Cluster-randomized, controlled evaluation of a teacher led multi factorial school based back education program for 10 to 12-year old children

Abstract Background The aim of this cluster-randomised, controlled study was to examine whether a teacher-led multifactorial back education programme could improve back pain in pupils, motor skills, back behaviour, Electrolytic and back knowledge over a 10-month period.Methods There were 176 children from two schools, who were cluster-randomised in

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Stability Analysis for a Class of Discrete-Time Nonhomogeneous Markov Jump Systems with Multiplicative Noises

This paper is concerned with a class of discrete-time nonhomogeneous Markov jump systems with multiplicative noises and time-varying transition probability matrices which Aromatherapy are valued on a convex polytope.The stochastic stability and finite-time stability are considered.Some stability criteria including infinite matrix inequalities are o

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Transformation of the Tanzania medical stores department through global fund support: an impact assessment study

Background The Tanzania government sought support from The Global Fund to Fight AIDs, Tuberculosis and Malaria to reform its Medical Stores Department, with the aim of improving performance.The study sought to assess the impact of the reforms and document the lessons learnt.Methods Quantitative and qualitative research methods were applied to asses

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