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A new geophysical and geological dataset, acquired during the SISMAORE oceanographic campaign (2020-2021), reveals a recent tectonic and volcanic deformation distributed over 130km in the abyssal plain that permit to unravel the unconstrained lithospheric plate boundaries between Lwandle and Somalia blocks and the controversial origin of the Comoros Archipelago. Two recent submarine volcanic and tectonic provinces of 5000km2 , with a large number of varied volcanic structures and faults,...

School-based programs are the most convenient interventions to tackle substance use among youth. "Unplugged" is a Social Influence universal school curriculum developed and tested in the "EU-Dap" project. In 2015, Nigeria implemented a large-scale project to promote healthy lifestyles in schools, families and communities. Within the project, the effectiveness of "Unplugged" was evaluated through a cluster randomized controlled trial.The program was adapted to the Nigerian context, assembling...

Abstract. Wachira PW, Ndunda E, Sitati N. 2021. Economic impacts of climate change on livestock and crop returns in the coastal region of Kenya. Indo Pac J Ocean Life 5: 74-82. The objectives were to assess which impact climate change has on crop net revenue, to evaluate the impact of climate change on livestock net revenue, and to estimate the impact of climate change on combined net revenue. The study was conducted in all six counties in coastal area of Kenya, i.e.: Kwale, Lamu, Tana...

Farmers in developing economies often struggle to adapt to climate change and their decisions to adapt usually hinges on perception and prevailing socio-economic factors. This study examines factors controlling farmers’ decision to adapt to climate change and evaluate the impact of such decisions on farm output. Using primary data from 138 rice farming households in Ndop-Cameroon, we employ the probit model with endogenous switching regression to investigate the impact of the farmers’...

This research was aimed at comparing the Algerian and Ghanaianinternational students to ascertain which of the twocategories of students integrates into the Turkish society easier.The elements of integration considered in this study were Turkish language acquisition and socialization.To ascertain which of the two groups is faster in learning the Turkish language, interviews were held with some Turkish language teachersandquestionnaires were administered to the international students from the...

Background: School feeding programs are an important intervention for providing school going pupils with food while at school. The Home -Grown School Feeding Programme (HGSFP) in Zambia is implemented by the government that supplies food rations to rural primary schools on a termly basis. The purpose of this study was to identify ways of sustaining the HGSFP in Sinda District of Zambia. Methods: The study employed a qualitative descriptive research design. Purposive sampling was used to...

The relationship between research, on the one hand, and policy/practice on the other hand, is complicated and collaboration between scholars in research on higher education (RHE) and institutional research (IR) practitioners is often lacking. This book marks a collaborative effort of a diverse range of South African RHE and IR scholars and asks the overarching questions: What do we know about the utilisation of South African research on higher education (SARHE) and its subset of research...

This study examined farmers’ level of use of climate change adaptation strategies across selected agro-ecological zones in Nigeria. Edo and Ondo States were selected for the study with three major agro-ecological zones. A multi-stage sampling procedure was used. The correlation analysis revealed a significant relationship between year of education and level of use of adaptation strategies (r = 0.15, P = 0.02). The result of Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) revealed that significant differences...

This study aimed to compare between the effect of Discrete Trial Teaching (DTT) and Incidental Teaching Strategy (ITS) to develop receptive language skills among children with ASD in Yemen. The study adopt single subject experimental research design that involved Six Children in age range of 5-10 years. The researchers develop assessment tool to assess the receptive language skills consist of two parts asper age groups (5-7) and (8-10) years. Wilcoxon sign-rank test has been used to analyse....

This study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of using play and song strategies towards developing pre-reading and pre-writing skills among preprimary pupils in Meru district, Tanzania.The study specifically assessed the extent to which the play and song strategies are used in the public primary schools as well as determined the teachers' level of knowledge and skills for them to effectively implement the strategies.The study was guided by constructivist theory developed by Bruner in...

The study focused on investigating the influence of classroom teacher practices on teaching and learning effectiveness in secondary schools. The study used a number of different psychological perspectives relating to the teaching and learning process in school classrooms such as behaviourism and constructivism ideas to establish the basis for effective teacher practices and characteristics in relations to teaching and learning process. A cross section survey and naturalistic design method...

Traffic jams and congestion in our cities are a major problem because of the huge increase in the number of cars on the road. To remedy this problem, several control methods are proposed to prevent or reduce traffic congestion based on traffic lights. There are few works using reinforcement learning technique for traffic light control and recent studies have shown promising results. However, existing works have not yet tested the methods on the real-world traffic data and they only focus on...

The study sought to investigate English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) in the classroom of the College of Education tutor in Ghana using the Ashanti Region as a case. A total of 48 participants were selected from 9 Colleges of Education for the study using purposive sampling. Data were collected using a six-point Likert-type scale questionnaire and a semi-structured interview guide. Data analysis and presentation of results were done using mean and standard deviations. The study revealed that...

Climate change is one of the most serious challenges facing the world and a fundamental challenge to the sustainable development process. Climate change has a tremendous impact on water in Egypt, which is manifested in many pressures on food and water supply, and a direct impact on the economy, politics and society, North Africa has become one of the region's most in need of food preservation with limited water supplies, hence the idea of research working on Achieving the goal to develop...