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Climate change is an issue that has received significant international attention over the past years.According to projections, it has potentially profound implications for future communities especially thosein developing countries.Since the knowledge and perceptions of people on climate change can affect the success of implemented adaptation and mitigation options, it is vital for societies to undertake regular assessments to gather this information.The study was conducted in Asunafo North...
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It is quite interesting to note that Pidgin which essentially began as a demanded language between the white importers, who later turned colonial masters, and their black traders has now become a campus language-spoken of the majority of the population among the Nigerian students in advanced institutions of learning. Nigerian Pidgin English evolved as a result of language contact with the British colonialists. This study seeks to assess the use, and also determine the recognition of Pidgin...
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This study integrates quantitative methods to detect surface and near-surface geological linear structures from digital elevation model. A set of altitude, slope and shaded relief maps was enhanced by applying Sobel filter with 10% threshold and percentile stretch to detect geological fractures and their displacements over regional scale. Topographic fabric grain algorithm, which classifies point lines into the ridge/valley and quantifies the degree to which all the ridges and valleys are...
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TSEG (Tijdschrift voor Sociale en Economische Geschiedenis) - The Low Countries Journal of Social and Economic History, is het Nederlands-Vlaamse vaktijdschrift op het gebied van de sociale en economische geschiedenis
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Smallholder farmers have been affected by drought impacts for several years.Sekhukhune district is characterized by poor and unreliable rainfall, frequent droughts and periodic flooding most of the time.Due to low and unreliable rainfall the smallholder farmers in the Sekhukhune district are finding it difficult to obtain high crop yields.As result of unreliable rainfall the majority of the households in the district are food insecure.The drought impacts in the Sekhukhune district has...
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The objective of the study was to determine the factors affecting the academic performance of undergraduate Pharmacy students of the University of Jos, Nigeria and to see if an association exists between the factors and their academic performance. A cross-sectional survey was conducted using self-completed questionnaires among Pharmacy students of the University of Jos, Nigeria, from the second professional year (300 level) to the fourth professional year (500 level). A percentage response...
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This study investigated primary school teachers’ perceptions of the barriers and challenges preventing them from integrating ICTs in the environmental science classroom. The study adopted a qualitative research approach that is in line with the phenomenological perspective as it sought to acquire knowledge through understanding the direct experience of others by engaging with participants through semi structured interviews and classroom observations. The participants of this study were 14...
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Objectives: The main aim of the study is to compare the mental health, risk factors and access to care of primary school children in Mauritius. This is a first ever survey of its kind using Goodman’s Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) in a population which has no dedicated mental health services for children. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study based on a sample of the general population of primary school children aged 6-11 years. The teachers completed the teacher SDQ in...
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Abstract Whether aggravated agricultural drought in the Sahel is related to a changing climate (meteorological drought, i.e., deficit of rainfall or unfavourable rainfall distribution) or to land use and land degradation (soil-water drought, i.e., decreased water infilitration and water holding capacity) is a much-debated issue. Global climate models and trend analysis show little agreement on how rainfall and meteorological drought are changing in the region, and research has increasingly...
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The 2013 Lancet series on maternal and child nutrition is identified and advocated for improved institutional and human capacity in nutrition towards scaling up nutrition (SUN) in countries with high stunting rates. Of the fifty-four countries with high burden of child undernutrition who have committed to the SUN movement, thirty-six are in Africa. In the present paper, the academic platform of the SUN movement in Ghana presents an overview of nutrition pre-service capacity in West Africa...
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Abstract Objective To systematically review evidence on the prevalence and risk of disabilities among children and adults living with HIV in sub‐Saharan Africa. Methods Articles were identified from 1980 to June 2013 through searching seven electronic databases. Epidemiological studies conducted in sub‐Saharan Africa that explored the association between HIV status and general disability or specific impairments, with or without an HIV ‐uninfected comparison group, were eligible for...
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This paper argues that effective education in a knowledge society cannot be realized unless the issue of the policy of the language of instruction and assessment is resolved. This study discusses the relevance of the language policy currently in use for instruction and assessment of Ordinary Secondary Education in Tanzania. It also presents the research findings on the extent to which the language policy has passed a barrier towards students’ performance and effective learning in post...
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Planning is a life blood of development. It creates a path through which initiatives can be translated into practice. This is possible if planning is made to be as integrative as possible to guarantee systematic coverage of all crucial aspects for attainment of articulated goals. It delineates key issues over which the tenets of different courses of action should be anchored. All the way through, Tanzania has been striving to adopt and execute an integrative planning process to attain its...