The study aimed at determining the effectiveness of rape prevention education facilitated by a police officer and/or a school nurse at reducing rape myths acceptance, improving rape victim empathy, and reducing rape risk behaviors among school adolescents. Quasi-experimental design with repeated measures was used and it was conducted among 228 adolescents in three public high schools in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. The adolescents were grouped into: Control Group; Nurse Facilitated Group; and Nurse-Police Facilitated Group. Rape Discourse Education (RaDE) was conducted for the Nurse Facilitated Group and the Nurse-Police Facilitated Group and data collection was in four waves. Findings showed significant effect on rape myths acceptance (ηp2 = 0.12) more than on other outcome variables and the effect was observed up to a six-month follow-up. Implication for rape prevention education in the school setting is documented.

Suicide is a growing issue of teen agers around the globe and also commonly seen in context of Pakistan. On regular basis we read in news or hear from people about huge number of suicides in many parts of Pakistan. The paper is written on the account of witnessing a young mental health client in psychiatry in patient services at a tertiary care hospital. The case was a huge learning for young healthcare professionals and novice nurses.

The psycho-social approach implemented in the line of this narrative puts into view, the author’s undertaking of analyzing the rapport of the institutions of representations and the institutions of technology. Within this respect, the involvement of verbal text, throughout Okpewho’s dynamic to redefine the basic stylistic effects and the distinctive nature of systems that determine the forms of knowledge displays parameters of interrogation pertaining to the reality of the individual, issues of creation, significance, memory and figure. Thus, by transgressing conventional perception of written text, Okpewho moves beyond unconscious perception to ingrain, a formal and substantial relation as it regards intellectual representation. The object and the search of figures of consciousness that underline the scope of Call Me By My Rightful Name constitutes a psychoanalytical method stressing on a realm of self-reconnection and re-appropriation. Then, through a material truth and an objective reality, Okpewho attempts to withdraw the written cultural system superimposed upon oral traditional cultures. Therefore, the purpose of this article becomes an analytic method within which the emphasis is put on the how the values of truth of the individual as regard its cultural, social and linguistic context determine the unity of the concrete reality of the cognitive psychology and social organization of the African primitive traditions.

Introduction: The pandemic of Coronavirus has not only affected the lives of humans, but it also affected health education and training programs. With the implementation of social distancing, all the classes in which there's face to face communication has stopped because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to assess the perception and satisfaction of the online teaching in obstetrics and gynecology course in 2020 during the COVID-19 crisis. Methods: 92 students at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia have been involved in the study. We had two groups of students; first group took the lessons traditionally. The second group had taken the lessons via online methods. Results: There was a significant difference between the groups regarding satisfaction about e-learning, score and resource availability. Being more satisfied in groups who had online teaching was more than the other group. It was noted no difference in skills or performance between students of e-learning and those of traditional learning groups. However, students from different groups showed different impressions about the enjoyability of sessions, considering e-learning as a tool for future learning, limitation of student-teacher interaction during the course. Conclusion: E-learning had a significant positive impact on society during the Covid-19 pandemic, and future study systems may change radically accordingly.

Supernumerary teeth are any odontogenic structure that is found in the dental arch in excess number. They are classified based on quantity, location, morphology, and orientation. There is no internationally used numbering system for supernumerary teeth. In this article, the numbering system of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority will be used. 27-year-old medically fit Sudanese female presented to the emergency clinics in the College of Dentistry, King Saud University. After extraoral and intraoral examinations, two distomolars were discovered distal to #18 and #28. The prevalence of distomolars is rare. Most of the time they are an incidental finding. The etiology of supernumerary teeth remains unclear. The treatment options for supernumerary teeth vary greatly.

Post-tracheostomy brachiocephalic arterial injury (TABC) is a rare complication. We report the case of a 62-year-old patient ho required invasive ventilation through an orotracheal tube for asthma. He had suddenly showed a cataclysmic hemorrhage externalizing around the tracheal cannula with bright red blood. The exploration had revealed a breach of two centimeters at the level of the TABC. Ulceration of TABC after tracheostomy despite its rarity is a fatal complication that must be known by the resuscitators.

Dental neglect can be defined as attitude and behavior towards oral health which can have detrimental effects on individual’s oral health, e.g. negligence in maintaining at home dental care and dental visits for professional dental care. Oral health is a part of general health care system and negligence in oral hygiene can affect the quality of life too. The aim of the study was to assess dental negligence and oral hygiene status among undergraduates’ students. Study consisted of 20 questionnaire including names and year of study using dental neglect scale and were circulated among undergraduates’ students. Total 156 students responded to the questionnaire. Out of 156 student’s perception of 83.3% students has changed towards oral hygiene practices after entering into BDS program. Dental neglect is easier to use in practice and it shows that degree of dental neglect is found among dental undergraduate students and variation also exists among students of all four years.

People’s perception, awareness and knowledge about their occlusion and esthetics has great impact on their attitude towards orthodontic treatment. In order to assess and compare the knowledge and self-awareness of orthodontic problem and treatment need between dental student and local population a survey was conducted As Patient’s self-perception is of significant importance in successful orthodontic treatment planning. The participants included 110 adults including local population and dental students of Punjab and almost most of them were 20-30 years old. The participants’ opinion regarding self-awareness and orthodontic treatment need was recorded on a specifically designed questionnaire. 61.7% people were aware of their occlusion and most of them were dental studens.38.3% people are afraid of orthodontic treatment due to lack of knowledge and awareness. Dental students had awareness and good knowledge, thus positive attitude towards orthodontics. Local population had little or no knowledge about orthodontic treatment need and most lay people had negative attitude towards orthodontic treatment.

This case report highlights the efficacy of Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in managing the post envenomation TMA, because Post snake bite renal failure due to thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) is often overlooked and not considered as a separate entity while managing the patient.

Most important medicinal plant is use as source of food in the world. It is necessary to understand the detection as well as chemical activities and other biochemical activities of potential compounds in medicinal plants. Medicinal plants are used as a source of the medicinal because it contains proteins as well as carbohydrates and important minerals needed for the body. Medicinal plants also possess the several chemical compounds due to which major diseases have been treated with special treatment of medicinal plants as compared to their plants. The presence of antioxidants that are found in rich amount in the external part of medicinal plants also leads to the various benefits. Medicinal plants contain a variety of compounds that are principally active and work against the free radicals. Out of potentially active compounds in the medicinal plants, antioxidants are the most important of all the compounds. The presence of the compounds in the inner as well as the outer portion of the medicinal plants makes it make antioxidants against the free radicals. These are the flavonoids that are showing the overall activities in the medicinal plants responsible for the blockages of the free radicals.

Objective: To determine the anti-asthmatic activity of Argemone mexicana ethanolic extract and its chloroform and ethyl acetate fractions. Methods: Present study was designed to evaluate the anti-asthmatic activity of Argemone mexicana stems using various experimental in vivo and in vitro animal models. Ethanolic extract of Argemone mexicana and its chloroform and ethyl acetate fractions were evaluated for its anti-asthmatic activity by in vitro models (isolated guinea pig ileum preparation and isolated guinea pig tracheal chain preparation) in vivo models (Histamine and acetylcholine induced bronchospasm in guinea pigs and milk induced eosinophilia in mice models). Results: Ethanolic extract of Argemone mexicana significantly antagonized the effect of histamine induced contraction on isolated guinea pig ileum preparation. Ethanolic extract of Argemone mexicana, and its ethyl acetate fraction at the concentration of 10mg significantly inhibited the contraction of isolated guinea pig ileum and trachea chain preparation produced by histamine. Ethanolic extracts of Argemone mexicana at dose of 150, 250, and 350mg/kg body weight significantly extended the latent period of convulsion as compared to standard (Ketotifen fumarate) upon histamine and acetylcholine exposure in a dose dependent manner. Conclusion: Ethanolic extract of Argemone mexicana stems have shown significant anti-asthmatic activity.

Introduction: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a most common cause of death in developed as well as developing countries. Inflammation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of CAD. Aim and Objective: To identify the hsCRP levels in established CAD patients and its correlation with angiographic severity. Research Design and Methods: A cross sectional study conducted on 72 patients of established CAD aged between 35 and 55 years. The coronary angiographic severity was assessed by number of coronary vessels involved and Gensini scoring system. The serum hsCRP was estimated by Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay. Results: The mean hsCRP level was 14.85 mg/dL. Among the total 72 study participants 33 had single vessel disease, 13 and 25 had double vessel and triple vessel involvement respectively. There was no significant correlation of hsCRP with angiographic finding (r=0.103, p=0.385). Conclusion: We found that hsCRP was highly elevated but not a predictor of angiographic severity among established CAD with presence of other cardiovascular risk factors.

This study of the composition of heavy metal, lead, iron, zinc and mercury in periwinkle tissues (Tympanotonosfiiscatus) were determined from different sampling stations in Mgbuoshimini Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS). The results obtained from the analysis of salt water and fresh water periwinkle tissues indicated lead 18.62%, iron 70.08%, mercury 11.20% and zinc 53.34% and that of fresh water periwinkle includes 17.48%, 71.79%, mercury 10.71% and zinc 48.28% by percentage conversion. This comparative analysis implies that the fresh water periwinkle tissues have higher concentrations of iron and zinc which can be attributed to the dissolved mineral resources available in both salt and fresh water bodies. However, the concentrations of lead and mercury in these water bodies are above threshold limit which is quite a potential hazard for sea foods. In conclusion, comparison between the two water bodies showed that tissue samples from fresh water had higher concentration of metals in relation to salt water indicating potentials for accumulation, mainly due to differences in anthropogenic activities. Hg, Zn, Fe and Pb concentrations in tissue had values higher than the recommended limits in seafood by FAO/WHO however, regular monitoring is required to observe perturbations. In addition, sea foods obtained from the salt and fresh water bodies are potential sources of heavy metal poisoning, due to industrialization and non-regulatory use of the water bodies, thus, calls for adequate legislation and proper orientation on the use and protection of water bodies from heavy metalpoisoning.

Marine sponges are on focus for their ability to produce compounds with antimicrobial activity. The aim of the current study was to screen extracts derived from marine sponge Sigmadocia fibulata (Schmidt) and Suberites carnosus (Johnston) for their activity against selected bacterial fungal and pestecidal pathogens. The crude extract derived from Sigmadocia fibulata (Schmidt) and Suberites carnosus (Johnston) were found potent against tested E. coli and P. mirabilis bacteria. The crude extract of both the sponges showed pasticidal activities against Periplanata Americana and Sitopbilus oryzae. No activity was noted against fungus when tested with crude extract of Sigmadocia fibulata (Schmidt) and Suberites carnosus (Johnston). Thus confirms that the crude extract of Sigmadocia fibulata (Schmidt) and Suberites carnosus (Johnston) have antibacterial and anti pesticidal property.

Shark liver oil is one of the sources of cellular energy and provides repair and restoration of damaged cells, and supports in protection of the body from the emergence of tumorous conditions. The Shark liver oil was tested orally at the dose of 1gm/kg/oral body weight, on gastric ulceration experimentally induced by Ethanol. The parameters considered to assess the Mucoprotective activity were percentage of ulcer, ulcer index, percentage of inhibition, pH, free acidity and total acidity, GSH, LPO and ALP. Pre treatment with the Shark liver oil resulted in significant decrease of the ulcerated area and reduced pH, free acidity and total acidity.