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Chemistry is one of the most important branches of science and its knowledge is necessary in the understanding of composition, properties and behavior changes of matter that form the environment around us. Chemistry is highly important in modern societies because of its requirement as a prerequisite to the study of many other science oriented courses such as medicine, engineering and pharmacy. Due to the significance of chemistry, there is need for students to be academically prepared at...

Background. The incidence of peripheral vascular lesions remains undetermined in Cameroon. The objective of this study is to report our experience with the management of peripheral vascular trauma in civil life at the University Teaching Hospital of Yaounde. Patients and methods. We have reviewed retrospectively all the cases of peripheral vascular trauma treated at the Yaounde’s University Teaching Hospital between 2008 and 2010. We excluded all patients with crushing members or traumatic...

Banana xanthomonas wilt (BXW) is a primary constraint to smallholder banana production in East and Central Africa.Experiential learning through farmer field schools (FFS) can accelerate the diffusion of integrated pest management (IPM) technologies at community level, consequently rendering production systems more productive, profitable, and sustainable.This paper explores the importance of FFS in successful transfer of the four-pronged ABCC strategy (that is, Avoid disease introduction,...

This paper sought to determine economic factors that influence access to secondary educational opportunities in Narok County, Kenya and to suggest strategies to help raise the transition rates of learners from primary to secondary schools. The study employed descriptive survey research design involving both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Study participants comprised head teachers, teachers and students in both primary and secondary schools. Stratified sampling technique was used to...

This study investigated teachers’ perception of television screen time as an influence on academic performance of secondary school students in Awka Educational Zone, one of the six educational zones in Anambra State, Nigeria established for the effective and efficient supervision, management and coordination of public (government) and private post primary/secondary schools in Awka North, Awka South, Anaocha, Dunukofia and Njikoka Local government areas in South-East Nigeria. This study...

There is now clearer recognition that, in a country as culturally and linguistically diverse as Nigeria, specific attention must be paid to the mental readiness of learners especially in acquiring language different from their first language or lingua franca such as French language. Vocabulary acquisition is part of the psychology of foreign language learning that has received short shrift from applied linguistics, and has been very largely neglected by recent developments in research. This...

Human resources are the key element in any organization as they plan, coordinate, organize and harness all other resources towards the achievement of organizational goals. For any organization to increase its productivity level depends on the level of competence of its workforce. Hence, the need for training and retraining of workers to develop their abilities in order to function effectively and efficiently in the organization. Training is an indispensable tool for human and national...

Agriculture practiced in urban and peri-urban zones is vital for food supply in the Dar es Salaam city, which hosted almost 5 million people in 2015. More than 90% of urban agriculture in the city is leafy vegetables coming from open spaces and home gardens. Extreme climatic changes in terms of rainfall and temperature beyond the normal experience have adversely affected peri-urban agricultural productivity and vegetation cover in the city. This paper provides ample evidence that the natural...

A l’aube du XXe siecle, l’Espagne en tant que puissance coloniale mondiale vacille suite a la perte de ses territoires antillais et oceaniens au profit des Etats-Unis. L’imperialisme espagnol se recentre desormais sur le continent africain, tout en se heurtant aux ambitions rivales de la France, de la Grande-Bretagne et de l’Allemagne. Le Maroc constitue un theâtre majeur de ces rivalites inter-imperiales. En 1912, une serie de traites franco-hispano-marocains divise le pays en plusieurs zone...

As African leaders, climate change experts and scholars understand it, the climate change agreement currently being negotiated and expected to be adopted in Paris in December is an opportunity to emphasize the link between climate and development.

This article explores the academic and social challenges experienced by students from the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (glbt) community on campus at a South African university. A qualitative study to investigate some of these academic and social challenges experienced by glbt students at a university campus was conducted. The population of the study was all students from glbt community on campus and a purposive sample of twelve (12) respondents was constituted and a semi-structured...

Education is the most important vehicle for progress and overall development of individual in particular and society in general. Yearning for positive development and progress cannot come by without sound primary education background, teacher is the prime mover of education in general without whom, education can hardly be acquired. No education system can rise above the quality of its teachers, this gives important support for teacher on their role in the first place, as educators,...

The aim of study was to identify the support mechanisms provided to teachers by the circuit and school principals to implement the Physical Education syllabus in the Lower Primary Phase in the Oshana region, Namibia. The study adopted a descriptive design and used interviews to collect data. Twelve primary schools both urban and rural in the Oshakati circuit were purposively selected to form the sample of the study. Participants were the circuit Inspector, Advisory teacher, school Principals...

The aim of the study was to find out whether Physical Education was meeting the expected learning outcomes in the Namibian Lower Primary Phase as outlined in the syllabus. The study adopted qualitative approach and used face to face interviews and document analysis to collect data. The circuit Inspector, Advisory teacher, four Principals, and ten class teachers were interviewed. Results demonstrated that teachers were frustrated and had given up teaching PE in schools due to a lack of...

There is a strong theological background supporting sports participation in Islam. Despite this background, there is still a gap between the theoretical teachings and actual participation in sports among Muslim students in the universities and the general Muslim community. The religious rationale for encouraging Muslims to participate in sports is based on the broad range of benefits accrued from such participation. The purpose of this study was to find out the level of participation and the...