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In this study, some selected thermal properties (specific heat, thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity) in the moisture content range of 5.0-5.6% or green and 4.80 - 5.20% for white varieties of pumpkin seeds were determined. The specific heat was measured using mixture method while the thermal conductivity was measured by transient technique using the heat line source. The green pumpkin seed has average moisture content of 5.2% higher than moisture content of white pumpkin seed of average 4.8%. The average specific heat values of green pumpkin seed are 6.171kJ/kgK and white pumpkin seed 4.327kJ/kgK. The thermal conductivity values for white pumpkin seed ranged from 0.074 to 0.288 W/m°C while that for green pumpkin seed ranged from 0.079 to 0.433 W/m°C. The thermal diffusivity values for green pumpkin ranged from 0.0011 to 0.06 m2/s while that for white pumpkin seed ranged from 0.01 to 0.06 m2/s. It was concluded that the higher the moisture content (5.2%) the higher the value of specific heat of seed (6.171kJ/kgK). It can also be concluded that the thermal conductivity (0.079 to 0.433 W/m°C) value is higher with high moisture content (5.2%). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Macroeconomic policy and industrial sector performance have been at the centre of economic discourse in recent times. The general assumption is that macroeconomic policy instruments can enhance performance of the real sector. We examined the short and long run effects, of specific policy instruments combination, on each industrial sub-sector by decomposing industry into three major parts. The nonlinear ARDL bound test approach to co-integration is employed as estimation technique. It was found that a long-run bound relationship exists between selected policy variables and each industrial sub-sector. Error correction terms show that short run disequilibrium can be corrected in the long run without extended lag period. Financial deepening, exchange rate depreciation and economic openness are significant in the long run while monetary policy rate is effective in the short run. Deepening of financial system and prudential management of macroeconomic framework are recommended essential for industrial growth in Nigeria. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]