OBJECTIVE To compare planning behaviour (frontal lobe functioning) in children with and without symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). METHOD A total of 90 children (45 with symptoms of ADHD and 45 matched controls without ADHD symptoms) of both genders, who were medication naïve, from the Balobedu culture (Limpopo province, South Africa), aged 7-13 years, participated i...

This study examined the planning performance of children with attention deficits, and also investigated the possible interactions between inattention and anxiety in the performance of executive function tasks. A group of 98 children (grades 4 and 6), derived from an initial group of 550, were assigned to an attention difficulties group (AD) and a control group (n = 49 each) based on their score...

background over the past few decades diabetes has emerged as an important non-communicable disease in subsaharan africa (ssa). sight loss from diabetic retinopathy (dr) can be prevented with screening and early treatment. the objective of this paper is to outline the required actions and considerations in the planning and development of dr screening services.   methods a multiple-case study app...

This study assessed men's awareness, attitude, and practice of modern contraceptive methods, determined the level of spousal communication, and investigated the correlates of men's opinion in family planning decision making in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Quantitative methodology was employed in this cross-sectional descriptive design using a structured household questionnaire to collect information from ...

Five agencies providing home health care to indigent populations in New Orleans, Louisiana were evaluated in terms of emergency planning and implementation. This was to help improve response to community disasters for indigent populations. Preparation for Hurricane Katrina was examined looking at interaction with local and state departments of health. It was found that the state dept of health ...

It is imperative to make family planning more accessible in low resource settings. The poorest couples have the highest fertility, the lowest contraceptive use and the highest unmet need for contraception. It is also in the low resource settings where maternal and child mortality is the highest. Family planning can contribute to improvements in maternal and child health, especially in low resou...

Full Text Full Text (PDF) Supporting Online Material Cell Type–Specific Loss of BDNF Signaling Mimics Optogenetic Control of Cocaine Reward Mary Kay Lobo, Herbert E. Covington III, Dipesh Chaudhury, Allyson K. Friedman, HaoSheng Sun, Diane Dam Samir Zaman, Ja Wook Koo, Pamela J. Kennedy, Ezekiell Mouzon, Murtaza Mogri, Rachael L. Neve, Karl Deis and Eric J. Nestler Science 15 October 2010: 385-...

Abstract Tomorrow’s Cities is the £20m United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) Global Challenge Fund (GCRF) Urban Disaster Risk Hub. The Hub aims to support delivery of Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals priorities 1 3 Sendai Framework for Reduction (DRR) 2015-2030. We work in four cities: Istanbul, Kathmandu, Nairobi, Quito. collaborate with local, national, global organisations stre...