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@#Ovitrap surveillance was conducted to determine the infestation patterns of dengue vectors in fourteen study sites across eight provinces located in the Sunda Islands, Indonesia. High ovitrap indices up to 70% and 90% were obtained from indoor and outdoor areas, respectively. Mean numbers of Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus larvae ranged from 0.13 to 14.50 and 0.10 to 18.60, respectively. Mixed infestation (<10%) and interchange of breeding habitat preferences of Ae. albopictus and Ae. aegypti were also observed in the present study.
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Background. In South Africa (SA), there is a high failure rate of students in the first year of nursing and many drop out after this year, a precarious situation considering the shortage of professional nurses faced by the country. Academic success does not entirely comprise one's application of intellectual capacity. Other factors may affect academic success, which could lead to stress, in turn hindering students' academic potential.Objectives. To determine the stressors experienced by first-year nursing students who attended a college of nursing in SA and to ascertain the stress-relieving mechanisms used by these students.Methods. Student nurses (n=248) at a college of nursing in KwaZulu-Natal Province, SA, were required to complete a quantitative questionnaire. Data were collected between September and November 2013.Results. Long working hours, difficulty of academic work, poor study methods and family illness caused considerable stress. Family pressure to pay for necessities at home was also a factor that caused stress among the students. There was insufficient money to pay for textbooks for their studies. Stress-relieving mechanisms included playing with cell phones and socialising with friends. Lecturers, parents and fellow nursing students' friends were a source of support.Conclusion. First-year nursing students experience a variety of stressors not directly related to their studies. Stress- and time-management workshops would be beneficial to these students. We also suggest that institutional support units be created to assist students in adjusting to the tertiary environment
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South Africa , Stress, Psychological , Students, NursingABSTRACT
A study was carried out to determine the distribution of cockroaches in two different housing areas with central sewerage or individual septic tanks in an urban area in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Six species of cockroaches were present and of these Periplaneta americana and Periplaneta brunnea were found in greater abundance. Seventeen species of bacteria were isolated and of these Escherichia coli and Klebsiella p. pneumoniae were isolated in greatest numbers. Control measures carried out using lambda cyhalothrin showed that there was no significant difference between treated and control sites.
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Animals , Bacteria/isolation & purification , Bacterial Infections/transmission , Cockroaches/microbiology , Developing Countries , Female , Humans , Malaysia , Male , Sewage/microbiology , Species Specificity , Urban HealthABSTRACT
The effect of some social and biological factors namely: marital status, alcohol consumption, genetic factors, the effect of body weight and Quetelet index on the values of serum glucose, cholesterol and uric acid were studied. The striking finding is that the genetic factors of family history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension myocardial infarction and sudden death do not operate before the 5th decade in females. In males there was a strong effect of genetic factors
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Humans , Cholesterol/blood , Uric Acid/blood , Social ClassABSTRACT
Dietary habits, serum total lipids, cholesterol and uric acid levels were analysed in 125 healthy Iraqi subjects. Mean total serum lipids, cholesterol and uric acid levels were significantly higher in high fat consuming subjects as compared to low fat consuming subjects. Total serum lipids and cholesterol showed no differences in relation to activity status except that the mean cholesterol level was less in subjects engaged in moderate activity. A progressive significant rise was observed in serum uric acid with the rise in serum cholesterol level