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Although the semantic variation in Nigerian English (NigE) is the object of numerous publications, none has based its discussion on entries from dictionaries of Nigerian English. This paper fills this gap by using data from two dictionaries of NigE with the aim of showing that the socio-cultural milieu and experiences of Nigerians influence the meanings of some English words resulting in extension or outright differences in the meanings of some English words as entered in native English dictionaries. The semantic variations affirm that the socio-cultural realities of Nigeria converge against the idea of having the British or the American variety as the standard for measuring Nigerians competence in English. The paper stresses that these semantic variations are marks of creativity, dynamics of socio-cultural acculturation and nativization that result in linguistic variation among varieties of English and awareness and acceptance of the semantic variations in NigE as variant forms would result in

Fuel isobutanol as the gasoline replacement has been described and the gas mileage was provided for the two cars: the 2020 Toyota Camry and the 2020 Porshe Cayenne Turbo. Upon reaching 20,000 miles for both said cars, the cars were examined by the independent mechanics from Toyota dealership and from the Porshe dealership. The third corporate car 2020 Shevrolet Silverado 1500 was used to test the desel fuel replacement diacetyl alcohol for 10,000 miles.  Diesel fuel replacement was made by condensing two acetone molecules into diacetyl alcohol used to replace diesel fuel. 2020 Shevrolet Silverado 1500 was tested by the Shevrolet mechanic. The mechanics did not identify any problems in said new engines of all the cars tested.

Wireless networks have become an essential part of human life and has opened vast new avenues for education, communication, healthcare, social change and entertainment. Wireless networks offer users many benefits such as portability and flexibility. Hence the constant growth of number of users and demand for wireless network application services has led a constraint on the limited spectrum resources. The resource is scarce and cannot cope or overcome the rapidly growing wireless data traffic. This research aimed at having an adaptive resource allocation scheme that will manage the limited resources in wireless networks and meet the demands of numerous users using cognitive radios. The three wireless network topologies that was considered are relay, mesh and wireless regional area networks.  I

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Odual and Nembe-Brass are two ethnic groups in the Niger Delta situated within the Eastern Niger Delta and Northern Niger Delta Fringe of Rivers and Bayelsa states. The two groups have had friendly and hostile economic, political and socio-cultural relations since the pre-colonial era. This paper examined the relationship between Odual and Nembe-Brass from 1850-1996 with emphasis on the impact of the “legitimate trade” and the establishment of Oluasiri settlement on both groups. The relationship between Odual and Nembe people has promoted trade, political ties, marriage contracts, religious interactions, educational activities amongst others. To generate data for the study, the researcher employed the use of primary and secondary sources of information. Oral Information and written documents were generated from the field and libraries. The interdisciplinary approach was also employed and knowledge from other disciplines was used to augment the historical data. In the analysis, the qualitative approach was used and all the materials were cross-examined to ensure validity. The findings revealed that Odual and Nembe-Brass have had long years of relations and that the period between 1850 and 1996 was very significant as it promoted trade between the two groups. The study established that the “legitimate trade” and the establishment of Oluasiri settlement promoted economic, political and socio-cultural ties between the two groups. The study further revealed that Oluasiri settlement has over the years served as a major centre of intergroup relations between the groups but not without disputes. The study recommended peaceful co-existence and harmonious relations devoid of dominance and marginalization between the two groups as a panacea for sustainable development and peace.