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Previous studies have established that male and female speakers differ in their production of foreign language (FL) vowels due to biological differences in the vocal tract.These differences present a challenge when subjects recruited for an instrumental analysis of speech sounds include speakers of both genders.Most previous studies, therefore, focus on only one gender to avoid the problem of biological differences between males and females.However, different gender groups may perform...

An interventional research was conducted in the kitchens of Khartoum state hospitals 2021 on the impact of training of food handlers in (12) hospitals with (56) food handlers to identify food hygiene requirement. Training was done before and interventions training after. Questionnaires were filled out with food handlers and interview with nutrition supervisor about kitchens. The data was statistically analyzed by using the Statistic Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) program version 25; the...

In this article, I analyze the resettlement of three communities in the Keta municipality of Ghana as a result of rising sea levels that threatened life and property. Although a few studies have documented the effects of relocation because of slow-onset climate-induced environmental change, little is known about how such resettlements have contributed to positive social change in the affected communities. I used critical theory to determine whether Keta’s relocation process contributed to...

Although there is an invaluable growth of science and technology across the world, many young people appear to lose interest in Mathematics and science-related subjects due to poor academic achievement caused by different factors. The factors affecting students' achievement in science subjects among sub-Saharan Africa countries,including Rwanda, have been an issue for stakeholders on investigating how to improve the teaching and learning of science in basic education. In this study, a...

To develop into responsible young citizens and later responsible adult citizens, African American high school students must cultivate their knowledge about local community and broader societal occurrences. Specifically, African American high school students’ erudition of Black history, including the events and individuals who afforded them freedoms, enhances their informed decision making and impacts them as citizens. Critical discourse contextualizing the historical events pertaining to...

The purpose of the study is to determine the opinions of preschool teachers regarding the values of Turkish children and Syrian refugee children. Phenomenology design, one of the qualitative research methods, was used in this study. The study group of the research consisted of twenty-four pre-school teachers working in different cities, namely Adıyaman, Kilis, Şanlıurfa, Gaziantep, and Hatay, where refugees live intensely. Purposeful sampling method was used to determine the participants of...

Abstract Background Kenya has significantly expanded its medical school numbers and internship training hospital numbers to address its workforce gap. The majority of newly accredited internship hospitals are first-level referral/district hospitals, which are considered to have shortage of staff, medications, have limited service capacity and are described as “not organized for training purpose”. Using data from the Kenya Harmonized Health Facility Assessment (KHFA) 2018, we characterise the...

Background: In an age where information is generally accessible, most of the interest these days has focused on how accessible and convenient technology can be. So small and personal, mobile devices can transform our perception of learning by combining both mobility and convenience. Mobile learning is part of the digital learning landscape alongside e-learning and serious games. However, knowledge about effective design of mobile learning experiences remains of interest with a focus on...

Disability, CBR and Inclusive Development aims to enhance knowledge in the field of disability and inclusive development, addressing the needs of practitioners, policy makers, DPOs and the scientific community.

One of the detrimental colonial legacies that have been reproduced in the contemporary educational systems in Africa, especially in higher education institutions, is the conspicuous absence of student-centered pedagogy that prevails in African universities. While this phenomenon is widespread in Africa, it is even more glaring in the countries whose education systems were inherited from the French. Indeed, in the French academic tradition eloquence in delivering a well-prepared course is...

The Diani-Ukunda area on the Kenyan coast is one of the main tourism centers of the country. Over time, individuals who originally visited the area as tourists have started sustainability initiatives that are in part funded through donor networks from abroad (drawing on individuals who visited the country initially as tourists). This essay explores select German initiatives in the educational sector that have emerged in the context of the area’s tourism industry. Diani Maendeleo Academy (a...

The increasing global concern surrounding plastic marine pollution has placed a spotlight on the key items identified as major contributors. The subsequent public outcry has forced key value-chain actors – such as brand owners, retailers and restaurateurs – to be seen to be responding to the issue. However, are their responses motivated by a true desire for environmentalism or are actors engaging in greenwashing? In this case study on plastic straws, the brand owners and retailers...

This chapter explores the constitution of doctoral supervisors and the ways they adopt to themselves in their discharge of supervisory duties. The chapter uses diverse contexts to understand duties in diverse and complex contexts such as South Africa. The strategies and actions invoked by supervisors to ensure their success in their supervisory endeavours are explored. One of the key arguments of the chapter is that under the current environment, doctoral supervisors in South Africa are...

Abstract This study examines the inter-annual variability of rainfall and mean Sea Level Pressure (SLP) over west Africa based on analysis of the Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) and National Center for Environmental Prediction/National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCEP/NCAR) Reanalysis respectively. An interconnection is found in this region, between MSLP anomaly (over Azores and St. Helena High) and monthly mean precipitation during summer (June to September: JJAS). We...

This study examined the relationship between social media networking, collaborating learning and principals' performance in public secondary schools in Delta State. Two research questions guided the study. Two hypotheses were also tested in the study at 0.05 significant level. The study adopted the correlation design. The study population was the 427 principals in public secondary schools in Delta State Post-Primary Education Board. The sample size was 342 principals serving in public...

Disability, CBR and Inclusive Development aims to enhance knowledge in the field of disability and inclusive development, addressing the needs of practitioners, policy makers, DPOs and the scientific community.