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The objective of this paper is to assess the potential of machine learning algorithms in predicting the indoor air temperature in a greenhouse using the outdoor data. A dataset gathering the main weather data and the indoor air temperature of a greenhouse located in Agadir, Morocco was used for this purpose. Machine learning models including support vector machine based-regression, ensemble trees and Gaussian process regression are compared against multiple linear regression models. This...

It is established that addition of systemic therapy to locoregional treatment for breast cancer improves survival. However, reliable data are lacking about the outcomes of such treatment in women with breast cancer in low middle-income countries. We compared the outcomes of treatment in patients who had received neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) or adjuvant chemotherapy and examined the factors associated with breast cancer recurrence and survival at the National Radiotherapy Oncology and...

The sudden closure of schools in Mauritius due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic left educational stakeholders with much uncertainty until policy decisions regarding online learning were enforced by the Ministry of Education.While the alternative pathway aimed at abating anxiety about the schooling of students, it nevertheless came with its own sets of concerns and setbacks due to the suddenness of the shift.The problem was exacerbated by the fact that a number of students...

This paper explored the extent to which the awareness of climate change affects the choice of climate change adaptation practice by smallholder pineapple farmers. This study used a cross-sectional data collected from 150 farmers in the Nsawam Adoagyiri Municipality, Ghana. We applied the Latent Class Analysis (LCA) to identify sub-population of pineapple farmers based on their awareness levels of climate change and socioeconomic characteristics. We then used a multinomial logistic regression...

Mozambique. Mozambique does not currently have the necessary tools for systematic monitoring and forecasting of drought at a subnational scale. The purpose of this study was to characterize drought conditions and trends throughout the country and to evaluate the influence of major climatic drivers on drought events (period 1950–2019). Drought conditions were studied by means of the Standardized Precipitation and Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI) and run theory. The principal component analysis...

An innovative training program entitled "AgSecure Africa ProgrammeTM" was developed in partnership with the South African Agricultural Research Council-Onderstepoort Veterinary Research (ARC-OVR) to train veterinarians, animal health technicians, researchers and laboratory personnel. Three blended courses consisting of both virtual and in-person delivery were provided with the intent of contributing to the better prevention, detection and control of infectious diseases of livestock and...

Children and young people living in post-conflict contexts are at an increased risk of suicidal behaviours (ideations and attempts). Not much is known about the extent of suicidal behaviours amongst adolescents in most notable post-conflict countries in sub-Saharan Africa, including Sierra Leone.We performed a secondary analysis of data from the 2017 Sierra Leone World Health Organisation Global School-based Student Health Survey conducted amongst students in secondary schools nationwide. We...

Abstract The rise in older population in Ghana is accompanied by several challenges that may require trained professionals with specialized knowledge in geriatrics and gerontology to help address. Extensive review of existing literature, however, indicates a lack of comprehensive geriatric focused training in Ghana’s education system. Unfortunately, the scope of this training deficiency, potential impact on the geriatric workforce, as well as the health and wellbeing of the aging population...

This paper examines the late Nelson Mandela's Mercedes (Merc) Benz S-Class car and a 'Thank You' postcard from the Sisters of Santa Chiara as not just objects but emblems of selflessness, togetherness, and sacrifice.The car Gladys M. Ashu et al. 122 and the card images serve as a foundation for inquiry, representation, and transformation for higher education.As a team of self-reflexive practitioners from various disciplines at one university in South Africa, we seek to add an alternative...

This study investigates the status of Bahir Dar University students' social media literacy and how associated factors affect developing core competencies.A combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods have been employed in the study.Both descriptive and inferential statistics of means core, standard deviation, one sample t-test, independent sample t-test, correlation and multiple regressions were used to analyze data gathered from the quantitative design.Data gathered from...

Intellectual disability (ID) often co-occurs with other neurologic phenotypes making molecular diagnosis more challenging particularly in consanguineous populations with the co-segregation of more than one ID-related gene in some cases. In this study, we investigated the phenotype of three patients from a large Tunisian family with significant ID phenotypic variability and microcephaly and performed a clinical exome sequencing in two cases. We identified, within the first branch, a...

During the Plio-Quaternary, the Azrou-Timahdite Plateau (PAT), considered as “the land of lakes and volcanoes”, was the region of alkaline volcanism associated with the penecontemporaneous NE-SW trending strike-slip fault movements system. This volcanism is the most recent and the most extensive in Morocco. It occupies 7.8% of the Middle Atlas range area where the majority of volcanic edifices follow an NNW-SSE-oriented trend. The volcanic field occupies an area of about 1000 km2. The...

The plight of farmers are worsening by the impact of climate change. This is evident in all agro-ecological zones in Ghana. Warming and variability in rainfall pattern is causing floods and long dry spells of drought with resultant effects of reduced food crop and livestock production. Conservation Agricultural (CA) practices was therefore introduced to address the challeges of conventional tillage. CA has therefore been identified as a substitute to conventional agriculture for sustainable...

Sustainability and Free Education Policy: An Examination of Public Secondary Schools in Ogun State, Nigeria.

This chapter provides an assessment of trends in institutional and human-resource capacity in Africa's tertiary education sector and, specifically, in its tertiary agricultural education (TAE) sector. Sections 5.2 and 5.3 focus on the changing institutional landscape since the 1970s, including an analysis of whether more recent TAE expansion mirrors overall growth in the tertiary education sector. Sections 5.4 and 5.5 present an overview of growth in enrolments within Africa's tertiary...

The period 1999-2009 was considered as “the decade of education” in Morocco because of the main projects of the overhaul of the education system launched during this period. This period has seen profound reforms which affected the organization, pedagogy, and financial management of Moroccan universities to improve their performances and to offer the market a skilled workforce. In March 2020, Morocco recorded the first positive cases of Covid-19. Following this situation and in interaction...