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The study investigated the influence of prompting on enhancement of reading abilities among pupils with Dyslexia in Kenyan primary schools. The study adopted the Solomon Four Research Design. The unit of analysis included 20 public primary schools. The target population comprised 8978 pupils, 4 guidance and counselling teachers. The sample size for the study consisted of 229 pupils, 54 English language teachers and 4 guidance and counselling teachers. The data was collected using interview...
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Climate change is causing great impact on water resources in Eastern Africa, and there is need to establish and implement effective adaptation and mitigation measures. According to IPCC, less rainfall during the months that are already dry could increase drought as well as precipitation, and this has great impact on both permanent and seasonal water resources. Increased sea surface temperature as a result of climate change could lead to increased drought cases in Eastern African and entire...
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Public secondary schools in Kenya have in the recent past experienced several unrests, a situation that has threatened the fabric that holds them together.For quite some time, there have been reported cases of arson attacks and other forms of school violence in public secondary schools in Kenya.The incidences of violence have resulted into injuries, loss of property and sometimes loss of lives.In spite of the tough measures meted out on the students who are found to be involved in such acts,...
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The introduction of anti-Jewish legislation in Italian schools, since September 1938, had been studied by several historiographical works. However, the application of the racial laws – both as jurisdictional precepts and as propaganda – in the educational institutions of the Italian communities abroad is less known. The fascist regime had deployed a considerable effort in the fascistization of emigrants, and schools had already played a key role in this work of political education, even...
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Existing literature has largely prioritised an empirical approach towards health financing research, neglecting the contextual considerations that shape the way in which decisions are made. This thesis sought to expand our insight into decision-making at institutional and household level in order to improve the applicability of health financing research to the real-world setting. Using an interpretivist approach, the thesis investigated the influence of priority-setting by key health...
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This study examined relationship between employees’ recognition of contribution and job satisfaction. The study adopted a survey research method using Structured questionnaire, Focus Group Discussion and In-depth Interviews. Four Hundred Secondary School Teachers in the services of Kogi State Teaching Service Commission were randomly selected from 10 schools in each of the three senatorial districts of the state. Data were analysed using frequency counts, percentages, mean and simple...
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Climate change shocks and stresses are expected to increasingly affect urban areas in Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA). However, there remain gaps in understanding local precipitation extremes and influential factors that can enhance urban resilience. This study synthesized determinants of urban resilience, investigated historic and projected precipitation extremes up to the year 2050. Also assessed were factors perceived to enhance resilience. These factors informed the proposed Municipality...
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Since climate change shocks and stresses cannot be fully prevented, building resilient urban areas is gaining more attention in the global community.By building resilience, the negative impacts of climate change shocks and stresses can be alleviated.Several indices have been developed to measure urban resilience.Yet, most of these indices focus more on objective methods which require robust bio-physical and socio-economic data sets which are generally lacking in many developing countries.To...
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Introduction: Oxidative stress has been associated with primary dysmenorrhea, but studies that have assessed multiple markers of peroxidation are scarce. This study investigated malondialdehyde (MDA), nitrotyrosine (3-NT), and protein carbonyls (PrCarb) as markers of oxidative stress and antioxidant status by serum alpha tocopherol level in young Nigerian women with dysmenorrhea. Materials and Methods: In a case–control design, 45 female undergraduates who had had regular menses for at least...
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Background. Socioeconomic factors influence the prevalence of malaria infection in endemic areas. This study evaluated the socioeconomic risk factors for Plasmodium falciparum infection in primary school children in the Volta region of Ghana. Methods. This cross-sectional study involved selected primary school children from the region; questionnaires were administered, and blood samples were collected for malaria detection using a rapid diagnostic test (RDT) and microscopy. Results. A total...
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The current educational problems of public interest based on poor level of students’ academic performance especially in public examinations, at schools and various higher institutions call for concern. The study is on the relationship between quality assurance efforts and students’ academic performance in Cross River State public Secondary Schools, Nigeria. ‘Efforts’ in this instance, refer to quality assurance measures put in place to ensure standard in the education system, these include;...