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Nebraska's Sandhill Crane Populations, Past, Present And Future, Paul A. Johnsgard

Papers in Ornithology

Although the spring concentrations of Sandhill Cranes in Nebraska's Platte Valley are now an avian phenomenon known nationwide, a general appreciation and inventory of this unique concentration of birds has only been attempted in the last few decades. I am often asked how long this largest of all crane concentrations has been occurring in the Platte Valley, and why it has developed only there. Here I will try to summarize the little-known history of this marvelous assemblage, but not dwell on the ecological reasons for it. The latter are now generally well understood to revolve around abundant spring food supplies …

Principles Of Blood Transfusion In Sickle Cell Anemia, Hussain H. Al-Saeed, Ahmed H. Al-Salem

Saudi Medical Journal

Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is one of the commonly inherited hemoglobinopathies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is characterized by periods of remissions and exacerbations called crises as well as certain pathological phenomenon such as acute chest syndrome, priapism, hepatopathy, and cerebrovascular stroke. Blood transfusion (BT) as therapy and prophylaxis in SCA, although was advocated as early as the 19409s, there are still debates regarding its benefits and risks. This is a review of the value of BT in patients with SCA with emphasis on the risks and benefits as well as guidelines towards safe BT.

Intravesical Immunotherapy For Superficial Bladder Cancer, Mohammad T. Said, Mohammed S. Abomelha, Saad A. Orkubi

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To compare and evaluate the efficacy and tolerance of intravesical instillation of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) and interferon alpha-2b immunotherapy for superficial transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the urinary bladder. METHODS: Thirty-five patients with superficial TCC of the urinary bladder, primary and recurrent tumors, stage Ta, T1, and grade 1 and 2, were prospectively enrolled for intravesical immunotherapy at the Armed Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia between January 1992 and December 2000. The treatment regimes used were either 120 mg of BCG weekly for 6 weeks followed by a 2nd 6 week course given only on first tumor …

Repeat Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection. Clinical Perspective, Abdulrahim A. Rouzi, Zouhair Amarin

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To report the results of repeat intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) after complete failure of fertilization with initial ICSI. METHODS: The medical records of the couples undergoing repeat ICSI at the Human Reproductive Biology Unit, Soliman Fakeeh Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, after complete failure of fertilization by initial ICSI between December 1994 and December 2000 were retrospectively examined. RESULTS: Seven hundred and eighty two oocytes from 146 women failed to fertilize by initial ICSI. The main indications for the procedure were severe oligoasthenoteratozoospermia or azoospermia. Fresh sperms were used in 136 cases, of which 98 (72%) were ejaculated, …

Spinal Brace In Tuberculosis Of Spine, Abdulnasser A. Alwali

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To present our experience in the management of 22 patients with thoracolumbar spine tuberculosis (TB) using a chemotherapy regimen and locally custom-made spinal brace. METHODS: Twenty-two patients with thoracolumbar spine TB had been treated conservatively by chemotherapy and locally custom-made spinal brace and followed for 36-48 months from June 1996 to June 2000 in the Department of Orthopedics and Trauma, Algamhoria Teaching Hospital, Aden, Republic of Yemen. In 14 cases, 2 vertebrae were involved, whereas in 8 cases involvement was only of one vertebra. All had persistent back pain: 2 had neurological deficit, Frankel grade A and B (9%), …

Immunoglobulin G Subclass Distribution Of Bullous Pemphigoid Autoantibodies And Complement Fixation Studies, Khalid S. Al-Karawi

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the immunoglobulin G (IgG) subclass distribution of tissue bound and circulating antibasement membrane zone antibodies in bullous pemphigoid. In addition, the complement fixing capability of circulating IgG subclasses was also investigated. METHODS: Seventeen skin biopsies and 25 serum samples obtained from 25 cases of bullous pemphigoid were analyzed by direct and indirect immunofluorescence using mice anti-human IgG subclasses monoclonal antibodies. Indirect complement immunofluorescence was used to measure the avidity with which antibodies activate the complement. The study was carried out between 1992 and 1996 at the King Fahd Hospital of the …

Perianal Sinuses In Neonates And Infants, Kais M. Al-Wattar

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to evaluate the etiology of perianal abscess or discharges in neonates and infants and some of them are perianal sinuses with blind inner end without connection to the anal canal, and some of these cases have a different histological pattern. Complete surgical excision and primary closure of their wounds can cure these patients. METHODS: Between January 1988 and December 2000, (81) neonates and infants (aged 2 weeks to 2 years) with perianal sinuses, fistula-in-ano abscess dealt in the Al-Zahrawi and Al-Khansa Teaching Hospitals, Mosul, Iraq, were studied. Fifty-one patients displayed an onset of …

Evaluation Of Direct Light Microscopy For Rapid Detection Of Microorganisms In Blood Cultures, Nasser M. Kaplan

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of direct light microscopy (x 40 objective) of unstained uncentrifuged blood-broth mixtures for rapid detection of microorganisms in blood cultures. METHODS: Two thousand two hundred and ninety-four blood cultures were investigated in this study. Blood cultures were processed in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Queen Alia General Hospital, Amman, Jordan from January to December 2001. We compared the results of direct light microscopy and subcultures in 3 stages: macroscopically positive blood culture bottles, macroscopically negative blood culture bottles after 9-17 hours, and macroscopically negative blood culture bottles after 7 days …

Availability Of Resources Of Diabetic Care In Primary Health Care Settings In Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia, Yahia M. Al-Khaldi, Abdullah I. Al-Sharif

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to evaluate the availability of resources of diabetes care in primary health care settings in Aseer region, Southwest, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. METHODS: This study was conducted during September 2001 by distributing a questionnaire to all technical directors of primary health care centers (PHCCs) in Aseer region. The questionnaire, designed by the authors, contained 6 sections that dealt with the necessary structures of diabetic care in the region in addition to the data base of PHCC such as served population, distance from the hospital, and total working physicians and nurses at the PHCC. …

Clinical Presentation Of Adult Celiac Disease In Western Saudi Arabia, Faiza A. Qari

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To study the clinical presentation of adult celiac disease. METHODS: A retrospective study of adult patients who were diagnosed with celiac disease based on findings of small intestinal biopsy, response to gluten free diet and exclusion of other causes of malabsorption or vitamin deficiency over a period of 5 years from 1998-2002. The study was carried out at the King Abdul-Aziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. RESULTS: Sixteen patients were diagnosed with celiac disease. Osteomalacia and iron deficiency anemia were common clinical presentations. Diarrhea, malabsorption associated with growth failure was observed in 3 patients with a mean …

Successful Separation Of Thoracopagus Conjoined Twins, Abdullatif A. Al-Arfaj, Dilip K. Mitra, Hussam S. Kadeeb, Abdulmohsen A. Al-Ghamdi, Mohammad E. Abdulghaffar, Bassam H. Al-Awary

Saudi Medical Journal

The first successful separation of thoracopagus conjoined twins in Eastern Saudi Arabia with 2-year follow up is presented. Physical examination and radiographic studies revealed a conjunction that extended from midsternum to a common umbilicus. The shared internal organs included liver and pericardium. The separation was performed at the age of 4 months. The resulting chest wall defects in both twins were covered by dacron-reinforced silastic prosthesis. The abdominal wall defect was primarily closed in the "left twin," and covered with a dacron reinforced silastic sheet in the "right". Primary skin closure was achieved in both, following extensive mobilization of the …

Goldenhar Syndrome And Hereditary Tyrosinemia Type 1, Moeen A. Al-Sayed, Ali M. Asmari, Mohammed S. Rashed

Saudi Medical Journal

We report a case of Goldenhar syndrome and hereditary tyrosinemia type 1 (HTT1), to our knowledge an association not previously described. This case further increases the diversity of observations and clinical descriptions of patients with this complex syndrome. We discuss pathogenetic aspects, and demonstrate further evidence of the effectiveness of 2-(2-nitro-4-trifluoromethyl benzoyl)-1,3-cyclohexanedione in the treatment of HTT1.

Peyronie's Disease. Who Is At Risk?, Danny O. Ogbeide, Solomon B. Adebayo

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Extra Pulmonary Tuberculosis In Saudi Arabia, Nirmala Agarwal, Subhash C. Arya, Abdulrahman A. Alrajhi, Ali M. Al-Barrak

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis: A View From India, Ashok Shah, Omer Alamoudi, Abdullah F. Al-Mobeireek

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Social And Emotional Outcomes Of Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Review Of Recent Research, Kimberly A. Tyler

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

A total of 41 articles examined the social and emotional outcomes of childhood sexual abuse. The outcomes examined included suicide and substance use, gang involvement, pregnancy, running away, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), risky sexual behavior, and behavioral problems. Results for each of these outcomes tended to vary by developmental period. How¬ever, problems of internalizing and externalizing behavior appeared to be specific to sexually abused children of all age groups. Some studies found differences in outcome according to gender, race, and age. Although findings related to abuse characteristics were found to vary from study to study, severity of the abuse, use …

Coexistence Of Ferromagnetic And Glassy States In Mechanically Milled Gdal2, C. Stark, P. M. Shand, T. M. Pekarek, D. Williams, R. Brown, Lanping Yue, Diandra Leslie-Pelecky

Diandra Leslie-Pelecky Publications

Measurements of DC susceptibility, AC susceptibility, and AC susceptibility with an applied DC bias field were performed on mechanically milled GdAl₂. A paramagnetic phase exists above a temperature T ≈ 140 K. However, there are significant deviations from the Curie-Weiss Law in this temperature regime, suggesting multiple magnetic components. Fits to the high temperature data show that two Curie-Weiss terms represent the data quite well. Below 140 K one of these magnetic components becomes ferromagnetic as indicated by a shoulder in the AC susceptibility and DC susceptibility data. This ferromagnetic component is suppressed by the application of sufficiently …

Calliobothrium Spp. (Eucestoda: Tetraphyllidea: Onchobothriidae) In Mustelus Schmitti (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhiniformes) From Argentina And Uruguay, Verónica A. Ivanov, Daniel R. Brooks

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Three species of Calliobothrium inhabit the spiral intestine of Mustelus schmitti in Argentina and Uruguay. Calliobothrium verticillatum australis is redescribed and its taxonomic status modified to species as C. australis. Calliobothrium barbarae n. sp. can be distinguished from all other species of Calliobothrium, which are small bodied, nonlaciniate, and without accessory piece between the bases of axial hook, by worm length, number of segments, cocoon morphology, and hooks shape. Calliobothrium lunae n. sp. is different from other Calliobothrium spp., which are small bodied, nonlaciniate, and have an accessory piece, by the number of segments and testes, hook shape, …

2002-12-00 Newsletter, Morehead State University. Board Of Regents.

Morehead State Board of Regents Agenda Books and Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

Cancer Patterns In Quetta (1998-1999), Yasmin Bhurgri, Hadi Bhurgri, A. Ajam, Shahid Pervez, S. H. Hasan, A. Usman, J. A. Khan, Q. Kasi, I. Kasi, A. G. Rasool, A. Bhurgri, N. Faridi, J. Malik

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Introduction: Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan, is located at latitude 30,25; longitude 67.00. It has a population of 759,245; 425,474 males (56%) and 333,771 females (44%); Census 1998. The majority of residents are Persian or Baluchi speaking Baluchs.

Methodology: The cancer cases from Quetta reported to the Karachi Cancer Registry were reviewed. The data included cases from the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), Pathology Department (Quetta collection point) and health care facilities in Karachi. The residents of Baluchistan were ascertained and cancer cases residents of Quetta identified with the help of recorded addresses and retraceable telephone numbers.

Results: During a …

Urinary Excretion Of Dithiocarbamates And Selfreported Cruciferous Vegetable Intake: Application Of The ‘Method Of Triads’ To A Foodspecific Biomarker, Jay H. Fowke, James R. Hébert, Jed W. Fahey

Faculty Publications

Objective: Greater intake of Cruciferous vegetables (e.g. broccoli) may prevent cancer at several sites. Urinary excretion of isothiocyanate conjugates (dithiocarbamates, DTC) provides a specific biomarker of Cruciferous vegetable consumption suitable for epidemiological investigations. However, no gold-standard referent is available for evaluating urinary DTC levels as an estimator of Cruciferous vegetable consumption. We compared urinary DTC levels to intake as measured by two selfreported dietary assessment techniques. Design: Cruciferous vegetable consumption was measured before and after a behavioural dietary intervention using multiple 24-hour recalls (24HR), a foodcounting questionnaire (VFQ) and urinary DTC excretion levels. Analysis included a structural equation approach (Method …

Victimhood In Our Neighborhood: Terrorist Crime, Taliban Guilt, And The Aysmmetries Of The International Legal Order, Mark A. Drumbl

North Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Attachment Styles, View Of Self And Negative Affect, Amy Van Buren, Eileen L. Cooley

Psychology Faculty Publications

We investigated the relationship between attachment styles and negative affect using Bartholomew and Horowitz’s (1991) model of attachment. Attachment styles with a negative self view (i.e., preoccupied and fearful) were expected to be associated with more distress, especially the fearful style which involves negative views of both self and others. Measures of attachment, depression, depression proneness, and social anxiety were administered to 293 undergraduates. As predicted, participants with “negative self” attachment styles reported more symptoms of depression, proneness to depression, and social anxiety, but, contrary to prediction, those with a fearful style did not report more symptoms of depression and …

Sleeping On The Job: The Irish Failure To Ratify The Treaty Of Nice, Matthew C. Jennejohn

Sigma: Journal of Political and International Studies

No abstract provided.

Vol. 20, Sigma: Journal Of Political And International Studies, Sigma: Journal Of Political And International Studies

Sigma: Journal of Political and International Studies

No abstract provided.

The Great Debate: Interpretations Of The Freedom Of The Press 1776-1800, Adam L. Perschon

Sigma: Journal of Political and International Studies

No abstract provided.

Jihad Vs. Mcworld: How Globalism And Tribalism Are Reshaping The World By Benjamin R. Barber, Fred Donaldson

Sigma: Journal of Political and International Studies

No abstract provided.

About The SigmaStaff, Sigma: Journal Of Political And International Studies

Sigma: Journal of Political and International Studies

No abstract provided.

Symbols And Spoils: Framing And Mobilizing Structures In Colombia's Endless Civil War, Josh Wheatley

Sigma: Journal of Political and International Studies

No abstract provided.

A Preliminary Investigation Of Sense Of Humor And Purpose In Life, Sandra Batten

Student Work

It was hypothesized that sense o f humor is related to purpose in life. A convenience sample o f 136 undergraduates completed the Modified Purpose in Life test (Chang & Dodder, 1983-84) and the Multidimensional Sense o f Humor Scale (Thorson & Powell, 1993). The overall correlation between the two scales in this sample was .30 ( p < .001). The sub-scales o f the MSHS that related most robustly to purpose in life were Coping ( r = . 3 1 , p < .001) and Attitude Toward Humor and Humorous People ( r = .45, p < .001).