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Premarital Sex In Vietnam: Is The Current Concern With Adolescent Reproductive Health Warranted?, Barbara Mensch, Wesley H. Clark, Dang Nguyen Anh Jan 2002

Premarital Sex In Vietnam: Is The Current Concern With Adolescent Reproductive Health Warranted?, Barbara Mensch, Wesley H. Clark, Dang Nguyen Anh

Poverty, Gender, and Youth

To the extent that research on Vietnamese adolescents has been conducted, it has been concerned with unprotected and unsanctioned sexual activity and its health consequences, namely abortion and sexually transmitted diseases, especially HIV. The question we pose is whether this concern is warranted. Is the population community justified in focusing its attention on early sexual activity and HIV risk? Even if the sexual behavior of young people can be considered problematic, are there perhaps other aspects of young people’s lives that should give us greater pause? The paper reviews the literature on adolescent sexual behavior in Vietnam and analyzes data …

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The Effect Of Gender Differences In Primary School Access, Type, And Quality On The Decision To Enroll In Rural Pakistan, Cynthia B. Lloyd, Cem Mete, Zeba Sathar Jan 2002

The Effect Of Gender Differences In Primary School Access, Type, And Quality On The Decision To Enroll In Rural Pakistan, Cynthia B. Lloyd, Cem Mete, Zeba Sathar

Poverty, Gender, and Youth

The paper explores the effect of primary school access, type, and quality on the decision to enroll in rural Pakistan using a 1997 survey especially designed for this purpose. A unique contribution of the paper is the construction of gender-specific dimensions of school accessibility and school quality according to school type (i.e., public vs. private). Within the same village, girls and boys often face starkly different options for schooling in terms of distance, type, and quality. Public primary schools are segregated by sex; private schools, whose numbers have grown rapidly in recent years in response to rising demand and the …

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'Bus Fare, Please': The Economics Of Sex And Gifts Among Adolescents In Urban South Africa, Carol E. Kaufman, Stavros E. Stavrou Jan 2002

'Bus Fare, Please': The Economics Of Sex And Gifts Among Adolescents In Urban South Africa, Carol E. Kaufman, Stavros E. Stavrou

Poverty, Gender, and Youth

Force or coercion are often a part of sexual relationships in South Africa, especially among adolescents. This coercion is also often pinioned by an economic exchange: gifts or favours for sex. Studies have pointed out the negative consequences of the exchanges which are often characterised by large age differences (‘sugar daddies’) or power imbalances. Perhaps more pervasive but largely ignored, gift-giving in same-age relationships also may be associated with sexual leverage, an exchange which somehow entitles one partner physical and sexual rights to the other’s body. The circumstances surrounding gifts and favours may shape young women’s and men’s sexual experiences, …

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Social Organization And Reproductive Behavior In Southern Ghana, Dominic K. Agyeman, John B. Casterline Jan 2002

Social Organization And Reproductive Behavior In Southern Ghana, Dominic K. Agyeman, John B. Casterline

Poverty, Gender, and Youth

The objective of this research is to examine the association between social organization and reproductive behavior in one setting in sub-Saharan Africa. The particular focus is on the effects of social organization on the diffusion of innovative reproductive ideas and behaviors. Social diffusion is assumed to be strongly affected by patterns of informal social interaction, and these in turn are assumed to be determined in part by the social organization of local communities (gender relations, employment activity, voluntary organizations). The research draws on data collected in six communities in southern Ghana. The analysis reveals a weaker than expected association between …

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Universal Sexuality Education In Mongolia: Educating Today To Protect Tomorrow, Delia Barcelona, Laura Laski, Caitlin Gerdts Jan 2002

Universal Sexuality Education In Mongolia: Educating Today To Protect Tomorrow, Delia Barcelona, Laura Laski, Caitlin Gerdts

Poverty, Gender, and Youth

This issue of Quality/Calidad/Qualité demonstrates how Mongolia developed a national plan to a provide a comprehensive sexual and reproductive health curriculum and media for adolescents. Among the lessons learned from the Mongolian experience were the following: 1) questions about unwanted sexual relations and sexual roles were the most pressing among adolescents, especially girls; 2) printed media are efficient and inexpensive; and 3) parental opposition was almost nonexistent in certain settings—often they expressed gratitude for this education.

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Are We Not Peasants Too? Land Rights And Women's Claims In India, Bina Agarwal Jan 2002

Are We Not Peasants Too? Land Rights And Women's Claims In India, Bina Agarwal

Poverty, Gender, and Youth

This edition of SEEDS explores the critical elements in securing effective and independent land rights for women in South Asia. The author presents a range of cooperative strategies for enabling women to retain and cultivate the land and shows how micro-credit and other programs can be redirected to increase the amount and productivity of land women control. Recognizing that new policies and political will are required to foster and sustain such experiments, the author ends with a summary of how women are organizing to place women’s access to land at the center of national and global agendas.

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Gender Assessment: A Legal Approach To Transsexuality, Jennifer Marie Albright Jan 2002

Gender Assessment: A Legal Approach To Transsexuality, Jennifer Marie Albright

SMU Law Review

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Choice Of Law Problems Arising When Unmarried Cohabitants Change Domicile, William A. Reppy Jr. Jan 2002

Choice Of Law Problems Arising When Unmarried Cohabitants Change Domicile, William A. Reppy Jr.

SMU Law Review

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Appellate Practice And Procedure, Alan Wright, Ladawn H. Conway, Debra J. Mccomas, Heather D. Bailey Jan 2002

Appellate Practice And Procedure, Alan Wright, Ladawn H. Conway, Debra J. Mccomas, Heather D. Bailey

SMU Law Review

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Global Climate Change And The Challenge To Modern American Corporate Governance, Perry E. Wallace Jan 2002

Global Climate Change And The Challenge To Modern American Corporate Governance, Perry E. Wallace

SMU Law Review

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Hoover Revisited - Appellate Review Of Faa Emergency Certificate Actions, Hilary B. Miller Jan 2002

Hoover Revisited - Appellate Review Of Faa Emergency Certificate Actions, Hilary B. Miller

Journal of Air Law and Commerce

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Continuing Questions In Aviation Liability Law: Should Article 17 Of The Warsaw Convention Be Construed To Encompass Physical Manifestations Of Emotional And Mental Distress, J. Brent Alldredge Jan 2002

Continuing Questions In Aviation Liability Law: Should Article 17 Of The Warsaw Convention Be Construed To Encompass Physical Manifestations Of Emotional And Mental Distress, J. Brent Alldredge

Journal of Air Law and Commerce

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Attacks On America - Privacy Implications Of Heightened Security Measures In The United States, Europe, And Canada, Ruwantissa Abeyratne Jan 2002

Attacks On America - Privacy Implications Of Heightened Security Measures In The United States, Europe, And Canada, Ruwantissa Abeyratne

Journal of Air Law and Commerce

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The Commerce Clause As A Shelter For Discrimination, Richard Deutsch Jan 2002

The Commerce Clause As A Shelter For Discrimination, Richard Deutsch

Journal of Air Law and Commerce

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Welcome To The Mount Rushmore State - Keep Your Arms And Legs Inside The Vehicle At All Times And Buckle Up ... Not For Safety, But To Protect Your Constitutional Rights, Barry L. Huntington Jan 2002

Welcome To The Mount Rushmore State - Keep Your Arms And Legs Inside The Vehicle At All Times And Buckle Up ... Not For Safety, But To Protect Your Constitutional Rights, Barry L. Huntington

South Dakota Law Review

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Atkinson Trading Company V. Shirley: A Taxing Decision On Tribal Sovereign Power, Leonika Charging Jan 2002

Atkinson Trading Company V. Shirley: A Taxing Decision On Tribal Sovereign Power, Leonika Charging

South Dakota Law Review

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Compelled Expression And The Public Forum Doctrine, Howard M. Wasserman Jan 2002

Compelled Expression And The Public Forum Doctrine, Howard M. Wasserman

Faculty Publications

This Article analyzes the theory underlying the Fist Amendment protection against being compelled by government to utter, present, or fund unwanted expression. The author creates a three-part model for determining when the fire speech rights of an objecting payer have been triggered. Under that model, First Amendment rights are implicated when there has been an actual government compulsion requiring an individual to give money to, or for the express benefit of, a specific private speaker for some use that, in itself, should be understood as expressive. This model strikes a necessary balance between the important theoretical underpinnings of the protection …

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Children Are Sacred: Looking Beyond Best Interests Of The Child To Establish Effective Tribal-State Cooperative Child Support Advocacy Agreements In South Dakota, Danelle J. Daugherty Jan 2002

Children Are Sacred: Looking Beyond Best Interests Of The Child To Establish Effective Tribal-State Cooperative Child Support Advocacy Agreements In South Dakota, Danelle J. Daugherty

South Dakota Law Review

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The Applicability Of Federal Employment Law To Indian Tribes, Mitchell Peterson Jan 2002

The Applicability Of Federal Employment Law To Indian Tribes, Mitchell Peterson

South Dakota Law Review

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Colicinogeny, Lipopolysaccharide And Outer Membrane Protein Profiles Of Multi-Drug Resistant Salmonella Typhimurium Isolates From Turkey, Göksu Elpek, Bülent İçgen, Gülay Özcengi̇z Jan 2002

Colicinogeny, Lipopolysaccharide And Outer Membrane Protein Profiles Of Multi-Drug Resistant Salmonella Typhimurium Isolates From Turkey, Göksu Elpek, Bülent İçgen, Gülay Özcengi̇z

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

A total of 259 clinical isolates of non-repetitive non-typhi salmonellae (NTS) were previously examined for their antibiotic resistance patterns and plasmid contents. Multi-drug resistant strains comprised 19.3% (50/259) of the isolates and almost all were Salmonella typhimurium. In the present study, 35 of these multi-drug resistant S. typhimurium isolates were further characterized for colicinogeny, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and outer membrane protein (OMP) profiles. Fourteen of the 35 (40%) isolates were found to be colicin producers. All isolates showed smooth-type LPS. In 26 of the (74.3%) isolates, OMPs of 30.6 and 34.6 kDa were observed whereas three (8.6%) of them were found …

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Rate-Dependent Effects Of Dofetilide On Epicardial Monophasic Action Potentials In Isolated Rabbit Heart With Atrial Pacing, Mustafa Özbek, Şule Gök Jan 2002

Rate-Dependent Effects Of Dofetilide On Epicardial Monophasic Action Potentials In Isolated Rabbit Heart With Atrial Pacing, Mustafa Özbek, Şule Gök

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Dofetilide (UK 68,798), a new antiarrhythmic agent, blocks potassium channels selectively and acts primarily by prolonging repolarization duration. The aim of this study was to investigate rate-dependent repolarization changes due to dofetilide in a fast beating in-vitro heart model. The study was designed using Langendorff perfusion of rabbit hearts at the drug concentrations of 1 nM, 3 nM and 10 nM. The electrophysiological evaluations were performed using the recording of epicardial monophasic action potentials. Atrial pacing was set at the cycle length (ms) of 300, 325, 350, 375 and 400 so that repolarization duration could be measured in different heart …

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Clinical Evaluation Of The Fastplaquetb For The Rapid Diagnosis Of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Cengi̇z Çavuşoğlu, Sevi̇nç Güneri̇, Mutay Suntur, Altinay Bi̇lgi̇ç Jan 2002

Clinical Evaluation Of The Fastplaquetb For The Rapid Diagnosis Of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Cengi̇z Çavuşoğlu, Sevi̇nç Güneri̇, Mutay Suntur, Altinay Bi̇lgi̇ç

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

The reliability of the FASTPlaqueTB (FPTB) test (Biotec Ltd.) for the rapid diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis was evaluated and its diagnostic performance was compared with the Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct (MTD) test (Gen-Probe) by testing 80 sputum samples obtained from 77 patients. The results were compared to those of mycobacterial culture, smear and clinical course. After a chart review 14 culture-negative patients who had been on antituberculosis therapy before the study began were excluded from the final analysis. Of the remaining 63 patients, 33 were considered to have tuberculosis; 29 of them were both smear and culture positive, for whom …

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Effects Of Short-Term Orlistat Therapy On Maximal Power Production Capacity In Obese Patients, Oğuz Özçeli̇k, Rami̇s Çolak, A. Baki̇ Türkoğlu Jan 2002

Effects Of Short-Term Orlistat Therapy On Maximal Power Production Capacity In Obese Patients, Oğuz Özçeli̇k, Rami̇s Çolak, A. Baki̇ Türkoğlu

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

The aim of this study was to examine the effects of weight loss induced by hypocaloric diet and orlistat therapy for a four-week period on maximal work rate (Wmax) production capacity and aerobic fitness in obese patients. Fifteen obese subjects were given an integrated energy restricted diet and orlistat supplement (DO). Each patient performed two incremental ramp exercise tests using an electromagnetically braked cycle ergometer: one at the beginning and one at the end of the four-weeks to determine Wmax production capacity. Four weeks of DO therapy resulted in a significant reduction in total body weight (93.7 ± 14.6 kg …

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Penetrating Cardiac Injuries, Ahmet Özyazicioğlu, Azman Ateş, Münacetti̇n Cevi̇z, Sami̇ Karapolat, Engi̇n Bozkurt, Hi̇kmet Koçak Jan 2002

Penetrating Cardiac Injuries, Ahmet Özyazicioğlu, Azman Ateş, Münacetti̇n Cevi̇z, Sami̇ Karapolat, Engi̇n Bozkurt, Hi̇kmet Koçak

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Objectives: To present our experience of penetrating cardiac injuries treated at Atatürk University hospital; in 17 years 38 patients were analyzed. Methods: Patients were classified into three groups: group A (stable), 12; group B (shock), 21; and group C (agonal), five. Five patients were treated by pericardial window and three by pericardiocentesis. Two patients in group C, 19 patients in group B and five patients in group A underwent median sternotomy or thoracotomy in the operating room. Emergency room thoracotomies were performed in four patients. Results: There were 12 patients in group A, of which 11 survived (92 %). Of …

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Bacteriological Effects Of Xylitol And Different Carbohydrate Containing Diets In Swiss Albino Rats Inoculated With Streptococcus Mutans Ccug 6519, Fahi̇nur Ertuğrul, Rengi̇n Eltem, Bora A. Ataman Jan 2002

Bacteriological Effects Of Xylitol And Different Carbohydrate Containing Diets In Swiss Albino Rats Inoculated With Streptococcus Mutans Ccug 6519, Fahi̇nur Ertuğrul, Rengi̇n Eltem, Bora A. Ataman

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

The aim of the study was to investigate the bacteriological effects of different diets by Streptococcus mutans counts on 50 Swiss albino rats inoculated with Streptococcus mutans CCUG 6519 serotype c. A powdered form of standard basal diet meeting rats' nutritional needs was used in combination with diets containing different percentages of starch, sucrose and xylitol for 90 days. Dental plaque samples were collected at the end of the experiment and S. mutans and total bacterial counts were determined. S. mutans and total bacterial counts in plaque samples were the highest in the sucrose group and the differences were statistically …

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An Alternative Method To The Volume Estimation Of Cavities With Irregular Surface In The Cadaver: Measuring Right Cardiac Ventricle Of The Fetus By Using Mercury, Zeli̇ha Kurtoğlu, M. Haluk Uluutku Jan 2002

An Alternative Method To The Volume Estimation Of Cavities With Irregular Surface In The Cadaver: Measuring Right Cardiac Ventricle Of The Fetus By Using Mercury, Zeli̇ha Kurtoğlu, M. Haluk Uluutku

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

To find the volume of irregular cavities in cadavers, many researchers have used different methods including filling with any fluid and calculating the volume by usingcomplex geometrical formulas. All of these have some difficulties and disadvantages. In this paper, filling cavities with mercury is presented as an alternative method for volume estimation of the cavities. The volumes of 22 right cardiac ventricles were found by using mercury in 27-34 week-old fetuses. The method was proposed as an easy and sensitive method for volume estimation and comparison of the cavities in the cadaver.

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Nosocomial Fungal Infections In A Teaching Hospital In Turkey: Identification Of The Pathogens And Their Antifungal Susceptibility Patterns, Duygu Findik, İnci̇ Tuncer Jan 2002

Nosocomial Fungal Infections In A Teaching Hospital In Turkey: Identification Of The Pathogens And Their Antifungal Susceptibility Patterns, Duygu Findik, İnci̇ Tuncer

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

From January 1999 through April 2000, 208 Candida strains were obtained from hospitalized patients with nosocomial infection. Most of the species were isolated from urine (77.8%) followed by oropharynx (8.2%), blood stream (6.1%), drain (6.1%), peritoneum (0.9%) and cerebrospinal fluid specimens (0.9%). The distribution of the species obtained was Candida albicans (75.4%), C. glabrata (8.2%), C. tropicalis (4.8%), C. kefyr (3.4%), C. parapsilosis (2.5%), C. lusitaniae (1.9%), C. famata (1.4%), C. krusei (1.4%), and C. guilliermondii (1%). The antifungal susceptibility of the isolates to 5-fluorocytosine (5FCU), amphotericin B (AMP), nystatin (NYS), econazole (ECO), miconazole (MIC) and ketoconazole (KET) was tested …

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A Survey Of Patients With Acute Poisoning In The Sivas Region, Turkey, Between 1994 And 1998, Hakan Alagözlü, Hafi̇ze Sezer, Ferhan Candan, Ertan Tabak, Nazi̇f Elaldi Jan 2002

A Survey Of Patients With Acute Poisoning In The Sivas Region, Turkey, Between 1994 And 1998, Hakan Alagözlü, Hafi̇ze Sezer, Ferhan Candan, Ertan Tabak, Nazi̇f Elaldi

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

This study was carried out over the period 1994-1998 for the purpose of observing the poisoning incidence and of presenting a poisoning profile of the Sivas region, Turkey. During the study period, 1521 patients were admitted to hospitals with various poisonings in Sivas and these were retrospectively analyzed. The results were evaluated by a chi-square test. In 1521 (1054 females, 467 males) poisoning cases, the mean annual incidence of poisonings was found to be 0.048%. When poisoning cases were assessed etiologically, drug poisonings rated first (54.8%). The most commonly ingested drugs were antidepressants (39%), analgesic-antiinflammatories (31%), antihypertensives (7%) and miscellaneous …

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Factors Affecting Bone Health In Children: A Preliminary Study In Kocaeli, Gülcan Türker, Kadi̇r Babaoğlu, Demet Gedi̇kbaşi, Hakan Demi̇r, Fatma Berk, Meti̇n Aydoğan, Şükrü Hatun Jan 2002

Factors Affecting Bone Health In Children: A Preliminary Study In Kocaeli, Gülcan Türker, Kadi̇r Babaoğlu, Demet Gedi̇kbaşi, Hakan Demi̇r, Fatma Berk, Meti̇n Aydoğan, Şükrü Hatun

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Unhealthy bones in childhood are likely to be reflected as osteoporosis in the future. This study was planned to assess the bone health of children in the Kocaeli region and to determine the risk factors in terms of osteopenia. A total of 46 healthy children aged 6-16 years (21 girls and 25 boys, mean age: 8.74±2.56 years) were included in the study. A questionaire was used by the physicians to determine the sunlight exposure, dressing habits, calcium content of the diet, vitamin supplementation and daily physical activity. Bone mineral density was evaluated using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry at L_2-L_4 levels of …

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Preface, Levent Sevgi̇ Jan 2002

Preface, Levent Sevgi̇

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

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