Proceedings of the International Conference on Global & Emerging Trends (ICGET) 2018

Global Trends: Visions, Opportunities & Challenges for a Sustainable Future

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ARTS AND EDUCATION

• Using Outdoor Activity to Enhance the Understanding of Science Concepts among Students from Non-Science Background
• Effects of Implementation of Problem-Based Learning on Students ‘Academic Achievement and Attitudes Towards Learning Chemistry
• Language Learning Motivation in Global Context: FromIntegrativeness to the Ideal L2 Self
• Smart Pedagogy of Learning Technologies: Implementing TPACK in Design and Selection of Technologies for the Future Classroom
• Key Determinants of Contraceptive Use Among Married Women in North-Eastern Region of Nigeria
• Relationship Between Parents’ Socio-Economic Background, Parental Involvement and Students’ Academic Performance in Higher Institutions of Learning in Adamawa State, Nigeria

BUILT ENVIRONMENT, EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

• Analysis of Trend and Dynamics of Urban Sprawl in Minna Niger State Nigeria
• The Emerging Role of Pleadings in Determining Arbitrators’ Jurisdiction
• Assessment of Financing Options for Housing Project Development in Lagos State, Nigeria
• Embodied Energy and Carbon IV Oxide Emission Analyses of Sandcrete Blocks and Compressed Earth Bricks Houses
• Land Development and Planning Regulations in Lokoja, Nigeria
• The Roles of Town Planners in Disaster and Risk Management in Built Environment of Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria
• Factors Critical to Industrialised Building System Performance of Nigerian Mass Housing Projects
• Rental Housing Affordability: A Case Study of Millennium Estate, Ifako-Ijaiye, Lagos
• The Level of Students’ Awareness on Maintenance of Sewer Blockage in Male Student Hostel Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi, Nigeria

COMPUTING AND COMPUTING ENGINEERING

• Real Time Face Recognition System based on Pattern Matching
• Gender Classification based on Local Binary Pattern and K-Nearest Neighbour
• From Smell Phenomenon to Smell Agent Optimization (SAO): A Feasibility Study
• Error Correction Algorithm for SRAM Based FPGA
• Optimized Forward Consecutive Mean Excision Algorithm for Adaptive Threshold Estimation in the Energy Detector
• Real Time Universal Scalable Wireless Sensor Network for Environmental Monitoring Application
• Pastoralist Optimization Algorithm (POA): A Novel Nature-Inspired Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithm
• Design and Implementation of a Microcontroller Based Auto-Switch Power Controller
• Performance Analysis of a Modified Otsu-based Constant False Alarm Rate (CFAR) Algorithm under Varying Signal to Noise Ratio in Radar Systems
• Performance of the Recursive One-Sided Hypothesis Testing Technique under varying Signal to Noise Ratio Conditions in Cognitive Radio

ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

• Tribological Properties of Untreated Vegetable Oils as Automotive Shock Absorber Fluids
• Coconut-Castor Oil Blend as Sustainable Basestock for IC Engine Oils: The Low- Temperature Fluidity
• Toward Green Road Freight Transportation Trends: Truck Platoon Application
• Model Identification and Comparative Study of DC Motor Speed Control for Set Point Tracking and Disturbance Rejection
• Formation of Ceiling Boards by the Combination of Sugarcane Bagasse and Rice Husk
• Prioritised Hybrid Automatic Transfer Switch with Two Generators Shift
• Removal of Furfural from Lignocellulosic Hydrolysates for Improved Bioethanol Production: Current Trends and Challenges
• Coordinated Application for Saving, Time, Energy and Money in a Smart-Home

MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCE

• Benefits of Electronic Commerce Technology Adoption among Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Nigeria
• Impact of Liquidity Management on Profitability in Nigeria’s Banking Sector
• Awareness and Readiness to Adopt Electronic Commerce by Small and Medium Firms in Borno State
• Monetary Policy and Commercial Bank’s Lending Ability Nexus: The Case of Selected Banks in Nigeria
• A Critical Review of the Relationship between Merger and Acquisitions and Firm’s Performance: The Moderation Effect of Corporate Governance
• The Study of Impact Factors in Knowledge Management on Business Performance in Chinese Enterprises
• Examine the Effect of Agricultural, Manufactured and Services (Value Added) on GDP Per Capita
• Evaluate the Effect of Human Capital and Financial Development on Output Growth in Nigeria
• A Literature Review of Employee Motivation
• Auditing Standards and Auditors Performance: A Study of Nigerian Banks
• The Dynamics of Governance and Accountability in Nigerian Public Service: A Backward Look for a Diagnostic Cure
• Influence of Recreational Activities on the Wellness and Level of Participation among Middle Class Income Earners in Osogbo

SCIENCE AND BIOSCIENCE

• Experimental Determination of Electrical Insulating Properties of Dry Coarse Sand and Dry Fine-Medium Sand in Comparison with those of MgO Powder by Ohm’s Law Method
• Effects of Fungal Degraded Cob Product Supplementation on Broiler Chicks’ Diet: Performance and Histopathological Characteristics
• Production and Moisture Content Optimization of Cellulase and Xylanase by Newly Isolated Rhizopus oryzaeUC2 using Raw Oil Palm Frond Leaves as Substrate in Solid State Fermentation