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In Jordan, situated to the south of Syria, some 671,919 Syrians are registered as refugees with the UNHCR. Twenty-eight percent of the refugees have some kind of disorder. However, there are no studies regarding the Recognition and Intervention of Rehabilitation Professionals Handling the Health Conditions of Syrian Refugees with Disabilities (Person with Disabilities: PWDs) in Jordan. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to understand the challenges experienced by rehabilitation...
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<title>Abstract</title> The research themes in this volume have focused on impacts of climate change, vulnerability and resilience of ecosystems and communities to climate change. Other key sub-themes have been community access, control, and rights to climate information, importance of integration of indigenous and scientific knowledge in weather forecasting, participation of communities in decision making, and gender roles in response to impacts of climate change in various areas of...
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glycaemic control is usually best achieved using the basal bolus regimen, however, this is not always available in resource-limited settings. Long-term complications like renal parenchymal disease are consequences of poor glycaemic control. Screening type 1 diabetes patients irrespective of their disease duration was used to buttress the need for ethical principles of justice to be incorporated in the care of type 1 diabetes children.urine albumin creatinine ratio (UAC) was calculated for 20...
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The impact of climate change such as severe storms, flooding, extreme temperature, and increased drought have negative consequences on the lives and wellbeing of the communities. The impacts are expected to be severe for cities in the Global South with high social vulnerability due to poor socio-economic conditions and physical infrastructure. In response to climate change impacts and high social vulnerability, the cities in the Global South have developed and implemented climate adaptation...
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Abstract Climate change strongly affects the health of sub-Saharan African populations. Effective adaptation strategies are required in order to enhance their limited adaptive capacities. The DFG-funded Research Unit (RU) “Climate change and health in sub-Saharan Africa” unites nine research institutions from Burkina Faso, Kenya, Germany, and Switzerland that will design, implement, and evaluate four different adaptation projects in these two African countries from 2020 until 2022. First,...
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Since the primary aim of every teacher is to create and maintain positive learning environment for learners, it is logical to admit that the teacher must have in-depth knowledge and skills which address disciplinary issues and educational needs especially in the classroom.It was on account of this that this study was undertaken to assess the level of practice of behaviour modification technique in the classroom by pre-service teacher interns using a cross-sectional survey design.Data...
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A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), School of Law Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2020
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Due to various factors freshman students are exposed to academic failures, which leaves a black spot on their mind and destroys their ardent hope and good expectations of parents. Bearing this in mind, the present study was conducted to identify the major factors that affect freshman students’ academic performance in Mai-Nefhi College of Science. A sample (N=155) of freshman students both with high and low GPA were recruited through stratified random sampling. A self-developed questionnaire...
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This study aims to evaluate and discuss the suggestions regarding the problems faced by Syrian children during the education process. Qualitative research on the school experiences of Syrian students educated in pre-schools, primary schools, secondary schools and high schools is included in this study. A total of 80 academic studies at social sciences databases of TUBİTAK ULAKBIM (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey/Turkish National Academic Network and Information...
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Ethiopian economy has grown at an average rate that surpasses that of almost any other economy in the region over the last two decades. At the center of this development is the high priority placed on accelerating agricultural growth and achieving food security and poverty alleviation. Over the years, maize has become a main food security crop, widely produced and consumed by smallholder farmers, second only to teff in terms of area. Despite the sustained growth of maize production over the...
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Ethiopian economy has grown at an average rate that surpasses that of almost any other economy in the region over the last two decades. At the center of this development is the high priority placed on accelerating agricultural growth and achieving food security and poverty alleviation. Over the years, maize has become a main food security crop, widely produced and consumed by smallholder farmers, second only to teff in terms of area. Despite the sustained growth of maize production over the...
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This paper investigated the role of local institutions in facilitating farm households’ response and adaptation to climate change impacts on their livelihood. A case study of adapting to drought events associated with crop failure in a Semi-Arid Ecosystems of northern Ghana was taken. A total of 49 semi-structured interviews with key representatives of various local institutions from different sectors were conducted and 120 farm households were randomly interviewed to assess their...