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Brain fag syndrome (BFS) is a culture-bound syndrome that occurs commonly among African people involve in intellectual activities like students. The features include intellectual (cognitive) impairment, somatic symptoms, disturbances of affect, and sleepiness. The Psychophysiological Theory identifies the use of stimulants as an etiological basis for the development of BFS; however, few researchers have linked BFS with stimulants use.This study was to determine the prevalence of BFS,...

The purpose of this study was to investigate into how female teachers in Asamankese Circuit II in West Akim Municipality of Ghana Education Service manage stress and teacher burnout, and explore the causes, effects, and ways of improving work-related stress for better standard of education. The study was conducted with qualitative research approaches executed through questionnaires. Twenty-five female teachers were selected from eighteen Primary and Junior High Schools through purposive...

The impacts of watershed development on various indicators pertaining to biophysical environment are very high as a coping strategy to climate change related hazards. Among others, the watershed development projects conducted in Amhara National Regional State aimed at improving the biophysical and socioeconomic conditions of the area. In addition to the biophysical parameters, a total sample of 240 households from six model watersheds was selected randomly. Accordingly, about 58% of the...

The burden of disease caused by infection with schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthes remains enormous.It is widely recognized that school children carry the heaviest burden of morbidity.Apart from the morbidity associated with acute infections, those who are chronically infected are often physically and intellectually compromised by anaemia, leading to attention deficits, learning disabilities, school absenteeism and higher dropout rates.Taking this into consideration, the aim of...

The Savannah Sugar Company was established in 1984 to boost local production of sugar in the country. To ensure all year production, the Kiri dam was built on the Gongola River to supply irrigation water to the sugar estate. This study assessed the pattern of climate change in the Savannah Sugar project area over the last thirty six years. The climatic variables examined were rainfall, minimum and maximum temperature. Monthly climatic data were collected from the company?s meteorological...

This paper assesses acquisition of entrepreneurial skills by polytechnic students in Osun State, Nigeria.It identifies courses through which entrepreneurial skills could be acquired; examines availability of training facilities; determines whether or not polytechnic students do the mandatory industrial training or students' industrial work experience scheme, and find out attitudes of students to entrepreneurial skills acquisition.Survey research design was used.The population comprised all...

Nigeria, a country in sub-Saharan West Africa that depends largely on rainfall distribution for its agricultural practices has been categorised into three major climatic zones based on its rainfall characteristics and drought-proneness analysis. The data used comprises of daily rainfall of thirty years (1983 to 2012) for the thirty-eight climatic stations spread over the country. Rainfall characteristics such as onset dates, cessation dates, length of rainy season and rainfall amount within...

The study assessed the professional capacity needs of counselor and difference in the capacity needs to cope with at risk students in terms of their sex, age and years of professional experience with a view to assisting the counsellors to improve service delivery in secondary schools. The study adopted survey design. The population for the study comprised all school counsellors in Osun State. A sample of 60 school counsellors was randomly selected for the study. A Professional Counsellors...

Background: Antenatal care is an important part of safe motherhood and plays a major role in maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity reduction. Thus early antenatal bookings contribute immensely to good pregnancy outcome. Objective: To ascertain the factors that determine gestational age at booking in Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) and how these factors affect timing of seeking antenatal care in the hospital. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study of 302 consenting...

This study focuses on the major associated factors sustaining and responsible for an increasing juvenile delinquency and crime.  Three research hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Fifty delinquent and fifty non-delinquent juveniles were randomly selected from ten schools across Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria and research questionnaires administered to solicit information. The hypotheses were tested using chi square statistic at p?.05 level of significance...

Showing concern about the consistent depreciation in expected study and scholastic behaviours among Secondary School students and the trailing failure in school test and exams and public exams, the authors gathered empirical report on the chosen variables among a randomly selected 1,200 secondary school students in JSS I, II, III, SSS I, II, III in 10 rural and urban centers Secondary schools among the 141 in Ekiti State. The data came from the author designed scholastic and study skills...

Social media have emerged as prevalent communication technologies for teaching and learning in developing countries. However, there are lacks of quantitative research on the adoption of social media in Nigeria, particularly among Mass Communication faculty members in higher learning institutions. Therefore, this study adopts the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) to examine the effects of performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence and facilitating...

A multidisciplinary approach was applied to understand the source of manganese and iron in earth-dam raw water prior to treatment. The fractionation of manganese and iron chemical species in the bottom sediment of the dam was also investigated. The profile pits of the soil (which has been found to be Fe-Mn rich) within 5 km radius of the dam have been described morphologically. It is well-drained and mainly sandy loam, which is an indication that leachable manganese (Mn) and iron (Fe) can...

Background: The magnitude of the HIV epidemic and the prevailing lack of sexual health interventions targeting young people in sub-Saharan Africa calls for a wider awareness and strategic approach-based advocacy.Although adolescents are pivotal to manpower development and technological advancement in Nigeria, HIV epidemic is on the increase among this vulnerable group due to lack of sexuality education and rightful intervention programs.Design: This is a cross-sectional descriptive...