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Introduction: The work environment is one of the main causes of allergic rhinitis. The majority of vendors in Dakar work in places close to roads that are very frequented by vehicles, exposing them to increased air pollution. The study determined the prevalence of allergic rhinitis and its associated risk factors in these vendors. Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey based on a structured questionnaire, conducted among vendors in the neighborhoods of HLM, Medina and Petersen in Dakar,...

Abstract This study investigated the levels and spatial distributions of four selected heavy metals in the soil and drainage components emanating from informal E-waste recycling activities at Ashaiman scrapyard, in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana. The metals are Cadmium (Cd), Chromium (Cr), Copper (Cu) and Lead (Pb). Five sampling sites were randomly selected, with top and sub-soil sampled from the two open burning areas (hereafter H and F). Three sites in the drainage that runs through the...

This is the second guideline from the Emergency Medicine Society of South Africa (EMSSA) on the use of emergency point-of-care ultrasound in South Africa. It supersedes and replaces the guidelines produced in 2009. This document contains information on the changes from the 2009 guidelines and details of the training and credentialing processes recommended by EMSSA. It also contains detailed information on the curricula of the Core Emergency Point-of-Care Ultrasound and Advanced Emergency Point-of-Care Ultrasound courses.

Despite the distance between them, China and Algeria are very close strategically, politically, and economically, as they developed relations that extended to important periods and milestones in the history of the two countries. This comparative study seeks to explore the issue of civil service training as a new area for convergence, exchange of lessons and intensification of cooperation between the two countries. Although the two countries are currently linked with a comprehensive strategic...

This study explores barriers to and strategies for parental involvement (PI) in the education of children with disabilities, using a qualitative case study design. Using the purposive sampling technique, five parents and five teachers were selected for interviews. Data obtained through semi‐structured interviews have been analysed thematically. The findings demonstrated that PI was hindered by various barriers related to parents (including parents’ low level of education, income and negative...

Abstract In Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), modern contraceptive prevalence is low by international standards: 29.6% as of 2020. A 2015 pilot study demonstrated the feasibility and acceptability of using medical and nursing students to administer DMPA-SC (the subcutaneous injection) among other methods at the community level. The more far-reaching discovery was the potential of clinically trained students to increase access to low-cost contraception in the short-run, while...

Despite the growing interest in investigating and exploring potential causes and the manifestation of language anxiety amongst EFL learners, the potential sources of this complicated phenomenon have not been widely researched and identified in the Cameroonian context. Horwitz and Young (1991, P.14) state, “we have been truly surprised at the number of students who express anxiety and distress in their language class”. This paper sets out to investigate the potential causes of fear, its...

The main purpose of this study was to understand the role of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) in improving secondary school teachers’ teaching and learning competencies at Basso Preparatory and Secondary School (BPSS). In so doing, single case study design was employed, and the participants of the study were teachers, principals, supervisor and CPD coordinator of the school and experts at district and Zonal levels, and the data sources were CPD framework and toolkit, portfolio...

Education sector is undergoing major transformations, rationalization, restructuring and redefinition.As an integral part of the university education, university libraries should be instrumental in responding to the changes taking place in university education and play a key role in this process.Although Inclusive Education is a new paradigm shift in the Education sector the provision of information and information services to all users has always been a cardinal principle of...

Nigeria, like many other African countries, is made up of many cultural groups with diverse cultures making imperative the need to understand and accept each other's differences, in order to foster unity.There is no doubt that both the National Policy on Education as well as the cultural policy for Nigeria all point to the very important position of language in culture and in education, however, these policies do not adequately address the challenges faced in educational institutions...

This study was conducted an assessment on the implementation of affirmative action in case of Ethiopian secondary schools.The general objective of this research was to assess implementation of affirmative action in case of Ethiopian secondary schools.The data were collected through primary and secondary sources.The researcher employed descriptive and explanatory types of research design.The findings from this study confirm that attitudes, perceptions practices and procedures related to...

Training involves the knowledge, skills and attitudes required by an individual to perform effectively in assigned tasks. The proper implementation of training and development programmes in any organization ultimately enhances employee performance. This study is aimed towards conceptualizing on the framework of training and development as a driver for performance of municipal council employees in South Africa. The study adopted a review of past empirical articles to build a conceptual...

Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural SeriesVolume 58, Issue 4 p. 23141A-23142C Military SOMALIA: Training, Appointments and Return of US Troops First published: 24 May 2021 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-825X.2021.09977.xRead the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version...

The study has tried to investigate the state of teachers caring behavior as perceived by their students and its relation with students' achievement.Descriptive survey with correlational research design was employed.Questionnaire was developed to assess how frequent teachers demonstrate caring behavior.Quantitative data were collected through questionnaire from students and their 2019/2020 academic year first semester achievement records.SPSS version 26 was used to employ descriptive...

Ethiopian government has paid great attention to higher education expansion and hence, it has been a national policy issue of the country. The study investigated the dynamic relationship between higher education and economic growth in Ethiopia using annual data collected from 1981-2014. Autoregressive Distributive Lag framework was used along with Error Correction Term so as to investigate long run relationship between real GDP, enrollment in higher education, gross capital formation and...

This article contributes to the debates about the priorities of education reform in Egypt and approaches to reducing the students’ reliance on private tutoring. It presents the results of five focus group discussions with first year students in the Faculty of Economics and Political Science (FEPS), Cairo University, to understand their experiences with private tutoring during the high stakes final year of high school. The article concludes that private tutoring represents a façade of the...

A volcano-sedimentary succession, including the Guruf volcanic series, is exposed at Gabal Um Guruf in the north Eastern Desert of Egypt. A series of intermediate to silicic volcanic flows and associated pyroclastic deposits unconformably overlie quartz-diorite and granodiorite plutons and are intruded by high-level alkali feldspar granites. The metavolcanic xenoliths in the granodiorite are shown to be unrelated to the Guruf volcanics. Two volcanic cycles can be recognized. The lower unit...

The study examines the dynamic interrelationships among the school enrolment rates and the rate of employment (via unemployment rates) in Nigeria. The study employed Autoregressive estimates and an unrestricted VAR approach to analyze these relationships. The study lends credence to the new-growth theory (i.e. endogenous models) that more investments in human capital, through education especially at higher levels, will allow human capital to evolve dynamically to increase long-run growth...