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Alutu, O. E., and B. K. Ifejika. "Strength Study of Concrete Made with Various Local Sands in Benin City, Nigeria." Advanced Materials Research 18-19 (June 2007): 21–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.18-19.21.

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The paper focuses on the effect which varying the type of sand used in concrete will have on the compressive strength of concrete and seeks to determine the suitability of each sand for use in concrete works. The sand samples used include Okhoro, Ikpoba, Ovia and Okhuahiaerosion sands and Ikpoba, Ovia and Okhuahia river sands. Particle size distribution of the sands was first determined and the result was used to design grades 20, 25, and 30 concretes to Department of Environment (DOE) mix design method. Twelve cubes were cast from one particular sand sample and three cubes were tested at 7, 14 and 28 days for each grade of concrete respectively .The result revealed that the sand samples that are well graded gave the highest compressive strength; while the poorly graded sands gave lower strengths. Okhuahia river sand gave the strongest concrete followed by Ikpoba, and Ovia river sands, Okhuahia, Ikpoba, Ovia and Okhoro erosion sands. Particle size distribution within a sand zone probably did not affect strength but the impurity content did. However, the inter-zonal differences in particle sizes probably did affect strength. The result also showed that only the river sands and Okhuahia erosion sand are good for concrete making.

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McKenna, C. "Theatre: Sense of Belonging: The Tale of Ikpiko." BMJ 325, no. 7356 (July 20, 2002): 169. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.325.7356.169.

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Imasuen, A. A., O. O. Ojo, O. O. Adesina, E. E. Enabuele, and M. S. O. Aisien. "Parasitic endohelminths of tree frogs from two rainforest habitats in Edo State, Nigeria." Zoologist (The) 17 (March 12, 2020): 13–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/tzool.v17i1.3.

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Tree frogs are generally regarded as arboreal frogs and those associated with water during their breeding season as aquatic/arboreal frogs. Obazuwa Wetlands and Ikpako Riparian Habitat are both located in Ovia North East and Ovia South West Local Government Areas of Edo State, Nigeria. Frogs were captured from both habitats based on Acoustic Encounter Survey (AES) and the Visual Encounter Survey (VES) techniques. A total of 169 tree frogs were examined; 103 from Obazuwa Wetlands and 66 from Ikpako Riparian Habitat. The specimens from both sites comprised 08 species. Helminth parasites belonging to four taxa were recovered, which included: Cestoda, Trematoda, Nematoda and Acanthocephala. A prevalence of 39.8% and 30.5% were recorded for Obazuwa Wetlands and Ikpako Habitat, respectively. The helminth parasites were restricted to one of both habitats except for Foleyellides sp., which was common to both sites. Some of the helminth parasites were reported for the first time in some of the hosts such as Baerietta jaegerskioeldi (in Afrixalus nigeriensis and Leptopelis spiritusnoctis), Amplicaecum africanum (in Hyperolius guttulatus, Aplectana macintoshii (in L. spiritusnoctis), Cosmocerca commutata (in A. dorsalis and L. spiritusnoctis) and Physaloptera sp. (in Hyperolius concolor Phase B and H. concolor Phase C). The occurrence of Foleyellides sp. in 6 species of tree frogs with a prevalence range of 23.1-75.1% whereas only two species have been previously reported is exceptional and of pathological concern. Keywords: Tree frogs; helminthes; wetlands; riparian habitats; Edo State; Nigeria

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Bovens, Rob H. L. M., Arnout Schuitema, and Patty M. Schmidt. "IkPas: een definitieve breuk met het verleden?" Verslaving 13, no. 4 (September 20, 2017): 208–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12501-017-0134-x.

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Chiejine, CM, AC Igboanugo, and LIN Ezemonye. "Modelling Effluent Assimilative Capacity of Ikpoba River, Benin City, Nigeria." Nigerian Journal of Technology 34, no. 1 (December 29, 2014): 133. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/njt.v34i1.17.

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Kadiri, Medina Omo. "More desmids from the Ikpoba reservoir, Nigeria : Com- parison with other African records." Algological Studies/Archiv für Hydrobiologie, Supplement Volumes 80 (April 24, 1996): 87–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/algol_stud/80/1996/87.

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Enuneku, AA, and F. Ineh. "Potential Ecological Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals Contamination in Surface Sediments of Ikpoba River, Southern Nigeria." NIGERIAN ANNALS OF PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCES 3, no. 1 (July 19, 2020): 33–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.46912/napas.156.

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The potential ecological risk assessment of heavy metals contamination in surface sediments of Ikpoba River, Edo State was estimated in this study after assessment of heavy metal concentrations in surface sediments from seven stations of the study area. Heavy metals were analyzed in the sediments using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. The index of geo-accumulation for the metals (Lead (Pb); Iron (Fe); Nickel (Ni) and Copper (Cu)) studied were less than zero showing that the stations sampled were unpolluted with heavy metals. Contamination factor followed same pattern. Generally, there was a low potential ecological risk for heavy metal contamination to sediment dwelling organisms. However, station 4 (Capitol) was moderately contaminated and extremely enriched with Cu. Heavy metal values in this study were below the EPA limits for sediments except station 4 which was heavily polluted with Cu following the EPA guidelines. Regular monitoring and assessment of pollution load of Ikpoba River is recommended.

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in ’t Veld, Roel. "IKPOB is dood, leve de erfenis: een evaluatie." Bestuurswetenschappen 71, no. 4 (December 2017): 89–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.5553/bw/016571942017071004007.

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Okonofua, Ehizonomhen Solomon, Ifeanyi Benjamin Nwadialo, and M. O. Ekun. "MODELLING IKPOBA RIVER WATER QUALITY USING PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS (PCA) METHOD." Journal of Civil Engineering, Science and Technology 10, no. 1 (April 25, 2019): 59–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.33736/jcest.1083.2019.

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This paper examined the effects of brewery wastewater on the quality of water in Ikpoba River which has experienced significant pollution over the years, with the intention of determining the main pollutant in the river water. Samples were recovered from eight (8) different locations covering a total distance of 750 m: one sample from upstream at 150 m from the effluent discharge location, two samples from effluents discharge point and five samples from downstream location at 150 m interval. Samples were taken twice monthly in March, May and July, 2014 during period of intense activity of production. The physcio-chemical analyses of the twenty-five (25) selected parameters were calculated and values obtained were used to calculate the water Quality index of the river. The results indicated that Ikpoba River is severely polluted (WQI = -5429792.89, in SN1, March, 2014) as a result of untreated brewery effluent hence Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was applied to determine the parameter that contributes mainly to the pollution and those that contributed minimally. Evaluation of the PCA results shows that the only reoccurring parameter is Copper hence it is concluded that Copper is the only component factor that influences the river water quality throughout the period under study. Therefore, it is strongly recommended that any proposed treatment method must be targeted at the removal of copper in addition to other factors of high contributory effects.

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Kadiri, Medina Omo, and Fred Idiem' Opute. "SEM observations of some noteworthy diatoms from the Ikpoba reservoir, Nigeria." Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology 137, no. 2 (January 2003): 215–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11263500312331351481.

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Azuka Romanus, Akpe. "Screening for Plasmid-Mediated Multidrug Resistant Bacteria in Ikpoba River Water Samples." International Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 3, no. 2 (2018): 31. http://dx.doi.org/10.11648/j.ijmb.20180302.11.

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Imiuwa, ME, P. Opute, and EA Ogbeibu. "Heavy metal concentrations in Bottom Sediments of Ikpoba River, Edo State, Nigeria." Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management 18, no. 1 (June 2, 2014): 27. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jasem.v18i1.4.

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Benka-Coker, M. O., and O. O. Ojior. "Effect of slaughterhouse wastes on the water quality of Ikpoba River, Nigeria." Bioresource Technology 52, no. 1 (January 1995): 5–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0960-8524(94)00139-r.

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Dimuna, Kingsley Okechukwu, and Abiodun Olukayode Olotuah. "Evaluation of Residents’ Satisfaction with Building Features in Some Public Housing Estates in Benin City, Nigeria." Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies 8, no. 2 (July 1, 2019): 117–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/ajis-2019-0023.

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Abstract Residential and neighbourhood satisfaction are important indicators of housing quality and conditions which affect individual’s quality of life. This study which was conducted in 2018 evaluated the level of satisfaction in terms building features in six completed and occupied housing estates in Benin city, namely the federal owned estate at Ikpoba hill, and state owned housing estates located at Ugbowo, Oregbeni, Oluku, Evboriaria and Iyekogba. Data were collected from 1000 heads of households and analysed using descriptive statistical tools, categorical regression and factor analyses. The findings showed that the building features significantly affect the level of resident’s satisfaction. The RSI scores for the relatively old estates; EDPA, Ikpoba hill and Oregbeni and are on the dissatisfied region (RSI: 1.1-2.00) while for the relatively newer ones; Andrew Wilson and Oluku, the RSI scores are on the satisfied level (RSI=. 3.1-4.00) with building features features. The study recommends that the design for future low cost housing should consider the family sizes of average Nigerian family, kitchen design that make use of cooking gas, kerosene and outdoor kitchen possible. The paper concludes that the buildings should maintain an acceptable quality standard in terms of functional spaces, structural stability and aesthetics as this will result to resident's housing satisfaction.

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Okonofua, Ehizonomhen Solomon, and Nosakhare Kent Oghoyafedo. "Design of Facultative Pond for the Treatment of Industrial Waste Water in Urban Settlement." Journal of Advances in Science and Engineering 2, no. 1 (February 1, 2019): 9–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.37121/jase.v2i1.35.

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This study evaluated the degree of pollution of Ikpoba River due to the incessant discharge of industrial wastewater into the river. The entire study area was digitised and geo-referenced in order to generate the map of the study area as well as the sampling points. Eight (8) water samples were obtained from different locations from the direction of flow of industrial discharge into the river and also within the river. The coordinate of the sample collection points were acquired using handheld geographic positioning system (GPS). Water samples for physicochemical analysis were collected in a clean sterilized plastic container and analysis were carried out in the laboratory following standard procedure. The environmental variables measured were dissolved oxygen (DO), total suspended solid (TSS), pH, total dissolved solid (TDS), turbidity, concentration of nitrate and nitrite, chloride, phosphate, zinc, barium, tin, biological oxygen demand (BOD), conductivity, manganese, magnesium, calcium etc. Results obtained showed that most parameters investigated had increasing values. The calculated water quality index (WQI) from the sampling points ranged from 40.02 to 52.62, which indicates that most of the samples are bad as classified using National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) standard. This study therefore recommends that water quality around areas of industrial wastewater discharge in Ikpoba hill should be monitored and adequate treatment recommended where necessary.

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Airoboman, A. E., and Emmanuel A. Ogujor. "Reliability optimization on power systems network using genetic algorithm." Journal of Electrical, Control and Telecommunication Research 2 (October 13, 2020): 18–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.37121/jectr.vol2.119.

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In this study, reliability optimization of a non-linear transmission network using Genetic Algorithm (GA) based optimization approach is presented and proposed. A GA based algorithm was developed for Koko, Guinness, Nekpenekpen, Ikpoba-Dam, Switch station, Etete and GRA 33kV tertiary transmission feeders within Benin Metropolis, Nigeria and was used to determine the optimal performance of the feeders’ reliability and availability through the minimization of downtime and the Mean Time between Failure (MTBF) by the appropriate selection of the objective functions and constraints. The equality and inequality constraints for each feeder on the network were defined, thereafter, codes were written on the Matlab 2016a environment to optimize the selected parameters. The results from the study showed a reduction in downtime of 5.63%, 26.87%, 34.20%, 5.42% 8.37%, 5.18% and 10.97% and an increment increased in MTBF by 4.95%, 19.87%, 4.58%, 3.85%, 4.88%, 5.77% and 13.56% for Guinness, Etete, Nekpenekpen, GRA, Switch station and Ikpoba-Dam feeders respectively. The obtained results, therefore, yielded an average corresponding improvement on the network’s reliability and availability by 1.85% and 2.83% respectively. Conclusively, the desired result reached in this paper validates the robustness of the GA tool in reliability studies. However, conscious effort must be geared concerning the ways and manners the system is operated in order to achieve desired results.

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Sun, Rongrong, and Youqing Wang. "C-IPLS–IKPLS for Modeling and Detecting Nonlinear Multimode Processes." Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 60, no. 4 (January 22, 2021): 1684–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.0c04038.

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Oguzie, F. A. "Heavy Metals in the Sediments of the Lower Ikpoba River, Benin City, Nigeria." Sri Lanka Journal of Aquatic Sciences 7, no. 1 (March 10, 2006): 35. http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sljas.v7i1.7498.

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Tawari-Fufeyin, P., and S. A. Ekaye. "Fish species diversity as indicator of pollution in Ikpoba River, Benin City, Nigeria." Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 17, no. 1 (January 11, 2007): 21–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11160-006-9015-9.

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Omoregie, A. O., M. E. Omoregie, A. D. Adetimehin, and F. I. Aigbodion. "Species Composition of Mosquitoes from Boarding School Dormitories in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria." NIGERIAN ANNALS OF PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCES 1 (December 31, 2019): 25–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.46912/napas.105.

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This study investigated the distribution, species composition, and sex ratio of indoor resting mosquitoes alongside their relationship with climatic conditions in school dormitories located in Egor, Oredo and Ikpoba-okha Local Government Areas (LGAs) respectively in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. Indoor resting mosquitoes were collected with the aid of a sweep net and mechanical aspirator from randomly selected school dormitories between 08.00hr and 11.00hr from November (2011) to June (2012). The mosquitoes collected were identified using published morphological identification keys. A total of 766 mosquitoes containing four species: Culex quinquefasciatus (n=724; 94.5%), Anopheles gambiaes.l. (n=37; 4.8%), Culexannulioris (n=4; 0.5%) and Anopheles funestus (n=1; 0.1%) in descending order of importance, were collected. Cx.quinquefasciatus was the most predominant mosquito species in school dormitories across the three LGAs. Cx. annulioris and An. gambiaes.l were most abundant in school dormitories located in Oredo and Ikpoba-okha LGAs respectively. An.funestus occurred only in school dormitories located in Oredo LGA. Analysis of the relationship between meteorological data and species abundance varied significantly (P<0.05) only among An. gambiaes.l with rainfall. There was significant difference (P<0.05) in the sex ratio for all species obtained from the various locations except An. gambiae and Cx. annulioris in dormitories located in Oredo LGA Results of this study revealed the high presence of mosquito-borne disease risk within the school dormitories and environ, and therefore, the urgent need for properly planned, executed and regular evaluation of control measures.

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Omoregie, A. O., M. E. Omoregie, A. D. Adetimehin, and F. I. Aigbodion. "Species Composition of Mosquitoes from Boarding School Dormitories in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria." NIGERIAN ANNALS OF PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCES 1 (December 31, 2019): 25–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.46912/napas1i.2019105.

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This study investigated the distribution, species composition, and sex ratio of indoor resting mosquitoes alongside their relationship with climatic conditions in school dormitories located in Egor, Oredo and Ikpoba-okha Local Government Areas (LGAs) respectively in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. Indoor resting mosquitoes were collected with the aid of a sweep net and mechanical aspirator from randomly selected school dormitories between 08.00hr and 11.00hr from November (2011) to June (2012). The mosquitoes collected were identified using published morphological identification keys. A total of 766 mosquitoes containing four species: Culex quinquefasciatus (n=724; 94.5%), Anopheles gambiaes.l. (n=37; 4.8%), Culexannulioris (n=4; 0.5%) and Anopheles funestus (n=1; 0.1%) in descending order of importance, were collected. Cx.quinquefasciatus was the most predominant mosquito species in school dormitories across the three LGAs. Cx. annulioris and An. gambiaes.l were most abundant in school dormitories located in Oredo and Ikpoba-okha LGAs respectively. An.funestus occurred only in school dormitories located in Oredo LGA. Analysis of the relationship between meteorological data and species abundance varied significantly (P<0.05) only among An. gambiaes.l with rainfall. There was significant difference (P<0.05) in the sex ratio for all species obtained from the various locations except An. gambiae and Cx. annulioris in dormitories located in Oredo LGA Results of this study revealed the high presence of mosquito-borne disease risk within the school dormitories and environ, and therefore, the urgent need for properly planned, executed and regular evaluation of control measures.

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O. M., Alile, Ujuanbi O., and Iyoha A. "Geoelectrical Investigation of Groundwater Resources at Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area, Edo State, Nigeria." Science and Technology 2, no. 1 (August 31, 2012): 41–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.5923/j.scit.20120201.08.

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Känsäkoski, Helena. "Information and knowledge processes as a knowledge management framework in health care." Journal of Documentation 73, no. 4 (July 10, 2017): 748–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jd-11-2016-0138.

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Purpose Effective knowledge management (KM) enables the health care organisations to reach their goals. In modern health care the empowered patients are active partners, whose preferences, needs and values should be taken into account. Shared decision making (SDM) aims at involving the patient and the health professionals as equal partners in care. The purpose of this paper is to present a new model of health care information and knowledge processes (IKPs) as a KM framework. The aim is to scrutinise what types of knowing can be identified the IKPs and how do the knowledge processes support SDM. The role of patients in the IKPs is discussed. Design/methodology/approach The qualitative case study was conducted in two Finnish university hospital districts in integrated care pathways of childhood obesity. In total, 30 professionals and three mothers and children were interviewed 2009-2011 and the findings were supported with a survey (n=13) and document material. Findings The findings indicate that the patients and families involvement in the IKPs is modest. This implies that SDM is not completely fulfilled which may affect the families commitment to positive lifestyle changes. Research limitations/implications The data of the patients and families were limited due to the challenges with recruitment. Practical implications The detailed IKP model enables the health organisations to scrutinise their own IKPs and to identify the shortages in order to change practices. Originality/value This paper presents a new model of health care KM which recognises the patients as active partners.

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Ikhifa, I., M. Umego, T. Obiekezie, and G. Egwuonwu. "Geophysical Evaluation of a Landfill Site in Ikpoba Okhia Local Government Area, Edo State, Nigeria." Physical Science International Journal 15, no. 3 (January 10, 2017): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/psij/2017/34850.

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Enuneku, A. A., and F. Ineh. "Assessment of human health risk for surface sediments of Ikpoba River contaminated by heavy metals." Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management 23, no. 11 (January 28, 2020): 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jasem.v23i11.17.

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Sekegor, C. O. "Antibiogram of faecal Streptococci isolates for pollution source determination in the Ikpoba river, Benin City." Tropical Freshwater Biology 29, no. 2 (April 29, 2021): 21–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/tfb.v29i2.2.

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Water samples from various sites of the Ikpoba River, Benin City, were bacteriologically analysed to determine bacterial indicators of faecal pollution and heterotrophic bacterial concentration. Sampling points 1 was the point of drainage discharge from the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, 2 was at the Bridge at Upper Mission Road, 3 was the point of effluent discharge from Oredo Local Government Area Abbatoir, 4 was at the Bridge along Benin-Agbor Road and 5 was the point of effluent discharge from Guinness Nigeria PLC. Faecal coliform count was generally high in all sample sites with the point of discharge of effluent from the Abbatoir showing the highest mean count of 1.51 × 107 cfu/ml; and the Bridge at Upper Mission Road had the lowest mean count of 1.20 × 107 cfu/ml. Faecal streptococci count was highest at the point of discharge of effluent from Guinness Nigeria PLC at 8.21 × 107 cfu/ml. while the Bridge at Upper Mission Road had the lowest faecal streptococcus count of 5.83 × 106 cfu/ml. Antibiotic Resistance Patterns of faecal streptococci isolates on day 1 were observed to be more susceptible to the battery of antibiotics than faecal streptococci isolates on days 2 and 3. The results of the ratio of faecal coliform to faecal streptococci and the antibiotic resistance pattern on faecal streptococci showed that faecal pollution of the Ikpoba River has both human and animal origin. There are undoubted risks to human health from surface water polluted with animal faeces, nevertheless, it is human faeces that represent a much greater risk and thus constant investigations should be carried out by environment monitoring agencies to evaluate the pollution status of the river and residents around the river should administer filtration techniques before domestic use. Keywords: faecal pollution, faecal streptococci, antibiotic resistance patterns

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Izevbuwa, Osazee, and Shadrach Okhuebor. "MICROBIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF READY TO EAT FOOD FROM SELECTED STREET VENDING FOOD LOCATIONS IN IKPOBA-OKHA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE." Bacterial Empire 4, no. 1 (January 20, 2021): 20–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.36547/be.2021.4.1.20-24.

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This study was conducted to analyse the microbial quality and public health effect of ready to eat food from different street food vending locations in Ikpoba-okha Local Government Area (LGA). The mean total viable plate counts (TVC) for bacteria and fungi were ascertained with the spread plate methods using nutrient agar and potato dextrose agar media respectively. The results indicated a mean TVC ranging from 5.41 x 10⁴ to 2.80 x 10³ and 3.57 x 10⁵ to 3.18 x 10³ for bacteria and fungi respectively. The highest bacterial counts of 5.41 x 10⁴ was obtained in food samples collected from Street Vending location (SFL) 7 while the highest fungal counts of 3.57 x 10⁵ was obtained from food samples collected from SFL 4. The characterization and identification of microbes showed the presence of nine (9) bacteria. The bacteria and their percentage of occurrence are: E. coli (40%), Streptococcus spp (50%), Staphylococcus aureus (60%), Pseudomonas aeroginosa (90%), Salmonella spp (30%), Enterobacter spp (50%), Bacillus cereus (40%), Micrococcus spp (30%), Alcaligenes faecalis (10%). It also showed the presence of Four (4) fungi. The fungi and percentage of occurrence are: Rhizopus spp (50%), Aspergillus flavus (40%), Aspergillus niger (40%) and Mucor spp (60%). The data obtained showed that Pseudomonas aeroginosa and Mucor spp were dominant in foods obtained from all the locations. The findings of this study shows that most of the ready to eat food samples examined did not meet microbiological quality standards. Hence, it is recommended that adequate and proper measures to ensure good quality of ready to eat foods from street food vending locations in Ikpoba-okha should be put in place by relevant authorities.

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Azuka Romanus, Akpe. "Seasonal Changes in Microbial Density and Diversity of Ikpoba River Water Samples in Benin City Nigeria." International Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 3, no. 2 (2018): 36. http://dx.doi.org/10.11648/j.ijmb.20180302.12.

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Okuo, J. M., and O. Moses. "Effect of thermal and physicochemical treatment on abattoir waste water – A case study of Ikpoba-hill abattoir." Bayero Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences 8, no. 2 (June 2, 2016): 100. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/bajopas.v8i2.17.

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Ehigiator, M. O. "Hydro-geophysical survey of groundwater development in Okha community (along Sapele road), Ikpoba Okha L.G.A. Edo state." Nigerian Journal of Technology 37, no. 3 (July 24, 2018): 576. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/njt.v37i3.3.

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Agbebaku, H. U. "Perception of Residents on the Menace of Solid Waste on Environmental Quality in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria." Nigerian Journal of Environmental Sciences and Technology 5, no. 2 (October 2021): 290–306. http://dx.doi.org/10.36263/nijest.2021.02.0233.

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The paper examined the perception of residents on the menace of solid waste on environmental quality in Benin City, Edo State. There is a linkage between waste management and environmental quality as a filthy environment stimulates environmental ill-quality. The objective of study is to examine human perception and knowledge of residences of the menace of solid waste disposal on environmental quality. Data for this study were obtained from primary and secondary sources. Primary data were obtained from 25 selected wards and communities (comprising of 110 settlements) which constitutes the study area. These data were collected through systematic sampling technique from the selected streets and houses in each of Oredo, Egor and Ikpoba-Okha Local Government council areas. In each of the selected street, the 2nd, middle and 2nd to the last households were selected and administered with questionnaire. A total of 1,781questionnaires were administered in the 768 polling unit stations acrossed the 3 local government areas of the study. Secondary data were sourced from published and documentary materials. Both the descriptive and statistical analyses were used for the study. The results show that there is variance in human perception and environmental quality does not vary significantly among residents of the 3 Local Government areas namely: Oredo, Egor and Ikpoba-Okha in Benin City. The study recommends that there should be a change of human attitudes and techniques on waste management and proffer better orientations of the menace of waste on environmental quality. There should be stiff measures of enforcement on residences while Sanitary Health Officers needs to intensify drives on sanitation and crammed down on offenders and environmental waste managers of the danger of indiscriminate dumps of waste anywhere and anyhow in the City of Benin. Finally, there should be improved waste management mechanism, routine fumigation and remediation been carried out on regular bases on the components of the environment as this will help to curb the menace of ill-managed waste disposal in Benin City.

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Odige, JO. "Harmful effects of wastewater disposal into water bodies: a case review of the Ikpoba river, Benin city, Nigeria." Tropical Freshwater Biology 23, no. 1 (August 3, 2015): 87. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/tfb.v23i1.5.

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Atuanya, E. I., N. A. Nwogu, and C. U. Orah. "Antibiotic Resistance and Plasmid Profiles of Bacteria Isolated from Abattoir Effluents around Ikpoba River in Benin City, Nigeria." Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management 22, no. 11 (January 2, 2019): 1749. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jasem.v22i11.7.

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Igboanugo, AC, and CM Chiejine. "Modelling of Far-Field Mixing of Industrial Effluent Plume in Ambient Receiving Water: The Ikpoba River Hub Example." Nigerian Journal of Technology 33, no. 2 (April 14, 2014): 207. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/njt.v33i2.10.

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Edokpa, D. A., and J. O. Obieroma. "Linkages between catchment characteristics and river water chemistry at the locality scale in the Ikpoba River, Southern Nigeria." Tropical Freshwater Biology 29, no. 1 (August 21, 2020): 41–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/tfb.v29i1.3.

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This study explored the linkages between catchment characteristics (topography, land cover, soil and geology), average water chemistry (pH, calcium, magnesium, sulphate, nitrate, ammonium, orthophosphate, iron, zinc and lead) and rainfall in the Ikpoba River catchment, southern Nigeria, using statistical and locality-based GIS analyses. The results show that sites with high rainfall and percentage cover of arable and sand-gravel-clay lithologies were characterized by high acidity. There were strong links between average nutrient (𝑃𝑂43−-P, 𝑁𝐻4+-N and 𝑁𝑂3−-N) concentrations and diffuse agricultural sources in the catchment. Rainfall was strongly related to 𝑆𝑂42−, 𝑃𝑂43−-P and 𝑁𝐻4+-N suggesting that atmospheric deposition may influence their riverine concentrations. Results also suggest that decomposition of organic matter from forest stands was a significant driver of nutrient concentrations. Although metals (Fe2+ and Zn2+) were positively related to bedrock geology of sand-gravel-clay, there was no clear link between Pb2+ and the catchment characteristics investigated. Wetlands was found to be attenuating river water chemistry especially 𝑆𝑂42−, 𝑃𝑂43−-P and 𝑁𝐻4+-N concentrations. To underpin current environmental protection strategies, there is need to integrate a GIS-based analysis approach with monitoring data to fully identify the variability patterns in river water chemistry dynamics at local and multiple scales of water resource management in Nigeria. Key words: river catchment, water quality, metals, nutrients, GIS.

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Izinyon, O. C., and B. U. Anyata. "Use of Hydraulic Network Model for Evaluating Fire Flow Capacity of a Water Distribution Network." Advanced Materials Research 62-64 (February 2009): 797–801. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.62-64.797.

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A WaterCAD hydraulic network model of the existing Ikpoba Hill Benin City water distribution system was constructed and calibrated for steady state simulation studies using the network’s physical, operational and calibration data. The model was then used for available fire flow analysis and system improvement design. Our study reveals that the existing network has available fire flow of O l/s and hence cannot provide needed flow for fire suppression. However, the proposed improved network with increased diameters of existing pipes and which also takes into account expected future growth has available fire flow of between 29.6l/s and 40l/s at the nodes in the network.On the basis of available fire flow at the nodes in the system, hydrant tagging, numbering and colour coding which can effectively increase the fire fighting ability of the fire department can be undertaken.

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Kaartemo, Valtteri, and Helena Känsäkoski. "Information and Knowledge Processes in Health Care Value Co-Creation and Co-Destruction." SAGE Open 8, no. 4 (October 2018): 215824401882048. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2158244018820482.

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The purpose of this article is to explore how information and knowledge processes (IKPs) influence co-creation and co-destruction of value in a health service system. A qualitative, single embedded case-approach is taken to develop theory through a systematic combining of theoretical framework, empirical fieldwork, and case analysis. Six theoretical propositions are set to describe the linkage between IKPs and value co-creation (and co-destruction). The article contributes to health marketing and transformative service research by linking organizational activities to the motivation and empowerment of patients and their families, by highlighting the importance of the role of knowledge integration in value co-creation, by introducing a shift toward systems thinking, by conceptualizing value as manifested as health behavior change, and by underlining that health care processes may have a negative (value co-destructing) influence on the well-being of actors.

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Dimuna, Kingsley Okechukwu, and Abiodun Olukayode Olotuah. "Analysis of Residents’ Satisfaction Levels with Housing and Residential Environment of Six Occupied Housing Estates in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria." Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies 9, no. 1 (January 10, 2020): 179. http://dx.doi.org/10.36941/ajis-2020-0016.

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Poor housing and poor environmental quality have been associated with adverse effects on health of residents and their quality of life, emotional and psychological well-being. The quality of housing and building environment is therefore essential for residents’ residential satisfaction. This study analysises and examines the satisfaction levels of residents with housing and neighbourhood /building environment of six occupied housing estates in Benin City, Edo state, Nigeria. Data were collected in 2018 from six (6) housing estates located at; Oluku, Ugbowo, Oregbeni, Ikpoba Hill, Iyekogba-Ebo and Evbuoriaria. The data was obtained from sources within the study area using questionnaires, personal interviews and physical observations. The statistical tools used for analysis of data include: means, standard deviations, and categorical regression analysis. The results showed that there are variations in Relative Satisfaction Index (RSI) scores across the environmental dimensions examined for both the older and relatively newer estates. For the relatively newer estates such as Iyekogba, Oluku and Andrew Wilson result revealed that the residents are quite satisfied with Allocation for Recreation Centre (RCT) and Condition of Overcrowding (CO) with RSI scores ranging from 3.00-4.711; while those for the older estates such as Ikpoba Hill, BDPA and Oregbeni also appeared fairly satisfied 3.00-3.5. Regarding Condition of Overcrowding (CO), Refuse Disposal (RD), Level of Noise Pollution (LNP), Clean Kept Surrounding (CKS), Erosion Effect (EE), and Quality of Water (QW). Findings further revealed that RSI scores for the residents in Iyekogba, Andrew Wilson and Oluku are ranked higher indicating better satisfaction levels when compared to the RSI scores for the older estates. The results of Categorical Regression Analysis revealed that the estates environmental indicators impact positively and significantly at 5 percent (p= 0.003) on the satisfaction levels of residents. Hence efforts at improving environment of the state will directly influence residents’ satisfaction. Some measures that could enhance the quality of building environment and hence the satisfaction of residents were recommended. The study concludes that good planning and management of public housing estates are very vital because living in a decent housing and environment would lead to residents’ higher satisfaction level.

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Egbiki, S., J. O. Ehiorobo, and O. C. Izinyon. "Modelling and Forecasting of Ikpoba River Discharge in the Niger Delta Region using Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS)." Nigerian Journal of Environmental Sciences and Technology 4, no. 2 (October 2020): 432–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.36263/nijest.2020.02.0235.

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In this study, the discharge of Ikpoba River was modelled and forecasted using adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS). The river daily discharge, temperature and precipitation data sets from year 1991 to 1995 were used. In applying the ANFIS, five models stages; model-1, model-2, model-3, model-4 and model-5 were created using MATLAB. Model-1 to 4 were created using only the river discharge data, while model-5 was created by incorporating temperature and precipitation to cater for the effect of climate change into model-4. Five performance evaluation criteria, coefficient of correlation (R), coefficient of determination (R2), mean square error (MSE), modelling efficiency (E) and index of agreement (IOA) were used for comparative analysis. The results showed that though Model 1 to 4 were able to predict the river discharge accurately, model-5 (when the effect of climate change was incorporated) performed better than the other four models with only discharge data. The training phase in model-5 showed an over-estimation of 0.043% of the observed target output sets while an over-estimation of 0.044% was observed in the testing phase. These are within acceptable error tolerance of +/-10% for data validation. This information is useful for integrated water resources planning and management.

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OLOGBOSERE, O. A., H. S. A. ALUYI, A. G. OGOFURE, A. BESHIRU, and F. I. OMEJE. "Physico-chemical and microbiological profile of bacterial and fungal isolates of Ikpoba River in Benin City: Public health implications." African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 10, no. 3 (March 31, 2016): 67–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.5897/ajest2015.1981.

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Akpomie, O., H. Buzugbe, and P. Eze. "Effect of Brewery Effluent on the Microbiological Quality of Ikpoba River and Surrounding Borehole Waters in Benin City, Nigeria." British Microbiology Research Journal 5, no. 1 (January 10, 2015): 76–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/bmrj/2015/8767.

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Adegbite, S. A., A. E. Adeleke, A. Sangoremi, and E. O. Oladele. "Seasonal variations of physicochemical characteristics of brewery industry effluent and receiving water of Ikpoba-Oha Rivers, Benin City, Nigeria." Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management 22, no. 6 (July 13, 2018): 857. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jasem.v22i6.3.

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Atuanya, E. I., A. Dunkwu-Okafor, and U. Udochukwu. "Production of Biosurfactants by Actinomycetes Isolated from Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soils and Ikpoba River Sediments in Benin-City, Nigeria." Nigerian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences 24, no. 2 (November 14, 2017): 45. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/njbas.v24i2.7.

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Ehwarieme, TA, EA Osian, and FE Amiegheme. "Prevalence and practices relating to hypertension among rural dwellers in oka community ikpoba okha local government area in Edo State." Nigerian Journal of Health Sciences 18, no. 1 (2018): 3. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/njhs.njhs_15_19.

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Eremwanarue, Aibuedefe Osagie, and Joy Imuetiyan Ehiaghe. "Genetic basis of multiple drug resistant Escherichia coli from urine samples in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria." GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences 5, no. 1 (October 30, 2018): 087–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.30574/gscbps.2018.5.1.0102.

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Giwa, K. W., and O. D. Osahon. "Average annual committed effective dose and threshold consumption rate of bovine samples collected from a government owned abattoir, Ikpoba slope, Benin City, Nigeria." Canadian Journal of Physics 98, no. 8 (August 2020): 742–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjp-2018-0514.

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The activity concentrations of 40K, 232Th, and 238U in five different organs of bovine meat commonly eaten by the Nigerian populace were measured using gamma ray spectrometry. The meat samples were collected from a Government owned abattoir at Ikpoba slope, Benin City. The essence of the study was to estimate the internal radiation dose incurred by a population due to the ingestion of radionuclides from meat consumption. The mean absorbed dose rate was 12.60 ± 1.51 nGy h−1, which is far lower than the recommended value of 55 nGy h−1. The AACED obtained in this study differs for each organ, thereby making the threshold consumption rate different, but the mean dose, 0.171 ± 0.07 mSv yr−1, is below the 0.3 mSv yr−1 reported to be the recommended average value. The mean threshold consumption rate for meat intake for the samples under study was calculated to be 107.5 ± 6.22 kg yr–1. Thus, this study has contributed to the body of knowledge and data that can lead to the formulation of regulations related to radiological healthcare in the study area.

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Omoruyi, K., and G. Ebhodaghe. "The Effects of Smoke-drying on the Nutritional Quality and Microbial Load of Apple Watersnail (Lanistes libycus) in Ikpoba River, Edo-State." Asian Journal of Biology 2, no. 1 (January 10, 2017): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/ajob/2017/31638.

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KASPRZAK, TOMASZ. "Feminist disability studies vs discrimination of women with disabilities." Interdyscyplinarne Konteksty Pedagogiki Specjalnej, no. 24 (March 15, 2019): 127–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.14746/ikps.2019.24.07.

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Tomasz Kasprzak, Feminist disability studies vs discrimination of women with disabilities. Interdisciplinary Contexts of Special Pedagogy, no. 24, Poznań 2019.Pp. 127-138. Adam Mickiewicz University Press. ISSN 2300-391X. DOI: https://doi. org/10.14746/ikps.2019.24.07 Disabled women are often treated as if they were deprived of feelings or desires.They are exposed to discrimination not only because of disability, but also because of gender (multiple discrimination). Feminist disability studies are an interdisciplinary field of research into the socio-political situation of women with disabilities.

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ZAJĄC, EWELINA. "Communication and functioning of pupils with autism in public school three case studies." Interdyscyplinarne Konteksty Pedagogiki Specjalnej, no. 24 (March 15, 2019): 139–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.14746/ikps.2019.24.08.

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Ewelina Zając, Communication and functioning of pupils with autism in public school – three case studies. Interdisciplinary Contexts of Special Pedagogy,no. 24, Poznań 2019. Pp. 139-153. Adam Mickiewicz University Press. ISSN 2300-391X. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/ikps.2019.24.08 The purpose of this article is to characterize the means of communication of three autistic pupils with their teachers and peers as well as their daily functioning in the community of one of the public schools located in the Wielkopolska region of Poland.

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Alutu, O. E., and A. Omorogie. "The Influence of Vibration Time and Sand Type on the Compressive Strength of Sandcrete Hollow Blocks." Advanced Materials Research 62-64 (February 2009): 24–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.62-64.24.

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The purpose of this study is to see if varying the vibration time and sand type during moulding of blocks would affect the strength of the blocks. To this end, seven types of sands: Okhuahie and Ovia river sands; Okhuahie, Ovia, Ikpoba flood and Okhoro erosion sands were collected for the study. A total of 315 blocks each in 150mm and 225mm sizes with cement to sand ratios of 1:6 were made using the seven brands of sand. The blocks were vibrated for 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 seconds and tested for compressive strength at 7 days, 14 days and 28 days respectively. The result showed that the relationship between compressive strength of the blocks and the vibration time for various sand types was linear up to vibration time of 30 secs. The sand type also influenced the strength of the blocks as Okhuahie river sand gave the highest compressive strength followed by Ovia river sand and the least was Okhoro erosion sand. At least 52% increase in compressive strength of 150mm and 225mm sandcrete blocks were achieved by raising the vibration time from 15 seconds to 25 seconds in the seven types of sand and 100% increase was achieved by raising the vibration time from 15 to 30 seconds.

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