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The Clinical Pattern Of Her-2/Neu Oncogene Overexpressing Breast Cancer In Pakistani Patients At Initial Presentation: An Analysis Of Her-2/Neu Positive Versus Negative Disease--A Preliminary Report, T Siddiqui, S Khan, N Kayani, A Salam, S Kiran, S M. Jilani

Section of Internal Medicine

Background: HER 2/new oncogene is an important prognostic marker in Breast Cancer and has implications in therapy planning.Objective: To describe the clinical features of HER 2/new positive and negative Breast Cancer in the Pakistani patient population and note clinical differences between the two groups if any.Design: A retrospective analysis of Breast Cancer cases at the Aga Khan University, Hospital.METHOD: Immunochemical staining on formation fixed paraffin embedded tissue using oxidase antiperoxidase method. A total of 152 Breast cancer tissue samples were tested for HER-2/neu gene presence. Of these 43 (39%) samples tested positive and 109 (61%) tested negative. A comparison of …

The Believability Of Hearsay Testimony Involving Child Witnesses: Effects Of Age And Format, Beverly J. Smith

Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

Open court testimony poses difficulty for child witnesses required to face the defendant. Certain laws allow hearsay testimony to replace the alleged child victim's testimony. This study examines the relationship of the child's age to the relative believability of three hearsay testimony fonnats in a 2 (child witnesses: one 4-year-old and one 8-year-old) x 3 (hearsay conditions: interview of child, interviewer testimony in "gist" or summary form, or interviewer testimony in detailed, "verbatim" fonn) design. Transcripts were based on actual child sexual abuse interviews ( one 4 and one 8-year-old female) obtained for prior research with permission from Child Protective …

Dermatoglyphic Analysis Of Male Criminals, Jeremy Matyas

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between genetics and criminal behavior. Using specific dermatoglyphic features of 100 Caucasian male criminals, comparisons were made to a comparable control group of noncriminals. Dermatoglyphics are known to be, in part, genetically determined. Differences between the non-criminal and criminal samples would support the belief that certain criminal behaviors are genetically determined.

Statistical tests were performed on the dermatoglyphic pattern types and ridge counts of the criminal and non-criminal samples. There were three tests of the total ridge counts (TRC) that were found to be statistically significant. The principal difference was …

Unofficial Grapevine, December 1999, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg.

Unofficial Grapevine

The December 1999 issue of the Unofficial Grapevine. Improperly labeled as Vol. 6, No. 11. This issue should be Vol. 6, No. 12.

Update - December 1999, Loma Linda University Center For Christian Bioethics

Update

In this issue:

-- John and Alice Wong establish bioethics endowment
-- Richard Rice receives Templeton Award
-- "Humans" and "Persons" in Christian Bioethics (Commentary)
-- Mechanically Restraining the Ill and Elderly: Ethical Problems and Proposals
-- Clinical Ethics Consultation
-- Learn to minister in the clinical setting

Dentalgram - Vol. 13, No. 12, Loma Linda University School Of Dentistry

Dentalgram

In this issue:

• Alumni phonathon
• Admissions officers crisscross country
• ASDA exhibition
• Departmental news
• Gallery: student lab

Vol. 10, No. 04 (December 1999)

Res Ipsa Loquitur

No abstract provided.

Editor's Note, Meggan L. Frye

Federal Communications Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Financing Telecommunications Projects In Asia: A Promising Regulatory Perspective, Rachelle B. Chong, Wendy Chow

Federal Communications Law Journal

Asia's telecommunications market has long been viewed as lucrative and fast growing. As the benefits of a competitive telecommunications market become apparent, many Asian governments recognize that global corporations require, and in fact demand, state-of-the-art telecommunications infrastructure. After several years of strong growth, however, the severe economic crisis that affected all industry segments in Asia caused investors to pause and reevaluate the risks involved in financing infrastructure projects. Despite the recent Asian economic crisis, the overall picture for Asian telecommunications infrastructure projects remains promising. Asian governments continue to liberalize their regulatory schemes, thus reducing regulatory and political risks to investors. …

Privatization And The Freedom Of Information Act: An Analysis Of Public Access To Private Entities Under Federal Law, Craig D. Feiser

Federal Communications Law Journal

Congress drafted the Freedom of Information Act to ensure that the public would always be able to keep track of the events happening behind governmental agency doors. In an age of privatization of governmental services in the name of efficiency, the Act needs to be adapted to ensure that its original purpose remains sound. Thus far, courts have not kept pace with this purpose by interpreting agency and agency record under the Act too narrowly. This may very well result in government secrecy as services are farmed out to entities not covered under the Act. This Article analyzes the various …

Cable Internet Unbundling: Local Leadership In The Deployment High Speed Access, Marcus Maher

Federal Communications Law Journal

With the pending merger of TCI and AT&T and their promise of "one-stop" television, Internet, and telephone service, the cable Internet issues move to the forefront. The desire of traditional Internet Service Providers to gain access to new high-speed technologies for Internet access led to requests for unbundling or open access to cable systems. Despite the heated debate on the need for unbundling that has occurred at the federal level, local authorities have taken the lead in requiring open access to cable for competing ISPs. General anticompetitive concerns with cable Internet dominated by the cable company could be alleviated in …

Unity, Sovereignty, And The Interstate Recognition Of Marriage, Mark Strasser

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.

Artimis Telephone Travel Information Service: Overall Public Awareness, Lisa Aultman-Hall

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

This report summarizes the results of a random telephone survey of households in the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky Area. The objective was to determine awareness of the traffic management center and its telephone travel information service. A secondary objective was to determine the public's preference for dialing and recalling phone numbers for travel information. The survey found that 39% were aware of a traffic management center while 55% were aware of a telephone traffic information service. Awareness varied by work location, household characteristics and personal attributes. Some households that could potentially benefit from the service were unaware of its …

Traffic Safety Issues Opinion Survey, Kenneth R. Agent, Jerry G. Pigman

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

In recent years there have been several laws both proposed and enacted in the Kentucky legislature which have dealt with various traffic safety issues. There has been discussion of various types of legislation which may be proposed in the 2000 Kentucky legislature. As a means of determining public opinion on specific traffic safety issues, a public opinion survey was conducted.

Reexamining The Role Of Illinois Brick In Modern Antitrust Standing Analysis, Jeffrey L. Harrison

UF Law Faculty Publications

This Article argues that it is time for either the Court or Congress to reexamine Illinois Brick for the purpose of reconciling it with more general principles of antitrust standing. The overall goals of such an endeavor would be to ensure consistent treatment of similarly situated potential plaintiffs and to rationalize private antitrust enforcement.

Applications And Algorithms For Least Trimmed Sum Of Absolute Deviations Regression, Douglas M. Hawkins, David Olive

Articles and Preprints

High breakdown estimation (HBE) addresses the problem of getting reliable parameter estimates in the face of outliers that may be numerous and badly placed. In multiple regression, the standard HBE's have been those defined by the least median of squares (LMS) and the least trimmed squares (LTS) criteria. Both criteria lead to a partitioning of the data set's n cases into two “halves” – the covered “half” of cases are accommodated by the fit, while the uncovered “half”, which is intended to include any outliers, are ignored. In LMS, the criterion is the Chebyshev norm of the residuals of the …

Southeast South Dakota Experiment Farm Annual Progress Report, 1999, Agricultural Experiment Station

Agricultural Experiment Station and Research Farm Annual Reports

Crop production was moderate to poor this season. Our climate was mild in terms of temperatures but precipitation was quite erratic. In fact the growing season was both extremely wet and dry. During the first half of the growing season we received 5 inches of rain above normal, and the last half was 4.5 inches below normal. Some fields in our area were too wet to plant or drowned out after planting. Strong wind and hail caused moderate to severe crop damage on July 2. Our last significant precipitation occurred on July 20. After that the rains stopped completely and …

Central Crops And Soils Research Station Highmore, South Dakota: Annual Progress Report, 1999, Agricultural

Agricultural Experiment Station and Research Farm Annual Reports

This document highlights 15 crop and soils research and demonstration projects conducted at the SDSU Central Crops and Soils Research Station at Highmore in 1999. It is published by the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and the Plant Science Department. Reports in this document include information on: 100 years of research at Highmore Research Station, temperature and precipitation data, winter wheat breeding, cereal aphid control in winter wheat, oat research, crop performance results, soybean yields, weed control research.

Oddzon Products And Derivation Of Invention: At Odds With The Purpose Of Section 102(F) Of The Patent Act Of 1952?, Brian P. Murphy

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Lumberjack, December 01, 1999

Cal Poly Humboldt's Student Newspaper

The student newspaper of Humboldt State University.

Where Are We Headed With Mandatory Arbitration Of Statutory Claims In Employment?, Harry T. Edwards

Georgia State University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Book Review: The Culture Of Fear, Charles F. Angell

Bridgewater Review

Book Review of:

• Barry Glassner, The Culture of Fear

Evolution And Functions Of Central Banks, S. Ibi Ajayi

Economic and Financial Review

The aim of this paper is to provide a background for much of the details that is going to be presented in other sections of this policy seminar. discusses the evolution of central banks in a number of countries around the world including a discussion of central banks in a number of countries around the world including a discussion of central banking in Nigeria and some other relevant issues about the Central Banks

Proceedings Of The Eightieth Annual Meeting, John A. Smallwood

Wilson Bulletin

No abstract provided.

Job Outlook Remains Bright For Graduates With Technical Degrees, Salary Projections Increase For Other Fields As Well

News Releases

News release announces that UD students graduating this month with degrees in technical fields are the most heavily recruited students on campus.

Sfra Review, December 1999, Science Fiction Research Association

SFRA Newsletter (Science Fiction Research Association)

The December 1999 issue of the SFRA Review.

Oncolog, Volume 44, Number 12, December 1999, Margaret E. Goode, Dawn Chalaire, John Mendelsohn Md

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues) Archives

• Collaboration Between Scientists, Clinicians Moves Apoptosis Studies Forward
• Answering the Who, What, and How of Medical Physics
• USHERING IN NEW TECHNOLOGIES: Medical Physicists Focus on IMRT, Ultrasound-Guided Brachytherapy
• DiaLog: Building Better Patient Care on the Foundation of Scientific Research, by John Mendelsohn, MD, President, Professor of Clinical Investigation
• House Call: Make Cancer Prevention Part of Your New Year's Resolutions

The Constitutionality Of The Driver’S Privacy Protection Act: A Fork In The Information Access Road, Angela R. Karras

Federal Communications Law Journal

The Driver's Privacy Protection Act, instituted in 1997, regulates the disclosure of personal information in motor vehicle records. New controversy surrounds it today as the U.S. Supreme Court evaluates the arguments presented in November 1999 regarding its constitutionality. A split among circuit courts, coupled with the tremendous growth in technology and subsequent new in-roads for information access, draw increased attention toward the Act. The concern for information access in light of the Act, however, reaches beyond the courts' elucidated concerns about dual sovereignty and the public's right to privacy. This Note argues that there is a forgotten argument: the Act's …

Strike Two: An Analysis Of The Child Online Protection Act’S Constitutional Failures, Heather L. Miller

Federal Communications Law Journal

Congress's first attempt to regulate minors' access to sexually explicit material via the Internet failed. Congress responded with the Child Online Protection Act, which, despite its narrower scope, cannot withstand constitutional scrutiny. This Notes delves into the constitutionality of Congress's second attempt by addressing the difficulty of applying the vague "harmful to minors" definition to the Internet medium and the economic and technological unavailability of the Act's affirmative defenses. This Note concludes with an explanation as to why legislation is an ineffective mechanism to address the problem of minors' access to online pornography.

การศึกษาความชุกของการเกิดภาวะโลหิตจางที่มีผลมาจากภูมิคุ้มกันในสุนัขในประเทศไทย, รสมา ภู่สุนทรธรรม, คณิศักดิ์ อรวะกุล, สุภัทรา ยงศิริ, ศริยา วิโรจน์รัตน์, สุวิชา จุฑาเทพ, ธีวัฒน์ สว่างจันทร์อุทัย

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

ทำการศึกษาความชุกของการเกิดภาวะโลหิตจางที่มีผลมาจากภูมิคุ้มกันในสุนัขในประเทศไทยโดยทำการศึกษาย้อนหลังจากค่าโลหิตวิทยาของสุนัขซึ่งมีประวัติแสดงอาการโลหิตจาง และมีค่าเม็ดเลือดแดงอัดแน่น ต่ำกว่าร้อยละ 29 ที่เข้ามารับการรักษา ณ โรงพยาบาลสัตว์เล็ก คณะสัตวแพทยศาสตร์ จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย คลินิกและโรงพยาบาล สัตว์เอกชน ในระหว่างเดือนมิถุนายน ถึงกันยายน 2541 จำนวน 55 ตัวและทําการศึกษาไปข้างหน้า ในสุนัขที่สงสัย ภาวะโลหิตจางเนื่องจากภูมิคุ้มกันในระหว่างเดือนตุลาคม ถึงธันวาคม 2541 จำนวน 13 ตัว ผลการศึกษาพบว่าความ ชุกของการเกิดภาวะโลหิตจางที่มีผลมาจากภูมิคุ้มกันในสุนัขกลุ่มที่ 1 เท่ากับ 5.45% เนื่องจากตรวจพบเซลล์เม็ดเลือด Spherocyteและพบการจับกลุ่มของเม็ดเลือดแดงในน้ำเกลือ พันธุ์สุนัขที่ตรวจพบว่ามีภาวะโลหิตจางมากที่สุด คือพันธุ์ผสม 70.90% (40/55) โดยมีอัตราส่วนเพศผู้ต่อเพศเมียเท่ากับ 1.6:1 ช่วงอายุที่พบมากในสุนัขกลุ่มนี้คือ ระหว่าง 2-8 ปี พบ 30.19% (17/55) ส่วนในกลุ่มที่ 2 ทำการศึกษาไปข้างหน้า พบว่าความชุกของการเกิดภาวะโลหิต จางที่มีผลมาจากภูมิคุ้มกันในสุนัขที่ให้ผลบวกต่อการทดสอบด้วยวิธีปาเป็น 76.92% (10/13) พันธุ์ที่พบมากที่สุดคือ สุนัขพันธุ์ผสม 50% (5/10) โดยมีอัตราส่วนเพศผู้ต่อเพศเมียเท่ากับ 1.5.1 สำหรับช่วงอายุที่พบมากในสุนัขกลุ่มนี้คือ 2-8 ปี พบ 80% (8/10) อาการทางคลินิกพบว่า สุนัขทั้งหมด ซึม เบื่ออาหาร เยื่อเมือกซีด อาการที่พบบ่อยที่สุด คือ อ่อนแรง 80% (8/10) ภาวะเกล็ดเลือดต่ำ 80% (6/10) อาเจียน 50% (5/10) มีไข้ 40% (4/10) และหายใจเร็ว 40% (4/10) เมื่อนำสุนัขในกลุ่มที่ 2 นี้จำนวน 5 ตัวมาทำการทดสอบด้วยวิธีคูม ได้ผลบวกจำนวน 2 ตัวบ่งชี้ถึงการเกิดภาวะโลหิตจางเนื่องจากภูมิคุ้มกันในสุนัข