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Use Of Nucleic Acid Testing For Blood Donor Screening Of Human Immunodeficiency Virus And Hepatitis C Virus In The Saudi Population, Javed Akhter, George T. Roberts, Angela Perry, Julie S. Gaucher, Peter A. Howman Dec 2001

Use Of Nucleic Acid Testing For Blood Donor Screening Of Human Immunodeficiency Virus And Hepatitis C Virus In The Saudi Population, Javed Akhter, George T. Roberts, Angela Perry, Julie S. Gaucher, Peter A. Howman

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To determine the risk of transfusion associated infection for human immunodeficiency virus and Hepatitis C virus using nucleic acid testing. METHODS: During March 1998, 400 donor blood samples from the Saudi population that were negative by serology were further tested for human immunodeficiency virus 1 and 2 and Hepatitis C virus using nucleic acid testing. RESULTS: A total of 400 were tested by nucleic acid testing, 381 of these were negative, 4 were indeterminate but were found to be negative on repeat testing and one seronegative sample was found to be positive for Hepatitis C virus. CONCLUSION: Due to …

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Acute Splenic Sequestration Crisis In Children With Sickle Cell Disease, Zakaria M. Al-Hawsawi, Ghousia A. Ismail Dec 2001

Acute Splenic Sequestration Crisis In Children With Sickle Cell Disease, Zakaria M. Al-Hawsawi, Ghousia A. Ismail

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to demonstrate the clinical experience with acute splenic sequestration crisis in children with sickle cell disease, followed in Madina Maternity & Children9s Hospital, Madina Al-Munawara, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. METHODS: A retrospective review of hospital case notes of all children with acute splenic sequestration in sickle cell disease, was carried out in the Pediatric Hematology unit at Madina Maternity & Children9s Hospital between 1993 through to 2000. RESULTS: One hundred and twenty children with sickle cell disease were registered and followed in Madina Maternity & Children9s Hospital. Out of these, 8 had acute …

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The Protective Effect Of Garlic Oil On Hepatotoxicity Induced By Acetaminophen In Mice And Comparison With N-Acetylcysteine, Heybatuallah Kalantari, Majeed Salehi Dec 2001

The Protective Effect Of Garlic Oil On Hepatotoxicity Induced By Acetaminophen In Mice And Comparison With N-Acetylcysteine, Heybatuallah Kalantari, Majeed Salehi

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: The aim and purpose of this study was to find out the protective effect of garlic oil in liver toxicity induced by acetaminophen overdose and the comparison of its effect with N-acetylcysteine in albino male mice (18-22g). METHODS: This study was undertaken during the period from January 1999 through to August 2000, at the School of Pharmacy, Ahwaz University of Medical Sciences, Ahwaz, Iran. All animals were fasted over night and were divided into 8 groups. Each group consisted of 10 mice. Garlic oil was administered intraperitoneally in doses of 100mg/kg, 200mg/kg and 500mg/kg. Immediately after this, a toxic …

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Profile Of Smoking Amongst Health Staff In A Primary Care Unit At A General Hospital In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Saima Siddiqui, Danny O. Ogbeide Dec 2001

Profile Of Smoking Amongst Health Staff In A Primary Care Unit At A General Hospital In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Saima Siddiqui, Danny O. Ogbeide

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: Smoking is a major health problem among healthcare personnel as in other parts of the community. The objective of this study was to find out the prevalence of smoking along with influencing factors related to smoking among our staff in Alkharj Military Hospital. METHODS: A self-administered questionnaire study. EPI-INFO statistical package was used for statistical analysis by calculating x2 and p value

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Empirical Treatment Of Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infection By Community Pharmacist In The Eastern Province Of Saudi Arabia, Mastour S. Al-Ghamdi Dec 2001

Empirical Treatment Of Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infection By Community Pharmacist In The Eastern Province Of Saudi Arabia, Mastour S. Al-Ghamdi

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: It is a well known phenomenon in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that prescription drugs are dispensed over the counter in the community pharmacies. The aim of this study is to document the attitude of community pharmacists to fulfill the concept of pharmaceutical care and to evaluate how they manage a case of acute uncomplicated lower urinary tract infection. METHODS: Eighty-eight community pharmacists in the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia were presented with a patient claiming urinary tract infection and seeking medical treatment. RESULTS: Only one attendant pharmacist refused to dispense medications without prescription. Fifteen others (17%) dispensed urinary …

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Prevention Of Postpartum Hemorrhage, Safety And Efficacy, Adnan A. Abu-Omar Dec 2001

Prevention Of Postpartum Hemorrhage, Safety And Efficacy, Adnan A. Abu-Omar

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: This study was carried out to describe the safety and efficacy of intramuscular syntometrine (oxytocin plus ergometrine) compared to intravenous oxytocin for prevention of postpartum hemorrhage, and the difference between administration at the end of the 2nd stage of labor compared with that after delivery of the placenta. METHODS: A prospective study was carried out at Prince Zaid Ben Al-Hussein Hospital, Tafilah, Jordan. Two thousand one hundred and sixty one women delivering singletons during 12 consecutive months were included in our study. Women received either intramuscular syntometrine (oxytocin plus ergometrine) or oxytocin alone. The drugs were used either before …

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A New Autosomal Recessive Syndrome. Early Onset Of Pancytopenia, Distinct Facial Features, Growth Retardation And Developmental Delay, Fatma S. Al-Batniji, Madeha A. Mahmoud, Rizgullah H. Al-Asiri, Abdulrahman F. Al-Swaid, Abdulrahman M. Al-Marshedy Dec 2001

A New Autosomal Recessive Syndrome. Early Onset Of Pancytopenia, Distinct Facial Features, Growth Retardation And Developmental Delay, Fatma S. Al-Batniji, Madeha A. Mahmoud, Rizgullah H. Al-Asiri, Abdulrahman F. Al-Swaid, Abdulrahman M. Al-Marshedy

Saudi Medical Journal

The association of dysmorphic features and failure of one or more bone marrow cell lines is well known. Examples are Fanconi9s anemia and Diamond-Blackfan anemia. This report describes 3 similarly affected children from consanguineous parents, all showing low birth weight, severe growth retardation, distinct facial features, microcephaly, mental retardation and onset of severe pancytopenia in infancy without increased chromosomal breakage. We conclude that these cases represent a new familial autosomal recessive bone marrow failure syndrome.

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Leukemia Cutis In A Middle Aged Saudi Patient With Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Omar M. Al-Akloby, Ali M. Al-Ameer, Layla A. Bashwari Dec 2001

Leukemia Cutis In A Middle Aged Saudi Patient With Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Omar M. Al-Akloby, Ali M. Al-Ameer, Layla A. Bashwari

Saudi Medical Journal

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Papillary Carcinoma In A Thyroglossal Duct Cyst, Vijaya Lakhsmi, Fadel A. Zahra Dec 2001

Papillary Carcinoma In A Thyroglossal Duct Cyst, Vijaya Lakhsmi, Fadel A. Zahra

Saudi Medical Journal

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Problem-Based Learning And Current Textbooks: Trains On Motorways?, Mahfooz A. Farooqui, Omar A. Al-Rawas, Samy A. Azer Dec 2001

Problem-Based Learning And Current Textbooks: Trains On Motorways?, Mahfooz A. Farooqui, Omar A. Al-Rawas, Samy A. Azer

Saudi Medical Journal

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Current Evaluation And Management Of Renal And Ureteral Stones, Ahmed N. Ghanem Dec 2001

Current Evaluation And Management Of Renal And Ureteral Stones, Ahmed N. Ghanem

Saudi Medical Journal

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Clinicopathological Patterns And Distribution Of Schistomsomiasis In Asir Region, Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia, Abdul-Wahed Meshikhes Dec 2001

Clinicopathological Patterns And Distribution Of Schistomsomiasis In Asir Region, Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia, Abdul-Wahed Meshikhes

Saudi Medical Journal

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Sagp Newsletter 2001.2 (December), Anthony Preus Dec 2001

Sagp Newsletter 2001.2 (December), Anthony Preus

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

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Coronary Atherosclerosis: Risk Factors And Early Prediction By Non-Invasive Techniques, Mohamed S. Ei-Deen Hammoda, Nihal S. Shihab, Abd Elaziz F. Ei-Deib Dec 2001

Coronary Atherosclerosis: Risk Factors And Early Prediction By Non-Invasive Techniques, Mohamed S. Ei-Deen Hammoda, Nihal S. Shihab, Abd Elaziz F. Ei-Deib

Mansoura Medical Journal

Background: Coronary heart dis­ease commonly affects adults in most of the developed region of the globe. It is responsible for an extremly large fraction of hospital admissions among middle aged and elderly, contributing greatly to disability and death 0). Aim: to study the cardiovascular risk factors for coronary artery dis­ease and their association with athe­rosclerosis in the aortic, carotid and femoral arteries. Also, it aimed to study the use of extra-coronary athe­rosclerosis for early prediction of cor­onary artery disease (CAD). Methods: The study was conduct­ed during the year 2000 in the Cardi­ology Department at Tanta University Hospital.lt included 103 cases …

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Presidential Management Of The Administrative State: The Not-So-Unitary Executive, Robert V. Percival Dec 2001

Presidential Management Of The Administrative State: The Not-So-Unitary Executive, Robert V. Percival

Duke Law Journal

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Presidential Review As Constitutional Restoration, John O. Mcginnis Dec 2001

Presidential Review As Constitutional Restoration, John O. Mcginnis

Duke Law Journal

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Manufacturing Convictions: Why Defendants Are Entitled To The Data Underlying Forensic Dna Kits, Jennifer N. Mellon Dec 2001

Manufacturing Convictions: Why Defendants Are Entitled To The Data Underlying Forensic Dna Kits, Jennifer N. Mellon

Duke Law Journal

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The Venture Capital Solution To The Problem Of Close Corporation Shareholder Fiduciary Duties, Shannon Wells Stevenson Dec 2001

The Venture Capital Solution To The Problem Of Close Corporation Shareholder Fiduciary Duties, Shannon Wells Stevenson

Duke Law Journal

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Structural Studies Of Metastable Nanocrystalline Magnesium Titanate Ceramics, Renmei Xu Dec 2001

Structural Studies Of Metastable Nanocrystalline Magnesium Titanate Ceramics, Renmei Xu

Masters Theses

Nanocrystalline magnesium titanate powders were produced using alkoxides of magnesium and titanium for the sol-gel method. High temperature phases which can only be formed at above 1200°C in equilibrium were formed at much lower temperature 600°C in nanometric system. Cation ordering and structural changes in qandilite (Mg2TiO4 ), geikielite (MgTiO3 ) and karrooite (MgTi2O5 ) were studied by Rietveld refinement of neutron powder diffraction data and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Single qandilite phases were obtained in a wide range of Mg:Ti ratios from 2:038:1 to 1.52:1, and appeared to be Mg2-xTi1+x …

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Fast Focal Length Solution In Partial Panoramic Image Stitching, William A. Barrett, Kirk L. Duffin Dec 2001

Fast Focal Length Solution In Partial Panoramic Image Stitching, William A. Barrett, Kirk L. Duffin

Faculty Publications

Accurate estimation of effective camera focal length is crucial to the success of panoramic image stitching. Fast techniques for estimating the focal length exist, but are dependent upon a close initial approximation or the existence of a full circle panoramic image sequence. Numerical solutions of the focal length demonstrate strong coupling between the focal length and the angles used to position each component image about the common spherical center. This paper demonstrates that parameterizing panoramic image positions using spherical arc length instead of angles effectively decouples the focal length Ji.om the image position. This new parameterization does not require an …

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Dextran-Methylprednisolone Succinate As A Prodrug Of Methylprednisolone: Plasma And Tissue Disposition, Xiaoping Zhang, Reza Mehvar Dec 2001

Dextran-Methylprednisolone Succinate As A Prodrug Of Methylprednisolone: Plasma And Tissue Disposition, Xiaoping Zhang, Reza Mehvar

Pharmacy Faculty Articles and Research

Plasma and tissue disposition of a macromolecular prodrug of methylprednisolone (MP), dextran (70 kDa)–methylprednisolone succinate (DMP), was studied in rats. Single 5‐mg/kg doses of DMP or unconjugated MP were administered into the tail veins of different groups of rats (n  = 4/group/time point). Blood (cardiac puncture) and tissues (liver, spleen, kidney, heart, lung, thymus, and brain) were collected at various times after DMP (0–96 h) or MP (0–2 h) injections. Concentrations of DMP and MP in samples were analyzed by size‐exclusion chromatography (SEC) and reversed‐phase high‐performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), respectively. Conjugation of MP with 70‐kDa dextran resulted in 22‐, …

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Greenland Snow Accumulation Estimates From Satellite Radar Scatterometer Data, Mark R. Drinkwater, David G. Long, Andrew W. Bingham Dec 2001

Greenland Snow Accumulation Estimates From Satellite Radar Scatterometer Data, Mark R. Drinkwater, David G. Long, Andrew W. Bingham

Faculty Publications

Data collected by the C band ERS-2 wind scatterometer (EScat), the Ku band ADEOS-1 NASA scatterometer (NSCAT), and the Ku band SeaWinds on QuikScat (QSCAT) satellite instruments are used to illustrate spatiotemporal variability in snow accumulation on the Greenland ice sheet. Microwave radar backscatter images of Greenland are derived using the scatterometer image reconstruction (SIR) method at 3-day intervals over the periods 1991–1998 and 1996–1997 for EScat and NSCAT, respectively. The backscatter coefficient σ° normalized to 40° incidence, A, and gradient in backscatter, B, in the range 20°–60° are compared with historical snow accumulation data and recent measurements …

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I Know What You Know: Assumptions About Others' Knowledge And Their Effects On Message Construction, Ivy Yee-Man Lau, Chi-Yue Chiu, Ying-Yi Hong Dec 2001

I Know What You Know: Assumptions About Others' Knowledge And Their Effects On Message Construction, Ivy Yee-Man Lau, Chi-Yue Chiu, Ying-Yi Hong

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

Current models of interpersonal communication assume that estimation of listener's knowledge is a basis for message formulation. By introducing methodological modifications to the Fussell and Krauss paradigm, the present study provides more definitive evidence for the use of knowledge estimation in message productions.

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Parental [Correction Of Perinatal] Consanguinity: A Risk Factor For Developmental Delay In Pakistani Children, S Ibrahim, Z Habib, S Hyder, I S. Azam, R Ahmed Dec 2001

Parental [Correction Of Perinatal] Consanguinity: A Risk Factor For Developmental Delay In Pakistani Children, S Ibrahim, Z Habib, S Hyder, I S. Azam, R Ahmed

Department of Paediatrics and Child Health

Objective: To investigate the association of parental consanguinity and delayed development in terms of gross motor, fine motor, speech and social aspects in their children.
Methods: One hundred and seventy seven children (age 15 days--72 months) were evaluated for their developmental status utilizing the Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST). An unmatched case-control study design was used. Case group consisted of 94 children and control group 83 children. Odds ratios were calculated for parental consanguinity and delay in gross and fine motor, speech and social development in their children, for cases and controls, utilizing Binary Multiple Logistic Regression Analysis. Acquired delay …

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Contested Meanings: Gadfly' Historian Separates Civil War Fact From Myth, Lesley J. Gordon Dec 2001

Contested Meanings: Gadfly' Historian Separates Civil War Fact From Myth, Lesley J. Gordon

Civil War Book Review

Alan T. Nolan is probably best known for two books, written 30 years apart. The first, The Iron Brigade, was published in 1961 and hailed as a model unit history. Three decades later, Nolan wrote Lee Considered: General Robert E. Lee and Civil War History, a much more controversial bo....

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From Sherman's Army, With Love: Illinois Soldier's Field Letters Address Things Back Home, Larry G. Ligget Dec 2001

From Sherman's Army, With Love: Illinois Soldier's Field Letters Address Things Back Home, Larry G. Ligget

Civil War Book Review

Colonel Smith D. Atkins loathed General Gordon Granger and sought to persuade William Rosecrans to attach Atkins's 92nd Illinois Infantry to active duty at the front. Relief came after Colonel John Wilder observed the regiment building a bridge across the Duck River, liked what he saw, and had it as....

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Historian Of The Master Class: Scholarly Essays Honor Eugene Genovese's Work And Influence, Lewis P. Simpson Dec 2001

Historian Of The Master Class: Scholarly Essays Honor Eugene Genovese's Work And Influence, Lewis P. Simpson

Civil War Book Review

Presented as a tribute to Eugene D. Genovese, the ten substantial and arresting essays in Slavery, Secession, and Southern History are on varying topics in the history of the antebellum South. But either explicitly or implicitly, each testifies to the importance of Genovese's remarkably compr....

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Annotations, Cwbr_Editor Dec 2001

Annotations, Cwbr_Editor

Civil War Book Review

No abstract provided.

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(Post)Feminism, Transnationalism, The Maternal Body, And Michèle Roberts, Ayako Mizuo Dec 2001

(Post)Feminism, Transnationalism, The Maternal Body, And Michèle Roberts, Ayako Mizuo

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In her paper "(Post)Feminism, Transnationalism, the Maternal Body, and Michèle Roberts," Ayako Mizuo argues that the question and problematics of feminism have diversified over the last few decades. Diverse and competing voices have been, nonetheless, incorporated into the paradigm of an equality and difference sexual dichotomy. Further, recent discussions about feminism suggest the problematization of gender differences. Consequently, exponents of postfeminism are compelled to ask what comes next? Mizuo urges that the issue of the tangibility of the body acquires a particular relevance within this context and that thus the ultimate question is how the site of the maternal body …

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Language, Vagueness, And Social Communication, Colin B. Grant Dec 2001

Language, Vagueness, And Social Communication, Colin B. Grant

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In his paper, "Language, Vagueness, and Social Communication," Colin B. Grant adopts an interdisciplinary approach to an interrelated complex of language, communication, and society. Grant operates with a modified concept of vagueness as a pragmatic property and attempts to establish a link between pragmatic vagueness and contingency in communication. This communicative contingency takes the form of improbabilities (entropy). Grant observes that the challenge lies in modelling communication as porous networks which nonetheless enable society to function. In this sense, contingency in communication must not be confused with arbitrariness just as cognitive closure cannot be confused with solipsism. This line of …

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