scholarly journals Premorbid adjustment amongst outpatients with schizophrenia in a Nigerian psychiatric facility

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omokehinde O. Fakorede ◽  
Adegboyega Ogunwale ◽  
Akinwande O. Akinhanmi
Keyword(s):  
Developed Countries ◽  
Illness Severity ◽  
Male Gender ◽  
Global Assessment Of Functioning ◽  
Psychiatric Facility ◽  
Ogun State ◽  
Premorbid Adjustment ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors ◽  
Mild Impairment ◽  
The Stability

Background: Studies from developed countries have shown that poor premorbid adjustment in patients with schizophrenia is associated with poor outcome. However, similar studies in developing countries like Nigeria are few despite the stability of schizophrenia prevalence across cultures.Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and correlates of poor premorbid adjustment amongst outpatients with schizophrenia.Setting: The Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Abeokuta in Ogun State, Nigeria.Methods: The premorbid adjustment of 300 outpatients with schizophrenia was assessed using the premorbid adjustment scale. Pattern and severity of psychosis, overall illness severity, global assessment of functioning and socio-demographic factors were investigated as correlates of premorbid functioning.Results: About half (53.3%) of the respondents had poor premorbid adjustment and most of them were males (56.9%). Poor premorbid adjustment was associated with male gender (χ2 = 7.81, p = 0.005) whilst good premorbid adjustment was associated with no or borderline illness severity (χ2 = 8.26, p = 0.016) as well as no or mild impairment in functioning (χ2 = 7.01, p = 0.029) amongst the respondents. Positive, negative and general symptomatology were predicted by premorbid adjustment at different developmental stages.Conclusion: Consistent with existing literature, poor premorbid adjustment was prevalent amongst patients with schizophrenia in this study and was associated with male gender, poorer clinical outcomes and greater illness severity. Mental health promotion and other preventative approaches are recommended as possible early intervention strategies in dealing with schizophrenia.

scholarly journals Jihadist war or a challenge of disintegration?

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 233-250
Author(s):  
Péter Balogh
Keyword(s):  
Developed Countries ◽  
Actual State ◽  
Islamic State ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Terrorist Organization ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors ◽  
The Developed Countries ◽  
The One ◽  
Foreign Fighters

In this paper we introduce some relevant research results about the role of social embeddedness and social resources in the sphere of social conflicts and violence. In accordance with the actual state of the investigation process the outcomes presented in this analysis are focusing on the activities of the so called ‘Islamic State’or ISIS – considered to be a rather effective terrorism exporter recently. After briefly outlining the broader – global – context of terrorist organizations, the particular characteristics of the activities of ISIS and some elements of the conceptual frame, the study highlights empirically two potential explaining factors of the success of the terrorist organization. On the one hand the influencing network – primarily linked to the cyber sphere – of the Islamic State is explored, demonstrating a notable focus on the developed countries of Europe. On the other hand the paper summarizes the main conclusions from a case study on the recruitment base of the militants in Brussels of the terrorist organization investigating the relationship between the territorial distribution of the ISIS foreign fighters in city and the extent of segregation of the Islamic population in the different districts, including also certain socio-demographic factors to shed light on the significance of the broader – unfavourable – social context.

German Policy towards EU Enlargement

2015 ◽  
pp. 18-22
Author(s):  
F. Basov
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Eu Enlargement ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Western Balkans ◽  
Eastern Partnership ◽  
Western Balkan Region ◽  
Balkan Region ◽  
The Stability ◽  
The Eu

This article is dedicated to the German policy towards the EU enlargement. Its history as well as the current German policy towards prospective enlargements are analyzed in this paper. The article offers party-political and sociological analysis of Germany`s attitude towards the EU enlargement, also the reasons for it are determined. FRG supported all of the European Community and European Union enlargements. This line is being continued, but nowadays only step to step approach is being supported. Germany‘s motives to the EU enlargement are based on the liberal concept of the common security. The main goals of this policy are the including of European countries into the Western community of developed countries (the EU), the extension of the stability and security area. The economic integration is also very important for Germany. The key priority of the EU enlargement is the Western Balkan region (the so called “Europeanisation” of Western Balkans). This process is being supported by political elites of the region and by the European Union itself. It is recognized, that the Europeanisation of Western Balkans was used as a sample for the Eastern Partnership Program. Without consideration of the Russian factor, though, this strategy towards the post-Soviet countries has many weaknesses. But the EU-membership for the Eastern Partnership members is not excluded.

Calculating the Electric Network Operating Parameters Taking into Account the Phase-Shifting Transformer's Variable Reactance

Vestnik MEI ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-20
Author(s):  
Sergey V. Loktionov ◽  
◽  
Aleksey V. Kochergin ◽  
Aleksey N. Sharov ◽  
Gleb S. Loktionov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developed Countries ◽  
Electrical Circuit ◽  
Active Power ◽  
Phase Shifting ◽  
Electrical Network ◽  
Operating Parameters ◽  
Design Features ◽  
Active Power Losses ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Cis Countries

The aim of the work is to study the effect the variation of the phase-shifting transformer (PST) reactance has on the accuracy of calculating its control angle and the electrical network operating parameters obtained as a result of this control. The operating parameters, in particular, active power flows in the electrical circuit branches, are controlled by changing the PST angle; however, in view of the PST design features, this control entails a change of its reactance. Depending on the design features of different PST models and the control angle value, the PST reactance may be constant or vary in a significant range. In connection with a growing use of PSTs in industrially developed countries and with the fact that the first samples of this equipment have emerged in the CIS countries, including Russia, an increased attention is paid to this topic in a number of domestic and foreign publications. In particular, matters concerned with the stability of electric operation modes are considered in view of the fact that the PST reactance depends on its control angle, and the effect this dependence has on the operating parameters is estimated. The necessity of taking into account the varying PST reactance in calculating its control angle for controlling active power flows is considered for different cases. Forced redistribution of active power flows in the closed loops of an electrical network by means of a PST can be used to reduce active power losses and to maintain the required loading of the power lines for various reasons, for example, for commercial purposes or in the case of transit power flows between different countries. In view of the complexity of calculations, constant values of the PST reactance are usually assumed, but this approach is valid not for all types of PST designs. In the majority of PSTs, their reactance varies with increasing the control angle. Therefore, calculations carried out without taking this feature into account may yield a fortiori incorrect correspondence between the control angle and the transformer reactance value. In turn, an error will be introduced in the accuracy of the PST control angle calculations, as well as in the calculations of the operating parameters that should be obtained from the control action.

scholarly journals Clinicohaematological study of anaemia in antenatal patients

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 1603
Author(s):  
Veena Gupta ◽  
Karishma Sharma ◽  
Amrita Chaurasia
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Study ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Nutritional Deficiencies ◽  
Deficiency Anemia ◽  
Third Trimester ◽  
Maternal Morbidity And Mortality ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors

Background: According to WHO, approximately 75% of pregnant women in developing countries and 18% in developed countries are anaemic. In India prevalence of anaemia is reported to be 33%-89% and is one of the important causes of maternal morbidity and mortality. The present study was done with the objective to study the socio-demographic factors related to anemia and the distribution of different types of anaemia in antenatal patients.Methods: A prospective analytical study was done on 205 pregnant females who presented with anemia (Hb <11 gm/dl) in 1st, 2nd and early 3rd trimester (up to 30 weeks of gestation) in the department of obstetrics and gynecology of Swaroop Rani Nehru Hospital, Prayagraj from September 2017 to September 2018.Results: The rural background with lower socio-economic status comprised majority of the anemic patients (65.9%) with the major cause being iron deficiency anemia (68.8%). The patients mainly presented with anemia at late second or early third trimester (82.4%). Clinical signs like pallor, oedema and symptoms like palpitations and dyspnoea were more associated with severe anemia than mild and moderate anemia.Conclusions: Anemia prevention and prompt detection is the need of the hour with effective management. In India, major cause of anaemia are nutritional deficiencies which can be treated by proper diet and medications. The advises of routine iron supplementation during pregnancy, regardless of whether the mother is anemic or not, is strongly recommended by this study. 

MODELING THE SPREAD OF HIV IN A STAGE STRUCTURED POPULATION: EFFECT OF AWARENESS

2012 ◽  
Vol 05 (05) ◽  
pp. 1250040 ◽  
Author(s):  
NAVJOT KAUR ◽  
MINI GHOSH ◽  
S. S. BHATIA
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Vertical Transmission ◽  
Opportunistic Infections ◽  
Progressive Failure ◽  
Hiv Infections ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Heterosexual Contact ◽  
The World ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a lenti-virus (a member of the retrovirus family) that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a critical condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections. Over the past few years HIV has been spreading rapidly in the population. Almost, everyday there are thousands of new human cases of HIV infection being recorded in the world and these occur in almost every country of the world. However, the spread of HIV is relatively faster in the developing countries as compared to developed countries because developing countries have limited resources. Worldwide, 70% of HIV infections in the adults have been transmitted through heterosexual contact and vertical transmission accounts for more than 90% of global infection in infants and children. In this paper, we propose a nonlinear mathematical model to study the spread of HIV by considering transmission of disease by heterosexual contact and vertical transmission. A stage structured model is proposed and analyzed by considering the total population variable and dividing the whole population under consideration into three stages: children, adults and old. Also, in this paper it is assumed that the rates of recruitment are different in different groups of population. Equilibria of the model and their stability are also discussed. Using the stability theory of differential equations and computer simulation, it is shown that due to the increase in the awareness of the disease in the adult class the total infective population decreases in the region under consideration.

The Principle and Calibration of the Third Gear Flow-Meter

2013 ◽  
Vol 397-400 ◽  
pp. 1713-1717
Author(s):  
Jun Zhang ◽  
Meng Meng Niu ◽  
Hong Mei Tang ◽  
Xian Hua Li ◽  
Cun Ren Tang
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Accuracy ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Flow Meter ◽  
Typical Structure ◽  
The Third ◽  
System Pressure ◽  
Working Principle ◽  
The Developed Countries ◽  
The Stability

At present, the domestic development of the gear flow-meter is far behind the developed countries, especially in the micro gear flow-meter. This paper proposes a typical structure named the third gear flow-meter. The structural characteristics and working principle of the third gear flow-meter was introduced in detail, the prototype of the third gear flow-meter was designed and processed, and the calibration tests and pressure experiments of the third gear flow-meter prototype was made at last. We can draw that the three gear flow-meter can be used in hydraulic system pressure range is less than 25Mpa, the flow rate was 0.15~0.2m3/h can meet the high requirements of the stability of measurement, and the measurement accuracy in the whole flow range is 0.2 class. This article provides a reliable experimental data for the design of the micro gear flow-meter.

scholarly journals Real Estate Investment Trusts’ (REITs) Asset Management Strategies Within Global REIT Portfolios

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-86
Author(s):  
Yasmin Mohd. Adnan ◽  
Normala Lamin ◽  
Muhammad Najib Razali ◽  
Rohaya Abdul Jalil ◽  
Zulkifli Esha
Keyword(s):  
Asset Management ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The United States ◽  
Real Estate Investment ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Sustainable Performance ◽  
Management Perspective ◽  
The Stability

Abstract Investment in REITs has become significant in recent years due to the stability and sustainable performance of the investment. A study on the management perspective is very important but this perspective is very limited. Asset management will derive from the profit optimization of the investment. Therefore, it is important to assess asset management strategies to ensure the sustainable performance of the assets. This paper aims to assess asset management strategies among matured REIT companies in developed countries in comparison with Malaysian REIT companies from the perspective of the managers. This research employed qualitative analyses by using content analysis techniques. A total of 41 REIT companies from the United States (US), Japan, Singapore, Australia and Malaysia were assessed. The analyses focused on the similarities and differences between the strategy framework identified in the literature review and the strategies adopted by global REITs and Malaysian REITs under review. The study will enable all REIT stakeholders to become well-informed on global REIT asset management that will derive the maximum profit from the investment. The success of developed countries’ REITs will provide guidelines for Malaysian REITs to adopt the best practice of strategic asset management from REITs in mature markets. Furthermore, this study is one of few papers that have discussed the issue of strategic property investment, particularly focusing on REITs.

scholarly journals Inflation Targeting Approach: An Evaluation of the Application Process in Turkey

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Serdar Öztürk ◽  
Ali Sözdemir ◽  
Özlem Ülger
Keyword(s):  
Monetary Policy ◽  
Inflation Targeting ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The Other ◽  
Price Stability ◽  
Application Process ◽  
Point Target ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Republic Of Turkey ◽  
Developing And Developed Countries

As a result of many countries don’t provide the achievement as regards the satisfaction of the price stability between 1970 and 1990, the other targets and the stability programs aimed at these targets were put away and price stability as a point target was put forward in this process. In this context, inflation targeting approach has been formed as providing price stability and the fight against the inflation after 1990s. The first application of inflation targeting approach by the New Zealand in 1990 affected The Central Bank of Republic of Turkey (CBRT), because of positive impacts on many countries such as developing and developed countries. The results of Inflation targeting approach that has been applied by many countries following New Zealand's experience are positive. Thus, CBRT explained to take place inflation targeting of the point target in monetary policy at the beginning of 2002. Because Turkey don’t provide with the application set of the preconditions for this approach, CBRT decided to remove the elements that is restricting monetary policy and carried into practice "the implicit inflation targeting" until meeting this conditions. In the process of implicit inflation targeting approach, after the conditions related technical infrastructure was improved a new opinion, The CBRT announced to practice "the explicit inflation targeting" approach by the beginning of 2006.

Assessing differences in customers’ personal disposition to e-commerce

2019 ◽  
Vol 119 (4) ◽  
pp. 792-820 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricio Esteban Ramírez-Correa ◽  
Elizabeth E. Grandón ◽  
Jorge Arenas-Gaitán
Keyword(s):  
Online Shopping ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Psychological Variables ◽  
Personal Traits ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Online Purchases ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Stability

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine differences in customers’ personal disposition to online shopping. Design/methodology/approach The research model was proposed based on two types of purchases (hedonic vs utilitarian) and on personal traits of individuals against technology throughout the Technology Readiness Index (TRI) 2.0. Generation and gender were considered to evaluate their impact on the type of purchases. Consumers’ data were collected in Chile through 788 face-to-face surveys. The partial least squares approach was used to test the research model. Findings The findings show that optimism and discomfort influence online shopping. Moreover, generation and gender moderate the relationship between the dimensions of the TRI and online purchases. Originality/value The contributions of this study are threefold. The analysis of personal traits and the type of purchases contribute to the existing literature on consumer behavior and e-commerce, and provide some insights for marketers to identify segmentation strategies by analyzing the gender and generation of individuals. Second, this study contributes to examining the stability and invariances of the TRI 2.0 instrument, which has not been fully revised in less developed countries. Third, this study adds to the existing body of research that argues that demographic variables are not sufficient to understand technology adoption by individuals by including psychological variables.

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