Journal of Health and Environmental Research

Volume 4, Issue 3, September 2018

  • Kierkegaard, the Spirit of Time and the Individual: Implications for Clinical Psychology

    Myriam Moira Protasio, Ana Maria Lopez Calvo de Feijoo, Elisabete Marques de Sousa

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 3, September 2018
    Pages: 84-90
    Received: May 08, 2018
    Accepted: Jul. 02, 2018
    Published: Jul. 26, 2018
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    Abstract: The aim is to analyze how Søren Kierkegaard, by the voice of his pseudonym “A”, in the chapter the tragic in ancient drama reflected in the tragic in modern drama from Either-Or. Part I, discusses time and the individual, namely by contrasting Zeitgeist, as the spirit of time, and Zeitgeist, as the spirit in time in his presentation of two existent... Show More
  • Evaluation of the Medical and Health System Reform in China: Based on the Fuzz Comprehensive Evaluation Method

    Zhu Fengmei

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 3, September 2018
    Pages: 91-96
    Received: May 15, 2018
    Accepted: Jul. 06, 2018
    Published: Aug. 01, 2018
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    Abstract: This paper aims to explore the application of the fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method in the evaluation of the medical and health system reform by establishing an evaluation index system. Index weights were determined by means of factor analysis and analytic hierarchy process (AHP), while fuzzy membership functions were used to determine the subo... Show More
  • Influence of Environmental Factors and Socioeconomic Status of Parents on the Occurrence of Under-Five Diarrhea Disease Among Selected Households in Abia State, Nigeria

    Onuoha Udonna Peace

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 3, September 2018
    Pages: 97-104
    Received: May 15, 2018
    Accepted: Jun. 07, 2018
    Published: Aug. 16, 2018
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    Abstract: Diarrhea diseases are widely recognized as a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in many developing countries in children under five years of age. This study examined the influences of socioeconomic status of parents and environmental factors on the occurrence of under five diarrhea disease among selected households in Abia State. Six ... Show More
  • Spatial Assessment of Hygiene and Sanitation Facilities of Unregulated Premises in Traditional Settlement of Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State, Nigeria

    Adiama Babatunde Yusuf, Henry Olawale Sawyerr, Alabede Iyabo Mubarakat, Habeeb Modupe Lateefat, Shehu Usman Mohammmed, Yusuf Olarewaju Rauf

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 3, September 2018
    Pages: 105-112
    Received: May 14, 2018
    Accepted: Jul. 23, 2018
    Published: Aug. 18, 2018
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    Abstract: Housing is one of the most important basic necessities of mankind which is known to tremendously affect human health and well-being. Water and sanitation projects are synergistic in producing health effects. The WHO estimates that 5.5% of the global disease burden is due to inadequate water and sanitation, while the duo is believed to be responsibl... Show More
  • Indoor Airborne Microbial Load of Selected Offices in a Tertiary Institution in South-Western Nigeria

    Akindele Oluwakemi Omolola, Ana Godson Rowland, Uchendu Obioma Chukwudi, Fakunle Adekunle Gregory, Bello Temilade Basirat

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 3, September 2018
    Pages: 113-118
    Received: Jul. 24, 2018
    Accepted: Aug. 07, 2018
    Published: Sep. 03, 2018
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    Abstract: Indoor air quality (IAQ) has been identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as one of the most urgent top five environmental risks to public health. Numerous studies have documented that sick building syndrome (SBS) is surprisingly common even in buildings without widespread complaints and its relationship with hypersensitivity diseas... Show More