background with the advent of highly effective anti-hepatitis c virus (hcv) drugs, efforts to identify infected cases, high-risk groups, and associated risk factors have become the focus of current control measures. objectives to determine the prevalence of the hcv antibody among diabetics and patients with lymphoproliferative disorders (lpd) who presented to the outpatient clinics of a univers...

BACKGROUND Despite a growing body of research from the United States and other industrialized countries on the inverse association between supportive social relationships in the school and youth risk behavior engagement, research on the measurement of supportive school social relationships in Central America is limited. We examined the psychometric properties of the Student Perceptions of Schoo...

Maps are used to track diseases and illustrate the social context of health problems. However, commercial mapping software requires special training. This article illustrates how nonspecialists used Google Earth, a free program, to create community maps. The Bronx, New York, is characterized by high levels of obesity and diabetes. Residents and medical students measured the variety and quality ...

Since the early 1970s, ballot initiatives and court rulings have sought to equalize funding across California schools. Yet 30 years later, variations in funding remain both across and within school districts. Moreover, although “funding per pupil” provides a readily available and understandable measure of school resources within a district, it provides little insight into how individual schools...

Are regulations on the payday loan effective? Do people switch to other forms of expensive credit such as pawnshop loans because of such regulations? In this study, we aim to find the answers to these two questions through exploring state-level variations in regulations on payday loans and other alternative financial services. Using FDIC’s panel survey data and Google Trends data, we find that ...

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is one of the most common infections that affects humans’ cardiovascular system. Although the literature includes controversial evidence for any correlation between CMV infection and arterial atherosclerosis, the majority of studies, especially those with larger patient population and stronger data stand for such a relationship. However, the number of prospective...

background: brucellosis is a major zoonosis worldwide. many people for their professions are at higher risk of contracting the disease. objective: to determine the seroprevalence of brucellosis and its risk factors in a group of high risk professions. methods: in a cross-sectional study, all personnel or students of veterinary schools, slaughters and butchers working in the city were invited to...

Computer science faculty members cite procrastination as one of the key causes of poor student performance in programming projects. In contrast, students cite conflicting demands for time. This study uses a tool-driven process of automated compilation and testing of student programs to collect student-project data. Data include when, for how long, how often, and with what magnitude of effort an...

Background Preterm birth significantly affects the neonates’ survival. It also increases the risk of neonatal complications, prolongs the hospitalization period, and imposes high costs on the public health system. This study is aimed to assess the risk factors of the preterm birth. Materials and Methods This case-control stud...

Student wastage in higher education is a problem of great importance in our society. The time has come to try to start a service to give specialised help for redeployment in continued education or in suitable employment that carries further training prospects. This would be not only a humane social service, but a real component of the educational and economic system. At present, wastage in the ...