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The main objective of the present study was to assess the status and determining factors to develop student self-regulated behavior in learning among fourth generation universities in Ethiopia. To achieve this objective, both quantitative and qualitative data were collected from primary and secondary source of data. The study employed random and purposive sampling techniques to select 270 instructors, 4 department heads and 6 well-experienced teachers. Data from the quantitative survey were...

This study aimed to assess the prevalence and identify risk factors for schistosomiasis among school-aged children in low- and middle-income communities. A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted, involving the examination of 24 034 children for Schistosoma haematobium ova. Data were analyzed using IBM Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 27. Logistic regression was employed to determine the factors associated with schistosomiasis. The overall prevalence of...

The study examined the teachers’ competences in the utilization of digital learning tools in upper basic schools in Cross River State. To achieve this, four research questions were raised. Literature was reviewed according to the variables of the study. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design with a stratified random sampling technique. The sample of the study was made up of 768 teachers across the 18 local government of the state. An instrument titled ‘Teachers Competence in...

The test for coagulase activity is a simple and non-expensive test for the identification of S. aureus strains from clinical samples in resource-poor settings. The results of these tests have been reported to vary with the source of plasma and with some atypical strains that test negative with the coagulase test. The study was carried out to determine if misidentification of strains of S. aureus exists on account of the reliance on the coagulase tests. Clinical isolates of Staphylococci that...

Education is a human activity that fashions and models mankind for society. Thus, all educational stakeholders ought to combine forces towards realising quality education. This study assesses the availability of schools resources. The study was triggered by the ongoing trend of diminishing academic performance among students in day secondary schools in the Manga sub-county, posing complex questions that must be addressed. The study employed a descriptive survey research approach grounded in...

This study conducts an in-depth analysis of anthropogenic transformation and air pollution within the confines of the Fatala River Basin situated in the Republic of Guinea, Africa. The foundation of this investigation relies upon interdisciplinary geoinformatics methodologies and data acquired through remote sensing, specifically drawing from Sentinel-5P and Sentinel-2 satellite datasets. The primary objectives encompass scrutinizing the extant ecological conditions characterizing the Fatala...

There is an increasing emphasis on exploring ways to improve students' transition from the classroom into the clinical environment. Diagnostic radiography (DR) students undergo rigorous theoretical and practical training before they are exposed to the clinical environment. It has been found that when DR students commence clinical learning in the workplace for the very first time, they experience difficulties in this transition. At the site of investigation, a newly integrated and dedicated...

The Government of Kenya (GoK) touts teacher-preparedness as a critical factor that shows the equipping of a professional teacher for quality performance and satisfactory learner performance in national examinations. Despite the efforts by the GoK, there is a worrying trend of students completing school with reading and writing difficulties. The Kenya National Examinations Council (2020) contends students’ poor performance in English for the past 5 years, falling short of the average mean of...

Medical internship is a key period for doctors' individual career planning and also a transition period for the broader labour market.We aimed to understand the complex set of factors influencing the career intentions and decisions of junior doctors, post-internship in Kenya and Uganda.We conducted semi-structured interviews with 54 junior medical officers and 14 consultants to understand doctors' internship experiences and subsequent employment experiences. We analysed the data using a mix...

This study aimed to demonstrate the relationship between social spousal abuse and emotional homeostatic disequilibrium (EHD) among married secondary school teachers in Rivers State of Nigeria. The goals of the study were to enlighten the reader about the EHD phenomenon, to find out the relationship between social spousal abuse and EHD as well as to seek for ways to curb it in marriages. The investigation adopted the ex post facto correlation design and also considered the possible moderating...

The prevalence of fire disasters has become a global phenomenon, especially in public and private premises, particularly secondary schools and other learning institutions. Social decadence has been touted as one of the reasons for rebelliousness among secondary school students, which has in many cases led to the torching of schools. Whereas schools are expected to promote and enhance discipline and moral behaviors, in most instances, schools within Bungoma have experienced forms of deviant...

This article presents the epistemological complexity inherent in the roll out of an international project on Disaster and Risk Reduction, and consequently about science education in the Indigenous context of Turkana County in Kenya. After an introduction that explains the current state of Disaster and Risk Reduction, the paper focuses on the ‘Paper Volcanoes Laboratory’ program and toolkit for children and teachers, which aims to spread awareness about natural hazards among children. The...

The February 6, 2023, M 7.8 Pazarcık earthquake in the Turkey-Syria border region raises the question of whether such a large earthquake could have been foreseen, as well as what is the maximum possible magnitude (M) of earthquakes on the East Anatolian fault system and on continental transform faults in general. To answer such questions, knowledge of past earthquakes and of their causative faults is necessary. Here, we integrate data from historical seismology, paleoseismology,...

Abstract In this study, an attempt was made to investigate the constraints encountered by student teachers during their practicum experiences at some selected colleges in Oromia, Ethiopia. Adopting a convergent mixed research design, a questionnaire was distributed to student teachers, and a semi-structured interview was conducted with supervisors and mentors. The data found from questionnaire were analyzed using a descriptive statistics, inferential statistics and One-Way ANOVA. Besides,...

Abstract Aim The study investigated the prevalence and determinants of multiple sexual partnerships among school-going adolescents. Methods A secondary analysis of data from the 2016 Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS) was conducted to determine the prevalence and determinants of multiple sexual partners among 2496 school-going adolescents aged 13–17 years in Benin. Results The overall prevalence of multiple sexual partnerships was 26.1% among adolescents. After adjusting for...