background: the oral health condition and lifestyle in term of tobacco use and alcohol consumption of custodian of prisons have been left unstudied. the purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of tobacco use, alcohol consumption and self-rated oral health among nigerian prison officials. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted among prison officials working in abuja, nas...

Abstract Government is the custodian of most critical (and limited) factor production , namely, land. Assuring security tenure, arbitrating disputes, and facilitating transfer or sales titles renders land market more efficient less volatile, attracting investors promoting sustainable urban development. Land tenure also a government service that has repercussions on agricultural productivity, ho...

SDG indicators are instrumental for the monitoring of countries’ progress towards sustainability goals as set out by UN Agenda 2030. Earth observation data can facilitate such and reporting processes, thanks to their intrinsic characteristics spatial extensive coverage, high spatial, spectral, temporal resolution, low costs. EO hence be used regularly assess specific over very large areas, extr...

Public participation is an integral part of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process, as it provides opportunities for interested and affected parties (I&APs) to participate in decision making process. This process legislative regime South Africa recognized main instrument ensure that proposed development sustainable from a triple-helix perspective (i.e., ecological, socially, economic...

The marine-biodiversity assessment of New Zealand (Aotearoa as known to Māori) is confined to the 200 nautical-mile boundary of the Exclusive Economic Zone, which, at 4.2 million km(2), is one of the largest in the world. It spans 30 degrees of latitude and includes a high diversity of seafloor relief, including a trench 10 km deep. Much of this region remains unexplored biologically, especiall...

The introduction of wireless devices that facilitate communication 'anywhere, anytime' has been readily embraced by society. Whilst offering alternative communication means with enhanced freedom and security than the fixed line telephone network, mobile phones are still limited by factors such as network coverage and handset functionality (Cox 1996; Singleton 1983; Solymar 1999). Recent technol...

of the new economics foundation Financing climate change mitigation and adaptation in developing countries ASSESSING ALTERNATIVES THE About the author Dr Stephen Spratt is Research and Programmes Director at the new economics foundation (nef). Prior to joining nef Stephen lectured in international finance and development at the University of Reading and was Head of Research at Intelligence Capi...

Hypertension is counted as the major cause and most important factor in the development of cardiovascular diseases worldwide. 1 However, even in the presence of efficacious antihypertensive agents and intensive research data, large numbers of patients in actual clinical practice still suffer with uncontrolled hypertension. Studies indicate that control rates vary according to various countries ...

Recent research has shown that default risk accounts for only a part of the total yield spread on risky corporate bonds relative to their riskless benchmarks. One candidate for the unexplained portion of the spread is a premium for the illiquidity in the corporate bond market. We investigate this issue by relating the liquidity of corporate bonds, as measured by their ease of market access, to ...