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Health communication practices for malaria prevention and control in Gamo Gofa: Reviewing the rural community block

Introduction: Despite prevention and control activities, malaria ranked first among the top ten rampant diseases in Gamo Gofa Zone, Southern Ethiopia The focus of this article was hence to investigate the communication strategies and approaches of health promotion initiatives.

Examining the relation between the general self – sufficiency levels and self – directed learning readiness level of physical education teachers (Kayseri example)

The object of this study is to examine the relation between the general self – sufficiency levels and self – directed learning readiness levels of physical education teachers. In line with this object, randomly selected 120 physical education teachers working in Kayseri voluntarily participated in this study.

Communicate, reach and teach: A new model for inclusive teaching

The ultimate goal of teaching, from the author’s point of view, is reaching all students and promoting learning to every one of them. This is done through accommodating various learning styles and creating an adequate setting that is conducive to learning. The present article presents and describes an applied, practical model for reaching and teaching all students despite their diverse learning styles. 

Urban development and expansion trends under the political instability in Palestine: Jerusalem- Ramallah Case Study

Urban development, expansion, and Land use changes in the urban environments are a global phenomenon, by 2050, urban population in the world will increase to be more than 6.6 billion inhabitants and they will live with less than 1% of the world land surfaces. Political instability is one of most important drivers that effecting on the land cover/land use change and urban expansion, especially in the areas that faced the political problems and wars.

Authoritarianism, democracy and industrial relations in southern Africa: Contrasting state responses to economic development and human rights dilemma in Malawi

This paper examines the differing ways in which the one-party dictatorial state, which reigned in Malawi during 1966-1991, and the multiparty democratic state (from 1992) dealt with economic development objectives and labour rights. While the two state formations handled labour relations differently, their anti-union attitude remains largely similar. Although the democratic state has, in principle been positive to unionism, at the level of practice, a wider discrepancy exists between law provision ad practices.

Prevalence of maxillary and Mandibular tori in a group of population in Sulaimani city

Background: Tori are benign anatomical bony prominences occurring in the hard palate and the lingual aspect of the mandible. 
Aim: to investigate the prevalence of maxillary and mandibular tori in different gender and age group.
Methodology: three hundred and fifty patients from shorish teaching dental center (198 males and 152 females) were examined for presence of torus palatinus and torus mandibularis, their location and relation to gender and age were evaluated.

A review on ayurvedic perspective of thyroid disorders

Thyroid gland disorders are growing worldwide health issue. Thyroid hormone regulates metabolic rate of the body. Failure of thyroid hormone to maintain metabolic rate mainly produces hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism. Thyroid disorders are characterized by physical and mental abnormality. There is no exact correlation of thyroid gland in Ayurveda. But the Ayurvedic system of medicine is very futuristic and it doesn’t emphasize on naming the disease. It rather insists on understanding the constitutional status of a disease and adopting an appropriate treatment principle.

A review on ayurvedic perspective of thyroid disorders

Thyroid gland disorders are growing worldwide health issue. Thyroid hormone regulates metabolic rate of the body. Failure of thyroid hormone to maintain metabolic rate mainly produces hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism. Thyroid disorders are characterized by physical and mental abnormality. There is no exact correlation of thyroid gland in Ayurveda. But the Ayurvedic system of medicine is very futuristic and it doesn’t emphasize on naming the disease. It rather insists on understanding the constitutional status of a disease and adopting an appropriate treatment principle.