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Low, erratic, unreliable rainfall and frequent droughts are not new to the predominantly subsistence farming households of Mwingi region of Kenya. But the recent increase in drought episodes and unpredictability of onset of rains is perceived as new to this region. Consequently, livelihoods are being lost through crop failures, inaccessibility of water and death of livestock due to lack of pasture and water. A rainbow of institutions, governmental, non-governmental and private are using...
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This study is aimed to analyze and assess the existence of heavy metal pollution in the surface soils along Subin River in the Kumasi metropolis using X‐Ray Fluorescence (XRF) analysis. Twenty (20) soil samples were collected along the River at regular interval of 5 m (covering entire area of about 100 m2), with the aid of a core sampler. The samples were suitably packaged and conveyed into the laboratory for sample preparation and analysis. The concentration of heavy metals (Cr, Cu, Pb, Hg,...
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This paper uses the 2005 Ethiopian Labour Force Survey to analyse the gender pay gap in Ethiopia. A particular attention is drawn on the relative importance of education parity to mitigate the most pressing wage inequality, together with the role of labour market segmentation. Decompositions of the gender wage gap are performed for different points in the wage distribution, different age cohorts and different types of wage employment. Our results indicate that while differences in education...
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The purpose of this study was to lay a foundation for the analysis of the curriculum input (syllabuses and study materials) and the teaching and learning processes as ways that The Open University of Tanzania (OUT) could use to enhance its students’ academic performance. This study was prompted by the controversy regarding the usefulness of the available Teaching/Learning (T/L) materials. The area of study included OUT Morogoro and Mbeya regional centers and OUT headquarters. A case study...
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Le bassin central d'Awash, situe dans le centre volcanique complexe de la Vallee du Rift ethiopien, est un des secteurs les plus touches par la secheresse et par des problemes considerables d'approvisionnement en eau. En raison du manque d'eau de surface, l'eau souterraine reste la ressource unique fournissant l'eau potable. Cependant, l'exploitation effective de l'eau souterraine s'est heurtee a la meconnaissance du systeme hydrogeologique complexe de ce bassin. Dans cette etude, une...
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This study examined teachers’ literacy development beliefs in the following areas: emergent literacy, oral language, meaningful reading, and skill drills. Two samples of Nigerians, 42 practicing teachers and 171 pre-service teachers, completed a questionnaire about their literacy development beliefs. Nigerian teachers have some accurate beliefs and other inaccurate beliefs regarding early literacy development. Participants understood the importance of oral language to literacy development...
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The relationship between tropical Atlantic hurricanes (Hs), atmospheric easterly waves (AEWs), and West African mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) is investigated. It points out atmospheric conditions over West Africa before hurricane formation. The analysis was performed for two periods, June–November in 2004 and 2005, during which 12 hurricanes (seven in 2004, five in 2005) were selected. Using the AEW signature in the 700 hPa vorticity, a backward trajectory was performed to the African...
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The primary themes covered during the course included the epidemiology and prevention of road traffic injuries, including education, engineering and enforcement approaches, traffic safety priorities for 2010, vulnerable road users, transportation and planning, evaluation and trauma care. These broad themes ensured that participants were able to leave the course with knowledge about the latest findings into and methodologies for prevention of traffic accidents and injuries as well information...
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Family 2: An Afrikaans Vrou’s [Woman’s] Perspective on Deaf Education in South Africa—A Child’s Perspective Susanna Krige-Henderson (bio) As a ninth-generation South African, I am proud not only of my heritage but also of being the first Deaf member of my family. As with so many families, the cause of my deafness is unknown. My father was a medical doctor and missionary in Nkhoma, Malawi, when I was born. Over the next few years, my mother and I made numerous [End Page 509] trips from that...
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Innovative public sector education and training in a developing South Africa: The impact of and responses to globalisation The end of the twentieth century witnessed signifi cant changes in governmental administration with increasing reliance on, for example, the application of market mechanisms, and the carrying out of privatisation and deregulation initiatives to be in line with globalisation challenges. The signifi cance of these changes was accelerated by the social transformation which...
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Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is an important food crop grown under rainfed conditions in Mediterranean regions in which drought is a major limiting factor for production. In these areas little attention is given to legumes, and efforts to identify drought-tolerant genotypes are primarily focused on major cereal crops. In the current study a greenhouse experiment was conducted to assess the effects of drought stress on plant growth, photosynthesis, and water relations in 3 Tunisian chickpea...
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The objective of this study was to compare the inflammatory status of children with differences in nutritional status. This was a cross-sectional study of 184 African children aged 13–18 y from a low socioeconomic background that compared stunted with non-stunted and lean with over-fat (percentage of body fat above normal cutoff points) children. Fasting serum tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-6, C-reactive protein, and insulin were measured using high-sensitivity methods. Body...