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Background: Soil-transmitted helminth infections and schistosomiasis constitute a major public health problem in developing countries. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of single dose anthelminthic treatment against soil-transmitted helminthic infections and schistosomiasis among school children in Ebonyi State. Subjects and Methods: A school-based chemotherapeutic intervention study was conducted from September 2007 to January 2008 among five hundred and seventy-six...
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Drought is the number one constraint in chickpea production. In the past, breeding efforts to improve terminal drought tolerance have been hindered by its quantitative genetic basis and poor understanding of the physiological basis of yield in water-limited conditions.
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Proceedings of the 4th biennial International Conference on Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA) held at the Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, Mozambique, 3-5 August 2011.
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This project focused on finding out the perception of Tanzanian higher learning institution's community on open source software adoption. It is an attempt to reduce the current problem of pirated software in use by a number of users who cannot afford purchasing a genuine copy of proprietary software such as Microsoft products. A quantitative research was adopted to test the relationship between independent variables: Top management support, cost saving, compatibility, continuity &...
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One of the biggest upcoming challenges to the international community is the problem of a changing climate. The earth’s surface temperature is rising and associated impacts on physical and biologic ...
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The number of foreign pupils in the schools of Catalonia, Spain, has increased markedly in recent years. In the 1993–94 school year, these pupils represented just 1.25% of all schoolchildren registered at non-tertiary education institutions. Today, however, they account for 12.5%, a significant figure if, in addition, we consider that in the last five years the total number of immigrant students has doubled, reaching 150,000 in the 2008–09 school year.
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The complaint that graduates are ill prepared for employment – let alone for creating their own employment – is not unusual in Europe and North America. But it has become widespread and strongly expressed in Africa in recent years. So when the British Council announced funding for a further round of Educational Partnerships in Africa (EPA), they called for proposals that would encourage greater attention to employability and entrepreneurship in African higher and further education.
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Peridotite and granite xenoliths, in the early stage of weathering, occur in the Nyos volcanic region (NW Cameroon). Geochemical data shows that peridotites are marked by high concentrations of MgO (42.30 wt.%, with SiO2/MgO ∼ 1), chromium (2100 ppm), nickel (2100 ppm) and cobalt (104 ppm), as well as by low lanthanide contents (ΣREE: 7.41 ppm). Granites display SiO2 contents (70–73 wt.%), and are mostly peraluminous (1.40 > A/CNK < 1.6). They are also characterized by low contents in...
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Rural communities in Malawi are experiencing adverse climatic hazards which are attributed to climate variability and change. The frequent events being experienced include floods, dry spells and seasonal droughts. Rural livelihoods are severely affected because of their sensitivity to these phenomena. The research has analyzed community-based coping and adaptation strategies for sustainable livelihoods among the rural poor in Kaunda village, T/A Simlemba in Kasungu district, Malawi. The...
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In this paper, I will describe my 6-month tenure as a Fulbright Scholar in Rwanda teaching and learning at some of the country’s leading universities. My Fulbright project focused on the needs of two particular universities: the Kigali Institute of Education (KIE) and the Kigali Institute of Science and Technology (KIST). At KIE, I was to help Rwanda reform their mathematics curriculum to make it more student-centered. At KIST, I was Director of E-Learning and was tasked with the development...
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Okukyalira ensiko or 'visiting the bush' is how, in Uganda, the Baganda people name the practice of elongating the labia minora, which young girls start performing before menarche. As a mandatory rite of passage that identifies membership of the tribe, one of its main purposes is to enhance sexual pleasure for both male and female partners. The conditions in which it is practiced involve certain physical health risks. In this qualitative study carried out in Wakiso district, a...