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Abstract In the last decade and particularly since the publication of the Millennium Development Goals, social pensions have captured the interest of those concerned with the well‐being of older people across that large part of the world where formal, contributions‐financed, old‐age benefit systems cover only a minority of the population. International organizations have turned their attention to such schemes and some see them as having a valuable role to play. However, information about...

International Journal of Gynecology & ObstetricsVolume 107, Issue S2 p. S163-S163 Free communication (oral) presentations O249 Pattern of paediatric gynaecology cases in Jos university teaching Hospital, Nigeria C. Ekwempu, C. EkwempuSearch for more papers by this authorA. Ocheke, A. OchekeSearch for more papers by this author C. Ekwempu, C. EkwempuSearch for more papers by this authorA. Ocheke, A. OchekeSearch for more papers by this author First published: 20 November 2009...

BACKGROUND Memory impairment and verbal learning are the most common cognitive deficits associated with schizophrenia. Hopkins Verbal Learning Test (HVLT) is considered to be the most reliable test to asses memory and verbal learning in this mental illness. AIMS to create one form of the HVLT which would suit our linguistic and cultural context and to study the characteristics of this test in a group of healthy subjects. METHODS The HVLT consists of a list of 12 words belonging to 3 semantic...

David Dufton and Tom Branton have taken a geological look at the changing environment in Egypt, revealing that the Predynastic and Early Dynastic Periods, times of change for the ancient Egyptians, also marked a time of ‘landscape confict’ between the desert wadis and the Nile.

International Journal of Gynecology & ObstetricsVolume 107, Issue S2 p. S162-S162 Free communication (oral) presentations O245 Uterine rupture at the Nnamdi Azikiwe university teaching hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria A. Eke, A. EkeSearch for more papers by this authorG. Eleje, G. ElejeSearch for more papers by this authorU. Ijeneme, U. IjenemeSearch for more papers by this author A. Eke, A. EkeSearch for more papers by this authorG. Eleje, G. ElejeSearch for more papers by this authorU. Ijeneme, U....

International Journal of Gynecology & ObstetricsVolume 107, Issue S2 p. S686-S686 Poster presentations P970 Molar pregnancies in a Nigerian teaching hospital A. Eke, A. EkeSearch for more papers by this authorG. Eleje, G. ElejeSearch for more papers by this authorJ. Okonkwo, J. OkonkwoSearch for more papers by this authorG. Udigwe, G. UdigweSearch for more papers by this authorU. Ijeneme, U. IjenemeSearch for more papers by this author A. Eke, A. EkeSearch for more papers by this authorG....

International Journal of Gynecology & ObstetricsVolume 107, Issue S2 p. S263-S263 Free communication (oral) presentations O599 Abruptio placentae: 5-year experience at a Nigerian teaching hospital A. Eke, A. EkeSearch for more papers by this authorI. Mbachu, I. MbachuSearch for more papers by this authorJ. Okonkwo, J. OkonkwoSearch for more papers by this authorG. Udigwe, G. UdigweSearch for more papers by this authorG. Eleje, G. ElejeSearch for more papers by this authorJ. Ugboaja, J....

The objective of this paper is to improve our perception of drought in central Sudan. This has been realized by detailing the changes that occurred in the dryness ratio (rainfall/potential evapotranspiration) of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) during the period 1941–2005. Eight representative stations of the area were selected and their dryness ratios examined on annual and monthly bases. A trend towards intensifying and more recurrent drought has been found. This trend is...

PURPOSE: The upsurge in the incidence of acute severe asthma in the face of slow institutional response to the management of asthma, has heightened public concern in Nigeria. It is against this background that this study investigated the impact of asthma education on knowledge of management of acute severe asthma amongst practicing nurses vis-α-vis signs and symptoms of the disease as well as its therapy.

Initial investigations into English essays written by Syrian university students triangulated Syrian and British teachers’ evaluations of the essays and the lexico-grammatical features they identified as affecting the overall quality of writing, with text analyses of the sources, types and frequency of all grammatical errors. Following this, and a review of relevant literature, the thesis presents an in-depth study of relative clauses and conjunctive adjuncts as under-researched features in...

Abstract With SACMEQ and PASEC there are now two large data bases available on student achievement, socio-economic background and school and teacher characteristics in both anglophone and francophone sub-Saharan Africa. A joint analysis of PASEC and SACMEQ in a common education production function framework allows us to estimate the impact of educational inputs on student achievement in 21 sub-Saharan African countries and to compare our results with those of earlier empirical studies for...

Determinants of training workshop on natural rubber technologies were studied by selecting 51 participants invited for training workshop at Rubber Research Institute of Nigeria (RRIN) main station Iyanomo. Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics, multiple regression analysis and Z-test statistic at 5% probability level. The result indicated that males dominated the training; all of the participants were literate and had one form of formal education or the other. Z-test...

Abstract This paper reviews current knowledge of the potential impacts of climate change on water resources in Africa and the possible limits, barriers or opportunities for adaptation to climate change in internationally-shared river basins. Africa faces significant challenges to water resources management in the form of high variability and regional scarcity, set within the context of generally weak institutional capacity. Management is further challenged by the transboundary nature of many...

We describe urological cancers diagnosed and treated at KATH Oncology. Urological cancers are usually referred to the directorate for management. The center also caters for patient from the middle and northern belts of the country.

This study examines a Detroit suburb experiencing an unexpected influx of working class African American students. Dilemmas engendered a cultural mismatch between teachers and students. In a controversial climate where students cross the boundary line in search for educational parity, this study examines a seventh‐grade English teacher who enacts code‐switching pedagogies. This study also examines the perspective of two African American focal students from Detroit, as they negotiated their...

This paper analyses the relationship between climate change and urban development in Africa, especially in sub‐Saharan Africa, and discusses potential adaptation policies for moderating the consequences of climatic changes on urban development in the region.