Methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) has been used for opioid dependence as one of the harm-reduction approaches. It is also effective indirectly to prevent the wide spread of HIV-related risks such as needle sharing behaviour and illicit drug use. With low costs calculated per patient, MMT has been put as top priorities on reducing opioid dependenc

careSummaryBackground: Preparation of critically ill patients throughout their transition experiences in Criti-cal Intensive Care Units (CICU) and following discharge can impact upon their recovery. However,there is little research addressing critical care nurses’ awareness of patients’ transition expe-riences.Aim: This study aimed to examine C

While Ekvall and Arvonen used the three dimensions model of leadership behavior; focus on task, focus on people and a concern for change. They implanted creative leadership on the third dimension which includes: management competencies, leadership strategies and leading at the edge of chaos. The Islamic model builds on Deism concept that insist the

The paper analyses the moderating effects of demographics factors of organizational members on the contributing factors of intention to be involved in Knowledge Management (KM) process; knowledge creation and knowledge sharing. The KM processes were operationalized through knowledge creation theory (SECI process). Data were collected from 313 execu

These days, the technological growth in the IT sector is rapid. Cloud computing is also one of the new technologies that have both benefits and limitations. This paper gives an overview of how cloud computing can be helpful for an enterprise. It emphasizes on how cloud computing can be adopted in the IT sector. The paper also discusses the security

This study investigates the knowledge management (KM) readiness of the Sri Lankan telecommunication industry and the factors that contribute to KM Readiness. As the scope of the KM is very wide, this study was confined only to the knowledge creation and sharing processes of KM. Data were collected from 313 executives of seven companies in the Sri L

Patients who need critical care are among the sickest in a hospital and require a high level of clinical and technical expertise (Department of Health, 2005). There has been a considerable amount of evidence on the effectiveness of the care this patient group receives and much of this resulted in the assertion that critical care should be regarded

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of fenugreek seeds aqueous (FSA) extract on fertility of female rats by assessing estrous cycles, determining serum reproductive hormone concentrations and observing their ovarian tissue histology as well as determining the reversibility of these effects once the treatment was withdrawn. Twenty

Discussions pertaining to the application of Tissue Engineering in general, and more specifically, in degenerative disc disease from Islamic perspectives have yet to gain the necessary attention in literature. This paper serves to address that gap. Primarily, the deliberations took into account the role of Tissue Engineering in meeting the principl

A solid phase extraction (SPE) method has been developed using a newly synthesized titanium (IV) butoxide-cyanopropyltriethoxysilane (Ti-CNPrTEOS) sorbent for polar selective extraction of aromatic amines in river water sample. The effect of different parameters on the extraction recovery was studied using the SPE method. The applicability of the s