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• Production of Pavement Blocks from Plastic Waste. Owolabi Wahab Folorunsho and Akobundu Nwanosike Amadi.

• On the In Situ Utilization of Sulfur-Based Concrete on the Lunar Surface. Peter A. Johnson; John C. Johnson; Svetozar Zirnov; Riley Witiw; Gordon Zhou; and Austin A. Mardon.

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• Development of a Smart Bin for Garbage Level Detection. Oluwagbemiga O. Shoewu; Oluwafemi J. Ayangbekun; and K.O. Odo.

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• Performance Evaluation of Dewatered Cassava Mash Sieving Machine using Rotary Sweepers. Dayo Hephzibah Oladebeye; Ebenezer Rotimi Adefidipe; and Omojola Awogbemi.

• Counting, Prospecting, and Analyzing Craters using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. John C. Johnson; Peter A. Johnson; Svetozar Zirnov; Catherine C. Mardon; and Austin A. Mardon.

• Nanoscale Movement Detection on Martian Craters using Sophisticated Sampling Techniques. John C. Johnson; Peter A. Johnson; Svetozar Zirnov; and Austin A. Mardon.

• Infrared Thermal Remote Sensing to Detect Life-Sustaining Niches in Space. Peter A. Johnson; John C. Johnson; Svetozar Zirnov; and Austin A. Mardon.

• Feasibility and Practicality of Mining for Asteroids. Catherine Mardon; John Christy Johnson; Peter Anto Johnson; Svetozar Zirnov; Gordon Zhou; and Austin A. Mardon.

• A Cost Analysis of Renewable Energy as an Alternative Energy Source for Selected Poultry Farms in Ekiti Metropolis, Nigeria. A.E. Adeleke, Ph.D.; T. Ogudana, M.Sc.; O.A. Sotunde, M.Sc.; S. Oyelami, Ph.D.; and A.E. Ogbebor, B.Sc.

• The Optical Properties of Cassiasiamea (Kassod) Plant Natural Dye-Doped Nanocrystalline-TiO₂ and the Photovoltaic Efficiency On DSSC. I.F. Okoye and A.O.C. Nwokoye.

• Analysis of Error in a Very High Frequency Omni-directional Radio Range (VOR) Station in an international Airport in Nigeria. P.C. Amalu, Ph.D.

• Exposure and Shielding from Radiation on Mars. Gordon Zhou; Peter A. Johnson; John C. Johnson; Svetozar Zirnov; Isaac Oboh; Dollyann Santhosh; and Austin Mardon.

• Annotations on Discriminant Functions. Clement Adeyeye Awogbemi.

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• Analyzing Factors Affecting Academic Performance of Postgraduate Students using Data Mining Techniques. Abraham E. Evwiekpaefe, Ph.D.; Muhammad M. Isa, B.Sc.; and Fiyinfoluwa Ajakaiye, M.Sc.

• Implementation of Hidden Markov Model on Lagos Nigeria Women Union (NWU) Yoruba Speech Corpus. A.O. Enikuomehin and A.A. Tijani.

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• Cost and Return Structure of Some Selected Non-Timber Forest Products in Adjoining Community in Arakanga Forest Reserve in Ogun State. T.O. Babatunde; O.O. Babatunde; K.O. Babatunde; A.R. Aduloju; S.O. Okeleke; and A.A. Ekaun.

• Determinants of Market Participation by Plantain Farmers in Ifedore Local Government Area, Ondo State, Nigeria. Oluwakemi Oduntan, Ph.D. and Bolaji Blessing Alade, B.Tech.

• Determination of Caffeine Content in Two Varieties of Kola Nut and Some Tea Products Sold in Lafia, North Central Nigeria. Timothy M. Akpomie, Ph.D.; Abel U. Augustine, M.Sc.; Samuel E. Anwani, HND.; and Jeremiah I. Iorbee, B.Sc.

• A Review on Cnidoscolus aconifolius: Potential Therapeutic Plant. Idowu I. Otunomo.

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• Physiochemical Properties of Ajona-Obukpa Clay Mineral for Refractory and Industrial Application. Olufemi A. Odewole and Dennis I. Onidoma.

• Removal of Zinc and Lead Ions from Liquefied Natural Gas Flow Station Wastewater using Modified and Unmodified Water Hyacinths Biomass. Augustine Avwerosuo Chokor, Ph.D.

• Effect of Habitat on Diet, Morphological Parameters, and Sex Morphism of Common Wall Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. O.A. Akintunde and S.A. Olayiwola.

• Effect of Nitrogen Source and Phenological Stage on the in vitro Digestibility of Oba Super II Maize Fodder. Chika C. Anotaenwere, M.Agric. (in-view); Peter A. Dele, Ph.D.; Foluke E. Enwete, M.Agric. (in-view); Olufemi A. Okukenu, Ph.D.; Theophilus T. Akpensuen, Ph.D.; Tunde Amole, Ph.D.; and Alaba O. Jolaosho, Ph.D.

• Effects of Drying Condition and Storage Length on the Physical Characteristics and In Vitro Gas Production of Megathyrsus maximus (Ntchisi) Hay. AFoluke E. Enwete, M.Agric. (in-view); Peter A. Dele, Ph.D.; Chika C. Anotaenwere, M.Agric. (in-view); Bolanle T. Akinyemi, Ph.D.; Yunusa M. Ishiaku, Ph.D.; Adetayo B. Adekeye, Ph.D. (in-view); and Olufemi S. Onifade, Ph.D.

• Modeling of Tuberculosis and Tuberculosis Co-infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Patents using some Parametric Survival Models. A. Olaosebikan, B.Sc.; S.A. Aderoju, Ph.D.; and O.S. Balogun, Ph.D.

• Evaluation of Effectiveness of Digital GPS Contact Tracing Technology in Response to COVID-19. Louis S. Park; Jasrita Singh; Jilene Malbeuf, M.A.; and Austin A. Mardon, CM, Ph.D.

• The Impact of Location on Diet and Morphological Features of Frog (Hoplobatrachus occipitalis) in Ogun State, Nigeria O.A. Akintunde; A.L.A. Shotuyo; T.M. Obuotor; and L.A. Ayodele.

• Application of Multivariate Statistical Methods for Assessment of Sediment Quality in Selected Locations of the Flood Plain of River Kaduna in Niger State, Nigeria Okibe Friday Godwin, Ph.D.; Yahaya Ibrahim Alhaji, Ph.D.; Onoyima Christian Chinweuba, Ph.D.; and Afolayan Matthew Olatunde, Ph.D.

• Roles of Women in Bush Meat Trade in Oluyole Local Government Area of Oyo State T.O. Babatunde; O.O. Babatunde; K.O. Babatunde; A.R. Aduloju; S.O. Okeleke; and A.A. Ekaun.

• Suitability of Groundwater in Auchi and Its Environs for Irrigation Purposes. A.N. Amadi; T.A. Umoru; O.P. Umeugochukwu; H.O. Nwankwoala; T.U.N. Sule; A.S. Oguntade; H.A. Ibrahim; and S.U. Hussaini.

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