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While much research on sound change in progress has focused on phonemic mergers (loss of phonological distinctions) relatively little has focused on splits (either allophonic or phonemic) or on how new distinctions are created (Labov 1994, 2011). The goal of this presentation is to discuss two examples of the development of phonemic or allophonic distinctions in two different diasporic languages (with homelands in two different continents). I will argue that intense contact settings (as...

Helminth parasitic infections have become a global public health concern and their burden is much higher among children of school age, especially in tropical and sub-tropical developing countries. In primary schools environments, children have proven to be more susceptible for acquiring helminth parasites through fingernails. This present study investigated intestinal parasites associated with the fingernails of primary school pupils in Batagarawa Local Government, Katsina State, Nigeria. It...

Sign language is a form of communication that is gestural based.It has been known to be the first language of children with hearing impairment.Research has shown that when this language is used appropriately it facilitates learning which also allows mobility across other languages.The use of signs to help pupils with hearing impairment learn dates back to the 19th century when Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet who pioneered education for the deaf in the United States, advocated for using sign...

The objectives of this study are to examine the mobility of students at the Algerian University, particularly the international mobility, which is one of the most important objectives of the LMD system, which is one of the most recent reforms adopted by the Algerian University in its new engineering of higher education. The research question is: What is the reality and prospects of mobility of students at the Algerian University under the application of the LMD system. "To know this, we...

Background: Knowing the prevalence of unintended pregnancy, unmet need in family planning and the associated factors in cape coast, is important for ensuring that all women have access to the most effective methods of family planning in order to reduce the occurrence of unintended pregnancies. This study aims to determine the prevalence of unintended pregnancies, unmet need in family planning and the associated factors among women attending antenatal clinics at the Cape Coast Teaching...

Objective: To determine the types and frequencies of complications associated with acute meningoencephalitis (ME) among children admitted to hospitals in Aden, Yemen.
 Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 60 children (1 month – 14 years of age) admitted to AL-Wahda Teaching Hospital in Aden with acute ME (viral or bacterial) over the period from January to June 2010. Data were collected using a pre-designed questionnaire, and data were presented as...

This study evaluates the factors influencing examination cheating behaviors by consumers of post-primary education in Enugu, Nigeria. The study objectives were to; determine whether the gender of consumers of post-primary education has a significant influence on the incidence of examination cheating behaviors in post-primary schools in Enugu, Nigeria, and; ascertain the significant causes of examination cheating behaviors among consumers of post-primary education in Enugu, Nigeria. The study...

This study assessed the administration of punishment, students' test anxiety, and performance in mathematics in secondary schools of Cross River State.Three null hypotheses were formulated following a correlational research design.Proportionate stratified random sampling technique was employed in selecting a sample of 2,554 respondents representing 5% of the population of 51,097 junior secondary school students distributed across 271 public secondary schools in Cross River...

Much of the pedagogical work with which I have been involved over the last three decades in higher education directly concerns my relations with students and vice a versa. More recently (Waghid, 2019), I have given some thought to my pedagogical relations vis-à-vis the virtue of caring in an attempt to make sense of my encounters with students in higher education. This article reflects a closer look at pedagogical encounters between students and myself (as a university educator). In a way, I...

Aim: This research aimed to evaluate Social Studies and History teaching in the Kabwe District of Zambia’s Central Province. Junior high school students take a Social Studies course covering history, geography, and citizenship. There is no distinction between the three, and all are treated equally.Findings: According to the findings, the introduction of Social Studies into the Zambian curriculum has resulted in a variety of different instructional approaches. Teachers in some institutions...

This study examined the effects of the occupational background of parents on the academic performance of public secondary school students in the Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria. The simple random technique was used to select 200 students from 18 high schools in the metropolis. The results of their state government conducted promotion examinations to the final grade were used to measure academic performance. The findings revealed a significant relationship between parents’ occupational background...

Half of all the cases of blindness worldwide are associated with cataract. Cataract disproportionately affects people living in low- and middle-income countries and persons of African descent.To estimate the 6-year cumulative incidence of visually impairing cataract in adult participants in the Nakuru Eye Disease Cohort Study in Kenya.This secondary analysis of the Nakuru Eye Disease Cohort Study was conducted from February 2016 to April 2016. This cohort comprised citizens of Nakuru, Kenya,...

Literacy in the twenty-first century global environment is increasingly essential to participation in society. Literacy skills include not only the ability to read, write, and interact with text, but also the capacity to use semiotic (sign) systems, numeracy, multiple modalities, and to link oracy to text using computerised devices. Despite this array of literacies, writing remains one of the least understood – yet increasingly important – skills through which evidence of learning is...

This series is based on work funded by Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) through the Collaborative Adaptation Research Initiative in Africa and Asia (CARIAA). CARIAA aims to build the resilience of vulnerable populations and their livelihoods in three climate change hot spots in Africa and Asia. The program supports collaborative research to inform adaptation policy and practice.

Mental distress is an important public health problem and is becoming common health problems among university students.This study aimed to provide a pooled prevalence of mental distress and associated factors among university students in Ethiopia.We systematically searched PubMed, EMBASE and PsycINFO databases. A further search was performed at Google Scholar search engine for additional studies. All observational studies reporting the prevalence of mental distress and/or associated factors...