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This paper describes the perceptions of nurse managers about their dual role in nursing units as cost centres.The tertiary hospital in the Limpopo province is the first institution to appoint nurse managers with a dual role in cost centres. The development of a conceptual framework for a context-specific programme for Cost Centre Managers is the first of its nature in South Africa.A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive design was followed. The target population included nurse managers (n =...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify, analyse and document local traditional indicators used in drought forecasting in the Mzingwane Catchment and to assess the possibility of integrating traditional rainfall forecasting, using the local traditional indicators, with meteorological forecasting methods. Design/methodology/approach – Self-administered structured questionnaires were conducted on 101 respondents in four districts of the Mzingwane Catchment area, namely, Beitbridge,...
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AbstractThe influence of climate change on the water resources of the middle Cheliff basin in Algeria was assessed with particular emphasis on the major issues related to water reserves. The Cheliff basin, which is one of the largest basins in the north of Algeria, is affected by water scarcity due to the expansion of industrial and agricultural activities with the population growth, on the one hand, and to a reduction in water resources caused by extreme droughts, on the other hand. The...
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This article explores everyday life among Guji children in southern Ethiopia and the place of children in an intergenerational social order. Based on data generated through ethnographic fieldwork among the Guji, we show that work, school and play are significant and intertwined social practices. Local knowledge and skills of importance for sustainable livelihood are acquired through children's participation in these different social practices. Oral tradition represents a key element of local...
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Climate change presents one of the greatest challenges to sustainable urban futures in low income countries and is likely to significantly increase current vulnerabilities and the capacity of urban administrations to continue providing opportunities and services to their ever increasing number of inhabitants. For example, in the East African cities of Mombasa (Kenya) and Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), rapidly growing urban populations and the urbanization of poverty have caused huge...
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Libraries in higher learning institutions (HLIs) of Ethiopia have been providing electronic information (e-information) resources to users such as academics through different access models, including open access. Nonetheless, little is known about the academics’ attitudes toward open access journals. The study triangulated qualitative and quantitative data collection methods. Data were obtained through questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. Out of 768 academics from seven selected...
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Abstract: The intention of this paper was to explore locus of control variables related to sexual promiscuity among female students in technical colleges in Nairobi County, Kenya. To establish this, the study sought to find out if female students with external locus of control and who were low in self control, deferment of gratification and personal values were more promiscuous than their counterparts who were high in self control, deferment of gratification and personal values. Further to...
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The Fogarty International Center (FIC) has supported research capacity development for over twenty years. While the mission of FIC is supporting and facilitating global health research conducted by U.S. and international investigators, building partnerships between health research institutions in the U.S. and abroad, and training the next generation of scientists to address global health needs, research capacity may impact health policies and programs and therefore have positive impacts on...
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The African Catchment Game (ACG) is an innovative role-playing game for Geography educators that simulates a “real imaginary country”. It enables the participants to explore how rural and urban stakeholders in southern African countries may, or may not, develop scenarios of sustainable wateruse. The ACG has been developed from Graham Chapman’s the Green Revolution Game/Exaction of the 1970s and 1980s. Our modifications to Chapman’s game are under-pinned by theories of Complex Adaptive...
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Background: Human color vision is normally trichromatic in the sense that a suitable mixture of red,green and blue lights can match any color that we can see. Color blindness occurs when one or more of the cone types are absent, or present but defective. It is a common X-linked genetic disorder. However, most of color blinds remain undetected due to absence of proper screening. Objective: To determine the prevalence of congenital color blindness and identify the level of awareness about...
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During the past five decades the heartland of global Christianity has shifted to the Southern hemisphere.This places the responsibility of future Christianity predominantly in the hands of church leaders in these regions.It is therefore crucial to critically reflect on how effective theological education is to produce competent church leaders, especially in Africa.This article aims to give an overview of the challenges theological education in Africa is currently facing, and then to provide...