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Studies have acknowledged improved intraocular pressure results with topical pressure lowering drugs.However, paucity of literature exists among theNigerian population and among South South inhabitance in particular.It is the aim of this study to investigate and compare the efficacy of timolol and latanoprost among patients attending the Ophthalmic Clinic of Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Irrua, Edo State, Nigeria.In a bid to achieve this objective, arandomized control trial was...
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Pneumonia causes more childhood deaths compared to other infectious diseases. Studies have showed that young children exposed to household air pollution (smoke) caused by burning of unprocessed solid fuels such as wood, charcoal, crop waste, animal dung and coal had double the risk of pneumonia infections compared to children who are not exposed or those from families using cleaner fuels such as electricity or gas. In 2012, more than half a million children below the age of 5 years died as a...
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A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF A DEGREE OF MASTER OF HOME ECONOMICS, DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, FACULTY OF EDUCATION AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA
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The informal sector accounts for over three-quarters of the economies of developing countries and host varying socio-economic activities. Due to unorganised nature of these activities, there is high likelihood of incidence of injuries and disabilities. However empirical evidence of these in the informal sector remains scanty. This paper examines the incidence and risk factors of occupational injuries and disabilities in the informal sector of Kumasi, the second largest city of Ghana, A...
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As the global population increases, there will be corresponding increase in demand for food most especially protein. Production from fisheries is crucial for food security in the face of current increase in population. Despite the reliability on fisheries and aquaculture to supply the animal protein needed by the world population, climate change has significantly reduced production and increase instability in the sector. In order to achieve food security and fisheries development goal,...
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This paper presents a theoretical and thematic exploration of gender equity in post –apartheid South African higher education. The paper argues that while South African women played a very important role in the struggle for political liberation, the current situation in South Africa’s political, economic and education institutions seems to suggest that the effort they put in the struggle does not commemorate the gains thereafter. A majority of South Africa’s girls and women still struggle to...
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Lecturers' use of educational support systems for teaching: a global perspective Educational support systems (ESS) are information, communication and telecommunication technologies, hardware and equipment that are deployed for instructional purposes. They work with the aid of software installed either at the factory, point of sale or use. They are used in institutions of higher learning all over the world as tools to support the educational objectives of teaching, learning and research. They...
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1) to evaluate the knowledge and perception of final year medical students about generic medicines. 2) To explore factors could affect final-year medical students’ future prescribing practice. All final year medical students from two governmental universities (n= 322) were invited to participate in this study. Pre-validated modified 24- item questionnaire was used to capture the data. The survey consists of 4 parts: demographics characteristics, knowledge of bioequivalence of generic...
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This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and perception of final year pharmacy students in southeast Yemen about generic medicines, and to explore factors could affect final-year pharmacy students’ future substitutions practice. A self-administered modified, pre-validated questionnaire was used to capture the data All final year pharmacy students from one governmental university (n= 132) and a private university (n=74) were invited to participate in this study. The survey consists of 4...
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Clinical training is an integral part of professional nursing education as it equips students with the required knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values needed for optimal practice in real-life situations. Inappropriate professional attributes have been observed among nursing graduates, while challenges to acquisition of clinical skills have been understudied in Nigeria. This study investigated system factors related to the provision of infrastructure/equipment, training/supervisory...
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Introduction: Klebsiella pneumoniae is a gram negative enterobacteriaciae commonly associated with nosocomial infections.Multidrug resistant strains are increasingly being reported with corresponding increase in morbidity and mortality.The study outlines the epidemiology and antibiotic resistance pattern of K. pneumonia over a 10 year period in Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret, Kenya.Methodology and Study Design: This is a retrospective analysis of all the blood culture results...
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In this qualitative case study, we examine South African teachers' generative learning after participating in a professional development project focused on writing and describe how the teachers enacted writing instruction in their classrooms six months after the project. Building on generative change theories, we explored how teachers used free writing to become metacognitive of their writerly identities and create time and space for their students to do the same. The teachers shifted in...