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Abstract Background Triage starts at the front door of the Emergency Department (ED), and repeatedly performed by the responsible duty nurses with the aim of facilitating a timely and appropriate treatment of patients. A triage system called the Orotta Triage System was implemented in the emergency settings of the selected hospitals in 2006, with the emergency nurses trained to triage using the system. Since the introduction, a majority of nurses have been replaced by new untrained nurses....
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This study investigated the effects of climate change on phytoplankton composition and diversity in Iko River, coastal water of Eastern Obolo, Akwa Ibom State, South Eastern Nigeria. The study area was greatly influenced by tidal flush from the Atlantic Ocean. Phytoplankton samples were collected monthly from October 2021 to March 2022 at high tide and low tide from 3 stations. Phytoplankton was identified and diversity was calculated using standard indices. Dissolved oxygen (3.3–6.0 mg/L)...
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Hydrology is an important field because it deals with one of the most important resources needed for human existence. Surface water ecosystem is a home to several species of living organisms such as plants, animals, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, pisces, zoo- and phytoplanktons, benthic micro- and macro-organisms, and even microbes including some species of protozoans, Protista, fungi, and bacteria. In Bayelsa State, there are several communities that are only accessible via water...
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Having a diversified student population or diversity policies in higher education (HE) does not always mean an inclusion of all social groups in the sub-sector. My study on ‘Albinism in Tanzanian Higher Education: A Case Study’ reveals that misogyny and emotions, such as hate, fear, disgust and ambivalence elicited by societies and often sticking on certain social groups, work to exclude some groups in social spaces such as HE. In this case, although disabled people and women in my study...
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Orientation: The global technological and sociopolitical transformations sweeping across tertiary institutions demand dynamic, proactive and creative leaders who are capable of harnessing the various leadership and decisional skills the diversified experts possess through shared governance. Research purpose: The purpose of this study was to demonstrate that academic leaders are endowed with leadership and decision-making skills and use a preferred situational style or model to attain...
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Adolescents and young people in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) experience high rates of gender-based violence (GBV). The whole school approach (WSA) is an established benchmark of effective school-based interventions to address this issue. We conducted a systematic review of peer-reviewed literature using PubMed/Medline, EMBASE, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Clinicaltrials.gov, and Google Scholar (1) to determine the characteristics, measured outcomes, and effectiveness of school-based...
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Abstract Social distancing, one of the measures adopted in the context of the COVID‐19 pandemic, profoundly impacted on the lives of children. The consequences were, however, not homogenous. By focusing on the daily practices of 41 Mozambican children aged 3–10, we consider how differences in socioeconomic backgrounds led children to respond to the social restrictions in ways that made sense to them. Inspired by Abebe (2019), we identify how the interruptions of daily routines enabled...
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The multiyear series of mean monthly air temperatures at 65 meteorological stations in Central Africa are considered to assess the influence of climate change on the dynamics of multiyear mean values. Due to the spatial and temporal heterogeneity of observations, a methodology based on a sequential transition from more reliable to less reliable information, the assessment of the stability of nonstationarity indicators, the selection of areas homogeneous in climate change dynamics, and the...
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Hard to reach schools in rural districts experience many challenges including harsh environmental conditions, financial difficulties, lack of school buildings and shortage of teachers due to their locality. Teachers who accept to join such schools tend to be disengaged because of poor working environments. This study sought to identify factors related to teacher engagement in secondary schools in rural hard-to-reach areas in Uganda. Generally, the study assessed the relationship between head...
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This study assesses the determinants of farmers’ participation in training at Farmers’ Training Centres (FTCs) in Northwest Ethiopia. It employed a mixed-methods research approach. The binary logistic regression and thematic methods of analysis were used to analyse the quantitative and qualitative data, respectively. The study reveals that years of schooling, land and mobile ownership, access to farmer-to-farmer extension services, membership in the Kebele cabinet, and a fair competency...
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Family planning is the foundation of sexual and reproductive health, and necessary for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Yet, the needs of women with disabilities and their access to these services have been neglected for decades, especially in Low and Middle-income Countries. To improve utilization of these services among women with disabilities, they have to be aware and informed about the services. This study was conducted to examine awareness and mass media sources of...
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Agroforestry is one of the most conspicuous land use systems across landscapes and agroecological zones in Nigeria. With food shortages and increased threats of climate change, interest in agroforestry is gathering for its potential to address various on-farm adaptation needs, and fulfill many roles in mitigation pathways. Agroforestry provides assets and income from carbon, wood energy, improved soil fertility and enhancement of local climate conditions; it provides ecosystem services and...