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Purpose of Study: The purpose of this paper is tom offer a critical review of literature by revisiting John S. Mbiti’s African religions and philosophy on the concepts of time and the future and their impact on the long-term strategic development of African nations in the 21st century. Design and Methodology: This is a critical literature review. Research limitations/ Implications: The subject of revisiting John S. Mbiti’s African religions and philosophy has not been fully researched in relation to strategic management. Consequently, there is limited literature on the subject.

For centuries, childbirth was considered a private care of the female gender and was performed by midwives, women who transmitted their practical knowledge from each generation. With the advent of traditional medicine, childbirth became institutionalized as medical, male, safe and scientific knowledge, resulting in the marginalization of social practices. In this scenario, the woman is no longer considered an active and conscious subject, capable of gestating and giving birth according to her wishes, but subject to medical scrutiny and formal institutions of care.

There has been a growing body of research studies between CG compliance and organizational performance. (Research on the relationship between CG compliance and organizational performance has seen robust growth in recent times.) However (Despite this), the existing research does not explore the problem of compliance in the context of a highly networked developing countries characterized by the dominant presence of influential family stakeholder groups.

We studied pain perception and depression in a sample comprising 82 patients with breast cancer. Evaluation was done through standard form with socio-demographic questions. Relation between depression, McGill Pain Questionnaire, VAS and BDI corresponded to p >0.183. BDI related to quality of sleep with p = 0.036, the highest BDI being related to insomnia. Black and par do (brown-skinned) races revealed p < 0.05 in the McGill Pain Questionnaire for the affective, miscellaneous and total dimensions.

The intention of this article is to check the health professionals memory of a Family Health Unit located in the suburbs of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia-Brazil, about the manifestations of violence against women imposed by the intimate partner. Method: Our study, of qualitative character, favoured the semi-structured interview technique with the authors previously elaborated script.

Lung function tests are considered as one of the major diagnostic technique in respiratory care to assess the ventilatory status of patients. Forced expiratory volumes in first second (FEV1) and peak expiratory flow (PEF) are used extensively to measure airway status. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the airway status of students in KSAU-HS.

Background: Inflammatory sinonasal diseases (ISD) refer to a group of disorders characterized by inflammation of the mucosa of the PNS. Acute ISD are defined as sudden in onset and duration less than 3 weeks. Recurrent acute infections are defined as four or more attacks per year lasting greater than 7-10 days. Chronic is defined as duration of symptoms more than 12 weeks Materials and methods: The present prospective study was conducted in the department of ENT JSS medical college and hospital. The study was conducted from a period of Nov 2012 to June 2014.

1) Correlation of Serum Uric acid with Creatinine levels in male Diabetic population r=-0.048 and p>0.05 shows no significant correlation between serum uric acid and Creatinine levels. While in females r=0.270 and p<0.05 shows significant positive correlation between serum uric acid and Creatinine levels. 2) The correlation of Serum Uric acid with age in male Diabetic population r=- 0.0175 and p>0.05 shows no significant correlation between serum uric acid and age.

The objective of this study is to evaluate the association between the risk of falls and the fear of falling in the elderly. This is an analytical study. The research was carried out in Basic Health Units in São Luís, Maranhão. The study population consisted of 406 elderly people.

The human immunodeficiency virus epidemic has been increasing in Brazil, especially in women of childbearing age, the identification and follow-up of these women is an important aspect during prenatal care. This study describes the clinical, epidemiological profile and the vertical transmission rate of pregnant women infected. Descriptive and retrospective study was carried out involving 233 pregnant attending a prenatal care center in Brazil from January 2010 to December 2015.