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Outcome Of Pregnancies With Preterm Premature Rupture Of Membranes, Tariq Y. Khashoggi

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To study the outcomes of pregnancies complicated with preterm premature rupture of the membranes (PPROM) between 26-36 week gestation. METHODS: A retrospective study of 36670 pregnancies registered and managed in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) from March 1993 to February 2003. RESULTS: Two hundred and twenty cases of PPROM (0.6%) were registered and treated expectantly out of 36670 total pregnancies registered during the study period. The majority of the cases (38.6%) were delivered within 72 hours of premature rupture of the membranes (PROM). Only 2.3% of the cases …

The Value Of Troponin T In The Coronary Care Unit, Walid A. Sawalha, Yahya A. Badaineh

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To assess the value of troponin T (TpT) in the coronary care unit (CCU) setting compared to creatinine phosphokinase (CK-MB) in patients admitted with acute coronary syndrome. METHODS: This was a prospective study conducted over a period of 2 months between May 2003 and June 2003. All patients who were admitted to the CCU at Queen Alia Heart Institute, Amman, Jordan with acute coronary syndrome were included. Troponin T and CK-MB were performed simultaneously on all patients upon admission and serially every 4 hours for 24 hours. The times of the serial measurements from the onset of chest pain …

The Effect Of Combination Therapy On Regression Of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy In Cases With Hypertension, Bahar Boydak, Sanem Nalbantgil, Hasan Yilmaz, Mehdi Zoghi, Filiz Ozerkan, Istemi Nalbantgil, Remzi Onder

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: Up to this date, it is well shown that several antihypertensive drugs have different regressive effect on left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). However, there are different studies regarding the effect of antihypertensive combination therapies on regression of LVH. In this study, 2 different combinations ACE-I plus calcium channel blocker and ACE-I plus diuretic were compared in cases with hypertension whose BPs were not controlled by ACE-I alone. METHODS: Forty patients with mild to moderate hypertension were included in this study. The treatment was continued for 6 months in the Faculty of Medicine at Ege University, Turkey, between January and December …

Intrauterine Fetal Transfusion, Hisham H. Mirghani, Sarath Weerasinghe, Shamsaa Al-Awar, Omer A. Hamud

Saudi Medical Journal

The incidence of perinatal death resulting from rhesus Rh isoimmunization has dropped dramatically since the introduction of Rh immunoglobulin. However, Rh sensitization continues to be one of the leading causes of fetal anemia. Our patient is a 38-year-old woman; she gives a history of 2 uneventful pregnancies followed by 5 consecutive stillbirths. Investigations revealed an anti-D titre of 1/2048 and anti-C titre of 1/256. Ultrasound examination revealed fetal ascites at 18 weeks gestation. The fetus had a total of 9 successful intrauterine transfusions. She was delivered by an elective cesarean section at 34 weeks gestation; outcome was a healthy female …

Traumatic Subconjunctival Crystalline Lens. Dislocation By The Tail Of A Cow, Tawfik K. Al-Khatib, Nada A. Al-Khulaidi

Saudi Medical Journal

Traumatic subconjunctival crystalline lens is a rare phenomena; we report a case of ocular trauma by the tail of a cow. A 60-year-old female presented with history of trauma to her left eye by the tail of a cow, she had severe headache, redness and pain in her left eye. She was admitted and the crystalline lens was found in the subconjunctival space and was removed surgically.

Neonatal Intussusception In The Premature, Abdullatif A. Al-Arfaj, Dilip K. Mitra, Khaled M. Moghazy, Bassam H. Al-Awary

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Bilateral Synchronous Breast Cancer. A Clinical Dilemma, Salman Y. Guraya, Gamal A. Khairy

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Leishman Staining In Field Diagnosis Of Corneal Ulcer, Raj Anand, Nirmala Agarwal, Subhash C. Arya, Himesh K. Shah, Mukesh Taneja

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

A Pilot Study To Investigate Over-The-Counter Drug Abuse And Misuse In Palestine, Waleed M. Sweileh, Reem T. Arafat, Lila S. Al-Khyat, Dana M. Al-Masri, Nidal A. Jaradat

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Helicobacter Pylori Infection, Effect On Gastric Histology And Clinical Outcome, Barik A. Salih, Fawzi A. Bughrara

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Fludarabine As A Second-Line Treatment Of Advanced Stage Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Orhan Ayyildiz, Abdurrahman Isikdogan, Zahit Bolaman, Ekrem Muftuoglu

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Voluntary Seatbelt Usage. Did We Reach There Yet?, Dakheel A. Al-Dakheel, Abdallah I. Al-Mohimeed, Devdas S. Shriyan

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Pattern Of Skin Cancer In Southwestern Saudi Arabia, Naseem A. Ansari, Jaudah Al-Maghrabi

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Acute And Transient Psychoses, Abdulrazzak Alhamad, Saleh M. Al-Deeb

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Comparison Effects Of Tape And The Mcdavid Ultra Brace In Limiting The Amount And Rate Of Ankle Inversion, Leah M. Pataki

Masters Theses

The ankle joint is among one of the most common sites for injury, accounting for 86% of all injuries. Commonly, athletic tape or an ankle brace is used to prevent or protect ankle injuries from occurring and/or re-occurring. The purpose of the study was to compare the effectiveness of athletic tape and the McDavid Ultra brace in limiting the amount and rate of ankle inversion when using dynamic ankle inversion. Subjects (6=Males, 12=Females) completed ten trials on an inversion platform under the following conditions: no-tape (control) and two bracing conditions (athletic tape and McDavid Ultra Brace). A 2 x 3 …

Biodiesel: To Switch Or Not To Switch? A Greener Fuel Option For The Sjsu Shuttle Bus System, Olga Meydbray

Master's Projects

For the past several years the SJSU shuttle bus system has been the subject of anger from the residents living in the neighborhoods through which the shuttle buses travel several times daily. Individuals living in the Spartan-Keyes neighborhood, near the Spartan stadium, have been working with staff at the City of San Jose to reduce the amount of large truck and bus traffic in their neighborhood for several years.

The staff at the San Jose State University Police Department (UPD), the organization in charge of the campus shuttle bus system, is in a position to make a real difference in …

Index, Human Biology Editors

Human Biology

No abstract provided.

The Defined Contribution Paradigm, Edward A. Zelinsky

Articles

Pension cognoscenti have frequently remarked on the stagnation of defined benefit pensions and the concomitant rise of defined contribution plans. I suggest that, over the last generation, something even more fundamental has occurred, something that can justly be called a paradigm shift. Americans today primarily conceive of and implement retirement savings in the form of individual accounts. Such accounts have become primary instruments of public policy, not just for retirement savings, but increasingly for health care and education as well.

Self-Disclosure In Intimate Relationships: Associations With Individual And Relationship Characteristics Over Time, Susan K. Sprecher, Susan S. Hendrick

Faculty Publications – Sociology and Anthropology

Self-disclosure is an act of intimacy and serves as a maintenance strategy, and yet very little prior research has examined self-disclosure within relationships with data collected multiple times over an extended period of time and from both partners. With longitudinal data collected from both partners in young adult dating couples, we examined how self-disclosure is associated with both individual characteristics (e.g., responsiveness, self-esteem) and relationship characteristics (satisfaction, love, commitment). Overall, men and women indicated a similar high level of self-disclosure. As hypothesized, positive associations were found between self-disclosure and the individual characteristics of self-esteem, relationship esteem (confidence as an intimate …

High Steaks: Defending North Carolina's Response To Contagious Animal Diseases, Andrew H. Nelson

North Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Differences In Performance Between Large And Small Organizations In Mental Health Settings, Randy Parker

Dissertations

The quantitative part of this study examined the relationship between organizational size and staff performance in mental health group home settings.The data from two hundred and sixty-two group homes from small, medium, and large umbrella organizations were examined. The results of independent third party evaluations were compared across these umbrella organizations. Evaluations measured compliance and performance mandated by federal health and safety regulations.

The qualitative part of this study involved on-site interviews with group home staff from various organizations at various professional levels which scored either a low or a high number of errors. A qualitative analysis was conducted to …

Property As Legal Knowledge: Means And Ends, Annelise Riles

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

This article takes anthropologists’ renewed interest in property theory as an opportunity to consider legal theory-making as an ethnographic subject in its own right. My focus is on one particular construct – the instrument, or relation of means to ends, that animates both legal and anthropological theories about property. An analysis of the workings of this construct leads to the conclusion that rather than critique the ends of legal knowledge, the anthropology of property should devote itself to articulating its own means.

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished? Establishing A Self-Evaluating Privilege For Corporate Internal Investigations, Theodore R. Lotchin

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.

Pride In Our Progress: An Examination Of The John F. Kennedy Administration's Record Concerning Civil Rights And Environmentalism, Benjamin Mudrick

Sigma: Journal of Political and International Studies

No abstract provided.

Front Matter, Sigma: Journal Of Political And International Studies Studies

Sigma: Journal of Political and International Studies

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Staff Bios, Sigma: Journal Of Political And International Studies Studies

Sigma: Journal of Political and International Studies

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The Precedent Of A President: Theodore Roosevelt And Environmental Conservation, Hilary Jan Izatt

Sigma: Journal of Political and International Studies

No abstract provided.

Theories Of Money In Politics: The 2002 Missouri Senate Race, John J. Nielsen

Sigma: Journal of Political and International Studies

No abstract provided.

Evaluating Ukrainian Political Party Development: A Case Study Of Ukrainian Elections 1994-2002, Clifford Blair

Sigma: Journal of Political and International Studies

No abstract provided.

Case Of Inhaled Prostaglandin E1 Used To Improve Hypoxia In Ards, Shahla Siddiqui, Salwa Zubair, F Hameed Khan

Department of Anaesthesia

No abstract provided.