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Abstract Background: Though a largely preventable disease, liver cancer is now the fastest-increasing cause of cancer death in the US, and it is highly fatal. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of liver cancer, and it disproportionally affect racial/ethnic minorities, especially the medically underserved. Most HCC cases are associated with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV). Methods: To increase awareness of liver cancer prevention and screening, we...

This paper investigates the significance of ERP Education on postgraduate students who took an ERP short course at the University of Zambia. The paper identifies the benefits of ERP education in Zambia as well as the contextual factors that impacted ERP education. These contextual factors were identified as industry, course and student constraints. Thematic networks showing the benefits of ERP education, the constraints on ERP education and the preliminary relationships are also presented....

Teaching and learning material (TLMs) enhance lesson delivery leading to good academic performance of students.The purpose of this study was to establish the extent to which social studies student-teachers in two northern colleges of education in Ghana are exposed to the use of TLMs in their preparation to teach social studies.Descriptive survey design was adopted for this study.Ten social studies tutors and 140 second year student-teachers in 2 colleges of education were selected for the...

This book focuses on the knowledge area of higher education governance, organisational dynamics, leadership and decolonisation. We have observed that governance discourse has been excluded in debates that concern the public good. The construct of public good seeks to support higher education that does not support a capitalist view of profit-making, arguably to respond to societal demands and needs such as developmental efforts through academic functions. Higher Education focuses on...

The purpose of this study was to investigate Influence of Principals' Transformational Leadership style on the organizational climates of Primary Teachers Training Colleges (PTTCs) in Lake Victoria Region of Kenya.Independent variables comprised individualized consideration and inspirational motivation dimensions of Transformational Leadership style, while the dependent variable was Organizational Climate with Tutor Job Satisfaction and Organizational Performance as indicators.The study...

This study aimed at investigating the challenges and possible solutions of conducting internal monitoring and evaluation of selected secondary schools teachers' performance in Kabwe district.The study was conducted within the framework of mixed methodology using an embedded mixed design.The study collected data from 114 participants drawn from ten secondary schools in Kabwe district.The data was collected using questionnaires and interviews.The findings included the following challenges;...

This study aimed to explore teachers' perceptions on the effectiveness of the academic and short-learning skills development programmes for teachers in the Ehlanzeni District. The skills development programmes focused on new content knowledge as well as teaching strategies. The study adopted a qualitative research approach. Purposive sampling was adopted to select participants. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 teachers. The qualitative data collected from the participants...

As the worldwide demand for specialist surgeons increases, and to complement surgical training provided through governmental institutions, private hospitals are increasingly hosting trainees. Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre (WDGMC) is a private academic hospital in Johannesburg with a Colorectal Unit (CRU) that hosts several trainees. While published studies demonstrate that the involvement of trainees in surgery does not adversely impact outcomes, private patients' perceptions of the role...

Technological advances and the internet have altered the way people engage with reading material. Students’ reading preferences are increasingly screen-based as most students prefer and are required to use online reading in higher education institutions. The research explored the perceived impact of online reading on students’ reading comprehension and academic performance. A non-experimental research design was utilised for this survey, typically including the quantitative domain and, to a...

Teachers' participation in decision-making plays a significant in their work performance. In Tanzania, the idea of participation in decision-making emerged from decentralization policy and was adopted in the field of education through the Education and Training Policy of 1995. The theme was to emphasize that school administrators involve teachers in decision-making to improve school work performance. This study sought to find out the relationship between teachers' participation in...

The study aimed to investigate Ethiopian university lecturers’ readiness to use technology for teaching mathematics at the tertiary level during the COVID-19 pandemic when they were compelled to adapt to distant education. Using Google Forms, online questionnaires were distributed to 41 lecturers in three Ethiopian universities, of whom eighteen participated. Before the research, the questionnaire was piloted with eight lecturer participants to categorise questions and validate the...

The study aimed to investigate Ethiopian university lecturers’ readiness to use technology for teaching mathematics at the tertiary level during the COVID-19 pandemic when they were compelled to adapt to distant education. Using Google Forms, online questionnaires were distributed to 41 lecturers in three Ethiopian universities, of whom eighteen participated. Before the research, the questionnaire was piloted with eight lecturer participants to categorise questions and validate the...

Good teaching in higher education is largely believed to be an important variable in the student success matrix. Universities therefore invest a significant part of their time in developing their academics through postgraduate teaching qualifications so as to enhance their teaching competence and effectiveness. This research critically examined the experiences of a group of academics at a university in South Africa that had recently graduated with a VTED. The study adopted a qualitative...

Within the well-documented understanding of occupational noise-induced hearing loss (ONIHL) being a complex occupational health condition requiring the adoption of the complex interventions approach to management, challenges confronting hearing conservation programmes (HCPs) within the African context need clear characterisation and insightful deliberation. Guided by the systems theory, to be realistic about the implementation, monitoring, as well as evaluation of outcomes of HCPs within the...