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Abstract This paper examines the value of education in Ogun State agriculture using the production function framework. The results indicate that education contributes substantially to agricultural production in the State. The allocative effect of increased education was found to be more important than the worker effect while the input‐selection component of the allocative effect was more important than the input‐allocation component. Thus involvement in farmers’ education or a successful...
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At present, isoniazid (INH) is being used prophylactically to reduce the side effects of intravesical BCG therapy for superficial bladder cancer, although it is not clear whether or not this reduces the antitumor efficacy of BCG. In this study the impact of INH treatment on the immune response after repeated intravesical BCG administration was investigated in guinea pigs. INH was given during 3 days starting on the day prior to the BCG administration. It was found that the administration of...
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(1992). Education and Primitive Accumulation in Sub‐Saharan Africa. Comparative Education: Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. 201-213.
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36 cases of leprosy were seen among University and High School students in the Skin Clinic of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital during an 8 years period (1982-1989). The male to female ratio was 2 to 1. Borderline tuberculoid and tuberculoid leprosy were the commonest form of presentation, seen in 66.6% of all cases. Borderline lepromatous and lepromatous leprosy were seen in 22% while indeterminate in 11% of cases. There has been a gradual reduction of new cases from a peak of about...
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The Republic of Yemen was shaken on 22 December 1991 by a small earthquake. The earthquake caused unexpectedly high damage to the houses that had already been weakened by a series of small shocks affecting the region. The bulk of the damaged houses were unreinforced stone masonry. A limited number of public buildings received only light damage. The affected population preferred to stay outside their houses from the fear of the possible collapse of their houses due to continuing earthquake swarm.
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Is mentoring just another bandwagon for African American and minorities to jump on? My personal perspective is that we should examine in more detail and dialogue the notions of self-actualization and affirmation that several authors identified as the essence of mentoring minorities. Then, particular distinctions among concepts such as mentor, master role model, preceptor, "buddy," or whatever might be seen as variations on the main theme of personal and professional self-actualization. Given...
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I begin this essay by urging writing teachers of all backgrounds to face higher education's continuing inability to meet the needs of African American students (see both Brooks and Ogbu for a sense of some of these problems as they relate to literacy). Because literacy?in the form of placement and proficiency tests and required writing courses?frequently works to exclude African American students, our greatest obligation is to transform literacy education for these students. Incumbent in...
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Natural hazards can be divided into two broad types: the catastrophic, such as earthquakes or volcanic eruptions, which result in immediate fatalities, and the slow long term effects, such as erosion or climatic change which may, in the fullness of time, contribute more to the well of human suffering. Africa in general is fortunate in that it suffers rather less than many other parts of the world from catastrophic hazards, though in recent years this has been more than compensated for by...