ADVANCES IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGIES
AN AFRICAN JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND DISCOVERY

Volume 4 Number 2 (September/October 2010)

Research Note
Day-Time Surface Air Temperature Variations at Locations In Owerri Capital City; Indications of Urban Heat Island Build-up?
Okey K. Nwofor and Victor N. Dike                                                                                              Full Text

Contributed Papers
Quantifying Poverty of Fishing Households in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
Nsikak-Abasi Etim and Lawrence Etim                                                                                       Full Text

Equatorial Ionospheric Scintillations: Scintillation Onset Time at Legon, Accra Ghana, as a Function of Elevation and Longitude
Larry L.N. Amaeshi                                                                                                                     Full Text

Phytochemical and Antibacterial Activity of Extracts of Carica Papaya
L.N. Allison – Onyechere and F.N. Opara                                                                                   Full Text

Anti-Diabetic Activity of Tetracarpidium Conophorum Muell Arg. (Hutch & Dalz) Ethanolic Seed Extract on Diabetic Rats
C.S. Iwuoha Odoemena, I.R. Udosen and S.M. Sam                                                                  Full Text

Bioleaching of Silica-Sand with the Fungi Fusarium Oxysporum, Penicillium Notatum, Aspergillus Niger and Rhizopus
O.C.N. Ndukwe and C. Chikwendu                                                                                             Full Text

A Preliminary Exploration Into The Interdependence of Climate And Energy Use in Sustainable Building Design in South-East Nigeria
Chinwe Sam-Amobi                                                                                                                    Full Text

Spatio-Temporal Characteristics of Visibility Levels Over The Eastern Humid Area of Nigeria and The Roles of Aerosols and Climate
Okey K. Nwofor and Ngozi Ujunwa                                                                                             Full Text

The Carrier Rate of Newcastle Disease Virus in Ducks in Owerri Area of Imo State, Nigeria
A.U. Opara and Alex D.W. Acholonu                                                                                            Full Text