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This is a joint IFPRI-WFP study on the drivers, profile, and risks of irregular migration in the West Africa context. By taking a route-based approach to irregular migration in West Africa, the study examined migrants’ origins, their transit experience, and the situation where their journey stalls or ends. Drawing on a mixed methods approach the study includes case studies in Mali and Libya, representing an analysis of the migration route of the Ténéré desert crossing of the south-central Sahara. The overall analysis features the profiles of irregular migrants and the primary factors influencing their migration decisions. It also examines links between food insecurity and irregular migration to understand the risks and address the needs of this increasingly vulnerable population.

This text provides clear, easy-to-read guidance on more than 110 skills for midwifery students and midwives seeking to update their practice. Underpinned with the most recent evidence-based practice and research, the second edition walks the reader through general and basic skills in a sequential and logical manner, following a woman's journey through pregnancy, labour and birth, and postnatal care. With a focus on the performance of midwifery skills rather than on the theory of midwifery practice, Skills for Midwifery Practice Australia and New Zealand 2nd edition is an indispensable text to which students will return to again and again. - Endorsed by the Australian College of Midwives - Step-by-step instructions for each skill - Images and diagrams to aid understanding - A woman-centred approach and cultural considerations throughout - Models of midwifery care (Continuity of Care and Lead Maternity Carer's Model) - Australian/NZ specific guidelines, policies, statistics, terminology and medication administration guidelines

Evidence-Based Practice boxes emphasize the importance of using research to achieve the best possible patient outcomes. Expanded health promotion coverage includes the World Health Organization’s definition of "health," the concept of wellness, and patient education. An in-depth discussion of childhood obesity explores the impact and prevention of this major health concern. Additional information on metabolic syndrome examines its effects on the cardiovascular system. Coverage of nutrition support includes the use of adapted feeding tools to aid patients in various disease states. Perspective in Practice boxes offer quick access to practical applications of nutrition principles. Choose Your Foods: Exchange Lists for Diabetes features the latest updates from the American Dietetic Association.

A genetic predisposition is a genetic effect which influences the phenotype of an organism but which can be modified by the environmental conditions. Genetic testing is able to identify individuals who are genetically predisposed to certain health problems such as cancer or other life altering diseases. This book discusses the determination of the genetic basis of health problems that will help the precise mechanisms of health problem such as a disease or physical disorder.

Pneumonia is the most common pulmonary complication seen in trauma patients. Studies of late onset pneumonia (LOP), which occurs more than four days after hospital admission, have been conducted in trauma patients but few studies have focused on risk factors for early onset pneumonia (EOP) which occurs within the first four days of hospital admission. This study sought to identify unique risk factors for EOP in adult trauma patients. A matched case-control study was conducted using subjects identified from the UCSD Medical Center Trauma Registry. Cases with EOP were matched on extent of head injury and date of admission (±6 months), in a one-to-three ratio where possible, to controls without pneumonia. Data were abstracted from the Trauma Registry and subject medical records, and conditional logistic regression used to identify significant risk factors. A second analysis was conducted with LOP cases and controls. The results of this analysis were compared to those of the EOP analysis to determine unique risk factors for EOP. Variables significant in both analyses were likely to be risk factors for pneumonia in general. Misclassified subjects were identified and further analyses conducted with misclassified subjects removed. After misclassified subjects were removed 80 EOP cases and 87 LOP cases were matched to 166 and 182 controls respectively. When head trauma was controlled for by matching, aspiration (OR 4.34, 95% CI 1.47 to 12.75), intubation in the field (OR 6.78, 95% CI 1.529 to 28.86), use of paralytic drugs (OR 3.67, 95% CI 1.20 to 11.24), and enteral feeding (OR 7.38, 95% CI 2.22 to 22.57), were identified as risks factors for the development of EOP when Glasgow Coma Score and intubation were controlled. In comparing EOP and LOP analysis results, it appears that intubation in the field is a unique risk factor for EOP. The risks identified in this study may be modified by carefully evaluating the need for intubation in the field, increased vigilance for aspiration, and limiting the duration of paralysis and enteral feeding.

This third edition of T eaching Mathematics for the 21st Century continues to help teachers let the secret out-to open up to their students the wonderful discoveries and challenges of the pattern-making and problem-solving aspects of a fascinating subject: mathematics. The rationale remains the same-to enable prospective and current teachers to access and use tools and strategies to effectively teach mathematics to contemporary students. Changing demographics, knowledge of how people learn, and technology all impact the way we educate our young people. This edition incorporates lessons and strategies from programs that have proven success in many types of classrooms. Many of these examples help students connect mathematics to real life situations and communicate their understanding of the underlying concepts. Although technology is constantly being upgraded, ways to increase student motivation through its application remains a goal. For example--since applets can enhance a lesson whether the teacher uses a computer projector, a "smart" board, or has students work individually on computers--we have identified several sources of mathematics applets that can be correlated to various lessons. Research citations and summaries have been updated to reflect current information on teaching and learning. For future teachers.

On t.p.: A title, subject, author, and first line index to poetry in collections for children and young people.

Sapere è potere, partorire è potere. Con questo testo rivoluzionario Sarah J. Buckley, esperta di gravidanza e parto nota e apprezzata in tutto il mondo, fa luce sull’evento nascita e sui primi mesi da genitori mettendo a disposizione conoscenze attinte dalla saggezza antica e dalla medicina moderna. Un libro che accompagna i genitori più sensibili verso una maggior consapevolezza e fiducia in se stessi e nel proprio bambino, guidandoli nella meravigliosa danza della nascita e della crescita di un figlio.

Le neuroscienze hanno oggi a disposizione strumenti estremamente sofisticati per ottenere immagini anatomiche e funzionali che contribuiscano sia alla comprensione dei fenomeni che determinano le varie patologie, sia a monitorare l’effi cacia dei trattamenti farmacologici e psicoterapeutici. L’obiettivo di questo volume è riunire le competenze di differenti autori, al fine di produrre una sintesi dei risultati principali della letteratura scientifica, concentrando l’attenzione sulle patologie che interessano prevalentemente il sistema limbico. Partendo da una descrizione anatomica e funzionale e da una sintesi delle metodologie di neuroimmagini utilizzate per indagare questa regione cerebrale, il lettore verrà guidato a una disamina dei correlati neurobiologici sottostanti i principali disturbi psichiatrici e degli effetti a livello neurofisiologico delle psicoterapie maggiormente impiegate per il trattamento di questi disturbi.