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1 The Sociolinguitic Styles of The Usage of The 1 - 19
Word «Kura» (Hyena) in Hausa Ianguage

Abdulrahaman Ado

2 An Assessment of Suspended Sediment 21 - 36
Decrease in Metropolitan River Ginzo Due To
Urbanization Process In Katsina City, Nigeria

Ibrahim Hamisu

3 Some Aspects of Urban Transition in Nigeria 37 - 62
the Case of Kaduna Metropolis

Y. Saleh, A. M. Badr, F. El Banna, A. Shahata

4 Effects of Physicochemical Properties and 63 - 80
Heavy Metals level in Tap Drinking Water on
Human Health at Urban Katsina, Nigeria

Murtala Mohammed Ruma

5 Determinants of Food Insecurity in Some Rural
Farming Household in Katsina State, Nigeria

Moukhtar Muhammad Idris, Riad El-Sayed A. Emarah, Iraqi

Sherbiny, Hayam Ali El-Bibilawi 81 - 98

6 The Effects of Reservoir Operation on Bed-
Sediment Characteristics Downstream of River

Karadua in Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State, Nigeria

Ibrahim Hamisu, Mahmud M. Ashour, Aziza M. Ali Badr,

Fatma M. El-Sayed 99 - 114

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