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Leachate produced from unlined landfills has become a global concern in recent times as a result of their interference with the environment. This is because of how complex leachate has become, given rise to serious pollution of nearby water resources. The effects of Leachate on the environment can be as a result of the toxicity of pollutants within the leachate which is largely tied to the waste generation patterns and climatic factors. This research work therefore, is to determine the...

The definition of drought is very controversial due to its multi-dimensional impact and slow propagation in onset and end. Predicting the accurate occurrence of drought remains a challenging task for researchers. The study focused on hydrological and meteorological drought monitoring and trend analysis in the Abbay river basin, using the streamflow drought index (SDI), standardized precipitation index (SPI), and reconnaissance drought index (RDI), respectively, to fill this research gap. The...

This study investigated the relationship between teachers’ qualifications and their performance in Buyanja sub-county primary schools, Rukungiri district, Uganda. The study adopted a cross-sectional research design on a sample of 190 respondents. Data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire, an interview guide, and an observation checklist. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics that were frequencies, percentages and means, and inferential statistics, then...

Background: Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by infection with the Monkeypox virus (MPXV). Although monkeypox existed and declined in the past, its re-emergence is simultaneous with the rise in cases recently.Methods: This study utilized a non-interventional, anonymous, self-administered web-based survey through a descriptive cross-sectional design to collect data from medical/health students (undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students). The E-questionnaire was administered from...

The One Health approach considers the contribution of animals and the environment to health. Here we describe how the University of Global Health Equity in Rwanda is integrating One Health into its medical curriculum to train the next generation of doctors to respond to the health challenges of our changing planet. Bayisenge et al. describe teaching One Health approaches to medical students at the University of Global Health Equity in Rwanda. Wider implementation of this approach should...

The adoption of ICTs and e-learning tools in institutions of higher education provides several benefits including enhancing engineering education. The Covid 19 global pandemic forced most institutions to adopt e-learning in order to improve access and quality of education. In order to evaluate the e-learning in higher and tertiary institutions, a cross sectional survey comprising of 32 instructors from the 5 departments in the faculty of engineering at Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT)...

The purpose of this writing is to discuss Islamic education in the modernization era of Egypt. This paper concludes that modernization in Egypt began with the arrival of Napoleon Bonaparte in Alexandria in Egypt on July 2, 1798 M. Napoleon's expedition to Egypt besides bringing a strong army also brought scientists with a set of scientific equipment to conduct research, see progress in science and technology In France, this provided inspiration for Egyptian figures to make changes, one of...

Technology needs and uses are expanding in Africa. Cybersecurity challenges faced daily are: child pornography, stolen money, data breaches, denial of service, online extortion, cred-it-card fraud, identify theft, network takeovers via botnets, fake news and emails, ransomware, and more. Since the Internet is ubiquitous, any security improvement in one location benefits all. This paper postulates that such security achievements can be attained through high-quality engineering education in...

Persistence in online education is a challenge globally. One may presume the depth of this challenge to be even higher in the context of African teacher training, due to low access to laptops, poor connectivity, and minimal digital literacy training. This paper presents results from the maiden attempt by Practical Education Network, a Ghanaian NGO, at offering its hands-on STEM teacher training in an online format. 35% of the 237 teachers targeted for the training persisted through the...

The aim of this paper is to test if the challenges in ensuring quality in a doctoral education are true for students enrolled for a doctoral degree in a University of Technology in South Africa. Doctoral students dependent on strong academic support from their institutions and employers to successfully complete their course. Established traditional universities in South Africa have the advantage of high income, low student ratios and permanent staff with doctorates which aid doctoral...

The development of non-technical skills prepares engineering students to adapt to the volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world we are currently experiencing. Learning strategies that involve learning by doing could enhance the development of such skills. This study explores the impact of game-based learning on improving a deep understanding of technical knowledge and acquiring non-technical skills in a third-year industrial engineering module at a South African University. The paper...

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has reemphasised the potential importance of having a unit or a formal structure that supports engineering students and faculty. Maintaining the integrity of teaching and learning during the pandemic necessitated collaboration, new skills, and new ways of thinking, for which many universities and faculties were unprepared. It is proposed that an Engineering Education Unit (EEU) would be able to facilitate new learning and thinking, an integrated view of...

To understand the viability of utilizing m-learning as the principal facilitation channel of education, the present study aims at identifying the Palestinian female students’ perceptions of using mobile phones in higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Gaza Strip to investigate the influence of using mobile phones on the female students’ academic achievement. For the purpose of the study, a questionnaire was designed by the researchers to collect the data from a sample of (156)...

The number of students of African origin traveling abroad for postgraduate engineering education has increased over the last 30 years. Studying abroad provides unique experiences and benefits for African students and the host country. These experiences place international scholars in an ideal position to reflect on the different experiences between the practices, attitudes, social diversity, and competency development they find in their new study destinations and hence can make suggestions...

The present study investigates the relationship between academic resilience and academic achievement for Moroccan university students during the Covid19 pandemic. Additionally, it explores potential interactions of gender and level of studies with academic resilience in the same sample. Academic resilience was measured via the ARS-30 in a sample of 138 graduate and undergraduate students, while academic achievement was measured using the participants’ GPA in the year of the...

Background: In low-income nations, Rheumatic valvular heart disease remains a major cause of morbidity and premature deaths. Accurate prevalence data in Egypt are still lacking yet highly desirable to facilitate health care planning. Methodology: An cluster sample of school children in eastern Egyptian Governorates was examined clinically and echocardiographically (using abbreviated protocol) for detection of rheumatic valvular heart disease based on 2012 World Heart Federation criteria (the...

The study is among a few attempts to understand how higher education institutions (HEIs) fulfil the expectations of students. It therefore contributes through analysing the mediating role of psychological contract fulfilment on the relationship between the lecturer’s competency and entrepreneurial intention (EI) among undergraduate students. The study involved a cross-sectional design in which the structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 321 third-year students. During the...

Abstract Introduction : Clinical placement provides an opportunity for socialization of students into the health system, and to acquire practice clinical skills in a real life setting while observing the deliverance of care by others. Despite the obvious benefits of clinical placements for students, poor relationships with the supervising nurse, environments that fail to promote belongingness and a lack of supervision hinders learning in the clinical setting. The purpose of the study was to...