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Termites constitute an integral component of various ecosystems in Africa. Termites are also amongst the most difficult of the insects to study because of their cryptic behaviour. There are around 2600 species of termites (Isoptera) in 280 genera which have been described worldwide and about 39% of the total termite species are found in Africa. Some termite species are well known pests of agricultural crops, forest trees, wood products and timber-in-service. Thus, they are responsible for...
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Research conducted in USA says that drug prevention is a successful method against chemical dependency and should be a part of the curriculum in all schools. The need for evidence based methods is increasing. Little research has been done on the subject in South Africa and other third world countries, hence the need for this research. There is unquestionably substance abuse amongst South African students. The organisation SANCA provides a school based prevention program called T.A.D.A. A...
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A new school curriculum, with substantial statistics content, has recently been introduced in South Africa. This gave rise to an extensive project by the national statistics office to upgrade the statistics knowledge of in-service teachers. The authors attempt to come to grips with the impact of the training that has taken place, taking into account the attitude of teachers and the reality of the South African classroom setting.
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The question of language-in-education policy and specifically the various roles played by English, Afrikaans, and South Africa's nine officially recognized African languages has long caused significant national controversy and is often cited as a precipitating cause for the 1976 Soweto uprising. Apartheid-era policy mandated primary instruction in the 'home' language regardless of parental preference, a legacy that continues to shape how parents and students perceive the range of...
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Tese de mestrado, Estudos Ingleses e Americanos, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Letras, 2011
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The study investigated the quality assurance attributes of training being given in the Nigerian higher learning This was assessed by examining the cognition of training functionality vis-a-vis the ability to correlate the courses of study with their practical endeavours. The hypothesis tested in the study at P < .05 states that development of the cognitive ability of trainees to correlate training to its practical endeavours has not been effectively achieved for the Nigerian leaning...
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The paper helps teachers in Nigerian schools manage burnout, an emotional exhaustion from excessive demands on their energy, strength, and resources. It helps them, to understand the burnout syndrome, the causes, symptoms, prevention and remedies. It emphasizes that burnout is experienced by many Nigerian school teachers and that it need not be a silent disease. It recommends that further research is necessary to document its incidence upon the teacher's physical condition and the student's...
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Nigeria is usually under the influence of significant natural aerosol loading. The country is the most populous in Africa with an estimated number of over 130,000,000 people and records one of the highest population growth rates in the world. It is the sixth largest oil-producing country in the world and a regional power in West Africa with great potentials for rapid industrialisation and associated urbanisation. There are strongly changing patterns of agricultural production and land use...
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Laboratory testing of patients for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection is an important procedure that has a substantial impact on HIV diagnosis. As the knowledge of HIV infection is increasing, so also is the complexity of laboratory tests for its detection. The first HIV antibodies detection technique was licensed in 1985 by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in America and since then several kits have been produced and introduced into the world markets (1). When HIV...
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Emergency contraception is very important in the fight to reduce the incidence of unwanted pregnancy and the attendant unsafe abortion within the developing countries. This multicentered, cross sectional and questionnaire based study assessed the knowledge and practice of emergency contraception among 600 undergraduate students selected from four tertiary institutions in Anambra State, Southeast Nigeria. 38.1% were aware of emergency contraception while only 8.5% of them had ever practiced...
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Its purpose is to strengthen open, distance and flexible learning (ODFL) systems and structures to increase access to education for young people living in high HIV prevalence areas in Malawi and Lesotho.It seeks to achieve this through developing a new, more flexible model of education that uses ODFL to complement and enrich conventional schooling.It also seeks to encourage application of the new knowledge generated through effective communication to development agencies, governments,...