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O.R. Tambo District is vulnerable to the effects of drought, given the social and economic circumstances of residents in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The communal farmers of O.R. Tambo District engage in crop and livestock farming activities in pursuit of their livelihoods. Economic reliance on agriculture and the depletion of resources increase their vulnerability to drought. The lack of adequate resources to prepare for and respond to drought has led to high drought...
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Parasitic infection is still a serious public health problem in the world, especially in developing countries including Egypt. It represents a major cause of morbidity and mortality in childhood and among high-risk groups-in most parts of the world. This study detected the prevalence of parasitic infection among school children in-El-Wadi El-Gadded (the New Valley Governorate). A total of randomly chosen 1615 students aged from 6-16 years, (771 males & 844 female) from 12 primary schools and...
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Heavy metals pollution is common problem in many lakes of Egypt, so this research aimed to assess this problem in Lake Malaha. Twenty-four samples taken from water and sediments of the lagoons of Lake Malaha. The water samples were collected and preserved by storing in acid-washed polyethylene bottles, sediment samples were collected and then kept in cleaned plastic bags and chilled on ice box. The chemical analysis for either water samples or sediment samples was assessed. The measured...
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Myopia is an important cause of correctable visual impairment and preventable blindness worldwide. Prevalence rates are approximately 20%-35% among the older teenage population globally. It has a medical burden of pathologic complications such as maculopathy and glaucomatous optic neuropathy. High school students experience high-performance and study pressures in the preparation for the final national examination. As a result they are exposed to excessive near work and indoor activities....
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The aim of this study was to assess the practice of pharmacotherapy of epilepsy and its treatment outcomes in adult epileptic outpatients at the University of Gondar Referral and Teaching Hospital, Gondar, North West Ethiopia.An institution based, retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted from the medical charts of 336 adult epileptic patients at the outpatient epileptic clinic of Neurology Department of University of Gondar Teaching Hospital from May 2014 to April 2015. Reviewing...
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This paper reports on a study that explored the best ways to design e learning in order to provide better access for adult learners with disabilities. Two districts from the Central Region of Ghana were selected and two major research questions guided the study. The five-point Likert scale was employed between May and August of 2014. The two questions asked were: The kind of issues that should be taken into account in the design and management of accessible e learning? And what problems need...
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This article discusses the importance of teacher education and why Freire is an appropriate interlocutor. Freire believes that in order to become a teacher one needs to engage in the acts of studying, teaching, learning, knowing, knowledge creation and entertainment. The article describes and analyses policy on restructuring teacher education of the four democratic administrations culminating in policy. An analysis of the Policy on Minimum Requirements for Teacher Education, Qualifications...
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Truants are considered more likely than non-truants to present with resilience and well-being issues. It is argued that students who demonstrate high levels of well-being problems are more likely to play truant than their counterparts who do not experience such challenges. This study, which is underpinned by the Circle of Courage and Eco systemic theoretical frameworks, aimed to investigate the relationship between resiliency and truancy in high schools in the Western Cape, South Africa. A...
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The current study focused on the linkage between climate change and food security of rural householders in Gibaish locality, western Sudan. The overall objective was to explore the level of food security and impacts of climate change variables on the food security of rural householders in the study area.. Multistage-stratified random sampling technique was used to select 70 households. Data were obtained from both primary and secondary sources and analyzed using descriptive statistics,...