BACKGROUND Voice output communication aids (VOCAs) are a key form of aided communication within the field of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). In recent years, rapid developments in technology have resulted in an explosion of devices available commercially, yet little research has been conducted into what people who use VOCAs think about them. AIMS The aim of this research was...

Teachers have been given a major role in creating awareness of HIV/AIDS and in ensuring that young people have the knowledge and skills to protect themselves. This study examines the extent to which attitude functions towards talking about condoms and sexuality impacts on teachers’ willingness to address HIV/AIDS in school and community settings in Mozambique. Data were collected through a surv...

Background: Liver diseases are among the most frequent causes of non-AIDS-related deaths in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients due to hepatitis B or C virus co-infections, and/or the toxicity of longterm treatment of some antiviral drugs. There are few cohort studies reported in China. Methods: All data from the clinic HIV/AIDS patients in the database of Tianjin Second People...

BACKGROUND As our population ages, the prevalence of dementia is rising. Given the complex care needs that accompany dementia, general practitioners (GPs) will be increasingly called upon to address a range of challenging clinical issues. OBJECTIVE This article offers an introduction to the use of decision aids by GPs when caring for patients with dementia (or their carers). In addition, obst...

noise interference with employee’s speech communication is considered as one of the noise pollution effect in any workplace. these interferences can disrupt communication of necessary and vital data between individuals. and as a result can cause anything from a slight irritant to a serious safety hazard involving accident or even fatality. this study was focused on the analysis of the human err...

In southern Mozambique, the "traditional" notion of personhood is constructed through a process, as an outcome of diachronic and synchronic social relations that encompass kin and other peers, including spirits. Both person and body are thought of as elements traversed and determined by these relations, which include the gender relations whose complementarity finds expression in alliances and t...

A cutaneous Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection is a rare infection that can occur through direct inoculation or via dissemination to the skin. We report an interesting case of disseminated cutaneous MAC infection in a 45-year-old man with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), currently treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and MAC prophylaxis.