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Despite the recognized benefits of physical activity (PA), the extent of its recognition and applications as a medical disability (MD) prevention program by practitioners working in Ethiopian health-care settings is unknown.The objective of the study was to explore health-care professionals' knowledge base and characteristics on the utilization of the frequency, intensity, time (duration), and type principle (FITT) of PA as an MD prevention program in the Ethiopian public health-care...

Diversification of crops is a critical risk management strategy for famers in the south-western part of Ethiopia and may play a vital role in adapting to a changing climate. This study explores opportunities of climate resilient and adaptive crops for farmers’ adaptation for food security at Kafa Biosphere Reserve. In order to understand farmers’ perception of local impacts of climate change and adaptation means through reintroduction and fostering of old and resilient crop varieties, a...

Educational system can leverage Internet of Things (IoT) technology to promote efficacy in the traditional learning process. IoT basically connect things; devices, humans and other objects. Intelligent interaction among things makes smart things; as there are smart phones, smart cities, smart transport and smart education. Smart education initiates new learning paradigms, such that students are offered a well-rounded learning to using modern technology to fully prepare them for a...

Ponte Academic JournalNov 2020, Volume 76, Issue 11 ASSESSMENT OF THE SUSTAINABILITY OF SCHOOL FOOD GARDENS: A CASE OF CHRIS HANI DISTRICT, SOUTH AFRICAAuthor(s): Harry Kasumba ,M. Mashologu, P. BwoweJ. Ponte - Nov 2020 - Volume 76 - Issue 11 doi: 10.21506/j.ponte.2020.11.14 Abstract:Food-insecurity is still a serious challenge globally. The United Nations indicates that 66 million school going children attend classes hungry in the developing world. Although policies such as the National...

<title>Abstract</title> This study examined the role of ecosystem services in enhancing climate change resilience of local communities in Ngarambe-Tapika Wildlife Management Area (WMA). The study aimed to identify forms of ecosystem services that can be gained from conservation of a WMA in relation to climate change adaptation. The design for this study adopted both a quantitative and a qualitative research approach. The study was undertaken in Ngarambe-Tapika WMA located between latitude...

Background: Sexual assault, which encompasses defilement and rape, is a public health and public safety problem with the majority of victims being women and children. The consequences of sexual assault include physical injuries, psychological trauma, depression, suicide or suicide attempt and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a long-term consequence. Others are unwanted pregnancies and risk of acquiring sexually transmitted infections including the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)....

Excessive pressure emanating from economic recession, heavy competition, modern and rapid technological changes, coupled with demands of jobs have emerged as key drivers of work-related stress amongst employees. Stress exists in all phases of our life and if not tactfully handled it can lead one’s mental state to depression. In the workplace, it can affect performance of employees, thus affect the productivity of an organisation. It is against this background that this study aimed at...

Introduction: Continual education is recognized worldwide as a tool for the professional development of health care practitioners.It is however effective when the training targets the appropriate needs of the target beneficiaries.This study was therefore aimed at identifying priority training needs of Primary Care Level health professionals in rural Western Uganda.Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional survey among 35 rural community health facilities represented by their managers...

Based on phenomenological inquiry, this paper analyses the perspectives andexperiences of early career academics (ECAs) in obtaining mentoring support at theUniversity of Dar es Salaam (UDSM). Phenomenological focus group discussions andphenomenological interviews were used to access narrative accounts from 21 ECAs. Thestudy employed specific and step-by-step idiographic case study data analysis with aprecise focus on the shared experiences of participants. The findings unveil...

The study was about the assessment on the effectiveness of Employees’ Training Needs assessment (TNA) at Kinondoni Municipality. Specifically, it intended to: address the importance of TNA for employees in public organizations, analyze the challenges facing Training Need assessment in Kinondoni Municipality and to analyze the methods used to identify TNA in public organization. The research employed a cross sectional survey design in which questionnaires and interviews were used as main...

The study examined factors influencing efforts towards developing research capacity in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Tanzania. A mixed research approach (quantitative and qualitative) was employed in the study. Accordingly, a cross-sectional survey using questionnaires and semi-structured interview was used to collect primary data from simple randomly and purposively selected academic staff. The study findings show that competences, knowledge, and experiences in conducting research...

Awash River is one of the major surface water sources used by millions of people in the central Highlands of Ethiopia. However, numerous pollution sources exert significant pressure on the river. Different approaches for assessing the status of water quality exist, but few studies compared the performance of distinct methods. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the consistency of fecal indicator bacteria for environmental health assessment of rivers by comparing them to assessments of...

During a workshop and field visit in December 2019 in South Africa we discussed the Role soil C of Conservation Agriculture and carbon sequestration for climate mitigation. The insights of the workshop comprised of: (i) Integrating livestock into crop systems to achieve circularity, (ii) Economic and environmental sustainability is possible without subsidy, (iii) The transition towards sustainable farming can also be slow: Every step into the direction of sustainability if a good one, (iv)...

Disability is the major impediments of most disabled peoples to participate in entrepreneurial activities and being self-employed. This may also linked with major challenges like start-up capital, lack of entrepreneurial skill, socio-cultural problems and personal attitude are the barriers which will affect them to participate in entrepreneurial activities. Therefore, this study was aimed to identify and examine the major challenges of persons live with disabilities to start and expand their...

In this study job satisfaction among employees of education offices in Assosa zone was examined. Sixty-five regional education bureau and 50 woreda education office employees were selected with proportional stratified random sampling. One sample t-test, independent samples t-test, one-way ANOVA, and linear regression were used for data analysis. The findings revealed that employees were significantly dissatisfied. Regarding organizational location, there were no significant differences in...