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Climate change has different effects between men and women, but disaggregated data by gender to realize specific adaptation practices undertaken by men and women in Tanzania are scarce.To fill part of the information gap, this study analyzed adaptation practices to the effects of climate change by gender in Bahi and Kondoa Districts Dodoma region, Tanzania.The study also analyzed perception of climate change and identified elements influencing adaptation practices.A sample of 360...
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The purpose of the study was to investigate the information needs and study behaviour of non-traditional university students, university libraries’ role in information provision, how it impacts on the academic development of the students, challenges they face and make recommendations on how the university libraries can improve the situation. The non-traditional students face many challenges that include lack of adequate time to study, communication breakdowns, inadequate information...
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Examining and studying semantic errors in second language acquisition (SLA) is an interesting and challenging area of investigation which is still fertile requiring much more research.In spite of the considerable number of investigations into lexical errors, very few studies have tackled semantic errors committed by SL learners.Thus, this study aims at not only examining Arab learners' semantic errors in English, how they can be classified but also investigating their possible L1 and L2...
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The burden of cognitive impairment among school children from developing communities is under reported due to lack of culturally appropriate screening tools. The objective of this study was to validate a culturally modified short form of the McCarthy Scales of Children Abilities (MSCA) in school children aged 6–8 years from varied backgrounds. One hundred and one children aged 6–8 years attending mainstream classes were enrolled cross-sectionally from three schools: one rural and two urban....
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The study investigated the acquisition of adjuncts by students in selected tertiary institutions in Southwestern, Nigeria with a view to examining the problems encountered by students in the usage of these structural components and its effects on their mastery of English. The data for the study were drawn from an essay writing assignment given to selected 675 first year students across nine tertiary institutions in Southwestern Nigeria. Stratified random sampling technique was adopted in...
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WeatherVolume 67, Issue 12 p. 311-316 Research Article Haboobs: convectively generated dust storms in West Africa† Alex Roberts, Corresponding Author Alex Roberts School of Earth and Environment, Faculty of Environment, University of LeedsCorrespondence to: Alex Roberts, [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorPeter Knippertz, Peter Knippertz School of Earth and Environment, Faculty of Environment, University of LeedsSearch for more papers by this author Alex Roberts,...
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in November 2008. There was a national tragedy which recorded about eighty four Nigerian infant deaths due to the consumption of adulterated teething syrup- 'my pikin' administered to children by mothers to prevent 'teething problems". This could have been prevented if they had been well informed about the teething process.to determine the knowledge, understanding and beliefs of caregivers attending LASUTH immunization clinic about teething.An interviewer administered questionnaire was used...
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The incidence of neural tube defects is known to vary among regions. Very little has been reported about the incidence in Sub-Saharan Africa except for the general impression that the prevalent rates are low.To determine the profile of patients presenting with neural tube defects in Lagos, NigeriaWe studied all patients with congenital midline back swellings presenting to one of two neurosurgical services in the state over a 5-year period to establish the incidence of spina bifida and...
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The World Report on Disability makes nine recommendations to ensure the inclusion, participation, and emancipation of people with disabilities. As described by Wylie, McAllister, Marshall, and Davidson (2013), the recommendations present a challenge for the development of services for people with communication disability (PWCD) in the Majority World, particularly recommendation 5: “increasing human resource capacity”, since professionals with training in communication disability are often in...
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The literature on development problems of small scale industries in Ghana tend to paint a broad brush picture that may lend less relevance to development planning specific to local situations.Drawing on the case of small scale agro-processing industries, this paper examines geo-specific constraints that affect the development of small scale industries in the kassena-Nankana District of North Eastern Ghana.The findings show that industrialists have limited economic access to raw materials and...
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Although shallow groundwater (<50 mbgl) sustains the vast majority of improved drinking-water supplies in rural Africa, there is little information on how resilient this resource may be to future changes in climate. This study presents results of a groundwater survey using stable isotopes, CFCs, SF6, and 3H across different climatic zones (annual rainfall 400–2,000 mm/year) in West Africa. The purpose was to quantify the residence times of shallow groundwaters in sedimentary and basement...
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This study estimated the adaptive capacities of farmers to climate change adaptation strategies and their effects on rice production in the Northern Region of Ghana.The adaptive capacities of rice farmers were estimated quantitatively and categorized into high, moderate and low adaptive capacities.Double logarithmic regression model of Cobb-Douglas production function was used to quantity the effects of adaptive capacities of farmers on rice production.On the average, the farmers interviewed...