2024

Over the years there’ve been need to transition from fossil fuel into cleaner forms of energy as a result of the detrimental effect the burning of fossil fuel has on the environment. The storage related issues of hydrogen are some of the challenges limiting its exploration as a cleaner energy source. Specifically, compressed form of hydrogen storage which is the most adopted method of storing hydrogen faces various challenges such as the hydrogen embrittlement of steel and loses of structural integrity over the course of usage.This study is aimed at addressing this issue by exploring two configurations and comparing them to the conventional all alloy steel configuration. The two configurations (HDPE, Carbon fiber configuration(H-C) and carbon fiber, HDPE, carbon fiber configuration(C-H-C)). were investigated for performances characteristics at various pressure levels and compared to the all-alloy steel configuration. At a pressure of 15Mpa, the H-c configuration had a stress value of 7.89E+07N/mm while the C-H-C configurations had a stress value of 1.05E+08N/mm. various parameters including stress, displacement, strain, and factor of safety for the two configurations were investigated and compared to the all-alloy steel configuration. The two configurations should good performance for various pressure values. However, the carbon fiber, HDPE, carbon fiber configurations should the closest performance to the all-alloy steel configurations, with the factor of safety almost equal for pressure values above 35Mpa.Suggesting that the Carbon fiber, HDPE, Carbon fiber to be a good alternative to the all-alloy steel as it address the hydrogen embrittlement issue without compromising structural integrity.

The study investigated the prevalence of deviant behaviours among senior secondary school students in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. To achieve the purpose of the study, three research questions were raised and examined. The descriptive survey research method was adopted for the study. The sample size for the study was made up of 100 students. In analyzing the data, the researcher made use of frequency count and percentages to compute the findings from the research The findings from the study include that there is low prevalent rate of deviant behaviours among senior secondary school students in public secondary schools in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. It was concluded that there is no significant difference in the prevalent rate of deviant behaviours among male and female students in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. The study recommended among others that government should establish counselling services in all schools to address various aspects of students’ lives, including mental health, peer relationships, and family dynamics, to provide support and guidance for students at risk of deviant behaviour.

Lifetime data analysis plays a crucial role in various fields, ranging from engineering to epidemiology. In this study, we investigate the effectiveness of the Paralogistic-Weibull distribution in modeling lifetime data compared to other competing distributions such as the Weibull and Paralogistic distributions. Two datasets were analyzed: the daily number of COVID-19 infected persons in Nigeria and the survival times of patients with Head and Neck Cancer. We employed goodness-of-fit tests, including the Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Anderson-Darling, and Cramér-von Mises tests, along with discrepancy criteria such as the Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) and Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC), to evaluate the performance of the distributions. The results indicate that the ParalogisticWeibull distribution consistently outperforms the other distributions across both datasets, exhibiting higher p-values and lower discrepancy criteria values. Therefore, we conclude that the Paralogistic-Weibull distribution offers superior flexibility and accuracy in modeling lifetime data, providing valuable insights for practitioners and researchers in the field of lifetime data analysis.

The main purpose of this study was to assess the influence of ICT literally skill on librarians willingness to use ICT. The methodology adopted for this study is the survey research approach, a technique characterized by collecting data through administering questionnaires to respondents. This method aimed to answer the research questions of this study. Accordingly, this approach was employed to explore the impact of information and communication technology (ICT) literacy on librarians' willingness to utilize ICT resources. This study conducted at John Harris Library, University of Benin, which meticulously examined the impact of information and communication technology (ICT) literacy on librarians' willingness to utilize ICT resources, yielded profound insights. The unanimous response from 118 participating librarians underscored that ICT literacy is a pivotal factor
influencing their readiness to embrace ICT in their professional milieu. It was delineated that specific competencies, such as the adeptness in digital information retrieval, proficiency in library management software, digital archiving skills, and familiarity with digital databases and e-journals, are quintessential in bolstering this willingness. Furthermore, the study highlighted the critical role of accessible ICT training and development opportunities in encouraging librarians towards ICT adoption.

The increasing adoption of smart home technologies and the demand for robust home security systems have driven the need for innovative solutions that integrate various components seamlessly. This project presents a comprehensive smart home security solution that integrates IoT technology with remote camera control capabilities, leveraging the cost-effective ESP32-
CAM microcontroller. The system comprises two key components: a responsive web application and a Telegram bot interface, designed to provide homeowners with real-time surveillance and control functionality. The ESP32-CAM module, equipped with Wi-Fi connectivity and an integrated camera sensor, is the core hardware, capturing high-quality images and video streams
that can be accessed remotely through either interface. The web application offers an intuitive dashboard for monitoring live video feeds, viewing captured images, controlling camera parameters, and receiving motion-triggered alerts. Complementing this, the Telegram bot provides similar functionality through a conversational interface, allowing users to request images, view live streams, and receive instant notifications on their mobile devices. This dual-interface approach ensures accessibility across various devices and user preferences. The implementation utilizes a decentralized architecture where the ESP32-CAM operates as both a camera and a lightweight server, communicating directly with client applications without relying on cloud infrastructure. This edge computing approach prioritizes data privacy and reduces dependency on external services. The Telegram bot integration leverages the Telegram API for secure notifications while maintaining the local processing paradigm. Experimental
results demonstrate the system's effectiveness in providing reliable surveillance with minimal latency while maintaining reasonable power consumption for extended operation. This solution offers an affordable yet robust alternative to commercial smart security systems, making home security technology more accessible to a broader range of users

This study looks at how well social media works in Egor Local Government Area, Edo State, Nigeria, to improve public perception of the social work profession. The study uses quota sampling and a descriptive research approach to examine the interaction and content on social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. The study finds important themes and attitudes that shape public opinion through questionnaires. The results show that social media used strategically greatly improves community comprehension and appreciation of social work services. The study comes to the conclusion that social media may be a powerful tool for social advocacy and education when used wisely, which will make the workplace a more encouraging place for social workers.

Journalism as a whole has developed and moved into a more modernizedformwhich is on various digital platforms. News stories, articles, editorials etc. haveall moved online without the hardcopy dying off but there has been a drasticdecrease in hardcopy readership. This further encouraged media houses totaketheir contents online, to also build online readership. There are various factorsthat come to play to ensure that these online readers being targeted actuallysee, hear or watch the contents and one of the most important is SearchEngineOptimisation aka SEO.Search Engine Optimisation has become a decidingfactoron who gets to see what and what gets seen by web users. It’s a newmediaskill that has become important in the news room for web journalists but adequateresearch hasn’t been conducted. It still remains a big mystery to manymodernjournalists. This work studies the level of impact and influence this SEOhasonweb contents visibility to their target web browser. This study uses twoof theworld’s most popular search engines as case study. Google and Yahoo althoughdifferent are both search engines that have algorithms that contribute to contentsvisibility.

This study examines the impact of recreational activities on stress reduction and work-life harmonyfor secondary school educators in Edo State's Egor local government area. Three key objectives guided the research: investigating the relationship between participation in recreational sports and stress levels, assessingtheinfluence of recreational sports on teachers' work-life balance, and identifying the perceived benefits andchallenges of integrating recreational sports into their lives. The study's target population comprised 100 select secondary school teachers in Egor LGA. It underscores the significance of recreational sports in alleviatingstress and enhancing work-life balance for educators, demonstrating a strong correlation between these activitiesand teachers' overall well-being. Based on the findings, the study provides recommendations to reduce stressand improve work-life balance among teachers through recreational sports.

Following the global financial collapse more than a decade ago, of both public and commercial
sectors implemented external and internal changes to make certain that it did not happen again. It
is unclear whether these measures were successful. Nevertheless, there were some commonmessages with regard to socio-cultural factors that many companies integrated into their ethicsand compliance programs in light of the 2008 collapse (Sandford &Darcy, 2018). Organisational values, a set of defined ideals, stresses the organization's dedicationtocompliance with laws and regulations honesty, and corporate ethics, among other things. Toincrease performance, all businesses require efficient administration and the use of all availableresources. Globalization and the ongoing social, political and economic upheaval requirethecorporate sector to experiment by searching for innovation in the organization andworkmanagement, with the objective of attaining greater productivity, profitability and improvingcompetitiveness (Jurado-Caraballo & Rodríguez-Fernande, 2021)

The concept of Copyright has its foundational purpose on the reward for hard work, that oneshould reap where he sows and vice versa. However the achievement of this purpose has provento be more challenging than envisaged. Ever since 1988, the Copyright has made provisions forbodies known as collective societies to go about this function of Protection of copyright, but it might be too generous to say they have done a job well done. A comparison of the Copyright enforcement in Nigeria with that of other foreign states liketheUS would see that these foreign states have higher cases of litigation for copyright. This might beg the question of why this is the case in the first place. Nevertheless the challenges still persist in these foreign states. As far as Nigeria is concerned, would the Copyright Act, 2022helptoameliorate these challenges, giving us better results in terms of enforcement or is this just another chapter from the past? Supposedly, the advent of the internet would no longer be a burden on the administrrabilityandenforcements of copyright in Nigeria, especially with the newly promulgated Copyrights Act of2022. However will this be a conclusion too early made? On the surface level we canseethesteps being made by the Copyrights Commission in collaboration with the Nigerian legislaturetoensure that these rights are better protected, a critical look will also show that the basic problemsmight still remain unsolved. Could it be that these laws along with the functions of the NCCandthe Collective societies , even go against the wishes of the artist they claimto protect?Inasmuch as the purpose for copyright is to reward creativity, these creatives can only be rewardedwith respect to their popularity, but if the Copyrights Act works against this popularity howthencan we achieve the aim of reward?