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Fathers’ Experiences during Delivery of Their Newborns: A Content Analysis [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Community Based Nursing and Midwifery
Background: Paternal involvement during pregnancy has been shown to have a positive impact onthe mother-baby dyad during and after birth. The presence of the father during birth also positivelyinfluences father-child attachment, reduces, apprehension ...
Christine Smith   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development of simple predictive models of tooth loss in the community setting

open access: yesJournal of Periodontology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background A simple tool for predicting the risk of tooth loss is considered valuable for the implementation of early preventive measures in community settings. This study aimed to establish a simple predictive model for tooth loss in a community‐dwelling Japanese population.
Michiko Furuta   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rediscovery of Passiflora clypeophylla (subgenus Decaloba): a highly threatened and narrow endemic species found within a karstic canyon in Guatemala

open access: yesNordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Passiflora clypeophylla, an endemic species to the Guatemalan karstic forests last seen in 1889 and deemed extinct, was rediscovered in the Department of Alta Verapaz, east of Cobán. The species was known only from a single specimen hailed from the type locality, Rubel Cruz, where it has been found again. An additional location has been identified in a
J.R. Kuethe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Knowledge, beliefs and practices regarding sickle cell eye disease of patients at the sickle cell unit, Jamaica

open access: yesThe Pan African Medical Journal, 2019
INTRODUCTION: Sickle cell disease can result in visually threatening eye disease (proliferative sickle cell retinopathy). This can be prevented with timely eye screening. It is important for patients to understand their role. Our research is to determine
Lizette Mowatt   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

JAMAICA: A Famous, Strong but Damaged Brand [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Image, brand and reputation are the new capital for nations in the twenty-first century. In this era of the global marketplace, nations, regions and cities are forced to compete with each other for tourists, investment, aid, students, for buyers of their
Johnson, Hume N
core   +3 more sources

On the botanical history and nomenclature of the New World genus Piscidia (Fabaceae)

open access: yesNordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Piscidia L. (Fabaceae) is a New World genus with nine recognized taxa (seven species and two varieties). The previous nomenclatural revisions, made in 1910 and in 1969, are revisited here. The names Derris grandifolia Heyde & Lux ex Donn.Sm. and P. cubensis Urb. required step II lectotypifications, with an epitype for the latter name.
Camila Sánchez‐ Vega   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tablet Nuff but Life Still Rough: Technology for Early Childhood Sustainable Development in Jamaica

open access: yesDiscourse and Communication for Sustainable Education, 2017
Early childhood education has a role to play in constructing a sustainable society. In particular, increasing global attention has focused on how early childhood may help alleviate poverty among children and their families and promote economic growth ...
Kelly-Williams Suzette   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Well leg compartment syndrome

open access: yesTrauma Case Reports, 2017
Well leg compartment syndrome refers to the occurrence of compartment syndrome in an uninjured limb in the absence of an underlying systemic predisposing cause.
Daine Clarke   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Repositories of biocultural diversity: Toward best practices for empowering ethnobotany in digital herbaria

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Societal Impact Statement As herbaria digitize millions of plant specimens, ethnobotanical information associated with them is becoming increasingly accessible. These biocultural data include plant uses, names, and/or management practices of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs).
Robbie Hart   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mental Health in Jamaica: An approach to awareness and treatment in children [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The awareness, perception and treatment of Autism was studied during a service study abroad class to Petersfield, Jamaica during the winters of 2013 and 2014. The program was developed to gain a basic understanding of the etiology of the disorder, and to
Curran, Sam, Naqvi, Lilly
core   +2 more sources

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