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Jan 09, 2015Open Access
Many researchers
have done a number of studies by introducing Territorial Functioning as a crime
prevention tool in reducing victimization and fear of crime in a high crime
housing area. There are three elements in territorial functioning namely
territorial behaviour, territorial markers and territorial attitudes. Most
studies that had examined territorial marking emphasized the results in
adaptable social interaction primarily by preventing unnecessary social
encounters. It is also stated that ...
Jan 09, 2015Open Access
Introduction: According to an estimate of the World Health Organization,
about 171 million people worldwide suffer from diabetes. But the incidence is
increasing so rapidly that it is speculated that by 2030 this number will be
almost doubled. Diabetes mellitus occurs all the way through the world, but it
is becoming more common (especially type 2) in the developing countries. Due to
rapid urbanization and changes of lifestyles, it is in the state of
epidemiological shift. This study aimed to as...
Jan 08, 2015Open Access
This position paper proposes that the terms pioneer and complementary are
better suited to the classification of research on grounds that they provide
the best answer to the epistemological question: what is the purpose of
research? Alternatively it purports that quantitative and qualitative are
better used to describe types of data. It is the position of this paper that
research lies along a continuum polarized by quantitative (positivistic) at one
end and qualitative (constructivist) at the ot...
Jan 08, 2015Open Access
Von Hippel-Lindau
(VHL) disease is a rare, autosomal inherited tumor disorder caused by mutations
or deletions of the VHL gene. Most of the previous research focused on the
clinical features and molecular mechanisms of the disease, few concerned about
the psychosocial impact on the patients and their family. We encountered a VHL
family in the clinical work and attempted to assess the possible psychological
effects of the disease on the members of the family. Three questionnaires
including Self-R...
Jan 07, 2015Open Access
Purpose:
The purpose of this study was to analyze stress distribution patterns in
implant restorations created in different length and diameter made of
titanium and zirconia by using three dimensional finite element analysis (FEM)
with straight and 15° angled abutment. Materials and Methods: For titanium
models; Ti-6Al-4V for implant fixture, connection element and abutments
(straight and 15° angled abutment), yttrium tetragonal zirconium polycrystal
(Y-TZP) for zirconium framework, Felds phatic...
Jan 07, 2015Open Access
Flea beetles are the most destructive insect pests of cotton in
Northwestern part of Ethiopia. Damage is the most severe when seedlings are
attacked and may necessitate extensive resowing. A field experiment was
carried out in Metema districtfrom June to December in 2007 cropping season to
estimate yield losses due to cotton flea beetle and to determine the efficacy
of seed dressing and foliar insecticides against Podagrica puncticollis. The treatments were arranged by using RCBD
with thr...
Jan 06, 2015Open Access
Background: Unsafe
abortion is frequent in our community and invariably; the majority of these
cases become septic and present late at the hospital. We decided to study,
among other things, the factors responsible for late presentations among these
patients with the attendant frequency of complications and the outcome of management
of these complications. Method: This was a prospective study that was conducted
from January 2010 to June 2014 in the Gynae Unit of the Benue State University
Teachin...
Jan 05, 2015Open Access
Aggression is a constant feature in an athlete’s life. This is because
training and too many competitions require a proactive attitude to these demands,
hence the importance to distinguish aggression and violence. The same demands
that generate aggressiveness also cause pain and injury due to excessive training
and competitions. The influences and guidance experienced in the early formation
of an athlete’s career are related to other aspects of personality like
aggression, perception of pain and...
Jan 02, 2015Open Access
Background: Chronic complications
reduce quality of life, increases diabetes related mortality and overburden the
public health services. This study aims to assess the prevalence of chronic complications
and its associated factors among diabetic patients at Nigist Eleni Mohammed
Memorial Hospital, Hossana, South Ethiopia.
Method and Materials: We conducted a hospital based cross-sectional
study. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 266 participants
from the follow up clinic of t...
Dec 31, 2014Open Access
The objective of this study was to evaluate cases of brought in dead
(BID) patients in the accident and emergency unit of Effia-Nkwanta Regional
Hospital through a retrospective study of a period
of 3 years. A retrospective descriptive
study of BID cases from the death register and patients’ records of the accident and emergency unit of the
hospital was carried out from January 2011 to December 2013. 31% (180/574) of BID cases were recorded over the study
period with the age range from below 1 y...
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