Objective : to identify potentially reversible clinical and socio-demographic factors influencing the social adaptation of patients with gender incongruence (GI). Materials methods a retrospective analysis 926 patient records MtF FtM GI was performed. Results among who applied, 44.38% were MtF, 55.62% FtM. The mean age 24.0 years (from 13 65 years). educational level is mainly represented by hi...

Rain-based agriculture is highly vulnerable to climate variability and change. Farmers’ decisions about how adapt change are influenced by socioeconomic setups local institutions. The objectives of this study were evaluate farmers' perceptions change, identify the adaptation techniques they used, pinpoint major socio-economic challenges faced when putting those strategies into...

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) or kala azar is a fatal and neglected disease caused by protozoan parasites. It occurs worldwide including north-eastern Uganda. This review gives a historical account of and reviews available literature on VL in Uganda to raise more awareness about the disease. Information was collected from: MEDLINE searches; records of Ministry of Health (Uganda), Amudat hospital ...

the major purpose of this study was to identify factors influencing the design of agriculturaladvisory service network in the west azerbaijan province of iran. the population of thisresearch consisted of consultants who provided services to farmers. by using a cochranformula, 306 respondents were selected. the results showed that consultants faced manyobstacles such as lack of necessary facilit...

Industrial safety is an important issue in Thailand, and attempts have been made to improve safety performance and accident records. This paper examines key criteria influencing safety improvement. Exploratory factor analysis confirms 9 safety criteria, including 5 "enablers" and 4 "results", with a total of 47 associated attributes. A safety assessment approach is developed, using those 9 key ...

This article contends that legitimacy in the exercise of power comes from the consent of those subject to it. In global health, this implies that the participation of poor country citizens is required for the legitimacy of major actors and institutions. But a review of institutions and processes suggests that this participation is limited or absent. Particularly because of the complex political...

The research project Germania Sacra provides a comprehensive prosopographical database, that makes structured and comparable data of the Church of the Holy Roman Empire available for further research. The database contains approximately 31,000 records of premodern persons, new data is continuously added. This digital index of persons is supplemented by the "Database of Monasteries, Convents and...