UNLABELLED OBJECTIVE. To know the proportion of people with positive result in test. Design. Cross sectional study in 53 health centers. SETTING. Primary care. PARTICIPANTS Aleatory sample of non-institutionalised, elder than 64 years patients attended in the 53 health centers. MEASUREMENTS VARIABLES age, sex, civil status, and educational level. The detection of cognitive deterioration ...

In most brain computer interface (BCI) systems, some target users have significant difficulty in using BCI systems. Such target users are called 'BCI-illiterate'. This phenomenon has been poorly investigated, and a clear understanding of the BCI-illiteracy mechanism or a solution to this problem has not been reported to date. In this study, we sought to demonstrate the neurophysiological differ...

When labor incomes approach subsistence levels, the labor supply curve slopes outward, because the fight for survival mandates households to look for longer work hours in response to falling wage rates. We explore conditions under which near-subsistence scenarios may imply wage traps, labor market failures that can be the cause of undernourishment, illiteracy, and child labor. After stating gen...

BACKGROUND As leprosy elimination becomes an increasingly realistic goal, it is essential to determine the factors that contribute to its persistence. We evaluate social and economic factors as predictors of leprosy annual new case detection rates within India, where the majority of leprosy cases occur. METHODS We used correlation and linear mixed effect regressions to assess whether poverty,...

It is well known that the economic development of a country largely depends on and living standards in rural areas. Yet, it also fact contrary there major problem faced by entrepreneurs, namely illiteracy. Illiteracy causes some other problems, including lack financial resources, low business management skills, proper marketing, human resource management. The same situation encountered bamboo c...

The increase in life expectancy (LE) observed in Western societies, has resulted in a steep rise of older population. This stresses the importance of the research on aging, to better adequate health and social care organization and improve the quality of life (QoL). The aim of the EPEPP-1 (abbreviated from the Portuguese name: Estudo do Perfil de Envelhecimento da População Portuguesa) study wa...

Remote sensing and geographical information technologies were used to discriminate areas of high and low risk for contracting kala-azar or visceral leishmaniasis. Satellite data were digitally processed to generate maps of land cover and spectral indices, such as the normalised difference vegetation index and wetness index. To map estimated vector abundance and indoor climate data, local polyno...

This article reports the results of a study aimed at identifying the information needs and uses of the informal sector in Uganda. The demographic and business characteristics of these entrepreneurs are highlighted and empirically tested with regard to their information needs. This study has largely employed qualitative research methodologies, such as the critical incidence technique for intervi...

Cognitive decline, particularly executive dysfunction, is observed in normal aging. In Brazil, the elderly population presents broad educational diversity. Category verbal fluency tests are frequently used to detect cognitive impairment, assessing executive function, language and semantic memory. Objective To investigate the effects of age and education on category animal fluency task (CAF) i...

Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is an uncommon disease with one of the highest incidences in India, south Pakistan and Chile. The incidence Nepal also high given proximity to India. This study aims highlight burden gall bladder shed some light on its risk factors. females high. Lower socioeconomic status, illiteracy, prevalence obesity, smoking, H. pylori could be driving factors Nepal.