Social care and health services for older people in Cambridgeshire have been integrated since April 2004. This study examines the effect of the integration programme on service users. Previous research into health and social care integrations predominantly centre on process…

2010

As the Ghanaian food sector continues to grow and with Ghanaian consumers perception for quality food been on the rise, the issue of customer satisfaction continues to engage the mind of academia and local restaurant managers. This research ascertained the…

The Raffia textilis fiber has interesting specific mechanical properties among other vegetables fibers. But its production remains entirely based on empirical knowledge. The fibers are dried in the open air and in the shade for about 48 hours. This study…

Total Quality Management (TQM) has been practised in diverse industries from manufacturing to services. But its important in banking sector has attracted only a few researchers. By providing the best service quality in banks higher organizational performance will be expected.…

Organisations have embraced teams and teamwork as an effective way of doing business. The last 20 years has seen the replacement of 'supervisors' by 'team leaders'. Employee motivation and morale improves dramatically when people feel valued and when their contributions…

Introduction En juin 2009, l’Organisation Mondiale de la Santé (OMS) a déclaré l’état de pandémie pour le nouveau virus influenza A(H1N1). Malgré les recommandations des autorités de santé publique, lors de la mise en place de la campagne de vaccination…

In this paper we focus on the challenges in preserving indigenous knowledge systems. We explore the challenges of managing indigenous knowledge in the context of intellectual property rights and bio-piracy threats. We analyse how indigenous knowledge affects the lives of…

PRESENTATION: The National Consortium for Bioinformatics (CNBi) is a multidisciplinary center dedicated to research, development, management and technical support on questions arising from bioinformatics. It was created by a joint effort between three laboratories from São Paulo state in Brazil:…

The study aimed to identify the knowledge of nursing students on the use, by nurses, of Complementary Alternative Therapies, especially acupuncture, and the information obtained during the Nursing undergraduate course. It is a prospective and descriptive study carried out with…