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Adapting coffee production to climate change is a significant challenge requiring a detailed understanding of local climatic change patterns and the consequences, both real and perceived, for coffee production. To this end, we examined changes in precipitation at Mt. Kilimanjaro over the last two decades and conducted twelve focus group discussions to obtain farmers’ perceptions on climate change, the impact of extreme weather events on coffee production and the potential of shade trees as...

Abstract Introduction The COVID‐19 pandemic has had wide‐ranging effects on dental practice across the world. In particular, if has also affected the training of dental residents, who are specialists in training. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, perception and attitude of dental residents in Nigeria to the pandemic and its perceived impact on the dental residency training programme across the country. Materials and Methods This was a cross‐sectional study of dental...

This study sought to investigate the effect of implementation of five percent job reservations for persons with disabilities on employment by county government of kakamega; kenya . The study applied descriptive survey research design. Target population comprised of two hundred and sixty one persons with disabilities belonging to employees of both County Government Kakamega and National Government. Purposive sampling was applied to selected key respondents. Primary data was collected using...

This article is an attempt to elaborate an Inclusive Health Index (ISI) in Senegal to assess the performance of the health system. The health map previously supposed to be the reference tool for health policy planning by public authorities did not favor the holistic approach to a better understanding of the constraints of the sector. Analysis of the three dimensions of health (accessibility, quality and quantity) using the PAC (Principal Component Analysis) Finance & Finance Internationale...

Abstract Introduction: The manner in which a child would cope with dying and death situation would be determined by what the child already know and what knowledge concerning thanatology the child had been exposed to previously. This study was concluded to determine the effect of thanatology intervention programme on knowledge and attitude of secondary school students in Anambra State Nigeria. Method: The study was delimited to Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State....

Abstract This study investigates the potential impact of climate change and armed conflict on inequality in Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). The system‐GMM for a panel of 35 SSA countries is employed using annual data from 1997 to 2018. The empirical results indicate that armed conflict and climate are major drivers of inequality in SSA. The direct impact of the two determinants is more than the indirect impact. Also, the impact of armed conflict is more than the climate change. The coefficients of...

This study assessed problems of internally displaced Junior Secondary School Students in Maiduguri IDPs camps Borno State, Nigeria. The one research questions and one null hypothesis were formulated to guide the study. Survey research design was adapted for the study. Five IDPs Camps were sampled, with the population of 2,369 of which 1,075 were males and 1,294 were females. Stratified random sampling technique was used to obtain 222 males and 275 females. Research instruments were used for...

The study investigates teachers' perspicacity at the Northern School of Business on the Ban of Corporal Punishment in Senior High Schools in Ghana. The study employed a descriptive survey using a questionnaire as the main research instrument. The study sampled 30 teachers out of the 75 teachers in the school. The responses were analysed using descriptive statistics and presented on tables and figures. The study revealed that most teachers strongly agreed that the ban on corporal punishment...

The study assessed the relationship between academic stress and academic motivation among UG 2 students of Kebbi state university of science and technology, Aliero Kebbi state, Nigeria. The study employed correlational design and was guided by two (2) hypotheses. Findings revealed that significant relationship exist between Academic stress and intrinsic motivation among UG 2 students r = 0.706, significant relationship also exist between Academic stress and extrinsic motivation r = 0.632....

To understand the impact of the COVID-19 public health response on families of children with disabilities in Central Uganda we conducted phone interviews with parents and children during the first 5 months of the outbreak (March -July 2020).Most parents and children were well informed about COVID-19 and were keen to adhere to government prevention measures.The majority said lock-down measures had a negative effect on their mental and physical health, social life, finances, education and food...

Preceptorship plays an integral part in the clinical training of nursing and midwifery students, especially in high-income countries where it is a well-accepted concept. However, in Ghana, most nurses and midwives do not view preceptorship as part of their role.The aim of this study was to explore the lived experiences of preceptorship of student nurses and the challenges confronting the preceptorship role.A descriptive phenomenological study was conducted with 22 purposively selected...

This paper presents a study on assessing English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students’ language proficiency in Benin secondary schools. Assessment and evaluation are indispensable components of English language teaching. Assessing students is crucial to both learners and teachers themselves in the sense that its basic function is to improve learning. However, much awareness has not been raised on the key roles of assessment in Benin secondary schools. This study aims at investigating how...

Benign oesophageal stricture disease presents with slowly progressive dysphagia and minimal weight loss. Progression of the disease results in total dysphagia, malnutrition, and psychosocial complications that compel patients suffering from this condition to seek an oesophagectomy as their last definitive treatment option. Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy with tissue biopsy and barium swallow are important for evaluating the sequelae of oesophageal stricture disease, with endoscopy...

This study investigated the causes and consequences of examination malpractice among senior secondary school students in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria. A descriptive survey research method was used for the study as was a simple random sampling technique to select 540 students from twenty selected secondary schools that supplied information to the questionnaire tagged Causes and Consequences of Examination Malpractice Questionnaire (CCEMQ). The instrument was validated...