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This study analyzed socio-economic factors that influence farmers’ adaptation to climate change in agriculture. Perceptions regarding long-term changes in climate variables and the rate of occurrence of weather extremes were also investigated. Additionally, farmers’ perceived barriers to the use of adaptation practices were identified and ranked. A total of 100 farm-households were randomly selected from four communities in the Lawra district of Ghana and data were collected through...

This study analyzed socio-economic factors that influence farmers’ adaptation to climate change in agriculture. Perceptions regarding long-term changes in climate variables and the rate of occurrence of weather extremes were also investigated. Additionally, farmers’ perceived barriers to the use of adaptation practices were identified and ranked. A total of 100 farm-households were randomly selected from four communities in the Lawra district of Ghana and data were collected through...

This study analyzed socio-economic factors that influence farmers’ adaptation to climate change in agriculture. Perceptions regarding long-term changes in climate variables and the rate of occurrence of weather extremes were also investigated. Additionally, farmers’ perceived barriers to the use of adaptation practices were identified and ranked. A total of 100 farm-households were randomly selected from four communities in the Lawra district of Ghana and data were collected through...

The purpose of this article is to show increased concern in the new ways of structuring schooling in college/university classroom to address the learning needs of students. Accordingly, the cognitive view of motivation serves as a conceptual framework to understand students’ learning. In the past decade, we have seen the Higher Diploma Programme (HDP), which was developed as a result of the study into the quality and effectiveness of teacher education in Ethiopia focused on teaching...

Biofuels are just one of a host of bioeconomy initiatives which promise to deliver ‘inclusive’ sustainable development through innovations in bio-based products and services in the global south. Yet to critics, biofuels are seen as prime drivers in a global ‘land grab,’ rainforest clearance, and the dispossession of farmers. Responding to these concerns, firms in Madagascar have shifted production away from large plantations to small-scale production of the more ‘environmentally-friendly’...

Rationale: Adverse effects of exposures to ambient air pollution on lung function are well documented, but evidence in racial/ethnic minority children is lacking.Objectives: To assess the relationship between air pollution and lung function in minority children with asthma and possible modification by global genetic ancestry. Methods:The study population consisted of 1,449 Latino and 519 African American children with asthma from five different geographical regions in the mainland United...

BACKGROUND: Food safety education and training for food handlers is crucial in impacting knowledge on the best practices in the food handling process. There are 1.5 billion cases of diarrhea annually according to World Health Organization (WHO) estimates. 30%-70% of these are food related. There are 1.8 million deaths annually related to this diarrhea and mostly affected are children under 5 years of age. Children are more susceptible to infections than adults. This study aims to determine...

To assess the efficacy and safety of Sancai powder in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) inadequately controlled with single oral metformin in a randomized controlled trial (RCT).A total of 132 patients with T2DM were enrolled in the study, who only took metformin (500–1000 mg/day) for at least three months and with inadequate glycemic control (7.0% ≤ hemoglobin A1c ≤ 9.0%) in the past three months. The patients stopped taking metformin with lifestyle interventions for three...

With the lowest total annual rainfall yet recorded, 2015 was declared the driest year in South African history since 1904 (South African Weather Service). Although large parts of the country received good rains in the first half of 2016, this has done little to alleviate, in the short and medium term, the harsh implications of the drought for many areas. Dry-land crop producers and livestock producers have had to deal with the impact of the drought long before the end consumer felt the brunt...

With the lowest total annual rainfall yet recorded, 2015 was declared the driest year in South African history since 1904 (South African Weather Service). Although large parts of the country received good rains in the first half of 2016, this has done little to alleviate, in the short and medium term, the harsh implications of the drought for many areas. Dry-land crop producers and livestock producers have had to deal with the impact of the drought long before the end consumer felt the brunt...

A thesis submitted in fulfillment for the award of doctor of philosophy in the school of education, department of special needs education, Kenyatta University, June, 2016

The quest for every society is to have an admirable educational quality. The quality of school infrastructure relate to other school quality issues, all having an impact on the critical learning factor of pupils in school. This paper investigated the effects of school facilities on the educational quality of pupils in kupe-muanenguba division, south-west region of Cameroon. Data was collected through questionnaires and direct observations. Analysis with SPSS was applied, using the regression...

This paper examines shifts in, and variations of, differentiation, diversification and specialisation and their impact on missions and mandates of different institutional types in South Africa. It explores patterns and how these might encourage institutional ‘mission drift’, arguing that, in practice, institutions are positioned on a continuum. While legally mandated institutional boundaries are still common, there is increasing support for the blurring of these boundaries because of...

Highlights• We estimate the effects of climate variability and change on agricultural revenues of small-scale farmers in Kenya.• We use a balanced panel household data set collected in 2000, 2004, 2007 and 2010 from eight agro-regional zones and climate data from 1980 to 2010.• We assess the effects of climate variability and change using a household fixed effects model.• Results imply that climate variability and change significantly affect smallholders livelihoods with greater effects in...

Highlights• We estimate the effects of climate variability and change on agricultural revenues of small-scale farmers in Kenya.• We use a balanced panel household data set collected in 2000, 2004, 2007 and 2010 from eight agro-regional zones and climate data from 1980 to 2010.• We assess the effects of climate variability and change using a household fixed effects model.• Results imply that climate variability and change significantly affect smallholders livelihoods with greater effects in...