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Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Administration Is Associated With High Pregnancy Rates During Ovarian Stimulation And Timed Intercourse Or Intrauterine Insemination, Mohamed F. Mitwally, Sonya Abdel-Razeq, Robert F. Casper

Wayne State University Associated BioMed Central Scholarship

Abstract

Background

There are different factors that influence treatment outcome after ovarian stimulation and timed-intercourse or intrauterine insemination (IUI). After patient age, it has been suggested that timing of insemination in relation to ovulation is probably the most important variable affecting the success of treatment. The objective of this study is to study the value of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) administration and occurrence of luteinizing hormone (LH) surge in timing insemination on the treatment outcome after follicular monitoring with timed-intercourse or intrauterine insemination, with or without ovarian stimulation.

Methods

Retrospective analysis of 2000 consecutive completed treatment cycles (637 timed-intercourse and …

Accuracy Of Cdna Microarray Methods To Detect Small Gene Expression Changes Induced By Neuregulin On Breast Epithelial Cells, Bin Yao, Sanjay N. Rakhade, Qunfang Li, Sharlin Ahmed, Raul Krauss, Sorin Draghici, Jeffrey A. Loeb

Wayne State University Associated BioMed Central Scholarship

Abstract

Background

cDNA microarrays are a powerful means to screen for biologically relevant gene expression changes, but are often limited by their ability to detect small changes accurately due to "noise" from random and systematic errors. While experimental designs and statistical analysis methods have been proposed to reduce these errors, few studies have tested their accuracy and ability to identify small, but biologically important, changes. Here, we have compared two cDNA microarray experimental design methods with northern blot confirmation to reveal changes in gene expression that could contribute to the early antiproliferative effects of neuregulin on MCF10AT human breast epithelial …

Low Dose Intravenous Minocycline Is Neuroprotective After Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion-Reperfusion In Rats, Lin Xu, Susan C. Fagan, Jennifer L. Waller, David Edwards, Cesar V. Borlongan, Jianqing Zheng, William D. Hill, Giora Feuerstein, David C. Hess

Wayne State University Associated BioMed Central Scholarship

Abstract

Background

Minocycline, a semi-synthetic tetracycline antibiotic, is an effective neuroprotective agent in animal models of cerebral ischemia when given in high doses intraperitoneally. The aim of this study was to determine if minocycline was effective at reducing infarct size in a Temporary Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion model (TMCAO) when given at lower intravenous (IV) doses that correspond to human clinical exposure regimens.

Methods

Rats underwent 90 minutes of TMCAO. Minocycline or saline placebo was administered IV starting at 4, 5, or 6 hours post TMCAO. Infarct volume and neurofunctional tests were carried out at 24 hr after TMCAO using …

Do Recent Data From The Seychelles Islands Alter The Conclusions Of The Nrc Report On The Toxicological Effects Of Methylmercury?, Alan H. Stern, Joseph L. Jacobson, Louise Ryan, Thomas A. Burke

Wayne State University Associated BioMed Central Scholarship

Abstract

In 2000, the National Research Council (NRC), an arm of the National Academy of Sciences, released a report entitled, "Toxicological Effects of Methylmercury." The overall conclusion of that report was that, at levels of exposure in some fish- and marine mammal-consuming communities (including those in the Faroe Islands and New Zealand), subtle but significant adverse effects on neuropsychological development were occurring as a result of in utero exposure. Since the release of that report, there has been continuing discussion of the public health relevance of current levels of exposure to Methylmercury. Much of this discussion has been linked to …

Effect Of Four-Day Psyllium Supplementation On Bowel Preparation For Colonoscopy:A Prospective Double Blind Randomized Trial [Isrctn76623768], Walter A. Salwen, Marc D. Basson

Wayne State University Associated BioMed Central Scholarship

Abstract

Background

Patients with new onset constipation or presumed hemorrhoid bleeding frequently require the use of both fiber supplements and diagnostic colonoscopy. We sought to determine whether preliminary fiber supplementation would alter the tolerability or efficacy of a standard bowel preparation for colonoscopy

Methods

A prospective, double blind, randomized trial was designed to compare a short course of a psyllium-based supplement versus placebo prior to a colon lavage. Patients were given an unlabeled canister of powder, and instructed to take 1 tablespoon with 8 oz of water bid for 4 days before colonoscopy. A 4-liter polyethylene based glycol lavage was …

Linux, A Low Cost Alternative For Companies, John Davis

Senior Seminars

No abstract provided.

Software Piracy, Laura Malcolm

Senior Seminars

No abstract provided.

Internet2: The Next Generation Internet, Tim Huffman

Senior Seminars

No abstract provided.

Internet Privacy, Beshou Gedamu

Senior Seminars

No abstract provided.

Virtual Reality In Medicine, Jason Bowman

Senior Seminars

No abstract provided.

The Rise And Fall Of Snapster, Robby Wilkinson

Senior Seminars

No abstract provided.

Gis: Geographic Infonnation Systems, Laura C. Roberts

Senior Seminars

No abstract provided.

Putting Sec Heat On Audit Firms And Corporate Tax Shelters: Responding To Tax Risk With Sunshine, Shame And Strict Liability, Linda M. Beale

Law Faculty Research Publications

No abstract provided.

Underwood Law Library Newsletter, Vol. 15, No. 1 – Fall 2004, Southern Methodist University, Dedman School Of Law, Underwood Law Library

Law Library Newsletter (1989-2006)

No abstract provided.

Assessment Of Constructs Related To Childhood Aggression, Susan B. Mclaughlin

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study provides empirical support for the comprehensive theoretical model of aggression proposed by Meloy (2001) by examining characteristics of children who have a longstanding history of aggression across home and educational settings. The theoretical model first proposed by Meloy (2001) found attachment, anxiety, and attention difficulties in adults who evidenced severe aggression problems. The current study clarified how the adult model applies to children. That is, this study examined how attachment, anxiety, and attention are related to the overall functioning of children requiring treatment for aggression. Results are discussed in terms of child development issues, treatment selection, and intervention …

Evaluating Human Adult Mesenchymal Stem Cells And Mg-63 Cells On Vitoss, Chronos Granulat And Chronos For Use In Bone Tissue Engineering, Hina Qidwai

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The delivery of human adult mesenchymal stem cells (hAMSC) using bone void fillers is a novel approach for use in bone tissue engineering. The evaluation of hAMSC and osteoblast-like MG-63 cell activity on three β-tricalcium phosphate-based bone void fillers (Vitoss, ChronOS Granulat and ChronOS) has not been carried out. Human osteosarcoma cells (MG-63 cells), as well as hAMSCs, readily seed over 90% of the available biomaterials under static culture conditions, and the attached cells proliferate to extensively cover the biomaterials as seen by DAPI staining and LIVE/DEAD viability staining. The attached cells are over 90% viable after 7 days in …

The Special Public Purpose Forum And Endorsement Relationships: New Extensions Of Government Speech, Mary Jean Dolan

UC Law Constitutional Quarterly

The public and private sectors partner in a growing number of projects with expressive dimensions, as governments follow marketing trends and also leverage their resources to produce cultural programs. This creates ever more complex First Amendment issues because such joint enterprises exist at the intersection of two overlapping, but contradictory, paradigms: the limited public forum and government speech. Under the limited public forum test, government ostensibly may set reasonable content limitations when it opens up property and programs to private speakers, so long as its selections are viewpoint neutral. There is no clear line between viewpoint and content, however, and …

To Build Our Lives Together: Community Formation In Black Atlanta, 1875-1906, Allison Dorsey

History Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

Classic Fair Use Of Trademarks: Confusion About Defenses, David W. Barnes, Teresa A. Laky

Santa Clara High Technology Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Coming Home Upset: Gender, Marital Satisfaction And The Daily Spillover Of Workday Experience Into Couple Interactions, Marc S. Schulz, Philip A. Cowan, C. P. Cowan, Robert T. Brennan

Psychology Faculty Research and Scholarship

This study explored how daily changes in workday pace and end-of-the-workday mood were related to nightly variations in withdrawn and angry marital behavior. For 3 days, 82 husbands and wives from 42 couples completed questionnaires at the end of the workday and at bedtime. More negatively arousing workdays were linked with angrier marital behavior for women and less angry and more withdrawn behavior for men. Daily changes in workday pace predicted fluctuations in women's, but not men's, marital behavior. Several of these workday-marital behavior connections varied by level of marital satisfaction. In contrast to the gender differences in responses to …

Communication, Media And Rhetoric Assessment Report 2003/2004, Communication, Media, And Rhetoric Discipline

Assessment of Student Learning Reports

No abstract provided.

Studio Art Discipline Assessment Report 2003/2004, Studio Art Discipline

Assessment of Student Learning Reports

No abstract provided.

Torture, Marcy Strauss

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.

Kernochan Center News - Fall 2004, Kernochan Center For Law, Media And The Arts

Kernochan Center for Law, Media, and the Arts

No abstract provided.

Wo 510 Worship Leadership In The Church, Charles R. Hohenstein

Syllabi

[no author] Authentic Worship in a Changing Culture (Grand Rapids: CRC Publications, 1997; ISBN 1-56212-257-6). Daniel T. Benedict and Craig Kenneth Miller, Contemporary Worship for the 21st Century: Worship or Evangelism? (Nashville: Discipleship Resources, 1995; ISBN 0- 88177-138-4). William L. De Arteaga, Forgotten Power: The Significance of the Lord’s Supper in Revival (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002; ISBN 0-310-24567-2). Thomas G. Long, Beyond the Worship Wars: Building Vital and Faithful Worship (The Alban Institute, 2001; ISBN 1-56699-240-0). Timothy J. Mulder, So You’ve Been Asked to Lead in Prayer (Grand Rapids: CRC Publications, 1996). Robert Webber, Planning Blended Worship: The Creative Mixture …

Wo 510 Worship Leadership In The Church, Mark A. Torgerson

Syllabi

--Edited, Authentic Worship in a Changing Culture (Grand Rapids: CRC Publications, 1997; ISBN 1-56212-257-6). --Thomas G. Long, Beyond the Worship Wars: Building Vital and Faithful Worship (The Alban Institute, 2001; ISBN 1-56699-240-0). --Timothy J. Mulder, So You've Been Asked To Lead in Prayer (Grand Rapids: CRC Publications, 1996.) --Robert Webber, Planning Blended Worship: The Creative Mixture of Old & New (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1998; ISBN 0-687-03223-7). --James F. White, A Brief History of Christian Worship (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1993; ISBN 0-687-03414-0). --John D. Witvliet, So You've Been Asked To Plan a Worship Service (Grand Rapids: CRC Publications, 1999; ISBN 1-56212-393-9). …

2004 Georgia Southern University Softball Media Guide, Georgia Southern University

Women's Softball Records

• 2004 Georgia Southern Softball Media Guide

An Investigation Of Meaning In Clinical Music Improvisation With Troubled Adolescents, Susan Gardstrom

Department of Music Faculty Publications

The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate meaning-making in clinical music improvisation with troubled adolescents. Participants were six youth from two partial hospitalization programs. These individuals, ranging in age from 12 to 17, had severe behavioral and emotional disturbances. Each participant was involved in approximately five improvisation sessions with the researcher. The adolescents were asked to create nonreferential and referential instrumental improvisations, both alone and with the researcher. After each improvisation, the participants and the researcher listened to and/or talked about the piece. Selected improvisations were then analyzed using Bruscia’s (1987) Improvisation Assessment Profiles (IAPs), in order to …

Transforming Intractable Conflicts, Louis Kriesberg

Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration

No abstract provided.

Quad Angles

Syracuse University Magazine

No abstract provided.