Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Controlling XUV’s Harmonics Using Double IR Laser Pulses
(AUST, 2023-11-02)Achieving efficient control of electrons and nuclei in atoms and molecules with lasers has been a subject of great interest for decades, in Physics and in Chemistry. One of the current and challenging questions with the ...
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Laser Induced Heating of Polymer Nanocomposites for Hyperthermia in the Treatment of Triple Negative Breast Cancer
(AUST, 2022-07-02)The work presents the results of an experimental and computational study of the effects of laser-induced heating provided by magnetite polymer-based nanocomposite structures that are being developed for the localized ...
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Implantable Resorbable and Non Resorbable Magnetite Nanocomposite For Localize Drug Delivery and Hyperthermia in Breast Cancer Treatment.
(AUST, 2017-05-09)The work presents the comparative studies of the potentials of the implantable magnetite nanocomposites of both resorbable and non-resorbable localized treatment of breast cancer through hyperthermia. Magnetite reinforced ...
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Kinetics and Controlled Localized Drug Release From Chitosan-Ascorbic Acid Complex Based Microparticles For Potential Treatment of Triple Negative Breast Cancer
(AUST, 2018-12-10)Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) is the most predominant form of breast cancer among women of African descent. Breast cancers affects many women globally and the existing treatment methods, such as chemotherapy, have ...
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Decoherence and Nonclassicality of Quantum States
(AUST, 2023-11-15)The phase space representation of quantum mechanics is a well-known powerful tool for studying the correspondence between the density operator and classical distributions in phase space. This representation, known as the ...
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Biosynthesis of Gold Nanoparticles for Breast Cancer Targeted Drug Delivery
(AUST, 2016-12-13)Although there have been significant efforts in breast cancer treatment over the past many decades, current therapeutic approaches are limited by non-specific systemic distribution, inadequate drug concentrations reaching ...
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Polymer-Based Drug Delivery Systems for the Targeted and Controlled Release of Cancer Drugs in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) Treatment
(AUST, 2021-09-05)Cancer is a disease that exists globally. Among women, breast cancer is most prevalent. Breast cancer exhibits different degrees of aggressiveness. Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC), which accounts for approximately ...
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Reservoir Simulation Framework to Support Marginal Field Development Planning
(AUST, 2023-05-05)Dynamic simulators are practical tools used in the oil and gas industry to help make informed decisions, optimize production, reduce risks, and maximize hydrocarbon recovery. They are fundamental for the success and ...
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AB Initio Study of Surface Energy, Surface Stress and Coupling Coefficient of Au (111)
(AUST, 2023-12-10)This study investigates ab initio exploration of the Au (111) surface within the generalized gradient approximation, with a primary focus on assessing the convergence properties of this noble metal. An in-depth analysis ...
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The Auman Integral of Set-Valued Maps
(AUST, 2018-05-15)This thesis focuses on the Aumann integral of set-valued random variables and its properties. We started o by studying the space in which this integral lies: hyperspace endowed with the Hausdor metric. We considered ...
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How Machine Learning Can Evaluate the Influence of Socioeconomic and Climatic Factors in Agricultural Yield: A Case of Nigeria
(AUST, 2023-05-10)The major international agencies in charge of nutrition are becoming increasingly concerned about global agricultural production in particular. Food insecurity has emerged in some populated areas, including Africa, as a ...
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Effects of Non-Darcy Flow on The Impairment of Gas Condensate Wells
(AUST, 2017-12-10)Gas condensate reservoirs are initially discovered as single-phase gas reservoirs. As the reservoir is produced below the fluid dew-point pressure, an increase in condensate saturation in the near wellbore region occur ...
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Assessment of Groundwater Potential in Kuje Area Council Using Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis
(AUST, 2023-01-23)Over-exploitation of groundwater over the years has imposed immense pressure on the global groundwater resources. As demand of potable water increases across the globe for human consumption, agriculture and industrial uses, ...
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Mechanical Performance of PVA/PAN Complexed with Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) Nanopaticles for Solid Polymer Electrolyte
(AUST, 2022-11-10)Interest in solid polymer blends has increased due to the demand for flexible, lightweight, and long-lasting energy devices. Traditional lithium-ion batteries contain liquid electrolytes that pose a serious safety risk ...
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Effect of Partial Replacement of Cement with Metakaolin on the Physio-Mechanical Properties of Excavated Soil Reinforced with Natural Borassus Fruit Fibre.
(AUST, 2023-06-07)Large amounts of excavated soil, both clean and polluted, are frequently produced during construction projects which are typically disposed of in landfills. This research explored a method to re-use the excavated soil as ...
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Surface Morphology and Mechanical Characterization of MoO3/PEDOT:PSS Blend Thin Films For Organic Solar Cells and Light Emitting Diode Applications
(AUST, 2022-09-07)Access to cheap and reliable electricity is a requirement for improved quality of life and industrialization. Solar energy harvesting for electricity generation has been a promising area where solar cells are combined into ...
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An Efficient Time Series Model for Tax Revenue Forecasting: A Case of Nigeria
(AUST, 2023-05-05)Federal government independent revenue, non-oil revenue and oil revenue are some of the different sources of money for the Nigerian government. The sources of tax revenue include Pay as You Earn (PAYE), Stamp Duty (STD), ...
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Co−Semigroups of Contradiction on Banach Spaces and Applications
(AUST, 2023-03-17)Let X be a Banach space and A : D(A) ⊂ X −→ X be an unbounded linear operator on X. We study the concept of C0−semigroup of contraction on arbitrary Banach space X and give the two characterizations of A called infinitesimal ...
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Mitigation Measures to Reduce CO2 Emissions as a Greenhouse Gas and Enhance its Utilization in Petrolchemical Industries.
(AUST, 2023-07-15)The removal and use of the greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide (CO2), which contributes significantly to global warming, from flue gas was investigated using the absorption method in this study. To investigate its utilisation, ...
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Measurable Set-Valued Functions and Bochner Integrals
(2017-12-12)In this thesis, several concepts from Topology, Measure Theory, Probability Theory, and Functional analysis were combined in the study of the measurability of set-valued functions and the Bochner integral. We started with ...