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On The Ngbugu Vowel System
No full textPrevious researchers have posited asymmetric oral vowel systems for Ngbugu and other Banda languages. The present analysis shows that Ngbugu has a symmetric ten-vowel system which includes one interior vowel /ə/ and lacks vowel harmony. It also supports and refines Boyeldieu & Cloarec-Heiss’s (2001) proposed Proto-Banda vowel system. The affinities of the resulting proto vowel system to those of nearby languages could facilitate the comparison of vowel systems across the region in order to test hypotheses about shared inheritance or borrowing. Possible explanations for the lack of vowel harmony are suggested
Reviewing the Status of Turtles in Kenyan Aquatic Ecosystems: Threats and Current Conservation Efforts
Get PDFThis is a Review of the Status of turtles in Kenya, the threats they face and the current conservation efforts and the suggestions on the best ways forward.Turtles are ancient repltiles with significant economic, ecological and social values to humanity. Due to the high demand for commercialized sea turtle products, turtles have been classified under ‘Critically Endangered’, ‘Endangered’ or ‘Vulnerable’ by the World Conservation Union. The long-term survival of turtles is contingent on the protection of nesting areas and the education of local communities on their conservation and importance. Pollution, loss of nesting grounds, bycatch in fishing, poaching, and climate change contribute to the decrease of turtles. If these causes are left unchecked, they may have devastating effects on the turtle population. Long-term monitoring is therefore essential for gaining a thorough understanding of turtle population dynamics and assessing the efficiency of conservation measures. We conducted a review of the most recent literature to guide future research, emphasizing the basic biology of turtles with a focus on the Kenyan situation. The review has revelaed that Kenya is home to a variety of turtles, including both marine and freshwater turtles. The green turtle (Chelonia mydas), hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta), Olive Ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), and leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) are some of the marine turtles found in Kenyan waters. The paper further discusses the importance of turtles, the risks they face, presents conservation measures as well as what can be done to raise their survival rates. This review proposes that government, non-governmental organizations and community must devote special attention to the development and execution of scientifically sound, conservation measures to reduce activities that place turtles under threat
Transgressions in Kenyan, Christian, Queer: Response to the Roundtable
No full textThis article is a response to a Religious Studies Review roundtable discussion of my book, Kenyan, Christian, Queer: Religion, LGBT Activism, and Arts of Resistance in Africa (Penn State University Press, 2019). The roundtable contributions make me reflect on the ways in which Kenyan, Christian, Queer presents a methodological innovation in the study of religion. This innovation is captured, in good queer spirit, as a number of transgressions: of academic disciplines, of distance toward sources and research subjects, and of religion as the object of analysis
Rural vulnerability and institutional dynamics in the context of COVID-19: A scoping review
No full textThis study reviewed the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on pre-existing vulnerabilities in rural communities using the scoping review strategy. It focused on manuscripts published on the topic in 2020. Based on 39 studies that met our inclusion criteria (out of 507 studies), we note that COVID-19 is exacerbating pre-existing rural vulnerabilities, including poverty, remoteness, socio-economic marginalisation and high unemployment. There is limited evidence that rural communities are resilient to the pandemic. Reduction in household expenditures and the community food system are the only reported forms of resilience. Although local institutions are supporting rural communities in responding to the impacts of the pandemic, several institutional dynamics undermine the effectiveness of the response. The increased risk of the pandemic is likely to reduce incomes and standards of living amongst poor communities. Thus, coping strategies were identified such as starting small gardens in communities, diet changes, targeting community markets with produce rather than retailers and food swap using social media, with food swap being the most adopted coping strategy. Although this study does not offer a comprehensive picture of the levels and nature of vulnerability, resilience and institutional dynamics of rural communities in different parts of the world reveal the limitations of existing knowledge of the vulnerability of rural communities in the context of COVID-19. This underscores the importance of further studies on rural vulnerability in the context of COVID-19 that will enable evidence-based responses to the pandemic in rural contexts.COVID Africa Rapid Gran
On a certain inequality on addition chains
No full textIn this paper we prove that there exists an addition chain producing...
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Evidence based HIV prevention strategic plan in a fragile setting: Mamfe Health District in focus
No full textAn individual action is insufficient to stop HIV. Preventive measures must be tailored to the populations and countries they affect. This is particularly true in fragile contexts where persistent natural or man-made disasters pose a challenge to established health systems and policies. Effective HIV prevention programs can be created utilizing a well-considered combination of techniques to combat HIV transmission, and in this paper, I explore a number of strategies to motivate HIV preventative actions in Mamfe Health District
Complex Circles of Partition and the Asymptotic Lemoine Conjecture : Asymptotic Lemoine Conjecture
No full textUsing the methods of the complex circles of partition (cCoPs), we study interior and exterior points of such structures in the complex plane. With simitarities to quotient groups inside of the group theory we define quo-tient cCoPs. With it we can prove an asymptotic version of the Lemoine Conjecture
Infrastructural Deterioration and Outcomes of the 2019 Gubernatorial Elections in Bauchi State, Nigeria
No full textInfrastructure comprising road and rail network, health care, and educational facilities have powerful effects on the overall electoral process of people in various political entities. They also play a determining role in setting the bases of the voting choice and change in the orientations of the people towards their political system. Reports on infrastructure in Bauchi state exist but are incomplete to academic principles. This study examines infrastructure deterioration and the outcome of the 2019 gubernatorial elections in Bauchi state Nigeria through a qualitative method of data collection and analysis. Findings of the e study concludes that, part of the underlying principle for the success of an opposition political party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 gubernatorial elections includes. The electorates’ assessments of the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration’s discouraging records in the provision and maintenance of Infrastructure comprising: road and rail network, health care system, and educational facilities. Better election campaign strategy and reliable contestant offered by opposition parties; and enhanced training by the electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). This confirms the significance of Infrastructure (road and rail network, health care, and educational facilities) as crucial factors influencing electoral outcomes of the 2019 gubernatorial elections in Bauchi state, Nigeria
Understanding Faculty Development As Capacity Development: A Case Study From South Africa
No full textBackground
Faculty-development programmes for health professions educators focus on capacity building, which may not recognise the pre-existing skills and knowledge of participants. A shift to capacity development that recognises the individual and collective skills and knowledge of faculty is needed.
Objectives
To explore the contribution an African faculty-development programme made to the professional and personal development of faculty and teaching in the programme. Also, to investigate the contribution the programme made to the wider health professions education community of practice in Africa.
Methods
A qualitative, exploratory design was used, with a convenience sample of 15 faculty members of the sub-Saharan Africa-Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER) Regional Institute (SAFRI) faculty development programme. Each participant’s SAFRI journey was explored through an in-depth interview, and data were thematically analysed. Ethical approval was obtained for the study.
Results
A model of faculty development for individual and collective capacity development was derived from five emergent themes: (i) personal and professional development; (ii) collaborative practice; (iii) networking; (iv) research and scholarship; and (v) support.
Conclusions
Faculty-development initiatives may result in capacity development, which extends beyond individual participants to include a wider community of practice. This expanded understanding is best articulated by the African term ubuntu (I am because you are)
Digital literacy skills among African Library and Information Science professionals – an exploratory study
No full textThis study aims to assess the digital literacy of African library and information science (LIS) professionals. Digital literacy skills are required in the digital library environment.Purpose – This study aims to assess the digital literacy of African library and information science (LIS) professionals. Digital literacy skills are required in the digital library environment.
Design/methodology/approach – Relevant literature was reviewed on this topic; previous study questionnaires, various university LIS curriculum, content analysis and job advertising were used for preparing the survey questionnaire. This study used an ex post facto research design. Purposive sampling
was adopted in this study, and data were collected from Google formby sharing the research questionnaire by hyperlink which was undertaken from March 15, 2022 to May 24, 2022. The data were collected by a structured questionnaire. A four-point Likert scale was used to measure how library professionals acquired digital literacy skills. Content analysis of more than 500 job vacancies over the past three years (2018–2022) of library job advertisements was taken randomly.
Findings – This study’s findings show that the majority of the good at basic level of digital literacy skills at the same time have less in advanced digital literacy skills. The finding of this study shows the majority of them have to upgrade and learn about advanced digital literacy skills.
Practical implications – This study recommends adopting a new syllabus and updating a LIS curriculum based on the library’s technological development. Furthermore, this study’s potential result suggests more practical classes instead of theoretical study and it is useful to the library schools, associations,
MOOC providers and lifelong learners.
Originality/value – This study is conducted with 102 African library professionals from 13 countries. This study discusses futuristic digital literacy skills and basic literacy skills. This study is beneficial to those who are preparing a new curriculum in LIS fields