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Dependence on rainfed agriculture in a highly variable climate, renders crop and livestock production vulnerable to impacts of drought in Kenya. Stakeholders in the region have highlighted the need for timely and actionable detailed early warning information on drought and its implication on crop productivity. Here we apply the Regional Hydrological Extremes Assessment System (RHEAS) to estimate current and future drought conditions onset, severity, recovery, and duration) and expected productivity outlooks.
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Dependence on rainfed agriculture in a highly variable climate, renders crop and livestock production vulnerable to impacts of drought in Kenya. Stakeholders in the region have highlighted the need for timely and actionable detailed early warning information on drought and its implication on crop productivity. Here we apply the Regional Hydrological Extremes Assessment System (RHEAS) to estimate current and future drought conditions onset, severity, recovery, and duration) and expected productivity outlooks.
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South Africa currently suffers from high levels of poverty, inequality and unemployment. However,the involvement of citizens in entrepreneurship is still very low for the country to rely on entrepreneurshipas a solution to curb its socio-economic crisis. Survival rates of established businesses have also proved to beworrisome in the country with lack of skills cited as one of the most contributing factors. The country is inneed of more entrepreneurs with better skills and understanding of...
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Air pollution by metallic trace elements (MTE) has evolved in recent years in Moroccan citiesespecially those with significant industrial activities.Biological tools, especially the use of lichens as a bioindicator of heavy metal air pollution, have been receiving world-wide attention.This study aims to evaluate atmospheric pollution of the Moroccan Atlantic coastline Safi-Essaouira using lichen as monitors of atmospheric metal contamination.Thus, two trace elements (lead and cadmium) were...
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The discourse on the place of religion and spirituality in most peoples’ lives not only conjures a multiplicity of perspectives in understanding how humanity relates to God but also lies at the core of the way many of us define success or failure. For persons living with varying forms of disability, religiosity and spirituality are two of the tightly fused core philosophies that give meaning to their lives. This paper explores the role of religious belief and affiliation for persons living...
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This qualitative study examined the competency of in-service teachers in inclusive education inZimbabwe. A purposive sample of 15 graduate in-service special needs education teachers selected from onestate university participated in the study. Semi structured interviews were used to collect data. Thematicanalysis was used to analyse data. The study established that for most of the teachers, the in service trainingfairly managed to prepare them adequately to teach in an inclusive class. It...
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Abstract The black‐backed jackal Canis mesomelas , henceforth jackal, has re‐emerged as a threat to South African sheep farmers. This sparked contestation between farmers and conservationists over the reasons for their return and the relative merits of lethal and non‐lethal approaches to protecting livestock. Three separate reviews of the scientific literature converged on the same broad conclusion that lethal control of jackals is probably ineffective, but that more scientific research is...
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This study examined the relationship between work flexibility and teachers innovativeness of Private Secondary Schools in Port Harcourt. The study adopted a cross sectional design that solicited responses from teachers drawn from 10 selected Private Secondary Schools in Port Harcourt. Primary data was collated using structured questionnaire. The population of the study was 253. The sample size was 133 determined using the Taro Yamane sample size determination formula. The reliability of the...
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African-American male students, at the national, state, and local level, have the lowest standardized test scores, the highest suspension rates and are overrepresented in Special Education (Act Research and Policy, 2012, NCES, 2015; California State Accountability Report Card, 2017; Matthews et al., 2010; Losen & Gillepsie, 2012). While the quantitative data tells educators and researchers what is happening in K-12 schools, an explanation as to why and how this is happening, is missing. Also...
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Abstract Background Lasers and intense pulse light (IPL) sources are powerful devices that can cause skin burns, pigmentary changes, and scarring if used incorrectly. Adequate training is essential, and regulations are required to limit complications. Aims The purpose was to investigate the qualifications and training obtained by laser hair removal operators in South Africa. Methods Questionnaires were distributed and information gathered from owners/managers of laser clinics, suppliers of...
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The South African government recently adopted an education policy that attempts to achieve socio-economic redress through expanding free university education to first-year students from low-income backgrounds. However, in a country in which structural factors such as race, gender, and age continue to shape labor market outcomes, to what extent can attainment of university education significantly improve the labor market outcomes of historically marginalized groups? To evaluate the limits and...