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BACKGROUND In 1986, a report of the U.S. Surgeon General concluded that second hand smoke is a cause of disease in healthy non smokers. Subsequent many nations including Tunisia implement smoke-free worksite regulations. The aim of our study is to test air quality in indoor ambient air venues in Tunisia. METHODS A TSI SidePak AM510 Personal Aerosol Monitor was used to sample, record the levels of respirable suspended particles (RSP) in the air and to assess the real-time concentration of...

We performed a noble gas isotope study on mantle xenoliths from the Quaternary volcanic field of Chyulu Hills, S Kenya, c. 100 km east of the Kenya rift graben. 4He/3He ratios were in the range of 100 000–120 000 and indistinguishable from other subcontinental lithospheric mantle compositions worldwide and similar to most results of the East African rift system. 21Ne/22Ne ratios corrected for atmospheric contributions displayed less nucleogenic values compared to mid ocean ridge basalts....

The vital role of Vocational and Technical Education in the production of skilled and competent manpower for economic, industrial and social development cannot be achieved if an efficient and effective teaching and examination is not maintained. Therefore, this paper examines the objectives of Vocational and Technical Education in Nigeria, factors militating against quality teaching and examination of Vocational and Technical Education, quality assurance in the teaching and Examination of...

Background: In spite of its limitations, documentation of health facility utilization is an aspect of planning for patient care. Information obtained from such studies is usually useful in evaluating existing facilities, documenting trends in patients needs and improving facilities for patients care. Objectives: To assess the characteristics of children who utilize the services of the University Teaching Hospital(UNTH) Enugu for admission and treatment. Design: A prospective study of the...

This study examines how student scholars from first generation college and low income (FGLI) backgrounds and/or African American students perceive a research mentoring relationship. There has been much literature on the positive benefits participating in mentored undergraduate research for student development (Bauer and Bennett, 2002; Nagda, Gregerman, Jonides, von Hippel, and Lerner 1998; Boenninger and Hakim, 1999). Nonetheless, these studies did not focus on the particular features the...

Abstract This paper investigates the determinants of demand for schooling in Kenya. Probit and ordered probit methods are used to model enrolment and attainment respectively. The results show that child characteristics, parental education and other household characteristics, quality and cost of schooling are important determinants of demand for education services in Kenya. The results further show that girls would be more affected by policy changes than boys. The findings call for targeting...

South Africa needs to reexamine responses to some basic questions if it is to develop a robust push that would enable the higher education sector to maximise the benefits of internationalisation in the context of the “knowledge society” and to serve local needs while being an integral part of the global community. In responding to these questions, this article posits the view that the history and future of the internationalisation of higher education in South Africa would make a useful...

Following Mozambique's independence from Portugal in 1975, and a prolonged civil war which ended in 1992, the ruling party FRELIMO has striven since 1993 to implement a bilingual educational system in the country. This paper addresses the reasons underlying the leaders' choice of this system and considers the problems involved in language planning in a multilingual post-colonial country. The challenges faced by the government, teachers, parents and students during the implementation of this...

A Thesis Submitted in partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Master of Arts in Human Rights and Development of Kampala International University.

In the context of ongoing social divisions, lack of coherent leadership by government, and even divisiveness over medical advances and public health mandates, how might universities respond? What university actions can support social cohesion in a society splintered by class, race, gender, colonial legacies, the history of apartheid, and HIV/AIDS? More specifically, what approaches to university teaching of HIV/AIDS might foster social cohesion? During 2006, I interviewed 22 instructors at...

This research seeks to extend our current knowledge by exploring the relationship between preferred language strategies, age, proficiency, and self-efficacy beliefs. Responding to the call for more replication of strategy research and for research in different cultural contexts, this research was undertaken in Botswana between 2002 and 2005. The adapted versions of the Oxford [Oxford, R., 1990. Language learning strategies: what every teacher should know. Newbury House, New York] Strategies...

This research seeks to extend our current knowledge by exploring the relationship between preferred language strategies, age, proficiency, and self-efficacy beliefs. Responding to the call for more replication of strategy research and for research in different cultural contexts, this research was undertaken in Botswana between 2002 and 2005. The adapted versions of the Oxford [Oxford, R., 1990. Language learning strategies: what every teacher should know. Newbury House, New York] Strategies...

This research seeks to extend our current knowledge by exploring the relationship between preferred language strategies, age, proficiency, and self-efficacy beliefs. Responding to the call for more replication of strategy research and for research in different cultural contexts, this research was undertaken in Botswana between 2002 and 2005. The adapted versions of the Oxford [Oxford, R., 1990. Language learning strategies: what every teacher should know. Newbury House, New York] Strategies...

This research seeks to extend our current knowledge by exploring the relationship between preferred language strategies, age, proficiency, and self-efficacy beliefs. Responding to the call for more replication of strategy research and for research in different cultural contexts, this research was undertaken in Botswana between 2002 and 2005. The adapted versions of the Oxford [Oxford, R., 1990. Language learning strategies: what every teacher should know. Newbury House, New York] Strategies...

Since its inception in 1934 by the legendary Dr. Wilder Penfield, the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI) has provided world-renowned instruction in neurosurgery and related neurosciences, training many of the most prominent figures in the history of neurosurgery. Less well known is the role of the MNI in training the first African-American board-certified neurosurgeons.A comprehensive review of pertinent modern and historical records spanning the past century was performed.From 1947-1965,...

The Late Cenozoic Bobaomby volcanic field is located in the northernmost Madagascar, in the area north of the Massif d’Ambre. It comprises widely scattered outcrops of lava flows, dykes, scoria cones, tuff rings and plugs, emplaced in the Meso-Cenozoic sedimentary rocks of the Diego Basin. The Bobaomby rocks range in composition from Mg-rich, sodic basanite to phonolite (MgO from 13 to 0.15 wt.%), with a marked compositional gap between mafic and relatively evolved compositions...

(2007). Inclusive Education in Zimbabwe: Policy, Curriculum, Practice, Family, and Teacher Education Issues. Childhood Education: Vol. 83, International Focus Issue 2007, pp. 342-346.