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The purpose of this paper is to conceptually explore and examine teaching in higher education during and post COVID-19 era.This paper uses literature-based approach which considers a narrative review of literature as its main approach in exploring and examining data related to online teaching and learning in higher education.There has been various challenges and criticisms about online teaching ever since lockdown regulations instigated by COVID-19 in South Africa.Online teaching and...

Aim/Purpose: The purpose of the current study is to investigate the effect of expectancy-value beliefs on Algerian doctoral students’ academic burnout. Descriptive-inferential research was adopted to measure the potential association and predictive relationship between the variables of the study. Background: It is commonly known that candidates undertaking a doctoral course experience significant amounts of pressure for the sake of finishing their doctoral programmes. However, their...

Information communication technologies can only be beneficial to developing countries struggling to build adaptation capacity if technology adoption frameworks are tailored to suit their specific characteristics. The lack of timely, accurate, and reliable weather data and the increasing rate at which climate-related disasters are destroying lives and property in Uganda is evident of lack of good weather forecasts. The study set out to investigate the factors affecting ICT adoption and...

South Sudan is affected by a high burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). The country is very vulnerable to NTDs due to its favourable tropical climate and multiple risk factors. However, the distribution of the diseases and the populations at risk for the various NTDs is unknown. This paper described the distribution of schistosomiasis in 58 counties and 261 schools in South Sudan.a descriptive quantitative cross-sectional study of schistosomiasis in 58 counties in 8 states of South...

The issue of youth’s unemployment duration in transition from school to work has attracted a great interest among policy makers in recent years. Young people and particularly young women are the most vulnerable to unemployment that can lead them to reprehensible social behaviors and widespread insecurity. With a special focus on gender, this study aims to investigate the driving factors of youth’s unemployment duration and assess its impact on youth employment in Benin. Data used in this...

<title>Abstract</title> Recurrent and widespread droughts in southern Africa (SA) reduce agricultural productivity and increase food insecurity among smallholder farmers. The average growing-season temperatures are expected to increase by 2.5°C. In SA maize is a staple food, accounting for more than 30% of total calories. The crop is mostly grown by smallholder farmers with limited inputs of fertilizers and improved seed. Most of the maize cultivars grown by farmers are susceptible to heat...

E-learning is the most promising and fastest growing activity since the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic.Although the pandemic seems to have been eradicated in several countries of the world, it is worth mentioning that some positive cases of the covid-19 variant have been detected.This could accelerate the rate of infection again.Hence the interest generate in reinforcing the quality of distance learning platforms.Technical and vocational training (TVT) in Mauritania is based on science,...

E-commerce has become very popular because of the service provided and the comfort it provides to users but with this comes different advantages and disadvantages which makes users consider other opinions before making a decision to purchase an item. These days sentiment analysis has become one of the important tasks which helps people to express their opinion on products and services being rendered, sentimental analysis is applied in different aspect of the human world which provides...

Background: Male nursing students remain a minority group in nursing education and training programmes.They are thought to have diverted from their prescribed roles as men, leading to professional stereotypes and fear of providing intimate care.In addition, the lack of role models and support for male nurses adds to their frustration during clinical placement.The aim of this study was thus to understand male nursing students' experiences when providing intimate care to diverse patients...

In South Africa and elsewhere, the outbreak of Covid-19 in 2020 and the lockdown regulations forced both academics and students to adapt to a new reality of fully online modules and assessments. This catapulted relations in higher education into the spotlight. The concern of this paper is how e-tutors in an Open Distance e-Learning (ODeL) university in South Africa have enacted care in online interaction with the students during this period. Available research focuses on online interaction;...

Introduction: irritable bowel syndrome is a recurrent chronic gastrointestinal functional disorder. Despite it is not dangerous; it carries a significant feedback on self-confidence and quality of life. Medical students are expected to develop irritable bowel syndrome because they are subjected to stress due to over academic pressure. The objectives were to investigate irritable bowel syndrome prevalence, and to detect the related risk factors in this specific group of Egyptian people.

Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) is two times more prevalent among compared to non-Hispanic Whites. Despite the higher prevalence of ADRD among older African Americans, recent estimates suggest research enrollment by those who identify as African American remains limited. The purpose of the study is to 1) explore how a culturally tailored community education program impacts clinical trial interest and enrollment in ADRD research studies and to 2) identify how applicable the...

Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has been reported to be associated with several adverse pregnancy outcomes. There are limited data on the extent by which HIV-positive pregnant women in this part of the world are affected. Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the pregnancy outcome of HIV-positive pregnant women who attended the antenatal clinic. Materials and Methods: A retrospective analysis of the case notes of HIV-positive women that enrolled in the prevention of...

<title>Abstract</title> Since its introduction into the Southern Highlands of Tanzania by researchers 25 years ago, Conservation Agriculture (CA) has been well received, researched and the concept proven to be increasing productivity and incomes, enhancing resilience of livelihoods and contributing to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. CA research, as defined by the three interlined principles, was introduced into the Southern Highlands by the Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI)...

Provision of emergency obstetric and newborn care (EmONC) by skilled health personnel reduces maternal and newborn mortality. Pre-service diploma midwifery and clinical medicine (reproductive health) curricula in Kenya were reviewed and updated integrating the competency based EmONC curriculum. A two-part (virtual for theoretical component and face-to-face for the skills-based component) capacity building workshop for national midwifery/clinical medicine trainers of trainers to improve their...

Management of water resources is very critical in the attainment of sustainable development goals (SDGs), in particular, Goal 6 (clean water and sanitation).Within the Kenyan context, a sub-catchment management plan (SCMP), is crucial as a planning tool involving management, use, development, conservation, protection and control of water resources at the local level.As such, its formulation and implementation is very important for the operationalization of Kenya Water Act 2016.Using field...

One of the most serious types of pollution affecting the Palestinian environment is the crime of noise pollution, the aim of which is to identify this crime in terms of its nature and impact on human health, its legal construction and the resulting sanctions. The researcher used the descriptive and analytical methods, supporting the examination of the decisions of the courts of cassation, and reached a number of conclusions: The crime of noise pollution is a crime of danger, and Palestinian...

The enrollment of students from African Region has increased in India in the last decade. It has expanded to 22 African countries and across the climatic zones of Africa. This study, delineates climatic adaptations of African students in Indian conditions. Studies have significantly indicated about the role of climatic conditions and adaptations on educational outcomes at higher education level. Besides the social and academic challenges of studying in countries other than home countries...