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In an important scholarly intervention on African publics, Raufu Mustapha argues that the multiplicity of publics is not an obstacle but instead a creative resource that can be used to forge common purpose through public deliberation. However, he does not elaborate how common purpose operates and to what effect. In this article, we examine the dynamics of common purpose among student teachers in South Africa. Teachers inculcate the dispositions and habits of public deliberation in young...

Background: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neuro-behavioural disorders of childhood. Environmental influences have been reported to be important in its aetiopathogenesis. There is a paucity of publications assessing the socio-demographic and environmental determinants of ADHD in Sub Saharan Africa. The aim was to determine the socio-demographic and environmental determinants of ADHD in primary school children in Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria.Methods:...

BACKGROUND AND AIM: The health impacts of global climate change mitigation will affect local populations differently. We aimed to quantify the local health impacts due to fine particles (PM2.5) under the governance arrangements embedded in the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs1-5) under two greenhouse gas concentration scenarios (Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) 2.6 and 8.5) in local populations of Mozambique, India, and Spain METHODS: We simulated the SSP-RCP scenarios using...

<h3>ABSTRACT</h3> Emergency medicine (EM) is rapidly being recognized as a specialty around the globe. This has particular promise for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) that experience the largest burden of disease for emergency conditions. Specialty education and training in EM remain essentially an apprenticeship model. Finding the required expertise to educate graduate learners can be challenging in regions where there are low densities of specialty providers. We describe an...

Students' ability to assess their own learning and determine their progress has become the focus of most educational research recently.As far as English foreign language (EFL) learning is concerned, much attention is increasingly given to self-assessment as it represents a key factor for successful learning.Self-assessment embodies thinking and reflection skills that are at the heart of the learning process.Yet, successful implementation of this formative process depends on teachers' and...

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Increasing population and industrialization had led to high rate of environmental pollution with effect on water quality and hygiene in Nigeria. Previous studies in Nigeria had focused on evaluating the effect of environmental pollution and release of associated potentially toxic metal on public health. This paper discusses various challenges that exist in environmental pollution and water sanitation and hygiene in Nigeria. METHODS: A literature search using various...

The issue of whether the government in Nigeria should return the schools taken from the religious organizations over four decades ago is a topic for debate. While many are arguing that such schools should be returned to their owners, others, want the government to stay action on it. It however needs not be over-emphasized that the policy of government control of schools has to a large extent guaranteed equal educational opportunities, quality education provision, increased access to...

This paper presents the findings of the research conducted in Morogoro Municipality, central Tanzania. The main objective of the research was to assess the climate change impacts on water resources, taking the Mindu Dam as the case study. The study methodology involved collection, processing and analysis of both primary and secondary data. Data collection involved acquisition of Dam water level data, climate data, and Landsat 8 satellite imagery. Research findings showed that the maximum air...

In South Africa, many studies conducted on substance abuse among in-school youth focus on urban areas. However, anecdotal evidence suggests that rural areas are experiencing an increase in substance abuse, though there is dearth of studies in these areas.This study used a quantitative design to collect data from 629 high school learners who were in Grades 10 and 11 in public schools in rural Free State Province, to determine the prevalence of, and factors associated with substance use.The...

Abstract The use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education has been widely advocated as much needed 21st-century skills by governments and policymakers. Nevertheless, several challenges in integrating ICT into the curriculum have been reported in previous research, especially in studies on Sub-Saharan African countries. Focusing on the case of Kenyan public primary schools, this study investigated the availability of ICT facilities; teacher capacity to integrate...

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Nigeria with a population of about 200million people is faced with infrastructural deficit. There is a lack of environmental monitoring stations and research funding for non-communicable disease is sparse. This study discusses how multiple exposure metrics were synthesized to characterize geographical exposure in Warri, Niger Delta region. METHODS: A cross-sectional questionnaire completed by 1,397 school children in 17 schools assessed self-reported exposure. Traffic...

Petroleum exploration has brought a lot of revenue to the Nigerian government as most of the country’s investments and expenditures depend on the profits from oil. However, the processes of petroleum exploitation over the past 60 years have also come with negative consequences most notably the environmental pollution of the Niger Delta ecosystem. Many empirical studies have been funded by partnering organizations to assess the impacts of these exploration activities on the ecosystem. This...

BACKGROUND AND AIM: There is increasing evidence indicating that air pollution exposure is associated with neuronal damage. Since pregnancy is a critical window of vulnerability, air pollution exposure during this period could have adverse effects on neurodevelopment. This study aims 1) to analyze associations of prenatal exposure to indoor air pollution (particulate matter with diameters ≤10μm, PM10) and tobacco smoke on neurodevelopment and 2) to determine if these associations are...

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Occupational hearing loss (OHL) is among the most common causes of disabling hearing loss. Pure Tone Audiometry (PTA) is not readily available in Uganda due to the high cost and operator dependence. However, a mobile phone-health innovation, Wulira App, with a sensitivity of 91.4% in the right ear and 88.4% in the left ear and a specificity of 93.2% and 91.5% in the right and left ear respectively, provides an easy to use, and reliable alternative screening tool for...

This work compares students’ academic performances in examinations inNigeria using computer based examination (CBE) and paper based examination (PBE).The data for this work was gathered with the aid of questionnaire form FederalUniversity of Technology Akure (FUTA) which is structured to examine the view ofstudents about certain factors that influences their performances based on the type ofexamination. Multiple regression and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were used toanalyze the data and the...

In elementary school children, the normally developed integrative function may be affected influencing the learning process, peer relationships, social interactions, and behaviors. This study was conducted to assess sensory integrative function in elementary school children in Egypt.Five hundred and twenty-three elementary school children without any neurological or developmental problems, ages from 5 to 10 years of both sexes, participated in this study. They were selected from different...

In an effort to counter the spread of COVID-19 many schools were forced to shut down. Primary schools in South Africa were forced to shift to emergency remote teaching abruptly relying on using a Learning Management System (LMS) to aid their teaching. LMSs helped primary schools build resilience to cope with unexpected events. An opportunity rose to study the affordances and constraints faced when using a LMS for remote teaching, specifically for primary school learners ('Gen Z') - a largely...

In an effort to counter the spread of COVID-19 many schools were forced to shut down. Primary schools in South Africa were forced to shift to emergency remote teaching abruptly relying on using a Learning Management System (LMS) to aid their teaching. LMSs helped primary schools build resilience to cope with unexpected events. An opportunity rose to study the affordances and constraints faced when using a LMS for remote teaching, specifically for primary school learners ('Gen Z') - a largely...