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Background: Self-medication is the selection and use of medicines by individuals to treat selfrecognized illnesses or symptoms without any medical supervision.It resulted in wastage of resources, increases in resistance of pathogens, and causes health hazards such as adverse drug reactions, prolonged suffering and drug dependence.Despite this fact, studies on the subject matter indicated that health science students continued to practice & recommend self-medication to society.Accordingly,...

Rural poor in developing countries including Ethiopia are the most vulnerable community to climate change impacts because they depend mainly on climate sensitive economy. Hence this research attempted to assess the local vulnerability to climate change and farmers’ adaptation strategies in five dominant agro ecologies of Choke Mountain watershed of Eastern Gojjam zone. The study attempted to examine farmers’ perception towards climate change, their vulnerability (exposure, adaptive capacity...

Rural poor in developing countries including Ethiopia are the most vulnerable community to climate change impacts because they depend mainly on climate sensitive economy. Hence this research attempted to assess the local vulnerability to climate change and farmers’ adaptatio n strategies in five dominant agro ecologies of Choke Mountain watershed of Eastern Gojjam zone. The study attempted to examine farmers’ perception towards climate change, their vulnerability (exposure, adaptive capacity...

Medical residency is an enriching experience; it is a required process to prepare for a solid career and personal growth of the young medical staff. In a developing country, where material and human resources are limited, the resident is compelled to overinvest in order to achieve satisfaction. In view to manage the feeling of helplessness in this complex system, psychosocial coping is required. Burnout syndrome has been described as an inability to cope with emotional stress at work (1). In...

The study area has always been affected by pollution. Early works on the downstream area of the valley of Seybouse during the nineties have helped to identify sources of pollution. In addition, the survey conducted by us showed the emergence of new sources of pollution. In otherwise, the achieved survey has showed another source of pollution. The survey was based on samples distributed along the downstream area of the river. The chosen area can be justified by the appearance of some...

Currently, French is used as a medium of instruction in Moroccan colleges of science and engineering. There have been several calls to replace French with English since English is gradually becoming the language of science and technology par excellence. This study examines science and technology doctoral students’ attitudes towards the use of English as a medium of instruction in three Moroccan colleges using a survey questionnaire. The results indicate that students are strongly in favor of...

This study addresses cultural differences regarding views on the place for spirituality within healthcare training and delivery. A questionnaire was devised using a 5-point ordinal scale, with additional free text comments assessed by thematic analysis, to compare the views of Ugandan healthcare staff and students with those of (1) Incorporating spiritual care into medical training and practise David Bell, Timothy Atkinson, Christopher Philip Agnew, Mark Thomas Harbinson 12 International...

It is unfortunate that the significance of teaching is not usually apparent in most classrooms because teachers are not quite clear of what their priorities in class are. It seems that most teachers lose sight of what constitutes the concept of teaching, what it involves and the characteristics of the educational context where teaching occur (Tchombe,2009). This study intends to carry out a systematic justification of what constitutes effective teaching in a diverse classroom situation...

The study examined the effect of simulation technique and lecture method on students’ academic performance in Mafoni Day Secondary School, Maiduguri. The study used both simulation technique and lecture methods of teaching at the basic level of education in the teaching/learning environment. The study aimed at determining the best predictor among the two variables. Using quasi-experiment as a design for this study, a sample of ninety students was purposively sampled across the 3 levels of...

The study determined the relationship between principals’ administrative styles and students’ academic performance in Taraba State secondary schools, Nigeria. The objectives of the study were to determine the relationships between initiative structure of leadership styles, consideration structure of leadership styles, participatory structure of leadership styles as they affect students academic performance. A null hypotheses was raised and tested at 0.05 level of significance. Correlation...

A Case Study on Undergraduate Entrepreneurial Constructivist Learning in Morocco by Said Benamar Doctoral Study Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Education Walden University February 2016

This study, carried out in Bureti  Sub County,  sought to investigate selected economic factors that affect girl child’s participation in secondary school education in Bureti Sub county. The sub county had 62 secondary schools of which 15 were girls’ schools while 30 were mixed secondary schools and 17 were boys’ schools. The entire sub county had a total population of 12250 students and 406 teachers. The target populations were 5541 Female students and 62 secondary school teacher counselors...

Master of Population Studies in Development Studies. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 2016.

Doctor of Philosophy in Conflict, Transformation and Peace Studies. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 2016.

As one of the three top oil producers in Africa, with a coastline of 1,644 km along the Mediterranean south shore, Algeria is a major stakeholder in the oil pollution in the Western Basin of the Mediterranean Sea. In this chapter, we review the major sources and levels of pollution from the three largest oil export terminals of Algeria, which also combine major oil refineries, including the largest refinery in Africa, and their potential impact on the overall pollution of the Mediterranean waters and beyond.

This study is a survey into services utilisation among students. The question of interest was to find out the type of services students might have utilised whilst growing up. Questionnaires were thus sent out to be filled by respondents who were recruited for the study based on their convenient accessibility. The Chi Square (?2) test was used to analyse the data with the aid of the IBM SPSS Statistics (Version 21) software. Findings suggested that services utilisation were generally low. The...

Background: Children with disabilities living in low and middle income countries’ perceptions of participation are not shown in research. These perceptions are important for providing appropriate i ...