This theory emphasizes how crucial it is to comprehend the fundamental ideas and principles of generative tools in order to use them efficiently when creating digital media content.A wide range of industries,including journalism,advertising,entertainment,education,and the arts,can benefit from the practical use of DGMTT.It gives artists the ability to use generative technologies to create unique and customized multimedia content for its viewers.展开更多
Huge amounts of wastes are accompanied by abattoir operations and these wastes are not handled properly in developing nations. Various accompanied risks imposed by the wastes generated by these aforementioned faciliti...Huge amounts of wastes are accompanied by abattoir operations and these wastes are not handled properly in developing nations. Various accompanied risks imposed by the wastes generated by these aforementioned facilities have made it a solicitude to researchers and public health professionals. Often times, recycling such wastes, tends to reduce or eradicate its threats to human and the environment. Recuperating valuable materials from waste streams can be economical and environmentally friendly. Therefore, this study is aimed at investigating waste management mechanisms utilised in Nigeria and the challenges to the implementation of globally sustainable waste management practices. Data and information were gathered through questionnaire, interviews, observations, and literature reviews. Findings from the study show that abattoir waste in Nigeria is disposed of on land or streams without treatment or proper management practices. Although these wastes have shown reuse and recycling potentials such as cow dungs being used as fertilizers, bones for plastic manufacturing, and blood used as protein in animal feed. They are mostly bought/collected by farmers (65.18%), industries (28.14%), and others such as researchers (6.68%). The inability to effectively implement a waste recycling and global waste management practice in Nigeria is as a result of information gap, technical knowledge on sustainable waste management mechanisms, and lack of funds to incorporate such standards. Therefore, abattoir operations, waste treatment, disposal, and management should be a collaborative effort by the government, stakeholders, management, and operators of the abattoir.展开更多
文摘The advent and growth of social media has a considerable impact on governance and this has dramatically changed the entire political landscape not only in Nigeria,but throughout the world.The pervasiveness of social media has made it to become an integral part of public discourse and communication.Academic literature extensively documents the trend,and interrogates its manifestation,especially on the digital media space,the complications in conceptualisation,the basic motivations for creating and sharing it,and the various mitigation strategies.The paper anchors on the logic of trend analysis as it utilizes Rumour Theory and secondary data to interrogate the application of social media for rumour governance in Nigeria.Within this context,it is established that social media serve as a platform for rumour governance in Nigeria.Social media,such as Twitter,Facebook,among others have become the most important channel of public opinion diffusion in governance.Consequently,this study provides the basis to interrogate the manifestation of rumour governance within the context of Nigeria and highlight the concerns it poses.The study concludes that mitigating the scourge within the Nigerian context requires a careful implementation of the various strategies documented in the literature,conscious of their various strengths and limitations in context.On the whole,the study demonstrates that although rumour governance is a global phenomenon,geo-specific and contextual factors are critical towards understanding its manifestation,and have a lot to do with its effective mitigation.
文摘This work demonstrates in practical terms the evolutionary concepts and computational applications of Parametric Curves.Specific cases were drawn from higher order parametric Bezier curves of degrees 2 and above.Bezier curves find real life applications in diverse areas of Engineering and Computer Science,such as computer graphics,robotics,animations,virtual reality,among others.Some of the evolutionary issues explored in this work are in the areas of parametric equations derivations,proof of related theorems,first and second order calculus related computations,among others.A Practical case is demonstrated using a graphical design,physical hand sketching,and programmatic implementation of two opposite-faced handless cups,all evolved using quadratic Bezier curves.The actual drawing was realized using web graphics canvas programming based on HTML 5 and JavaScript.This work will no doubt find relevance in computational researches in the areas of graphics,web programming,automated theorem proofs,robotic motions,among others.
文摘Nigeria is an agglomeration of different ethnic nationalities with multiplicity of religious inclination where Christianity and Islam are the dominant.The high level of intra and inter-ethnic rivalry between ethnic nationalities and extreme religious intolerance has resulted in many catastrophic clashes.These clashes have unquantifiable debilitating effects on the equilibrium of housing supply and delivery.The paper through deductive approach from literature review,and descriptive analysis,examined the various ethno-religious violence from post-independence Nigeria and its implications on the housing sector.Findings revealed that the importance of houses in African settings is beyond mere shelter,but are sacred and generational assets worth bequeathing.This underscores the reason it becomes target for attacks during ethno-religious violence.Deductive inferences made,indicated that the greater the severity of the violence on houses the more the number of IDPs(internally-displaced-persons),and this not healthy for a sustainable urban housing growth.
文摘The rate of passive and active attacks has been on the increase lately affecting both individuals and institutions. Even when internal control procedures are in place, malicious codes from intruders into the network have left so much to be desired. As a result, many Chief Information Security Officers have grown grey hair because of their inability to effectively handle attacks from various ends. Various attempts and technologies have been made in the time past with a measure of success. Intrusion Detection Software (IDS), Intrusion Prevention Software, firewall, honey pots and honey nets have been deployed and with great respite from losses arising from cyber-attacks. Cyber security is the duty of everyone and all must see it as such. As tiers of government and law enforcement agents are doing their best, everybody must be seen to play their parts. Fraudsters have also not seemed to be tired of seeking vulnerabilities to exploit. Then, cyber security experts should not let off their guards but make efforts to harden their security. A way of doing is to intelligently provide a solution that has the capability of detecting and proactively hardening security. This paper proposes a honey net model that is captcha-based and capable of extracting details from hackers with a view to building a robust defense against black hat attackers. This research was able to prevent the botnet with the use of captcha and also redirect suspected traffic to the honeynet which was then captured for the purpose of improving the security of the network. The result showed that any bandwidth greater than the set threshold was not allowed to go into the network but redirected to honeynet where details were logged. Also, with a threshold of 100 mbs, inbound traffic of higher bandwidth such as 110 mbs and 150 mbs was denied access thereby giving 100% detection rate.
文摘Knowledge propagation is a necessity,both in academics and in the industry.The focus of this work is on how to achieve rapid knowledge propaga-tion using collaborative study groups.The practice of knowledge sharing in study groupsfinds relevance in conferences,workshops,and class rooms.Unfortu-nately,there appears to be only few researches on empirical best practices and techniques on study groups formation,especially for achieving rapid knowledge propagation.This work bridges this gap by presenting a workflow driven compu-tational algorithm for autonomous and unbiased formation of study groups.The system workflow consists of a chronology of stages,each made of distinct steps.Two of the most important steps,subsumed within the algorithmic stage,are the algorithms that resolve the decisional problem of number of study groups to be formed,as well as the most effective permutation of the study group participants to form collaborative pairs.This work contributes a number of new algorithmic concepts,such as autonomous and unbiased matching,exhaustive multiplication technique,twisted round-robin transversal,equilibrium summation,among others.The concept of autonomous and unbiased matching is centered on the constitution of study groups and pairs purely based on the participants’performances in an examination,rather than through any external process.As part of practical demon-stration of this work,study group formation as well as unbiased pairing were fully demonstrated for a collaborative learning size of forty(40)participants,and partially for study groups of 50,60 and 80 participants.The quantitative proof of this work was done through the technique called equilibrium summation,as well as the calculation of inter-study group Pearson Correlation Coefficients,which resulted in values higher than 0.9 in all cases.Real life experimentation was carried out while teaching Object-Oriented Programming to forty(40)under-graduates between February and May 2021.Empirical result showed that the per-formance of the learners was improved appreciably.This work will therefore be of immense benefit to the industry,academics and research community involved in collaborative learning.
文摘The development of digital technology has brought about a substantial evolution in the multimedia field.The use of generative technologies to produce digital multimedia material is one of the newer developments in this field.The“Digital Generative Multimedia Tool Theory”(DGMTT)is therefore presented in this theoretical postulation by Timothy Ekeledirichukwu Onyejelem and Eric Msughter Aondover.It discusses and describes the principles behind the development and deployment of generative tools in multimedia creation.The DGMTT offers an all-encompassing structure for comprehending and evaluating the fundamentals and consequences of generative tools in the production of multimedia content.It provides information about the creation and use of these instruments,thereby promoting developments in the digital media industry.These tools create dynamic and interactive multimedia content by utilizing machine learning,artificial intelligence,and algorithms.This theory emphasizes how crucial it is to comprehend the fundamental ideas and principles of generative tools in order to use them efficiently when creating digital media content.A wide range of industries,including journalism,advertising,entertainment,education,and the arts,can benefit from the practical use of DGMTT.It gives artists the ability to use generative technologies to create unique and customized multimedia content for its viewers.
文摘Huge amounts of wastes are accompanied by abattoir operations and these wastes are not handled properly in developing nations. Various accompanied risks imposed by the wastes generated by these aforementioned facilities have made it a solicitude to researchers and public health professionals. Often times, recycling such wastes, tends to reduce or eradicate its threats to human and the environment. Recuperating valuable materials from waste streams can be economical and environmentally friendly. Therefore, this study is aimed at investigating waste management mechanisms utilised in Nigeria and the challenges to the implementation of globally sustainable waste management practices. Data and information were gathered through questionnaire, interviews, observations, and literature reviews. Findings from the study show that abattoir waste in Nigeria is disposed of on land or streams without treatment or proper management practices. Although these wastes have shown reuse and recycling potentials such as cow dungs being used as fertilizers, bones for plastic manufacturing, and blood used as protein in animal feed. They are mostly bought/collected by farmers (65.18%), industries (28.14%), and others such as researchers (6.68%). The inability to effectively implement a waste recycling and global waste management practice in Nigeria is as a result of information gap, technical knowledge on sustainable waste management mechanisms, and lack of funds to incorporate such standards. Therefore, abattoir operations, waste treatment, disposal, and management should be a collaborative effort by the government, stakeholders, management, and operators of the abattoir.
