Introduction: Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) play an important role in decreasing the morbidity and mortality associated with poor WASH practices.Poor knowledge and awareness lead to an increase in communicable diseases.Objective: To assess and report the core indicators on sanitation and drinking water from urban slums using standardized WH
Objectives: To study the microbial flora and determine the efficacy of topical ciprofloxacin Spindle Drink Mixers ear drops in comparison with combination of topical and oral ciprofloxacin as first line management in patients diagnosed with chronic suppurative otitis media.Materials and Methods: Prospective randomized interventional clinical trial
Hormonal signalling in animals often involves direct transcription factor-hormone interactions that modulate gene expression.In contrast, plant hormone signalling is most commonly based on de-repression via the degradation of transcriptional repressors.Recently, we uncovered a non-canonical signalling mechanism for the plant hormone auxin whereby a
Chemical composition of root and shoot litter controls decomposition and, subsequently, C availability for biological nitrogen transformation processes in soils.While aboveground plant residues have been proven to increase N2O emissions, studies on root litter effects are scarce.This study aimed (1) to evaluate how fresh maize root litter affects N
Background.This article discusses how health workers relate to and communicate with clients of VCT and ART treatment.It also looks at how health worker practices in the form of attitudes and behaviours towards clients influence the use of these services.Methods.In-depth interviews, informal conversations, and participant observation were used to co