'Is We Carnival Culture; is We Caribbean Thing; is We Life!': Demystifying Gendered Relations and the Taboo of Sex and HIV and AIDS among West Indian Women | Chapter 7 | Recent Trends in Arts and Social Studies Vol. 3

 This study covers the detracting and interconnected functions of several socio-educational issues in the Caribbean: Patriarchy, sex commercialisation, fathers having sexuality with brothers, violence, and conscientious practices - all providing to HIV and AIDS risk. By doing so, the item promotes knowledge of the harsh realisms of Caribbean women's intercourse lives and how Caribbean breeding disproportionately exposes ruling class to HIV and AIDS risk. The report concludes accompanying a need for more research into the crucial socio-enlightening factors that unfavorably influence male-female relationships and their effect on HIV and AIDS risk in the Caribbean.

Author(s) Details:

Shivaughn Hem-Lee-Forsyth,
St. George's University, St. George's, Grenada.

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The Effect of Aging on Facial Attractiveness: An Empirical and Computational Investigation | Chapter 10 | New Advances in Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 5

 How does developing affect first attractiveness? This study aims to examine age and sexuality differences in beautiful assessments of older faces and investigate whether this effect changes depending on how attraction is queried. We proven the hypothesis that people find earlier faces less attractive than more immature faces, and furthermore, that these aging belongings are modulated apiece age and sex of the perceiver and for one specific somewhat attractiveness fate being made. Using empirical and computational network skill methods, we habitual that with increasing age, faces are seen as less attractive. This effect was less evident in judgments made by older than more immature and middle-aged perceivers, and more evident by men (especially for female faces) than mothers. Young people and guys are more critical judges than older population. Elegance as a descriptor for attraction is more resistant to belongings of aging than beauty or beauty. Furthermore, network analyses disclosed that older faces were more similar in attraction and were segregated from more immature faces. Young people are relatively indifferent when discriminating levels of attraction among older community. These results indicate that perceivers likely to process older faces categorically when making attraction judgments. Attractiveness is not a monolithic assemble. It varies by age, sex, and legal order used to describe attraction.

Author(s) Details:

Dexian He,
Guangdong University of Education, School of Education, China and Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.

Clifford I. Workman,
Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA and Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.

Yoed N. Kenett,
Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel.

Xianyou He,
Key Laboratory of Brain, Cognition and Education Sciences, Ministry of Education, China, School of Psychology, Center for Studies of Psychological Application, and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, South China Normal University, China.

Anjan Chatterjee,
Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA and Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.


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Assessment of Reference Curves of Birth Weight, Length, and Head Circumference for Gestational Ages: A Study from Yogyakarta, Indonesia | Chapter 1 | Research Aspects in Biological Science Vol. 7

 The reference curve for birth weight is intended to identify at-risk infants who require monitoring and evaluation. Indonesian reference curves were developed about eight years ago using only information from teaching hospitals with a narrow range of gestational ages. Depending on the birth curve being utilised, the prevalence of high risk neonates varies. The aim of this study was to update the reference curves for birth weight, length, and head circumference, as well as to compare the birth weight curves of boys and girls, first children and later children, and those in prior research. The Maternal-Perinatal database's data were taken. Only live singletons with gestational ages between 26 and 42 weeks who were delivered at Sardjito Hospital, five district hospitals, or five health facilities in Yogyakarta within 24 hours of birth were included. There were 54,599 live births of singletons. Growth curves for birth weight, length, and head circumference were created for males (53.3%) and girls (46.7%). But compared to children born later, it was much lower among first-borns. The mean birth weight was lower than in Lubchenco's study. There were no changes between the Indonesian study by Alisyahbana and this one for term newborns, however preterm infants had a lower mean birth weight. Using revised neonatal reference curves for birth weight, length, and head circumference, it was crucial to identify newborns that needed care and to categorise high risk newborns in a specific location.

Author(s) Details:

Ekawaty L. Haksari,
Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Sardjito General Hospital, Jl. Kesehatan No. 1, Yogyakarta 55284, Indonesia.

Harrie N. Lafeber,
Department of Pediatrics, Vrije Universiteit Medical Center, P.O. Box 7057,1007 MB Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Mohammad Hakimi,
Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada /Sardjito General Hospital, Jl. Kesehatan No. 1, Yogyakarta 55284, Indonesia.

Endy P. Pawirohartono,
Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Sardjito General Hospital, Jl. Kesehatan No. 1, Yogyakarta 55284, Indonesia.

Lennarth Nyström,
Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden.

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Economic Determinants of Sexual Debut among Secondary School Students: A Case of Rural Kenya | Chapter 04 | Research Developments in Arts and Social Studies Vol. 4

 The majority of individuals, even teenagers, are motivated by financial gain. A person's need for money and resources may lead to an early sexual debut. As a result, we wanted to see if economic considerations had an impact on sexual debut among secondary school students. This was done using Marxist philosophy as a guide. The researchers used a mixed-approach strategy that comprised both quantitative and qualitative data gathering methods. The study targeted three categories of teenage participants: mixed-gender day secondary schools, girls-only boarding secondary schools, and boys-only boarding secondary schools, with a total of 400 participants (200 females and 200 males) aged 14 to 18. Focus group discussions (FGDs), case narratives, and key informant interviews were employed to collect qualitative data. According to the statistics, 61% of students have ever had sex, with mixed-gender day schools having a greater rate (63.5%) than single-gender schools (58.5 percent ). Male students were more likely than female students to have ever had sex [OR=1.59 (95% CI 0.83,1.85), p=0.03]. The majority of pupils received spending money (89%) and presents (60%) from their parents. Those who received presents from boyfriends/girlfriends, on the other hand, had four times the chance of ever having intercourse (OR 4.04, 95 percent CI 1.36-11.97). Qualitative evidence, on the other hand, revealed that the desire for money for both basic needs and pleasure had a significant influence on adolescent sexual debut. Finally, the majority of Nyamira County's in-school teenagers have had sex at some point in their lives. Parents fed the vast majority of students indicating a pluralistic environment in which peer pressure, cultural norms, and popular culture on social and mainstream media all played a part in early sexual debut Moneyed people were seen as wielding influence over others' autonomy, and their economic circumstances were seen as affecting their actions, supporting Marxist theory.

Author(S) Details

Diana Kerubo Ondieki
African Women’s Studies Centre, University of Nairobi, Kenya.

Dalmas Ochieng’ Omia
African Women’s Studies Centre, University of Nairobi, Kenya.

Wanjiru Gichuhi
African Women’s Studies Centre, University of Nairobi, Kenya.

Caroline Marygorety Akinyi Otieno
African Women’s Studies Centre, University of Nairobi, Kenya.


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Perceptions of Self as Influencers of Sexual Debut among Secondary School Students in South Western Kenya | Chapter 14 | New Horizons in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 10

 The goal of this study is to use the theory of reasoned action to examine how social constructions influence self-perceptions that may lead to sexual debut among in-school teenagers in Nyamira County. An early sexual debut is linked to mental discomfort.

The researchers used a mixed-methods approach to data collecting, which included both quantitative and qualitative data. The study was place in Nyamira County, which is located in Kenya's southwest. A total of 400 secondary school students aged 14 to 18 were recruited for this study.

Students at mixed-day secondary schools and single-sex secondary schools had equal levels of self-esteem. There was no relationship found between self-perception and ever having sex among in-school teens, regardless of the kind of school (day or boarding) or gender of the students. In FGDs and case narratives, students acknowledged that one's mental condition had a role in initiating sex. In Nyamira County, self-esteem enhancers are unlikely to prevent sexual debut among in-school teenagers. Other determinants of sexual debut must be explored in order to address the impact of sexual debut among in-school youth in the county.

Author(S) Details

D. K. Ondieki
African Women’s Studies Center, College of Humanities and Socal Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya.

D. O. Omia
Institute of Anthropology, Gender and African Studies, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya.

W. Gichuhi
Population Studies and Research Institute, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya.

C. M. A. Otieno
African Women’s Studies Center, College of Humanities and Socal Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya.

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Religion and Contraceptive use among Sexually Active Adolescent Girls in Kenya | Chapter 09 | New Horizons in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 10

 The goal of this study was to see if religious affiliation was linked to the use of contemporary contraception among Kenyan sexually active adolescent females.

According to the Kenya Demographic Health Survey (KDHS) from 2014, half of Kenyan women aged 20 to 49 had their first sexual encounter before the age of 18. Early sexual activity has been associated to unfavourable health outcomes such as unwanted adolescent pregnancies, STIs, and cervical cancer. One in every five adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 is either pregnant or has given birth to a living kid. A cross-sectional study technique was used to undertake secondary analysis of the Kenyan DHS 2014 female dataset. The research included 732 sexually active teenage girls aged 15 to 19. The key outcome measure was the current use of a modern contraceptive method. Descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed by the researchers. The sample probabilities were modified for all computations 30.2 percent of sexually active adolescent females said they were currently using contemporary contraception. 30.7 percent of Christians and 21.1 percent of Muslims used modern contraception at the time of the survey.

In Kenya, the prevalence of contemporary contraception (CPR) among sexually active teenage girls aged 15 to 19 was low. Adolescents of many religions used contemporary contraceptives in the same way.

Author(S) Details

Ondieki Diana Kerubo
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nairobi, Kenya.

Penfold Suzanne
Department of Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom.

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Sex and Contemporary Caribbean Women Living in a Carnival Culture: A Prospective Study | Chapter 1 | Selected Topics in Humanities and Social Sciences Vol. 7

 The global feminization of HIV and AIDS has had an impact on the Caribbean region. Female West Indian infection rates were 3-6 times greater than male infection rates a decade ago. This review aims to explore the critical and intertwined roles of socio-cultural issues such as patriarchy, sex commercialisation, men having sex with men, violence, and religious practises, all of which contribute to the risk of HIV and AIDS in the Caribbean. In doing so, the article draws attention to the harsh reality of Caribbean women's lives, as well as the ways in which Caribbean culture disproportionately exposes them to the risk of developing HIV and AIDS. Further research is needed to address the important socio-cultural factors that negatively influence male-female interactions and their impact on HIV and AIDS risk in the Caribbean, according to the paper.

Author (S) Details

Shivaughn Hem-Lee-Forsyth

St. George’s University, St. George’s, Grenada.

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Liver Enzymes and HIV-infected Adults on HARRT: Evidence from a Randomised Cross-sectional Study in UPTH | Chapter 4 | Recent Research Advances in Biology Vol. 5

 This research looked at the levels of liver enzymes in HIV-infected adults who had been on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for at least a year. The study was planned as a randomised cross-sectional study to compare the aspartate aminotransferase [AST], alanine transaminase [ALT], and alkaline phosphatase [ALP] levels of 129 HIV-infected adult patients (46 males and 83 females). The University of Port Harcourt Ethics Committee issued ethical clearance (Ref: UPH/CEREMAD/REC/19) prior to the report. Clinical Chemistry Analyser (VS10) manufactured by Vitro Scient was used to collect venous blood samples and analyse liver enzyme levels. The findings were then split into two categories: usual and abnormal. The data was analysed using SPSS version 21 (IBM® Armonk, USA) and Graph Pad Prism (Version 8.0.2). The sex differences in mean were compared using the T-test, while the sex differences in categorised data were tested using Chi-square analysis. Males' mean AST (27.6517.93 IU/L) and ALP (135.1310.87 IU/L) values were higher than females' AST (27.2518.93 IU/L) and ALP (132.659.96 IU/L) values, while females' ALT (34.6622.29 IU/L) values were higher than males' (33.7518.14 IU/L); however, the discrepancies were not important. In conclusion, cholestatic abnormalities were found in more than 80% of the patients, while hepatocellular abnormalities were found in less than 35% of the patients. When compared to males with isolated (ALT/AST) abnormalities, more females were found to have mixed abnormalities. As a result, this research proposes that a randomised case-control study be performed to assess the degree of deviation from standard values.

Author (s) Details

Dr. Chinwe F. Anyanwu
Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

Dr. Eric O. Aigbogun Jr.
Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kampala International University, Western Campus, Uganda.

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Normal Hematological Parameters of Barb Horses Raised in Tiaret, West of Algeria | Chapter 8 | Current Research in Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences Vol.1

 

Barb horse, pride of the Berbers, is a famous Maghreb horse of a particular significance in the
Algerian history, tradition and culture.
This study aims to establish the hematologic values specific to the barb horse in the national stud
farm “Chaou-Chaoua” in Tiaret, Algeria. Age of the studied animals varied between 1 and 23 years.
The effects of age and sex were analyzed by categorizing the horses into two groups of four
subgroups: A (1 - 2 years, n=5), B (3-5 years, n=5), C (5-10 years, n=5) and D (11-23 years, n=5) for
females and E (2 - 3 years, n=5), F (5-7, n=5), G (10, n=5) and H (11-25, n=5) for males. Blood
samples of all these healthy horseswere obtained to determine the following hematologic variables:
erythrocytes (RBC), hematocrit (Ht), hemoglobin (Hb), mean cell volume (MCV), mean corpuscular
hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), mean hemoglobin content (MHC), white blood cells (WBC),
neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, platelets, total number of platelets (PLT)
and mean platelet volume (MPV). The obtained results showed that the hematologic values are within
established standards ofother breeds of hot-blooded horses. Values of RBCs, HCT, Hb, WBCs and
lymphocytesapproached the lower limits of these standards. Statically significant (P˂0.05) differences
were observed between females in different age groups for MCV, MCHC, Platelets and the MPV.
Groups of males showed significant differences for lymphocytes and platelets. Between males and
females, significant differences were related to MCV, Neutrophils, Basophils Monocytes, Platelet and
MPV.This research showed that these hematologic parameters are weak, as they approach the lower
limits of the standards, and that neither age, nor sex seems to have an influence on the hematologic
values of the Barb horse.

Author (s) Details

Mira Chikhaoui
Laboratory of Research on Local Animal Products, Ibn Khaldoun University, Tiaret, Algeria.

Fadhéla Smail
Laboratory of Research on Local Animal Products, Ibn Khaldoun University, Tiaret, Algeria.

Fouzia Adda
Department of Animal Health, Veterinary Sciences Institute, Ibn Khaldoun University, Tiaret 14000, Algeria.

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