BACKGROUND Experts have suggested that intersectoral partnerships between prayer camps and biomedical care providers may be an effective strategy to address the overwhelming shortage of mental health care workers in Africa and other low-income settings. Nevertheless, previous studies have not explored whether the prayer camp and biomedical staff beliefs and practices provide sufficient common g...

A review of the general and transportation plans of 123 cities across the nation shows that the term “center” is used in connection with various geographic levels--region, city, subregion, town, community, and village. Generally, no matter the geographic level, the center is described as the densest part of an area, characterized by compact, mixed-use development, multiple transit options and e...

BACKGROUND Estimating the size of forcibly displaced populations is key to documenting their plight and allocating sufficient resources to their assistance, but is often not done, particularly during the acute phase of displacement, due to methodological challenges and inaccessibility. In this study, we explored the potential use of very high resolution satellite imagery to remotely estimate fo...

On sudden presentation of a danger stimulus, the crab Chasmagnathus elicits an escape response that habituates promptly and for a long period. We have previously reported that administration of a cAMP-permeable analog (CPT-cAMP) along with a phosphodiesterase inhibitor (IBMX) improves long-term habituation (LTH). In present experiments we studied the effect of systemic administration of the pro...

Objective - This report presents national estimates of incontinence prevalence in the United States using data source-specific definitions of incontinence among persons aged 65 and over by sociodemographic characteristics during 2007-2010. Methods - Data are from the 2007-2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), the 2010 National Survey of Residential Care Facilities (NSR...

blood supply chain management is one of the mainchallenges in healthcare system. optimal locationof blood donation camps is one of the key factors in optimizing the bloodsupply chain. disruption in location of blood donation camps because ofdisasters will have a negative impact on the entire supply chain. thispaper develops a generalized network optimization model for the complex supplychain of...

INTRODUCTION Adults with intellectual disabilities have higher rates of mental ill-health and problem behaviors than the general population. METHOD In this study, we present data on trends in challenging behavior in residential care centers in Israel from 1998 to 2008 and further data on trends in employment of psychiatrists from 1998 to 2009 and psychotropic medication use from 1998 to 2008....

The integrated modeling of land use and transportation involves analyzing the entire choice continuum defining people’s lifestyles across temporal scales. This includes long term choices such as residential and work location choices, medium term choices such as vehicle and bicycle ownership, and short term choices such as mode choice and trip departure time choice. In recent times, there has be...