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Introduction: Road traffic accidents (RTAs) are of growing public health importance worldwide contributing significantly to the global disease burden thus public health experts worldwide concede that there is a global epidemic of RTAs. Exposure to RTAs may be associated with changes in brain functioning and cognitive performance. Objective: This study sought to contribute to the understanding of the neurocognitive deficits among adult victims of RTAs. Methodology: It is a cross-sectional...

This paper analyzed the extent of stakeholders' participation in school management and the enhancement of the learners' academic achievement in public secondary schools in Uganda.The major challenges facing effective participation were; inadequate policy formulation and institutional framework; lackadaisical attitude towards participation; low awareness about the roles and stakeholders' participation policy.These resulted in poor school management and low quality of learners' academic...

Conflict of interest: There is not a conflict of interest.Bu çalışmayı, Kuzey-Orta Nijerya'daki bir grup öğrenci arasında sağ veya solaklıkla ilgili olarak whorls parmak izi modellerinin dağılımını değerlendirmek için yaptık.Çalışmada 148 solak ve 131 sağ elini kullanan 279 katılımcı vardı.El tercihini değerlendirmek için Edinburgh El Kullanımı Envanteri kullanıldı ve katılımcılar, el tercihini belirlemek için 14 tek elle yapılan görev gerçekleştirdi

The Differentiated Instructional approach (DI) is a very important strategy to meet the diverse needs of the learner in improving the teaching and learning process. This study aimed at investigating the implementation of the Differentiated Instructional approach among the public secondary schools in Mwanga District, Tanzania. The study employed a mixed research approach with the convergent parallel design. The targeted population of this study was 7800 people and the study sample involved 98...

This study sought to investigate on effectiveness of online teaching and learning during the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Case of one university in Zimbabwe. The study adopted quantitative approach in which 202 students were given an online questionnaire to fill. Data was analyzed through graphs to indicate the perception of students on effectiveness and challenges involved in the online teaching and learning. The study concludes that the e-teaching and e-learning adopted to minimize negative impact...

The study sought to investigate on the effectiveness of approaches used in addressing depression among young adults at teachers’ colleges in Zimbabwe. The study adopted the post-positivism paradigm where a mixed approach was used through questionnaire and interview schedule as means of data collection. The sample consisted of 206 participants drawn from 180 students, two vice principal, two deans of students, 13 heads of departments, one chaplain and eight counsellors. While quantitative...

This study was conducted to assess the factors affecting the selection of instructional materials in the teaching and learning of basic science in secondary schools, Imo State Nigeria. The study employed a descriptive survey design to find out how factors affecting the selection of instructional materials in the teaching and learning of basic science in public secondary schools in Owerri Municipal Council, Imo State. Two hundred (200) respondents comprising teachers and students from seven...

Learning disabilities (LDs) encompass a very extensive range of academic problems which can give rise to social and psychological problems.Apart from experiencing academic problems, pupils with LDs experience strong feelings of frustrations, sadness and shame as a result of repeated failure and this can lead to psychological difficulties.These psychological problems are experienced at home and at school and if not addressed, they add to the burden of the condition and could find their way...

This study sought to determine the presentation, treatment and outcomes of breast cancer among women in Cape Coast, Ghana.Retrospective medical record review.Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Cape Coast, Ghana.Female breast cancer patients.None.Proportion of female breast cancer patients presenting with advanced disease.Approximately 84% of women had a primary presentation of breast cancer, with metastatic disease present in 34% of patients. Surgical management mainly involved partial mastectomy...

Contraceptive use is considered important for protecting women’s health and rights, influencing fertility and population growth. This study examined the impact of female education on the use of contraceptives and fertility rate in Nigeria using 2013 and 2018 cohorts of Demography and Health Survey Data. The survey covers women ages 15 to 49 years. The study shows that women’s education, income level, and cultural value are important in explaining women’s reproductive behaviour. The results...

Sports betting has recently become prevalent among students in institution of higher learning. Most students spend substantial amount of their time engaging in sports betting. The purpose of the study was to examine sports betting among students at colleges of education in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The descriptive survey design was used for the study. The target population was students in colleges of education in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The simple random sampling procedure was...

The study investigated climate change and Teachers performance in secondary schools in Benue State, Nigeria. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. Survey research design was adopted for the study. The population compromised 5,225 teachers from 512 secondary schools. A total of 528 (10%) teachers from 51 (10%) secondary schools was sampled using proportionate stratified sampling technique: A 10-items self structured questionnaire titled “climate change and teachers...

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in numerous alterations in today’s world. These include the temporary closure of educational institutions as part of recommended measures by the World Health Organization (WHO) to mitigate its spread, thus causing over one million students to stay at home globally. Generally, education has witnessed a transition from traditional face-to-face learning to virtual and online learning. This unexpected shift has presented a series of...

Maize (Zea mays) is an important food crop in Nigeria, and it is fast becoming the most widely cultivated crop. Several efforts have been made by the Nigeria Government to make the country self-sufficiency in maize production, but some biotic and abiotic factors are impeding this achievement. Among the biotic constraints militating against maize production in Nigeria, armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is most devastating in recent times. The larvae of this insect pest are the culprits that...

Background: Entrepreneurship education (EE) occupies a particularly critical space in the development strategies of emerging market countries where entrepreneurs and small businesses are required to drive economic growth and job creation. In South Africa, universities of technology (UoT), which provide vocation-focussed tertiary education, are considered vital vehicles of EE. Aim: Institutions and educators are challenged by the limited research around EE content and pedagogy, particularly...

This study examined the critical benchmarks impacting on players’ return-to-sport following injury sustenance in selected Tertiary Institutions of Zimbabwe. The study was a descriptive, prospective cohort design anchored on quantitative approach. Its population was 453 with a sample of 228 participants that comprised coaches, fitness trainers, physiotherapists, psychologists, and handball players drawn from 10 selected Teachers Colleges in Zimbabwe. Male and female handball players were from...

This study investigated the effect of practical work on students’ academic achievement, acquisition of scientific process, skills and attitudes towards the study of selected topics in electricity. Fifty (50) Form Two Physics students from a Senior High Technical School in the Kwaebibirem Municipal of the Eastern Region of Ghana participated in the study. Instruments used to collect data included a student learning evaluation form, questionnaire and pre-and-post-intervention tests. Data was...