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Every secondary school leaver is expected to be able to seek and gain admission into institutions of higher learning, both locally and internationally. However, this has become unattainable as a result of the poor academic performance seen in senior secondary school examinations; the quintessential example being the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (W.A.S.S.C.E.).  Therefore, in line with this worrisome predicament, the study investigated the influence of space for...

Quantifying the economic effects of climate change is a crucial step for planning adaptation in developing countries. This study assesses the economy-wide and regional effects of climate change induced productivity and labor supply shocks in agriculture in Ethiopia. The study shows, in worst case scenario, the effects on national GDP may add up to -8% with uneven regional effects ranging from -10% in agrarian regions (e.g. Amhara) to +2.5% in urbanized regions (e.g. Addis Ababa). Cost-free...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the technological pedagogical content knowledge of Social Studies teachers in the Senior High Schools in the Kumasi Metropolis in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The study employed descriptive survey. The population comprised all the 136 Social Studies teachers in the nineteen public Senior High Schools in the Kumasi Metropolis. Structured questionnaires and an observation checklist were used to collect data. The mean of means obtained on the various...

The main purpose of this paper is to position Mishra and Koehler (2006) theoretical/conceptual framework “Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)” as a contingent solution to the future of Social Studies teaching and learning. This paper is to offer a contingent solution to the Ministry of Education, Ghana, on the challenges of “ICT in Education” and how to boost teacher’s ICT/technological competencies, skills and knowledge to ensure maximum utilization of ICTs in education....

Introduction: The conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic has been ongoing since 2011. Since the war broke out, many Syrians have evacuated Jordan as refugees. 28% of refugees have some kind of functional disorder. We conducted the present study to identify the health conditions of Syrian refugee with disabilities (Person With Disabilities: PWDs) in urban area of Jordan and the situations of their and their families' social participation. Methods: The subjects of the study were twelve...

Farming as a livelihood activity in the Bosomtwe District is threatened by climate change. This paper ascertained the alternative livelihood options of smallholder farmers against climate variability and change in the Bosomtwe District. Using a cross-sectional survey, 152 smallholder farmers were sampled from 12 communities using a multistage sampling procedure. The quantitative data collected were subjected to binary logistic regression analysis, contingency tables, frequencies, and...

It was a retrospective and descriptive study conducted in the urology division of Yalgado Ouedraogo University Teaching Hospital from October 2009 to September 2014.Sixty three (63) male patients with anterior urethral stricture disease were included.All the patients have their diagnosis confirmed by voiding retrograde cystourethrogram (VCUG) or during surgical intervention.Anterior urethral stricture constitutes 41.1% of all urethral stricture.Hospital prevalence was 4.2%.Patient average...

Background: Reproductive health (RH) is defined as "A state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, in all matters related to the reproductive system and to its functions and process".It addresses the human sexuality and reproductive processes, functions and system at all stages of life and implies that people are able to have a responsible, satisfying and safe sex life and that they have the capability to reproduce and the...

Background: Uterine rupture is tearing of the uterine wall during labor or delivery. Rupture of a previously unscarred uterus is usually a catastrophic event resulting in death of the baby, extensive damage to the uterus and sometimes even maternal death from blood loss. The overall incidence of uterine rupture is 1 in 2,000 deliveries. In developing countries, uterine rupture is more prevalent and is a serious problem. Objective: To Assess the associated factors, management and...

Background: Emergency contraceptive (EC) is a type of modern contraception which is indicated after unprotected sexual intercourse, following sexual abuse, misuse of regular contraceptive or non-use of contraception. Use of Emergency contraceptive (EC) with in a defined time period could prevent unwanted pregnancy and its damaging consequences like unintended child birth and unsafe abortion. Objective: The objective of this study was to assess knowledge, attitude and practice of Emergency...

Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of death among adults worldwide. It is acknowledged that its risk factors have their roots in childhood. The present study evaluated CVD risk factors in primary school children in a Nigerian peri-urban setting. Methodology: This cross-sectional study was carried out in two primary schools in Jos South local government area, Plateau State, Nigeria. The 241 children studied were chosen using a systematic random sampling technique to...

Background: Anaesthetic drug wastage is a common challenge encountered in current anaesthetic care. Drug wastage is a potential area that significantly contribute for unnecessary health care budget allocation and financial lose. The aim of this study was to assess the amount of anaesthetic drug wastage and to analyze the cost of wasted drug in four operation room. Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted from January 10 to January 26, 2017 in the threemajor surgical and one...

Ethiopia will be more vulnerable to climate change. Because of the less flexibility to adjust the economic structure and being largely dependent on agriculture, the impact of climate change has far reaching implication in Ethiopia. Simulation models of watershed hydrology and water quality are extensively used for water resources planning and management. The study aims to Simulate Hydro Climatological impacts caused by Climate Change: the case of Hare Watershed, Southern Rift Valley of...

Extreme weather and climate-related events can have devastating impacts on people's lives and livelihoods in developing countries, particularly in Africa. Understanding the influence of anthropogenic climate change on extremes is key when addressing the impacts of events now and in the future. Probabilistic event attribution aims to quantify the effect on individual events by analysing changes in probabilities of their occurrences. This thesis investigates this technique and its...

In this study, we examine the effect of extreme weather events on migration among governorates in Egypt using migration gravity models and data from the 1996 and 2006 Population and Housing Census. We find that low or high temperature and precipitation does not affect the migration of people. Instead, people are considering the weather in destination areas to decide where they should migrate. The number of months with temperature below the five percentiles the distribution of monthly...