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Timeout em cirurgia segura: dificuldades e facilidades encontradas pela equipe cirúrgica quanto ao processo de realização

O objetivo do estudo foi verificar quais as dificuldades e facilidades encontradas pela equipe cirúrgica sobre a realização do timeout em cirurgia segura.Tratou-se de uma pesquisa de campo, quantitativa, descritiva e exploratória realizada por meio de aplicação de um instrumento semiestruturado, com 30 profissionais médicos e técnicos de enfermagem atuante no Centro Cirúrgico de um hospital municipal de João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brasil.

Knowledge and practice regarding menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls

Background: Menstruation is the normal biological process and a key sign of reproductive health. Unfortunately, the taboo surrounding menstruation prevents women from articulating their needs. Thee is lack of awareness on the process of menstruation and hygienic management of the same. So the problems of poor menstrual hygiene persists in the society. Methods: A descriptive study was conducted regarding menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls of selected schools in Amritsar. A total of 60 adolescent girls of age group 13 to 17 yrs. were included.

The reality of psychological and educational counseling in Palestine in light of international standards

This article aims to introduce the Reality of Psychological and Educational Counselling in Palestine in Light of International Standards. The article is based on descriptive analytical method. The research results have shown that there are obstacles considering psychological and educational counseling as same as international ones. These obstacles are at the level of each legislation, administration, the culture of society concerning counselling, and some other obstacles.

Interrogating church-state peace approach to herdsmen-farmers’ conflict in Benue State, Nigeria (2015-2018)

Land and the resources therein have been among the prominent issues of conflicts globally. The crisis in the Upper Volta region and desertification compelled the southward relocation of herdsmen to Nigeria and Middle Belt in particular. The unholy competition for grazing land between nomadic herdsmen and the host communities coupled with poor governance occasioned persistent violence resulting in over 2000 death in Nigeria and over 170,000 internally displaced (2013 – 2016) in Benue State.

The institutional obstacles and countermeasures for the construction of cpec in Pakistan

This Research Project discusses the Institutional Obstacles and Countermeasures for the Construction of CPEC in Pakistan as a main part of the One Belt One Road (OBOR) the major Global initiative by the Chinese Government, scheduled to complete by 2030, while the project has been welcomed by Asian Countries.

Using regression analysis methods in biostatistics an applied study on a sample of diabetics’ patients

Biostatistics is one of the significant methodologies for researchers in the Medical Sciences for scientific explanations and expectations. The picking of a theme of diabetes to be connected in this research because of the significance of finding a cure of this desease, which is increasing in the most recent years. The reason of this increase and the sorts are explored by the analysts, to represent how a few factors such as weight and age can impact the diabetes.

Historical remarks on various western understandings about madness

This paper aims to promote an investigation in which contributions from the most diverse areas of knowledge, including history, the right to psychology and psychiatry, are of paramount importance, regarding the evolution of the concept of madness and the role the madman's social life along the trajectory of Western societies, seeking to clarify how the object of discourse now under analysis was treated at each historical moment, from the social, legal, political and health sciences point of view, until reach the scenario that is presently present, in which the questions related to the psych

A study on interrealtionship of leadership style of team leader, conflict resolution styles of team members and team effectiveness

With organizations serving as mini worlds formed by different individuals coming and staying together and performing collectively, conflict becomes most evident. Leadership style plays an important role how these conflicts are handled especially in a team situation. Leadership style also determines the effectiveness of a team. The present study was conducted to map these interrelationships between leadership style of team leader, conflict resolution styles of team members and team effectiveness. A total of 15 teams consisting of 138 team members were taken for the study.

Indian federation and state autonomy-a brief analysis

The Indian Federation is a federation of its own type. It does not fall into either of the two conventional categories. The British provinces though largely autonomous after the attainment of independence in 1947 did not possess the attributes of sovereignty. The independent states voluntarily form a federation. In case of India, some of the states were persuaded whereas some were coaxed and then coerced to join the Indian Union.

Socioeconomic and environmental characterization of urban backyards in the marituba municipality, belém metropolitan region, Pará State, Brazilian Amazon

The article analyzes the socioeconomic and environmental characteristics of urban backyards in the Marituba municipality, Belém Metropolitan Region, Pará State, Brazilian Amazon. Data were collected between December 2018 and January 2019 using semi-structured questionnaires. The sampling was “snowball” type, comprising 22 productive backyards located in four neighborhoods: Uriboca, São Francisco, Almir Gabriel, and Bela Vista. Of the respondents, more than half (54%) were women and 45% were men. Ages ranged from 38 to 74 years, with an average of 52.64 and standard deviation of 9.42 years.