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Background There is evidence of an increased prevalence and disease burden of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in parts of the world where the risk was once considered low, such as Latin America (LA), Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Middle East-North Africa (MENA). Despite the growing number of clinical reports, the phenotype and course of MS in these regions remains understudied compared with Europe and North America. We aimed to investigate MS phenotypes and long-term clinical outcomes across...

This article focuses on what teachers and students in Kenya consider the best ways to prevent violent extremism. Two common approaches to preventing violent extremism through education are discussed. The first approach is resilience to violent extremism through critical thinking and counter-narratives. The second approach is inclusion, tolerance and social cohesion. Key findings from my research on secondary schools in Kenya reveal that teachers are very conscious of not taking a...

This study aims at assessing the classroom practices of Rwandan chemistry teachers in secondary schools, the second grade (S2), age range between 14 to 16 years old. The classroom observation conducted using the Classroom Observation Protocol for Undergraduate STEM (COPUS). In general, the best practice of group work or collaborative learning and students' engagement was observed. The analysis of the COPUS data reveals that active learning in chemistry classes is dominating, 54% against 42%...

Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) promotes young people's healthy sexual decisions. This study assessed the level of provision of CSE in schools in ten sites in six Southern African countries from the perspectives of learners and teachers. The data was from a needs assessment preceding the baseline evaluation of the SRHR-HIV Knows no Borders Project conducted in ten sites in six Southern African countries. A total of 161 learners from 10 schools and 96 teachers from 96 schools were...

The problem of climate change is becoming more threatening to sustainable economic development. The fact that climate has been changing in the past and will change in the future emphasises the need to understand how farmers perceive climate change and adapt to it in order to guide strategies for adaptation in the future. This study examines perception and adaptation to climate change of maize-based farmers in three agro–ecological zones of Nigeria using data from a cross sectional survey of...

<h2>Abstract</h2> Non-farm employment in agrarian communities in developing countries has received a lot of attention. However, its role in implementing climate change adaptation strategies is rarely discussed. This study employs a cross-sectional data to examine whether rural households in Southwest Nigeria are increasing the extent of climate change adaptation practices through their participation in non-farm employment. To account for selectivity bias, the study used endogenous treatment...

Patient satisfaction is a measure of the extent to which patients are contented with the health care they received from their health care provider.The goal of this study was to measure the satisfaction of patients admitted to the Emergency Centre and to determine the factors affecting the satisfaction.A cross-sectional study was conducted over four months among patients admitted into the Emergency Centre of the hospital. Systematic sampling method was used by trained personnel who collected...

This paper uses the Tanzanian Universal Primary Education (UPE) program implemented between 1974 and 1978 to study the effect of education on household consumption and on labor market participation in a rural environment. Combining regional disparities of access to school with the timing of the program, I adopt a difference-in-difference approach. To estimate the returns to education for the entire population and not only for wage workers, I use a two-sample estimation approach to predict...

Since mid-March 2020, educational systems worldwide and particularly Ghana were under increasing pressure to use the new Digital Technologies (DTs) and mobile applications (apps) to assist teachers in guiding students to continue with online learning activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The study is aimed at assessing the utilization of DTs and apps tools by students during the COVID-19 pandemic and how those technologies have affected online learning in institutions of higher education...

Following the widespread adoption of free primary education, African policymakers are now considering making secondary school free, but little is known about the private and social benefits of free secondary education.We exploit randomized assignment to secondary school scholarships among 2,064 youths in Ghana, combined with 12 years of data, to establish that scholarships increase educational attainment, knowledge, skills, and preventative health behaviors, while reducing female...

Following the widespread adoption of free primary education, African policymakers are now considering making secondary school free, but little is known about the private and social benefits of free secondary education. We exploit randomized assignment to secondary school scholarships among 2,064 youths in Ghana, combined with 12 years of data, to establish that scholarships increase educational attainment, knowledge, skills, and preventative health behaviors, while reducing female fertility....

This is an analytical study for The Role of multimedia in virtual Learning & Training via Electronic publication of animation to develop Chinese & Egyptian Academic Education view (2030). As The importance of research lies in that it deals with virtual reality as an effective way to simulate reality whatever its circumstances and difficult, through which it can be configured for different environments told the reality of an individual can't be accessed or coexistence with them.As china...

It is now recognized that the uncertainty caused by the international COVID-19 pandemic can leadto excessive, intense, and repeated mental health problems such as obsessive-compulsive traits anddisturbed sleep quality. These psychological responses affect the well-being of individuals and canpersist long after the outbreak. Health care workers can be viewed as more vulnerable to thesepsychological consequences, particularity the younger students such as the first academic yearnursing...

The study investigated teachers' commitment for the administration of public senior secondary schools in Rivers State.Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study.Design adopted for this study was descriptive survey research design.Population of the study was 7425 teachers (3854 males and 3571 females) while 380 teachers (198 male and 182 female) were sampled for the study using multistage sampling technique.The instrument used for data collection was a 26 item questionnaire...

Quality of education is a global Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) to be achieved by the united nations by 2030. The covid-19 pandemic resulted in a significant problem in education worldwide and Egypt with problems related to the shift to distance learning and accessibility to technology and facilities supporting this shift. This paper aims to contribute to the currently ongoing research that asses the changes in architecture and urban education due to the Coronavirus pandemic, including...