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Sickle cell disease (SCD) remains a major public health burden, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, where access to conventional therapies is limited. Consequently, herbal medicines/medicinal plants are increasingly utilised for SCD management. However, standardisation and quality control of these medicinal plants are hindered by variability in phytochemical composition, underscoring the relevance of marker compounds. This systematic review applies the Herbal Marker Ranking System (Herb MaRS) to identify and prioritise appropriate marker compounds for quality control of the most frequently reported anti-sickling medicinal plants. Selected plants include Carica papaya , Terminalia catappa, Annona muricata, Ceiba pentandra, Ocimum gratissimum, Garcinia kola , and Rauvolfia vomitoria . Data on phytochemical composition, anti-sickling bioactivity, toxicity, compound concentration, and availability of analytical methods and standards were obtained through a systematic literature review. Marker compounds were ranked based on adapted Herb MaRS criteria prioritising anti-sickling activity, safety, and analytical feasibility. Overall, 35 compounds were identified, with rutin and ellagic acid achieving the highest scores (8/8), indicating their suitability as marker compounds. Quercetin (7/8), carpaine (6/8), gallic acid (6/8), campesterol (6/8), and stigmasterol (6/8) also ranked highly. Several compounds demonstrated toxicity concerns requiring monitoring, while others lacked sufficient data for full evaluation. This study demonstrates the utility of the Herb MaRS framework for systematic marker selection to support the quality control of herbal formulations for SCD management. It highlights promising chemical markers that can facilitate standardisation, advancing the safe and effective use of plant-based therapies for SCD.

Several research reports have revealed numerous and various challenges confronting primary school teachers in their attempt to implement the music content of the Creative Arts curriculum to provide learning experiences to pupils in Ghana. This study was aimed at identifying measures primary school teachers adopt to manage such challenges in the classroom. The phenomenological research design was employed to find answers to the research question through interviews and observations of nine teachers selected from three primary schools within the city of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Findings indicate that knowledge and skills for teaching music, time constrains, lack of teaching and learning material, and lack of physical space constitute some challenges affecting the teaching of the subject. Recommendations include the provision of adequate materials and resources for teaching and learning, converting some classrooms into special areas for teaching music, provision of in-service training and support for teachers to use information and communication technology in teaching music, and allocation of adequate time for teaching. Data was collected from one out of the sixteen regions in Ghana. Further research should therefore include larger samples from various primary schools within the Ashanti Region of Ghana to maximise the understanding of the phenomenon being studied.

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Purpose. The purpose of this article is to study the relationship between Bloom’s Taxonomy and Kawyasekara. According to some, the first instance of Bloom’s Taxonomy was recorded by Benjamin Bloom in 1956, while Kawyasekara was written by Thotagamuwe Sri Rahula Thera in 1449. Methodology. Modern concepts of three hierarchical models, which differ from other types of educational concepts, did not develop until the fifteenth century, according to the critics. In this paper, it is shown how the concept we now refer to as Bloom’s Taxonomy was first presented in a similar manner in a text from the Kotte Era in Sri Lanka, written in the fifteenth century by Thotagamuwe Sri Rahula Thera. Results. This manuscript demonstrates that Thotagamuwe Sri Rahula Thera deserves praise for distinguishing educational notions from other kinds of educational conceptions. Thotagamuwe Sri Rahula Thera categories, which were much more recently discovered, are given special consideration. Conclusions. This document considering contemporary scientific findings and pedagogy exposes instructional ideas that have been around for centuries. These findings’ theoretical and clinical ramifications are also examined.

Abstract The main objective of the study was to examine acute pelvic pains among patients in the Effia-Nkwanta and European hospitals in Takoradi. Descriptive survey was employed for the study. The population of the study comprises all patients who were undergoing pelvic ultrasound at Effia-Nkwanta and European hospitals in Takoradi as part of their management plan for pelvic disease or pain. A purposive sampling technique convenience sampling were used to select 400 patients for the study. Inventory was used as the main instrument for the study for acquisition of data. The study employed the collection of previous pelvic ultrasound reports and reports obtained during the time of the study to obtain the data from the Radiologic Department at select hospitals with the SAL-30 A (Toshiba, Japan) and Philips Clear Vue real time ultrasound machines. Ethical clearance was sought from the UCCIR and research protocol review committee of the imaging board of the allied health sciences of Klintaps University College. Frequencies and percentages were used to analyze data on the research questions. The study found out that females are prone to pelvic pain than males, the most common presenting pathologies that cause pelvic pain are uterine fibroid, PID, Ectopic pregnancy, follicular cyst, BPH, Cystitis, colitis and Appendicitis and the organs that are mostly affected in cases of pelvic pain are uterus, ovaries, prostate, colon and bladder. It was therefore recommended that patients should be educated and encouraged to report to the hospital when there is any sign or symptom of pelvic pain.

This article aims to identify scientific production related to Marketing and Communication in university libraries and to analyse the focus of applied studies. The qualitative methodology adopted comprises an exploratory approach through the literature review. From the results obtained we highlight: the gradual dissemination and promotion of the university library services through tools provided by Web 2.0; the growing use of social networks as means of communication; the contradiction between Marketing principles, which emphasise the importance of the customer at the centre of decisions on promotional strategies, and library practice, which places service managers and information professionals at the centre. All in all, the focus of applied studies is on the perspective of information professionals or institutions. A change in the Marketing and Communication strategies adopted by university libraries is considered urgent and it is essential to identify the real needs and information profile of the client, as well as to periodically evaluate the results of the Marketing and Communication strategies implemented.

This paper sought to explore how the Assemblies of God Church in the Atonsu District is employing the home culture and its value system in its child development programmes. The study adopted a qualitative research approach and descriptive survey design. Data was collected from 50 purposively selected respondents using interviews. The data gathered was analysed using thematic content analysis. The study found that for the holistic development of the child, the church largely needs resources from the home culture and its value system. The study concludes that the home culture and its value system employed in child upbringing are not in conflict with Christian virtues of child education described in the Bible and as practiced by the Assemblies of God Church. This indicates that the indigenous system of child upbringing is in harmony with Christian child development programmes of the Assemblies of God Church. The study recommends that for any effective child development, the church must take into consideration the home culture and its value systems as this can help strengthen the collaborative influence of the church on the home value systems in total child development. Keywords: Home culture, Assemblies of God Church, Collaboration and Child Development

Globally, bridging the achievement gap between low and high ability students in examinations have been the goal of educators. Academic achievement disparities among students have been one of the major reasons bedeviling the attainment of target by many schools in external examinations. This study aimed at using performance assessment to narrow the gap between high and low ability students’ achievement in tests. The descriptive survey was used to gather data from a 234 JHS students in Ahanta West Municipality obtained from a multi-stage sampling procedure. Teacher-made achievement tests were used to collect the data and were analysed with descriptive statistics and multivariate analysis of variance. Results of the analyses revealed that both high and low ability JHS students’ achievements in tests were improved when assessed with performance assessment. It was concluded that educators at JHS should be in the known that performance assessment is the tool for closing gaps between high and low ability students’ achievements in examinations. Therefore, assessors at the JHS level should adapt and integrate high percentage of performance assessment tasks in assessing students in order to close the gap between the low and high ability students’ achievement in the tests and examinations.

The U.S. alcohol-attributable mortality burden makes it the third-leading cause of preventable deaths. This 1999-2018 observational study used the Tenth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases codes and the alcohol-related disease impact (ARDI) causes of death records to track alcohol's mortality burden. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention keeps Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (WONDER) death certificates for the U.S. community. Evidence indicates that the U.S. ARDI mortality rates progressively trended upward (53.73%). Men were three times as likely as women to die, but female mortality rate changes (90.03%) advanced more rapidly than males. The study also revealed that the changes in alcohol-related death rate percentages for middle-age groups increased faster. In contrast, the African American/Black (AA/B) community's age-adjusted mortality rate change patterns first declined and then increased. The alcohol-attributable mortality rate (1999 to 2018) difference for AA/B was -6.35%. Delaware's population is around one million, and about 23% is African American/Black. The subgroup analysis for Delaware's population was robust and showed alcohol-attributable mortality rates above national averages. This trend was apparent for both gender and race. In conclusion, for both the U.S. and Delaware, alcohol use disorder is a risk factor for mortality, especially for males.

<p>This study investigated the effect that day school in collaboration with boarding school would have on secondary school students’ academic achievement in social studies. The post-test only experimental design was adopted. One null hypothesis was formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The instrument for data collection was a-25 item teacher made Social Studies Achievement Test (SOSAT) which was validated and reliability index of 0.83 was established. Using the simple random sampling technique, one junior secondary II (JS II) class made up 45 students from each of a day school and a boarding school was selected and divided into two groups namely experimental group (day school students) and control group (boarding school students) and investigated. Each of the two groups was taught social studies for 9 weeks by only one social studies teacher. At the end of the 9th week of the study, the post-test was administered on the students to determine difference in academic performance if any between the two groups. Using means and t-test in analyzing the data, the result showed that, boarding school students significantly performed better than day school students in social studies. The study recommended among others that, government and individual day secondary schools should periodically organize workshops and seminars on how day school students can improve their academic performance in social studies and other subjects.</p>