This study investigates the emergence and supply-demand dynamics of a market for low-fee private schools (LFPS) at the level of early childhood care and education (ECCE) in a slum of Lusaka, Zambia.Based on data collection over 1.5 years, the study reveals that, despite a government policy to support ECCE, over 90% of ECCE centers are private; that
Large carnivores play a crucial role in their native ecosystems, but their populations are rapidly declining across the African continent.West Africa is no exception, with large protected areas often forming the last strongholds for these species.Little is known about the population status and ecology of large carnivores in the region, hampering th
Greenhouse plant assessment is key part in the process of developing and testing new herbicides as it serves to analyze the response of the species to those different products and doses in a controlled way.With that purpose, trials are carried out in greenhouse where the damage in the treated plants is daily assessed.This assessment of every pot is
Hierarchical processing is pervasive in the brain, but its computational significance for learning under uncertainty is disputed.On the one hand, hierarchical models provide an optimal framework and are becoming increasingly popular to study cognition.On the other hand, non-hierarchical (flat) models remain influential and can learn efficiently, ev