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While futures are indeed created, they are not typically created on a clean slate. It is hard for nations to leave their pasts behind (Varshney cited by Mangcu, 2004:3). ABSTRACT. A three part Building Capacity Program developed for social work students in a South African tertiary education institution is described. The primary purpose of the Program was to build the capacity of social work students considered to be at risk of not completing their studies. The Program is located within the...

Introduction: Regional anaesthesia is widely used for urological procedures. It may be better tolerated in the elderly, avoiding the cardiovascular and respiratory depressant effects of general anaesthesia, provided that there are no contraindications. Bladder outflow obstruction due to benign prostatic hyperplasia is common in the elderly. Our aim was to determine the preference of neuraxial block technique for prostatectomy in our institution.Patients and methods: This was a prospective...

Introduction Regional anaesthesia is widely used for urological procedures. It may be better tolerated in the elderly, avoiding the cardiovascular and respiratory depressant effects of general anaesthesia, provided that there are no contraindications. Bladder outflow obstruction due to benign prostatic hyperplasia is common in the elderly. Our aim was to determine the preference of neuraxial block technique for prostatectomy in our institution. Patients and methods This was a prospective...

The northern part of the Kid metamorphic complex, SE Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, comprises a thick sequence of volcano-sedimentary association, defined as Mahlaq Formation. It is composed predominantly of rhyodacitic to andesitic, less commonly of subalkaline basaltic metavolcanics and metatuffs interbedded and intercalated with metapelites and metagraywackes. Their bulk rock chemistry indicates that the magmatic rocks have calc-alkaline affinity, and derived from island arc – mid-oceanic ridge...

To assess the nutritional status of students (10-27 yrs) in religious homes in Al-Alafoun city in Sudan.

Energy technology implementation or policy projects (TI/PPs) have a large macro level impact on a country and it is imperative that decisions at this level reflect sustainability. South Africa is already experiencing an energy supply and demand challenge. Inexpensive coal-fired energy options and the international focus on alternative energy technologies, to combat climate change, exacerbate this challenge. The question is then whether there is sufficient incentive for South Africa to...

African-American professionals are underrepresented in the profession of dietetics. This preliminary qualitative study identified African-American students' perceptions of their majors, future professions, and the dietetics major/profession to understand why they did or did not enter dietetics. It was hypothesized that dietetics students chose dietetics primarily for altruistic reasons, whereas students in other fields of study did not choose dietetics due to lack of awareness of dietetics....

In conjunction with the World Health Organization’s Department of Health and Research, the Department of Obstetrics and University of Stellenbosch, South Africa presented since 1997 hands-on semenology workshops for 87 health care workers from 16 Sub-Sahara African countries. The programme consists of a five-day workshop, during which participants underwent a pre-training test after which they received intensive hands-on training on sperm concentration, motility, vitality and sperm...

Previous articleNext article No AccessSymposium on Hurricane Katrina and African American StudentsIntroduction: Hurricane Katrina and African American StudentsV. P. FranklinV. P. Franklin Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The Journal of African American History Volume 93, Number 3Summer 2008 A journal of the Association...

Teaching large classes (>100 students) is a challenge. This study explored various instructional methods to determine which were most effective for large classes and developed guidelines for engaging students in learning in skills courses. A quasi-experimental design study with a control and treatment groups was conducted. The treatment group participated in a teaching learning strategy, which was designed to stimulate engagement of students through active and collaborative learning....

To assess the prevalence of violent behaviour and to identify risk factors associated with violent behaviour among male college students in Ethiopia.A cross-sectional study among 1294 male college students in Awassa, Ethiopia was conducted in June 2006. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information concerning violent acts, anger expression, and sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics. Multivariable logistic regression procedures were used to calculate adjusted odds...

As we learn and teach in introductory courses, one of the key assets of the anthropological perspective is the ability to remain flexible in order to accommodate the unknown, especially in fieldwork. Although Lisa Gezon had planned on conducting straight academic research in northern Madagascar this past summer (2007), this research unexpectedly allowed her also to embrace the roles of professor and advocate. Although Alex Totomarovario had planned on being mainly a research facilitator, he...

As we learn and teach in introductory courses, one of the key assets of the anthropological perspective is the ability to remain flexible in order to accommodate the unknown, especially in fieldwork. Although Lisa Gezon had planned on conducting straight academic research in northern Madagascar this past summer (2007), this research unexpectedly allowed her also to embrace the roles of professor and advocate. Although Alex Totomarovario had planned on being mainly a research facilitator, he...

We assessed the food safety knowledge and food handling practices of 23 food handlers in 2 hospitals in Alexandria, Egypt [Gamal Abdel Nasser (GAN) and Medical Research Institute (MRI)] before and after a food safety training programme, and also the bacteriological quality of patient meals and kitchen equipment. There was a significant improvement in all knowledge-associated parameters except for personal hygiene in GAN. There was an improvement in the food safety practices in both...

This cross-sectional study of 1283 healthy children (681 boys, 602 girls) aged 6-11 years tested the degree of correlation between waist circumference measurements and adiposity. The children were classified as normal, overweight or obese according to their body mass index (BMI). For both sexes a highly positive correlation was found between waist circumference and BMI, percentage of body fat, subscapular and suprailiac skinfold thicknesses, and the sum of skinfold measures. Central...