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Abstract There has been a plethora of design theory and methodology research conducted to answer important questions centered around how ideas are developed and translated into successful products. Understanding this is vital because of the role creativity and innovation have in long-term economic success. However, most of this research have focused on U.S. samples, leaving to question if differences exist across cultural borders. Answering this question is key to supporting a successful...

The mobile bully-victim behavior is escalating worldwide. Bully-victims are people who bully others but are also victimized by peers. The dual nature of bully-victims and lack of adequate reporting platforms make it difficult to identify and prevent this kind of behavior. Victims suffer suicidal thoughts, low academic performance, and substance abuse. However, the capacity of employed social workers to assist children with counselling in schools is lacking, and therefore reported...

Home-grown school feeding (HGSF) is an innovative approach to school meals that encourages school to source nutritious food from local smallholder farmers. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to find out the opportunities and challenges of Home-grown school feeding in Western Province of Zambia. The study was guided by the theory of change by Weiss. Being a qualitative study, descriptive approach was used as a design. A total of 81 informants were targeted; 10 headteachers and 30...

Environmental policy making in Southern Africa has evolved much as it has in most of the rest of the world: haphazardly, on a state-centric basis, in top-down fashion and usually only after past practices were identified as having created severe problems. Environmental policy making throughout the world is a highly politicized and problematic endeavor; it is especially so in the third world. Environmental management—the operational outcome of policy formulation and...

Older adult patients are prone to potentially inappropriate medication use (PIMU); its use has been associated with multiple adverse consequences. As a result, it is crucial to determine the magnitude and factors associated with PIMU. The present study was mainly aimed to determine and assess the magnitude and predictors of potentially inappropriate medication use in older adult patients on follow-up at the chronic care clinic of Jimma medical center.A retrospective cross-sectional study was...

This paper presents an intelligent technique that distribute the energy more economically and protects the energy sources against the impact of the fall and the rise of the voltage and the frequency. The studied system, installed at the High Institute for Agriculture and Rural Training (HIART), is an 18.312 kW microgrid network that is composed of the PV and batteries. The proposed technique is implemented on Arduino card. Proteus electrical simulation software is used to ensure the...

The language of instruction in secondary schools in Tanzania has always been a debate due to the complicated multilingual situation in Tanzanian society. This article reviews the educational system of Tanzania and discusses the reasons of using English or Kiswahili as the language of instruction in Tanzanian secondary schools based on literature review and analyzes certain effects caused by the choice of language of instruction. 
 
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Objective: Recent progress in genetic analysis and investigations have enabled researchers to identify potential genetic changes that may play a role in ASD. The number of genes connected with autism is growing. Whole exome sequencing(WES) identified the homozygous TBC1D8 variant. Aim to report for the first time a TBC1D8 missense variant (c.1883G>A, p. (Arg628Gln) in 4 Libyan children (3 homozygous,1 heterozygous) with severe neurodevelopmental phenotypes ASD and intellectual disability...

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After twenty-four years of democracy, the predicament of people with disabilities has finally become part of the transformation agenda. There has been a growing acceptance that people with disabilities can play active roles in both transforming their own lives and contributing to society. For this to transpire, access to proper education and training opportunities is fundamental. There is thus a need for higher educational institutions to divest themselves of all forms of discrimination...

This research work investigated the attitude of Secondary School Teachers in the Ijero Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria towards Physical fitness for sports. The research design used for the study was the descriptive type of research. A simple random sampling technique was used to select two hundred (200) secondary school teachers selected from all the secondary schools in Secondary Schools in Ijero Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria. The instrument for data collection...

This study examined whether the effects of received and provided social support on blood pressure (BP) would differ by education.Data from 602 African American adults (48-95 years) enrolled in the Baltimore Study of Black Aging-Patterns of Cognitive Aging were analyzed using multiple linear regression.We found no main effects of received and provided social support on BP. However, a significant moderation effect was observed for systolic BP, such that greater received social support was...

In this paper, we focus on changes made in the form and materiality of water infrastructure in a smallholder irrigation scheme in Zimbabwe. We use this focus on sociotechnical tinkering as a practical entry point to exploring how these changes matter in shaping knowledges and relationships in irrigated agriculture. Drawing on data collected through ethnographic methods, we show how history and politics matter in shaping the possibilities of rearranging infrastructure. Equally important are...

Charter schools have emerged as the most prominent manifestation of educational reform in the United States. As an alternative to traditional public schools, charter schools have been the schools of choice for Somalis. Through in-depth interviews, this phenomenological study explored the experiences of a dozen Somali parents of children who attended Somali-operated charter schools in Minnesota, United States. The study found that the schools protected Islamic values and culture, functioned...

This study reports the viewpoints of students on Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT) in tertiary institutions in Nigeria during the COVID-19 induced schools’ closure. Three research questions guided the study. The descriptive survey design was adopted. A total of 1017 students formed the population for the study. Sample size of 100 students were drawn using simple random sampling technique. A 32 item structured questionnaire titled ‘Students’ View on Emergency Remote Teaching (SVERT)’ validated...

research-article Open Access Share on Leadership and trust as key pillars in "smart governance" for inclusive growth in the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR): Evidence from South Africa Author: More Ickson Manda Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority, South Africa and Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority, South Africa and Wits...

Alpha-Mannosidosis (AM) is an ultra-rare storage disorder caused by a deficiency of lysosomal alpha-mannosidase encoded by the MAN2B1 gene. Clinical presentation of AM includes mental retardation, recurrent infections, hearing loss, dysmorphic features, and motor dysfunctions. AM has never been reported in Tunisia. We report here the clinical and genetic study of six patients from two Tunisian families with AM. The AM diagnosis was confirmed by an enzymatic activity assay. Genetic...

Visual impairment (VI) can significantly interfere in the child's daily activities and quality of life, having a negative effect on their development and learning. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of VI and associated demographic factors in students examined during the program "Moçambique te vejo melhor". This study was cross-sectional and retrospective, based on the 2018/19 edition of the program. Eye examinations were performed in secondary school students, aged between...