Proceeding of the International Conference on Third World Strategies for Technological Development
Subtitle: August 20-26, 1989, Federal University of Technology, Yola, Nigeria
Publisher: Summer Educational Publishers
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Onitsha, Nigeria
Language: eng
Number of pages: 627
Subjects: Technology; Social aspects; Congresses; Technological innovations; Economic conditions
Other titles: Third World strategies for technological development.
Notes: Cover title: Third World strategies for technological development.

Organized by the Federal University of Technology, Yola, Nigeria.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Science, technology and development : the need for national policies and strategies  -- F Emovon -- (3 p.).; title: Strategies for technological development  -- Iya Abubakar -- (2 p.).; title: Science for development : a Nigerian perspective  -- Chiweyite Ejike -- (8 p.).; title: Technology and Nigerian agricultural development  -- G.B Ayoola -- (18 p.).; title: Science for development  -- J.C Ododo -- (9 p.).; title: Dessication climatic scenario in Sahel-Sudan, Nigeria : implications for agriculture  -- G.G.R Thambyahpillay -- (16 p.).; title: Technical/technological training : issues that cannot be overlooked  -- Sule Yakubu Bassi -- (8 p.).; title: Climate in agricultural development of Nigeria  -- J.J Owonubi -- (5 p.).; title: Communicating information : lessons from history for electronic age  -- David K Smith -- (6 p.).; title: Third world science : a judicious appraisal  -- Stephen A Okecha -- (5 p.).; title: Socio-political/cultural setting for technological development in Nigeria -- F.C Okoli-- (9 p.).; title: Role of banks in the technological development in developing countries  -- S.I Adegbite -- (6 p.).; title: Primary raw materials development in Nigeria : problems and prospects  -- E.G Kolawole -- (6 p.).; title: Education in science and technology for technological advancement in developing society  -- Israel T Eshiet -- (6 p.).; title: Technical/technological training for self-employment  -- S.C Eyibe -- (9 p.).; title: Polytechnic-type education : an instrument for the technological development of Nigeria  -- C.A. Ogugua Eze -- (15 p.).; title: Frontiers in polytechnic education  -- Joseph D Enemali -- (7 p.).; title: Training for effective implementation of the pre-vocational aspect of the new policy on education  -- Nkechi B Mbanefoh -- (9 p.).; title: Critical appraisal of technological education in Nigeria  -- Abdurrahman Umar -- (5 p.).; title: Evaluation of some factors affecting technological development in Nigeria -- S Mustafa-- (6 p.).; title: Extension strategies in the improvement of technical skills : the case of way-side auto-repair workshops in Yola  -- Tahir Gidado -- (7 p.).; title: Framework for technological development  -- Joseph D Enemali -- (6 p.).; title: Science education for national development : appropriate philosophies  -- F.N Onyezili -- (6 p.).; title: Technological development through a more practical oriented training  -- J.O Kolawole -- (5 p.).; title: Integrated national open apprenticeship scheme as a baseline strategy for technological development  -- A.N Nzeako -- (11 p.).; title: Technocratic culture : the missing link in the technological programme of Nigeria  -- A.A Ujo -- (8 p.).; title: Science for development : the need for a strong science base  -- S.A Thomas -- (7 p.).; title: Organization of technology training programmes in Nigerian universities  -- G.N Ngoka -- (8 p.).; title: Strategies for the effective use of computers for technological development -- C.D Anyanwu-- (8 p.).; title: Towards working with computers in education  -- S.C Eyibe -- (9 p.).; title: Computer aided design (CAD) experience in classical control system  -- Godwin U Ugwu -- (11 p.).; title: Technology development in the Nigerian industrial sector : the policies adopted as manifested in the automobile industry 1970-88  -- Bada Hassan Gusau -- (5 p.).; title: Place of computer in the teaching and learning of writing skills  -- Adewumi Oluwadiya -- (9 p.).; title: Strategy for effective microprocessor education in the third world  -- C.C Osuagwu -- (6 p.).; title: Low-cost techniques for microcomputer testing  -- Godwin U Ugwu -- (12 p.).; title: Investment opportunities in the production of quartermaster items (QM) for the armed forces and other para-military services of Nigeria -- C Mustapha-- (6 p.).; title: Strategic issues hampering effective planning, development, and management of water resources technology in third world economics : optimal utilization of capital and expertise in perspective  -- Alex U Mbachu -- (11 p.).; title: Role of health services administrator in health and national development in Africa  -- A Ukere -- (6 p.).; title: Technological development of Nigeria through transer of technology : the journey so far  -- J.C Osuagwu -- (5 p.).; title: Alternative strategies to self-sustaining industrialisation  -- Ibrahim Iro Sada -- (13 p.).; title: Growth centres in regional development : a case study of Maiduguri  -- Abbas Bashir -- (14 p.).; title: Strategies for development of indigenous building materials  -- O.C Okeke -- (7 p.).; title: Technology for building urban hotels in Egypt as a model for future implementation in other African countries  -- Hisham H Sameh -- (10 p.).; title: Floods in Nigeria and their optimal management strategy -- G.U Ojiako-- (8 p.).; title: Some properties of clay-sawdust bricks  -- Fidelis O Okafor -- (5 p.).; title: Low-cost rood tiles from vegetable fibre-reinforced concrete  -- Chris Akagu -- (4 p.).; title: Analytical studies of mud bricks  -- J.N Egila -- (4 p.).; title: Hydrocarbon prospects of the southern Bida basin  -- Sokari P Braide -- (9 p.).; title: Preliminary results from the analysis of aeromagnetic anomalies over the Oban Massif and its environs  -- A.G Iliya -- (9 p.).; title: Use of stabilized earth blocks (soilcrete blocks) as an alternative to sandcrete blocks in building  -- D.U Madusolumuo -- (8 p.).; title: Facies architecture of the Bima formation in the Yola arm of the Benuf Trough, Nigeria : stategy for uranium exploration  -- Sokari P Braide -- (10 p.).; title: Durability of soil-cement for building purposes  -- A Mbata -- (8 p.).; title: Crushed concrete as a source aggregate for new concrete -- Fidelis O Okafor-- (7 p.).; title: Preliminary investigation of the effectiveness of bamboo strips and akwara fibres in improving the flexural strength of plain concrete beams  -- C.U Nwoji -- (9 p.).; title: Finite difference numerical technique for raft foundations  -- C.U Nwoji -- (11 p.).; title: Survey of trees of Girei district and its relevence to technological development of the area  -- E.C Orki -- (6 p.).; title: Study of the effects of heat treatment on the chemical composition of canned meat  -- C.A Eneji -- (11 p.).; title: Science, schooling and national development in Nigeria : an analysis of Kano State science secondary schools project as a development strategy  -- Abdalla Uba Adamu -- (8 p.).; title: Improvement productivity of livestock in the developing countries  -- M.M Abubakar -- (4 p.).; title: Relative suitability of hydrometer and pipette methods of particle-size analysis for the soils of Sokoto -- Budh R Singh-- (4 p.).; title: Agriculture for development  -- Udo Akpan -- (4 p.).; title: Extrusion cooking technology : its characteristics and relevance to third world food processing  -- P.A Sopade -- (7 p.).; title: Contributions of agroforestry to technological development in Nigeria  -- E.C Orji -- (5 p.).; title: Solar energy in third world agricultural development  -- Stephen U Egarievwe -- (8p.).; title: Parasites of clarias submarginatus and clarias gariepinus from the Benue River at Yola and the development of fish farming  -- Oladele B Akogun -- (6 p.).; title: Biochemistry and technology : an insight  -- M.A Maduolumuo -- (6 p.).; title: Environmental pollution and life expectancy in Gongola State  -- G Wajiga -- (3 p.).; title: Technological advancement in the quality of yeast : analysis and dose-response relationships in yeast transformation with circular and linear plasmid DNA -- C.I Owuama-- (10 p.).; title: Evaluation of insecticidal effects of seeds of canavalia ensiformis (jack beans) and azadiracht indica (neem plant) on culex quinquefasciatus larvae  -- J.I Akoh -- (6 p.).; title: Tissue culture techniques in crop improvement  -- C.M Govil -- (7 p.).; title: Potential adoption of aquaculture technology by small holder farmers in Nigeria  -- D.I Anadu -- (8 p.).; title: Strategies for improved technology in Nigeria's animal agriculture  -- S.S.I Omeje -- (8 p.).; title: Effect of soil cultivation on infiltration  -- G.A Babaji -- (7 p.).; title: Techniques of formulating fertilizer recommendations based on soil testing  -- Budh R Singh -- (8 p.).; title: Phytochemical studies and therapentic status of some species of acalypha  -- C.O Eromosele -- (4 p.).; title: Influence of climate on live weight and overian activity of Yankasa and Uda ewes in Sub-Sahel region of north-eastern Nigeria -- M.S Yahaya-- (7 p.).; title: Strategies for biotechnological development in the third world  -- C.I.C Ogbonna -- (4 p.).; title: Pozzolanic activity of riget stone  -- Dotun Adepegba -- (5 p.).; title: Emerging technology I : conglomerate of algae, bacteria and silage as alternative source of fish feed  -- I.A Ekpo -- (7 p.).; title: Emerging technology II : nitrogen-fixing bacteria, a major ingredient in fish food production  -- I.A Ekpo -- (6 p.).; title: Technological advancement on the quality of yeast : II. Improvement of existing protocols for transforming saccharomyces cerevisiae  -- C.I Owuama -- (7 p.).; title: Central Bida basin consanguinity : application for palaeo environmental studies for agricultural development projects -- Sokari P Braide-- (9 p.).