Vol. 20 No. 3 (2025)

Published: 2025-09-27

ARTICLES

AN IMPROVED GENETIC ALGORITHM BASED FEATURE SELECTION TECHNIQUE FOR INTRUSION DETECTION IN FOG COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT

Muhammad Yusuf HARUNA, Sahabi A. YUSUF, Mohammed ABDULLAHI, Jeremiah ISUWA, Abdulaziz SAIDU

916 - 927
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INTEGRATED GEOSPATIAL AND MULTI-CRITERION ANALYSIS OF FLOOD PHYSICAL VULNERABILITY IN MOKWA LGA, NIGER STATE, NIGERIA

Karimatu Lami Abdullahi

928 - 940
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PREDICTIVE MACHINE LEARNING METHODS FOR STOCK RETURNS AMONG EMERGING ECONOMIES IN AFRICA

Uzoaga G.A., Adenomon M.O., Nweze N.O., Maijamaa B.

941 - 947
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SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF BIOMASS-DERIVED ACTIVATED CARBON FROM PALM SEEDS FOR THE ADSORPTIVE REMOVAL OF METRONIDAZOLE FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS: INFLUENCE OF OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS

Ahmad Muhammad Sani, Abdullahi Ibrahim, Nathaniel Zaki Elisha, Umar Nusaiba Adam, Hafsat Salihi, Hafsat Lawal

948 - 953
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ELECTRONIC, MECHANICAL, VIBRATIONAL, OPTICAL AND THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF RbIO3: A DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY (DFT) APPROACH

Morka J.C., Nwachuku D.N., Osuho P.O., Kanayo S.

954 - 958
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ESTIMATION OF GROSS ALPHA AND GROSS BETA RADIOACTIVITY IN SOILS WITHIN COASTAL AREA OF NIGER DELTA, NIGERIA

Oghenevovwero Emmanuel ESI, Janefrances OKPILIKE, Geoffrey AGABI

959 - 965
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MODELLING BACKSCATTERING EFFECTS IN NANOSCALE CMOS TRANSISTORS USING DRIFT DIFFUSION SIMULATIONS WITH MASTER 4

Yunusa Garba Muhammad, Y.A. Sumaila, Usama Bello Ibrahim

966 - 970
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DEVELOPMENT OF WEB-BASED FUZZY EXPERT SYSTEM FOR BREAST CANCER RISK PREDICTION

Tahir Abdulhakim, A.S. Abdullahi, B.A. Ajayi, Kene Tochukwu Anyachebelu

971 - 981
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EFFECT OF INCLINED ANGLE ON AIR BODY FORCE DURING AIR FLOW PROCESS INDUCED IN A RECTANGULAR BUILDING

A.S. Yakasai, U. Sani, B.G. Agaie, A.L. Muhammad

982 - 989
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KNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTION, AND LEVEL OF SCHOOL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AMONG TEACHERS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KADUNA NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

Istifanus Anekoson Joshua, Bilkisu Chinade Aminu, Farouk Adiri, Andes Tensaba Akafa, Charles Ehiabhi Esekhaigbe, Awawu Grace Nmadu, Kabir Sabitu

990 - 997
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OPTIMISING NIGERIAN RETAIL DEMAND FORECASTING: LEVERAGING MACHINE LEARNING AND EXTERNAL FACTORS

Salaudeen Abolaji Tajudeen, Chaku E. Shammah, G.I.O. Aimufua, M.O. Adenomon, Nurudeen Jibrin

998 - 1004
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ENHANCING FIRE RETARDANCY IN POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITES USING ALKALI-TREATED DATE SEED POWDER AND SbO₃: A STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF PARTICLE SIZE

Lawal N., Baba M.A., Danladi A., Kogo A., Abubakar U., Mutawakkil I., Busuguma U.

1005 - 1014
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TEMPORAL TRENDS AND IMPLICATIONS OF ACUTE MALNUTRITION AMONG CHILDREN UNDER FIVE IN NORTHEAST NIGERIA: AUTOREGRESSIVE INTEGRATED MOVING AVERAGE APPROACH

Ibrahim Y.U., Nweze N.O., Abubakar M.A.

1015 - 1019
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EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES AND ENGAGING STAKEHOLDERS FOR SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT: ADVANCING LAND DEGRADATION NEUTRALITY IN KATSINA STATE, NIGERIA

W.M. Ibrahim, C. Ndabula, O.F. Ati, G.K. Adamu

1020 - 1027
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MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE APPLICATION TO CANCER-VARIANT MORTALITY RATES IN SELECTED WEST AFRICAN COUNTRIES

Akarawak E.E.E., Ikegwu Emmanuel M.

1028 - 1034
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IMPROVED MACHINE LEARNING MODEL FOR VEHICLE PRICE PREDICTION IN THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY

Opuh Chukwuebuka Calistus, Olumide Owolabi, Okpanachi Ugbede Gift

1035 - 1041
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SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERISATION OF CU (II) AND FE (II) METAL COMPLEXES WITH SALICYLIC ACID

Ibrahim Hussaini, Hussaina Aminu Ibrahim, Fatima Kabiru Bawa, Halima Aliyu Garba

1042 - 1045
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PHYTOREMEDIATION OF ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS FROM ABANDONED LANDFILL SOIL USING ACALYPHA WILKESIANA

Naseer Inuwa Durumin Iya, Zaini Bin Assim

1046 - 1052
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QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATION OF HEAVY METALS AND FTIR-BASED PHYTOCHEMICAL PROFILING OF CASSIA SINGUEANA LEAVES EXTRACT AS A HERBAL MEDICINE

Abdullahi Aliyu, Ahmad Uba, Abdullahi Muhammad Sokoto, Kabiru Abubakar, Faruk Usman

1053 - 1058
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SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION, AND BIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF NI(II), CU(II), AND ZN(II) COMPLEXES WITH A SCHIFF BASE DERIVED FROM 3-FORMYLCHROMONE AND BENZOHYDRAZIDE

Hussaina Aminu Ibrahim, Umar Faruk Muhammed, Abdullahi Aliyu, Muhammad Shamsu Bunza

1059 - 1064
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SOLVENT-DEPENDENT SYNTHESIS AND OPTICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF IRON OXIDE (Fe2O3) NANOPARTICLES VIA COPRECIPITATION METHOD

Alhassan Aliyu, Jibrin Alhaji Yabagi, Mohammad Bello Ladan, Firdausi Adamu Erena

1065 - 1071
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BREAKING SEED DORMANCY IN TAMARINDUS INDICA USING DIFFERENT PRE-TREATMENT METHODS

Fatima Saeed Usman, Gabriel Adegboyega Ajibade, Yakubu Magaji

1072 - 1082
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PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS OF ECTO- AND ENDOPARASITES IN GALLUS GALLUS DOMESTICUS FROM SELECTED MARKETS IN KADUNA METROPOLIS

Jibril M.O., Vantsawa P.A., Dibal D.M.

1083 - 1087
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INVESTIGATION OF MICROPLASTIC CONTAMINATION IN WASTE DUMP SOIL FROM MINNA METROPOLIS IN NIGER STATE AND SCREENING OF INDIGENOUS MICROORGANISMS FOR BIODEGRADATION AS POTENTIAL MITIGATION STRATEGY

Auta H.S., Azebeokhai D.O., Aruwa G., Edzili Awono A.T.

1088 - 1097
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DRUG-RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS IN NORTHERN NIGERIA: BURDEN, BARRIERS, AND HEALTH SYSTEM CHALLENGES

Auwal Magaji, Nathaniel Luka Kwarau, Muhammad Kabir Babayo, Zinat Mahmud, Abdullahi Aliyu Jibo, Hafsat Isa Liyo, Rilwanu Salihu Maradun, Sabiu Aminu, Abdul Baba Zamo, Zakariyya A.M., Nazif Yakubu, Muhammad Isah Liyo, Abubakar Musa

1098 - 1106
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ANTI-INFLAMMATORY, ANALGESIC AND ANTI-PYRETIC EFFECTS OF ETHANOLIC AND AQUEOUS STEM BARK EXTRACTS OF BOSWELLIA DALZIELII H.

Amina Umar Gadzama, Emere Matthew Chika, Appah Joseph, Nwankwo Cornelius Tochukwu, Sunday Gandu Audu

1107 - 1110
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MINERAL COMPOSITION AND ANTI-NUTRITIONAL FACTOR PROFILING IN FERMENTED DAIRY AND PLANT-BASED YOGHURTS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Jiya M.J., Balogu V.T., Majiya H.

1111 -1115
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PERCEPTIONS ON TRADE OF AVIAN BODY PARTS IN MARKETS IN KADUNA METROPOLIS, NIGERIA

Agbo B.O., Bello A., Ogunleye C.O.

1116 - 1123
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PAUSINYSTALIA YOHIMBE ETHANOLIC EXTRACT RESTORE ERECTILE AND CARDIAC FUNCTIONS IN PAROXETINE-INDUCED ERECTILE DYSFUNCTIONAL RATS

Hamdalat Folake Muritala, Aishat Bisola Yusuf, murAbdulhameed Oluwatomi Alli, Lukman Ayodeji Quadr, Sampson Femi Oni

1124 - 1132
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BEHAVIOUR DILEMMA: ROLE OF PREDATION RISK IN ANIMAL DECISION-MAKING WHEN FORAGING

Conscience Oriade Ogunleye

1133 - 1138
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HEAVY METAL EVALUATION: POTENTIAL RISK FOR HUMAN HEALTH AND IMPACT ON TISSUES OF TILAPIA FISH (OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS) FROM A NATURAL URBAN RIVER

Kenneth Chukwudi Onyegbula, Adedapo Kehinde Olajide

1139 - 1148
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EFFECTS OF INSECT INFESTATION ON THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF SMOKED FISH IN SOME SELECTED MARKET IN BIU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, BORNO STATE, NIGERIA

Zira J.D., Usman A.M., Hadiza A., Danba E.P., Musa M.E., Osazuwa F.E.

1149 - 1155
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IMPACT OF LOW PARASITAEMIA ON THE SENSITIVITY OF P. FALCIPARUM PFHRP2-BASED RAPID DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN BENUE STATE NIGERIA

Ikpa T.F., Yina G.I., Zawua T.P., Imandeh G.N., Okita F.O., Egoh E., Amali O.

1156 - 1162
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ANTIBIOTIC MISUSE AND ITS IMPACT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE (AMR) IN NORTH EASTERN NIGERIA

Auwal Magaji, Muhammad Kabir Babayo, Zinat Mahmud, Nathaniel Luka Kwarau, Azik Musa Kanadi, Ishaya Falnyi, Abdullahi Aliyu Jibo, Hafsat Isa Liyo, Rilwanu Salihu Maradun, Sabiu Aminu, Amina Umar, Zakariyya A.M., Umar Bilyaminu

1163 - 1172
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ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY POTENTIAL OF PHYTO-SYNTHESIZED SILVER NANOPARTICLES USING COCOA (THEOBROMA CACAO) SEED EXTRACT ON MULTIDRUG RESISTANT E. COLI ISOLATED FROM POULTRY ENVIRONMENT

Azeez R.T., Otuyelu F.O., Adebisi O.O., Tomilayo R.B., Bamidele K.F., Sa’ad B.A., John L.E.

1173 - 1177
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THEORETICAL STUDY ON STRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SINGLE LANTHANUM AND SAMARIUM ATOMS DOPED NBX2 (X= S, SE) MONOLAYER

Godwin John Ibeh, Jabir Adamu Tahir, Alhassan Shuaibu

1178 - 1181
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ENHANCING STOCK PRICE PREDICTION USING COMPLETE ENSEMBLE EMPIRICAL MODE DECOMPOSITION AND PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS ALGORITHMS-BASED FEATURE ENHANCEMENT

Binta Mshelbara Hassan, Abdullahi Mohammed, M.A. Bagiwa, Abdulrazaq Abdulrahim, Ibrahim Hayatu Hassan

1182 - 1190
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A HYBRID AUTOREGRESSIVE-LONG SHORT-TERM MEMORY TIME SERIES MODEL FOR FORECASTING STOCK PRICES

Olatunji Taofik Arowolo, Matthew Iwada Ekum, Uneke Okorafor, Joseph Adekunle Akinyemi, Emmanuel Mmaduabuchi Ikegwu

1191 - 1198
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ENHANCING THE CONVERGENCE RATE OF A PRECONDITIONED ACCELERATED OVERRELAXATION METHOD FOR LARGE SPARSE LINEAR ALGEBRAIC SYSTEMS VIA A THIRD-LEVEL REFINEMENT STRATEGY

Ramatu Abdullahi, Nafisat Shuaibu Barde, Abdullahi Dantala, Isyaku Abdullahi, Abdulrahman Ndanusa

1199 - 1202
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ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF MASS AND THERMAL STRATIFICATION ON NATURAL CONVECTION FLOW PAST A CYLINDER WITH VARIABLE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY AND DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT

U.C. Ugwu, M.O. Durojaye, A.O. Adeniji, M. Modebei, A.M. Ayinde

1203 - 1208
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PREVALENCE AND PREDICTORS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN YABA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AREA OF LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA

Adetona Ifeoluwa Olamide,, Onuche Victor Oma-ojo, Idowu Afeez Adedoyin, Funsho Funmilayo, Dania S. Terry, Istifanus Anekoson Joshua

1209 - 1217
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MODELLING THE VOLATILITY OF STOCK EXCHANGE MARKET CAPITALIZATION RETURNS IN NIGERIA USING GARCH MODELS

Ahmed I., Adenomon M.O., Abdullahi H.M., Nweze N.O.

1218 - 1224
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HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT OF PLANTS GROWING AROUND OBAJANA CEMENT FACTORY, KOGI STATE, NIGERIA

Sa’adatu Abdulsalam, Usman Olegele Shuaibu, Jude Ehwevwerhere Emurotu

1225 - 1230
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IMPACTS OF BAKERY EFFLUENTS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF MAIZE (Zea mays L.) AND SOIL PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS IN ABRAKA, DELTA STATE, NIGERIA

Egboduku W.O., Udo M.W., Obogbayiro I.O., Micheal O., Okonigbo B.D., Agbogidi O.M.

1231 - 1235
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CHEMICAL COMPOSITION, FERMENTATION CHARACTERISTICS AND ANTI-NUTRITIONAL CONTENT OF ENSILED MAIZE COB - SWEET POTATO VINE MIXTURE

S.A. Muhammad, S. Abdullahi, P.I. Tinat, M. Taha

1236 - 1240
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SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC AND INFRARED ANALYSES OF THE TOXICITY LEVELS IN THE SELECTED WATER COLOURS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS

Adedeji Olumide Adeniyi, Salisu Mohammed Aliyu, Ogunleye Adepeju O.

1241 - 1247
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AN ADAPTIVE COMPRESSION FACTOR ERROR LEVEL ANALYSIS FOR IMAGE FORGERY CLASSIFICATION

Abdulqadir Hamza, Mustapha Aminu Bagiwa, Salisu Aliyu

1248 - 1252
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PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS OF URINARY SCHISTOSOMIASIS AMONG SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN IN SHAWARA AND BAKWARGA COMMUNITIES IN JIGAWA STATE, NIGERIA

Haruna Aliyu, Joshua Babalola Balogun, Adeniyi Kamoru Abdulazeez, Salwa Shehu Dawaki, Musa Mustapha Dogara, Tasi’u Shuaibu, Rabiat Mustapha Abubakar, Sunusi Salim, Suleiman Bila, Chiroma Sulaiman, Adnan Adamu, Rabiat Umar Babayaro, Humaira Akilu Liman

1253 - 1259
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NUTRITIONAL QUALITY, HAEMATOLOGICAL AND SENSORY PROPERTIES OF NOODLES DEVELOPED FROM BLENDS OF WHEAT, ORARUDI AND MORINGA OLEIFERA SEED FLOURS

Okechukwu C.O., Okoye J.I., Igbokwe Q.N.

1260 - 1266
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ADSORPTIVE REMOVAL OF CU²⁺, PB²⁺, AND CR⁶⁺ FROM PHARMACEUTICAL WASTEWATER USING GRAPHENE/RUTILE (TIO₂) NANOCOMPOSITES

John Tsado Mathew, Inobeme Abel, Elijah Yanda Shaba, Musah Monday, Yakubu Azeh, Hassana Abubakar, Aliyu Ibn Adam, Muhammad Aishetu Ibrahim, Hauwa Alfa Muhammad, Ismail Haruna, Umar Musa Tanko, Aliyu Mohammed Sakpe, Solomon Papa Yisa, Ismaila Aliyu Oga, Etsuyankpa Muhammad Bini, Musa Safiyanu Tanko, Amos Mamman

1267 - 1272
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SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PEO/PVDF POLYMER BLEND ELECTROLYTES DOPED WITH LIFEPO4 NANOFILLER AND EPOXIDIZED NATURAL RUBBER PLASTICIZER

Firdausi Adamu Erena, Jibrin Alhaji Yabagi, Mohammad Bello Ladan, Babakatcha Ndanusa, Alhassan Aliyu, Salahudeen Adamu Gene, Abubakar Sadiq Yusuf

1273 - 1277
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PROXIMATE COMPOSITION AND SENSORY PROPERTIES OF WHOLE-WHEAT FLOUR AND CHICKEN EGG-BASED EXTRUDED SNACKS

Oluchukwu M.M. Nwadi, Stephen A Fagbemi, Thomas M. Okonkwo

1278 - 1282
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RADIOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT OF MINED TRONA COMMONLY CONSUMED IN MINNA, NIGER STATE, NORTH-CENTRAL NIGERIA

Abdullahi Muhammad, Mathew T. Tsepav, S. Umar, Aliyu A. Ibrahim, Olalekan Ihinkalu, Lawrence O. Jane, Muhammad S. Shehu

1283 - 1290
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EVALUATION OF NEW LIU-RIDGE TYPE ESTIMATORS FOR IMPROVED POISSON REGRESSION: THEORY AND SIMULATION

Kayode Olakunle, Abiola T. Owolabi, Timothy O. Olatayo

1291 - 1307
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A COMPILER APPROACH TO PHARMACOVIGILANCE

Mani Kitgwim Christopher, Davou Choji Nyap, Nachamada Vachaku Blamah, Nwosu Nkechi Peace, Zingdul Kenneth Ponnan

1308 - 1312
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ENHANCING IMAGE STEGANOGRAPHY WITH J5 ALGORITHM AND COMPRESSION: A MACHINE LEARNING APPROACH

Nwosu Nkechi Peace, Davou Choji Nyap, Mani Kitgwim Christopher, Umar Kwami Abubakar, Gilbert I.O. Aimufua

1313 - 1321
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