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Objectif: Rapporter notre expérience sur le devenir fonctionnel de dix huit (18) patients opérés pour une myélopathie cervicarthrosique (MPCA) invalidante et suivis sur une période de 4 à 15 ans. Patients et methods: Cette étude rétrospective (1982 à 1999) a concerné 18 patients opérés pour une myélopathie cervicarthrosique dont le handicap fonctionnel a été évalué selon la classification de Nurick: grade III: 9, grade IV: 6, grade V: 3 . Treize d\'entre eux se plaignaient également d\'une...

Objective: The study was undertaken to document the pattern of maxillofacial emergencies presenting to the accident and emergency unit of the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching hospital, Ile-Ife between January 2001 and December 2002. Method: The patients' demographics, the time of presentation, duration of emergency and mode of arrival was documented. Injuries of the oro-facial soft and hard tissues, injuries in other parts of the body, the investigations carried out and the management...

To investigate the views of school pupils on sexual violence and on the risk of HIV infection and AIDS and their experiences of sexual violence.National cross sectional study.5162 classes in 1418 South African schools.269,705 school pupils aged 10-19 years in grades 6-11.Answers to questions about sexual violence and about the risk of HIV infection and AIDS.Misconceptions about sexual violence were common among both sexes, but more females held views that would put them at high risk of HIV...

Man through his numerous agricultural, industrial and socio-economic activities has caused a lot of damage to the natural environment. All these occur as a result of haste for economic development at the expense of environmental consideration. Lack of awareness by man on this value of the environment and the consequences for the present and future generations have been mainly responsible for this. In Nigeria, the level of environmental conservation awareness is very low, both among people in...

Pollution is an age – long problem which has become wide spread due to increase in human population, expanding human settlement and advances in production technologies. Similarly, aquaculture is also on the increase but as a result of increase in the demand of cheap, high quality protein necessitated by high population growth rate. Common water-polluting substances induced by population growth, urbanisation and industrialization and their effects on the aquatic ecosystem were reviewed. The...

This article presents results of groundwater quality assessment based on some pollution indicators (total heterotrophic bacteria, THB; total faecal coliform, TFC; nitrate, NO3- dissolved oxygen, DO; conductivity, CN) carried out in the vicinity of active and non-active (closed) waste dumps in Calabar South area. The data show that 4% of dissolved oxygen concentration: 58 and 62% of THB and TFC counts respectively recorded exceed the WHO recommended limits for drinking and /or domestic...

BACKGROUND: Health and nutrition inequality is a result of a complex web of factors that include socio-economic inequalities. Various socio-economic indicators exist however some do not accurately predict inequalities in children. Others are not intervention feasible. OBJECTIVE: To examine the association of four socio-economic indicators namely: mothers' education, fathers' education, household asset index, and land ownership with growth stunting, which is used as a proxy for health and...

Education has long been recognized as a central element in economics development. In Eritrea, Church education played a significant role in transmitting church literature from generation to generation. Quranic schools also played a similar role in the Muslim communities of the Eritrean Society. Since Independence, education is well organized in the country. Eritrea has invested heavily in education and has embarked on a wide-ranging program. The World Bank, Eritrea has also made substantial...

ABSTRACT Time as a strategic variable has gained a great deal of attention in recent literature, but little has been reported on how to effectively manage time between strategic partners in a global context. In addition, there has been virtually no attention paid to time as a critical strategic variable when doing business in African countries. This paper examines the importance of time in developing effective operating relationships between Western and African countries. We posit the...

Web-based learning (WBL) can be defined as any form of learning that is partly or fully based on material, applications or communication that is delivered over the World Wide Web (WWW). WBL tools provide integrated environments of various technologies to support diverse educators' and learners' needs via the Internet. One of the biggest challenges facing WBL environments is the organization, communication and presentation of information in a logical and usable manner via the WWW. A good...

Foreward. I. PROGRAMMATIC/INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIES. 1. The Historical and Cultural Context for Educating AfricanAmericanCollege Students (Louis Gallien, Regent University). 2. Maximizing Student Success: A Coupled Approach to Student Retention of AA students (Zenobia Hikes, Vice President â Student Affairs, SpelmanCollege). 3. Successful Mentoring Strategies within HBCU's (Cynthia Neal Spence, Sociology, Spelman College). 4. Strategies for Effective Oral Communication for African American...

Foreign Language AnnalsVolume 37, Issue 3 p. 508-508 Teachers of African-American Students SIG First published: 31 December 2008 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1944-9720.2004.tb02717.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions...

This report presents the results of a study conducted at the Child Health Department, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana, between the months of October 2001 and June 2002. Stool samples from 227 children with diarrhea and 77 children without diarrhea, aged less than 5 years, were tested for Cryptosporidium spp. Prevalence rates were 27.8 and 15.6% in children with and without diarrhea, respectively. Cryptosporidium infection was found to be high in children between the ages of 6 and 24...

This work surveys use of e‐mail by Technical Education students in Nigerian universities. Questionnaires were used to collect data from technical education students in three Nigerian universities: University of Benin, Nnamdi Azikiwe University and Delta State University. Data were analysed and presented by gender using frequency counts and percentages. Findings reveal that a majority of the respondents used e‐mail to communicate with parents/relatives and friends, followed by with course...

BACKGROUND To compare the pattern of need and demand for dental care in settings where services are paid for through government sponsored insurance programs and out of pocket by individuals. METHODS Study consisted of first visit patients attending the Dental Hospital. The assessment of normative treatment needs was done. The tooth based treatment needs were assessed by the WHO basic methods and the periodontal needs were assessed by the periodontal need systems PTNS. RESULTS More males had...