Assessment of Knowledge, Perception and Practices about Malaria in Some Rural Communities of South West Region, Cameroon

Understanding local knowledge about malaria can help in designing sustainable community-based malaria control programs. Thus, the purpose of this study was to generate information on knowledge, perceptions and practices and the preventive measures as regards to malaria in the rural farming community. A cross-sectional survey was conducted September to October 2013 among 851 households from 9 villages in Ekondo Titi Subdivision using structured questionnaire. Questions assessed knowledge, perceptions and practices about malaria among tribal villagers. The data were analyzed using SPSS 20.0 statistical software program. Most of the respondents 58.2% attributed malaria to mosquito bites. However, some of the respondents (28.8%) mentioned drinking dirty water, midges and standing in the sun as the causes of malaria transmission. Avoiding stagnant water (60.9%) and Clearing of bushes (71.5%) were the most frequently mentioned malaria preventive measures perceived and practiced by the respondents. Only 11.05% of 851 participants owned at least one long lasting insecticide treated net (LLIN). Thirty-nine point nine (39.9%) of respondents indicated that they experienced the last malaria episode more than three months ago. Malaria chemoprophylactic treatment was related to the educational status of the participants (p=0.001). Despite this fair knowledge and good attitudes, practices towards malaria prevention and control were poor. A considerable proportion had misconceptions about the cause and transmission of malaria suggesting the necessity of health education. To close the gap between knowledge about transmission and ownership and use of bed nets as a preventive measure, there is the need to re-energize the CHWs activities and implement the concept of night watch in the rural communities.

Perceptions Knowledge , Practice , Misconception , Ekondo Titi

A framework for bedside help that coordinates an automated bed and a portable controller

The proposed approach can certainly learn the input-output data and discover the non-linear relationships which are inherent in the training data. Additionally, the proposed approach can provide solution of the forward kinematic problem with reasonable errors at and in the vicinity of kinematic singularities. It is well known that, the main drawback of parallel manipulators is the existence of singularities within its workspace, an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) based solution is proposed in this paper. Additionally, the proposed approach can provide solution of the forward kinematic problem with reasonable errors at and in the vicinity of kinematic singularities. The approach is implemented for the 3-RPR, 3-PRR, and 3-RRR planar parallel manipulators.

In this paper, we proposed to use neural networks for forward kinematic solution of three different architectures of planar parallel manipulators, which can be elaborated to generate the best estimation of forward kinematics of the manipulators under study. Even though the manipulators passing through the kinemaic singularities, the proposed approach can provide solution for the problem with reasonable errors. The results of this paper can be used to find the forward kinematics solutions at critical points (singularity points) which can be then avoided, as long as we specify them, in dynamic control stage.

Parallelmanipulators, Forward kinematics, Singularities, Artificial Neural Network (ANN)

Gasification of coal and biomass: a net carbon-negative power source for environment-friendly electricity generation in China

Realizing the goal of the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 2 °C by the end of this century will require most likely deployment of carbon-negative technologies. It is particularly important that China, as the world’s top carbon emitter, avoids being locked into carbonintensive coal-fired power generation technologies and undertakes a smooth transition from high- to negative- carbon electricity production. We focus here on deploying a combination of coal and biomass energy to produce electricity in China using an integrated gasification combined cycle system with carbon capture and storage (CBECCS). Such a system will also reduce air pollutant emissions, thus contributing to China’s near-term goal of improving air quality. We evaluate the bus-bar electricity-generation prices for CBECCS with mixing ratios of crop residues varying from 0% to 100%, as well as associated costs for carbon mitigation and co-benefits for air quality. We find that CBECCS systems employing a crop residue ratio of 35% could produce electricity with net-zero life-cycle emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), with a levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of no more than 9.2 US cents per kWh. A carbon price of approximately $52.0/ton would make CBECCS costcompetitive with pulverized coal power plants. Therefore, our results provide critical insights for designing CBECCS strategy in China to harness near-term air quality co-benefits while laying the foundation for achieving negative carbon emissions in the long run.

Coal, Biomass, Global warming, carbon electricity, Greenhouse gases

A Social Behavior: Developmental Timing Defies Puberty

 Pre-adulthood introduces timespan undeniable changes in intellectual, passionate, social and sexual conduct. In most warm blooded creatures, development of the regenerative framework, or gonadarche, envoys a decrease in adolescent practices, for example, family-coordinated action and social play , and a development of something else grown-up like practices, like hostility , sexual intercourse and curiosity chasing . People are in no way, shape or form absolved and by and large adjust to this example; for sure, the novel and complex collections that arise in youth manage the cost of youthful grown-ups freedoms to obtain and sharpen socially explicit social abilities basic for autonomy, and move their concentrate away from family connections toward peers.

The investigation of immaturity when all is said in done, and pubescence specifically, is trying because of their intricacy. A large number of variables cooperate, influencing the circumstance and direction of advancement in the second decade of life. Which components associate under which conditions? Which elements are main thrusts in juvenile turn of events, and which have more minimal jobs? What is the connection between the circumstance of pubescence and the movement of hormonal changes? These are a portion of the issues that will require further examination as the field of juvenile advancement itself grows up.

Puberty, Hormonal changes, chemical substitution

Classification Based on Market Capitalization

 

Monetary trade is the absolute of buyers and sellers of stocks (in like manner called shares), which address ownership claims on associations; these may join assurances recorded on a public stock exchange, similarly as stock that is simply traded furtively, for instance, parts of exclusive organizations which are offered to monetary sponsor through worth crowd funding stages. Interest in the monetary trade is routinely done by methods for stockbrokerages and electronic trading stages. Adventure is commonly made thinking about a hypothesis technique.

A stock exchange is an exchange where stockbrokers and shippers can buy and sell shares (esteem stock), bonds, and various securities. Various tremendous associations have their stocks recorded on a stock exchange. This makes the stock more liquid and consequently more charming to various monetary patrons. The exchange may moreover go probably as a guarantor of settlement. These and various stocks may similarly be traded "over the counter" (OTC), that is, through a seller. Some tremendous associations will have their stock recorded on more than one exchange different countries, to attract worldwide monetary patrons.

Large cap stocks, Mid cap stocks, Small cap stocks, stock exchange

Pharmacoeconomics: Open Access

 Pharmacoeconomics deals with systematic studies on cost and outcomes of pharmaceutical products and services. The Journal disseminates scholarly knowledge on a wide array of topics within the purview of health economics including cost minimization and cost-benefit analysis. The Journal focuses on promulgating systematically generated knowledge from pharmacoeconomic evaluation methods having substantial implication on patient care and health-associated quality of life. The Journal publications provide reliable and practical knowledge resources to healthcare providers and clinical decision makers in improving patient outcome. Ever since the establishment in the year 2016, the Journal has produced five volumes of peer-reviewed articles with an issue release frequency of two per year. In the preceding year, the Journal has published a total of seven articles that included original research and reviews on economic impact of COVID-19 patient management, cost of reusable duodenoscopes, adverse effects of anti-tubercular drug medication, role of vaccine for preventing recurrent respiratory tract infection in immunodeficient patients, role of traditional medicine among HIV infected people and drug characterization. These articles were contributed by 14 authors from different countries. Interested authors can submit their manuscripts at https://www.scholarscentral.org/submissions/pharmaceutical-economics-policy-studies.html  or send as an e-mail attachment to the Editorial Office at editor@hilarispublisher.com.  Authors can access further instructions and guidelines at https://www.hilarispublisher.com/pharmacoeconomics-open-access/instructionsforauthors.html.  The Journal offers customized benefits to the authors that include language translation and editing services, fast tracked editorial processing, post-production promotion of the published article and online tracking of the manuscript processing progress.  

Clinical pharmacy service evaluation,  Cost Benefit Analysis,  Cost Effectiveness Analysis,  Cost Minimization Analysis,  Cost of illness evaluation,  Cost Utility Analysis

Clinical and Medical Case Reports

 

The Journal provides wide scope and communicates latest case studies on multitude of human diseases and disorders. The Journal offers an excellent online open access platform for clinical practitioners to share their latest clinical finding and critical observations. The journal aims to cover new and unexplored areas of clinical approaches to expand the current knowledge base by encouraging reporting diverse case studies on diagnosis, symptomatology, treatment and management across all major medical disciplines. The Journal was established in the year 2017 and had successfully compiled four volumes at bimonthly frequency.  In 2020, the Journal has published articles on oncology, immunology, neurology, diabetic nephropathy, obstetrics, and timeline monitoring of adverse  effects of enzyme inhibitors and receptor blockers. Interested authors can submit their manuscripts at https://www.scholarscentral.org/submissions/clinical-medical-case-reports.html  or can send as an e-mail attachment to the Editorial Office at editorialoffice@hilarispublisher.com. The journal offers several advantages to the contributing authors such fast allocation (within 72 hr) of manuscript ID, seamless manuscript processing based on secure and transparent editorial tracking and review system, relatively faster turnaround time (average 3 weeks), language assistance, as well as post-production promotion including Pubmed posting for NIH funded articles.  

Allergy & Immunology Case reports,  Case reports of Anesthesiology,  Case reports of Neurology,  Clinical Reviews,  Dentistry and Oral Medicine Case reports,  Gastroenterology Case reports