Lower limb overuse injuries are common in the military, and their causes are multifactorial. Both internal factors such as anthropometrics and body mass index, and external factors such as equipment use and weapons carriage, ...

This investigation commissioned by the Department of Labour followed reports commissioned by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment and the Ministry of Health into the clean up of this industrial site, previously ...

This paper describes preliminary work analysing the stability of parameter coefficient estimates for Geographically-Weighted Regression (GWR). Based on a large dataset (35721 points) various random samplings of this data ...

There is a need for information on the Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) of injury populations. HRQoL measures, like the EQ-5D, have seen a dramatic increase in use over the last ten years. Despite this, general ...

Background: People who live in poor areas suffer higher mortality than those living in wealthier areas. People who live in poor areas in New Zealand have better access to alcohol and this association appears to vary ...

In the context of ongoing discourse on development effect of foreign aid on the recipient country, the Paris Declaration (2005) espoused five principles of aid effectiveness: recipient country ownership, alignment, ...

Introduction Legionnaires’ disease is a form of atypical pneumonia caused by infection from Legionella bacteria. There is a known association between the use of compost-based soil products and Legionnaires’ disease ...

Background Breast cancer is the most common cancer in females around the world. Annually, more than one million women are diagnosed with breast cancer globally. In Oman, breast cancer is also the most common cancer in ...

Introduction: Infertility is an important global public health issue. For individuals it can result in grief, depression and deteriorating relationships, and, for societies, generate a costly burden and possibly impact on ...

Tuberculosis (TB) represents a serious global health problem and the second leading cause of death due to infectious disease worldwide. Despite the fact that TB is curable with six months of chemotherapy, incidence and ...