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Bioelectricity Generation from Microbial Fuel Cell utilizing Sewage Wastewater and Cow Urine from Dutse Metropolis Jigawa State 利用吉加瓦州Dutse Metropolis的污水和牛尿的微生物燃料电池发电

UMYU Scientifica Pub Date : 2023-09-30 DOI: 10.56919/usci.2323.007

Aisha Buhari Salisu, Hindatu Yusuf, Shiaka Gimba Peter, Haris Garba Nura, Sadiq Haruna, Zainab Abdulsalam Jamilu

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Distribution and Bioresource Potential of Duckweed (Lemna minor L.) in Maiduguri, Nigeria 奈及利亚迈杜古里浮萍的分布及生物资源潜力

UMYU Scientifica Pub Date : 2023-09-30 DOI: 10.56919/usci.2323.009

Musa Adamu Ibrahim, Musa Ibrahim, Ahmed Abbator, Sulaiman Auwal, Abdulwakil Olawale Saba

{"title":"Distribution and Bioresource Potential of Duckweed (Lemna minor L.) in Maiduguri, Nigeria","authors":"Musa Adamu Ibrahim, Musa Ibrahim, Ahmed Abbator, Sulaiman Auwal, Abdulwakil Olawale Saba","doi":"10.56919/usci.2323.009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56919/usci.2323.009","url":null,"abstract":"Lemna minor L. (Arales: Lemnaceae) is a small, delicate, free-floating aquatic plant that grows mostly in a nutrient-enriched environment. It has wide applications in agriculture and biosciences. This study evaluated the physicochemical factors affecting the distribution, biomass, and proximate composition of L. minor in waterways within Maiduguri metropolis, northeastern Nigeria. Duckweeds were sampled with a quadrat (25 × 25 cm) along imaginary transect lines from different areas of the metropolis between the early hours of 9:00 and11:00 a.m. in December 2021. Some physicochemical parameters of the sites were measured. Proximate composition and biomass were determined. Principal component analysis (PCA) indicated that PC1, PC2, and PC3 explained 79.2% of the variation. The strongest positive correlations were between Mg and alkalinity, while K, Mg, alkalinity and TSS were negatively correlated. Proximate composition indicated 11.4-18.21% crude protein and 45.92-48.47% carbohydrate in the samples. Bray-Curti’s index indicated that duckweeds in the Custom area and Bolori were the most similar (0.99). Samples collected from the Unimaid area recorded the highest wet biomass (5.0 ± 0.2 g/m2), while a sample from Umarari was the lowest (2.24 ± 0.1 g/m2). The physicochemical parameters of the site provided suitable factors for laboratory culture and large-scale production. The findings provide baseline data on the ecology and potential of duckweed as a cost-effective source of crude protein (CP) and other essential nutrients for aquaculture and animal feed, as well as a model plant for aquatic ecology, the environment and biotechnological research. Further studies to explore the applications of L. minor in different fields were recommended.","PeriodicalId":235595,"journal":{"name":"UMYU Scientifica","volume":"218 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135032211","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Identification and Screening of Biosurfactant Producing Bacteria from Mechanic Workshops Soil in Gusau Metropolis, Nigeria 尼日利亚古索大都市机械车间土壤中生物表面活性剂产菌的鉴定与筛选

UMYU Scientifica Pub Date : 2023-09-30 DOI: 10.56919/usci.2323.008

Aminu Aliyu, M. D. Usman, N. Mohammed, M. A. Ashafa, M. Saidu, A. Umar, C. A. Salim, G. Saifullah, A. Shafi’u, M. Usman, V. C. Ukwaja

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Rate of Emergence and Mortality of Sceliphron caementarium (Hymenoptera: sphecidae) as a Result of Parasitoids to Endogenous Factors in Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Kaduna, Nigeria. 奈及利亚卡杜纳Ahmadu Bello大学内寄生蜂对砂茧蜂(膜翅目:蜂科)羽化率及死亡率的影响。

UMYU Scientifica Pub Date : 2023-09-29 DOI: 10.56919/usci.2323.006

Safiyan Ishaq, Ibrahim Madu Katsallah Gadzama, Kato Ishaya Auta, Basira Ibrahim

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A Review of Radon Concentration in Water Sources in Nigeria and its Impact 尼日利亚水源氡浓度及其影响综述

UMYU Scientifica Pub Date : 2023-09-28 DOI: 10.56919/usci.2323.004

Munirat Bashir, None Kanu, F. C., None Suleiman, I. K.

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Challenges and Prospects of Marketing Nigerian-Made Computer Software: A Study on Attitudes and Marketability. 尼日利亚产计算机软件市场营销的挑战与前景:态度与市场性研究。

UMYU Scientifica Pub Date : 2023-09-28 DOI: 10.56919/usci.2323.005

Muhammad Muntasir Yakubu, Aminu Muazu Aminu

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Antibiotic Resistance Profile of Bacteria Isolated from Stream Water in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, Nigeria 尼日利亚高原州博科斯地方政府区溪水中分离细菌的抗生素耐药性分析

UMYU Scientifica Pub Date : 2023-09-20 DOI: 10.56919/usci.2323.002

Musa Filibus Gugu, Kaneng Nyam Vomagai, Pwajok Yakubu Mwanja, Akwashiki Ombugadu, Victor Ameh Adejoh, Sylvester Akolo Attah

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Quiescence Raises the Risk of Major Pandemic Outbreaks: Insights from Mathematical Modelling 沉寂增加了大流行病爆发的风险:来自数学建模的见解

UMYU Scientifica Pub Date : 2023-09-20 DOI: 10.56919/usci.2323.003

Usman Sanusi, Tasiu A. Abdullahi

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Effect of different diesel treatments on growth of single and mixed plant communities and petroleum hydrocarbon dissipation during rhizoremediation 不同柴油处理对根际修复过程中单一和混合植物群落生长及石油烃耗散的影响

UMYU Scientifica Pub Date : 2023-09-20 DOI: 10.56919/usci.2323.001

Seniyat Afegbua, Lesley Batty, Joanna Renshaw

{"title":"Effect of different diesel treatments on growth of single and mixed plant communities and petroleum hydrocarbon dissipation during rhizoremediation","authors":"Seniyat Afegbua, Lesley Batty, Joanna Renshaw","doi":"10.56919/usci.2323.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56919/usci.2323.001","url":null,"abstract":"The use of mixed plant communities has been proposed to address phytotoxicity while improving plant stress tolerance and contaminant degradation. However, there has been conflicting findings on the use of mixed plant community. This study assessed the impact of three diesel treatments on plant growth and TPH dissipation in single and mixed plant communities. This involved greenhouse experiment with Medicago sativa, Festuca arundinacea, and Lolium perenne and Medicago sativa + Lolium perenne with the diesel-spiked soils at 102,000, 151,000 and 320,000 µg kg-1 TPH represented as Treatments 1, 2 and 3 respectively. Plant growth was inhibited with root biomass yield was greater compared to plant shoots especially for F. arundinacea and L. perenne. There was a significant decrease in the root biomass yield of M. sativa, L. perenne, F. arundinacea and M. sativa + L. perenne. The highest TPH dissipation of 81, 69 and 72 % was displayed by L. perenne in the Treatments 1, 2 and 3 respectively. However, TPH dissipation was generally comparable for the vegetated and unvegetated soil and were not significantly different (p>0.05) for the different plants and treatments. The impact of plant communities on the rhizoremediation of TPH-contaminated soils may dependent on factors such as plant species, TPH concentration stress tolerance and benefits of individual plant if mixed plants are to be employed.","PeriodicalId":235595,"journal":{"name":"UMYU Scientifica","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136378787","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Approximate Solution of Schrodinger Equation to Diatomic Molecule for Harmonic Oscillator 谐振子双原子分子薛定谔方程的近似解

UMYU Scientifica Pub Date : 2023-06-30 DOI: 10.56919/usci.2223.005

Hassan Bukar, A. Tahir

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