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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractTreatment Adherence among Diabetes Mellitus Type II Patients at Ambulatory Clinics in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia: Descriptive Correlational StudyLouise de Villiers, Jehad O. HalabiDiabetes mellitus is a common problem in Saudi Arabia. Adherence to the pharmacological and lifestyle interventions regimens is essential for weight and glycaemic control, as well as prevention of co-morbidities. This study described the levels of treatment adherence among diabetes mellitus type II patients, explored the factors which influenced adherence and identified predictors of adherence. It was conducted in five … …International Journal of Research in Nursing, Vol. 6, Issue 2 · 1 Nov 2015 · 6,964 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMental Health Problems and Coping among Flood Victims in Ghana: A Comparative Study of Victims and Non-VictimsEmmanuel Dziwornu, Nuworza KugbeyThe occurrence of natural disasters results in loss of lives and properties. However, the short and long term focus of assistance is usually on the physical wellbeing of the victims with no attention to their accompanying mental health issues. This study examined the mental health problems and coping strategies among flood victims and non-victims in the Eastern Region of Ghana. … …Current Research in Psychology, Vol. 6, Issue 1 · 28 Aug 2015 · 9,843 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPerceptions of Care, Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Health Care Utilisation among Health Insurance users in GhanaSeth Christopher Yaw AppiahThe socio-demographic characteristics of clients and their perception of quality of care play a major part in people’s decision making process especially in service utilization. This study assesses the relationship between clients’ socio-economic features as well as their perceived quality on health care utilization. The study adopted a non-experimental cross sectional design in eliciting information from health clients who accessed … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 2 · 25 Jun 2015 · 7,622 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractFactor Affecting Technical Efficiency of Smallholder Rubber Farming in Northeast ThailandS. Poungchompu, S. ChantanopWith the increase of rubber production, Para rubber farmers in Northeastern Thailand have faced the limited physical and socio-economic conditions that have given rise to the improvement of technical efficiency. This study investigated the technical efficiency of Para rubber farmers. A multi-stage random sampling technique was used to collect cross sectional data on 300 farmers. The data was analyzed using … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 2 · 24 Jun 2015 · 8,651 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAdoption Factors of Electronic Human Resource Management (e-HRM) in Banking Industry of BangladeshAbdul Kadar Muhammad MasumThe purpose of the study is identifying the important factors that contribute to adoption of e-HRM among banks in Bangladesh. Stratified random sampling technique was used to consider 265 respondents from twenty eight private commercial banks. A pre-tested and close-ended questionnaire adapting five-point Likert scale was used for data collection. In this study, descriptive statistics and exploratory factor analysis are … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 1 · 15 Apr 2015 · 8,300 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractIMPACT OF THE ANTECEDENT FACTORS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF MALAYSIAN EXPORT COMPANIESSaad Dubayyan Alshammari, Rabiul IslamThe study aimed at investigating the impact of the antecedent factors on the performance of exporting companies in Malaysia through the mediating influence of marketing mix adaptation. In order to provide deep and rich investigation, the impact of the antecedent factors on the marketing mix adaptation was examined. A questionnaire was used as the instrument of the study and the … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 6, Issue 2 · 30 Aug 2014 · 7,383 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractNON-CANCER HUMAN HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT FROM EXPOSURE TO HEAVY METALS IN SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER IN IGUN IJESHA, SOUTHWEST NIGERIAO. O. Ayantobo, J. A. Awomeso, G. O. Oluwasanya et al.Non-cancer hazard index for inhabitants exposed to heavy metals in surface and groundwater of the abandoned metal mine in Igun-Ijesha area were evaluated. A total of thirty-eight water samples were collected from surface and ground water sources in the study area between September 2012 and February 2013 and the concentrations of heavy metals were determined using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. Non-cancer … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 3 · 10 May 2014 · 8,769 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractASSOCIATION OF APGAR SCORE WITH DELIVERY MODE IN THE NON DISTRESS NEWBORNSKaramatollah Rahmanian, Abdolreza Sotoodeh Jahromi, Vajihe Rahmanian et al.The Apgar score is the most commonly used measure of newborn infant well-being. Infants of women with caesarean section were at increased risk of low Apgar score and/or perinatal death. The aim of study was to determine the impact of the cesarean section on Apgare score. This is a case-control study, which compared 100 Elective Cesarean Section (ECS) cases, with … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 1 · 28 Dec 2013 · 7,780 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractINFLUENCE OF CUSTOMER SATISFACTION ON LOYALTY: A STUDY ON MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRYMd. Motaher Hossain, Nusrat Jahan SuchyThe mobile telecommunication companies uphold their service quality and change their marketing core strategies to retain their existing customers by enhancing and optimizing the customer loyalty. Therefore, it becomes significant for telecom companies to identify factors of services that influence customer loyalty and in turn creates loyal customers by satisfying them. This present study aims to explore the influence of … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 2 · 20 Aug 2013 · 9,346 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractIMMUNITY LEVEL TO HEPATITIS B VIRUS IN VACCINATED MEDICAL STUDENTSAbdolreza Sotoodeh Jahromi, Alireza Makarem, Karamatollah Rahmanian, Abdoulhossein MadaniHepatitis B is a wide world disease and more than 1/3 of people in the world are HBs Ag positive. HBV causes chronic hepatitis, acute hepatitis, chronic cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma in adults and children. This research was done for evaluation of immunogenicity of HBV vaccine with HBs Ab measurement after vaccination. This descriptive cross-sectional study was done on 135 … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 2 · 19 Jul 2013 · 7,509 accessesView PDFCite