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The alignment of energy policy in South Africa is considered in the context of the country's emerging climate mitigation vision. The term ‘policy’ is first defined as having a number of levels and components. It is then argued that at the level of written and stated energy policy, the intention exists to move towards a more diverse, efficient and less carbonintensive energy sector. A number of policy instruments are being developed that go some way towards achieving these emission...

The alignment of energy policy in South Africa is considered in the context of the country's emerging climate mitigation vision. The term ‘policy’ is first defined as having a number of levels and components. It is then argued that at the level of written and stated energy policy, the intention exists to move towards a more diverse, efficient and less carbonintensive energy sector. A number of policy instruments are being developed that go some way towards achieving these emission...

The alignment of energy policy in South Africa is considered in the context of the country's emerging climate mitigation vision. The term ‘policy’ is first defined as having a number of levels and components. It is then argued that at the level of written and stated energy policy, the intention exists to move towards a more diverse, efficient and less carbonintensive energy sector. A number of policy instruments are being developed that go some way towards achieving these emission...

The alignment of energy policy in South Africa is considered in the context of the country's emerging climate mitigation vision. The term ‘policy’ is first defined as having a number of levels and components. It is then argued that at the level of written and stated energy policy, the intention exists to move towards a more diverse, efficient and less carbonintensive energy sector. A number of policy instruments are being developed that go some way towards achieving these emission...

The objective was to determine if teachers’ turnover is independent of the structural characteristics of the schools in which they teach. Using stratified random sampling, 365 (215 male and 150 female) teachers were drawn from twelve secondary schools in Cross River State, Nigeria to test the hypothesis that teachers’ job turnover was independent of the school types, size and location in which they teach. The teachers were aged 19 to 60 years with a mean age of 34.1 years. Results showed...

This paper contributes to the discussion on revitalization of planning education in Africa. The source of data adopted a survey design which made use of data sources such as primary and secondary data, interviews with the professional body and other stakeholders. The paper reveals that there are many challenges facing planning education in Nigeria such as shortages of up-to-date books, lack of current journals, and cost of exposure to international conferences and workshops have...

ReferencesObjective: To determine the breastfeeding pattern and its relationship with the physical growth and health status of infants aged 0–24 weeks.Design and setting: A prospective cohort study was carried out at three comprehensive health centres of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Anambra State (Nigeria) from September 2006 to June 2007. The feeding pattern, body weight, length and morbidity of 228 infants were assessed at birth, 6, 10, 14, 20 and 24 weeks when they visited...

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the types and nature of traditional eye medications (TEMs), their sources, and the ocular complications that may arise from use in a teaching hospital in Nigeria. Materials and Methods: A prospective study of consecutive subjects who used TEM before presentation to the Eye Clinic of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria between July 1, 2004 and June 30, 2008. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: A...

Background. The magnitude of the problem of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is enormous, and the prevalence keeps rising. To highlight the burden of CKD in developing countries, the authors looked at end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients seen at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu, South-East Nigeria. Method. ESRD patients seen from 01/05/1990 to 31/12/2003 were recruited. Records from A&E Department, medical-out-patients, wards and dialysis unit were used. Results. A...

Objectives: Diabetes Mellitus is emerging as a major health challenge with the incidence and prevalence of the disease on the increase. It also contributes to overall morbidity and mortality with complications like cardiovascular disease, neuropathy, nephropathy, retinopathy and lower extremity amputation. There are few local studies on the clinical characteristics of the disease in our wet up and this study therefore set out to characterize the clinical profile of newly presenting diabetic...

This paper takes a perspective look at the enabling plans and subsequent implimentation of enterprenueship education in Cross River State . The paper sees the skills mismatch , job search and frustration of students after several years of schooling as well as the alienation that school leavers faced as not unconnected with the nature of the the bookish education they acquired.The paper therefore ,calls for a neo-libral ideology in the planning and management of education and consequently...

This paper takes a perspective look at the enabling plans and subsequent implimentation of enterprenueship education in Cross River State . The paper sees the skills mismatch , job search and frustration of students after several years of schooling as well as the alienation that school leavers faced as not unconnected with the nature of the the bookish education they acquired.The paper therefore ,calls for a neo-libral ideology in the planning and management of education and consequently...

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The paper observes that Nigeria's higher educational institutions have fallen short of expectations- their products (graduates) lack the skills required by the labour market and this trend results in mass graduate unemployment, since they would have assisted them to be self-reliant. The study investigated the relevance of higher-level business education human resources development for youth empowerment and national development in Nigeria. The ever-increasing pace of technological changes in...

The paper justifies the importance of environmental planning, with the integration of wind climatology for air quality issues, in sustainable development. Wind climatology, which is relevant in environmental sustainability, provides an understanding of air pollution diffusion and transport, including the variations in spatio-temporal context. Data on wind speed and direction for different parts of the region as well as surface vector winds at 925 hPa level over the region were obtained for...