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<h3>Introduction</h3> Occupational health education (OHE) is not popular in many developing countries. As for instance in Tanzania, basic OHE is not offered at primary or secondary education levels, only in a few tertiary level colleges. In this regard the majority working population enters the workplaces without any prior background on OHE). To eliminate this gap the Occupational Safety & Health Agency (OSHA) conducts short term courses and seminars to Tanzanian workers given the...
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We estimate the effects of changes in cotton adoption on children's schooling and child labor in rural Burkina Faso. Using time and spatial variations, we find evidence that expansion of cotton farming has led to an increase in enrollment and to a reduction of participation in child labor for girls. There are, however, no detectable effects on boys. In theory, cotton adoption could increase household income, leading to increased demand for schooling and reduced child labor. On the other...
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<h3>Background</h3> In Kenya, many of the crashes involving children occur as they are travelling to and from school. The number of children who have died in the last five years is the equivalent to the loss of two entire primary schools. The legal framework in Kenya is insufficient to address this problem. <h3>Description of the problem</h3> Multiple organisations in Kenya worked on improving the safety of children going to and from school, but from different angles. Usamala Watch...
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The paper reports on a study aimed at investigating perceived gender differences in performance in science at secondary school level, as well as beliefs on possible underlying causes for these differences. The study is situated within the interpretivist paradigm and uses a typology of factors drawn from the Educational Effectiveness Research model as a conceptual framework. Six purposively selected secondary schools participated in the study. Focus group discussions were conducted with 48...
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The paper reports on a study aimed at investigating perceived gender differences in performance in science at secondary school level, as well as beliefs on possible underlying causes for these differences. The study is situated within the interpretivist paradigm and uses a typology of factors drawn from the Educational Effectiveness Research model as a conceptual framework. Six purposively selected secondary schools participated in the study. Focus group discussions were conducted with 48...
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Objective: Estimate the frequency of true resistant hypertension among uncontrolled hypertensive patients referred to a tertiary health care center. Design and method: The study was prospective and observational. We screened all hypertensive patients, 18 years old or more treated for at least 12 months and referred for uncontrolled hypertension to Tizi-ouzou teaching hospital (hypertension unit). Resistant hypertension was defined as an office blood pressure (OBP) superior or equal to 140/90...
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A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment for the Requirements of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the School of Education, Kenyatta University. September, 2016
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The utilisation of lean within the manufacturing sector has been well documented. Principally it has been utilised as an instrument for improvement of processes and the resultant savings achieved. Consequently, lean can be utilised as a process restructuring method for underperforming processes. The main principle of lean is the eradication of waste within a process. Of late lean found fertile ground in the services sector too. It is especially true in the health care industry. The South...
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The study explored the influence of parents on choosing career among college students in selected private colleges situated around Bahirdar City, Ethiopia. Choosing a suitable career is a vital part in every student’s life. Further, it ignites a person’s future life for his/her own job preference and life style. In this context, influence of social members is inevitable; generally the influence of family members and most particularly parents play a major role as a influencer and determiner...
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In-service training courses and supportive supervision of health workers are among the most common interventions to improve the quality of health care in low- and middle-income countries. Despite extensive investment from donors, evaluations of the long-term effect of these two interventions are scarce. We used nationally representative surveys of health systems in seven countries in sub-Saharan Africa to examine the association of in-service training and supervision with provider quality in...
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The focus of this study was managing inappropriate behaviours management of pupils with cognitive disability in selected inclusive primary schools in Changamwe Sub-county. Pupils with cognitive disabilities inappropriate behaviours is a critical issue in the performance of any school programme. Lack of it makes a mockery of the stated important goals and objectives that the schools are supposed to achieve. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate managing inappropriate...
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Background: The Government of Botswana has since attaining independence from Britain in 1966 demonstrated a lot of interest in the improvement of primary education by adopting two policies; the Education for kagisano of 1977 and the Revised National Policy on Education of 1994 to guide the development of education in the country.Other efforts include partnering with organizations from countries such as the USA and Britain and others to
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Exposure of the developing brain to chlorpyrifos (CPF), an organophosphorus (OP) pesticide used extensively in agriculture worldwide, has been associated with increased prevalence of cognitive deficits in children, particularly boys. The present study was designed to test the hypothesis that cognitive deficits induced by prenatal exposure to sub-acute doses of CPF can be reproduced in precocial small species. To address this hypothesis, pregnant guinea pigs were injected daily with CPF...
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The curriculum as an organized model of the educational program of the school and describing the matter, the method and teaching steps - what, how and when to teach, the assessment and analysis in the study: Coordination level among the Chemistry Teaching Curriculum of Pedagogical University and General Secondary Education in Mozambique. The initiated study serves as one of the main ways to curriculum reform and also predominant in the diagnosis of the level of learning and therefore the...