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Effects Of Nibbling And Gorging On Lipid Profiles, Blood Glucose And Insulin Levels In Healthy Subjects, Mohammad R. Rashidi, Soltanali Mahboob, Reza Sattarivand

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: Although there is some evidence indicative of some beneficial effects of an increased meal frequency on the lipid profiles, the results published are controversial. The aim of the present study is to investigate the effects of feeding frequency on blood lipids, glucose and insulin. METHODS: The subjects of this study were 15 healthy non-smoker males aged 27.2 +/- 6.4 years. All subjects were placed on 2 identical diets in which they consumed the same food either as 3 meals at 7-hours intervals (gorging diet) or as 9 snacks at 2 hours intervals (nibbling diet). Each diet was of 2 …

Low Carbohydrate Diet. Its Effects On Selected Body Parameters Of Obese Patients, Faisal A. Alnasir, Bahaa E. Fateha

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: This pilot study, which involved 13 obese patients, was conducted to determine the effect of a low carbohydrate diet on the body weight and other body parameters, including blood pressure and selected biochemistry indicators. METHODS: The study was carried out in Naim Health Center, Bahrain during the period March 2002 to April 2002. Each individual was followed for 6 weeks while on a low carbohydrate diet, with careful monitoring during the study period. RESULTS: Paired t-test showed statistically significant reduction of waist circumference (p<0.00) and body weight (p<0.00) of the sample population after 6 weeks from the commencement of the diet. The body mass index also showed statistically significant reduction during the study period (p<0.01). Furthermore, blood cholesterol level was reduced (p<0.012). Although there was a statistically significant decrease in the fasting blood sugar levels (p<0.01), the mean readings remained within the normal range of blood sugar levels. There were no statistically significant changes in the levels of urate, creatinine, urea, triglyceride, and in systolic or diastolic blood pressure readings (p>0.05). CONCLUSION: Low carbohydrate diet could help in reducing body weight without any significant harmful …

Awareness During Surgery, Farouk M. Messahel, Ali S. Al-Qahtani

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: Patients who experience awareness under surgery may suffer from the post-traumatic stress disorder with its long-lasting psychological damage. Furthermore, there are also media attention and legal consequences. In spite of understanding its causes, it is still occurring worldwide and there are no reports of awareness in the Saudi medical literature. This prospective study was conducted to determine the incidence of awareness when its causes are eliminated and to record patient satisfaction. METHODS: Surgical patients >4 years old (ASA I-III) admitted to the Armed Forces Hospital, Wadi Al-Dawasir, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, between October 1998 and November 2002 were included …

The Decline Of Hepatitis B Viral Infection In South-Western Saudi Arabia, Ayobanji E. Ayoola, Mohsen S. Tobaigy, Mohammed O. Gadour, Basher S. Ahmad, Margani K. Hamza, Abdurahim M. Ageel

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is endemic in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The Jizan region in the South-Western area of the country was noted for a high prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HbsAg) carrier rate. The study was carried out to determine the prevalence of HBsAg and other markers of HBV among residents of Jizan and evaluate the impact of the measures adopted in the last decade, to control HBV. METHODS: The study was carried out between 1995 and 1998. The subject were studied in 4 groups: Group A consisted of voluntary blood donors (n=14883) tested …

Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia In A Patient With Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome, Shiv K. Saxena, Ahmed H. Al-Jizeeri, Osman A. Kheir

Saudi Medical Journal

Antiphospholipid syndrome is characterized by venous and arterial thrombosis, recurrent pregnancy loss and the presence of the lupus anticoagulant, anticardiolipin antibodies or both. Antiphospholipid syndrome may occur as a primary disease or in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus or other autoimmune, infectious or neoplastic disorders. In this paper we report a 29-year-old Saudi female, a known case of antiphospholipid syndrome, presented with complaints of fever, breathlessness and generalized fatigue. Further investigations confirmed her as a case of myeloblastic leukemia (M1, French-American-British classification). Acute myeloblastic leukemia is not described to be associated with primary antiphospholipid syndrome in the literature to date. …

Superior Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis Complicating Appendicular Masses, Salma S. Echtibi, Masoud O. Bashir, Misbah U. Ahmed, Frank J. Branicki, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan

Saudi Medical Journal

Mesenteric vein thrombosis (MVT) is rare. Its diagnosis is usually difficult and delayed. Herein, we report 2 patients who developed MVT as a complication of an appendicular mass. One of them had appendectomy and developed fever 10 days postoperatively. The other was treated conservatively. An abdominal computerized tomography (CT) scan with intravenous contrast was helpful in diagnosing the superior MVT in both patients, which were not suspected. Intravenous contrast should be used when performing CT of an appendicular mass. Special interest should be directed at studying the superior mesenteric vein. Early diagnosis of our patients helped to start early medical …

Accuracy Of Self-Reporting Of Diabetes Mellitus And Hypertension And Its Determinants Among Omani Adults, Asya A. Al-Riyami, Mustafa M. Afifi

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Residents Perception Of The Journal Club, Shabih Manzar

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Improving Foot Examination Of Diabetics In Primary Care, Mohammed H. Al-Doghether

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Business Case For Implementing Two Ergonomic Interventions At An Electric Power Utility, Patricia Seeley, Richard W. Marklin

Mechanical Engineering Faculty Research and Publications

Ergonomics analysis of line workers in the electric power industry who work overhead on utility poles revealed some tasks for which less than 1% of the general population had sufficient strength to perform. During a 2-year study, a large Midwestern US electric utility provided a university with a team of represented workers and management. They evaluated, recommended, and monitored interventions for 32 common line worker tasks that were rated at medium to high magnitude of risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Two of the recommended ergonomic interventions—the battery-operated press and cutter—were selected by the team as having the greatest potential …

Diagnostic Implications Of Antigen-Induced Gamma Interferon, Nitric Oxide, And Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Production By Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells From Mycobacterium Bovis-Infected Cattle, W. R. Waters, M. V. Palmer, D. L. Whipple, M. P. Carlson, B. J. Nonnecke

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Bovine tuberculosis in the United States has proven costly to cattle producers as well as to government regulatory agencies. While in vivo responsiveness to mycobacterial antigens is the current standard for the diagnosis of tuberculosis, in vitro assays are gaining acceptance, especially as ancillary or complementary tests. To evaluate in vitro indices of cellular sensitization, antigen-induced gamma interferon (IFN-γ), nitric oxide (NO), and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) responses by blood mononuclear cells from Mycobacterium bovis-infected cattle were quantified and compared. Using an aerosol model of infection, two doses of each of two strains of M. bovis (95-1315 and …

E-Ducation, J. Erickson, Keng Siau

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

Most educators are convinced Internet technology will sharply alter the educational landscape of the future, but considerable uncertainly still exists as to exactly how the classroom will evolve over the next decade. Many of the relevant technologies in development are a direct result of the Internet2 Project [1], a collaboration of more than 200 universities working closely with private industry and the National Science Foundation to build and promote an advanced network using state-of-the-art technology and applications. But how the classroom evolves depends not only on advanced Internet2 technologies, which are discussed later in the article, but also on issues …

Inactivation Of Picornaviruses And Caliciviruses; Part 2: Inactivation, Suphachai Nuanualsuwan, Dean O. Cliver

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

The prevention of human fecal contamination of food and water is an effective measure to control the transmission of foodborne disease viruses e.g. hepatitis A virus (HAV) and calicivirus found in food chains and water systems. If the prevention of virus contamination is not successful, one of the most common critical control points in the food industry is the inactivation of viruses that contaminate the food or water. The objective of inactivation is to modify the virus or make it abort in the next replicative cycle. The efficiency of inactivating agents is measured by the plots of "logarithmic scale of …

Ultrasound Diagnosis, Phiwipha Kamonrat

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

No abstract provided.

The Aging Human Neuromuscular System Expresses Less Certainty For Selecting Joint Kinematics During Gait, Max J. Kurz, Nikolaos Stergiou

Journal Articles

This investigation quantitatively characterized the certainty of the aging neuromuscular system in selecting a joint range of motion during gait based on the statistical concept of entropy. Elderly and young control groups walked on a treadmill at a self-selected pace. Joint angles were calculated for the ankle, knee and hip. We hypothesized that the aging group would exhibit less certainty in selecting a joint range of motion during gait. Our results supported this hypothesis, and indicated that aged individuals demonstrated statistically less certainty for the knee (16.8%) and hip (24.6%). We suggest that neurophysiological changes associated with aging may result …

Explaining Volunteering In Old Age : A Social Reinforcement Perspective, Tsz Wai Lau

Lingnan Theses

Volunteering has been widely accepted as potentially a very good means to engage older persons and to maximize their contribution to society. There is a need to understand the entire process of volunteering, the reasons that motivate older persons to participate in volunteer services and activities and to appreciate why committed elderly volunteers continue to involve themselves in volunteering. The present study attempts to explore the possible motivational and sustainable aspects in the process of volunteering guided by a social reinforcement perspective. It further aims to propose an explanatory model for the initiation and sustainability of volunteering involving older persons …

Domestic Violence: Does The African Context Demand A Different Approach?, Cynthia Grant Bowman

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Sart Influences Sars Expression In Staphylococcus Aureus, Katherine A. Schmidt, Adhar C. Manna, Ambrose L. Cheung

Dartmouth Scholarship

Staphylococcus aureus is a gram-positive pathogen that is capable of expressing a variety of virulence proteins in response to environmental signals. Virulence protein expression in S. aureus is controlled by a network of regulatory loci including sarA and agr. The sarA/agr network is associated with the expression of cell wall-associated adhesins during exponential growth and the expression of secreted enzymes and toxins in the transition to post-exponential growth. A number of sarA homologs, including sarT and sarS, have been identified in the S. aureus genome. Previous studies have shown that sarA influences expression of both sarT and sarS in the …

Modeling And Control Of Vinyl Chloride In Drinking Water Distribution Systems, M Beardsley, Craig D. Adams

Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications

In water distribution systems containing PVC pipe manufactured in the “early era” (prior to 1977), vinyl chloride can leach into drinking water resulting in vinyl chloride concentrations exceeding the 2 μg⋅L−1 maximum contaminant level. Field testing of dead-end segments of water distribution systems consisting of early-era PVC pipe was conducted to examine their initial intrapipe vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) concentrations based on a Fickian-diffusion-based leaching model. The experiments showed a wide range of VCM concentrations within early-era PVC pipe ranging from less than 50 to more than 600 mg⋅kg−1. Based on the diffusion modeling approach, a protocol was designed that …

Three Degrees Of Promising, Eric G. Andersen

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.

Laparoscopic Appendicectomy At The Aga Khan Hospital, Nairobi, S. C. Patel, G. F. Jumba, S. Akmal

General Surgery, East Africa

Objective: To evaluate our experience of laparoscopic appendicectomy at the Aga Khan Hospital, Nairobi over a six year period from the inception of the technique and to assess its advantages and disadvantages.

Design: Case series study.

Setting: The Aga Khan Hospital, Nairobi.

Patients: One hundred and six cases operated on from May 1996 to June 2002. Main outcome measures: Clinical presentation, age and sex demographics, average hospital stay, operating time, intra-operative and post-operative complications and outcome.

Results: There was a female preponderance with a female to male ratio of 2:3:I. Mean age was 30.6 years. There was a slightly more …

The Rules Of The Road: Federal Common Law And Aiding And Abetting Under The Alien Tort Claims Act, Paul L. Hoffman, Daniel A. Zaheer

Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.

Corporate Liability For Conduct Of A Foreign Government: The Ninth Circuit Adopts A Reason To Know Standard For Aiding And Abetting Liability Under The Alien Tort Claims Act, Edwin V. Woodsome Jr., T. Jason White

Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.

Defining Sustainable Development After Earth Summit 2002, Hari M. Osofsky

Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.

Four Common Misconceptions About Copyright Piracy, Peter K. Yu

Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Future Of Online Privacy: A Proposal For International Legislation, Joann M. Wakana

Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 52, Number 4, September 2003

The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 52, Number 4, September 2003 The Dean's Column by Thomas J. Nasca ’75, page 4 The Orbit of My Eye an essay by Risa Ravitz ’05, page 8 Students Teach Underserved Children to Read, in Addition to Providing Medical Care for the Parents, page 10 Combining Two Types of Radiation Therapy to Improve the Treatment of Brain Cancer, page 17 Landmark Study of Early Surgery for Epilepsy, page 17 Research on How to Improve Physician Empathy , page 18 Using Plants to Produce Antibodies Against Rabies, page 19 HIV's Escape Route from Drugs and Vaccines …

Generational Equity, Generational Interdependence, And The Framing Of The Debate Over Social Security Reform, John B. Williamson, Tay K. Mcnamara, Stephanie A. Howling

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This article analyzes the differences between the generational equity and generational interdependence conceptual packages used to frame arguments in the debate over policies such as Social Security reform. It begins with a history of the generational equity debate. This is followed by an analysis of the assumptions, values, and beliefs that inform each of these two ideological frames. It presents an analysis of why the generational equity frame has dominated the debate and highlights some of the limitations of this perspective.

Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 30, No. 3 (September 2003)

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• GENERATIONAL EQUITY, GENERATIONAL INTERDEPENDENCE, AND THE FRAMING OF
• THE DEBATE OVER SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM - John B. Williamson, Tay K. McNamara, & Stephanie A. Howling
• THE CULTURE OF RACE, CLASS, AND POVERTY: THE EMERGENCE OF A CULTURAL DISCOURSE IN EARLY COLD WAR SOCIAL WORK (1946-1963) - Laura Curran
• THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF WELFARE REFORM IN DRUG-USING WELFARE-NEEDY HOUSEHOLDS IN INNER-CITY NEW YORK - Eloise Dunlap, Andrew Golub, & Bruce D. Johnson
• SERVING THE "HARD-TO-SERVE": THE USE OF CLINICAL KNOWLEDGE IN WELFARE REFORM - Rufina Lee & Laura Curran
• PREVALENCE OF CHILD WELFARE SERVICES INVOLVEMENT AMONG HOMELESS AND …

The Lived Experience Of Welfare Reform In Drug-Using Welfare-Needy Households In Inner-City New York, Eloise Dunlap, Andrew Golub, Bruce D. Johnson

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Welfare reform has transformed a needs-based family income support into temporary assistance for persons entering the workforce. This paper uses observations from an ethnographic study covering the period from 1995- 2001 to examine the impact on drug-using welfare-needy households in inner-city New York. The analysis suggests that studies may underestimate the extent to which substance use is associated with welfare problems. Nearly all of these already distressed households lost their AFDC/TANF benefits, had difficulty with work programs, and were having more difficulty covering expenses. The conclusion highlights ways to better study this population and policy initiatives that could help them …