Browsing by Author "O. A. Bello"

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Application of System of Linear Equation to A 3-Arm Roundabout Network Flows
(Journal of the Nigerian Association of Mathematical Physics, 2016-07) O. M. Adetutu; N. Nyor; O. A. Bello; F. A. Oguntolu
A mathematical model was presented and used to determine turning movements at roundabouts based on field data. Assumptions were made in order to simplify the model; such as U-turns from and to the same arm of a roundabout, total traffic into the roundabout is equal to the total traffic out of the roundabout and traffic is homogenous (i.e. mainly consisting of vehicles). Using Gaussian elimination, turning movements could be estimated from 3-arm roundabouts for the indeterminate traffic steam movements when inflows and outflows for each arm of the roundabout is known together with a flow stream on one internal circulating (weaving) section between any two arms of the roundabout. The model has practical use in reducing the number of detectors or counters (whether automatic, videoing technique or manual methods are in use) which are needed in collecting data to determine the estimated flows from and to the different parts of a roundabout. The reduction in the number of detectors (or traffic counts) could be due to site limitations caused by faulty or limited number of counters used, inaccessible sections for obtaining video images for later analysis (e.g. presence of sharp bends buildings or large trees obscuring vision). The benefits of saving costs could be significant in terms of time and man-power needed on site and this could depend on the amount of traffic flow through the roundabout.
Modeling Economic Growht In Sub-Saharan Africa: A Panel Data Approach
(chool of Physical Science (SPSBIC) Biennial International Conference, Federal Univerisity of Technology, Minna, 2017-05-05) S. I. Onot; I. G. Sule; M. O. Adetut; O. A. Bello; F. A. Oguntolu
The debate on the effectiveness of macro-economic variables as a tool for promoting growth and development remains inconclusive given conflicting results of recent studies. Thus, the controversy is yet to be settled. Against this background, this study sought to fit a model to best predict economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa considering Government revenue, Trade Openness, Urbanization and Fiscal Freedom as the predictor variables and hence further explains the combined effect of the variables on economic growth. The study made use of secondary data of sub-Saharan African Countries in panel least squares. The hypotheses were linearly tested while adopting the panel data estimation under fixed-effect assumptions. Findings reveal that all the variables except fiscal freedom has a positive and significant effect on the economic growth of sub-Saharan Africa when the countries were pooled together. Only government revenue has a negative and insignificant effect on the economic growth of the countries in the fixed-effect model which considers the heterogeneity of individuality of the countries. The study therefore recommended that Governments of sub-Saharan African countries should engage in critical check on the revenue generated. Improving and strengthening the fiscal freedom so as to attract inflows of investors in order to boost the economic growth and improving the standard of living of the citizens is also recommended.