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The spatial distribution of species has long sparked interest among ecologists and biogeographers, increasingly so in studies of species responses to climate change. However, field studies on spatial patterns of distribution, useful to inform conservation actions at local scales, are still lacking for many regions, especially the tropics. We studied elevational trends and species-area relationships among anurans in wetland habitats within Volcanoes National Park (VNP) in Rwanda, part of the...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the challenges affecting disaster training in federal and state university libraries in Southwest Nigeria with a view to finding ways of overcoming them. Design/methodology/approach Having adopted the descriptive research design, 14 university libraries (seven each of federal and state) were selected from the Southwest geo-political zone of Nigeria. The total enumeration sampling technique was employed. Questionnaire and interview methods were...

As multiethnic and multilingual nation, Zambia has more than 70 languages spoken within its boundaries. As result of this linguistic landscape the selection of appropriate language of instruction in schools has been a challenge for a long time. In order to meet this linguistic diversity, Zambia has developed an educational framework which stipulates that familiar local languages should be used as the Medium of Instruction (MOI) from grade one to four in public primary schools. Therefore,...

This chapter addresses the problem of subsistence change from nomadic pastoralism to sedentary agriculture as a consequence of drought and its subsequent effects on the social, economic, and political structures of Somali populations living in northeastern Kenya. The severe drought affecting the Sahelian region of Africa during the past decade has revealed the vulnerability of pastoralists to extreme ecological pressure and has made evident the lack of scientific understanding of human...

Thought and commentary surrounding the upsurge of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and their involvement in the design and implementation of development in the Global South are accompanied by an unrelenting set of contradictions and self-replicating inconsistencies. These are often embedded in the sector’s nomenclature, ideological underpinnings, intent and impact. Opposing bands of scholarship have sustained these tensions by securing NGOs both within the ambit of developmental thought...

groundWork is one of South Africa’s leading environmental justice organizations and the local affiliate of Friend of the Earth. It was formed in 1999 to support people’s struggles for environmental justice. In the most unequal of countries, groundWork is part of the struggle for an egalitarian society in which people can live well with each other and with the earth. The following letter was sent to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in December 2018 urging him to take a Just Transition...

The students of the Faculty of Pharmacy participated in the Libyan International Forum for Sustainable Development for three consecutive days from 11 th -13 th March 2019. The booth of the Faculty of Pharmacy, was organized as part of the International Medical Exhibition that was held parallel to the Libyan International Forum for Sustainable Health Development in Benghazi Medical Center. The students of the Faculty of Pharmacy held several activities during the conference days as part...

Caregiver socio-emotional attributes are major determinants of child well-being. This investigation in vulnerable school-aged Ugandan children estimates relationships between children's well-being and their caregiver's anxiety, depression and social support.Perinatally HIV-infected, HIV-exposed uninfected and HIV-unexposed Ugandan children and their caregivers were enrolled. Perinatal HIV status was determined by 18 months of age using DNA-polymerase chain-reaction test; status was confirmed...

Cognitive impairment among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients can lead to treatment nonadherence, faster progression of the illness, disability, and bed ridden state if we fail to detect it early. However, there is scarcity of previous published studies in Ethiopia on the assessment of cognitive impairment among HIV-positive patients. Hence, this study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of cognitive impairment among HIV-positive patients receiving...

Aim: This study investigated the biodeterioration of classroom wall surfaces in the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
 Study Design: Scrapings from selected classroom wall surfaces were analyzed for their microbiological and physicochemical parameters. Isolated bacteria were screened for their antibiotics susceptibility.
 Place and Duration of Study: This study was carried out at the University of Port Harcourt between March - June 2018.
 Methods: The population of...

In Uganda 13% of persons have at least one form of disability. The United Nations' Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities guarantees persons with disabilities the same level of right to access quality and affordable healthcare as persons without disability. Understanding the needs of women with walking disabilities is key in formulating flexible, acceptable and responsive health systems to their needs and hence to improve their access to care. This study therefore explores the...

Introduction: Healthy diets play a role in the management and care for adults living with HIV/AIDS (ALH). Appropriate nutrition education (NE) is necessary to equip ALH with relevant knowledge and skills for healthy eating. A needs assessment identified the need for a nutrition education programme (NEP) as part of the nutrition service for ALH in Abeokuta, Nigeria. The aim of this study was to design a theory-based NEP and to evaluate the implementation process among ALH attending selected...

Abstract Much of the existing literature on the economics of child labor assumes that child labor is synonymous with employment in income‐generating activities. However, children also perform domestic chores, and excessive involvement in chores may be detrimental to their wellbeing. This paper investigates the effect on child health and education outcomes of participation in domestic chores as well as participation in income‐generating activities. Our data come from the 2014 Young Lives...

The article Inequality in Education and Wealth in Tanzania: A 25-Year Perspective, written Emmanuel Maliti, was originally published electronically on the publisher’s internet portal (currently SpringerLink) on January 2018 without open access. With the copyright holders decision to opt for Open Choice the copyright of the article changed on February 2019 to © UNU-WIDER 2019, and this book is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO...

The purpose of the study was to establish the relationship between Recruitment and Selection and the employee performance in Technical Institutes in Kenya. Human resource is an important corporate asset and the overall performance of company depends on the way it is put to use. In order to realize company objectives, it is essential to recruit people with requisite skills, qualification and experience and while doing so Human Resource Managers need to keep present and future requirements of...

Instructional media is of one of the important tools that help leaner’s to master concepts in the teaching-learning process. The use of appropriate instructional media enhances teaching and learning of English. However, Kakamega East Sub-County is one of the most affected regions with declining performance in English at the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations. The biggest blame had been attributed to the non use of appropriate instructional media. The purpose of this...

The design studio and the associated design review can be regarded as the signature pedagogy of architectural education, where students garner the essence of what it means to be an architect. Here, novices are transformed into architects through the acquisition of architectural cultural capital. This paper investigates the design review in East African schools of architecture from a student’s perspective, garnered from focus group discussions carried out in five schools of architecture, and...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how doing business affects inclusive human development in 48 Sub-Saharan Africa for the period 2000–2012. Design/methodology/approach The measurement of inclusive human development encompasses both absolute pro-poor and relative pro-poor concepts of inclusive development. Three doing business variables are used, namely: the number of start-up procedures required to register a business, time required to start a business, and time to prepare and...