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Microenvironment Carconmonoxide Exposure And Risk Of Cardiac Impairment In Commercial Transport Drivers In Ibadan, NigeriaAbstract Number:2342 AbstractBackground All humans are exposed to carbon monoxide (CO) gas but some vocations are at increased risk of exposure. This study therefore aimed to assess the of risk of cardiac injury in commercial drivers occupationally exposed to chronic increased CO concentrations.. Methods Structured interviewer – questionnaire was administered to 150...
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A significant decrease in mean river flow as well as shifts in flood regimes have been reported at several locations along the River Niger. These changes are the combined effect of persistent droughts, damming and increased consumption of water. Moreover, it is believed that climate change will impact on the hydrological regime of the river in the next decades and exacerbate existing problems. While decision makers and stakeholders are aware of these issues, it is hard for them to figure out...
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Pass rates at the end of primary schooling for the rural district of Black River are alarming as they have remained at a low level over many years. This research seeks to explain the situation from a teacher’s perspective and to unveil the causes which persistently hamper student progress. Statistics show that children in Black River are on a par with their counterparts in other rural and urban areas in respect to access to school facilities, qualified teachers, and provision of pedagogical...
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Focused on preparing educators to teach African American students, this straightforward and teacher-friendly text features a careful balance of published scholarship, a framework for culturally relevant and critical pedagogy, research-based case studies of model teachers, and tested culturally relevant practical strategies and actionable steps teachers can adopt. Its premise is that teachers who understand Black culture as an asset rather than a liability and utilize teaching techniques that...
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Introduction Concerns about pesticide drift from neighboring vineyards affecting children attending school on a farm adjacent to an urban suburb of Cape Town, Western Cape in South Africa were investigated. Methods The study involved a before-after design, measuring levels of environmental exposure before and during pesticide application activities on the neighbouring farms. Samples were collected in air, dust and grass cuttings at the preschool and primary school located on the farms during...
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We study the causes of inequality in human capital accumulation across ethnic and religious groups. An overlapping generations model in which agents decide how much time to invest in human capital versus ethnic capital shows that the demand for human capital is affected positively by parental and group’s older cohort human capital, and negatively by group size. Two ex-ante identical groups may diverge in human capital accumulation, with the divergence mostly occurring among their low-ability...
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This study was to provide information on the level of pollution caused by heavy metal accumulation as a result of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) deposition on soils in a peri-urban waste site in Ghana. The results were compared with those of the native soil (control). The research consisted of field survey/study and laboratory analyses. The heavy metals determined included copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), mercury (Hg) and iron (Fe). Geochemical pollution indices were used to...
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Introduction: Household air pollution (HAP) from incomplete combustion of solid fuels is responsible for =4 million deaths annually, mostly due to cardiopulmonary disease. Limited data describe the associations between HAP and echocardiographic markers of cardiac structure and function. Thus, we assessed the cross-sectional association of median 24hour home indoor measures of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and carbon monoxide (CO) with echocardiographic characteristics among women....
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The majority of Tanzanians acquire primary education, which is actually not enough for manpower production purposes. With this kind of graduates, the country may not be in a position to develop fast unless adult education takes part fully to rescue the situation because primary education offers insufficient required life skills. Adult education has an essential contribution in building social capital, fostering social inclusion and combating both direct and less obvious costs of social...
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Background. Oxides of nitrogen (NOx) have been associated with adverse birth outcomes (ABO) and with poor respiratory health among children. These exposure-related changes have not been previously described in HIV prevalent population. Aim. To determine associations between ABO and infant respiratory outcomes and exposures to NOx. in a population with additional socio-economic and infective risk factors. Methods. Pregnant women selected from public sector antenatal clinics in the highly...
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Introduction: In 2010 Household Air Pollution (HAP) was ranked the fourth contributing risk factor to the burden of disease worldwide, and is ranked the #1 risk factor for the country of Ghana specifically. These calculations attribute a large portion of the HAP-related burden of disease to cardiovascular disease (CVD), but research to date on the health effects of HAP has largely focused on respiratory, and not cardiovascular, outcomes. Blood Pressure (BP) is a known risk factor for CVD,...