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This study examines long-term spatial and temporal trends of drought characteristics based on the Standardized Precipitation Index at three different time scales (3, 6, and 12 months) over Zambia from 1981 to 2017. Drought characteristic conditions such as duration, severity, and intensity at monthly, seasonal, and annual levels were analyzed to investigate the drought patterns over Zambia. The results show a significant increase in drought events over the southwestern regions and a decrease...

Abstract Climate change has become one of the most profound threats to smallholder agriculture in semi-arid and arid areas. Farmers in this sector are especially vulnerable to climate change due to reliance on rain-fed agriculture, limited access to capital and technology among other challenges. While several potential adaptation options exist, many barriers hinder effective adoption of these practices, hence production in marginal areas remains very low. This chapter discusses crop...

The rapid increase in population growth of graduates in our schools had resulted into unemployment of tertiary institution graduates. This is because the government and private sector cannot have enough jobs to accommodate them. Consequently,   entrepreneurship education was introduced in our tertiary institutions of learning to address this issue. Entrepreneurship education is the acquisition of skills, ability, competence which equip the recipients with initiative, creativity, risk taking...

Background: Many children with cerebral palsy present with disturbances in sensory, cognitive and motor development which subsequently affect the child’s speech, language and communication development. Caregivers taking care of such children are heavily burdened andif not addressed such cumulative burden may in turn have influence on the quality of care for children with cerebral palsy.weset out to explore the experiences of caregivers ofchildren with cerebral palsy who present with speech...

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This study was conducted to examine the practices, challenges, and prospects of using accreditation, external quality audit, and internal quality assurance as major components of the quality assurance (QA) regime in the Ethiopian higher education sector. The research used documentary evidence and interview as principal means of investigation. The findings revealed that, despite availing the tools and mechanisms for assuring quality both at national and institutional levels, the sectoral...

الابتدائي. نستخدم من أجل ذلك مقاربة التحليل بتغليف البيانات (DEA) ونعتبر صنفين من النماذج يختلفان حسب طبيعة المخرجات حيث نستعمل في نماذج الصنف الأول نسبتي النجاح والنجاح بتقدير في امتحان شهادة التعليم الابتدائي ونستعمل في الصنف الثاني معدلات المواد الثلاثة لنفس الامتحان كمخرجات بديلة. تبنين النتائج الميدانية أ ن أداء هذه المؤسسات يتسم بدرجة عالية من عدم الفعالية النسبية الكلية المقند رة في المتوسط بنسبة 24 % بانحراف معياري قدره 41 ٪ في الحالة الأولى وبنسبة 19 % بانحراف معياري قدره 11,6 ٪ في...

Abstract Drought is a major problem in Ethiopia and particularly affects the agricultural and water sectors. This paper aims to assess the spatial and temporal drought variability of central Ethiopia. For this purpose, archival rainfall data recorded from 1989 to 2017 and the Gurage zone topographic maps were used. The five stations’ Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) were combined with the geographical information system (GIS) to analyze the spatial distribution of drought events. The...

Introduction: A global prevalence of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) was estimated on review of epidemiological studies and has been found to be increasing. Advancements in genetic analysis have provided the ability to identify potential genetic changes that may contribute to ASD. TBC1D8 (TBC1 Domain Family Member 8) is a Protein Coding gene. Among its related pathways is cell cycle. The number of genes associated with autism is increasing. Whole exome sequencing (WES) identified the...

Abstract Background : this study aimed to evaluate the risk communication regarding COVID-19 preventions in Ethiopian higher education institutions. Ethiopia is one of the 213 countries which affected by COVID-19. Since it appeared in the country different risk responses are underway to minimize the impacts in different sectors of the country. Ethiopian higher educations are among those sectors that are affected by the pandemic. Universities engaged as a task force in the response process....

The topic of alcohol consumption is very relevant in contemporary Nigeria not only because alcohol is heavily consumed in the country, but because it is also commonly abused. Relating the issue of alcohol to Nigerian Christians is also significant, because the question of the proper Christian attitude to alcohol is always a public discourse; and whereas most Christians are not knowledgeable on the accurate teaching of the Bible on alcohol consumption, most denominations do not have any...

Visionary leaders who are desirous of leaving progressive legacies for themselves and members of their state mainly do so through education particularly early childhood education. Early childhood education is functionally instrumental for the development of the human capital of a state, as it lights up the activities of a people by serving as entry point for transforming a people and their state. Unfortunately, the aura of progressive revolution that early childhood education receives in...

The democratic transition in conqueror South Africa in 1994 from the colonial and apartheid education system to the current epoch did not transform and address the epistemological and ethical injustices embedded in the psychology curriculum. This is despite the Constitutional provision for the exercise and enjoyment of cultural rights by the multiple ethnic groups existing in the country. Despite the fact that most departments of psychology in conqueror South African are led by Blacks and...

In Kenya, the fundamental challenge facing chemistry teaching in secondary schools is how to enhance students’ conceptual understanding; a need for meaningful learning. The challenge has led to students’ underachievement in chemistry in national examinations. Research findings indicate that teaching method is a crucial factor affecting students’ learning and achievement. The present study investigated the effect of Collaborative Concept Mapping (CCM) teaching strategy on students’...

Abstract Background World Health Organization estimated that 779 million people are at risk of getting schistosomiasis (SCH) and 240 million people were infected worldwide. SCH due to Schistosoma mansoni ( S. mansoni) is a wide public health problem in Ethiopia. The aim of the survey was to quantify national and district disaggregated treatment coverage status for SCH and compare validated coverage with the one reported. Methods Community based cross-sectional survey was conducted in April...

The study focused on the lecturers’ awareness and utilization of blended learning for teaching educational courses in colleges of education in Sokoto State, Nigeria. This paper adopted a survey research design. The population of the study consisted of all lecturers in the Department of Education in two colleges of education in Sokoto State. One hundred and eight lecturers were used as the sample for this study. Two research questions guided the study. The instrument for this study was a...

The world is now a developed, modern village, and countries around the world are borrowing a leaf from other countries’ policies. This paper presents a picture of the inter-locking relationships between the United States of America’s educational policies and the Nigeria’s educational policies and early childhood education. This paper looks at education in the United States and that of Nigeria, viz-a-vis, its differences and similarities. This paper also looks at the inclusion of children...

Abstract Background: Treatment for rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (RR-TB) is complex, however, shorter treatment, with newer antimicrobials are improving treatment outcomes. The South African National Department of Health (NDoH) recently accelerated the rollout of 9-month, all oral, RR-TB short-course regimens. We sought to evaluate an inter-professional training program using pre-test and post-test performance of Professional Nurses (PNs), Advanced Practice Professional...