Online training development in low-income countries: Creating a guide for inclusive online training development through a case study which empowers young Nigerian women to launch their agent banking business

The amount of online training programmes is booming worldwide, especially as the demand has grown during the COVID-19 pandemic. During this growth, the relevance and convenience of online training programmes have been noticed by Bopinc, an innovation agency based in Utrecht which focuses on innovation in low-income countries. Firstly, Bopinc...

Smart Diagnostics for Low Resource Settings: Target product profiles for devices to diagnose urinary schistosomiasis in Nigeria

Urinary schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by the Schistosoma haematobium parasite. People can get infected when they get into contact with contaminated fresh water. The disease is most prevalent amongst children, farmers and rural communities in Sub-Saharan Africa. Currently, the disease is diagnosed by microscopic egg count...

Sandbar breakwaters: Analysis of the effects of variations in wave climate on the morphological development of sandbar breakwaters by using the Lekki Sandbar Breakwater case study

Many coastlines feature a sediment transport in a dominant direction, possibly burying a traditional breakwater in sand in several years. The sandbar breakwater concept uses this sediment supply to its benefit to make the use of vast amounts of rocks abundant. During this research the morphological development of the worlds first sandbar...

A roadmap for development of a smart malaria diagnostic device: use and acceptance of the Excelscope by healthcare professionals in Nigeria

Malaria is a life-threatening parasitic disease and the leading cause for high morbidity rates in developing countries. In Nigeria, the chosen context of this study, over 90% of the population is at risk of malaria infection, leading to 60% of the outpatient visits in Nigerian healthcare facilities. Accurate diagnostics are not available for the...

Feasibility study of Air Traffic Control Towers around the globe: “International research regarding the local influences providing an optimal structural design for air traffic control towers around the globe in an economical perspective”

At this moment the global human wealth is getting to the next level, which means a growing amount of people is able to travel by plane and these growth figures are seen in the latest global annual passenger’s flows. These latest developments demand building new airports and extending the existing airports heavily around the world in the nearby...

Overlaatconstructie te Onitsha, Nigeria

In de rivier de Niger in Nigeria zal ter hoogte van Onitsha een dam worden gebouwd. Deze dam met een lengte van ongeveer 3200 m moet een reservoir creeren door opstuwing van het water van de Niger. De door de gehele dam veroorzaakte waterstandsverhoging beoogt in de eerste plaats opwekking van energie middels een waterkrachtcentrale. Doordat het...

Schutsluis bij Onitsha (Nigeria)

In de toekomstige dam, die gepland is in de buurt van Onitsha in Nigeria, moet een mogelijkheid worden gecreëerd om de scheepvaart doorgang hoofdzakelijk te kunnen verschaffen. In de toekomst zal er gevaren worden met vierbaksduweenheden, dus de schutmogelijkheid moet deze combinatie kunnen doorschutten. In eerste instantie is er gedacht om de...

Waterverlies van de rivier de Hadejia

De rivier de Hadejia in Nigeria stroomt over de goed waterdoorlatende bodem van het Tsjaadbekken. De grondwaterstand in het Tsjaadbekken ligt op 5 meter of dieper onder de rivierbodem. Er stroomt dus water af vanuit de rivier door de bodem naar het grondwater. Het is belangrijk te weten wat de grootte van het waterverlies door de bodem is ten...

Analyse van de voortplanting en de vervorming van gebaggerde gaten op de Niger

In de omgeving van Lokoja zijn in het verleden ijzerertsvoorraden ontdekt. Men is van plan deze voorraden te gaan exploiteren. De helft van de voorraad zal geëxporteerd worden. De andere helft zal in Nigeria worden verwerkt. De totale hoeveelheid die men per jaar denkt te verwerken en te exporteren bedraagt 10 miljoen ton erts per jaar. Voor de...