Leafy drugs from Tehsil Joginder Nagar, District Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India

The aim of present study is to provide information of leafy drugs available at tehsil Joginder Nagar, District Mandi of Himachal Pradesh. During the course of study, 161 plant species of 73 families and 143 genera belonging to two different taxonomic groups’ i.e angiosperms and gymnosperms were collected. Out of these 73 families, 72 families belong to angiosperms (62 families belong to Dicotyledons and 10 belong to Monocotyledons) and 01 gymnosperms. All plant specimens were preserved in the form of herbarium, authenticated and enumerated with their Botanical, Family and Local name. All plants were compared with the existing literature for their medicinal value

Evidence-Based Elements of Child Welfare In-Home Services

In this article we discuss evidence-based elements of effective in-home child welfare services as a foundation for advancing the evidence base for family-centered child welfare practice. In 2009 the U.S. Children’s Bureau established the National Resource Center for In-Home Services to build the capacity of state and tribal child welfare agencies to ensure the safety and well-being of children and youth in their homes, prevent their initial placement or re-entry into out-of-home care, and to support families in their role as primary caregivers. Through a nationwide assessment of in-home services conducted over four years of research and technical assistance, we developed a set of core elements for in-home services. These core elements are supported by empirical research and are congruent with evidence-based practices and programs. We review each of the elements with its underlying research base. We also discuss five evidence-supported in-home services interventions that share many of the elements. We conclude with a discussion of how evidence-based elements can be implemented to strengthen family centered child welfare practice

Seasonal prevalence of hydatidosis in buffaloes –A retrospective study

Aim: To identify the prevalence of Hydatidosis in buffaloe-calves, heifers and adults slaughtered in slaughter house of Mirha Exports Pvt. Ltd. between March 2010 to Feb. 2011.Materials and Methods: 2,09,615 buffaloes slaughtered were included in this study and were categorized into three groups (A, B and C) based on their age at the time of ante-mortem examination. Group Aconsisted of calves (>1 year), accounting for 5100 out of the total number of animals. Group B consisted of heifers (2-3 years) accounting for 7840. Group C consisted of adult buffaloes (3-7 years) accounting for 1, 96675. Results:Our study revealed an overall prevalence of hydatidosis as 50.96%. Furthermore, the group wise analysis showed the prevalence as 3.52%, 5.58% and 54% in calves, heifers and adult buffaloes, respectively.Conclusion: Based on the factors considered, we conclude that the higher prevalence of infections in buffaloes slaughtered in the Mirha Exports is likely due to an overpopulation of stray dogs in the areas from which the plant gets its supply of animals

WHO guideline for non-surgical management of chronic primary low back pain in adults in primary and community care settings

The purpose of the guideline is to provide evidence-based recommendations on nonsurgical interventions for chronic primary LBP (CPLBP) in adults, including older people, that can be delivered in primary and community care settings to improve CPLBP-related health and well-being outcomes. For this reason, the guideline does not consider interventions typically delivered in secondary or tertiary care settings (e.g. surgical or other invasive procedures) or workplace interventions. The target audience is health workers of all disciplines working in the primary and community care settings. In this context, the guideline is intended to be discipline neutral. The guidelines will be of use to clinical staff including medical doctors, nurses, allied health workers including chiropractors, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, pharmacists, psychologists and community health workers, as well as public health programme and system managers

Warning against empowered women in France: Eugène Delacroix’s Medea about to kill Her children

Nineteenth-century France was a time of increasing freedom for women, though men sought to discourage this autonomy through criticism in the form of art. Caricatures depicted women abandoning their household duties and families. These depictions were a persuasive means of discouraging women who were intent on gaining more education and social rights and warned of the dangers of independence. Eugene Delacroix’s Medea About to Kill Her Children (1838) can be seen as such a warning. The painting represents the ultimate act of evil a woman can commit- the murder of her children and communicates the consequences of women’s freedom from martial obligation. Medea’s abandonment of basic motherly instincts is reflected in the predicament of the nineteenth-century woman, who left her children to play a more active role in society. Medea is reminiscent of Renaissance illustrations of the Holy Family, and contrasts Mary’s submission to the patriarchal authority of God with Medea’s defiance of her husband. This article will discuss Delacroix’s Medea About to Kill Her Children, and take a feminist approach to critically examine the painting and its context. Very little scholarship has been done in regards to Medea About to Kill Her Children, and by reading the painting in a feminist light, it can be better understood how art was employed to discourage women’s rights and suppress their demands for social autonomy in nineteenth-century Paris

Integrating a Trauma-Informed Care Perspective in Baccalaureate Social Work Education: Guiding Principles

Over the past decade, there has been substantial growth in empirical evidence supporting that proper assessment and treatment of trauma using evidence-based practices can effectively reduce a wide range of symptoms in both children and adults. Given the complex nature of trauma treatment, trauma-based educational programming in social work is most commonly found at the graduate level. Yet, to date, there has been little discussion calling for the inclusion of trauma content in BSW education. In this paper, we examine the current state of trauma-content inclusion in social work education, and offer a guiding framework for integrating core trauma content into the BSW curriculum that is based on the core principles of trauma-informed care

Not Available

Not AvailableNot AvailableNot Availabl

Distribution of hepatitis C virus genotypes among injecting drug users in Lebanon

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of anti-HCV among injecting drug users (IDUs) in Lebanon, to establish the current prevalence of HCV genotypes in this population and to determine whether demographic characteristics and behavioral variables differ between participants who were HCV-RNA positive and those who were HCV-RNA negative or between the different genotypes. Participants were recruited using respondent-driven sampling method. The blood samples were collected as dried blood spots and then eluted to be tested for HCV, HBV and HIV by ELISA. Anti-HCV positive samples were subjected to RNA extraction followed by qualitative detection and genotyping.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Among 106 IDUs, 56 (52.8%) were anti-HCV-positive. The two groups did not differ in terms of age, marital status, and nationality. As for the behavioral variable, there was a trend of increased risky behaviors among the HCV-RNA positive group as compared to the HCV-RNA negative group but none of the variables reached statistical significance. Half (50%) of the 56 anti-HCV-positive were HCV-RNA positive. Genotype 3 was the predominant one (57.1%) followed by genotype 1 (21%) and genotype 4 (18%).</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>The predominance of genotype 3 seems to be the predominant genotype among IDUs in Lebanon, a situation similar to that among IDUs in Western Europe. This study provides a base-line against possible future radical epidemiological variant that might occur in IDUs.</p