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In 1904, William Halsted introduced the present model of surgical residency program which has been adopted worldwide. In some developing countries, where surgical residency training programs are new, some colleges have introduced innovations to the Halsted's original concept of surgical residency training. These include 1) primary examination, 2) rural surgical posting, and 3) submission of dissertation for final certification.Our information was gathered from the publications on West...

Traffic demand is significantly on the increase in our urban centres without a commensurate increase in the rate of road infrastructure development, resulting in traffic congestion. The need to periodically evaluate the operational performance of these roads with a view to addressing this problem becomes imperative, hence this study. Speed and traffic flow data were collected for morning and evening peaks for seven days for two segments of the selected urban road in Ile-Ife, using normal...

Introduction: Community- based dental training and service is the new direction in dental education. It offers a variety of positive learning experiences for dental students, providing the needed dental services for rural and the underserved areas. A case study of University of Benin dental school was carried out to evaluate the historical development of community-based services, challenges and prospects. Materials and methods: Data was obtained using the historical method through...

Female circumcision also known as female genital mutilation (FGM) is the total or partial cutting/removal of the external female genitalia or injury to the female genital organ for non-medical reason.This study was to determine the current prevalence of FGM among children brought for medical care and identify the prevailing factors contributing to this practice.The study was carried out among 200 consecutive new female children with age ≤ 15 years presenting at the out-patient (OPD) and...

An important factor in the promotion of students’ understanding, retention and success in Mathematics is undoubtedly the adoption of appropriate strategy for both instruction and assessment. This is crucial given literature account and dismal performance of students which in- turn could affect any nation’s quest for full integration of technology which is rooted in Mathematics knowledge. This paper reports an investigation of the effects of using laboratory component of teaching and...

The data or information records are very important in any organization. With the increase in generation of data in the Kenyan education sector, there is need to devise appropriate means and strategies of storing and retrieving the available data which was hitherto written manually. The Modern Information Communication Technology has necessitated the use and application of Education Management Information System. This is vital in planning and evaluating the education system more efficiently...

In Kenya, Christian Religious Education is taught and examined by the Kenya National Examinations Council in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education at the end of the four years of Secondary Education cycle. The teaching of this subject in Secondary Schools ensures that learners are offered an opportunity to develop morally and spiritually (Education Act, 2011). Christian Religious Education was earlier on examined with Social Education and Ethics as rival and complementary subjects....

IntroductionMcGovern and Brewer (2013) referred to three-legged stool of faculty activity: teaching, scholarship, and (p. 507). As a result of democratisation, South African universities have been tasked with providing through participating in key communities in their environments, providing tuition that facilitates students' community engagement, and fostering the principles of democratic citizenship (Council of Higher Education [CHE], 2006). Community engagement in South African higher...

Climate change has affected both the natural and human systems, of which the women in the rural areas and their livelihood practices are the mostly affected. This study was conducted in some selected rural communities of Osun state in Southwest, Nigeria among women involved in different livelihood practices to find out issues about climate change impacts on the rural women such as: Are the rural women aware of climate change and its impacts? How prepared are they for climate change...

Background. Despite the increased incidence of Kaposi sarcoma (KS) resulting from the Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) pandemic, there is still significant underreporting of KS in this environment. Objectives. This study was aimed at determining the incidence and clinicopathologic patterns of KS among HIV infected patients in Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Nigeria, over a 14-year period: January 2000 to December 2013. Methodology. The...

Education centre is a capacity development infrastructure which could be formally or informally set up to develop potentials of individuals at a specified period.This paper therefore examined the level of work ethics and the challenges that are faced by women in the utilization of the educational resources which depend largely on the total commitment of the university leadership to the effective application of the management principles in the articulation of programmes, provision of...

Early Childhood Education (ECE) comprises essential programmes and activities which are critical to holistic development, academic success and future achievements of children. ECE is recognised by the federal government of Nigeria as a foundational and essential programme that Nigerian children must experience. This is why the government has given highly rated attention to it through various interventions that include formulation of policy documents and network of relationships among...

This study investigated the effect of job satisfaction on employees' performance with specific focus on teachers in secondary schools in Yewa South Local Government Area, Ogun State, Nigeria. The survey research design was adopted while questionnaire was used as instrument of data collection. A total of 120 copies of questionnaire was administered to teachers selected across 5 secondary schools in the location of the study out of which only 108 were returned with useful and usable responses....

The study assessed the level of use of climate change adaptation strategies among arable crop farmers in Oyo and Ekiti States, Nigeria. Multistage sampling procedure was used in the selection of 235 farmers. Both structured interview schedule and Focus Group Discussion were used to elicit information from the respondents which were analysed with both descriptive and inferential tools. The mean age of the respondents was 49.43 years, 63.0% and 37.0% of males and females’ arable crop farmers...