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Human capacity growth in knowledge and innovation is crucial if South Africa is to achieve developmental goals such as efficient, sustainable and equitable water resource management. About 80 percent of the South African population comprises socially and economically disadvantaged people, living in township areas (urban areas previously allocated to Black residents during the apartheid era) that experience low household water security and lack water-related knowledge capacity. For example,...

Maternal mortality in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is higher than in high-income countries (HICs), and poor anesthesia care is a contributing factor. Many anesthesia complications are considered preventable with adequate training. The Safer Anaesthesia From Education Obstetric Anaesthesia (SAFE-OB) course was designed as a refresher course to upgrade the skills of anesthesia providers in low-income countries, but little is known about the long-term impact of the course on changes...

The learnability of school curriculum has been attributed to students’ perception of different school subjects which also determines the level of students’ performance and ultimately the achievability of the intended curriculum objectives. Studies had been conducted in other subject areas. However, studies of that type are not common in Civic Education which is relatively new in the Nigerian Secondary School curriculum. This paper examines students’ perception of difficulty levels of the...

Background: Mastering English speaking skills can not only bring people to be able to communicate with others, but also bring positive impact on students’ academic performance.
 Objective:, The main purpose of this comparative study was to investigate into grade 8 students’ challenges of academic performance in EFL speaking skills.
 Methods: Each school of the targeted grades had 3 sections which encompassed 50 students. The informants therefore were sampled students and all EFL...

Objective To assess the ocular health status of Syrian pediatric refugees in Canada and report the prevalence of vision impairment within this population. Design Cross-sectional descriptive study. Participants Syrian refugees 18 years old or younger. Methods Five clinic days were organized from July 2016 to November 2017 in Toronto, Ontario. A total of 274 patients were enrolled. Data collection involved surveys, vision screening, and ocular examinations. χ2 was used for statistical...

Abstract Aim Patients with HIV have increased cardiovascular risk and pulmonary defects. We investigated the association between impaired pulmonary function (IPF) and arterial stiffening measured by the cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) in Ghanaian HIV patients. Method Spirometry was used to measure pulmonary indices; forced expiratory volume in 1s (FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC) in 79 HIV patients on treatment, 75 HIV treatment naïve patients and 78 non-HIV controls. We also used...

The development of suitable control measures for various intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) requests essential epidemiological information on their prevalence. The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of IPIs among school children living in a rural setting in Upper Egypt and to identify the associated risk factors to these infections. A Descriptive crosssectional study included 630 randomly selected students enrolled in primary and preparatory schools aged from 6 to 17...

Skin-lightening (SL) products are common, especially in Africa. Adverse effects from these products represent a public health concern. Use of these products in Somaliland is unknown. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of use of SL products among female health science students, beliefs about these products and practices, and adverse effects experienced. This was a cross-sectional survey of a convenience sample of female health science students at Amoud University in Borama,...

This paper is based on a study that used a quantitative method research design to investigate the impact of English academic vocabulary on the reading comprehension ability of Grade 11 English First Additional Language (EFAL) learners in the Fezile Dabi district of the Free State province, in South Africa. Three tests were administered, namely, a Vocabulary Levels Test (VLT) which measured vocabulary breadth, and a Word Associate Test (WAT) which measured vocabulary depth and a reading...

Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) samples were collected simultaneously at urban sites in Lagos (ULG site) and in Hong Kong (TC site) for four consecutive weeks in July and August 2017, in order to investigate the potential to apply successful pollution control measures from Hong Kong to Lagos. To compare chemical characteristics and sources of PM2.5 in these two regions, organic carbon (OC), elemental carbon (EC), water soluble ions (WSIs), and elements were analyzed for the first time. It...

Due to severe droughts and rapid urbanization, Cape Town municipality including small towns along the West Coast of South Africa are facing water shortages. Managed aquifer recharge (MAR) seems to offer a solution to improve water security in this drought-prone area. This paper presents a conceptual framework within which numerical modelling of the aquifers system is operated to improve water security of West Coast. The ModelMuse software that included MODFLOW and MODPATH packages was used....

Abstract Vertical integration, which creates strategic linkages between national and sub-national levels, is being promoted as important for climate change adaptation. Decentralisation, which transfers authority and responsibility to lower levels of organisation, serves a similar purpose and has been in place for a number of decades. Based on four case studies in semi-arid regions in Africa and India, this paper argues that vertical integration for climate change adaptation should reflect on...

Studies on mental health are scarce from Arab countries, especially studies focusing on adolescents. In addition to the neurobiological and physiological changes that occur during adolescent development, psychological, societal and cultural influences have strong effects on adolescents' behavior and on their somatic and mental health. The present study aimed (1) to describe the mental health profile, operationalized as psychological distress, of a sample of Moroccan adolescents, and (2) to...

Worldwide, fifteen percent (15%) of the world's population or one (1) billion people live with some form of disability. In Uganda, 12.4% of the Uganda's population lives with some form of disability and Kawempe division accounts for (22.6%) of all persons with disabilities living in Kampala district. Rehabilitation services are provided within Kawempe division at Mulago hospital physiotherapy department and Katalemwa rehabilitation center in Kampala district, Uganda at a free and a...

تعتبرالمجاملات تعبیرا لفظیا عن الإنفعالات الإیجابیة الدالة على الإستحسان والتقبل، الکفاءة التواصلیة والإهتمام والحب والصداقة والإعجاب وتأکیدا وتقدیرا للآخریین بما فیهم من قدرات وکفاءات تبدى مدى إحترامهم  ومکانتهم المتبادلة؛ والتی قد تختلف من ثقافة إلى أخرى (میکی ، 2013). ویعتبرالتواصل الفعال بین المدرسات فى المجتمع المدرسى ضرورة هامة لنجاح المجتمع المدرسی. وإستهدفت هذه الدراسة إلى  تحسین الإتصال ومهاراته فیما بین المدرسات فی المجتمع الدراسی على مدى مستویات الأقدمیة أو الأسبقیة المختلفة...