DNA vaccination is a relatively recent development in vaccine methodology. It is now possible to undertake a rational step-by-step approach to DNA vaccine design. Strategies may include the incorporation of immunostimulatory sequences in the backbone of the plasmid, co-expression of stimulatory molecules, utilisation of localisation/secretory signals, and utilisation of the appropriate delivery...

A survey of general practice in the London borough of Lambeth was analysed to discover how the distance from a patient's home to a medical facility affects the utilisation of that facility. It was shown that distance has a negative effect on utilisation for all population groups except men aged 15 to 64. The effect was especially marked for women, for the elderly, and for Social Classes III, IV...

The main aim of this study was to find out the access assistive devices by special education need students in Morogoro municipality. Simple random sampling used select respondents research and questionnaires were administered selected respondents, while purposive schools. results support conceptual analysis Assessing needs municipality, quality through expansion student schooling, delivering lo...

Cognitive radio is an emerging wireless technology that allows dynamic system reconfiguration, promising dramatic improvements in spectrum utilisation. Unlicensed spectrum sharing is the theme that binds cognitive radio and ultrawideband technologies. This paper presents an assessment of cognitive techniques for ultrawideband systems, highlighting the characteristics of this highly flexible, sp...

background increasing demand for limited healthcare resources raises questions about appropriate use of inpatient beds. in the first paediatric bed utilisation study at a regional university centre in ireland, we conducted a cross-sectional study to audit the utilisation of inpatient beds at the regional paediatric unit (rpu) in university hospital limerick (uhl), limerick, ireland and also exa...

background: red blood cell and other blood products play a crucial role in management of different disease processes, but in spite of implementation of crucial steps to improve the process of request for blood and blood consumption, there is still not enough information available regarding the proper practice in many medical centres. we aimed to evaluate the status of blood product requests and...

Background: The high burden of diabetes for healthcare costs and their impact on quality of life and management of the disease have triggered the design and introduction of disease management programmes (DMPs) in many countries. The extent to which diabetes patients vary with regard to their healthcare utilisation and costs is largely unknown and could impact on the design of DMPs. The objectiv...

Skincare, a fundamental component of basic patient care, reflects on the overall quality of care that a patient receives in hospital. Quality care aimed at preventing and minimising skin breakdown and pressure ulcers has been identified as a nursing research priority. During the past 5 years, we have undertaken a large research utilisation effort focused on skincare and pressure ulcers involvin...

Despite the considerable progress that has been made over recent years, wound healing remains a challenge to many clinicians regardless of professional discipline or experience. This paper aims to evaluate the literature concerned with the implementation of evidence-based wound management. It shows that wound care research is badly designed, resulting in a lack of good quality research findings...

BACKGROUND Demand-side financing, where funds for specific services are channelled through, or to, prospective users, is now employed in health and education sectors in many low- and middle-income countries. This systematic review aimed to critically examine the evidence on application of this approach to promote maternal health in these settings. Five modes were considered: unconditional cash ...