Background: Alcohol dependence has become a major public health problem with many implications on the lives of dependents and their families.Objectives: The objectives of this study is to ascertain the enabling factors to seek medical help and continue behavior change among alcohol dependents and to assess the perceptions of health-care providers r
Abstract The Philippines is a high-incidence country for tuberculosis, with the increasing prevalence of multi- (MDR-TB) and extensively-drug (XDR-TB) resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains posing difficulties to disease control.Understanding the genetic diversity of circulating strains can provide insights into underlying drug resistance mut
Deformed wing virus (DWV) is a honeybee pathogen whose presence is generally associated with infestation of the colony by the mite Varroa destructor, leading to the onset of infections responsible for the collapse of the bee colony.DWV contaminates bee products such as royal jelly, bee-bread and honey stored within the infected hive.Outside the hiv
Abstract The post-peak characteristics of coal serve as a direct reflection of its failure process and are essential parameters for evaluating brittleness and bursting liability.Understanding the significant factors that influence post-peak characteristics can offer valuable insights for the prevention of coal bursts.In this study, the Synthetic Ro
Childhood tuberculosis is a formidable problem in present times.Although the principles of diagnosis and treatment remain the same Hooded Sweaters in children and adults, yet the dissimilarities in the pathology and the host bring up challenges while dealing with pediatric TB.Just as children are not miniature adults, TB in children is also not a m