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The aim of this paper is to identify and rank the design phase faults/errors affecting on the maintenance of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)'s school’s buildings in Gaza Strip, and to propose recommendations for minimizing the future maintenance problem related to the school buildings at Gaza Strip. A survey was conducted to collect the required data were adopted in this study. This study reveals the important factors that leading to defects in the design stage which...

The aim of this paper is to identify and rank the design phase faults/errors affecting on the maintenance of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)'s school’s buildings in Gaza Strip, and to propose recommendations for minimizing the future maintenance problem related to the school buildings at Gaza Strip. A survey was conducted to collect the required data were adopted in this study. This study reveals the important factors that leading to defects in the design stage which...

This cross sectional study examined the locus of control and perceived vulnerability of children with disabilities to sexual and physical assault. One hundred and seven respondents sampled from three special schools in Ghana, comprising of 61 males and 46 females, participated in the study. A modified version of the Locus of Control Scale was used to determine the locus of control levels of the participants followed by a structured interview guide to collect additional data. Analysis of...

<p>The following case study looks at one teacher’s struggle to meet the needs of her Somali<br />students’ in the era of high stakes testing and scripted curriculum. It documents the pressure<br />on teachers and students to improve the average school state mandated test scores and to<br />ignore the intellectual and vocational resources of the families in the community (Gonzalez et<br />al., 1995). Consequently, more and more schools are adopting a prescribed...

Teachers perception of child mental health problems and their attitude to school-based mental health services helps in designing early intervention strategies aimed at promoting the service. However, little is known in this regard among primary school teachers in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study assessed perceptions and attitude of primary school teachers to child mental health problem and school-based mental health programs in Jimma town, southwest Ethiopia in 2013.A cross-sectional study...

In the drylands of Africa, pastoralists have been facing new challenges, including those related to environmental shocks and stresses. In northern Kenya, under conditions of reduced rainfall and more frequent droughts, one response has been for pastoralists to focus increasingly on camel herding. Camels have started to be kept at higher altitudes and by people who rarely kept camels before. The development has been understood as a climate change adaptation strategy and as a means to improve...

This thesis is concerned with the Lutheran Church, with religion in the setting o f New Guinea. The period under close examination stretches from 1884, the year that Germany declared a protectorate over North-West New Guinea, to 1972, when Papua and New Guinea gained self-government. Consequently, research relating to this thesis is far reaching. Relevant documents are scattered from Neuendettelsau, Barmen and Berlin in Germany to Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Canberra in Australia, to...

Abstract Sub‐Saharan Africa ( SSA ) faces twin challenges of water stress and food insecurity – challenges that are already pressing and are projected to grow. Sub‐Saharan Africa comprises 43 % arid and semi‐arid area, which is projected to increase due to climate change. Small‐scale, rainfed agriculture is the main livelihood source in arid and semi‐arid areas of SSA . Because rainfed agriculture constitutes more than 95 % of agricultural land use, water scarcity is a major limitation to...

Objective To assess acquisition of knowledge and competence in performing Early Infant Male Circumcision (EIMC) by non‐physicians trained using a structured curriculum. Subjects and Methods Training in provision of EIMC using the Mogen clamp was conducted for 10 Clinical Officers ( CO s) and 10 Registered Nurse Midwives ( RNMW s), in Rakai, Uganda. Healthy infants whose mothers consented to study participation were assigned to the trainees, each of whom performed at least 10 EIMC s. Ongoing...

Climate, poverty and the role of risk management. The contribution of R4 rural resilience initiative. Identification, assessment and management of climate risk. Weather index insurance: features, strengths and areas of improvement. Case study: the implementation of WII in Senegal. Background, numbers and key findings.

Zambia has recently witnessed the growth of Pentecostal churches that publicly claim to be healing disabilities. This paper explored how some Pentecostal churches in Zambia’s pluralist society claimed to be healing disability. Interviews, documents and video recordings from three different Pentecostal ministries depicting healing and disability were analysed. The paper observes that some Pentecostal ministries exemplified disability as that which could be healed through the work of the...

Malaria is one of the key research concerns in climate change-health relationships. Numerous risk assessments and modelling studies provide evidence that the transmission range of malaria will expand with rising temperatures, adversely impacting on vulnerable communities in the East African highlands. While there exist multiple lines of evidence for the influence of climate change on malaria transmission, there is insufficient understanding of the complex and interdependent factors that...

South Africa is currently facing an education dilemma with high numbers of youth unemployment and a growing specialized skills shortage in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). STEM problem based learning events, hosted by government and the corporate sector, has shown to improve science and technology literacy and to encourage the youth to pursue tertiary education in the field of science. Unfortunately, schools face a range of challenges which restricts them from...

Education in many African states is comparatively characterised by inadequate availability, accessibility, acceptability, and adaptability of education. Nevertheless, evaluations focusing on lack of educational infrastructure and personnel usually ignore the contextual inadequacies of educational provision in the region, and the inability of such education to equip its citizens to fit in with and benefit the societies they live in. This educational incompatibility has led to a significant...

Previous research revealed high prevalence of psychological symptoms among sickle cell disease (SCD) patients in the West and Europe. In some Black SCD populations such as Nigeria and Jamaica, anxiety and depression had low prevalence rates compared to Europe. With difficulty locating research data on the prevalence of psychological symptoms in Ghana, this study aimed at exploring psychological symptoms among adults with SCD in a Teaching Hospital in Accra, Ghana. Two hundred and one...