This article is based on a rapid assessment of conditions under which electronic resources are used in 10 academic institutions in Tanzania. Its primary focus is on the use of electronic resources available through the Programme for the Enhancement of Research Information (PERI). Data was collected using face-to-face interviews and questionnaires. Major findings are: availability of basic technical and human resources for electronic resources access and use; limited access to PCs for student use; variations among institutions in accessing electronic resources. Other findings include: problems in marketing electronic resources; inadequacy in enduser training; limited levels of use of PERI resources. Identified challenges of using electronic resources were: slow Internet connectivity; limited access to PCs; poor search skills to effectively use electronic resources and power cuts. Based on the findings the study makes policy recommendations on training in the use and marketing of electronic resources for specific user groups and resources.
We consider a deterministic mathematical model to study the role of Information on the dynamics of Typhoid Fever. We analyse the model to study its boundedness and compute the threshold value known as basic reproduction number for determination of number of secondary cases and establishment of the the condition for local and global asymptotic stability of th stationary points. The numerical simulation is used to depict dynamical behaviour of Typhoid Fever in the considered population. The results indicate a clear role of information in influencing a behaviour change that may in a way lead to an increase in the transmission typhoid fever. The result further show that the increase of the number of individuals with Typhoid fever is greatly influenced by failure of the people to follow health precaution that reduce the spread of the disease. The result necessitate the importance of the government to continue educating and/or giving information to her people on the behaviour that in one way or another may lead to the increase of the transmission of typhoid fever which should also be an importance topic to be discussed when planning for any control strategies against the disease.
Provides a critical evaluation of the relationship between the flow of information and the pace and process of agricultural change and development in rural Tanzania. Examines the adequacy of the diffusion of innovation model from which the hypothesis of the positive relationship between information and agricultural development is deduced. Highlights the major weakness of the applicability of this model in explaining and predicting the process of agricultural change and development in a developing country like Tanzania. Drawing from an extensive literature review and empirical findings, the paper makes some policy recommendations.
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