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The role of the English language worldwide today cannot be over-emphasized.As a global language, it no longer belongs to the United Kingdom or the United Statesalone.Since Nigeria gained independence from the colonialistsin1960,English language has become a major tool for development.Today, in the face of globalization, and the rapid expansion of information technologies,an explosive demand for the English language learning worldwide becomes a drive.Nigeria as a developing country even with...

This study investigated the distribution, species composition, and sex ratio of indoor resting mosquitoes alongside their relationship with climatic conditions in school dormitories located in Egor, Oredo and Ikpoba-okha Local Government Areas (LGAs) respectively in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. Indoor resting mosquitoes were collected with the aid of a sweep net and mechanical aspirator from randomly selected school dormitories between 08.00hr and 11.00hr from November (2011) to June...

This study investigated the distribution, species composition, and sex ratio of indoor resting mosquitoes alongside their relationship with climatic conditions in school dormitories located in Egor, Oredo and Ikpoba-okha Local Government Areas (LGAs) respectively in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. Indoor resting mosquitoes were collected with the aid of a sweep net and mechanical aspirator from randomly selected school dormitories between 08.00hr and 11.00hr from November (2011) to June...

IntroductionLife skills are the abilities that enable the students to develop adaptive and positive behavior so as to effectively deal with the challenges and demands of everyday life, Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD, 2006).The teaching methods that teachers plan to use in the teaching of life skills therefore, should be those inculcate the skills among the students.CM in this study is used as an umbrella term for a variety of learner-centered teaching techniques which...

This paper examined climate change adaptation strategies in fish farming and the effect of such methods on the profit of fish farmers in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country. Using cross‐sectional data obtained from 420 fish farmers from the region and applying multivariate probit and instrumental variable regressions, the study found that fish farmers have adopted a broad range of strategies to address climate risk and that these have significantly increased...

Many studies have revealed the importance of taking the ex post and former poor into account in designing sustainable poverty reduction policies. With data from the 2015 household standard of living survey (ENV2015), we use the Chaudhuri, Jalan and Suryahadi model (2002) to measure the vulnerability to poverty of rural households in Côte d’Ivoire. Our work reveals that 34% of households are vulnerable while 25% are poor. The analysis of the influence of certain factors on this vulnerability...

연구목적: 이 연구는 한국의 교육개발협력 NGO가 수행한 개발협력 사업 중 우간다 북부지역 초등교사 교수역량강화사업이 교사효능감 및 교사만족도에 미치는 영향을 분석하는 데 있다. 연구의 중요성: 교육개발협력 사업에서 교사는 교육 변화를 이끄는 중요한 요인임에도 불구하고 이에 대한 효과를 분석한 연구는 미비하였으며, 교사의 정의적 영역인 교사효능감, 교사만족도가 학생의 학업성취, 학교문화 변화 등 학교 교육의 전반적인 변화를 이끄는 요소라는 점에서 중요성을 가진다. 연구방법론: 본 연구는 교수역량강화사업에 참여한 학교에 속한 교사 190명을 대상으로 집단별 평균 분석(t-test)을 통하여 집단 간 차이를 확인하고, 이중차분모형(DID)을 적용하여 교사학습역량강화 사업에 대한 고유한 효과를 분석하였다. 연구결과: 사업에 참여한 집단별 교사효능감, 교사만족도에 유의한 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 정책에 영향을 미치는 교사 및 학교(공변인)를 통제하여 분석한 결과 학생에...

Background:
 The John Cunningham virus (JCV) is an opportunistic virus which leads to the development of progressive multifocalleukoencephalopathy (PML), which is a lytic infection of oligodendrocytes of the central nervous system in immunosuppressed patients. Infection with the JCV occurs in childhood and the virus remains quiescent in the body, activating during immunosuppression. Exposure to the virus can be detected by testing for JC virus specific antibodies inan ELISA test. Our...

The purpose of the study was to identify the factors affecting pupil academic performance of the selected high and low performing grant-aided secondary schools in Southern Province of Zambia at Grade 12 level for the five-year period from 2011 – 2015. The objectives of the study were to identify factors accounting for constant high and constant low pupil academic performance among the schools in the sample and to identify the measures that have been put in place to improve performance in low...

The paper examines developments in key markets and value chains in food production in southern Africa in order to evaluate the role of markets and the significance of market power. Rising incomes and urbanisation are driving demand for processed food across the continent and, without substantial improvements in industrial development in food processing, the trade deficit is set to worsen. The paper draws on a range of research on regional value chains undertaken in recent years along with...

Background: Disabling hearing loss is a prevalent public health issue, with signifi cant impact on patients' communication.The disability associated with hearing loss depends on the severity of the hearing loss.There are limited rehabilitative measures in resource challenged environment.This study assesses the incidence, the factors for hearing impairment and the management outcome.Methods: A descriptive three-year chart review of patients managed for hearing loss in a tertiary health center...

Background: Non substance related abuse disorder also known as behavioral addiction does not involve the ingestion of a substance but has similar effects as alcohol and drug addiction. Examples are gambling, sexual addiction, internet addiction, and compulsive shopping. There are different forms of gambling and among them sports betting is the fast growing type of commercial gambling. In Zambia, sports betting has become popular among the students. This studywas conducted to evaluate the...

The purpose of the study was to investigate the quality enhancement initiatives and girl child performance in Mathematics in Secondary Schools in Kwanza Division of Trans-Nzoia county-Kenya.The problem for investigation was on the phenomenon of persistent poor performance of girl child in mathematics in Kwanza Division.The objectives of the study were: identify the quality initiatives that affect performance in mathematics in secondary schools in Kwanza Division, establish the extent to...

Background: Stress among health care workers is a subject that has received much attention worldwide. However, there have been few studies that address the issue of work-related stress among health care workers in Africa and in Zambia in particular. There was an urgent need to study burnout at the University Teaching Hospital in order to have concrete evidence for planning and policy purposes in order to help address some of the human resource for health problems in Zambia. This study sought...