This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of foodborne pathogens, Escherichia coli, E. coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes and Campylobacter spp. on slaughtered cattle in Isfahan, Iran. A total of 203 cattle carcasses were sampled by surface section of neck meat taken immediately after slaughter and analyzed using microbiological examinations. Suspected colonies to E. coli O157:H7...

Introduction: Intestinal parasitic infections are of a major public health problem in many societies. Enterobius vermicularis (E. vermicularis) is particularly more persistent in places such as kindergartens, dormitories, and barracks, where people live and work together. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of infection with E. vermicularis in the kindergartens of De...

2010;23(1) S Afr J Clin Nutr ab Marais D, B Nutr (SU), M Nutr (SU), PhD (SU) a Koornhof HE, BSc Diet a du Plessis LM, MNutr a Naude CE, MNutr a Smit K, BSc Diet a Hertzog E, BSc Diet a Treurnicht R, BSc Diet a Alexander M, BSc Diet a Cruywagen L, BSc Diet a Kosaber I, BSc Diet a Division of Human Nutrition, Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosc...

E-health is an emerging field in the intersection of information systems, healthcare and business, referring mainly to healthcare services delivered and enhanced through the use of information and communication technologies (ICT). An important area of research is the evaluation of e-health services. A holistic e-health evaluation framework should address the aspects that are hampering healthcar...

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BACKGROUND Monitoring graduates' views of their learning experiences is important to ensure programme standards and further improvement. This study evaluated graduates' satisfaction with and attitudes towards a Master programme in Dental Public Health. METHODS An online questionnaire was sent to individuals who completed successfully the Master of Science programme in Dental Public Health at ...

The objective of this paper is a comprehensive study of effective factors on success of B2B electronic commerce that are under control of SMEs themselves These factors include individual features of companies and environment have no influence on them. In this paper critical factors are divided into four main groups; business infrastructure, human resources, client interface and technical infras...

BACKGROUND Technological innovations have the potential to strengthen human resources for health and improve access and quality of care in challenging 'post-conflict' contexts. However, analyses on the adoption of technology for health (that is, 'e-health') and whether and how e-health can strengthen a health workforce in these settings have been limited so far. This study explores the personal...

OBJECTIVE E-health may enable the empowerment process for patients, particularly the chronically ill. However, e-health is not always designed with the requirements of patient empowerment in mind. Drawing on evidence-based e-health studies, we propose directions for best practices to develop e-health that promotes patient empowerment. METHODS The concept of patient empowerment in the Dutch se...

Dr Hillel Steiner in this reply to Elizabeth Telfer takes each of her arguments for different arrangements of a health service and examines them'four positions which can be located on a linear ideological spectrum' and adds a fifth which could have the effect of 'turning the alleged linear spectrum into a circle'. Underlying both Elizabeth Telfer's article and Dr Steiner's reply, the base is in...