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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53549#.VMiJcCzQrzE Author(s)    Katrina E. Champion * , Maree Teesson , Nicola C. Newton Affiliation(s) NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia . ABSTRACT In recent years, the Internet has received increasing recognition as an effective means of facilitating public health interventions. In particular, delivering prevention for substance use to school students via the Internet appears to be an area of great potential. The Climate Schools: Ecstasy and Emerging Drugs Module, a school-based prevention program, facilitated by the Internet, was developed to address the use of ecstasy and new and emerging drugs (Emerging Psychoactive Substances or Novel Psychoactive Substances). This four-lesson course was designed to be delivered to ...

Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53379#.VMBrLCzQrzE Author(s)   Faiza Naseer 1* , Attiya Nazish 1 , Rida Khan 2 , Samra Sadiq 1 , Nadia Perveen 1 , Zainab Kaleem 2 , Shaneel Kausar 2 , Muhammad Zeeshan Ashraf 1   Affiliation(s) 1 College of Pharmacy, GC University, Faisalabad, Pakistan . 2 Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Agriculture University, Faisalabad, Pakistan . ABSTRACT Dengue virus infection is more and more acknowledged as one of the world’s major escalating problems. Dengue is prevalent in most tropical and subtropical countries. To solve this problem, pharmacists need to understand the epidemiology, risk factors, clinical spectrum, diagnosis, management, prevention, and novel avenues of dengue.   KEYWORDS Dengue , Escalating , Pharmacist , Prevention , Novel Avenues Cite this paper Naseer, F. , Nazish, A. , Khan, R. , Sadiq, S. , Perveen, N. , ...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=49383#.VI53x8nQrzE Author(s) Ray Marks Affiliation(s) School of Health & Behavioral Sciences, York College, City University of New York, New York, USA . ABSTRACT Background: Osteoarthritis is a widespread highly painful disabling age-related disease with no known cure. Although novel strategies for ameliorating osteoarthritic damage abound, it is likely that none will be successful over time if the entire spectrum of the disease and the effects of joint biomechanics on joint tissues are not carefully considered. Objectives: 1) To detail the structure of healthy articular cartilage, the key tissue affected by osteoarthritis. 2) T...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52007#.VH5wdWfHRK0 Author(s) Rómel G. Solís-Carcaño * , José A. González-Fajardo , Enrique de J. Ayora-Sosa Affiliation(s) College of Engineering, Autonomous University of Yucatan, Merida, Mexico . ABSTRACT The importance of risk prevention in the workplace during the construction of public infrastructure projects is particularly relevant due to the large number of workers involved as well as the frequency and severity of the accidents. The aim of this work was to conduct an exploratory study of workplace risk prevention in the construction of public work projects in Mexico. The methodology was based on a case study which inclu...