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Traditionally, Latino and African-American students have been underrepresented in Advanced Placement courses. However, professional school counselors work to remove barriers to all students' success. This article (a) identifies challenges that Latino and African-American students encounter in accessing Advanced Placement courses, (b) reviews the role of professional school counselors in serving traditionally disenfranchised student populations, and (c) introduces a school counseling...

Traditionally, Latino and African-American students have been underrepresented in Advanced Placement courses. However, professional school counselors work to remove barriers to all students’ success. This article (a) identifies challenges that Latino and African-American students encounter in accessing Advanced Placement courses, (b) reviews the role of professional school counselors in serving traditionally disenfranchised student populations, and (c) intro-duces a school counseling...

International Journal of Gynecology & ObstetricsVolume 107, Issue S2 p. S295-S296 Free communication (oral) presentations O707 Teachers' attitude to family life education in different geographical areas in Nigeria B. Okusanya, B. OkusanyaSearch for more papers by this authorP. Isabu, P. IsabuSearch for more papers by this author B. Okusanya, B. OkusanyaSearch for more papers by this authorP. Isabu, P. IsabuSearch for more papers by this author First published: 06 October 2011...

International Journal of Gynecology & ObstetricsVolume 107, Issue S2 p. S587-S588 Poster presentations P617 Pattern and contribution of unsafe abortions to gynaecological emergencies and maternal mortality – Five year experience of a Nigerian teaching hospital T. Oyebode, T. OyebodeSearch for more papers by this authorJ. Musa, J. MusaSearch for more papers by this authorP. Daru, P. DaruSearch for more papers by this author T. Oyebode, T. OyebodeSearch for more papers by this authorJ. Musa,...

An increasing trend of noncommunicable diseases is a worldwide phenomenon, also including the developing countries. Few studies focus on adolescents' substance use in relation to mental distress and protective factors in African countries. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence and correlates (mental distress and protective factors) of substance use among school-going adolescents in six African countries. The sample included 20,765 students aged from 13 to 15 years from six...

International Journal of Gynecology & ObstetricsVolume 107, Issue S2 p. S309-S310 Free communication (oral) presentations O759 Introduction of post placental/partum IUD insertion (PPIUD) in Lusaka, Zambia: Feasibility of training nurse midwives S. Prager, S. PragerSearch for more papers by this authorJ. Neukom, J. NeukomSearch for more papers by this authorP. Gupta, P. GuptaSearch for more papers by this authorJ. Chilambwe, J. ChilambweSearch for more papers by this authorM. Eber, M....

Africa is the fastest growing mobile phone market in the world. The portfolio of available mobile phone applications that impact the populations of the continent is however limited in number and scope. Future African graduates will be the main vectors for the development of mobile applications. In this paper we present a model of teaching mobile application development for social changes emphasizing software engineering practices. The innovation is that students develop and deploy...

Teaching the importance of sanitation and hygiene may be extended to teaching how to build simple toilets. This article describes how primary school children were taught the importance of ecological sanitation for health and for nutrient-enrichment of soils. Under the supervision of teachers, five designs of toilets were constructed, as well as handwashing devices. Urine was collected and used to water maize and other plants on demonstration plots. Local acceptance increased following open...

During a cruise on the R/V Kilo Moana in 2004, we mapped 12 debris avalanches from volcanoes in the Bismarck volcanic arc, estimated their sizes and computed the size of potential tsunami run-up in major local population centers from these features. We used the towed side-scan instrument HAWAII MR1, the hull-mounted EM120 system for swath bathymetry and backscatter intensity, a shallow penetration chirp system, several bottom camera tows and selected cores. We calibrate our computations with...

Research report submitted to the institute of open and distance learning in partial fulfillment of the requirement for award of a bachelor of early childhood and primary education of Kampala international university.

In recent years, strategies to tackle mercury pollution from artisanal gold mining have mainly included restrictions — banning mercury trade internationally, prescribing alternate technologies and tightening regulations on mining (e.g. banning mercury use). However, artisanal mining communities in Africa are often trapped in cycles of poverty that make it difficult for workers to improve technologies and reduce mercury pollution. This article assesses problems with narrow pollution abatement...

Analyzing survey data from a national sample of 672 Black men, this study investigated the factors they consider when choosing a graduate school. Academic reputation, aid awarded, and proximity to home were considered most frequently and STEM major was correlated with 5 of the factors (p<0.05). Results offer ideas about broadening participation among Black men.

Abstract Exploring the students' information, communication technology (ICT) profile and how it may affect their attitudes towards the Egyptian university digital library (EUDL) and the role of the digital library in the educational and research activities in faculties of nursing and education in Egypt is the main concern of this study. A questionnaire was distributed to students in the faculties of Nursing and Education at five Egyptian universities. A total of 4008 responses have been...

Tanzania is undergoing an unprecedented boom of IT industries. But awareness of environmental issues connected with ICT is almost nonexistent in Tanzania. ICT development without an eye on environmental protection is not sustainable. As of 2009 Tumaini University's B.Sc. program in IT has included a Green Computing course as an obligatory part of IT studies. That course aims at raising students' awareness of environmental issues caused by IT, at giving them knowledge about laws and...

Abstract: Mount Bambouto is a polygenic stratovolcano of the Cameroon Volcanic Line, built between 21 Ma and 4.5 Ma. It is situated approximately 200 km NE of Mount Cameroon, between 09° 55′ and 10°15′ longitude east and, 05°25′ and 05°50′ latitude north. The volcano covers an area of 500 km 2 and culminates at 2740 m at Mélétan dome and bears a collapsed caldera at the summit (13 × 8 km). Mount Bambouto is characterized by several natural hazards of different origins: meteorological, such...

Abstract: Mount Bambouto is a polygenic stratovolcano of the Cameroon Volcanic Line, built between 21 Ma and 4.5 Ma. It is situated approximately 200 km NE of Mount Cameroon, between 09° 55′ and 10°15′ longitude east and, 05°25′ and 05°50′ latitude north. The volcano covers an area of 500 km 2 and culminates at 2740 m at Mélétan dome and bears a collapsed caldera at the summit (13 × 8 km). Mount Bambouto is characterized by several natural hazards of different origins: meteorological, such...

International Journal of Gynecology & ObstetricsVolume 107, Issue S2 p. S357-S357 Free communication (oral) presentations O928 Malaria and pregnancy at the Gabriel Toure teaching hospital in Bamako (Mali) between 2003 and 2007 I. Teguete, I. TegueteSearch for more papers by this authorN. Mounkoro, N. MounkoroSearch for more papers by this authorY. Traore, Y. TraoreSearch for more papers by this authorT. Dolo, T. DoloSearch for more papers by this authorK. Kayentao, K. KayentaoSearch for more...

This research focuses on an analysis of the changes in the Libyan Higher Education Institutions (LHEIs) management system. This is an important subject since the Libyan General People’s Committee for Higher Education (LGPC) has begun to introduce changes for improving and enhancing the management of Libyan Universities (LUs) and the movement towards sustainable development. This study investigates and examines new management changes by considering different factors including university...