Stem diameter distribution information is useful in forest management planning. Weibull function is flexible, and has been used in characterising diameter distributions, especially in single-species planted stands, th...Stem diameter distribution information is useful in forest management planning. Weibull function is flexible, and has been used in characterising diameter distributions, especially in single-species planted stands, the world over. We evaluated some Weibull parameter estimation methods for stem diameter characterisation in （Oban） multi-species Forest in southern Nigeria. Four study sites （Aking, Ekang, Erokut and Ekuri） were selected. Four 2 km-long transects situated at 600 m apart were laid in each location. Five 50m x 50m plots were alternately laid along each transect at 400 m apart （20 plots/location） using systematic sampling technique. Tree growth variables： diameter at breast height （Dbh）, diameters at the base, middle and merchantable limit, total height, merchantable height, stem straightness, crown length and crown diameter were measured on all trees 〉 10 cm to compute model response variables such as mean diameters, basal area and stem volume. Weibull parameters estimation methods used were： moment-based, percentile-based, hybrid and maximum-likelihood （ML）. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, regression models and ANOVA at α0.05. Percentile-based method was the best for Weibull [location （a）, scale （b） and shape （c）] parameters estimations with mLogL = 116.66±21.89, while hybrid method was least-suitable （mLogL = 690.14±128.81） for Weibull parameters estimations. Quadratic mean diameter （Dq） was the only suitable predictor of Weibull parameters in Oban Forest.展开更多
The advent of Islam in Ibadan, in about 1829, was made possible by the arrival of some Muslim scholars from the Northern part of the country. They were Igun Olorun, Ahmad Qifu and Uthman Baasunu who respectively becam...The advent of Islam in Ibadan, in about 1829, was made possible by the arrival of some Muslim scholars from the Northern part of the country. They were Igun Olorun, Ahmad Qifu and Uthman Baasunu who respectively became the first three Imams in the city. For the spread of the faith, these Mallams and their indigenous disciples adopted education and preaching methods. For education, they established Qur＇anic schools in almost all quarters and villages where people were taught Arabic language to enable them perform the ritual worship. These schools were later upgraded to Madaris where standard Arabic education and culture are taught up till the present. As for preaching （da＇wah）, open air services were organized where fundamentals of Islam viz.： Tawhid, Salat, Sawm, Zakat and Hajj were taught. Other ones include good neighborliness, duties of parents to children and vice versa as dictated by the Islamic law （Shari＇ah）.展开更多
Numerical methods such as finite difference, finite volume, finite element or hybrid methods have been globally used to successfully study fluid flow in porous stratum of which aquifers are typical examples. Those met...Numerical methods such as finite difference, finite volume, finite element or hybrid methods have been globally used to successfully study fluid flow in porous stratum of which aquifers are typical examples. Those methods involve mathematical expressions which increases computation time with requirement of specific human expertise. In this paper, numerical models for single phase flow in 1D and 2D using the conservation of mass principles, Darcy＇s flow equation, equation of state, continuity equation and the STB/CFB （stock tank barrel/cubic feet barrel） balance were developed. The models were then recast into pressure vorticity equations using convectional algorithms. Derived equations were used to formulate transport equations which resemble the conventional vorticity transport equation. Formulated numerical models were used to investigate the daily instantaneous aquifer pressure drawdowns and pressure heads for 365 days. The developed equations were subsequently solved using cellular vortex element technique. The developed computer program was used to investigate confined aquifer of dimensions 10× 10 × 75 m with single vertex image. For the aquifer rate of 0.5 m3/s, 0.1 m3/s, 0.15 m3/s, 0.2 m3/s, 0.25 m3/s, 1.0 m3/s, 2.0 m3/s, 2.5 m3/s, 3.0 m3/s, 4.0 m3/s, the respective average head drawdowns and heads were, 1.127 ±0.0141 m, 1.317 ±0.0104 m, 1.412± 0.0041 m, 1.427 ± 0.116 m,1.527 ± 0.0141 m, 2.107 ± 0.0171 m, 2.197 ±0.0191 m, 3.007±0.0171 m, 3.127 ± 0.0041 m, 3.626 ± 0.0121 m, and 25 kN/m2, 35 kN/m2, 33 kN/m2, 5 kN/m2, 6 kN/m2, 11 kN/m2, 25 kN/m2, 42 kN/m2, 50 kN/m2, 62 kN/m2, respectively. Cellular vortex technique with relative little mathematics has been established to have recorded successes in numerical modeling of fluid flow in aquifer simulation.展开更多
文摘Stem diameter distribution information is useful in forest management planning. Weibull function is flexible, and has been used in characterising diameter distributions, especially in single-species planted stands, the world over. We evaluated some Weibull parameter estimation methods for stem diameter characterisation in （Oban） multi-species Forest in southern Nigeria. Four study sites （Aking, Ekang, Erokut and Ekuri） were selected. Four 2 km-long transects situated at 600 m apart were laid in each location. Five 50m x 50m plots were alternately laid along each transect at 400 m apart （20 plots/location） using systematic sampling technique. Tree growth variables： diameter at breast height （Dbh）, diameters at the base, middle and merchantable limit, total height, merchantable height, stem straightness, crown length and crown diameter were measured on all trees 〉 10 cm to compute model response variables such as mean diameters, basal area and stem volume. Weibull parameters estimation methods used were： moment-based, percentile-based, hybrid and maximum-likelihood （ML）. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, regression models and ANOVA at α0.05. Percentile-based method was the best for Weibull [location （a）, scale （b） and shape （c）] parameters estimations with mLogL = 116.66±21.89, while hybrid method was least-suitable （mLogL = 690.14±128.81） for Weibull parameters estimations. Quadratic mean diameter （Dq） was the only suitable predictor of Weibull parameters in Oban Forest.
文摘The advent of Islam in Ibadan, in about 1829, was made possible by the arrival of some Muslim scholars from the Northern part of the country. They were Igun Olorun, Ahmad Qifu and Uthman Baasunu who respectively became the first three Imams in the city. For the spread of the faith, these Mallams and their indigenous disciples adopted education and preaching methods. For education, they established Qur＇anic schools in almost all quarters and villages where people were taught Arabic language to enable them perform the ritual worship. These schools were later upgraded to Madaris where standard Arabic education and culture are taught up till the present. As for preaching （da＇wah）, open air services were organized where fundamentals of Islam viz.： Tawhid, Salat, Sawm, Zakat and Hajj were taught. Other ones include good neighborliness, duties of parents to children and vice versa as dictated by the Islamic law （Shari＇ah）.
文摘Numerical methods such as finite difference, finite volume, finite element or hybrid methods have been globally used to successfully study fluid flow in porous stratum of which aquifers are typical examples. Those methods involve mathematical expressions which increases computation time with requirement of specific human expertise. In this paper, numerical models for single phase flow in 1D and 2D using the conservation of mass principles, Darcy＇s flow equation, equation of state, continuity equation and the STB/CFB （stock tank barrel/cubic feet barrel） balance were developed. The models were then recast into pressure vorticity equations using convectional algorithms. Derived equations were used to formulate transport equations which resemble the conventional vorticity transport equation. Formulated numerical models were used to investigate the daily instantaneous aquifer pressure drawdowns and pressure heads for 365 days. The developed equations were subsequently solved using cellular vortex element technique. The developed computer program was used to investigate confined aquifer of dimensions 10× 10 × 75 m with single vertex image. For the aquifer rate of 0.5 m3/s, 0.1 m3/s, 0.15 m3/s, 0.2 m3/s, 0.25 m3/s, 1.0 m3/s, 2.0 m3/s, 2.5 m3/s, 3.0 m3/s, 4.0 m3/s, the respective average head drawdowns and heads were, 1.127 ±0.0141 m, 1.317 ±0.0104 m, 1.412± 0.0041 m, 1.427 ± 0.116 m,1.527 ± 0.0141 m, 2.107 ± 0.0171 m, 2.197 ±0.0191 m, 3.007±0.0171 m, 3.127 ± 0.0041 m, 3.626 ± 0.0121 m, and 25 kN/m2, 35 kN/m2, 33 kN/m2, 5 kN/m2, 6 kN/m2, 11 kN/m2, 25 kN/m2, 42 kN/m2, 50 kN/m2, 62 kN/m2, respectively. Cellular vortex technique with relative little mathematics has been established to have recorded successes in numerical modeling of fluid flow in aquifer simulation.
