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Commonwealth Times 1998-01-26

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

Vol. 14, No. 03 (January 26, 1998)

Indiana Law Annotated

No abstract provided.

Spartan Daily, January 21, 1998, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 110, Issue 1

What's Happening: January 21, 1998, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

Columbia Chronicle (01/20/1998), Columbia College Chicago

Columbia Chronicle

Student newspaper from January 20, 1998 entitled The Chronicle of Columbia College Chicago. This issue is 20 pages and is listed as Volume XXXI, Number 14. Cover story: "Faculty voice concerns over school facilities" Editor in Chief: Merma Ayi

The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University

The Inkwell

No abstract provided.

Timetable Of Classes, Spring 1998 (Updated), University Of Alabama In Huntsville

Course Schedules

No abstract provided.

The Evolution Of Primate Malaria Parasites Based On The Gene Encoding Cytochrome B From The Linear Mitochondrial Genome, Ananias A. Escalante, Denise E. Freeland, William E. Collins, Altaf A. Lal

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Library Materials

We report a phylogenetic analysis of primate malaria parasites based on the gene encoding the cytochrome b protein from the mitochondrial genome. We have studied 17 species of Plasmodium, including 14 parasitic in primates. In our analysis, four species were used for rooting the Plasmodium phylogenetic tree: two from closely related genera (Hepatocystis sp. and Haemoproteus columbae) and two other Apicomplexa (Toxoplasma gondii and Theileria parva). We found that primate malaria parasites form a monophyletic group, with the only exception being the Plasmodium falciparum–Plasmodium reichenowi lineage. Phylogenetic analyses that include two species …

Rumney, New Hampshire Annual Report Of The Town Officers For The Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 1997, 1998 Town Meeting., Rumney Town Representatives

Rumney, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Cvm Annual Report 1998, College Of Veterinary Medicine, University Of The Philippines Los Baños

CVM Reports

No abstract provided.

Clinical Utility Of Ca125 Levels In Predicting Laparoscopically Confirmed Salpingitis In Patients With Clinically Diagnosed Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, E. Moore, D. E. Soper

Obstetrics and Gynecology Publications

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the utility of serum CA125 determinations in diagnosing acute salpingitis.

Methods: CA125 levels were determined for 34 women with the clinical diagnosis of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). Acute salpingitis was confirmed laparoscopically in 28 women (82.3%).

Results: Twenty patients (71.4%) with laparoscopically confirmed acute salpingitis had CA125 levels greater than 7.5 units, compared with no patients (0/6) with laparoscopically normal tubes (P = 0.002). The degree of elevation of CA125 levels correlated with the severity of tubal inflammation noted at laparoscopy. All patients with levels above 16 units had laparoscopically severe …

An Analysis Of The North American Agreement On Environmental Cooperation, Aimee L. Weiss

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Nogales, Mexico is a city along the United States and Mexico border that is often referred to as "Paradise Lost

Urine Specimens From Pregnant And Nonpregnant Women Inhibitory To Amplification Of Chlamydia Trachomatis Nucleic Acid By Pcr, Ligase Chain Reaction, And Transcription-Mediated Amplification: Identification Of Urinary Substances Associated With Inhibition And Removal Of Inhibitory Activity, James Mahoney, Sylvia Chong, Dan Jang, Kathy Luinstra, M. Faught, Dawn M. Guthrie, John W. Sellors, Max A. Chernesky

Health Sciences Faculty Publications

The presence of endogenous amplification inhibitors in urine may produce false-negative results for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis nucleic acids by tests such as PCR, ligase chain reaction (LCR), and transcription-mediated amplification (TMA). Consecutive urine specimens from 101 pregnant women and 287 nonpregnant women submitted for urinalysis were processed for C. trachomatis detection. Aliquots were spiked with the equivalent of one C. trachomatis elementary body and were tested by three commercial assays: AMPLICOR CT/NG, Chlamydia LCX, and Chlamydia TMA. The prevalence of inhibitors resulting in complete inhibition of amplification was 4.9% for PCR, 2.6% for LCR, and 7.5% for TMA. …

Sayre: Undergraduate Catalog 1998-2001, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Undergraduate Catalogs

This catalog describes courses offered at Southwestern Oklahoma State University at Sayre, Oklahoma during the 1998-2001 academic year.

Atovaquone Compared With Dapsone For The Prevention Of Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia In Patients With Hiv Infection Who Cannot Tolerate Trimethoprim, Sulfonamides, Or Both, Wafaa M. El-Sadr , M.D., M.P.H., Robert L. Murphy , M.D., Teresa Mccabe Yurik , M.S., Roberta Luskin-Hawk , M.D., Tony W. Cheung , M.D., Henry H. Balfour , Jr., M.D., Robert Eng , M.D., Thomas M. Hooton , M.D., Thomas M. Kerkering , M.D., Malte Schutz , M.D., Charles Van Der Horst , M.D., Richard Hafner , M.D.

Internal Medicine Publications

BACKGROUND

Although trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole is the drug of choice for the prevention of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, many patients cannot tolerate it and must switch to an alternative agent.

METHODS

We conducted a multicenter, open-label, randomized trial comparing daily atovaquone (1500-mg suspension) with daily dapsone (100 mg) for the prevention of P. carinii pneumonia among patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus who could not tolerate trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole. The median follow-up period was 27 months.

RESULTS

Of 1057 patients enrolled, 298 had a history of P. carinii pneumonia.P. cariniipneumonia developed in 122 of 536 patients assigned to atovaquone (15.7 cases per …

Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibodies Block Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection Of Dendritic Cells And Transmission To T Cells, Sarah Frankel, Ralph M. Steinman, Nelson L. Michael

Publications

Prevention of the initial infection of mucosal dendritic cells (DC) and interruption of the subsequent transmission of HIV-1 from DC to T cells are likely to be important attributes of an effective human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) vaccine. While anti-HIV-1 neutralizing antibodies have been difficult to elicit by immunization, there are several human monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) that effectively neutralize virus infection of activated T cells. We investigated the ability of three well-characterized neutralizing MAbs (IgG1b12, 2F5, and 2G12) to block HIV-1 infection of human DC. DC were generated from CD14⁺ blood cells or obtained from cadaveric human skin. …

A Content Analysis Of Televised Health News Coverage Within The Huntington, West Virginia Designated Market Area, Leigh Suzanne Hall

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Local media should carefully consider whether or not their health information coverage provides current and useful information to people living within their viewing area. Media play an important role in providing Americans with pertinent health information. As Greenberg and Wartenber (1990) suggest, “American people receive two-thirds more cancer prevention information from television than from their physicians.” Therefore, local television media should make a conscious effort to educate themselves about which health diseases and problems most affect people within their viewing area. For example, people living in Appalachia experience health conditions that are not consistent with those experienced in every region …

Free Lunch Or Cheap Fix?: The Emissions Trading Idea And The Climate Change Convention, David M. Driesen

College of Law - Faculty Scholarship

Emissions trading has become a key component of U.S. environmental legal regimes. The U.S. has successfully lobbied to make international environmental benefit trading, an expanded form of emissions trading, a part of international efforts to address the threat of global climate change through the Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol to that Convention. Legal scholars have lauded emissions trading as a "free lunch" that will encourage innovation, enhance democratic accountability, and reduce the cost of environmental cleanup. This article argues that emissions trading functions as a cheap fix, reducing short-term costs while tending to lessen innovation and …

Tissue Engineering: At The Interface Between Engineering, Biology And Medicine, Brenda Ogle, Priti Gairola, Jodi Balik, Daniel L. Mooradian

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Bacterial Analysis Of Refrigerated Human Milk Following Infant Feeding, Rachel Renee Brusseau

CUP Undergraduate Research

The number of infants who are breastfed is on the rise, as is the number of women in the workforce. Many women who choose breastfeeding after returning to work, express milk during the day and store this milk for a future feeding. When infants do not finish a bottle of expressed breastmilk, doctors recommend unfinished portions be thrown away. This study examined bacterial levels in expressed, partially consumed breastmilk that was stored for 48 hours at 4-6° C. A portion of unconsumed milk was examined as a control. Samples were taken every 12 hours for bacterial analysis. Tests were performed …

The Effects Of Intestinal Microbes On Nestling Tree Swallow (Tachycineta Bicolor) Growth And Development, Natasha Brock

McNair Scholars Journal

Subclinical doses of broad-spectrum antibiotics (BactrimTM and ClavamoxTM) were given to half of the nestlings in tree swallow broods as the other half received a placebo. There were no differences in the microbial communities between the treated and untreated birds onND5or on ND19. Physical measures on ND19 showed that treated nestlings had significantly smaller tarsi and larger mass.

Managing The Iatrogenic Risks Of Risk Management, Jonathan Baert Wiener

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Analogizing to concerns that led the practice of medicine to shift from a specialist to a team-based approach, Dr. Wiener suggests that public and environmental health objectives would be better served if, e.g., regulatory jurisdiction were less atomized.

Gp120 Envelope Glycoproteins Of Human Immunodeficiency Viruses Competitively Antagonize Signaling By Coreceptors Cxcr4 And Ccr5, Navid Madani, Susan L. Kozak, Michael Kavanaugh, David Kabat

Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty Publications

Signal transductions by the dual-function CXCR4 and CCR5 chemokine receptors/HIV type 1 (HIV-1) coreceptors were electrophysiologically monitored in Xenopus laevis oocytes that also coexpressed the viral receptor CD4 and a G protein-coupled inward-rectifying K⁺ channel (Kir 3.1). Large Kir 3.1-dependent currents generated in response to the corresponding chemokines (SDF-1α for CXCR4 and MIP-1α; MIP-1β and RANTES for CCR5) were blocked by pertussis toxin, suggesting involvement of inhibitory guanine nucleotide-binding proteins. Prolonged exposures to chemokines caused substantial but incomplete desensitization of responses with time constants of 5–7 min and recovery time constants of 12–19 min. CXCR4 and CCR5 exhibited heterologous …

Occurrence Of Male-Specific Bacteriophage In Feral And Domestic Animal Wastes, Human Feces, And Human-Associated Wastewaters, Kevin R. Calci, William Burkhardt Iii, William D. Watkins, Scott R. Rippey

Past Departments Faculty Publications (CELS)

Male-specific bacteriophage (MSB) densities were determined in animal and human fecal wastes to assess their potential impact on aquatic environments. Fecal samples (1,031) from cattle, chickens, dairy cows, dogs, ducks, geese, goats, hogs, horses, seagulls, sheep, and humans as well as 64 sewerage samples were examined for MSB. All animal species were found to harbor MSB, although the great majority excreted these viruses at very low levels. The results from this study demonstrate that in areas affected by both human and animal wastes, wastewater treatment plants are the principal contributors of MSB to fresh, estuarine, and marine waters.

Nested Pcr Assay For Detection Of Granulocytic Ehrlichiae, Robert F. Massung, Kim Slater, Jessica H. Owens, William L. Nicholson, Thomas N. Mather, Victoria B. Solberg, James G. Olson

Past Departments Faculty Publications (CELS)

A sensitive and specific nested PCR assay was developed for the detection of granulocytic ehrlichiae. The assay amplifies the 16S rRNA gene and was used to examine acute-phase EDTA blood and serum samples obtained from seven humans with clinical presentations compatible with human granulocytic ehrlichiosis. Five of the seven suspected cases were positive by the PCR assay using DNA extracted from whole blood as the template, compared with a serologic assay that identified only one positive sample. The PCR assay using DNA extracted from the corresponding serum samples as the template identified three positive samples. The sensitivity of the assay …

Pacific Review Winter 1998, Pacific Alumni Association

Pacific Magazine and Pacific Review

No abstract provided.

College Of Osteopathic Medicine-For The 1998 Entering Class, Nova Southeastern University

Health Professions Divisions Course Catalogs and Course Descriptions

No abstract provided.

Warning: The Imported Food You Are About To Consume May (Or May Not) Be Harmful To Your Health, James Robert Burke

Journal of Contemporary Health Law & Policy (1985-2015)

No abstract provided.

The Tuberculosis Crisis: The Deadly Consequence Of Immigration Policies And Welfare Reform, Kimberly A. Johns, Christos Varkoutas

Journal of Contemporary Health Law & Policy (1985-2015)

No abstract provided.

Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells: My Body Makes Them, But Do I Get To Keep Them? Analysis Of The Fda Proposed Regulations And The Impact On Individual Constitutional Property Rights, Jodi K. Fredrickson

Journal of Contemporary Health Law & Policy (1985-2015)

No abstract provided.