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Toxic metals/metalloid contaminations of estuarine sediments due to compromised tributaries arouse significant interest in studying bacterial community that triggers natural attenuation processes. Geo-accumulation index (Igeo), contamination factor (CF), pollution load index (PLI), and Hakanson potential ecological risk index (RI) as a sum of risk factors (Er) were used to quantify toxic metal/metalloid-pollution status of Lagos Lagoon (2W) and 'Iya-Alaro' tributary (4W) sediments in...

Appears in: EDULEARN19 Proceedings Publication year: 2019Pages: 7575-7579ISBN: 978-84-09-12031-4ISSN: 2340-1117doi: 10.21125/edulearn.2019.1823Conference name: 11th International Conference on Education and New Learning TechnologiesDates: 1-3 July, 2019Location: Palma, Spain

Objective Epilepsy affects approximately 50 million people globally, with approximately 80% living in low/middle-income countries (LMIC), where access to specialist care is limited. In LMIC, primary health workers provide the majority of epilepsy care, despite limited training in this field. Recognising this knowledge gap among these providers is an essential component for closing the epilepsy treatment gap in these regions. Setting In Zambia, the vast majority of healthcare is provided by...

Abstract Chad is the largest country of the Sahel region with different climatic zones, varying from arid in the north to tropical in the south. These climatic zones respond differently to climate change signals. Therefore, their detection over major cities, which are scattered within different climatic zones, is of utmost importance. The changes in hydroclimatic fields such as rainfall and temperature were examined over the major cities in various regions for the period 1950 to 2014....

The main objective of the study was to determine the causes of vulnerability to climate change on the livelihoods of Baringo County households. The study was based on the pressure and release (PAR) model. An evaluation research design was adopted for this study and the data obtained was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Simple random sampling and purposive sampling were used to select a sample of 223 households as respondents. Data was collected through questionnaires,...

Cash transfers have been promoted as a means to reduce HIV risk for adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in sub-Saharan Africa. One of the main mechanisms whereby they are hypothesized to reduce risk is by deterring transactional sex. In this paper, we use qualitative methods to explore participant experiences, perspectives and reported behaviours of a cash transfer plus financial education programme among out of school, 15- to 23-year-old AGYWs in rural Tanzania with a focus on partner...

ESTABLISHING A PSYCHOSOCIAL PROFILE AND CORRELATES OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG SOUTH AFRICAN FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS

This paper makes a single point: that the goal of institutional diversity falls short of the goal of equity in higher education. Put differently, while the margins for diversity have increasingly been displaced and dislocated, equity appears to be misplaced. I contend that through significantly increased access, the South African education system has made remarkable progress in achieving racial, ethnic and gender diversity in their student populations. Despite these achievements in...

Black/African Americans experience health disparities, barriers to medical services and increased risk of Alzheimer's disease. The historical impact of racism in research and misunderstanding of cultural nuances has led to under-representation in clinical trials of treatments for dementia and other cognitive impairments. To address this issue, Fred Miller and the NIA – Oregon Alzheimer's Disease Research Center developed a longitudinal study, the African American Dementia and Aging Project...

Stem cells therapy of hearing loss is a challenging field due to lacking self-regenerative capacity of cochlea. Harderian gland of guinea pigs was thought to harbour a unique type of progenitors which could restore the damaged cochlear tissues. of this study was to isolate Harderian gland derived stem cells (HG-SCs) and investigate their efficacy in restoring the damaged cochlear tissue in carboplatin-induced hearing loss. Sixty female and 10 male pigmented guinea pigs were used; the male...

Currently, as a result of increase in population which has put high demand on rural financial institutions for credit and savings accessibility, the market for rural finance is facing a challenge of inadequate flow of funds. The large resources required to meet this demand call for the establishment of new rural financial institutions while the existing institutions require more funds to scale-up the activities and outreach. The enormous potentials of the rural sector make sound financial...

Namibia has recently introduced a number of health training programmes that expose students to infectious disease risks such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB). We explored the knowledge of students in relation to HIV and TB and whether or not there was evidence of exposure.We conducted two cross-sectional surveys of Namibian health students (medicine and pharmacy) in 2018.There was a strong association between knowledge and exposure to HIV, but not TB (i.e. explicit...

Sexual and reproductive health programmes with students in higher education in South Africa, are a neglected area of intervention. We report on piloting the peer-facilitated Auntie Stella intervention material at two South African universities. This participatory methodology encourages critical thinking by opening discussion on managing relationships, sexual decision-making, gender-based violence and risk-safety. The format involves various cards featuring a letter, a facilitated discussion,...

The beginning of the ‘Arab Spring’ in 2011, a regional revolution which started in the Tunisian city of Sidi Bouzid in late 2010, occurred in part as a result of drought-triggered high wheat prices, which in the past led to ‘bread riots’ across several Middle East and North Africa (MENA) nations. Here we present, for the first time, an analysis of possible amelioration of wheat yield loss and greater stability in bread supply resulting from the incorporation of putative drought-tolerant...

Semi-arid to arid areas are prone to droughts which are frequent occurrences in South Africa’s rangelands. Drought can trigger plant species compositional changes in rangelands thus influencing the availability and quality of forage for livestock. The availability and quality of forage drives livestock production, especially among pastoralists who mainly rely on the natural rangeland to sustain their livestock and livelihoods. The aim of this study was to determine the forage selection of...