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In this study, we have used the Terra satellite onboard of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) to investigate the spatial and temporal relationship between aerosol optical depth (AOD) and cloud parameters namely, water vapor (WV), cloud optical depth (COD), cloud fraction (CF), cloud effective radius (CER), cloud top pressure (CTP), and cloud top temperature (CTT) based on 10 years (from January 2004 to December 2013) of dataset over six locations in South Africa (SA)....

This paper seeks to investigate the incidence of short-term postoperative complications in children and adult patients undergoing primary surgery of cleft lip and palate.One hundred and fifteen patients consisting of children (below 12 years) and adult (12 years and above) who were operated for both cleft lip and palate within a 2-year period at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital were reviewed postoperatively at 1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year intervals,...

The National Teachers’ Institute (NTI) has been involved in training teachers for the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) for over three decades through Distance Learning Programme.  The quality of these teachers has been queried particularly when compared with those who run full-time NCE Programme.  This study, therefore, determined the professional competencies of NCE teachers produced by NTI. The study further examined the extent to which NTI primary school teachers’ morale,...

Deployment of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for teaching and learning affords learners' flexibility in learning such that they can learn as individuals or groups. The dissemination of information by lecturers to learners will also be facilitated by the use of ICT. The University of Ibadan designed a courseware development programme for 20 female lecturers to improve the use of technology for teaching and research. Data was collected using a questionnaire, interview and...

The way universities are operating today have increases concern on what skills and capabilities learners should be equipped or developed with in the higher education such that graduates of the institution will be able to fit into the world of work and also enhance the enterprise culture. In the last decade the concern to incorporate entrepreneur skills and training into the higher education curriculum have been on the agenda of the government as well as the institution. The concern has left...

The Efficacy of Social Studies Teachers’ Competence in the Use of Playway Method in Lower Primary Schools in Osun State, Nigeria Dr. B. A Adeyemi Abstract The study assessed Social Studies teachers’ competence in the use of playway method in lower primary Social Studies classroom in Osun State, Nigeria. It examined their knowledge, competence and factors that might influence their competence in the use of playway method in Social Studies classroom. The study adopted qualitative descriptive...

Islam came to the place now known as Nigeria several centuries ago.Hence, before English Language, Arabic Language and Islamic education have dominated many cultures of Nigeria.However, government recognition of this has been very slow.This paper documents how Arabic education came to Nigeria and its development.The paper particularly analyses the current problems that this language and religious education is encountering at present, including, lack of unified syllabus, lack of qualified...

The increasing prevalence of poor diet and diseases need to be considered amongst school children. Malnutrition is still highly prevalent in developing countries. School children may also be at high nutritional risk, not only under-five children. The objective of the present study was to determine relationship between type of nutrition and pupils’ level of diseases in both public and private schools in Ogbomoso, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The sample selected for...

The sediments of Rivers Oyi and Wara were sampled in order to assess the pollution status of these rivers by heavy metals. Thirty stream sediment samples were collected along channels of Rivers Oyi and Wara, bounded  by Latitudes 8°39'N and 8°50'N and Longitudes 5 00'E and 5°09'E. The samples were analyzed for eight heavy metals, namely, Co, Cu, Cr, Fe, Mn, Pb and Ni after they had been partially extracted using aqua-regia digestion and analysed by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass...

Questionnaires were forwarded to the target population of sixty, nonetheless fifty-two were retrieved which represents 86.6% of the total sample.  The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) research package and Microsoft Excel were used to analyze the data. It was discovered from the study that 63.5% of the Radiation Protection Institute’s staff had attended some form of training, both on-the-job and off-the-job; however, 36.5% indicated that they have not had the opportunity of...

The paper surveys and discusses the current state of teaching BIM in departments of architecture in Egypt. It also connects it to the increasing professional market demand for technologically qualified architects. In specific, the paper explores the reasons behind the fact that the local BIM curriculum is lagging behind its international counterpart. It also explores the need to utilise BIM software capabilities. A further comparative survey is carried out between local case studies and...

The content of the Art History component in the General Knowledge in Art subject studied by various Senior High Schools in West Africa is largely of foreign art histories at the expense of the histories of African indigenous arts which are shallowly presented in the teaching syllabus to be taught students. This makes the students appreciate more of the artistic cultural heritage of foreign countries making them handicapped in the historical knowledge concerning their own rich African...

Since the 1990s, quality and quality assurance have become the key themes of higher education institutions almost universally.Issues have been raised about the output of higher education institutions and whether communities are receiving real value for their investments.Although situations vary from country to country, some far-reaching developments have contributed to growing interest in setting up policy mechanisms to ensure quality and accountability in higher education.Of particular...

Globally, governments and other public-funded entities adopt processes to acquire goods, works, and services needed to implement public projects, this is commonly referred to as Public Procurement. In Ghana, the government has taken steps to reform the public procurement system to improve its performance in all government and other public-funded institutions. The purpose of this study was to assess compliance with the Public Procurement Act and its correlation with procurement performance of...

Transformational Leadership Skills Needed by Private Basic School Proprietors in Ghana by Moses Adu-Gyimah MBA, University of Ghana Business School, 2010 BA (Hons) Economics, University of Ghana, 2007 Doctoral Study Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Business Administration Walden University July 2016 Abstract Survival of small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) is a critical issue for business leaders. The Ghana Statistical Service reported...