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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 · 8,672 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractVitamin B12 Status in Males and Females of different Age GroupsAla QatatshehProblem statement: Vitamin B deficiency remains widespread in many countries including Jordan, mainly due to inadequate dietary intake of vitamin B and absorption problems. Approach: Few researches on vitamin B12 status in healthy subjects are carried out. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the serum levels of vitamin B12 in healthy Jordanian subjects living in the city … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 2 · 6 Jun 2011 · 7,915 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Novel Intrusion Detection System for Wireless Body Area Network in Health Care MonitoringT. V.P. Sundararajan, A. ShanmugamProblem statement: Health monitoring, telemedicine, military, interactive entertainment and portable audio/video systems were most promising applications where WBANs can be used. However, designers of such systems face a number of challenging tasks, as they need to address often quite conflicting requirements for size, operating time, precision and reliability. Network security is very important in Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) since … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 6, Issue 11 · 26 Oct 2010 · 6,707 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among Adult Australian-Lebanese in MelbourneLina Shahwan-AklThis descriptive exploratory study reports on the prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) risk factors among adult Australian-Lebanese migrants living in Melbourne. This study fills a gap in extant research regarding CVD risk factors within this ethnic community in Melbourne. Problem statement: Australia’s multicultural society consists of more than 200 ethnic groups and nearly a quarter of the Australian population are … …International Journal of Research in Nursing, Vol. 1, Issue 1 · 30 Jun 2010 · 15,011 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractStatistical Analysis of the Risk Factors of the Major Epidemic Disease Among Residents of Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis (STMA)A. J. Turkson, X. J. WangProblem statement: This study focused on statistical analysis of risk factors of the major disease among residents of STMA. The objectives of the study were to find the predominant diseases affecting residents in the catchments area. The study was also meant to identify risk factors associated with the incidence of the predominant disease. Approach: Purposive sampling technique was used to … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 5, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2009 · 7,521 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractHIV-1 Infection and Central Monoamine NeurotransmittersAdarsh M. Kumar, J. B. Fernandez, Irina Borodowsky et al.Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) enters the central nervous system (CNS) shortly after infection and gets localized in different brain regions, leading to various types of neuropathological problems. It has been hypothesized that HIV-1 infection mediated neuropathogenesis may also adversely affect the activity of the central monoamine neurotransmitters systems, such as dopamine (DA), and 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT, serotonin), resulting in … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 3, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2007 · 7,491 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Determinants of Deprivation in Jordan: Empirical StudyMohammed Issa ShahateetThe objective of this study was to determine and explain the factors that affect deprivation in Jordan. To do so, this study constructs and tests a model that determines the factors, which affect deprivation. It employs an econometric analysis to examine the relationship between some main socioeconomic variables and the status of deprivation in Jordan. It looks at how changes … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2007 · 7,594 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAddictive Behaviors Amongst University Students: Contributing Factors, Student’s Perception and Addiction RatesAhmad Houri, Mirvat HammoudFactors contributing to addictive behaviors affecting student health are analyzed in this study. Smoking, alcohol consumption, and the use of illegal drugs are assessed in a sample of 290 university students. General averages indicate that 37.2% of students smoke cigarettes, 49.8% drink alcohol regularly, and 17.9% have tried illegal drugs while 4.8% of them use it regularly. Age, academic achievement, … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2005 · 7,410 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAssociations between Farmer Demographics, Management Practices and Attitudes towards Bovine Viral Diarrhoea and its ControlSasha Renee Lanyon, Malcolm Anderson, Michael Phillip ReichelFarmer participation is crucial to the successful mitigation of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) associated losses. This study aimed to identify producer groups most likely to benefit from BVD education by assessing the relationships between demographic and management variables, biosecurity behaviours and BVD awareness. A postal survey of South Australian cattle farmers was conducted, with 631 responses received and analysed. The … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 4 · 22 Dec 2017 · 7,349 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractChronic Mental Stress Induces Reversible Reduction of Natural Killer Cells and CD56dim SubpopulationManar M. IsmailGenerally, studying to be a health care provider is a stressful and demanding field and the students have to face many stressors that may affect their general health status including the immune system. This work aimed at studying the effect of prolonged naturalistic life-stress exposure on the percentage of peripheral blood T-lymphocytes and Natural Killer (NK) cells in female laboratory … …American Journal of Immunology, Vol. 13, Issue 3 · 30 Aug 2017 · 7,792 accessesView PDFCite