the employment of human resources is the most important and most critical objective of socio-economic plannings in any country. development takes place when all the facilities and resources are effectively utilized. unemployment, not only waste the human resources, but also, brings about the socio-economic or political problems. the waste of resources, especially human resources, turns the tran...

World Health Organization reports in the World Health Report 2002, that of the 35 million health-care workers, 2 million experience percutaneous exposure to infectious diseases each year. In addition, it shows that 37.6% of hepatitis B, 39% of hepatitis C and 4.4% of HIV/AIDS in health-care workers around the world are due to needle stick injuries [1]. During 2002 to 2007, it has been reported ...

Since colonial times, Brazilian society has been characterized by a perverse concentration of wealth in the hands of a small elite. Ethnic group inequities were superimposed upon the concentration of wealth, with the near extermination of the native population and the massive slave trade. On top of socioeconomic and ethnic disparities, gender inequities also play an important role in Brazilian ...

This book analyzes the myriad of ways in which women's daily activitiesdomestic and waged work, family caregiving and sexual activity among others affect their physical, emotional and psychological health. Using quotes from women of diverse socioeconomic backgrounds, statistics from national and international studies and detailed comparisons of health patterns among different regions, this text...

We are all familiar with the increased incidence of opioid overdoses and deaths afflicting nation. Fatalities linked to unsupervised or unauthorized prescription use, adverse drug events due dangerous high-risk prescribed combinations, illicit street substances used by those who have become addicted. The 2022 Centers for Disease Control Prevention (CDC) “Clinical Practice Guideline Prescribing ...

T lifetime prevalence of headache is 93% for men and up to 99% for women.1 The public health significance of headaches is often overlooked, probably due to their episodic nature and lack of mortality, but headache disorders are often incapacitating, with considerable impact on social activities and work, and may lead to significant drug consumption.2 The socio-economic burden of headache includ...

The plasma membrane (PM) Na /Ca exchanger (NCX) in vascular smooth muscle is an unique link between the trans-PM Na electrochemical gradient and intracellular Ca and, therefore, between Na ions and Ca signaling, vascular tone and blood pressure. The mechanisms by which Na normally enters the myocytes and influences the Na gradient and NCX activity are, however, incompletely understood. Our view...

The proliferation of transnational workplace sites has strengthened the demands for consistent standards of practice and operation. These are increasingly applied and regulated internationally through technologies such as ISO 9000. Workplace learning programs have been designed to reduce variation in skills and procedures at the local level, and to increase individuals’ compliance with regulato...

Photo by Hush Naidoo Jade Photography on Unsplash INTRODUCTION In this collection of narratives, the authors describe their own experiences with and reflections healthcare worker vaccine hesitancy. The narratives explore each author’s engagement different communities experiencing hesitancy, touching reasons for proposed solutions, legal aspects. Author’s names appear above narratives. l. Johann...