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endemicity spots as well (Díez-Padrisa & Castellanos., 2013). One of the most extensively studied high endemic areas in LAC is the Amazon basin, an area that is shared by Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, and Ecuador. In the pre-vaccine era, the prevalence of HBsAg among adults was above 7%-26%, especially in rural areas, and there were frequent outbreaks of fulminant hepatitis…

Alzheimer disease (AD) is the major form of dementia and the responsible for two-third of dementia cases. Approximately, 35.6 million of world population were suffering from dementia in 2010 and predicted to be 65.7 million after two decades. The global prevalence of dementia has increased dramatically…

The total prevalence of diabetes in the United States is increased in individuals of African American, Native American, and Hispanic descents than the Caucasians and the rate is twice as high in female as in male. Another growing population is young people and children…

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within a chicken house in a more sanitary way than that of human maintenance. The purpose of GOHbot’s implementation is to improve flock quality by reducing bacterial contamination without compromising meat yield. The literature discusses disease prevalence in chicken grow-out houses, especially that of Campylobacteriosis, which requires a solution like GOHbot. Multiple sources discuss the unique chicken grow-out house environment and the challenges it presents for the maneuverability and…

A-Introduce the concept "mixed methods," and then explain the purpose served by each quantitative and qualitative component. A mixed methods approach implies the use of both quantitative and qualitative methods with the same study (Al-Hamdan & Anthony, 2010). Qualitative and quantitative studies are the most common methods used in research. Each one is associated with a philosophical approach. Positivism, which considers the researcher as an outsider observer and independent from phenomena, is…

• Among 111 countries the prevalence of child marriage ranged from 2 percent in Algeria to 75 percent in Bangladesh • India accounts for one-third of the world’s child brides • Current laws against child marriage are not effective due to lack of enforcement • Child marriage limits…

uncommon disease that often requires referral to a neurology specialist, especially in atypical cases or if first-line treatment is ineffective. Worldwide, the prevalence of Huntington disease is approximately 2.7 per 100,000 persons. Internationally, the incidence is about 0.38 per 100,000 persons per year. Huntington disease has a prevalence of 5.7 per 100,000 persons in Europe, North America, and Australia. Less than 10% of patients develop the disease prior to age…

getting fatter every year and obesity has become an epidemic. According to CDC (2010) overweight are measured by a body mass index (BMI) of 25.0 to 29.9, while Obesity was defined as a BMI of 30.0 or higher. According to CDC in 1999, the overall prevalence was 31 % and in 2009 it rose to 34.4% in the United States. Since 1980, the rate of obesity has been increasing so steadily that nearly half of all Americans are expected to be obese by 2020(Anderson and Matsu, 2010). This is why obesity…

health policies regarding this disease, the nations of Egypt and Tanzania were selected. These nations were chosen as while they are both located in the continent of Africa, they possess dramatically different rates of occurrence of HIV/AIDS. The prevalence of HIV as the percent of population ages 15-49 years of age in 2014 for Egypt is .1% while the identical demographic for Tanzania is 5.1% (Worldbank, 2014). Yet in comparison, both countries have been dealing with HIV/AIDS for a similar…