Child sexual abuse: Report of 311 cases with review of literature

Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a global problem that has significant  consequences for public health; it has been a prominent topic of public  concern for more than a decade, but many basic facts about the problem remain unclear or in dispute. We conducted a study of 311 cases of CSA in order to highlight the epidemiological features and negative impact on victims' well-being and to emphasize the need for a multidisciplinary approach to the primary prevention and management of CSA. We noted an increase in cases number with male predominance. Most of our patients came from lower  socioeconomic classes. The perpetrators were male in 100% of cases;  acquaintances in 70% of cases and family members in 22 cases. Physical  examination were normal in 61% of cases, however, a range of psychological and physical effects were identified with dramatic health consequences: three cases of attempted suicide, five pregnancies and one case of HIV virus  infection

The need for an online collection of traditional african food habits

Amongst the difficulties facing the indigenous people of Africa today is the deleterious shift from traditional food habits to the processed and packaged food products of western-owned corporations. This nutrition transition has been implicated in the rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) throughout Africa. The purpose of the present investigation was to determine whether there is a current need to document traditional African food habits via an online collection in an attempt to stimulate further research in this area and potentially improve the health status of indigenous Africans threatened by the nutrition transition. A systematic  search was performed to assess possible gaps in online collections focused on traditional African food habits. A questionnaire was administered to opinion leaders in the nutritional sciences at the 18th International Congress of Nutrition (ICN) in Durban, South Africa, September 2005, to determine the level of awareness of the importance of traditional African food habits within the context of the nutrition transition, and to determine the support among this cohort for an online collection of traditional African food habits. Our systematic review resulted in nine collections being identified. None of these collections were specifically  designed to raise  awareness of traditional African food habits however. Findings from the survey revealed that 86% of our cohort agreed that Africa is currently undergoing a  nutrition transition. Nearly 80% believed that knowledge of traditional African food habits is being lost. Indigenous African interviewees noted reduced consumption of sorghum and millet and an increased   consumption of wheat and rice within their region of origin. Approximately 82% believed that there was currently a gap in online collections focused on presenting information on traditional African food habits. Ninety-two percent of the cohort indicated their preparedness to make use of a novel, online collection of data on traditional African food habits. The findings revealed a critical need to collate and present data on traditional African food habits via a novel, online collection that could be used to stimulate education and research of food habits and their health implications, to provide a well-rounded forum in which such information is presented and shared.Key words: Africa, traditional foods, wild species, dietary practices, information networks and database

A Project Portfolio Management Approach to Tacklingthe Exploration/Exploitation Trade-off

Organizational ambidexterity (OA) is an essen-tial capability for surviving in dynamic business environ-ments that advocates the simultaneous engagement inexploration and exploitation. Over the last decades,knowledge on OA has substantially matured, coveringinsights into antecedents, outcomes, and moderators of OA.However, there is little prescriptive knowledge that offersguidance on how to put OA into practice and to tackle thetrade-off between exploration and exploitation. To addressthis gap, the authors adopt the design science researchparadigm and propose an economic decision model asartifact. The decision model assists organizations inselecting and scheduling exploration and exploitation pro-jects to become ambidextrous in an economically reason-able manner. As for justificatory knowledge, the decisionmodel draws from prescriptive knowledge on projectportfolio management and value-based management, andfrom descriptive knowledge related to OA to structure thefield of action. To evaluate the decision model, its designspecification is discussed against theory-backed designobjectives and with industry experts. The paper alsoinstantiates the decision model as a software prototype andapplies the prototype to a case based on real-world data

Nurturing talents of geomatics surveyors to meet the challenges of land supply, works projects and smart city of Hong Kong

International Conference on Geomatics Education – Challenges and Prospects (ICGE22), 10-12 May 2023, Hong Kong SAR, China202411 bcchVersion of RecordSelf-fundedPublishedC

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report on childhood lead poisoning prevention activities within the state. Primary prevention, early detection, and monitoring of children exposed to lead sources remains the primary goal of the Illinois Lead Program. In recognition of the fact that there is no safe level of lead in the body, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has lowered the standard blood lead level in a child that should trigger a public health intervention from 10 to 5 micrograms per deciliter. Based on this new reference value, approximately 500,000 U.S. children are implicated and about 30,000 of these children reside in the state of Illinois. Children exposed to high lead levels tend to suffer from life-long complications such as lower intelligence quotient (IQ), hyperactivity, aggressive behavior problems and learning disabilities. The burden of Illinois childhood lead poisoning remains one of the highest in the nation. In 2012, case management services were provided to more than 3,000 lead poisoned children. Environmental inspections were performed at approximately 1,800 dwellings and common play areas of the children to identify the sources of lead poisoning. Deteriorating lead-based paint is a primary source of lead poisoning in houses built prior to th