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As part of a comprehensive programme to prevent non-communicable disease in South Africa, there is a need to develop public education campaigns on healthy eating. Urban populations of lower socioeconomic status are a priority target population. This study involved formative research to guide the development of a nutrition resource appropriate to the budgetary constraints and information needs of poor households in the major urban centres of South Africa. Twenty-two focus groups were convened...
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The purpose of the study was to assess the water quality parameters of Elala River found in Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia.Four sampling sites were chosen spatially along the water course to reflect a consideration of all possible activities that are capable of affecting the quality of the river water.The water samples were collected monthly for three consecutive months (March to May, 2014) at the four sampling sites.In order to understand the characteristics of Elala River, principal component...
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This chapter discusses collaboration between a UK university and an Ethiopian College of Teacher Education in supporting the introduction of pre-primary schooling into the Government schools of a large Ethiopian town. The project recognised the limited effectiveness of Minority World training programmes imposed upon a Majority World context, so it was designed in full collaboration with the local community’s educators and closely linked to indigenous practices and knowledge about schooling...
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The study is to examine the adoption of cloud in the higher educational institution in Nigeria. The nine variants were used to investigate the adoption of cloud computing in order to make a decision by HEIs management in Nigeria to perceive the usefulness to adopt cloud as well as the benefit and significance on cloud computing. The nine factors were examined in this study there are: relative advantage, compatibility, complexity, trailibility, top management, firm size, amount of...
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The failure rates and lack of interest amongst students in science and mathematics in secondary schools in Tanzania is a serious problem. The Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (MoEVT) implemented a project to enhance and upgrade the pedagogical knowledge and subject content knowledge of teachers in selected difficult topics in science and mathematics in secondary education. This article reports on the process involved in the development of multimedia enhanced content that...
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Konzo is an irreversible paralysis of the legs that occurs mainly in children and young women associated with large cyanide intake from bitter cassava coupled with malnutrition. In East Africa outbreaks occur during drought, when cassava plants produce much more cyanogens than normal. A wetting method that removes cyanogens from cassava flour was taught to the women of three konzo villages in Mozambique, to prevent sporadic konzo and konzo outbreaks in the next drought. The intervention was...
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IntroductionFibrous tumours are have been shown to occur commonly though the actual incidence is unknown since the lesions are predominantly benign and patient presentation is usually based on cosmesis. The few malignant varieties are however of great importance in health management hence this study which was aimed at determining the pattern of fibroblastic lesion in UBTH.Materials and methodThis was a retrospective study involving all anatomical pathology consultations in UBTH over twenty...
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Introduction: Access to education is limited to most persons with disabilities, especially in Africa and Asia despite efforts being made by governments and NGOs working towards the removal of barriers to its accessibility.The study examined the experiences of persons with disabilities in their effort to safeguard their right to education. Method:The study adopted qualitative method of data collection to gather information from three disability groups (hearing, visual and physically impaired)...
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The main aim of this study was to assess the level of water quality of Lake Haiq, Ethiopia with respect to selected physical parameters and heavy metals.Parameters such as temperature, pH, turbidity, electrical conductivity and total dissolved solids were measured in situ.While total alkalinity, chloride, ammonia, nitrate and sulphate were investigated using standard analytical procedures.the level of the studied heavy metals (Pb, Cd, Cu and Zn) was determined using the inductively coupled...
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Background: Lower limb amputation has a significant impact on the quality of life of the affected individual and family.Non-trauma amputations are the result of neglected public health conditions like complications of Diabetes mellitus, peripheral arterial disease and malignancies.The incidence of non-trauma amputation is increasing in Ghana mainly due to these non-communicable diseases which can be ascribed partially to changing lifestyles. Objective:The objective of this study is to...
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Country-of-origin of a product can negatively influence its rating, particularly if the product is from a low-income country. It follows that how non-traditional sources of innovation, such as low-income countries, are perceived is likely to be an important part of a diffusion process, particularly given the strong social and cognitive boundaries associated with the healthcare professions. Between September and December 2014, we conducted eleven in-depth face-to-face or telephone interviews...
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The Agricultural Catchment Research Unit—Nitrates, Phosphorous and Sediments (ACRU-NPS) model, which simulates runoff, sediment and nutrient (NO3 and P) production in agricultural catchments, is used to evaluate the impact of farming practices and land-use changes on crop yields, water discharge, sediment and nutrient loads in the 41-km2 Mkabela catchment in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands, South Africa. The ACRU-NPS model was modified with the following objectives: (a) to develop and incorporate...