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The proximate and anti-nutrient profiles of Dioscorea bulbifera tubers were determined. The proximate profile included high crude fiber (18.17±6.28%/wet weight and 20.34±6.67%/dry weight) and total carbohydrate (60.83±3.82%/wet weight and 68.41±5.78%/dry weight). The anti-nutrients composition included tannins, cyanogenic glycosides, oxalates, phytates and saponins. These results support the medicinal uses of Dioscorea bulbifera tubers, and suggest its potentials as food, after proper processing

Education is one of the strongest predictors of health. Early termination of education can negatively impact health, shorten life span, and increase stress on the healthcare system. Although improving overall high school graduation rates have been debated and discussed by the Toronto District School Board and the Ministry of Education, there is a paucity of research studies on increased graduation rates as they relate to public health in a Canadian context. The purpose of this phenomenological qualitative study was to explore the perceptions of liaison public health nurses, who worked directly with the Toronto District School Board, regarding influencing students in Toronto, Ontario to complete high school. Bronfenbrenner’s ecological model was the underlying conceptual framework for the study. Purposive sampling was used to select 10 public health nurses who were interviewed regarding their role and involvement in high schools. Data were subjected to triangulation and were analyzed to identify commonalities and trends and patterns. The findings from this study indicated that liaison public health nurses believe that high school dropout out is a public health issue and that collaboration between the Ministry of Education and Public Health is needed to address the issue. The emergent recommendations from the analysis of data indicate the potential for greater to explore the connection between health and school achievements and the expanded role of public health nurses in Canadian high schools. With increased research and resources, improving graduation rates students may be expected.

A well-functioning hospital information system must ensure the production, analysis, dissemination and use of reliable and timely information on health determinants, health system performance and health status. The aim of this study is to contribute to the improvement of information management and, by extension, to strengthen the overall performance of the Makélékélé Base Hospital. We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study, at the Makélékélé Base Hospital in the first arrondissement of Brazzaville, the political capital of the Republic of Congo. The study took place during the period from 1 July 2020 to 8 February 2021. Authorisation to collect data for the study will be sought from the Hospital's General Management. In total, 55 questionnaires were completed by data management staff in the health information system field. More than 50% of the respondents answered that the same tools were used from year to year, site to site (58.18%) and that data collection was done according to the same methods from year to year, site to site (69.09%). Only 83.64% of the respondents answered that data from all reportable sites are included in the overall data, while 36.36% answered that there are measures in place to ensure data completeness. There were 69.09% of respondents confided the existence of the risk of the data being used for personal or political purposes. In our study, the analysis of the constraints of health information management was mainly related to data quality problems. The quality of health information is poor and does not allow the establishment of an efficient hospital system. The use of health information is insufficient to allow the implementation of an efficient hospital system. Our survey revealed a relatively positive patient satisfaction rate regarding the quality of care, the comfort and cleanliness of the room and the noise in the ward. The two investigations revealed that the "data quality" component had significant shortcomings that should be prioritised in the management of the Hospital Information System. Health information is essential for monitoring progress in improving and maintaining the health of populations and the functioning of the health system.

We report the case of a 69-year-old man with radiation-induced osteosarcoma of the mandi-ble diagnosed four years after radiation treatment for squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue. Although radiation therapy is a proven treatment modality for malignancies of the head and neck, it can have adverse effects. Late complications in bone following radiotherapy include osteoradionecrosis, radiation-induced osteitis, and osteosarcoma, which is an uncommun tumor, diagnosed by meeting certain diagnostic criteria. The mandible is a location very sensitive to radiation effects.

We are exposed to countless commercial messages every day persuading us to buy brand name products, creating images for us to adopt, and convincing us that we need and want more. Because of this, it is important to carefully examine advertisements to determine exactly what they are saying. This has been realised by the regulatory and enforcement agencies that there is lack of awareness and resultantly understanding amongst the consumers; of the deceptiveness of the claims shown in the advertisements. This is the reason that most of the Indian consumers not even claim their rights and the violations on the part of the advertisers go unnoticed and unheard. So it is necessary to analyse different regulatory mechanism and their efficacy. The paper examines the Laws and Regulations relating advertisement prevailing nationally and internationally. First part of the paper discusses different authorities scrutinizing the advertisement in various countries including USA, Japan and UK. In the second part of the paper various laws and regulations controlling the malpractices by the marketers have been discussed the third and the last part of the paper concentrates upon the principles laid down in some of the landmark cases.

The relationship between crude oil prices and stock market indices has always been discordant. The article examines the performance of stock market with the help of different financial ratios used in oil and natural gas sector. Seventeen distinct companies involved in S&P BSE index are taken for our study. Initially 39 financial ratios are taken for analysis and a normality test was conducted on all these explanatory variables to find whether these variables are normal or not? A logistic regression was constructed with help of the selected nine financial ratios as independent variables for determining the performance of S&P BSE index as dependent variable. The classification result showed that, about 75.3 % accurate result for prediction ‘GOOD’ as well as ‘NOT GOOD’ performance of stock. Hosmer-Lemeshow test is applied to find out the overall model evaluation. The study also showed that logistic regression can be used by investors, fund’s managers, investment companies and researchers for academic interest as well as policy implications.

Conformity plays a fundamental role in creating consistency and minimizing disharmony within organizations. In addition, there are aspects of nonconformity that increase authenticity, reduce burnout, and promote innovation. Conformity is rooted in social influence and implies that individuals naturally look to leaders for group identity. Leaders are also often responsible for the integration of followers and the establishment of organizational standards. Because of this, there is value in understanding how Servant Leadership (SL) behaviors might influence conformity. This paper will provide insight into the relationship between followers' perception of SL and levels of Conformity.

Recession means a slowdown or slump or temporary collapse of a business activity. Now global meltdown led to job lay-offs across the world. Although India has been directly impacted by the global financial crisis. During recession Major projects and expansion plans are being reviewed by the banking sector and them focusing on reducing costs and borrowings. The biggest problem is ‘Information asymmetry’ in recession. The challenge faced by Indian banks during recession is to ensure a balance between inflation and growth. If our economy experiences high growth rates, it will lead to major exports from our nation which will affect our domestic market and if economy experiences a decline in the inflation rate, it will lead to major imports to our country which will affect the budget. Though the impact of global financial crisis on India is stronger than expected, it will be the first to recover if the Government takes correct decisions and changes the established fiscal and monetary policies. The wholesale price index and the consumer price index need to be watched. The banks should ensure continuous credit flow at a low rate of interest to the private sector and especially to small and medium enterprises for their expansion and the growth projects. Crisis has caused panic in financial markets and encouraged investors to take their money out of risky mortgage bonds and equities and put it into commodities as “stores of values”.

Retroperitoneal neuroblastoma is an embryonic tumor of the peripherical sympathetic nervous system. In this study, we report the case of an 18-years-old woman who underwent a subcostal laparotomy for a localized retroperitoneal tumor. The histological findings after resection showed it to be a neuroblastoma. Immunohistochemical staining showed no MYCN amplification. We managed this case using pediatrics staging systems and guidelines. She is now 20-years-old, and her CT scans and MIBG scintigraphys are showing neither recurrence nor progression.

The originality of a design is directly proportional to the time taken to make it, but from the financial perspective this can cost the organisation a fortune, owing to the competition that it has to face in the live market. It is for this reason that many organisations tend to look for designs that are already available to be used as a reference so that they can build their design on those lines. What matters is the originality of the reverse-engineered design. It is indeed a challenge that shall be attempted to be presented through this paper. The paper shall introduce certain basic concepts like reverse engineering, originality of designs, customer specific mindset and shall thereafter elaborate certain factors that greatly affect reverse engineering, which include technical, commercial and practical aspects. The output of reverse engineering thus done maintaining originality shall be understood from the viewpoints of technical feasibility, commercial viability and manufacturability from the practical perspective. This paper shall stress upon the challenges that a designer needs to face while carrying out reverse engineering and the balance that needs to be maintained between cost, originality and optimum parameters. In addition to these topics, this paper shall also try to present certain risk and opportunity analyses so that a complete picture of the concept can be drawn. The paper shall conclude with the summary of challenges and the means to mitigate the same so as to ensure that a reverse-engineered product does not happen to be a replica of another design but becomes an optimised design by itself.