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A feasibility hybrid II randomised controlled trial of volunteer ‘Health Champions’ supporting people with serious mental illness manage their physical health: study protocol
No full textBackground People with serious mental illnesses (SMI) such as schizophrenia often also have physical health illnesses and interventions are needed to address the resultant multimorbidity and reduced life expectancy. Research has shown that volunteers can support people with SMI. This protocol describes a feasibility randomised controlled trial (RCT) of a novel intervention involving volunteer ‘Health Champions’ supporting people with SMI to manage and improve their physical health. Methods This is a feasibility hybrid II randomised effectiveness-implementation controlled trial. The intervention involves training volunteers to be ‘Health Champions’ to support individual people with SMI using mental health services. This face-to-face or remote support will take place weekly and last for up to 9 months following initial introduction. This study will recruit 120 participants to compare Health Champions to treatment as usual for people with SMI using secondary community mental health services in South London, UK. We will measure the clinical and cost effectiveness including quality of life. We will measure the implementation outcomes of acceptability, feasibility, appropriateness, fidelity, barriers and enablers, unintended consequences, adoption and sustainability. Discussion There is a need for interventions to support people with SMI with their physical health. If this feasibility trial is successful, a definitive trial will follow to fully evaluate the clinical, cost and implementation effectiveness of Health Champions supporting people with SMI
Sophocles And Shakespeare: A Comparative Study Of Classical And Elizabethan Tragedies
No full textThe dramatic arts, has through the years, produced notable practitioners in the various ages. A great many of these practitioners have creatively churned out works that have not only highlighted the peculiarities of their periods of dramatic history, but have also outlined the time confines of their ages, and the relevance of their works have defied geographical boundaries. Such works continue to have profound influence even on the 21st century socio-political and economic scenes, and are subjects of discourses to this day. Two of such practitioners have been Sophocles, (496 – 406 B.C.), whose works, constitute an epitome of the classical tradition, and William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616), a veritable exponent of Elizabethan drama, and ‘probably the greatest dramatist of all’. (Brocket: 1978:164) This essay is a comparative study of the works of Sophocles and tragic classism as well as Shakespeare and Elizabethan tragedy, with illustration principally from Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus, and Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and Macbeth.
Sophocles and Shakespeare: A Comparative Study of Classical and Elizabethan Tragedies
No full textThe dramatic arts, has through the years, produced notable practitioners in the various ages. A great many of these practitioners have creatively churned out works that have not only highlighted the peculiarities of their periods of dramatic history, but have also outlined the time confines of their ages, and the relevance of their works have defied geographical boundaries. Such works continue to have profound influence even on the 21st century socio-political and economic scenes, and are subjects of discourses to this day. Two of such practitioners have been Sophocles, (496 – 406 B.C.), whose works, constitute an epitome of the classical tradition, and William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616), a veritable exponent of Elizabethan drama, and ‘probably the greatest dramatist of all’. (Brocket: 1978:164) This essay is a comparative study of the works of Sophocles and tragic classism as well as Shakespeare and Elizabethan tragedy, with illustration principally from Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus, and Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and Macbeth
Assessing Flora Bio-Diversity in Water Shed Environment and A Forest Environment: A Comparative Analysis of Ikot Uso Akpan Wildlife Sanctuary in Itu L.G.A. And Ayan Nsit Sacred Forest in Nsit Ibom L.G.A. Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
No full textAim Flora diversity in a watershed environment is dynamic and flora diversity in a forested environment is also dynamic. This study considers the dynamic nature of flora composition in both environments accounting for its diversity and similarity. Location The study areas were two sampled sites from a common ecological zone; Ikot Uso Akpan wildlife sanctuary and Ayan Nsit Sacred Forest all in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Taxons The paper considered mostly species of the Aracaceadeas and other floral population within the sampled points Methods Both sites were sampled using systematic sampling methods using quadrats laid at 10m x10m on transects with 100 meters dimension. Results The study showed a high diversity index of 0.93 for the forested site and 0.92 for the water shed site. The reciprocal indexes were 1.07 and 1.09 respectively. Also the study determined the level of species overlap in both sites both this gave a negative value of 0.14 indicating no overlap. However, species of the Aracaceae family proved to be the richest with 51.82% and 29.69% of the total population. Main Conclusion The study revealed that species ecological importance value as exhibited by different population structure between the two points studied show a clear variation in the population structure of plants though they have same ecological characteristics. Keywords: Diversity, Dynamics, Forest, Variation, Watershed, Wildlif
TRADE BALANCE, EXCHANGE RATE MOVEMENTS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA: A DISAGGREGATED APPROACH
No full textThe influence of trade balance and exchange rate movement on economic growth in Nigeria, as well as the determinants of the exchange rate, is examined in this study for the period 1981 to 2020. The study follows the autoregressive distributed lag approach to estimate the four models specified in the study. In Model I, total trade is observed to have a positive and significant effect on economic growth, while the exchange rate exerts a negative and significant effect. A unit percent increase in total trade balance leads to a 0.0039% increase in economic growth, while a unit percent increase in exchange rate leads to a 0.0510% decrease in economic growth. In the second model, both oil trade balance and exchange rate exert a negative and significant effect on economic growth. A unit percent increase in oil trade balance and exchange rate leads to a 0.0113% and 0.0758% decrease in economic growth, respectively. In the third model, the non-oil trade balance exerts a negative and significant effect on economic growth, while the exchange rate exerts a negative but insignificant effect on economic growth. Finally, Model IV, which captures the determinants of the exchange rate in Nigeria, reveals that economic growth, external reserves, inflation, and total trade balance are the major drivers of the exchange rate in Nigeria since they exert a significant effect. It follows from the findings that stimulating domestic production to boost non-oil exports will help to ensure exchange rate stability that will promote growth within the Nigerian economy
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