The Nigerian Armed Forces personnel have over the years maintained a track record of effective peace keeping campaigns in the world. The role Nigeria played in especially crises ridden Sierra Leone and Liberia can not be overemphasized. Paradoxically though, this record does not seem to be playing out in their security and crisis operations in the country. Analysts would quickly make reference ...

OBJECTIVE To examine factors associated with self-reported unintended weight change in (ex-) military personnel of the UK Armed Forces. DESIGN A cohort study whereby a self-report questionnaire was administered at baseline (2003-2005) and follow-up (2007-2009). PARTICIPANTS A total of 6352 former and serving military personnel of the UK Armed Forces. SETTING United Kingdom. MAIN OUTCOME...

deccan was under the control of six muslim ruling dynasties, i.e. the bahmanîds and their successors from the second half of the eight century to the end of the eleventh century (a.h.). most of the ruling class, the aristocrats and courtiers in that period were muslims. but the state particularly villages and small towns were dominated practicing hindus and they still form the majority in decca...

Contemporary civil-military relations are marked by new social phenomena, by democratic movement evolution as well as by new emerging forms of threats and aggression. The traditional vision and mission of armed forces has to be changed. Transformation requires a complex process of learning and organizational changes that should create new capabilities and competencies. Army should develop its c...

BACKGROUND For years there has been a tremendous gap in our understanding of the mental health effects of deployment and the efforts by military forces at trying to minimize or mitigate these. Many military forces have recently systematized the mental support that is provided to support operational deployments. However, the rationale for doing so and the consequential allocation of resources ar...

background: provide a review of occupational medicine history in world and iran methods: many books, papers and sites on the occupational medicine history were reviewed. results: occupational medicine have been shaped by the forces that shape work itself, social evolution, changing modes of production, shifting economic powers, and demographic changes in the workforce. hippocrates emphasized th...

background: the north eastern region in india is endemic for canine heartworm disease but in clinics accurate diagnosis is some times difficult. the aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of occult infections for heartworm disease in canine in two geographical regions of north eastern india. methods : a total of 782 numbers of three categories of dogs namely, working dogs of m...

For many hundred of years, military forces have included chaplains of various faiths. Although these personnel mainly concentrate on providing for the religious and spiritual needs of the armed forces, they also contribute to the mental health of service personnel. This article provides a historical overview of military chaplains, examines their contributions to the psychological health of alli...

introduction a mission of the military nurse is to deploy medical support for military forces on short notice. military nurses must possess a working knowledge of trauma management. peacetime military hospitals do not routinely care for severely injured patients. the military is challenged to provide multiple clinical opportunities for personnel to enable them to maintain readiness to respond t...