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Biomass is heavily depended on for domestic energy use by people in developing countries. Combustion of these materials produces a lot of smoke. Exposure to this indoor air pollution has been linked to a number of respiratory disorders. The aim of our study was an assessment of the long-term respiratory effects of indoor air pollution. A survey was conducted in the riverine areas of the Niger Delta of Nigeria among 521 fishermen exposed to indoor air pollution from burning firewood and 545...

This study investigated the adaptive mechanisms of rural fishermen towards climate change on quantity of fish caught in Asari-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria. A purposive random sampling techniques was employed in selecting 80 (eighty) respondents in the study area. Data obtained were analyzed using descriptive statistics and net farm profit analysis. The results showed that majority (96%)of the respondents are male and their mean age ranged between 36-40years with a...

This paper presents the findings from two studies of the PartoPen system – a digital pen software application that enhances the partograph, a paper-based labor-monitoring tool used extensively in developing regions. The PartoPen provides nurses with real-time decision support, instructions, and patientspecific reminders by playing short audio clips when a nurse records data on the existing paper partograph form. Previous studies have shown that correct use of the partograph significantly...

This paper presents the findings from two studies of the PartoPen system – a digital pen software application that enhances the partograph, a paper-based labor-monitoring tool used extensively in developing regions. The PartoPen provides nurses with real-time decision support, instructions, and patientspecific reminders by playing short audio clips when a nurse records data on the existing paper partograph form. Previous studies have shown that correct use of the partograph significantly...

This paper presents the findings from two studies of the PartoPen system – a digital pen software application that enhances the partograph, a paper-based labor-monitoring tool used extensively in developing regions. The PartoPen provides nurses with real-time decision support, instructions, and patientspecific reminders by playing short audio clips when a nurse records data on the existing paper partograph form. Previous studies have shown that correct use of the partograph significantly...

Every democratic government has educational agenda and developmental focus. To align with the government agenda, every institution should key in to the agenda. In Nigeria, emphasis has been on poverty alleviation and development. This paper looked at how the training of Library and Information Scientists could contribute to the development of Nigeria. For development to happen, individuals and professions have to be developed. Thus, this paper pointed out ways individuals in the profession...

This paper presents theological education and character formation in Nigerian Christianity. Some theologians and religious scholars do not offer any practical recipes in dealing with the major pressing problems of theological training for Christian ministry today in the 21 st century Nigerian society. Some priests, lay workers and laity alike find it difficult to practice the Christian character traits which Jesus Christ himself exercised perfectly. The proper examination of these problems...

Context: To examine the status of the environmental quality of the soils in Assiut zone in central Upper-Egypt, investigation was carried out to determine the concentration of natural radionuclides (radium [ 226 Ra], thorium [ 232 Th] and 40 K) and the contents of eight heavy metals (Cd, Pb, Ni, Fe, Mn, Cr, Cu, and Zn). Materials and Methods: The measurements of concentration of natural radionuclides were carried out by using the gamma spectrometry (NaI (Tl); 3× 3). Results: The results...

Theoretical and empirical evidences support the prime role of public education expenditure in rapid and persistent economic growth. However, available statistics in Nigeria does not seem to support this view. An average of 5.72 per cent of public expenditure was spent on education between 1970 and 2010. During the same period, economic growth was not only inconsistent, but averaged 0.6 per cent. Public education expenditure, no doubt promotes educational attainment which could be regarded as...

The climate change debate has moved from being an illusion to being a serious environmental challenge for modern governments especially in developing societies. Even though, countries in the Global North have been the culprit and those in the Global South have been the victims, trading blames back and forth will only aggravate the damage already done. Facing frontally the anthropogenic factors that have triggered the crisis in Nigeria, for instance, will go a long way in stemming the...

Overexposure to arsenic can cause various diseases such as cancer of (skin, lung, bladder, and kidney), hair loss and nails deformity.These diseases are common among adults, youth and children in some rural communities in Biu Volcanic Province North-Eastern Nigeria.This is what motivated the Authors to investigate the concentration of arsenic in surface and ground waters of Biu volcanic environment, northern eastern Nigeria and to delineate areas of high risk to arsenic exposure.Thirty seven...

Access to education in Nigeria, especially at the tertiary level has become a major challenge. The quality of education being provided in schools is another issue begging for attention. Coupled with this is the problem of teaching which has become very uninteresting and boring, students are not motivated as active participants in the learning process. This paper looks at the issue of teaching and learning in cyberspace, which provides a synchronous forum for discussing, sharing, reviewing...

This paper discussed definitions and meanings of crisis. It also dwelt on critical areas of crisis in the Nigerian Universities and causes of these crisis. The paper identified among other things, various meanings of value, value clarification, value orientation and value re-orientation. It also explained therapeutic strategies for remediating student crisis in Nigerian universities. Conclusion was drawn and recommendations were proffered accordingly.

Background: Many methods have been described for measurements of the third ventricle as a means of evaluating brain atrophy during the normal aging process and disease. Enlargement of the cerebral ventricles is one of the most frequently replicated neurobiological findings in schizophrenia. The aim of this morphological study was to examine the range in the normal size of the third ventricle of individuals living in Sokoto and to assess its association with gender and age. Materials and...

Entrepreneurship education in Nigeria was introduced into the schools curriculum with the aim of providing knowledge directed towards developing and inculcating into the students skills, competences, understanding and attributes that will equip them to be innovative, and to identify, create, initiate, and successfully manage personal, community, business and work opportunities.This study is on the perception and attitude of students in tertiary institutions towards entrepreneurial education...

The aim of this work was to assess the environmental quality status transects around a busy jetty facility on the Calabar River estuary using the relative diversity and relative abundance of benthos, phytoplankton and zooplankton as Biota Indicative Signature tools for ascertaining the Pollution Biotic Index. A total of 10 sampling transects were systematically delineated for the study. The sampling transects were spatially located to accommodate various environmental differences in the...

In response to the challenges of enhancing the quality of distance education in Ghana, the National Accreditation Board (NAB), the government agency that is responsible for regulating and monitoring standards of the higher education sector, has introduced certain mechanisms or processes to ensure conformity with minimum standards and also to promote the quality of distance education in Ghana. Drawing on an empirical study, this chapter discusses the NAB’s role in representing Ghana’s...