International Journal of Sustainable Development Research

Volume 3, Issue 5, September 2017

  • Depression of Older Persons in Rural Bangladesh

    Mohammad A bbas Uddin

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 5, September 2017
    Pages: 47-49
    Received: Aug. 27, 2017
    Accepted: Sep. 12, 2017
    Published: Oct. 28, 2017
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    Abstract: The proportion of older persons in Bangladesh is gradually increasing due to declining mortality rates and increased life expectancy. Bangladesh faces significant challenges around older persons’ health and well-being. The aim of this study was to assess older persons’ depression in two southern districts of Bangladesh and the relationship between ... Show More
  • Characterization of Household Solid Wastes in the Niger Delta: A Case Study of 100-Domestic Units in Yenagoa Metropolis, Nigeria

    Tariwari Chidi Angaye, Chidinma Daokoru-Olukole, Jasper Freeborn Nestor Abowei

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 5, September 2017
    Pages: 50-53
    Received: Sep. 22, 2017
    Accepted: Oct. 10, 2017
    Published: Nov. 10, 2017
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    Abstract: Household solid waste (HSW) stream is becoming problematic due to the threat they posed to the environment and public health. Application of inefficient and insufficient management strategies results in unsegregated HSW which are burnt, or left to undergo biological or physicochemical transformation which affects the atmospheric ambient air quality... Show More