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Abstract Rainfed agriculture is the primary impact channel for agrarian economies like Zambia, but it is uncertain how future climate will be and by how much it will affect agriculture, household welfare, and economic growth. We use an integrated framework that combines climate models, biophysical models, and an economy-wide computable general equilibrium model based on a 2007 Social Accounting Matrix to assess the impacts of climate change on agriculture, economic growth, and household...

The contribution of forests in regulating climate relies on the extent of forests. Therefore, mapping and monitoring changes of forests are fundamental and should be accurate. This study therefore assessed the potential role of forests in Tanzania in mitigation of climate change by (1) assessing extent of forests, deforestation, and accounted for their mapping errors, (2) estimating quantities of CO2 stored and sequestered by forests, (3) estimating quantities of CO2 emitted due to loss of...

While school-based sexuality education programs are established to reduce risky sexual behaviour among young people, teachers who play a central role are challenged by social factors which affect program outcomes. This study aimed to investigate the training and support offered to teachers on the delivery of sex education in three contrasting Junior High Schools in Ghana, the attitudes and approaches to the delivery of sex education, and the response of students to teacher delivery of sex...

Climate change such as extreme weather, unexpected temperature and rainfall fluctuations cause several significant risks to the agro-economy. This study, therefore, assessed the determinants of climate change perception (CCP), the level of perception and its impact on net farm income of rice farmers. This is imperative as the actual CC communication and policy, therefore, require a good understanding of smallholders' views and acknowledgment of individual's perception about CC. Employing...

Persistent prevalence of high malnutrition in poor households in developing countries calls for enhancement of cost-effective nutrition interventions among the vulnerable groups. One responsive way is to promote regular consumption of home-grown biofortified foods, particularly in the micronutrient-deficient groups. Previous nutrition interventions have targeted adults with behavior change education, but have rarely explored the potential of nutrition education of preschoolers as change...

<h2>Abstract</h2> While adult literacy programs are considered as a potentially important vehicle to improve literacy and numeracy skills, their impact on the livelihoods of the rural poor in an integrated approach is less focused. Thus, this research examined the contributions of adult literacy in the Integrated Functional Adult Education (IFAE) program for the enhancement of livelihoods. Embedded mixed method design was used where data were obtained from structured interviews conducted...

The study aims to examine the impact of training and development on effectiveness and loyalty among workers of Transmission Company of Nigeria, Osogbo, Osun State. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The study collected data through a structured questionnaire which contained three sections for demographic variables, Employee Training and Development Scale, and Employees' Effectiveness and Loyalty Scale respectively. 80 respondents were selected through the use of random...

Accessibility and precise modelling of tropospheric delay play a significant role in the precise Global Navigation satellite system (GNSS) positioning applications as well as meteorological studies and weather forecasting. However, if in the event that a GNSS Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) is inaccessible due to power outages, poor internet connectivity, equipment failure, and firmware issues, gaps are created in the data archive, and the quality of the tropospheric delay...

The purpose of this research was to examine concussion induced cognitive impairment among collegiate athletes for a long term. This study attempted to determine if there was a significant decrease in cognitive function in student-athletes with a history of concussion after one year of concussion. Totally 46 student athletes who were qualified was included in this study. Of all the 46 student athletes, 14 are females, and 32 males from the following sports: Women’s Basketball (n=3), Men’s...

Background The global burden of disease treatable by surgical subspecialists remains an outstanding area of need, and yet little is known about the subspecialist workforce worldwide, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. This study aims to quantify the subspecialty surgical workforce and number of subspecialty training programs in West Africa and to identify socioeconomic factors predicting the number of subspecialists in West African countries. Methods West African subspecialists and accredited...

Background The global burden of disease treatable by surgical subspecialists remains an outstanding area of need, and yet little is known about the subspecialist workforce worldwide, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. This study aims to quantify the subspecialty surgical workforce and number of subspecialty training programs in West Africa and to identify socioeconomic factors predicting the number of subspecialists in West African countries. Methods West African subspecialists and accredited...

Climate change is shaped and understood through assumptions of causality and temporality that enable and constrain feasible approaches to environmental governance, approaches that may reproduce inequalities. Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) provides an entry point to examine the intersecting assumptions and politics around climate change and how it is managed. Actors in the REDD+ regime promote particular assumptions about the causality and temporality of...

Metacognition is important for monitoring and regulating cognitive processes, decision-making, problem-solving, and learning. Despite widespread interest in metacognition, measuring metacognition in children poses a significant challenge. Some qualitative and observational metrics exist but are restricted by scalability, range of metacognitive components measured, and use of different metrics compared with tasks for adults. We developed the Zoo Task-a novel, scalable, a paper-based task that...

The village of Minawao in the Far North of Cameroon is located in the Sudano-Sahelian zone where the population lives mainly from agriculture. Since the installation of refugees from the Boko Haram conflicts, the village of Minawao and its neighbouring villages have experienced a decline in their agricultural yields. In order to know the different impacts of refugees and climate change on agricultural yields, a survey was conducted among the heads of households of refugees and natives; and...

Abstract Date Presented Accepted for AOTA INSPIRE 2021 but unable to be presented due to online event limitations. This study used Photovoice methodology with the parents of a child with a disability living in a marginalized community in a low- and middle-income country. Themes illuminate the influence of social problems and community and cultural stigma on parenting occupations and also demonstrate how parents can be empowered to become agents of change. OTs can use this knowledge to...