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Purpose: This study was conducted to examine the impact of COVID-19 on students’ academic calendar of higher institutions in Ekiti State, Nigeria.
 Methodology: The study adopted descriptive survey research design guided by two research questions which were formulated to guide the study. Questionnaire was used for data collection Random sampling technique was used to select the population size. Also one and hundred fifty (150) questionnaire instruments were administered to the...

A reliable acoustic analysis necessitates the availability of standard normative values at different ages. Normative values of vocal acoustic parameters are readily available for the adult population but not much data are available for the pediatric population. Providing a database for the normative vocal acoustic parameters in preschool and elementary school Egyptian children to lay out an objective model for the diagnosis and optimal treatment of childhood voice disorders. A total of 237...

Abstract Biomass technology is a renewable energy source that is significantly used for cooking and heating, which when explored can reduce the use of fossil fuel. This study investigated the perceived role of extension education in promoting biomass technology for sustainable agriculture development in Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. Data were collected from 268 registered members of All Nigeria Farmers Association, Nsukka; and 22 Agriculture extension...

A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA NIGERIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEGREE OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOUNDATION AND CURRICULUM STUDIES, FACULTY OF EDUCATION, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA

In Burkina Faso, treatment of patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis included aminoglycosides until 2019. In 2020, a new protocol was adopted excluding aminoglycosides. Aminoglycosides are nephrotoxic and can lead to chronic kidney disease after (CKD) one or more acute kidney injury (AKI). in this study we report results of a cross-sectional study that identified kidney impairment in patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) treated with an aminoglycosides protocol.

The study aimed to establish whether age at the time of surgery, glans size, urethral plate width, suture material, urethral catheter blockage/dislodgement and haemoglobin level influence short term outcomes of hypospadias surgery at the University Teaching Hospitals (UTH), Lusaka Zambia. This was a consecutive (total enumerative) observational cohort study done at D-block and Clinic 7 at UTH Lusaka over nine months. A total of 41 patients were enrolled, and their demographic data,...

Although effective clinical teaching realistically improves learners to be competent, in Ethiopia only 31.6% of midwifery graduates have passed the national proficiency standard for graduation. Likewise, research evidence is lacking on effective clinical teaching practice of midwifery educators in Ethiopia.This study aimed to assess effective clinical teaching practice and associated factors among midwifery educators in public universities of Ethiopia.Institution-based cross-sectional study...

Following the perpetual political-military crises, most of the rural areas of the Central African Republic (CAR) are occupied by armed groups. This leads to human insecurity in these areas. Children, adolescents, and youth are out of school. Primary and secondary school teachers are unable to travel to unsafe areas. Due to the problem of human insecurity in rural areas and especially poverty in several rural areas of CAR, parents are unable to finance the education of their children who have...

In this article, we propose a distance learning platform, coupled with traditional pedagogical programs to students and teacher-researchers of the University of Bangui, in particular the Higher Institute of Rural Development (ISDR) of M'Baiki. This platform guarantees data security thanks to WireGuard, which uses proven encryption protocols and algorithms to protect data. Access to resources is efficient thanks to the coupling of the WireGuard VPN server and the Guacamole server. The Moodle...

On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization upgraded the outbreak of COVID-19 to pandemic status. On 15 March 2020, the South African president declared a national state of disaster under the Disaster Management Act of 2002. On 26 March 2020, national lockdown, which included measures stipulated in guidelines for education in emergencies, was implemented in South Africa. The presidential declaration and subsequent lockdown came at a time when some of the universities in South Africa were...

Increased anthropogenic activities may cause the release of potentially hazardous metals into the environment. This is a major public health concern. The study was aimed at accessing ways by which pollution can be prevented with enhanced environmental sustainability in Ibadan, Southwestern, Nigeria. Geo-materials (groundwater, soil and stream sediment) were collected, analyzed for heavy metals using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. Results of acidity (pH), electrical...

Distance learning has always been a solution to support face-to-face learning. It represents an interesting solution to free learners from the constraints of time and place. For this reason, several researches have been conducted to improve the effectiveness of this solution; From January 2020, with the propagation of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), distance learning has become an obligation in several countries to ensure the continuation and development of the learning process. The...

In the United States, it is estimated that 2.4 million people are currently infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). In order to address HCV infection management in the U.S., several government entities collaborated to develop and release a multistep plan for the prevention, care, and treatment of viral hepatitis. Optimal health outcomes from the plan are contingent upon addressing each of the several steps in the HCV care cascade. Among the critical challenging steps is linkage to care...

<h2>Abstract</h2> This work presents an assessment of the chemico-physical and microbial quality of water samples from hand-dug wells in the shallow aquifer of three communities neighbouring the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. Sanitary risk inspection was undertaken at each well location and the physical parameters including electrical conductivity, pH, Dissolved Oxygen (DO) and etc. were measured in situ via probes. Microbial groundwater quality was analysed using membrane filtration...

This academic research explicit the data-set of academic difficulties among different age groups of students studying in various schools, colleges or Universities during the COVID-19 induced lockdown. The western part of Uganda comprises 26 districts and the survey was conducted in those regions employing a simple random sampling technique. The dataset is descriptive and an aggregate of 405 students participated in this survey. Among that, 253 students are from rural regions, 59 students are...

The study sought to investigate forms of instructional supervisory assistance and professional development approaches teachers expect to receive from their supervisors. The investigation employed a mixed methods research design. The study population comprised all teachers and heads in schools in Harare and Mashonaland Central Provinces. It was conducted in 628 schools: 298 in Harare, and 330 schools in the predominantly rural Mashonaland Central Province. Harare being the largest city was...

We focus a new application of positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy and Doppler broadening techniques at the annihilation sites have been applied on some basaltic rocks from inactive volcano related to Sana’a-Amrana volcanic Field (SAVF). A brief geologic set up and the main petrographic signature of this inactive volcano are given. To gain an insight into geological environment, open nanospaces in the well-characterized basaltic rocks were investigated by positron annihilation...

Abstract The Papuan Fold and Thrust Belt (PFTB) in Papua New Guinea is actively forming within a complex tectonic setting at the boundary of the obliquely converging Australian and Pacific plates. The tectonic setting and inaccessibility of the PFTB make it one of the least well‐understood fold and thrust belts on Earth. On February 25, 2018, a M w 7.5 earthquake occurred within the PFTB, triggering an aftershock sequence which included five events ≥M w 6. In this study, we combine...