Blood lead levels are reported for a total of 421 schoolchildren in 13 schools in rural and urban environments in Jamaica, including one highly contaminated community. In the rural areas blood lead levels ranged from 3 to 28.5 μg dl−1, with a median of 9.2 μg dl−1; the range ...
The G4LT is thought to be a great initiative to improve Primary Education in Jamaica. It was through this initiative that the government sought to intervene and raise the literacy outputs of students sitting the GSAT examination. Hence, the results of the G4LT would be used to identify and ...
7,8,9. Nonetheless, aspects regarding the effect of European ancestry10and fine genetic structure on the SCA mutation locus remain elusive. Large association studies have been mostly conducted on SCA patients from the US (SUS). Other studies, such as those conducted in Brazilian SCA patients...
Jamaica) are characterized by high levels of external debt and some Caribbean economies also have high levels of domestic public debt (more than [...] daccess-ods.un.org 几个加勒比小经济体(伯利兹、多米尼加、 格林纳达和牙买加)的外债数额很大 ,有些加勒比经济体的国内 公 共债务也 很重 (巴巴...
Fill the rest of the pitcher with the remaining water and stir in sugar. Optional: Strain hibiscus leaves before adding to the pitcher. Add ice to cool or pop into the refrigerator until ready to serve. Pro Tip: Hibiscus leaves, or jamaica, are loaded with health benefits. They are high...
Department of Pathology, Chemical Pathology, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica Franklyn Bennett Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (IUMSP), Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland Murielle Bochud & Pascal Bovet Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and...
Also, corruption, through rent-seeking, propagates favoritism in resource allocation and information dissemination and hence inhibits equitable access of these deprived communities to livelihood opportunities and key infrastructure/resources, thus aggravating income, health, and education inequalities (Gupta et...
Only 10% of Central European flora consists of root sprout species, while the percentages are 34% in Jamaica and 21% in New Zealand [13]. In addition, they are primarily found in angiosperms (mostly dicotyledons) and are very rare in gymnosperms. Compared to herbs and shrubs, woody plant...
these four countries are the ones that generated the most income from international tourism in the period analyzed. Moreover, the results suggest that the tourism and air-transport industries in Africa could improve national economies, infrastructure, and resident quality of life thanks to international...
In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., rented a house in Jamaica and isolated himself from the demands of the civil rights movement as he labored over his final manuscript. In this prophetic work, which has been unavailable for more than ten years, he lays out his thoughts, plans, and ...