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Teachers are in a vantage position to facilitate positive health among school-age children through the School Health Programme (SHP). Lack of basic knowledge of the programme among them will hinder its effective implementation. Studies to gauge teachers' knowledge of SHP are needed to improve the current suboptimal level of implementation in Nigeria. This study was conducted to assess and compare the knowledge of SHP among public primary school teachers in rural and urban areas of Oyo State,...

<h3></h3> HIV AIDS has systematically permeated the entire Nigerian social fabric, affecting males and females in both urban and rural areas, as well as adolescent young people. This paper presents findings from an evaluation of a HIV prevention program designed to determine the effects of HIV prevention intervention (HPI) on in school youths in AMAM Local Government Area Abuja Nigeria. Data were collected from 75 trained peer educators from 3 Schools in AMAC Local Government Area FCT Abuja...

Within the last century, the global average temperature increased by about 1 °C and this rate of increase may accelerate over the course of the 21st century [1]. Although estimates of climate change are based on projections and probabilistic assessments, ample evidence exists that climate change impacts are likely to become more profound in this century, particularly if mitigation policies are absent or inadequate [1,2]. It has been argued that, relative to keeping the warming at 2 °C or...

This study explores the factors contributing to the unemployment for the graduates of the Palestinian Universities (Palestine Polytechnic University (PPU) as a case study). Semi-structured interviews with employed and unemployed graduates and with university representatives as well as focus groups with the last year study students have revealed a range of views about the employability of the graduates and the university course which sought to prepare them for the labor market. The analysis...

The purpose of this study is to investigate the feasibility, practicality and desirability of establishing a virtual university using Internet-based technology in Yemen. The intention would be to deliver higher education in order to accommodate the rapid growth in the number of secondary school graduates. The questionnaire in this study was designed to obtain respondents' views in relation to the proposed model. It was distributed to 996 teaching members (male and female) at two major...

The study area is the Salfit District which is located in the northern part of the West Bank of Palestine. This district is located on the outcrops and recharge areas of the karstified dolomitic limestone aquifers of the study area. As these aquifers are the main sources of drinking water for the residents of the district, this paper aims at evaluating groundwater pollution and assessing the vulnerability, hazards and risks of pollution on groundwater resources and on the residents’ health....

Traditionally, security is equated with national security, which has been seen as a matter of the military defense of states' geographical borders and a process of ensuring unity and integrity of a country. Security is no longer narrowly defined as military security. In the era of globalization, the contemporary society is not confronted with a single tangible threat, but a variety of challenges, which are more intangible and complex. Environmental problems, particularly climate change...

The Niger Delta is home to the third largest mangrove forest in the world, endowed with extensive freshwater swamp and tropical rain forests, which are rich in unique biological diversity. However, the region has experienced a wide range of environmental pollution and degradation as a result of decadal extraction of its huge hydrocarbon reserves. Despite the financial benefits accruing from hydrocarbon export, it has raised serious environmental concerns in the region. The pollution has...

The annual performance of students in the senior secondary school certificate examination (SSCE) conducted by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) and National Examination Council (NECO) is unsatisfactory. Among the factors responsible for this problem are lack of practical activities and the problem of gender effect in achievement of science concepts. Three research questions were used for the study and two null hypotheses were posed to guide the study. The research design was a...

Introduction Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is perceived to drive the growth of modern economies. To enhance its ability to achieve fundamental and sustainable improvement, Ghana like other countries has made huge investment and drafted policies that help the country utilize technology for its economic growth (Hitachi, 2009). As a result, ICT is now part of the Strategic Plan of Ghana Education Service. The Government of Ghana (GoG) has also introduced an intervention...

The new market place has dictated on adults the use of English as it is the first international language used in business. However, learning a foreign language becomes more and more complicated as the learner gets older, is in a mature command of L1 and L2, and does not have enough time to learn due to professional responsibilities. Contrary to children who acquire a language thanks to an immature prefrontal cortex, adults who are experienced, and lead complex lives rely on their L1 or L2,...

Once we had recovered from our visit to Mt. Tchivira (see Veld & Flora, June 2015), we set about making plans for the next foray. We identified a remote series of peaks to the north-west of Lubango as being important. This range is called Serra da Neve - the 'snow mountains' - although we doubt whether any snow has ever fallen there. Our interest was piqued by their high peaks, some of which are above 2,500 m, as well as some snippets of information from Brian Huntley, the first CEO of SANBI...

No AccessSep 2015Climate Change Projections in AfricaAuthors/Editors: Brent Boehlert, Kenneth Strzepek, David Groves, Bruce Hewitson, Chris JackBrent BoehlertSearch for more papers by this author, Kenneth StrzepekSearch for more papers by this author, David GrovesSearch for more papers by this author, Bruce HewitsonSearch for more papers by this author, Chris JackSearch for more papers by this authorhttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-0466-3_ch3View ChaptersAboutFull TextPDF (0.9 MB) ToolsAdd...

El treball presentat a continuacio, es tracta d’un projecte executiu per fer la construccio d’un habitatge amb el sistema constructiu Earthbag o Superadobe al solar Emsimision Training Medical Center, situat a la capital de Burkina Faso, exactament al districte de Boulmiogou. Primerament, s’estudia i s’analitza la climatologia del pais obtenint les temperatures mitjanes anuals, el vent, les precipitacions i les hores de sol a la ciutat de Ouagadougou. S’analitza detalladament les dades...