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With an increasing amount of FDI flows to Africa, much concern about the potential effects of FDI on the environment has been raised. Accordingly, this study investigates the environmental effect of FDI and checks the validity of pollution haven and/or halo hypotheses in 20 largest FDI recipient African countries over the period 1990-2017 using Cross-Sectionally Augmented Auto-Regressive Distributed Lag (CS-ARDL) estimator in a Dynamic Common Correlated Effects (DCCE) approach. Coming to the...

With an increasing amount of FDI flows to Africa, much concern about the potential effects of FDI on the environment has been raised. Accordingly, this study investigates the environmental effect of FDI and checks the validity of pollution haven and/or halo hypotheses in 20 largest FDI recipient African countries over the period 1990-2017 using Cross-Sectionally Augmented Auto-Regressive Distributed Lag (CS-ARDL) estimator in a Dynamic Common Correlated Effects (DCCE) approach. Coming to the...

excess body weight among adolescents is on the increase and has become a global public health challenge. It is likely to persist to adulthood, exposing to risk of developing chronic diseases. However, there is insufficient information on the prevalence of excess body weight and associated factors among adolescent girls in secondary schools in northern Tanzania.this cross-sectional study involved 400 secondary school adolescent girls, selected by multi-stage cluster sampling. A...

Spatiotemporal assessment of climate elements in response to solar radiation changes is vital for understanding the interaction between solar energy budget and climate over Nigeria.In this work, the spatio-temporal assessment of climate changes in response to solar radiation budget was done using regression and correlation analysis on satellite remote sensing and gridded observation data.The satellite data sets include; the Top Net Solar radiation data, obtained from European Medium Range...

Adolescents need to have adequate life skills along with personal and social competencies to build responsible adults for healthy behavior. Works of literature agree that life skills improve adolescent's cognitive, social, and emotional skills; however, there is a paucity of evidence on the association of life skills with sexual behaviors. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the association of life skills with sexual behavior among school adolescents aged 15-19 years in Mettu Town,...

Globally, about 50 million children younger than age 5 years experience wasting; of these 16 million (2.4%) are severely wasted. In Ethiopia, about 9% of the children are severely underweight, 10% are wasted, and 3% are severely wasted. The purpose of this study was to determine the risk factors that could lead to underweight, stunting, and wasting among school-aged children in Mecha, northwest Ethiopia, along with their magnitude. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in...

Extreme poverty still prevails among many rural black South Africans due to low levels and a lack of skills, particularly technological skills required in the labor market. The situation is caused by structural and socioeconomic legacies inherited from decades of colonial and apartheid rule, wherein blacks were marginalized. The Critical Theory is used to unveil rural people�??s plight; and the principles of social transformation; human capacitation and emancipation, self-reflection; and...

Commercial subjects are facing extinction in some rural Limpopo schools in South Africa because of poor performance of learners in such subjects. This facing out of commercial subjects developed curiosity in the researchers to start with this inquiry. This study was aimed at examining the reflections and experiences of teachers on the phasing-out of commercial subjects in selected rural Limpopo Secondary schools. The study is both empirical and conceptual in nature. Interviewing and...

Background: Globally, cigarette smoking is causing preventable deaths in developing countries especially among the youth.Purpose: The purpose of the study was to assess factors that contribute to cigarette smoking and its health effects amongst students at a selected university in South Africa.Methodology: A cross-sectional descriptive quantitative survey design was conducted at a rural-based university in South Africa. Convenience sampling was used to select 407 students. A...

Atmospheric air quality was assessed in Kinshasa from August 2019 to March 2020 by analyzing rainwater and dust in the air to identify mineral and biological pollutants in five sites with high human concentration and motorized traffic (Rond-Point Victoire, Kingasani terminus, Super-Lemba, Limete 7eme Rue, Avenue Nguma and the Bombo-Lumene hunting reserve). Rainwater and dust samples were collected from the roofs of houses and from the leaves of trees over 5 metres high. The concentrations of...

Lesotho Students Career Perceptions in Tourism and Hospitality Industry Dr. Regina M. Thetsane, Dr. Motšelisi C. Mokhethi, Mr. Mpheteli J. Malunga, Prof. Tiisetso Makatjane Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine the career perceptions of students currently studying a Diploma in tourism, hospitality and hotel management in Lesotho and to identify if differences occur in the perceptions of students at Limkokwing University of Creative Technology and Integrated Business Consultants...

Lesotho Students Career Perceptions in Tourism and Hospitality Industry Dr. Regina M. Thetsane, Dr. Motšelisi C. Mokhethi, Mr. Mpheteli J. Malunga, Prof. Tiisetso Makatjane Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine the career perceptions of students currently studying a Diploma in tourism, hospitality and hotel management in Lesotho and to identify if differences occur in the perceptions of students at Limkokwing University of Creative Technology and Integrated Business Consultants...

Lesotho Students Career Perceptions in Tourism and Hospitality Industry Dr. Regina M. Thetsane, Dr. Motšelisi C. Mokhethi, Mr. Mpheteli J. Malunga, Prof. Tiisetso Makatjane Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine the career perceptions of students currently studying a Diploma in tourism, hospitality and hotel management in Lesotho and to identify if differences occur in the perceptions of students at Limkokwing University of Creative Technology and Integrated Business Consultants...

El idioma ha sido durante mucho tiempo una dimension importante de la sociedad civil en Tanzania, donde el ingles es el idioma de la educacion secundaria y terciaria, incluso cuando la mayoria de las personas usan swahili. Femina Hip es una organizacion no gubernamental (ONG) activa en Tanzania con su popular revista Fema. Este estudio examina como un articulo de Fema de 2011 encendio una discusion animada sobre la politica y planifi cacion del idioma tanzano entre los estudiantes que...

Climate change and the environment are key focus areas of the AAS 2018-2022 strategic plan. The consultative scientific process of the IPCC provides various opportunities for African scientists to contribute to the global process. Unfortunately, the contribution and involvement of African scientists both in terms of contributing peer-reviewed publications or commenting on draft IPCC reports has been very limited. In July 2019, the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) in coordination with IPCC...

This study aimed to explore student engagement and interaction with m-learning activities in EFL(English as a Foreign Language) within the Algerian context at Teaching Training Institute.Three mobile applications were used to achieve the aim; these are Padlet, Kahoot, and Sli.do.This research project is a qualitative case study that engages 10 undergraduate students (18-20 years) who took part in eight sessions (two sessions held in each week).The findings were collected through reflective...