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The impact of climate change is increasingly affecting the daily lives of poor farmer households. An understanding of the social dimension profoundly shapes the way in which policy-makers develop adaptation policies. This paper investigates the influence of components of social capital on the adoption of climate change adaptation strategies using data from rural households in Ethiopia. First, principal component analysis (PCA) was performed on the dataset of components of social capital to...

Assessing the impact of climate change and population growth on river water quality is a key issue for many developing countries, where multiple and often conflicting river water uses (water supply, irrigation, wastewater disposal) are placing increasing pressure on limited water resources. However, comprehensive water quality datasets are often lacking, thus impeding a full-scale data-based river water quality assessment. Here we propose a model-based approach, using both global datasets...

Glaucoma accounts for 8% of global blindness and surgery remains an important treatment. We aimed to determine the impact of adding simulation-based surgical education for glaucoma.We designed a randomised controlled, parallel-group trial. Those assessing outcomes were masked to group assignment. Fifty-one trainee ophthalmologists from six university training institutions in sub-Saharan Africa were enrolled by inclusion criteria of having performed no surgical trabeculectomies and were...

Education and training of Quantity Surveyors (QSs) has been a topical subject amongst academics, the industry, and professional institutions, often leading to a discussion about education versus training, in which case, the industry sometimes argues that QSs are often ill-prepared for work. The current study investigated strategies for improving QSs’ education training in Uganda, with a focus on devising ways of engendering better graduates that are fit for the industry. A...

This study compared primary school preparedness of urban and rural preschool children in Kisumu county, Kenya. Children were assessed on their level of learning and development in the following domains: pre-academic skills (pre-literacy and pre-mathematics, executive function, and socioemotional cognition. The sample consisted of 390 preschool children who had completed their curriculum and were transitioning to Grade One. Children were assessed using an adapted and validated form of the...

Abstract Climate change is predicted to increase the frequency of extreme weather events, increasing the vulnerability of smallholder farmers dependent on rain-fed agriculture. We evaluate the extent to which farmers in Malawi suffer crop production losses due to extreme weather, and whether sustainable land management (SLM) practices help shield crop production losses from extreme events. We use a three period panel dataset where widespread floods and droughts occurred in separate periods,...

This study examined the effects of non-verbal interaction pattern on students’ interest in keyboarding in Colleges of Education in Southwest, Nigeria. It adopted quasi-experimental research design of pre-test, post-test non-equivalent control group design. The population for the study was 109 year one students of Office Technology and Management in state owned Colleges of Education in Southwest, Nigeria. Multistage sampling procedure was used to select 35 NCE I students in two of the...

Earth and Space Science Open Archive PosterOpen AccessYou are viewing the latest version by default [v1]Future Water Supply Projections in Ethiopia Under Climate Change Using NASA NEX-GDDP and LDAS SimulationsAuthorsJose M.MolinaiDBenjamin F.ZaitchikZablon A.AdaneSee all authors Jose M. MolinaiDCorresponding Author• Submitting AuthorCLIMAWAHydro-Climate ServicesiDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9599-4877view email addressThe email was not providedcopy email addressBenjamin F. ZaitchikJohns...

Adequate knowledge, awareness and willingness to use HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is very important for HIV prevention mostly in developing countries where the burden of HIV infection continues to increase. The purpose of this study was to ascertain the level of knowledge, awareness, willingness to use HIV PrEP among tertiary students at the University of Namibia (UNAM), Rundu Campus. A quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional design was used with a total of 232 first-year students...

This study aimed at identifying the extent to which knowledge economy skills are available among postgraduates in the Faculty of Education at the Islamic University in Gaza. The researchers used the analytical descriptive method. The study population consisted of (367) postgraduates in (2018-2019), and the study sample consisted of (195) postgraduates selected by the simple random method. Then data were analyzed by (SPSS). The results showed that knowledge economy skills were available among...

This study aimed at identifying the extent to which knowledge economy skills are available among postgraduates in the Faculty of Education at the Islamic University in Gaza. The researchers used the analytical descriptive method. The study population consisted of (367) postgraduates in (2018-2019), and the study sample consisted of (195) postgraduates selected by the simple random method. Then data were analyzed by (SPSS). The results showed that knowledge economy skills were available among...

Background Based on propositions of the contextual model of parenting style, we examined whether there is a relationship between parent-youth sexual risk communication (PYSRC) and premarital sexual debut, and whether this relationship is moderated by the parenting style. Methods A cross-sectional study design was employed, and data were collected using a self-reported questionnaire from 462 youth (211 boys and 251 girls) aged 15–24 years in senior grades of three public high schools (two...

Abstract Background Training of mid-level providers is a task-sharing strategy that has gained popularity in the recent past for addressing the critical shortage of the health workforce. In Tanzania, training of mid-level providers has existed for over five decades; however, concerns exist regarding the quality of mid-level cadres amidst the growing number of medical universities. This study sought to explore the challenges facing the Assistant Medical Officers training for the performance...

Corona virus has affected not only human health but also educational sector. Schools were forced to suspend face-to-face learning while online learning was introduced. How could learning be undisrupted during the lockdown period is the thrust of this paper. The paper examined the effectiveness of podcast (video recorded) lesson as a strategy in online teaching and to what extent the strategy met the needs of the learners during the challenging period of pandemic COVID-19. The study adopted...

Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease affecting the blood cell. As a chronic disease, schistosomiasis particularly impacts on the human host's haematological profile. We assessed here the impact of urogenital schistosomiasis on the full blood counts (FBC) as proxy diagnostic tool for schistosomiasis.A cross-sectional study was conducted among school children living in Lambaréné, Gabon. Schistosomiasis status was determined using urine filtration technique. EDTA blood samples were analysed...

Background:The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a negative impact on mental health among college students across the world.Mental health issues are the leading obstacle to academic success.Aim of the study was to assess the prevalence and impact of COVID-19 on mental health and effects of a sense of verdict of selected college students from Nepal, Nigeria and India.Methods: Non-probability, snowball sampling technique was applied for data collection.A total of 696 responses were recorded from...

ABSTRACT Field trials were conducted at IITA research farm, Minjibir, Kano State, Nigeria during the 2016 and 2017 dry seasons to evaluate the growth and yield attributing characters of cowpea germplasms as influenced by genetic variations under drought imposed and also to determine genetic variations of drought response among the germplasms root system and related traits. The results revealed that, IT98K1092-2, IT97K-499-39, Tvu-11610 and Tvu-1000 were considered as drought escape...