Archives-March 2019

Cancer of the cervix is a major cause of death in developing nations with low levels of screening uptake in Kenya. A descriptive study using interview administered questionnaire was used to determine the knowledge level on cervical cancer among 100 HIV/AIDS positive patients seeking care services at comprehensive care clinic (CCC) in Makueni county referral hospital. 97% of the respondents had heard about cancer of the cervix while barely 7% had been screened by papanicolaou (pap) smear. About 38% knew risk factors for cancer of the cervix with none mentioning HPV. 58% correctly mentioned ways of preventing it. Average knowledge level about cervical cancer was evident even though the HIV/AIDS positive women as risk population should be more informed.

The study is to explain the role of education on social development and progress, individual development and progress and to explain the dynamic relationship among the concepts. Education is not only an instruction but also a procedure to be taken place in society. To inculcate the value system in their confused minds and make them value-oriented powerful leaders, educational institution should take the initiative to impact value based spiritual knowledge to this new generation. Education as an essential activity in the development of society has seen major transformation, from which the new methods and models of the modern educational system have resulted. Education represents the basis of a society oriented towards the future knowledge becomes the main component of the economic and social growth and the economic crisis becomes an impediment in the development of the knowledge based-society. The present research paper clarifies the comparative importance of education with a holistic approach for the human civilization so far as travelled a long way with so many success stories of development in its hand. Education is of course, a boon for the human life. But it is equally true that the education should not only be learning concept. Value based education plays a pivotal role in the holistic development of student as the results of several search experiments have shown. Education plays a vital role to a productive, good live. It improves the value and excellence of one’s life as well. Education motivates self-assurance and provides us with the things we need to partake in today’s world to make us more independent and aware of what is going on in the world today, along with the awareness of opportunities and rights. People crave for money, power and pelf. They are ready to jeopardize the interest of other people in pursuit of their selfish gains. This is the present scenario which needs to undergo change in order to have peaceful society. The present paper is an attempt to state the comparation of value education in the present education system so that the future generation with nourish high ideals and values to contribute in the development of the society.

Hamartomas are one of the most common benign tumors of the lung. We report a case of huge pulmonary hamartoma of the left lower lobe in a 33-year-old female patient. The pulmonary hamartoma was solid, measuring 30 x 16.5 x 14.5 cm, closing a cystic and calcium component. It was successfully treated by surgical resection and the final histology was a pulmonary hamartoma with no signs of malignancy. we report a new case of a giant hamartochondroma very little described in the literature

Suitable clinical learning environment results in appropriate learning outcomes in clinical area. The objective was to analyse the influence of clinical environment on clinical learning. Cross sectional research design was used. Study targeted 200 participants sampled purposively. Data was recorded in SPSS version 21.0 and analysed using t-test for means. Statistical significance was determined at p=0.01 the data was presented in form of tables. The study found that clinical placement (p=0.015), and length of clinical attachment (p=0.04) were predictors of clinical learning. The study recommends teaching facilities to establish appropriate schedule for clinical placements in order to enhance clinical learning.

This study examines the short and long run causal relationship between financial sector development and economic growth in Nigeria using the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) approach to cointegration analysis, Vector Error Correction Model (VECM), on yearly data over the period 1981 to 2017. Two factors from Cobb Douglas production function (labor and capital), and oil prices are used including an index of financial intermediary development constructed from six indicators of financial intermediary development using principal component analysis. The results show that financial sector development index; both capital market and banking sector development are insignificant in influencing economic growth in Nigeria. In general, the results highlight the weakness of the Nigerian financial sector in stimulating economic growth through resource mobilisation and allocation and presents oil sector as the dominant factor driving economic activities in Nigeria. The study recommends the need to establish financial institutions that would strengthen and resolve the institutional and structural problems in the economy and create structures that would sustain other causal factors that mediates growth and financial intermediation where appropriate.

In wireless sensor network Localisation is described as a crucial service and energy demanding process in sensor network. GPS-equipped node where used for localisation process, in order to reduce the cost and increase the life time of the network, the mobile beacon localization is considered to eliminate GPS nodes. A localization error control scheme, namely "Spider Web", based on which the mobile beacon trajectories along a predefined spider web intersection path. The accuracy of the localization of nodes, time consumption of mobile beacon is efficient and localization error ratio is controlled. Based on the results, the spider web algorithm is efficient in localization accuracy and time, energy, consumption of mobile beacon, throughput and packet delivery ratio than Z-power algorithm.

Over centuries the field of psychology has been dominated by men. For a long time, women have been labeled as inferior and men have dominated the field of psychology. Male superiority and dominance has infiltrated the social structure and reduced the role of the female in society. Myths of Social Darwinism based on sexual selection among other attributes saw the females struggle over centuries. There were many others who refuted this myth including Helen Thompson, Mary Calkins, and Mary Putnam Jacobi. Their theories include equity model and relational theory that has left the women fighting for equality based on early concepts of feminism. The main purpose of the paper is to investigate the history of women psychology and liberation of feminist in research and psychology. Narrative analysis of various literature from different nations on feminism, women and psychological research. The findings indicate that feminism is a thing of the past, there has been development in gender equality. Both men and women have been given equal chances in practicing psychology and more scholarships have been given out to women to encourage them to participate in research and psychology. Continuous empowerment has encouraged women to grow and develop their self-confidence, self-efficacy, and self-esteem.

Most organic vegetable farmers in Central Luzon apply the required amount of organic fertilizers only once during planting. Hence, nutrient requirement of vegetables during vegetative or reproductive stages are no longer available. This condition seriously affects the growth and development of vegetables and subsequently affecting the yield performance that may result to low yield. In order to reduce the effect of nutrient deficiency on organic vegetable production particularly on green pepper, the research aimed to: a) establish frequency of organic fertilizer application employing split application; and b) determine the yield performance and net return based on the different treatments used. The research was conducted for two consecutive dry seasons (2014 and 2015) under full organic system. Twice application of the recommended rate of organic fertilizer obtained the highest yield of 4.21 t/ha while thrice application of the recommended rate of organic fertilizer obtained the second highest with 4.14 t/ha. Basal application obtained the lowest yield of 3.89 t/ha during the first trial. Second trial of the study showed that comparable yield was obtained by twice application and thrice application with 5.03 t/ha and 5.02 t/ha, respectively. Basal application consistently produced the lowest yield. Cost and return analysis of 1000 m2 green pepper following the different treatments evaluated showed that the highest net income during the first trial was obtained from twice application of the recommended rate of organic fertilizer with PhP7,740.00 net income with an ROE of 85.05% which was lower than the ROE of the basal application with 89.76%. Lower net income was obtained from basal application of organic fertilizer due to lower yield obtained. Second trial showed that the highest net income was obtained from two split application of the recommended rate of organic fertilizer with PhP11,020.00 registering an ROE of 121.09%, the highest among the three treatments evaluated.

Men who have sex with men (MSM) remain at great risk for HIV infections. This study purpose was to assess effectiveness of MMT intervention in preventing infections among MSM in Nairobi. A quasi-experimental, non-equivalent control-group design with pre-and post-test was adapted. 188 MSM was randomly selected into Hoymas and Ishtar Nairobi. Tail was treatment that went to Hoymas while head was control which went to Ishtar. Findings revealed there was reduced risky behavior in experimental group between pretest –and post-test data. This study recommends MMT for psycho-behavioral personality/temperament interventions. It is cost effective; no side effects can be personalized treatment plan and incorporated in HIV treatment. Conclusion: This study demonstrated that MMT was effective in reducing risky sexual behavior among MSM. It can be tailored for individuals psychological and behavioural and as a strategy for dealing with personality and sexual decision making.

The unsteady gravity-driven convective flow and heat transfer of optically thick nanofluid past an oscillating, vertical plate is considered. The flow is confined to y > 0 where y is the coordinate measure in the normal direction to the plate. The fluid is assumed to be electrically conducting with an uniform magnetic field applied in a direction perpendicular to the plate. The resulting equation is solved by making use of Laplace transform method. Velocity profile and temperature profile are drawn for different values of radiation parameter and magnetic parameter.