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Background:The efficacy of palliative external beam radiotherapy (PRT) for relief of metastatic bone pain had been well established, a single fraction is as effective as multiple fractions in relieving bone pain, but variation exist among the radiation oncologist in our environment on the ideal dose per fraction regimen.Methods: We retrospectively reviewed data from breast cancer patients treated with PRT using linear accelerator for metastatic bone pain in University College Hospital Ibadan...
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This study examined the relationship between training and organizational sustainability of Oil and Gas Companies in Rivers State. The study adopted a cross-sectional survey in its investigation of the variables. Primary data was generated through self- administered questionnaire. The population of the study was 140 management staff of 5 Oil and Gas Companies in Rivers State. The sample size was 103 determined using the Taro Yamane’s formula for sample size determination. The reliability of...
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Alcohol use among adolescents remains a major public health problem. Studies carried out on alcohol use among adolescents in Morocco remain few in number. This study evaluated the prevalence of alcohol use, determinants of hazardous, harmful alcohol use or possible dependence (alcohol use disorder: AUD), and determined its predictors among middle and high school students in the province of Khemisset, Morocco. A cross-sectional study conducted in public middle and high schools in the province...
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This paper seeks to understand the perceptions of local communities to climate variability and change in relation to observed climatic data. A perception survey, historical timeline and analysis of sea level and meteorological data from the study area were used to achieve this objective. As perceptions regarding different types of climate stimuli are likely to trigger response actions, this study highlights the importance of integrating local perceptions into planning for adaptation. The...
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Introduction The satisfaction of users of the health facilities is common used in order to appreciate quality of care. The objective of the present research was to study satisfaction of women inpatients from the care units of the Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine of the National teaching hospital Souro Sanou, in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. Methods A cross-sectional analytical study conducted in 8 months. The areas of satisfaction were calculated according to...
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Global warming is the rising of the earth's temperature due to increased anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions resulting in climate change and causing extreme erratic weather.Furthermore, the adverse effects of climate change are an increase in poverty levels causing large scale death and destruction.Global climate change must be adequately addressed in accordance with international protocols if developmental goals are to be achieved.In addition to a literature review, the empirical...
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There is a complementarity between Uganda’s aim for ‘education for all’ and the pedagogy indicated as underpinning Uganda’s child-focused thematic curriculum. However, child-focused pedagogies are rare. The case is made that child-led research is an appropriate model for developing inclusive classroom practice. This research is the first to consider the relationship between Ugandan teachers’ epistemological beliefs and child-led research. The findings from questionnaire responses of 187...
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Disability in Palestine and the experiences and practices of professors and administrators on accommodating disabled students in Palestinian higher education institutions are captured through critical ethnography mode. Disability in Palestine is discussed within the context of what I, as the researcher, call “segregating democracy.” The term segregating democracy refers to the political bonds between Israel and the United States of America that often lead to exclusion of the indigenous...
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The study investigated the efficacy of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Logotherapy in reducing risky sexual behaviours among in-school adolescents in Benin Metropolis, Edo State. Four research questions were raised and formulated to hypotheses to guide the study. A Quasi-experimental design, using pre-test-post-test, and non-equivalent control group was adopted. The population of the study consisted of twenty thousand, four hundred and twenty SS 2 students. The sample consisted of one...
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Post-modern approaches to language policy have emphasised the role of agency in implementing and appropriating language policies (Ricento, 2000;Johnson and Johnson, 2015).While agency is often perceived in positive terms, Liddicoat (2019) calls on language policy researchers to investigate its problems and constraints.This article discusses the interplay of structure and agency in educational language policies in Tunisian higher education, a sector characterised by a 'benign neglect'...
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Technology has had a major impact in education especially in the context of tertiary education. Such impact has manifested more in the advanced world compared to the developing world. This indicates that digital technologies undoubtedly have the potential to enhance traditional classroom teaching. Unfortunately, the exact nature of their contributions to educational achievement are highly debated and understudied in the African context. The impact of various uses of technology in tertiary...
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This research project investigates mobile literacy of Syrian refugee women teachers settled in Lebanon and Sweden. Our research provides input into Syrian refugee women teachers’ professional aspirations and their connection to informal mobile learning. In both countries, training programs are used for these newly arrived teachers, enabling them to move forward in their careers, where digital and mobile learning play an important part. The purpose is to investigate how Syrian refugee women...
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This research project investigates mobile literacy of Syrian refugee women teachers settled in Lebanon and Sweden. Our research provides input into Syrian refugee women teachers’ professional aspirations and their connection to informal mobile learning. In both countries, training programs are used for these newly arrived teachers, enabling them to move forward in their careers, where digital and mobile learning play an important part. The purpose is to investigate how Syrian refugee women...