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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractNutrition in Tertiary Education: Biological and Social ApproachesG. A. Fragkiadakis, C. Papandreou, K. GkouskouProblem statement: Human Nutrition, a necessary component of health-education, studies the food-depended growth/maintenance of the human body. To approach what nutritionists will need to apply in the 21st century, we searched the literature for new syllabus-fields. Approach: We detected fields likely to play a significant and innovative role in university teaching of Human Nutrition; then tried a synthesis of biological … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 2 · 18 Feb 2012 · 8,595 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractModel Development for Health Promotion in the Elderly Participating in CommunitiesSupat Jampawai, Somporn Pothinam, Manop Kanato et al.Problem statement: The problem of the research derives from a lack of research study to develop the suitable model for health promotion in the elderly and examine factors concerning the health promotion in the elderly. This research aimed to study and develop suitable health promotion model for elderly participating in communities and examine factors related to the health promotion of … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 9 · 30 Jul 2011 · 7,467 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Role of Molam in Solving Social ProblemsSitthisak ChampadaengProblem statement: Mo-lam is the most popular Isan Local Song. Its rhythm and message influenced people’s feeling and thought. The objectives of this research were to study: (1) the moving force in using the media of Mo-lam for solving social problem, (2) the role of Mo-lam and social problem solving and (3) the effect of campaign with the sharing in … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2010 · 7,979 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractUsing Culture, Policy and Traditional Knowledge to Improve Engagement in Science CoursesLawrence K. Duffy, Catherine Hurt Middlecamp, Anna Godduhn, Cindy E. FabbriProblem statement: In our undergraduate science courses, we need to engage students by including the current issues and concerns of our students as well as recognizing the place-based context in which they learn. Including culture, policy and traditional knowledge when it intersects with a chemical principle and a challenging real world issue adds concreteness to the scientific process. Approach: Science … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 8 · 31 Aug 2009 · 7,187 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractToward a Hierarchical Bayesian Framework for Modelling the Effect of Regional Diversity on Household ExpenditurePudji Ismartini, Nur Iriawan, Setiawan, Brodjol Sutijo Supri UlamaProblem statement: Household expenditure analysis was highly demanding for government in order to formulate its policy. Since household data was viewed as hierarchical structure with household nested in its regional residence which varies inter region, the contextual welfare analysis was needed. This study proposed to develop a hierarchical model for estimating household expenditure in an attempt to measure the effect … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 8, Issue 2 · 25 Jun 2012 · 7,309 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSocio-Economic Statues and Physical Activity Levels of 3th Grade Students: A Case Study in Istanbul Beykoz ProvincePinar Salih, Kucuk Yetgin Meral, Kaya Fatih et al.Problem statement: The children and adolescent period is critical time to acquire positive lifestyle habits. The aim of this study is to investigate the physical activity level of children aged between 9-10 accordance with their BMI’s and socio-economic level of their school environments. This study also reviewed the articles about physical activity level of children, its relation to their socio-economic … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 3 · 16 Jul 2011 · 8,675 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPrevalence of Obesity, Overweight and Underweight among Elementary School Children in Southern Iran, 2009Elham Ahmadi, Ali Rikhtegaran Tehrani, Akbar AhmadiProblem statement: In recent years obesity has become epidemic in children and adolescents and was one of the main problems in developed and developing countries. Considering the importance of obesity complications for the health state of society and its increasing rate, careful evaluation, monitoring and follow up of obesity in children and adolescents was of a great importance. The aim … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 11 · 8 Nov 2010 · 7,773 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordEvaluation of Language Models (LLMs) in the Interpretation of Tuberculosis Concepts: Design of a Virtual Assistant for Clinical Support and Patient EducationMauricio Acevedo-Carrillo, Shirley Fiorella Simbron EspejoTuberculosis (TB) remains a global public health challenge, where access to accurate and up-to-date information is crucial for professionals and patients. This research comparatively evaluated the performance of five language models (LLMs) Med-PaLM 2, GPT-4, MEDITRON-70B, Me-LLaMA, and Clinical Camel in the TB domain and implemented a mobile virtual assistant as a proof-of-concept based on the best-performing model. Clinical accuracy … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 22, Issue 9 · 30 Sep 2026 · 504 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordInternal Evaluation of the Department of Environmental Health Science and EngineeringFereshteh Farzianpour, Shayan Hosseini, Abdolmehdi Mirsepasi et al.Internal evaluation is a process in which it is possible to evaluate an educational program using standards based on pre-defined objectives and certain educational quality. The aim was to evaluate educational program of Environmental Health Science and Engineering students in the Environmental Health department and investigate if it is adjusted for students needs. The study was cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 1 · 12 Jan 2013 · 7,465 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordThe Trend of Smoking Behavior and its Relation to Health Knowledge among Medical and Literature CollegesWijdan Akram, Selwa Elias Yacoub, Ali Abed Ali Al Saedi, Yousif Abdul RaheemProblem statement: Smoking is a major public health problem all around the world, especially in developing countries when smoking behavior among college students is a major concern to the society. Object of this study to estimate the prevalence of smoking among university students of medical and literature colleges and to assess the students’ knowledge about the health effects of smoking … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 7, Issue 2 · 30 Sep 2011 · 8,174 accessesView PDF Cite