Since 1979, Sri Lanka has been implementing the Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP), in which certain achievements in infrastructure development have been recognized. However, since it lacks a scheme under which residents can take initiative, it is less successful in poverty reduction and the creation of new jobs. Thus, most of the recent IRDP projects adopted participatory approaches...

OBJECTIVE To assess the risk factors of obesity in terms of body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference in the UK Armed Forces. METHODS A quota sample from all UK services, of 2,448 men and 311 women aged 17-55 years. RESULTS The risk ratios for those with a BMI 227.5 kg/m2 and waist circumference 294 cm in men were 0.21 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.13-0.34) for non-whites compared to...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the association between Vietnam experience including exposure to military herbicides and cancer incidence in Korean Vietnam War veterans. METHODS The cancer cases of 185 265 Vietnam veterans from January 1, 1992 to December 31, 2003 were confirmed from the Korea National Cancer Incidence Database. The age-adjusted incidence and standardized ...

In recent years, the education of non-commissioned officers is increasingly important. This study takes daily behavior management students in private higher vocational colleges as theme, and selects 122 5 school office staff research subjects. By combing literature using questionnaires interviews, we investigated current status paramilitary NCO camp from six dimensions: life management, class a...

Background: The effectiveness and adequacy of occupational health and safety management system should be monitored and evaluated at organization level on a regular basis. Safety audit has a clear role in the development of organizations safety management systems. Internal safety audit is a method to appraise to the management the current status of occupational health and safety at workplace. Se...

This article analyses data on the marital status of officers at garrison units Russian regular army stationed in Siberia mid-eighteenth century. Although inspection lists regiments only contained persons non-noble descent, information about almost a hundred makes it possible to determine number unmarried and married single out those who had sons among latter. Referring this information, author ...

A cross-sectional study was performed to evaluate the risk factors of Blastocystis hominis infection in the Thai army population of the 11 Infantry Division, Chachoengsao Province, Thailand. 201 army personnel and their family members were enrolled in this study. Intestinal parasitic infections in this population were assessed by stool examination using simple smear, formalin/ether technique an...