Introduction: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is exerting enormous public health and economic burden on many countries. To reduce these effects, the World Health Organization is urging countries, especially those in Africa, to increase public awareness of this disease. This study accessed whether public servants in Tamale, Ghana possess adequate knowledge and positive attitude towards SCD. Method: A ...

The aim of this study was to describe some of the factors that might play a role in influencing attitude to xenotransplantation: first, the consideration of receiving cells and tissue from xenotransplants in relation to whole xeno-organs; secondly, the fact that there is greater uncertainty regarding the result and risk of infection associated with xenotransplantation than with allotransplantat...

VVhere the parents were relying upon the child's symptoms to support their own difficulties, the improvement can be disruptive. Hence the physician must have some understanding of the fam-ily's interactions to adequately predict the outcome of drug administration, and the family must be alerted to the probable changes. Considering all of the above, giving a tranquilizer becomes a rather broad a...

In recent years, the urgent necessity and tremendous opportunity to accelerate transition a low-carbon competitive economy has resulted in growth of long-term targets for renewable energy efficiency, which are coming from policy bodies worldwide. The inherent distributed nature energies, together with modularity those technologies, brings opportunities consumer empowerment terms participation. ...

INTRODUCTION The West African sub-region is currently witnessing an outbreak of EVD that began in December 2013. The first case in Nigeria was diagnosed in Lagos, at a private medical facility in July 2014. Health care workers are known amplifiers of the disease. The study aimed to determine and compare EVD knowledge, attitude and practices among HCWs in public and private primary care faciliti...

the disposal of nuclear wastes is one of the most controversial issues faced by authorities in japan. in this regard, a survey was conducted among 172 university students to analyze the attitude towards the sitting of a nuclear waste repository in the country. the study focused on a number of variables that influenced the perception of risks before the 2011 tohoku earthquake and tsunami. result...

In this current condition, people’s interest in using public transportation Jember is decreasing with a low load factor value below 50%. It can be caused by the quality of services provided service providers to satisfaction transport users. Importance-Performance Analysis (IPA) method used determine level users District. The obtained from several attributes that belong Cartesian diagram. need i...

Public debate on nanotechnology is a large topic within governments, research agencies, industry and non-government organisations. But depending who you talk to the perception of what the public thinks about nanotechnology can be very varied. To define coherent policy and to invest in research and development that aligns with public preferences, needs more than just perceptions of public percep...

BACKGROUND A negative attitude toward disability is one of the potential barriers for people with disability (PWD) to achieve social equality. Although numerous studies have investigated attitudes toward disability, few have evaluated personal attitudes toward disability among PWD, and made comparisons with attitudes of healthy respondents. This study was to investigate and compare the attitude...