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Sexual And Reproductive Decisions And Experiences Of Women Living With Hiv/Aids In Abuja, Nigeria, Stella C. Iwuagwu

Dissertations

Over 60% of those living with HIV/AIDS are women, the majority of them in their sexual and reproductive years (UNAIDS, 2006). With antiretroviral (ARV) drugs, most of them are living longer and healthier to engage in sexual and reproductive activities (WHO, 2006). This study explored the sexual and reproductive decisions and experiences of women living with HIV/AIDS (WLWHA) in Abuja, Nigeria. Only those who became pregnant and had a child after being diagnosed with HIV participated in the study.

The study was an interview based qualitative research. The design of the interview guide was informed by the PEN-3 Model (Airhihenbuwa, …

The Daily Egyptian, September 04, 2009, Daily Egyptian Staff

September 2009

No abstract provided.

The Daily Egyptian, September 03, 2009, Daily Egyptian Staff

September 2009

No abstract provided.

Emerging Issues And Challenges: Natural Hazards, Burrell Montz

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.

Geographic Research In Water Resources:A Vibrant Research Agenda For The Next 20 Years, William James Smith Jr.

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.

Integrating Water-Quality Into A Water Resources Research Agenda, L. Allan James

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.

Water Promises: Much Ado About Nothing - As Profitless As Water In A Sieve?1, Graham A. Tobin

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.

There Are Multiple Contributors To The Verbal Short-Term Memory Deficit In Children With Developmental Reading Disabilities., Michelle Y. Kibby

Publications

Prior research has put forth at least four possible contributors to the verbal short-term memory (VSTM) deficit in children with developmental reading disabilities (RD): poor phonological awareness that affects phonological coding into VSTM, a less effective phonological store, slow articulation rate, and fewer/poorer quality long-term memory (LTM) representations. This project is among the first to test the four suppositions in one study. Participants included 18 children with RD and 18 controls. VSTM was assessed using Baddeley's model of the phonological loop. Findings suggest all four suppositions are correct, depending upon the type of material utilized. Children with RD performed comparably …

Southern Alumni, Siu Alumni Association

SIU Alumni Magazine

No abstract provided.

Medicinal Plants Of Sewa River Catchment Area In The Northwest Himalaya And Its Implication For Conservation, Mahroof Khan, Satish Kumar, Irshad Ahmed Hamal

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

Himalaya is known as an abode of medicinal plants. Climate and topographic diversity of the Sewa catchment area provides a variety of habitats for the luxuriant growth of potential medicinal plant species. Many of these are used by locals in remote and inaccessible areas. Continuous overexploitation, revival of the use of herbal drugs and degradation of the habitats has brought medicinal plants on priority for conservation. Keeping in view these aspects, the medicinal plant wealth of Sewa catchment has been explored and assessed by interaction with the local inhabitants and after surveying the literature. The results have been compiled in …

527 Committees And The Political Party Network, Seth E. Masket, Richard Skinner, David Dulio

Working Papers

We investigate the links between 527s and other political organizations through the employment histories of 527 staff. We find that 527s are highly central to modern political party networks and are in positions to facilitate coordination within a party and to employ key party personnel. Further, we find important differences between the networks charted out by the two major parties. The Republican Party, the majority party during the period under study, had a more hierarchical network than the Democratic Party did.

The Daily Egyptian, August 31, 2009, Daily Egyptian Staff

August 2009

No abstract provided.

The Beltway Network: A Network Analysis Of Lobbyists' Donations To Members Of Congress, Gregory Koger, Jennifer N. Victor

Working Papers

This paper develops a network approach to lobbying. We posit that the building blocks of the lobbying game are relationships, with lobbyists and legislators benefitting from bonds based on familiarity and mutual interest. Using data on contributions from lobbyists to legislators in the 2006 electoral cycle, we identify key dimensions of this network. We find that legislators are more likely to receive donations from the same lobbyists if they are from the same party (in the Senate), state, or committee; if they are both vulnerable in the next election; and the number of common donors increases the more agreement there …

The Daily Egyptian, August 28, 2009, Daily Egyptian Staff

August 2009

No abstract provided.

The Daily Egyptian, August 26, 2009, Daily Egyptian Staff

August 2009

No abstract provided.

The Daily Egyptian, August 25, 2009, Daily Egyptian Staff

August 2009

No abstract provided.

The Daily Egyptian, August 24, 2009, Daily Egyptian Staff

August 2009

No abstract provided.

The Daily Egyptian, August 19, 2009, Daily Egyptian Staff

August 2009

No abstract provided.

The Daily Egyptian, August 06, 2009, Daily Egyptian Staff

August 2009

No abstract provided.

Preliminary Phytochemical And Antimicrobial Properties Of Pueraria Tuberosa (Willd.) Dc: A Potential Medicinal Plant, K. Venkata Ratnam, R. R. Venkata Raju

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

In vitro antimicrobial and chemical properties of petroleum ether, ethyl acetate and ethanol extracts of Pueraria tuberosa were evaluated. Among the test samples ethyl acetate extract showed pronounced antimicrobial activity, while ethanol extract exhibited the least activity and petroleum ether extract failed to inhibit the test pathogens. Preliminary phytochemical analysis of extracts revealed the presence of antimicrobial compounds such as alkaloids, flavonoids, coumarins, volatile oils and glycosides. The phenolic compounds and flavonoids were abundant in ethyl acetate extract when compared to other extracts. The broad spectrum of antimicrobial activity of ethyl acetate extract may be due to the presence of …

Antimicrobial Activity Of Aegle Marmelos Against Pathogenic Organism Compared With Control Drug, D. Venkatesan, M. Karunakaran, S. Selva Kumar, P. T. Palaniswamy, G. Ramesh

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

The aqueous and ethanolic extracts from the leaves of Aegle marmelos traditionally used in Indian system of Medicines were screened against Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis by using disc diffusion test technique. Bacillus subtilis exhibit about 22mm inhibition zone were considered resistant. The zone of inhibition of the extract was compared with the standard antibiotics such as Penicillin. The study suggests that the plant is promising development of phytomedicine for antimicrobial properties.

The Effect Of Bridelia Ferruginea Bark Extracts On Some Pathogenic Micro-Organisms, R. A. Jose, J. Kayode

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

The effects of extracts of Bridelia ferruginea on Bacillus subtilis, Eschericia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Aspergillus niger and Fusarium solani were examined in this study. The results obtained revealed that methanol extract was the most effective on Bacillus substilis and Escherichial coli while ethanol extract was most effective on Staphylococcus aureus. In the fungi isolates the ethanol extracts had the highest % growth inhibition though the values obtained were considerably lower than those of the control experiments in the two fungi species.

Pholidata Articulata Lindl., An Orchid Used In Bone Jointing In Kumaun Region, Western Himalaya, Jeewan Singh Jalal, Lalit M. Tewari, Y. P.S. Pangtey

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

Pholidata articulata Lindl., known locally as ‘Harjojan’ or bone jointer, is distributed commonly in moist ravines and river valleys up to 1600 m in the Kumaun Himalaya. It is an epiphytic or lithophytic plant. The whole plant is used in traditional medicine.

Managing Indigenous Knowledge And Traditional Cultural Expressions: Is Technology The Solution?, Amber T. Burtis

Articles

This paper discusses current issues surrounding the management of indigenous knowledge (IK) and traditional cultural expressions (TCEs) in libraries, archives and other cultural institutions. It addresses the need for: (1) ethical policies for the management of these knowledge systems, (2) critical approaches to the dominant library paradigm of information management, (3) recent efforts by the World Intellectual Property Organization and the American Library Association to craft policy on this topic, and (4) the need for and examples of collaboration with indigenous communities. Implications for social change with the implementation of socially responsible management systems are also considered.

Degrees Of Change: Is There Room For The Foreign Lis Degree In Today's Academic Library?, Megan C. Lotts, Amber T. Burtis, Melissa A. Hubbard

Conference Papers and Presentations

The American Library Association (ALA) accredited Masters in Library Science (MLS) has long been considered the standard terminal degree for most academic librarians. However, there are many relevant degrees offered in foreign countries that are not evaluated by the American Library Association. At Southern Illinois University Carbondale, a task force was formed to investigate whether the library faculty should revise their Operating Paper to allow for foreign library science degrees. Members of the task force researched the nature and quality of foreign library and information science education. They also investigated how other academic libraries handle this question by compiling data …

Antimicrobial Activity Of Amomum Subulatum And Elettaria Cardamomum Against Dental Caries Causing Microorganisms, K. R. Aneja, Radhika Joshi

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

The in vitro antimicrobial activity of Amomum subulatum and Elettaria cardamomum fruit extracts were studied against Streptococcus mutans, Staphylococcus aureus, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Candida albicans and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The acetone, ethanol and methanol extracts of the selected plants exhibited antimicrobial activity against all tested microorganism except L. acidophilus. The most susceptible microorganism was S.aureus followed by S.mutans, S.cerevisiae and C.albicans in case of Amomum subulatum while in the case of Elettaria cardamomum; S.aureus was followed by C.albicans, S. cerevisiae and S.mutans. The largest mean zone of inhibition was obtained with the ethanolic extract of A. subulatum and acetonic extract of E.cardamomum …

Antimicrobial Activity Of Carica Papaya (Pawpaw Leaf) On Some Pathogenic Organisms Of Clinical Origin From South-Western Nigeria, I. I. Anibijuwon, A. O. Udeze

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

The bioactive compound of leaf and root extracts of Carica papaya was extracted, using water and organic solvents, and were investigated for antibacterial activity against some human pathogenic bacteria using the agar diffusion method. The aqueous extracts of the root extracts did not show significant activity, but the organic extracts had significant activity with the methanol extracts demonstrating the highest activity against the test bacteria. The root extracts demonstrated higher activities against all the gram-positive bacteria than the gram-negative bacteria tested, with the highest activity (14 mm zone of inhibition) demonstrated against Pseudomonas aeruginosa while the aqueous leaf extract showed …

In-Vitro Evaluation Of Anti-Bacterial And Anti-Fungal Activity Of Vitex Nigundo (Verbenaceae), P. B. Aswar, S. S. Khadabadi, B. S. Kuchekar, R. M. Rajurkar, S. S. Saboo, R. D. Javarkar

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

Vitex negundo belongs to the family Verbenaceae. It is a large aromatic shrub distributed throughout the greater part of India up to an altitude of 1500 m in the outer Himalayas. It is widely planted as a hedge plant along the roads and between the roads. Traditionally it is having the flok claims like useful in treatment of rheumatism, insecticidal, antimicrobial, anticancer, tranquillizer, tonic, febrifuge, expectorant and diuretic properties. In the present study an attempt had been made to evaluate comparative antibacterial and antifungal principles from Vitex nigundo with some therapeutically used antibiotics. Different extracts of Vitex negundo leaves were …

Evaluation Of Cytotoxic Potential Of Acorus Calamus Rhizome, V Rajkumar, Guha Gunjan, R Ashok Kumar, Mathew Lazar

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

The present work evaluated the cytotoxicity of methanolic and aqueous extracts of rhizome of Acorus calamus Linn. which is a well known medicinal plant used in traditional treatment. Both extracts were found to be cytotoxic as determined by Allium cepa root tip assay and XTT assay in MDA-MB-435S and Hep3B cell lines. Results of the study indicate that the plant possesses antitumor properties and may serve as a potential source for investigation and development of anticancer drugs.

Explaining Facebook Support In The 2008 Congressional Election Cycle, Christine B. Williams, Girsh J. "Jeff" Gulati

Working Papers

This study investigates what explains the level of support candidates generate on Facebook and what strategic assessments campaigns are making about this community of (potential) supporters. Based on data collected about 814 major party candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2008, it appears that the Facebook community responds to the same array of factors in the larger political environment as the general public when registering its collective judgments about candidate viability through Facebook support. Results of the multiple regression analyses show that the amount of campaign contributions raised is the most important variable explaining Facebook support, especially for …