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The widespread availability of Internet access and increasing rate of electronic device usage has helped enlighten the world community through copious applications, information resources, and other benefits. However, both the lack of controlled behavior and excessive Internet usage have resulted in a variety of difficulties that can hinder user achievement in many areas.This study investigated the prevalence of Internet and electronic device addiction among Egyptian and Saudi nursing...

This study identified one hundred samples of woody biomasses in the southwest, Nigerian. The woody biomass samples identified were collected from different saw mills, farms and kitchens in Osun State, Nigeria. The identification of the woody biomass samples was done using literature materials and at a herbarium in the Botany Department, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, using the vegetative parts of their trees. The identification was carried out to know the numerical availability, the...

The study aimed to examine challenges to the inclusion of Students with Disabilities (PWDs) in mainstream education in Egypt. A mixed method approach was used to collect data from various sources. First, statistical information was retrieved from the Ministry of Education (MoE). Secondly, Ministerial Decrees were examined. Thirdly, semi-structured interviews with specialists in the field of special education in Egypt (N=12) were conducted to explore the major issues that emerged from this...

This study explored Tanzanian journalists’ awareness and understanding of climate change. Data from questionnaires were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, with charts and graphs produced using Microsoft Excel. The majority (56; 70.9%) of journalists were aware of climate change. The study found no direct association among age, education, experience, training on climate change, skills, and climate change knowledge. However, there was a direct relationship between...

Adoption rule whereby tropical African regions rely on non-tropical biomonitoring methods to assess water pollution in their rivers has been hindered by geographical incompatibility due to environmental variations between the regions that affect the capability and reliability of adopted method.Likewise, inclusion of all identified macroinvertebrate assemblages in developing the existing biomonitoring methods (i.e., South African Scoring System (SASS5) and Tanzania Riverine Scoring System...

The outbreak of Covid-19 has unprecedentedly evinced that online learning is the future of education.It offers abundant benefits and poses various challenges to learners and teachers alike.Some of these challenges represent the extent to which students are willing to take part in these classes, and how instructors and teachers can help them increase their motivation and develop positive attitudes towards their distant classes, the teachers and the course at large.In this context, this study...

Climate change has demonstrated a threatening impact on the fight against neglected tropical diseases in Sudan, with temperatures projected to increase by 1.5-3.1 degrees. Resultant effects are increased exposure to vector-borne diseases including onchocerciasis, leishmaniasis and schistosomiasis. Strengthened surveillance systems, increased effort of vaccine developments and multisectoral initiatives are therefore considered to be mandatory to achieve the elimination of neglected tropical diseases.

Today e-learning is a part of information and communication technologies in education (ICT) and allows various activities to be carried out online, either on computers or on mobile devices (Smartphones, tablets, etc.). E-Learning has developed since the beginning of this century. It is a distance learning mode made available to learners of educational content through the internet which exposes the learner to research, create, be entertained and train. Recently E-learning has revolutionized...

This paper highlights the historical perspective of medical education in Sudan and the context within which initiatives for teaching medical professionalism were implemented. It reflects upon the present-day situation of teaching professionalism in Sudan and identifies the challenges of teaching professionalism in the medical schools in the country. The cultural and social adaptation and professional implementation challenges within a poorly resourced health system will be discussed. The...

University students in Sudan are more at risk of contracting HIV than the general population, due to a high rate of sexual activity and low uptake of preventive measures such as condoms. Hence, they are considered an important target for HIV prevention programmes. This study explored students` beliefs about abstinence and pre-marital sex. Thirty semi-structured individual interviews were conducted, based on constructs from the Integrated Change (I-Change) Model. The study sample included 16...

The present global trend of development is guided and directed by sustainability-based principles (sustainable development).The country's present educational system and curriculum was last redesigned to help the country attain MDGs by 2020.The laudable effort has been fraught with challenges of teachers not being able to implement the curriculum effectively due to their expertise levels in line with the curriculum's delivery.The paper's position is that the inability to plan for innovation...

Objective: This study was assessed knowledge and practice of cervical cancer prevention, and its associated factors among primary school female teachers of Hawassa city, southern Ethiopia. Methods: A school-based cross-sectional study design was used to investigate the Knowledge and practice of cervical cancer prevention and its associated factors. Data was collected from 475 female teachers with simple random sampling techniques. Data were analyzed and presented with frequency,...

Background: Rwanda and other low-income countries face a critical shortage of competent midwives.This capacity problem threatens the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.Competency-based midwifery education (CBME) holds the best promise of developing competencies and improving patient outcomes.However, challenges arise when developing and implementing competency-based frameworks and ePortfolio tools in low-income countries.Aim: This study explored midwifery students',...

Background: To assess the impact of a culturally sensitive educational program conducted in conjunction with faith-based organizations in screening for hepatitis B in the Bronx West African community. Methods: A presentation on hepatitis B with a special emphasis on the relevance for the West African community was developed. Arrangements were made with leaders of West African faith-based organizations to conduct educational programs following religious services after which a survey was...

Global change is evident as it affects the economy, health, agriculture, water supply, etc. The next generation ma)' have stiffer experience if we do not mitigate anthropogenic pollution and plan for a safer environment. In this study, thirty-nine years temperature dataset from NASA was used to estimate the level of climate change in Agege. Lagos State of Nigeria. It was observed that climate change is evident over Agege. with > 80% each month showing slight and adverse anomalies. It is...