Introduction: The bio psychosocial phenomenon of substance abuse in adolescents is one of the most critical issues in today s society.One of the most important concerns regarding social and health policies is the increasing prevalence of addictive behavior, especially smoking in this age group.Objective: To assess the relationship between aggressio
Missions have played numerous developmental roles towards the achievement of economic and social advancement including the provision of healthcare.From their entry into Africa, they have employed numerous methods in order to introduce their Christian faith.The construction of schools and hospitals, engagement in public health campaigns, provision o
Despite the fact that animal posture is known to reflect emotional state, the presence of chronic postures associated with poor welfare has not been investigated with an objective tool for measuring, quantifying and comparing postures.The use of morphometric geometrics (GM) to describe horse posture (profile of the dorsum) has shown to be an effect
Abstract Researchers must decide on how they will model the non-linear material response in a Finite Element simulation to assess seismic vulnerability.This paper aims at giving an insight into these modelling decisions by comparing Fiber and Facial Care Lumped Plasticity Finite Element Models in static and dynamic non-linear analysis in a RC frame