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This study aims to investigate the impact of leadership styles on organisational innovativeness in the Sri Lankan plantation sector, with organisational culture as the mediating variable. Using a self-administered questionnaire, data was collected from 235 estate managers based on the constructs identified in the literature. The findings provide partial support to the hypothesised relationships. Although studies between leadership styles, organisational culture and organisational innovativeness exist, they are mostly conducted in isolation.

Cassava (Manihot esculenta, crantz), is an important root crop in the tropics and substropics of Africa and Latin American. It is vegetatively propagated crop. Due to the following cycles of propagation, viruses are accumulated, which contributes to the decline of cassava yield and quality. Stem cuttings of four cassava accessions Six-mois, Rendre, yalipé and M61/033 were collected in experimental field and have brought to laboratory. Infected plants were thermotherapy treated by incubation of plants at 42°C/day and 38/night for 2 weeks.

The horse gram commonly known as kulith is a traditional unexploited tropical grain legume and well known for its hardiness, adaptability to poor soil and adverse climatic condition. The horse gram is a cheapest source of protein. Further it is also rich in minerals such as calcium. The present work is undertaken with a view to add value addition of horse gram by incorporating it in the extruded products using horse gram, maize and rice as an ingredient.

Objective: (1) To assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of hypertensive patients. (2) To assess the risk factors and associated co-morbidities in them.
Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Shivaji Nagar urban slum which is a field practice area of Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, of TN Medical College Mumbai. Hypertensive patients above 40 years of age were included in this study. The information was gathered by personal interview using semi-structured proforma.

Background and Objectives: Caring Behaviors an attitude of caring, respect and respect for others, it means to give one's attention and learning preferences and how a person thinks and acts. Behavior Caring nurse found the results of the assessment, dissatisfaction inpatients to nursing services reached 24%, not the behavior of Caring, From the data that has been obtained that Caring behaviors of nurses in nursing care in hospitals is still not optimal.

Introduction – Invasive diagnostic and therapeutic methods have saved many lives. On the other hand it can cause some life threatening consequences due to infections. Bacterial infection in the lower respiratory tracts remains a main complication of tracheal intubation. The incidence of nosocomial pneumonia varies from 9% to 68%. Knowledge of susceptibility pattern is helpful in selecting the empirical therapy.
Objectives - To determine prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility profile of bacteria colonizing tracheal tubes in the ICU.

The purpose of this literature review is to demonstrate the importance of dental surgeon in the hospital staff so that patient care is always carried out in an integrated and preventive manner. The oral hygiene performed correctly and dental treatment can prevent even greater health problems the patient's health, since the oral microbiota could be a harm to the recovery of ICU patients.

The Key pads of seventy four (74) Automated Teller machines (ATMS) were examined in Calabar Metropolis to determine the public health implications of microorganisms isolated from the machines and their potentials as reservoirs of microbes.  Swab sticks dipped in sterile peptone water and swabbed on the ATM keypads were cultured, physiological and biochemical analysis carriedout to identify the organisms.  The results showed that the ATM keypads harbored microbes.  Fifty two (70.3%) of the ATM sampled were contaminated with various microbial pathogens including:     Coagulase negative staphy

This study was undertaken to assess the prevalence of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen and determine the risk factors associated with the transmission of the infection among subjects in the study area. One hundred and fifty samples were screened using a one-step, rapid chromatographic immunoassay hepatitis B surface antigen test strip. Blood samples were centrifuged and the test strips were equilibrated at room temperature (15 –30oC) before analysis. The prevalence of hepatitis B virus was 11.33%. There was no significant difference between the infection and the demographic information.

The study was conducted to assess the knowledge of mothers regarding nutritional needs of children in a selected hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab. The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge of mothers regarding nutritional needs of children with a view to find out the deficit areas and prepare guidelines on nutritional needs. Non experimental exploratory research design was used in the study. The data was collected from 100 mothers using purposive sampling technique whose children were in the age group of 1–5 years. A structured interview schedule was used for data collection.