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Aims: The study aimed at investigating gender and school type differences in perception of Biology constructivist learning environment. Study Design : The study adopted a survey design. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out in Siaya County in Kenya between October and November 2013 during the school term. Methodology: The study sampled 815 grade 12 students (466 boys, 349 girls, 399 high achieving students and 416 low achieving students). Two instruments were used viz....
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Background and Aims: Neonatal sepsis is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in Nigeria and in most parts of the world. Consequently, we determined the prevalence of the common bacterial pathogens of neonatal sepsis, their antibiotic susceptibility profiles, antibiotic regimen used in treatment and their clinical outcomes in a resource limited environment. Study Design: This was a prospective cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Study was conducted in the Special Care...
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Aims: Aim of study was to determine the perception of rural medical practice among final year medical students in medical schools of southeast Nigeria and the associated factors. Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study. Original Research Article Ossai et al.; BJMMR, 8(2): 192-205, 2015; Article no.BJMMR.2015.439 193 Place and Duration of Study: The six medical schools in southeast Nigeria, between March and May 2014. Methodology: All the final year medical students in southeast...
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Aim: This work was designed to investigate any possible protective association of haemoglobin genotypes with malaria parasitaemia among students of a private University in Western Delta. Study Design: Whole blood samples were obtained from a cross section of students by simple random sampling method. Collected blood samples were dispensed into ethylene-diamine-tetraacetic acid (EDTA) containers which were appropriately labelled. Collected blood samples were tested for haemoglobin genotypes...
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Private universities have become key partners in the provision of higher education in Africa. A remarkable feature of tertiary education in Ghana at the end of the 20 Century was the exponential increase and intense participation of the private sector in the establishment and development of universities. Most private universities in the country (57 of them) operate under the supervision and mentorship of public universities to ensure that the quality of their graduates meets the minimum...
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In this study, 100 Escherichia coli (E. coli) isolates were obtained from the stool of 222 diarrhoeic children attending Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Shika, Zaria. Out of the 100 isolates of E. coli obtained, five (5) were found to be heteroresistant to different antibiotics. The isolation and biochemical identification were performed using standard microbiological procedures. The antimicrobial susceptibility testing and the determination of the heteroresistance were performed...
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This paper argues that the absence of moral and religious education from the curriculum of schools in Cameroon is due to the secular nature of the educational system and such absence has led to the weak moral health of the country. Hence, there is need for holistic education which involves the whole person exercising habits that enable him/her acquire knowledge, good thinking, the desire of a good heart, and the willingness to do good; and that oral traditional knowledge and cultural values...
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Gender is an important socio-economic variable in determining vulnerability and ability to adapt to a changing climate and local institutions are known to help in connecting local populations and social groups to external support. The research determined the capacity of local institutions in the NigerDelta to respond to gender issues in climate change by ascertaining their level of gender awareness and responsiveness, their awareness and knowledge level of climate change, and the...