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The words, ‘Sorry, you’re not Black enough’ painfully alerted me to the domineering presence of institutional racism at the University of Cape Town (UCT), a prestigious university which customarily reserved access for White, affluent and international students. Positioned at the intersections of race, gender and social class, this study draws on Critical Race Theory’s counter-storytelling, using autoethnographic research to critically reflect on my childhood, Social Work studies and career...

This study investigated a service learning programme (SLP), which was established by the Marketing Department at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) in South Africa. The purpose of the SLP was to provide community partners (small businesses) marketing services at minimal or no cost by granting undergraduate marketing students the opportunity to practically apply the theoretical marketing communication teaching in a real-life business environment. The students formed agencies...

As in other parts of the world, air pollution over West and Central Africa has major health and meteorological impacts. Air quality assessment and its possible sanitary impact have become essential even in medium-sized towns, therefore amplifying the need for easy-to-implement monitoring methods with low environmental impact. We present here the potential of magnetic methods to monitor air quality at street level in the medium-sized city of Maroua (northern Cameroon) affected by dust-laden...

Climate change and conflict are driving a humanitarian emergency that threatens 12 million people. Sharmila Devi reports.

Background: Epistaxis is a common pediatric complaint, so we study its risk factors trying to control and decrease it among primary school children.Objectives: To determine frequency of epistaxis and to assess the risk factors of epistaxis in primary school children (8-12 years old).Patients and Methods: A cross-sectional study that was conducted on 312 children.Sample was collected by systematic random technique from the children attending to Family Health Center, Sanafa, Mit-Ghamr city,...

Most developing countries rely on water sources that are usually not protected making them unsafe for drinking. It is imperative to ensure regular assessment and proper monitoring to evaluate their quality and ensure they meet standards before use. This study was aimed at identifying pollution sources of groundwater in the study area of Omu-Aran and assessing the wáter quality under varying temporal conditions. Ninety-six groundwater samples were collected from eight locations during the dry...

To describe factors that contribute to students’ perception towards neurology, and their views on how to improve neurology training.

Despite the ubiquity of sleep disturbance in schizophrenia, it has generally been overlooked as a potential contributor to cognitive impairments. The main aim of this study was to find out if impaired sleep quality contributes to cognitive impairments in patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia who are in remission.The study was conducted at the University College Hospital, Ibadan and State Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Screen for Cognitive...

Nursing previously a female-dominated profession is beginning to see a handful of male entrants. Students often ask questions in class concerning their learning styles. This study investigated learning style preferences based on gender. A descriptive cross-sectional survey research design with the aid of a self-administered questionnaire was applied to investigate 206 nursing students from 2 institutions in Edo State, Nigeria. The instrument used for the study, the questionnaire was...

Abstract Background Eating disorders are prevalent psychiatric disorders and a major Public health burden worldwide, having huge impact on physical and mental health, The student population seems to be vulnerable to eating disorders, but is this in relation to their ability to express their emotions or alexithymia? Aim of the work To evaluate the relationship between alexithymia and eating disorders. Subjects and methods this is a cross sectional study done on a stratified random sample of...

<h2>Summary</h2><h3>Background</h3> Africa is undergoing both an environmental and an epidemiological transition. Household air pollution is the predominant form of air pollution, but it is declining, whereas ambient air pollution is increasing. We aimed to quantify how air pollution is affecting health, human capital, and the economy across Africa, with a particular focus on Ethiopia, Ghana, and Rwanda. <h3>Methods</h3> Data on household and ambient air pollution were from WHO Global Health...

The learning environment is an important determinant of the quality of medical education. Having a good learning climate leads to improved learning process, satisfaction with education, and helps achieve the goals of the curriculum. Assessment of the quality of learning environment helps with the identification of areas that need improvement. The aim of this study was to assess the learning environment of internal medicine training program in Ethiopia.A mixed methods study using a...

The ability of a coastal settlement to adapt to climate change is largely dependent upon access to a range of resources, which many coastal towns and small cities lack. Coastal small towns of less than 10,000 are therefore at a significant disadvantage compared to larger settlements when it comes to adaptation. One way to begin to overcome this disadvantage is to compare coastal small towns in order to identify efficiencies and support knowledge sharing. In this article we present and...

Bullying at schools has been reported to be problematic with regards to students' safety and academic achievement.Inasmuch as various scholars have delved into the problem of bullying, few have focused the issue from the perspective of the bully, the victim, and the bystander.The aim of this study is to discover and understand bullying behaviours at a Zimbabwean co-ed rural boarding school focusing specifically on the perceptions of students who identified themselves as bullies, victims, and...

The deepening of global trade flows and world interconnectedness has its implications on several macroeconomic indices that stretches, to say the least environmental consequences. To this end, this study explores the dynamic interaction between energy consumption (renewable and non-renewable), foreign direct investment, carbon dioxide emission, real income and urbanization for both oil and non-oil countries for annual period from 1990 to 2016 in a carbon-income framework. To examine the...

Exploring perceptual learning style preferences and their relationships with academic achievement is important to success in teaching and learning language. The aim of this study, therefore, was to investigate the perceptual learning style preferences of Libyan EFL University students majoring in English at Omar Almukhtar University and to check whether there is a significant relationship between students’ perceptual learning style preferences and their academic achievement. A total of 75...