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After initially researching women superintendents in private schools, we discovered that a gross underrepresentation exists, and we wanted to understand why this phenomenon exists globally and more specifically in the city of Phoenix, Arizona, which is one of the top 5 growing cities in the United States of America. This case study research expands on the prior research conducted and published by Glass and Bjork for the 2000 study of the “American School Superintendency” for American Association of School Administrators (AASA).

For achieving maximum therapeutic effect or action of drug in human body, drug must be bioavailable, which depends on solubility and Pka of drug. The drugs which are poorly water soluble or insoluble produce various side effects such as gastric irritation, stomach pain, peptic and esophageal ulcer etc. A new drug must be soluble as well as permeable to various tissue or organ. Whereas only 9% of new drug candidates have both the characteristics of high solubility and permeability.

This is a review of the literature about twice exceptional students and the difficulties in identifying gifted students with learning disabilities, most specifically reading disabilities like dyslexia, because of compensating and masking abilities, average academic records, and a lack of knowledge about the subpopulation by teachers. Though literature on the topics of dyslexia, learning disabilities, and giftedness exists, there is little to no research that brings all three together.

Crowdfunding is a new dimension of sources of finance which provides Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and other creative ideas initiators the opportunity to raised fund from the crowd by harnessing the power of the internet. As a new form of financing opportunity, the key knowledge of the concept is lacking on the part of entrepreneur, the financial expert, academicians and the general public. This calls for better understanding of the concept, models, element and environmental characteristics for its implementation and usage by entrepreneurs.

Objective: To analyze the cognitive decline in the elderly using the screening from the elderly person and his/her informant. Methods: This is a descriptive, exploratory, cross-sectional study with quantitative approach. The sample was stratified randomly. The cognitive screening instruments were the Mini Mental and the IQ-CODE, and, to test the reliability of the IQ-CODE, the reliability scales ZARIT and CES-D. The data were analyzed with SPSS, using the distribution of frequency (absolute and relative), mean values and standard deviation.

The main objective of the study was to assess the level of financial literacy and to identify economic and demographic factors that shape financial literacy finance in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia. A cross sectional data was collected from 217 households who are living in four districts (Humbo, Kindo Didaye, Damot Gale and Kindo Koyisha) of Wolaita zone in 2018. Ordinary least square (OLS) approach had used to identify the main determinants of financial literacy scores.

Introduction: Renal insufficiency is the loss of functions performed by the kidneys, and hemodialysis is the most used treatment. Objective: To analyze how care is performed with the renal child using the venous catheter for hemodialysis by the caregiver. Methodology: This is a descriptive and exploratory study with a quantitative and qualitative approach, conducted with 13 caregivers of renal children enrolled at the Pediatric Renal Replacement Therapy center of a medium and high complexity hospital in Municipality of Belém-Pará.

Objective: Todescribe the sociodemographic characteristics and health conditions of elderly patients in Primary Health Care. Method: Exploratory, descriptive, cross-sectional study, with quantitative character, developed with 50 elderly patients enrolled in Basic Health Units of five health districts of the municipality of Campina Grande-PB. Resulted: There was a predominance of women (76%), marital status married (48%), low educational level, age range from 60 to 69 years (56%), low monthly income and pardo color (48%).

Information systems are essential for epidemiological analysis of violence against women in Brazil and worldwide. Objective: To analyze cases of violence against women in the Baturité Massif Region, located in the state of Ceará, Brazil, in two reporting systems. Methodology: Descriptive ecological study, using data from the Notification and Harm System and Observatory of Violence against Women. Data were organized and analyzed descriptively with the aid of the Microsoft® Office Excel program. Results: There is a discrepancy in the availability of information between the two databases.

Objective: To analyze the national literature on the production of health technologies and its applicability to nursing practice in the elderly.