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Incidence And Risk Factors Associated With The Patency Of Ductus Arteriosus In Preterm Infants With Respiratory Distress Syndrome In Kuwait, Majeda S. Hammoud, Hassan A. Elsori, Emad-Aldeen M. Hanafi, Adel A. Shalabi, Ibrahim A. Fouda, Lakshmi V. Devarajan Sep 2003

Incidence And Risk Factors Associated With The Patency Of Ductus Arteriosus In Preterm Infants With Respiratory Distress Syndrome In Kuwait, Majeda S. Hammoud, Hassan A. Elsori, Emad-Aldeen M. Hanafi, Adel A. Shalabi, Ibrahim A. Fouda, Lakshmi V. Devarajan

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is considered to be an important cause of morbidity and mortality among preterm infants. The aim of this study is to determine the incidence of PDA in ventilated preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) and to evaluate the role of some antenatal risk factors on its occurrence in our population. METHODS: The case records of the preterm infants of <34 weeks gestational age, who were ventilated for RDS at the neonatal intensive care unit of Maternity Hospital, Safat, Kuwait, between March 1998 and February 1999, were reviewed. Diagnosis of PDA was based on echocardiographic findings. The association between the risk factors chosen and the PDA was also evaluated. RESULTS: A total of 101 infants whose gestational ages ranged between 25-33 weeks, and birth weights between 685-1580 grams were included. Fifty-four had a significant PDA (53.4%). Maternal diabetes and antepartum hemorrhage (APH), birth weights, gestational ages, multiplicity and gender of the infants were found to be related to the incidence of PDA. CONCLUSION: The incidence of PDA in our ventilated preterm infants with RDS is similar to those reported from other neonatal units outside Kuwait. There are some factors that may identify babies, who are prone to develop PDA, which need to be confirmed by further prospective studies using a larger population.

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Pregnancy Outcomes Among Palestinian Refugee Women With Sickle Cell Trait In Damascus, Syria, Asma A. Abdulsalam, Hyam N. Bashour, Fawza S. Monem, Fathi M. Hamadeh Sep 2003

Pregnancy Outcomes Among Palestinian Refugee Women With Sickle Cell Trait In Damascus, Syria, Asma A. Abdulsalam, Hyam N. Bashour, Fawza S. Monem, Fathi M. Hamadeh

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: The results on pregnancy outcomes of mothers afflicted with sickle cell trait are still contradictory. This study aimed to examine the fetal and maternal outcomes among a cohort of pregnant women. METHODS: This is a prospective cohort study that examined the fetal and maternal outcomes among 98 women with sickle cell trait (HbAS) and 402 women with normal hemoglobin (HbAA). The study was carried out in 4 health centers serving Palestinian Refugees in Damascus, during the period November 2000 to May 2002. Hemoglobin electrophoresis was carried out for all newly registered pregnancy women. Women were then followed up until …

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Trial Of Lamivudine In Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Carriers With Persistent Hepatitis B Core Igm Antibody, Hisham Y. Ali Sep 2003

Trial Of Lamivudine In Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Carriers With Persistent Hepatitis B Core Igm Antibody, Hisham Y. Ali

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: The persistence of hepatitis B core immunoglobulin M (HBc IgM) antibody in hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) carriers is a risk factor with hidden dangers and forecasts the existence of liver damage. A trial of lamivudine in such subset of carriers was carried out for the first time in this study. METHODS: A total of 62 HBsAg with hepatitis e antibody individuals (age range, 25-45 years) with persistent HBc IgM antibody were randomized to receive either 100 mg lamivudine (32/62) or placebo (30/62) daily for 6 months. The study was performed from June 2000 to October 2002. The carriers …

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Electives During Medical Internship, Shyam K. Parashar, Abdulmohsen A. Al-Ghamdi Sep 2003

Electives During Medical Internship, Shyam K. Parashar, Abdulmohsen A. Al-Ghamdi

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the study was to find out the reasons for selecting elective rotations during a rotating medical internship. METHODS: One hundred and seventy-eight medical interns in the College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the period March 2001 to August 2002 completed a questionnaire for their selection reasons with responses on a scale of 1-5. RESULTS: The study comprised 60% males and 98.3% Saudis. The most frequently chosen electives are dermatology 28.1%, radiology 20.8%, anesthesia 9.6% and otorhinolaryngology (ear, nose and throat [ENT]) 9%. Significantly, more males (89.2%) chose radiology rotation and …

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Prevalence Of Hepatitis B Virus And Hepatitis C Virus In Health Workers In 3 Major Hospitals In Aden, Republic Of Yemen, Ahmed S. Al-Jarba, Waleed M. Al-Sayyari Sep 2003

Prevalence Of Hepatitis B Virus And Hepatitis C Virus In Health Workers In 3 Major Hospitals In Aden, Republic Of Yemen, Ahmed S. Al-Jarba, Waleed M. Al-Sayyari

Saudi Medical Journal

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Hrt: Decide Based On The Evidence, Sandra Lookinland, Renea L. Beckstrand Sep 2003

Hrt: Decide Based On The Evidence, Sandra Lookinland, Renea L. Beckstrand

Faculty Publications

The effectiveness and safety of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) have been studied since the 1980s. However, much of the available evidence was contradictory, and practitioners were uncertain how to counsel peri- and postmenopausal patients. In this article, recent evidence, both for and against use of HRT in peri- and postmenopausal patients, is compared to past studies with recommendations for practice.

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Acceptance Of Golden Rice In The Philippine Rice Bowl, Mark Chong Sep 2003

Acceptance Of Golden Rice In The Philippine Rice Bowl, Mark Chong

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Few science issues in recent years have elicited such polarized public reactions as modern biotechnology and its agricultural applications. Although a new study conducted by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (Ithaca, NY, USA) indicates that Southeast Asian stakeholders generally hold positive views about agricultural biotechnology.

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Achieving Airtight Ducts In Manufactured Housing, Florida Solar Energy Center, Janet Mcilvaine Sep 2003

Achieving Airtight Ducts In Manufactured Housing, Florida Solar Energy Center, Janet Mcilvaine

FSEC Energy Research Center®

Data and findings presented here were gathered between 1996 and 2003 during 39 factory visits at 24 factories of six HUD Code home manufacturers interested in improving the energy efficiency their homes. Factory observations typically showed that building a tighter duct system was the most cost effective way to improve the product's energy efficiency.

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Newsletter, Florida Ornithological Society, Volume 29, No. 4, Fall 2003, Tom Palmer Sep 2003

Newsletter, Florida Ornithological Society, Volume 29, No. 4, Fall 2003, Tom Palmer

Florida Ornithological Society - Records - Full Collection

Fall 2003 edition of the Florida Ornithological Society Newsletter, including a letter from the President, information on the Spring 2003 meeting, announcements, requests for assistance, bird news, and letter from the editor.

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Morro Bay National Monitoring Program: Nonpoint Source Pollution And Treatment Measure Evaluation For The Morro Bay Watershed, Katie Mcneill, John H. Davis, Karen Worcester, Lynn E. Moody, Brian Dietterick, Jonathan Beckett, James P. Daly, Brent Hallock, Becky Judge, Robert K. Smidt, Linda S. Shotwell, Craig Stubler, Peter Meertens Aug 2003

Morro Bay National Monitoring Program: Nonpoint Source Pollution And Treatment Measure Evaluation For The Morro Bay Watershed, Katie Mcneill, John H. Davis, Karen Worcester, Lynn E. Moody, Brian Dietterick, Jonathan Beckett, James P. Daly, Brent Hallock, Becky Judge, Robert K. Smidt, Linda S. Shotwell, Craig Stubler, Peter Meertens

Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences

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Optimal And Intelligent Decision Making In Sustainable Development Of Electronic Products, Meimei Gao Aug 2003

Optimal And Intelligent Decision Making In Sustainable Development Of Electronic Products, Meimei Gao

Dissertations

Increasing global population and consumption are causing declining natural and social systems. Multi-lifecycle engineering and sustainable development address these issues by integrating strategies for economic successes, environmental quality, and social equity. Based on multi-lifecycle engineering and sustainable development concepts, this doctoral dissertation aims to provide decision making approaches to growing a strong industrial economy while maintaining a clean, healthy environment. The research develops a methodology to complete both the disassembly leveling and bin assignment decisions in demanufacturing through balancing the disassembly efforts, value returns, and environmental impacts. The proposed method is successfully implemented into a demanufacturing module of a Multi-LifeCycle …

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Selective Removal Of Nox From Catalytic Cracking Regenerator Effluent Using Wet Scrubbing With Aqueous Sodium Chlorite Solutions, Pin Gu Aug 2003

Selective Removal Of Nox From Catalytic Cracking Regenerator Effluent Using Wet Scrubbing With Aqueous Sodium Chlorite Solutions, Pin Gu

Dissertations

In most refineries, the flue gas from the regenerator in the fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) unit represents a key source of NOx, SOx, particulate, and CO emissions. Wet scrubbing systems have been used with great success to control particulate and SOx emissions from typical FCC regenerator flue gas. Development of relatively inexpensive and safe additives that can be used in existing scrubbing systems to oxidize and absorb NOx is important in order to increase the industrial options to meet the provisions of the Clean Air Act and recently proposed EPA rules. This paper explores the feasibility of removing NOx from …

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Deafdigest: Gold Edition, August 31, 2003, Barry Strassler Aug 2003

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, August 31, 2003, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2003

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Deafdigest: Blue Edition, August 31, 2003, Barry Strassler Aug 2003

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, August 31, 2003, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2003

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N-Acetyl-Beta-D-Glucosaminidase In Acute Myocardial Infarction, M Perwaiz Iqbal, Khawar A. Kazmi, Hasan R. Jafri, Naseema Mehboobali Aug 2003

N-Acetyl-Beta-D-Glucosaminidase In Acute Myocardial Infarction, M Perwaiz Iqbal, Khawar A. Kazmi, Hasan R. Jafri, Naseema Mehboobali

Department of Biological & Biomedical Sciences

The objective of the study was to investigate whether the lysosomal enzyme, N-Acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase (NAG) activity is increased in plasma of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and to determine if there is any association between plasma levels of NAG and severity of myocardial infarction (MI). NAG activity in plasma was monitored in 69 patients with AMI and 135 normal healthy subjects using a spectrofluorimetric method. A modified Aldrich ST elevation score was used to gauge the severity of MI in terms of size of the infarct. Plasma NAG levels in AMI patients and normal healthy subjects were found to be …

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The Influence Of Exercise On Oxygen Uptake In Mild Hypertension, Matthew Joseph Herban Aug 2003

The Influence Of Exercise On Oxygen Uptake In Mild Hypertension, Matthew Joseph Herban

Theses

The amount of oxygen used by muscle cells increase with exercise. The two body systems that influence the amount of oxygen delivered are the cardiovascular system and the pulmonary system. Two groups of patients were studied, those that were mildly hypertensive (but are not taking prescription medication for hypertension) and the control or normal group. The two groups exercised on a bicycle ergometer. Work rate was increased in steps (multiples of thirty watts) until anaerobic threshold (as measured by an ear oximeter) was reached. Heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen uptake and carbon dioxide production were measured during exercise. Their data …

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Growth Of Well-Defined Zno Microparticles By Hydroxide Ion, Ruth Mcbride, Declan Mccormack, John Kelly Aug 2003

Growth Of Well-Defined Zno Microparticles By Hydroxide Ion, Ruth Mcbride, Declan Mccormack, John Kelly

Articles

The morphology of the microcrystalline zinc oxide formed by reaction of zinc salts with sodium hydroxide depends critically on the reaction conditions. To understand this, the nature of the solid product has been probed by scanning electron microcopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) and the concentration of zinc remaining in the solution has been determined at regular intervals throughout the reaction. Two general preparative procedures have been followed. The first, which involves simply heating an aqueous solution containing Zn(NO3)2 (0.025 M) and sodium hydroxide (0.375 M) to 101 uC and maintaining it at that temperature for periods of up to …

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New Mexico Labor Market Review 08-31-2003, New Mexico Department Of Labor Aug 2003

New Mexico Labor Market Review 08-31-2003, New Mexico Department Of Labor

Historic Publications

The New Mexico Labor Market Review is a monthly publication presenting statistical data and analysis on labor market conditions throughout New Mexico. Issues examine statewide and regional trends in employment, unemployment, labor force estimates, industry activity, wages, occupational demand, and related economic conditions, often accompanied by feature articles on topics affecting the state’s economy. This issue covers July 2003.

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August 30, 2003 (Pages 4277-4420), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau Aug 2003

August 30, 2003 (Pages 4277-4420), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau

Volume 33 (2003)

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Aug 30, 2003 - Prairie View A&M Vs Texas Southern, Prairie View A&M University Aug 2003

Aug 30, 2003 - Prairie View A&M Vs Texas Southern, Prairie View A&M University

Football Programs

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Thelma B. Scott Aug 2003

Thelma B. Scott

African American Funeral Programs

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Murray Ledger And Times, August 30, 2003, Murray Ledger And Times Aug 2003

Murray Ledger And Times, August 30, 2003, Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

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Volume 39 - Issue 00 - Friday, August 29, 2003, Rose Thorn Staff Aug 2003

Volume 39 - Issue 00 - Friday, August 29, 2003, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

The Rose Thorn, Rose-Hulman's independent student newspaper.

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Cross-Calibration Of Stroke Disability Measures: Bayesian Analysis Of Longitudinal Ordinal Categorical Data Using Negative Dependence, Giovanni Parmigiani, Heidi W. Ashih, Gregory P. Samsa, Pamela W. Duncan, Sue Min Lai, David B. Matchar Aug 2003

Cross-Calibration Of Stroke Disability Measures: Bayesian Analysis Of Longitudinal Ordinal Categorical Data Using Negative Dependence, Giovanni Parmigiani, Heidi W. Ashih, Gregory P. Samsa, Pamela W. Duncan, Sue Min Lai, David B. Matchar

Johns Hopkins University, Dept. of Biostatistics Working Papers

It is common to assess disability of stroke patients using standardized scales, such as the Rankin Stroke Outcome Scale (RS) and the Barthel Index (BI). The Rankin Scale, which was designed for applications to stroke, is based on assessing directly the global conditions of a patient. The Barthel Index, which was designed for general applications, is based on a series of questions about the patient’s ability to carry out 10 basis activities of daily living. As both scales are commonly used, but few studies use both, translating between scales is important in gaining an overall understanding of the efficacy of …

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Spartan Daily, August 29, 2003, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications Aug 2003

Spartan Daily, August 29, 2003, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 121, Issue 3

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On The Green Vol. 33 No. 23 August 29, 2003, Gallaudet University Aug 2003

On The Green Vol. 33 No. 23 August 29, 2003, Gallaudet University

2001-2010

On the Green is an internal publication of Gallaudet College, which later became Gallaudet University. It notified employees of updates around the campus and in the broader community, including new construction and the establishment of new academic programs. Running until 2010, it was supplanted by various forms of online mass communications across multiple audiences.

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Welcome Issue, August 29, 2003 Aug 2003

Welcome Issue, August 29, 2003

Archway (1946-2020)

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The Tiger Vol. 97 Issue 1 2003-08-29, Clemson University Aug 2003

The Tiger Vol. 97 Issue 1 2003-08-29, Clemson University

Tiger Newspapers

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Applied Sciences Weekend Welcomes Alums, Includes Dedication Of Lenoir Hall For Fcs, Deborah Purnell Aug 2003

Applied Sciences Weekend Welcomes Alums, Includes Dedication Of Lenoir Hall For Fcs, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. - Scores of University of Mississippi graduates in the new School of Applied Sciences return to campus Sept. 4-6 for a full slate of activities during Applied Sciences Alumni Weekend.

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Transgenic Mice Expressing Lipoprotein Lipase In Adipose Tissue: Absence Of The Proximal 3′-Untranslated Region Causes Translational Upregulation, Lori L. Hensley, Gouri Ranganathan, Elke M. Wagner, Brian D. Wells, Joseph C. Daniel, Diane Vu, Clay F. Semenkovich, Rudolf Zechner, Philip A. Kern Aug 2003

Transgenic Mice Expressing Lipoprotein Lipase In Adipose Tissue: Absence Of The Proximal 3′-Untranslated Region Causes Translational Upregulation, Lori L. Hensley, Gouri Ranganathan, Elke M. Wagner, Brian D. Wells, Joseph C. Daniel, Diane Vu, Clay F. Semenkovich, Rudolf Zechner, Philip A. Kern

Clinical and Translational Science Faculty Publications

Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) is a key enzyme in lipoprotein and adipocyte metabolism. Defects in LPL can lead to hypertriglyceridemia and the subsequent development of atherosclerosis. The mechanisms of regulation of this enzyme are complex and may occur at multiple levels of gene expression. Because the 3′-untranslated region (UTR) is involved in LPL translational regulation, transgenic mice were generated with adipose tissue expression of an LPL construct either with or without the proximal 3′-UTR and driven by the aP2 promoter. Both transgenic mouse colonies were viable and expressed the transgene, resulting in a 2-fold increase in LPL activity in white adipose …

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