How to cite this article: Hailu E, Mariam WH, Belachew T, Birhanu Z. Selfcare practice and glycaemic control amongst adults with diabetes at the Jimma University Specialized Hospital in south-west Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study. Afr J Prm Health Care Fam Med. 2012;4(1), Art. #311, 6 pages. http://dx.doi. org/10.4102/phcfm.v4i1.311 Background: The main goal in diabetes care is to improve the ...

The American journal 0/ Occupational Therapl' ThiS case report describes the effects of deeppressure tactile stimulation in reducing self-stimulating behaviors in a child with multiple disabilities including autism. These behaviors include hitting the hands together, one hand on top of the other, so that the palm of one hand hits the dorsum of the other, or hitting a surface with one or both ha...

This study aims to determine; 1) the effect of using creative problem-solving learning models on mathematical abilities, 2) influence motivation 3) students' self-efficacy 4) interactions between with towards 5) interaction 6) and selfefficacy abilities 7) problem solving, together abilities. The method used in this research is an experimental method. A sample 70 students was taken cluster rand...

In this paper we discuss how social conversation with an agent in an educational math game can be used in order to gain pedagogical benefits, for example to increase positive attitudes towards learning math and math selfefficacy. We present the iterative development of the conversational module, architectural considerations, and the type of dialogue phenomenon that support the pedagogical inter...

This research advocates the idea of combining argumentation theory with the social web technology, aiming to enact large scale or mass argumentation. The proposed framework allows mass-collaborative editing of structured arguments in the style of semantic wikipedia. The long term goal is to apply the abstract machinery of argumentation theory to more practical applications based on human genera...

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a massive assault to the psyche as well as the body. Within mo­ ments, a person who had been active and inde­ pendent becomes immobilized, loses control of bowel, bladder, sexual and other bodily func­ tions, and is dependent on others to meet the most basic needs. The instantaneous effects of the injury result in total disruption of the victim's life, and the beginn...