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The study aims to investigate the determinant factors of bank choice among Saudi community; to rank these determining factors according of the customer’s priority; and to examine whether Saudi banks ‘customers will be a homogeneous group concerning the way they select a bank or not.it follows a descriptive survey research design, quantitative research approach is adopted through the semi-open structure questionnaire. Total of 178 respondents from different banks (full fledge Islamic, conventional and Islamic window banks) as of a single point in time in the form of quantitative measures. Exploratory Factor Analysis is employed to rank factors effect bank choice criteria among Saudi people. Results of factor analysis reveal that ranks of factors affect customer decision in selecting a bank service based on mean, are satisfaction(mean =4.05) ,service quality (mean=3.74),Islamic value (mean =3.7),service cost(mean=3.5),financial intermediate (mean =3.39). Moreover it discovers that Customers in Saudi banks are homogeneous. Lessons to be learned from the study result, Saudi banks should focus on service quality,; note that Saudi Arabia is one of transfers’ countries, and Islamic banks should be emphasizing on customers ‘trust about services consistent with sharia’h provision.

Cancer has emerged as a major public health issue in India owing to significant epidemiological and demographic transition. As per literature, the overall ten-year survival rate for cancer is at 50% across the 20 most common malignancies. However, the ten-year survival rate is even more high, i.e. approximately 80% or higher for breast, melanoma, lymphoma, and uterine cancers. Contrary to the improved long-term cancer survival rates there has been an increase in adverse cardiac effects of cancer treatment. A retrospective analysis of patients admitted at HCG Manavata Cancer Centre, Nashik was conducted. The study was conducted at a single center comprising of 115 participants. Anthracyline chemotherapy has remained a mainstay treatment approach for cancer patients. Cardiotoxic side-effects of anthracyline chemotherapy regimens often limits their dosing. Although anthracylines have been associated with improved cancer outcomes, there remains an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Doxorubicin-induced cardio toxicity was 5.45% while trastuzumab cardio toxicity was 5.26% (Table 4). The estimated cardio toxicity rate for our two-year follow-up was 4.08% for all specified chemotherapy regimens. The early detection of cardio toxicity by appropriate follow-up and monitoring is essential. Evaluation of patients using LVEF as a key parameter would help prevent irreversible cardio toxic events. Our preliminary report may act as a base for researchers and academicians to conduct and review ongoing chemotherapy regimens.

Since Hong Kong returned to China in 1997, it’s local politics and economy have greatly developed. However, in recent years, political turmoil in Hong Kong often occurs, and youth groups have played a radical role in it. Facing various contradictions and conflicts in such a complicated political environment, correctly understanding political messages conveyed by the media, establishing positive attitude in political participation, and scientifically and rationally engaging in political participation activities, not only help Hongkong’s youths healthy growth and contribute to the stable development of Hong Kong society. Using a quota sampling method, the Social Investigation and Research Center of Jinan University conducted a questionnaire survey from November 2016 to January 2017.The study found that Hong Kong’s youths pay more attention to the identity of “Hong Kong people”, pay less attention to political topics, and are less willing to participate in political action. The identity of Hong Kong youth and political media literacy will directly affect the political orientation of Hong Kong society.

The government of South Sudan is struggling to organize the education system of this new country during the war that ended with the signing of peace agreement in 2005. Initiating the educational policy, reinforcing the education administration, creating a practical curriculum and training teachers are the basic problems needed to solve to insure a good learning future for all. But while searching for the solution to these crucial problems, another rebellion broke up from the sharing power between the president and the vice-president since 2013 undermining the success plan according to the international education plan of education for all, EFA. This war sent many adults and children in the camps where there are no educational structures welcomed by a deep poverty which obliged everybody to lose or to restart their life full of hopeless.

In vivo study of different dosages (50mg/kg and 100mg/kg) of various solvent extracts (water, methanol, omidun and sterile omidun) of Leaf, Root and Bark of Vitellaria paradoxa were examined on male and female albino rats induced with diarrhoea- causing microorganisms (Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC ATCC 43889), Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC ATCC 43887), Salmonella typhi, and Escherichia coli ATCC 25922). The rats were randomly assigned into four groups (A-D), group A rats infected with Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC ATCC 43887) and later treated with ciprofloxacin, group B rats were infected with EPEC only, group C rats were infected with EPEC and treated with 50mg/kg concentration of methanol extract of leaf of V. paradoxa, while group D rats were not infected nor treated. The procedure was repeated for other test diarrhoea-causing microorganisms and 100mg/kg concentrations of all the solvent extracts of root and bark respectively. The rats were observed hourly for six hours for the presence or absence of diarrhoea. Haematological studies was conducted on the blood samples of the rats. All extracts of V. paradoxa have anti-diarrhoea effect at both concentrations tested against all the tested diarrhoeagenic bacteria. Although the type of diarrhoea-inducing microorganisms did not significantly affect the activity of the plant parts and 50mg/ml concentration of water extract exhibited more significant reduction in diarrhoea symptoms than 100mg/ml concentration of other solvent extracts. Bark and leaf extracts of V. paradoxa was also more effective at reducing symptoms of diarrhoea in the experimental rats than root extracts. Levels of the major blood parameters (White Blood Cell, Red Blood Cell, Haemoglobulin and Packed Cell Volume) were not significantly different (P>0.05) among the rats treated with the plant parts but slightly higher in rats treated with bark, followed by root and leaves.

This paper makes a systematic introduction to the objective, mode and advantages of the training of American masters in clinical psychology. The advantages are mainly reflected in diversified teaching evaluation methods, emphasizing comprehensive ability cultivation, focusing on the combination with the society, and open and active teaching system. Through the introduction, we hope to provide some references for the training of Chinese masters in clinical psychology.

Urban, industrial, biomass and biomedical wastes are being generated in huge quantities world over causing significant environmental problems including human health. Such generation of waste is on increasing trend with the increase in population along with corresponding increase in industrialization and urbanization. In order to address such an alarming issue of such waste, it has become essential to effectively manage such wastes including transforming this waste into usable product through technological development and innovation techniques which would not only take care of environmental problems but also act as economic tools to manage wastes. An effort has therefore been made by the authors of the present paper to discuss and explain the total population of class- 1 towns in India, the total anticipated quantity of waste generated and the predicted energy generation including financial feasibility along with various technological options available to transform such wastes into energy, fuel pallets, compost, and methane gas etc.

Synthetic drugs for human brain disorders are expensive symptomatic long treatments, sometimes showing serious and unavoidable side effects with poor patient compliance. Therefore, the herbal and Ayurvedic treatments are preferred over synthetic drugs for a range of human brain disorders including, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, depression, epilepsy, schizophrenia, anxiety, etc. Ayurvedic system of medicine has traditionally been used in several neurological conditions. The accessibility, negligible incidence of side effects and cost effectiveness of plant products offer considerable advantages. These days much attention is drawn towards the established traditional systems of herbal remedies for many brain disorders, generating positive hopes for the patients. The Ayurvedic prescriptions which contain either a single identity of plant or a mixture of plant materials have been proven to be very useful against such disorders. The plant materials prescribed for these problems range from herbs to perennial trees with varied plant parts, ranging from whole plant, roots, stem, bark, leaves, flowers, fruits to seeds. It has been attempted to review the current situation of mental disorder in the society vis-a-vis its effective solution described in the Ayurveda and problem of side effects in synthetic medicines.

We studied the comparative antioxidant and anti-glycation activities of Mentha x piperita L., Baccharis trimera Iless. and Peumus boldus Mol, in order to evaluate their potential interest as ingredients in functional foods. The total content of polyphenol compounds was determined by Folin-Ciocalteau assay as their antioxidant and anti-glycation capacities, using ABTS and ORAC for the first one and a model with methylglyoxal and bovine serum albumin for the latter. Then, paraoxonase 1 (PON 1) arylesterase activity was measured as well as apolipoprotein A-1 (ApoA-1) structure by SDS-PAGE, in the presence of an oxidative agent and the herbal extracts. Finally, the same procedure was applied to high density lipoprotein (HDL) particles using a Lipoprint kit. Results show that herbal extracts have a considerable amount of total polyphenols, thus a high antioxidant activity and a considerable anti-glycation activity. Furthermore, these extracts restore PON 1 activity as well as the original configuration of apoA-1 and the distribution of HDL subclasses, favouring anti-atherogenic particles. These herbal extracts are interesting targets to use as ingredients in functional foods.

The study aimed to establish the effect of trading volume on market returns of securities traded in Kenyan securities exchange market. The study used secondary data from all the firms listed in NSE during the period 2004 to 2016. The target population of the study consisted of the sixty 62 companies listed in Nairobi securities exchange market that is, both financial and non-financial companies. The study was a census study of all the sixty 2 companies listed in the Nairobi security exchange market for 13 years starting the year 2004 to the year 2016. The study started with descriptive and then diagnostic tests. The measures of central tendency used to test normality were mean, median, maximum and minimum value, standard deviation, skewness, kurtosis and Jarque-Bera (JB) test. The results from these tests showed that the variables were fairly normally distributed. The study further sought to investigate the stationality properties of market returns, trading volume. The study used five panel data unit root tests. Particularly the test were, Levin, Lin and Chu t, Breitung t-stat, Im, Pesaran and Shin W-stat developed, Fisher-type tests using augmented dickey fuller ADF and (Phillip and Peron) PP tests. The all these tests revealed that the variables were stationary on average. The study also sought to test the granger causality among the variable. The results from granger causality showed that some of the variables granger caused one another. The cointegration results showed that there was long-run equilibrium. The regression techniques used was Cross-section fixed (dummy variables) and Period fixed (dummy variables). The regression results revealed that the variables were statistically significant effect on market returns trading volume had a positive effect on the market returns. It is therefore in this light that the future research should consider other variables which would increase the predictive power of…