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Droughts can have devastating effects on water supply, crop production, food security and many other aspects of human livelihood.The impact is particularly severe in Africa where subsistence farming dominates the food production and where political, social and economic systems are often inadequately prepared to cope with disasters.The recurrence of droughts in the past decades has triggered many famines in the continent.The severity of droughts and their impacts is projected to increase as a...

The current study determined the present situation of urinary schistosomiasis among primary school children in some areas of Qualyobia governorate in Egypt using different diagnostic methods, and to study the effect of Schistosoma haematobium infection on growth parameters of the affected children.The Results showed that The prevalence rate of S. haematobium infection among school children was 5.3% (32/600-child). The infection was more prevalent in males (7.3%) than females (3.1%). The mean...

To determine the knowledge, prevalence and psychological effect of miscarriage among women of reproductive age attending the obstetrics and gynaecology clinics of a tertiary healthcare facility in Lagos Nigeria.Study design was a descriptive cross sectional study and 300 respondents were enrolled. A pre-tested interviewer-administered questionnaire and Multiple Affect Adjective Check List (MAACL) authored by M. Zukerman and B. Lubin (1965) were used for data collection. Responses of the...

This paper introduces the experience of “Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology, E-JUST ” in establishing research oriented-graduate engineering educational programs, founded on “Project Based Learning (PBL)”. PBL as a “learning by doing” methodology, is proved to be the most appropriate method of active learning, which is applied by merging theories with laboratory experimental work while satisfying the professional skills which match high demanded engineering workforce in...

Water is a valued natural resource for the existence of all living organisms. However, this valued resource is increasingly being threatened as human populations grow and demand more water of high quality for domestic purposes and economic activities. Therefore, the management of the quality of this precious resource is of special importance. All water pollution is dangerous to the health of living organism, but fresh water pollution can be especially detrimental to the health of humans and...

AbstractResearch shows that fathers' level of education predicts achievement of both boys and girls, with significantly greater effect for boys. Similarly, mothers' level of education predicts the achievement of girls but not boys. This study tests the mother–child education achievement hypothesis, by examining the effect of mothers' education on the maths test score of children, using data from 71 schools across 6 districts in Kenya. The findings of a multilevel random intercept model,...

Elementary school is defined as early childhood care and schooling, free for the Nigerian children.The first 9 years was designed in conformity with the Millennium Development Goals and Education for All (EFA) come 2020.The onus on which the achievement of these goals rest is the teacher who have to maintain high integrity in the performance of its duties effectively and efficiently.These MDS goals may not attain its objectives too without the education stakeholders who are the life wire of...

To carry out otoscopic and audiologic examinations amongst pre-school children in Ogbomoso, Nigeria in order to identify any cases of hearing loss and to intervene where possible.Prospective audiologic evaluations of children in Nursery I and II (pre-kindergarten and kindergarten) in both private and public primary schools were carried out.One hundred and one children (202 ears) were screened using otoscopy and pure tone audiometry.The age ranged from 3.5 to 6 years, mean age was 4.8 years...

The gender gap is a critical challenge that threatens to leave millions of women and girls behind in an increasingly globally connected world. This study sets out to investigate Internet Use Patterns among Student Teachers in a Nigeria College of Education with a view to determine the type of use made of the Internet by the student teachers and investigate the effect of gender on the use of the Internet by the student teachers. The questionnaire known as Internet Use questionnaire was...

The study compared sexual practices and predictors of sexual abstinence among adolescent learners with mild/moderate intellectual impairments and their non-disabled peers in Nigeria.This was a comparative, cross-sectional survey that assessed sexual practices of learners with mild/moderate intellectual impairments (N = 300) and non-disabled learners (N = 300), aged 12-19 years, in Oyo State, Nigeria. Data were analysed using SPSS 15.0.Findings indicated that learners with mild/moderate...

This study analyzes the productivity changes in basic and secondary education for 24 governorates in Tunisia over the period 2004-2008. In methodological term, the Malmquist index is employed, to estimate changes in total factor productivity (TFP) which can be decomposed into two main components namely, technological change and technical efficiency change. Four input variables (number of teacher per students, number of classes per students, number of schools per inhabitants, and expenditure...

Background : Among healthcare workers especially medical students who are still learning the rudiments of medical practice, the risk of acquiring these blood borne infections in health care settings and also transferring infections to patients and other workers is particularly high. We undertook a cross sectional study to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of medical students in a new teaching hospital. Methods : This was a cross-sectional survey of medical students at the Benue...

Background : Among healthcare workers especially medical students who are still learning the rudiments of medical practice, the risk of acquiring these blood borne infections in health care settings and also transferring infections to patients and other workers is particularly high. We undertook a cross sectional study to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of medical students in a new teaching hospital. Methods : This was a cross-sectional survey of medical students at the Benue...

Zircon Hf isotopic compositions for Neoproterozoic igneous rocks in the Central Eastern Desert of Egypt are presented and interpreted. The Humr Akarim (633 ± 7 and 603 ± 9 Ma)–Humrat Mukbid (625 ± 8 and 619 ± 8 Ma) plutons are Early Ediacaran post-collsional subsolvus granites. Their zircon ages range from 0.57 to 0.71 Ga, with high positive ɛHf(T) values of +4.0 to +11.9. Hf model ages (Hf-TDMc) of 0.81–1.3 Ga, are close to the U–Pb crystallization ages. These isotopic characteristics,...

It is a fact that Nigerian youths cannot become computer literate unless their teachers are.This study was embarked upon to determine the extent of computer literacy among undergraduate studentteachers who already teachers in secondary schools in the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria.The instrument used in the study was questionnaire.Statistical method employed in analysing data in the study was percentages, mean and T-test statistic.The findings of the study revealed that majority of the...