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This paper proposes to estimate the educational production functions of Senegal from the PASEC 2014 data at the primary level at the beginning and end of schooling by the BOX-COX (1964) transformation. We do not impose a linear functional form a priori but propose to determine it using the BOX-COX model. The results obtained indicate that the widespread use of the linear form is not appropriate, at least with respect to the Senegalese data. On the other hand, the use of this transformation...

Abstract This study aims to assess the impact of climate change on the water balance component of the Katar and Meki watersheds of the Central Rift Valley Lakes Basin, Ethiopia. The semi-distributed soil and water assessment tool hydrological model and multiple regional climate model outputs were used to assess climate change impacts on water balance components and stream flow. Future climate scenarios were developed under a representative concentration pathway (RCP 4.5 and 8.5) for the...

The lubricating oil industry is widespread in the world, but getting rid of the used oils has become an environmental concern. Lubricating oils are used in industries and cars but potentially contaminate groundwater after use. This research uses montmorillonite clay to refine old oil treated with acetic acid. Compared to more conventional procedures, the suggested strategy for treating waste oil is more cost-effective due to the relatively inexpensive cost of the acid and the modest process...

Anthropogenic activities along coastal areas have contributed to the unwarranted discharge of toxic metals into mangrove swamps, posing risks to marine deposits and ecological environments. In this research, we studied the Isaka–Bundu tidal swamp area in the Niger Delta, which is an impacted mangrove creek located along the Bonny river, exposed to pollution pressures. The ecological risks (Er) of toxic metals in the sediments and water of the Isaka–Bundu tidal mangrove swamp followed a...

Chronic shoulder pain and disability is a common adverse effect experienced by >40% of breast cancer survivors (BCS). Pain management protocols for acute and chronic pain include the use of opioids and opioid derivatives. Furthermore, pain-modulating genes, such as COMT and OPRM1, have been linked to the aetiology of chronic pain. This study aimed to investigate the association between genetic variants of major pain modulator genes and chronic pain/disability in BCS. Assessment of pain,...

The article examines the effect of cooking food in kitchens on the health of women, as women and children are at a greater risk to indoor air pollution (IAP). It is important to study the cooking practices and prevalent behaviours among African women to understand the magnitude of the danger they face. The study suggests that a decline in the combustion of solid fuels and the use of clean energy can improve health among women and children, as well as sustainability goals. Proverbs 17:22...

The study assessed ICT needs for the teaching and learning of English language in Junior Secondary School in North Central Nigeria. A quantitative and qualitative survey design (mixed methods procedure) was used for this study. A well structured questionnaire was used to collect information from a sample population of 3,300. Prior to this, pilot study was carried out for reliability of instruments for data collection with relevance statistical packages. The data collected from this study...

The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research (TD) is a journal dedicated to promoting the concept of transdisciplinary research. It is aimed at creating knowledge with the collaboration of the formal sectors of the natural and human sciences as base. Over and above this, the intention is to focus on levels of knowledge that are to be found at grassroots level. It is important to explore this knowledge because it becomes the groundwork for further knowledge, which is often not confined to a...

The journal is published for the purpose of advancing scholarship in disability studies and rehabilitation sciences in a uniquely African context. Widely read by scholars, professionals and students, it encourages scholarly exchange between all disciplines and academics from low, middle and high-income countries to work towards the improvement of human development and its practices across the continent.

The use of tobacco products is a modifiable risk factor for non-communicable diseases. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of waterpipe tobacco product use and associated risk factors amongst University of Limpopo students aged 17–43 years. This cross-sectional study comprises 916 (415 males and 501 females) University of Limpopo students aged 17–43 years. The questionnaire was validated for the University of Limpopo student population before it was used. Logistic regression...

In April 1994, South Africa underwent the most significant change in its recent history with the disbandment of the policy of apartheid and the attendant race-based politics, which affected most aspects of the country and, of relevance to this review, the education, health delivery, and career choices that race groups could pursue. In the past 28 years, the South African government has tried to implement policies in order to advance political and socioeconomic shifts toward a more equitable...

Background: In-service training of the nursing employees plays an eminent role in developing the empowerment of nurses and the promotion of the overall quality of patient care in hospitals. Nurses with constant attendance of training on the nursing process show improved quality of patient care in most clinical health care settings. Nurses in hospitals in Limpopo province experience challenges regarding in-service training on the nursing process approach during patient care. The current study...

The article is an analysis of the Palestinian Arab education system, in particular the curriculum, and ways it was dealt with after the Nakba (Catastrophe) and the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. The relevant Israeli government policies that impacted the Palestinian minority who remained in historic Palestine are introduced. The authors delve into methods in which the Israeli state managed, and is still managing, the education of this national minority within a Zionist...

The slopes are affected by the variations of slope gradient combined with the driving forces including external actions such as earthquake forces, producing shear stresses in the slopes, which are opposed to the soil shear resistance. Therefore, landslides are one of the most important worries on the social and economic viewpoint and for the quality of life of a local people. The present study is carried out in Brazzaville City, Republic of Congo where the region in its southern part is...

Philanthropic funding is commonplace in schools in Southern Africa and is shaped by philanthropic offerings through philanthropic foundations or for-profit low-fee private school chains. In particular, some schools are funded by tourism ventures. Tourism in schools takes two main forms: the introduction of tourist funds into schooling, and the introduction of tourists themselves to schooling. Tourist funds in schooling arise from a number of different forms of tourism such as community-based...