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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53799#.VNMmRCzQrzE Author(s)  Sultan B. AlSalem 1* , Abdullah M. AlEisa 1 , Ismail A. Raslan 1 , Abdulrahman S. BinJawhar 1 , Abdalla F. Khouqeer 1 , Ashry Gad 2   Affiliation(s) 1 King Khalid University Hospital, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA . 2 Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA . ABSTRACT Background: Knowledge plays a vital role in influencing the behavior and practices of individuals. Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem. Our objective is to identify the extent of awareness about TB among King Saud University students, and to compare knowledge about tuberculosis amongst different University tracks. Methods: This study was conducted using a cross-sectional approach including 530 students in three different academic tracks: Health, Scientific, and ...

Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53318#.VLyl68nQrzE Author(s)    Nga Yee Irene Cheng 1 , Man Yee Emmy Wong 2*   Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Science and Environmental Studies, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong, China . 2 Department of Early Childhood Education, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong, China . ABSTRACT Teachers play an important role in delivering health education to empower students with skills for healthy living to prevent non-communicable diseases. One of the common non-communicable diseases is hypertension that its development is highly associated with unhealthy lifestyle. A survey was administered to assess 130 pre-service teachers and 54 in-service teachers who were taking the health education course to prepare them for teaching the content of healthy living in Hong Kong. The assessment included their knowledge level of hypertension, a...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52544#.VJtmIcCAM4 Author(s)   Mwita Chacha * , Coletha Yohana , Gamba Nkwengulila Affiliation(s) Department of Zoology and Wildlife Conservation, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania . ABSTRACT Porcine Cysticercosis (PCC) and Human Cysticercosis (HCC)/Neurocysticercosis (NCC) are a burden to the community owing to the reduced value of animals, associated costs of treatment, decreased labour productivity and social discrimination. There is limited knowledge on the management and prevention of PCC and epilepsy in Iringa rural. Therefore, the present study aimed at assessing indigenous knowledge, practices, atti...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51846#.VHfRGGfHRK0 Author(s) Patricia Katowa-Mukwato , Sekelani S. Banda Affiliation(s) Department of Medical Education Development, School of Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia . ABSTRACT Clinical competence is an attribute expected of every practicing doctor while proficiency in procedural skills is a requirement by certifying bodies. To attain competency in the performance of procedural/psychomotor skills, possession of conceptual knowledge has been documented as a fundamental pre-requisite in reference to medical education literature. At the University Of Zambia School Of Medicine, the matter of cognitive knowled...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50639#.VEccmlfHRK0 Author(s) Piero Mella Affiliation(s) Department of Economics and Management, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy . ABSTRACT This paper is based on the hypothesis that intelligent persons have a high capacity to understand and learn effectively, because processes involving study and explanation allow them to develop the capacity to construct a system of coherent models that can be quickly updated. The first part of the paper will highlight the logic and power of systemic understanding and learning that is founded in Systems Thinking. It is clear that understanding and learning represent different mental activitie...