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William & Mary Law Review

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Barking Up The Wrong Tree: The Misplaced Furor Over The Feeney Amendment As A Threat To Judicial Independence, David P. Mason

William & Mary Law Review

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Parcopa (Carbidopa-Levodopa Orally Disintegrating Tablets), Joseph A. Woelfel

School of Pharmacy Faculty Articles

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Drug-Induced Long Qt Interval, Joseph A. Woelfel

School of Pharmacy Faculty Articles

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Medicare And Medication Therapy Management Programs, Joseph A. Woelfel

School of Pharmacy Faculty Articles

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Complex Multiplication Of Exactly Solvable Calabi-Yau Varieties, Monika Lynker, Rolf Schimmrigk, Steven Stewart

Faculty Articles

We propose a conceptual framework that leads to an abstract characterization for the exact solvability of Calabi–Yau varieties in terms of abelian varieties with complex multiplication. The abelian manifolds are derived from the cohomology of the Calabi–Yau manifold, and the conformal field theoretic quantities of the underlying string emerge from the number theoretic structure induced on the varieties by the complex multiplication symmetry. The geometric structure that provides a conceptual interpretation of the relation between geometry and conformal field theory is discrete, and turns out to be given by the torsion points on the abelian varieties.

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Leading Economic Indicators: November 2004, Alan Gin

USD Burnham-Moores Index of Leading Economic Indicators

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Two New Studies From France. [Review Of La Belgique: Un Jeu De Cartes? De Rosny Aîné À Jacques Brel, Ed. Arnaud Huftier, Presses Universitaires De Valenciennes, 2003, And Roger Bozzetto And Arnaud Huftier's Les Frontières Du Fantastique, Presses Universitaires De Valenciennes, 2004], Arthur B. Evans

Global Language Studies Faculty publications

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Insurgency And Counterinsurgency In The 21st Century: Reconceputalizing Threat And Response, Steven Metz Dr., Raymond A. Millen Ltc

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

Modern insurgency warfare presents fresh challenges for the United States, which must re-conceptualize its approach to fighting such conflicts. Because the dominant characteristics of insurgency--protractedness and ambiguity--effectively stymie the American military's approach to war, the United States needs to reorient its strategic thinking. The key to success is not for the U.S. military to become better at counterinsurgency, but for the U.S. military (and other elements of the government) to be skilled at helping local security and intelligence forces become effective at it. Adapting tactics and strategies to the realities on the ground is the not only pragmatic, but also …

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Shadows Of Things Past And Images Of The Future: Lessons For The Insurgencies In Our Midst, Max G. Manwaring Dr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

This monograph begins with a short discussion of contemporary insurgency. It makes the argument that, in studying terror war, guerrilla war, or any other common term for insurgency war, we find these expressions mischaracterize the activities of armed groups that are attempting to gain political control of a nation-state. The fact is that these organizations are engaged in a highly complex political-psychological war. Three key harbinger cases from which the first contemporary lessons of modern insurgency should have been learned provide the basis for the argument--Peru (1962 to date), Italy (1968-82), and Argentina (1969-79). Given that these kinds of conflict--or …

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Getting Mad: Nuclear Mutual Assured Destruction, Its Origins And Practice, Henry D. Sokolski Mr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

Getting MAD: Nuclear Mutual Assured Destruction, Its Origins and Practice is the first critical history of the intellectual roots and actual application of the strategic doctrine of nuclear mutual assured destruction or MAD. Written by the world's leading French, British, and American military policy planners and analysts, this volume examines how MAD and its emphasis on the military targeting of population centers influenced the operational plans of the major nuclear powers and states, such as Pakistan, India, and Israel. Given America's efforts to move away from MAD and the continued reliance on MAD thinking by smaller nations to help justify …

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Getting Mad: Nuclear Mutual Assured Destruction, Its Origins And Practice, Henry D. Sokolski Mr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

Getting MAD: Nuclear Mutual Assured Destruction, Its Origins and Practice is the first critical history of the intellectual roots and actual application of the strategic doctrine of nuclear mutual assured destruction or MAD. Written by the world's leading French, British, and American military policy planners and analysts, this volume examines how MAD and its emphasis on the military targeting of population centers influenced the operational plans of the major nuclear powers and states, such as Pakistan, India, and Israel. Given America's efforts to move away from MAD and the continued reliance on MAD thinking by smaller nations to help justify …

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Measurements Of Fitness And Competition In Commensal Escherichia Coli And E. Coli O157:H7 Strains, Lisa M. Durso, David R. Smith, Robert W. Hutkins

Department of Food Science and Technology: Faculty Publications

Although the main reservoirs for pathogenic Escherichia coli O157:H7 are cattle and the cattle environment, factors that affect its tenure in the bovine host and its survival outside humans and cattle have not been well studied. It is also not understood what physiological properties, if any, distinguish these pathogens from commensal counterparts that live as normal members of the human and bovine gastrointestinal tracts. To address these questions, individual and competitive fitness experiments, indirect antagonism assays, and antibiotic resistance and carbon utilization analyses were conducted using a strain set consisting of 122 commensal and pathogenic strains. The individual fitness experiments, …

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Edge-Cracked Orthotropic Bimaterial Butt Joint Under Antiplane Singularity, Xiangfa Wu, Yuris A. Dzenis, Emrah Gokdag

Department of Engineering Mechanics: Faculty Publications

Explicit elastic solutions are given for an edge-cracked orthotropic bimaterial butt joint under antiplane singularity of a screw dislocation and a line-force. During the procedure, conformal mapping and known dislocation solution are utilized for constructing the fundamental solution to the present problem. Stress intensity factor (SIF) and energy release rate (ERR) of the edge-cracked butt joint are given in closed-form. In limiting cases, results provided in this work cover those in literature.

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Identification Of Common Subpopulations Of Non-Sorbitol-Fermenting, Β-Glucuronidase-Negative Escherichia Coli O157:H7 From Bovine Production Environments And Human Clinical Samples, Zhijie Yang, Joy Kovar, Jaehyoung Kim, Joseph Nietfeldt, David R. Smith, Rodney A. Moxley, Michael E. Olson, Paul D. Fey, Andrew K. Benson

School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences: Faculty Publications

Non-sorbitol-fermenting, β-glucuronidase-negative Escherichia coli O157:H7 strains are regarded as a clone complex, and populations from different geographical locations are believed to share a recent common ancestor. Despite their relatedness, high-resolution genotyping methods can detect significant genome variation among different populations. Phylogenetic analysis of high-resolution genotyping data from these strains has shown that subpopulations from geographically unlinked continents can be divided into two primary phylogenetic lineages, termed lineage I and lineage II, and limited studies of the distribution of these lineages suggest there could be differences in their propensity to cause disease in humans or to be transmitted to humans. Because …

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Exergy Use In Bioenergetics, Yaşar Demirel

Papers in Analytical Chemistry

Every developed and adapted biological system extracts useful energy from outside, converts, stores it, and uses for muscular contraction, substrate transport, protein synthesis, and other energy utilizing processes. This energy management in a living cell is called the bioenergetics, and the useful energy is the exergy, which is destroyed in every irreversible process because of the entropy production. The converted exergy is the adenosine triphosphate (ATP) produced through the oxidative phosphorylation coupled to respiration in which the exergy originates from oxidation of reducing equivalents of nutrients. A living cell uses the ATP for all the energy demanding activities; it has …

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Modeling The Tertiary Structure Of A Maize (Zea Mays Ssp. Mays) Non-Symbiotic Hemoglobin, Juán Sáenz-Rivera, Gautam Sarath, Raul Peter-Arredondo

Gautam Sarath Publications

The tertiary structure of a maize (Zea mays ssp. mays) non-symbiotic hemoglobin (Hbm) was modeled using computer tools and the known tertiary structure of rice Hb1 as a template. This method was tested by predicting the tertiary structure of soybean leghemoglobin a (Lba) using rice Hb1 as a template. The tertiary structures of the predicted and native Lba were similar, indicating that our computer methods could reliably predict the tertiary structures of plant Hbs. We next predicted the tertiary structure of Hbm. Hbm appears to have a long pre-helixA and a large CD-loop. The positions of the distal …

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Estimation Of Genetically Effective Breeding Numbers Using A Rejection Algorithm Approach, Uma Ramakrishnan, Jay F. Storz, Barbara L. Taylor, Russell Lande

Jay F. Storz Publications

Polygynous mating results in nonrandom sampling of the adult male gamete pool in each generation, thereby increasing the rate of genetic drift. In principle, genetic paternity analysis can be used to infer the effective number of breeding males (N_ebm). However, this requires genetic data from an exhaustive sample of candidate males. Here we describe a new approach to estimate N_ebm using a rejection algorithm in association with three statistics: Euclidean distance between the frequency distributions of maternally and paternally inherited alleles, average number of paternally inherited alleles and average gene diversity of paternally inherited alleles. We quantify …

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Start Improving Today The Next Year Of Your Life, Carla Kimbrough

College of Journalism and Mass Communications: Faculty Publications

Is your life better today than it was a year ago?
That may sound similar to the political quip used during political debates, but the question is meant lo prompt thought about you and your life — professionally and personally.
Are you growing and learning? Has your reporting or editing improved? How about your knowledge ot the newsroom? Is it stagnant or alive? How are your leadership skills? Has your work been memorable this year? Has your work changed the way people live, work or play?

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Role Of Tuberculosis Laboratories In Saudi Arabia. A Call To Implement Standardized Procedures, Sahal A. Al-Hajoj, Fahad A. Alrabiah

Saudi Medical Journal

There is no doubt that the laboratory is the backbone for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB). Only through testing in the laboratory can the physician confirm suspicion of TB despite any previous clinical and x-ray findings. Recent visits to several laboratories in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia showed that some need considerable improvement. Unless there are standardized procedures to diagnose TB, and safety measures are implemented in all laboratories, it will be impossible to diagnose accurately and control TB. The laboratories should be redesigned to conform to international TB Diagnostic Centers, with well trained staff and proper safety procedures.

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The Natural History And The National Pre-Marital Screening Program In Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

The genetic disorders are chronic in nature and, therefore, require continuous support and health care. Consequently, the genetic diseases cause formidable economic and psychosocial burdens on the family with negative reflection on the community at large. The genetic diseases are a heterogeneous group that result in varieties of chronic health ailment as a result of defects in the genetic material. The congenital malformations and some genetic defects may result from exposure to radiation, pharmaceutical drugs, the exposure of the mother during pregnancy to certain infectious diseases, such as rubella, toxoplasma or viruses. It may also result as a side effect …

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Towards Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines In Saudi Arabia, Lubna A. Al-Ansary, Abdulla Alkhenizan

Saudi Medical Journal

The objective of this review is to provide a brief background on clinical practice guidelines CPGs and tools to assess and locally adapt CPGs. Over the last 2 decades, CPGs have become an increasingly popular tool for synthesis of clinical information, so as to change clinical practice and improve quality of health care. Such a quantitative growth in the number of guidelines available in different specialties is a source of concern since there is evidence that recommendations produced by different groups can be conflicting, invalid, unreliable, and even harmful. Various critical appraisal instruments were designed and tested to assess whether …

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Saudi Women In Academic Medicine. Are They Succeeding?, Dalal M. Al-Tamimi

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: The main purpose of this study is to assess the achievements and barriers to advancement for Saudi women in a medical academic setup. METHODS: We studied the career progression of female medical graduates, who were appointed an academic position in King Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) between 1982 and 2003 and compared it to the male counterpart. The information was collected from the Dean9s ship of admission and registration, employees and faculty affairs administration office, self completed and telephone surveys. RESULTS: The percentage of medical graduates who were appointed on an academic post in the University …

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Flow Cytometric Evaluation Of Bone Marrow Plasma Cells Using Cd19, Cd45, Cd56, Cd38, And Cd138 And Correlation With Bone Marrow Infiltration Ratio In Multiple Myeloma Patients, Ismail O. Kara, Berksoy Sahin, Semra Paydas, Salih Cetiner

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To examine the co-expression of CD19, CD45, CD38, CD56, and CD138 molecules in plasma cells of bone marrow (BM) aspirates and their relation with BM infiltration, and treatment in patients with multiple myeloma by flow cytometry. METHODS: Forty BM aspirate samples were assessed from 40 patients at diagnosis and on follow-up at the Medical Oncology Department, Cukurova University, Balcali Hospital, Turkey, between 2002 and 2004. The mean age was 56.83 +/- 9.1 and male:female ratio was 2.6. All patients received at least 4 courses of VAD(vincristine, adriamycin, dexamethasone) regimens and 20 of them were also treated with high dose …

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Diabetes Mellitus In Saudi Arabia, Mansour M. Al-Nozha, Mohammed A. Al-Maatouq, Yaqoub Y. Al-Mazrou, Saad S. Al-Harthi, Mohammed R. Arafah, Mohamed Z. Khalil, Nazeer B. Khan, Akram Al-Khadra, Khalid Al-Marzouki, Mohammed S. Nouh, Moheeb Abdullah, Omer Attas, Maie S. Al-Shahid, Abdulellah Al-Mobeireek

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major public health problem worldwide, and it is a known risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD). New recommendations for the diagnosis of diabetes have changed the epidemiology of DM. Therefore, we designed this study with the objective to determine the prevalence of DM among Saudis of both sexes, between the ages of 30-70-years in rural as well as urban communities. This work is part of a major national project: Coronary Artery Disease in Saudis study (CADISS) that is designed to look at CAD and its risk factors in Saudi population. METHODS: This study …

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Plasma Concentrations Of Non-Esterified Fatty Acids In Chronic Renal Failure In The United Arab Emirates, Michael P. Gillett, Enyioma N. Obineche, Safina T. Khan, Abdishakur M. Abdulle

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: In end-stage renal failure, dyslipoproteinemia is linked to risk of cardiovascular disease. Increased concentrations of triacylglycerol-rich, very low density lipoproteins (VLDL) and decreased concentrations of high density lipoproteins (HDL) are usual, whilst total cholesterol and low density lipoprotein (LDL) concentrations are not increased. Non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA) are not transported by lipoproteins, but increased concentrations may also be associated with cardiovascular disease risk. In this study, plasma concentrations of NEFA and other lipids were compared in healthy subjects and patients with end-stage chronic renal failure who were either undialyzed or undergoing peritoneal dialysis or hemodialysis. METHODS: Fasted blood samples …

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Leptin Concentration During Different Trimesters Of Pregnancy And Its Relation To Other Pregnancy Hormones, Fatma S. Al-Atawi, Mohammed H. Addar, Arjumand S. Warsy, Zainab A. Babay

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To determine the levels of leptin and other pregnancy hormones (progesterone, estradiol, folliculi stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone and beta human chorionic gonadotropin) in pregnant females during different stages of pregnancy and to correlate these levels to maternal weight, body mass index (BMI), babies weight and babies BMI. METHODS: Leptin level and other pregnancy hormones were measured in 36 pregnant females and 30 non-pregnant females followed at King Khaled University Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the year 2001 in a prospective study. Blood samples were collected at the first, 2nd and 3rd trimester and after delivery. Correlation analysis …

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The Jordanian Cesarean Section Rate, Ibrahim M. Hindawi, Zakarya B. Meri

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to determine the Jordanian cesarean rate and to examine the related indications for cesarean section (CS) in comparison with international rates. METHODS: Between 1990 to 2001, there were 243271 deliveries at 7 major military hospitals, (King Hussein Medical Center; Queen Alia Hospital, Amman; Prince Hashem Ben Al-Hussein Hospital, Al-Zarqa; Prince Ali Ben Al-Hussein Hospital, Al-Karaq; Prince Zaid Ben Al-Hussein, Al-Tafileh; Prince Rashid Ben Al-Hassan, Irbid; Princess Haya Al-Hussein, Aqaba) that reflect the main cities in Jordan, of which 22621 CS were performed. Two periods for the study were taken, the first from January 1990 to …

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Use Of Dexamethasone To Reduce Postoperative Vomiting And Pain After Pediatric Tonsillectomy Procedures, Abdulhamid H. Samarkandi, Mussarat A. Shaikh, Rana A. Ahmad, Ahmed Y. Alammar

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to determine whether a single dose of dexamethasone 0.5mg/kg administered before surgery could decrease post operative vomiting and pain and improves oral intake in the first 24-hours after pediatric tonsillectomy procedures. METHODS: It is a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled study. Sixty children age 2-12-years ASA 1 and11 were scheduled for tonsillectomy, dexamethasone (n=29) and control group (n=31) were enrolled in the study. Dexamethasone group received 0.5mg/kg intravenous dexamethasone and control group received saline at the time of induction. The anesthetic regimen and surgical procedures were standardized for all patients. All patients were …

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Evaluation Of A Pcr-Amplified Is6110 Insertion Element In The Rapid Diagnosis Of Pulmonary Tuberculosis In Comparison To Microscopic Methods In Sudan, Tarig G. El-Dawi, Mohamed E. Hamid

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based method (IS6110 insertion site) in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in sputum samples in comparison to smears by using culture on Loewenstein-Jensen medium as a standard. METHODS: The study was conducted during the period 1999 through to 2000, at Khartoum Teaching Hospital, Sudan, on 200 sputum samples. The samples were collected from patients suspected of having pulmonary tuberculosis, were examined using a PCR amplified IS6110 insertion element in comparison to Ziehl-Neelsen stained smears in terms of sensitivity and specificity. Culture on …

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Table Of Contents (V. 46, No. 2)

William & Mary Law Review

Barking Up The Wrong Tree: The Misplaced Furor Over The Feeney Amendment As A Threat To Judicial Independence, David P. Mason

William & Mary Law Review

Parcopa (Carbidopa-Levodopa Orally Disintegrating Tablets), Joseph A. Woelfel

School of Pharmacy Faculty Articles

Drug-Induced Long Qt Interval, Joseph A. Woelfel

School of Pharmacy Faculty Articles

Medicare And Medication Therapy Management Programs, Joseph A. Woelfel

School of Pharmacy Faculty Articles

Complex Multiplication Of Exactly Solvable Calabi-Yau Varieties, Monika Lynker, Rolf Schimmrigk, Steven Stewart

Faculty Articles

Leading Economic Indicators: November 2004, Alan Gin

USD Burnham-Moores Index of Leading Economic Indicators

Global Language Studies Faculty publications

Insurgency And Counterinsurgency In The 21st Century: Reconceputalizing Threat And Response, Steven Metz Dr., Raymond A. Millen Ltc

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

Shadows Of Things Past And Images Of The Future: Lessons For The Insurgencies In Our Midst, Max G. Manwaring Dr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

Getting Mad: Nuclear Mutual Assured Destruction, Its Origins And Practice, Henry D. Sokolski Mr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

Getting Mad: Nuclear Mutual Assured Destruction, Its Origins And Practice, Henry D. Sokolski Mr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

Measurements Of Fitness And Competition In Commensal Escherichia Coli And E. Coli O157:H7 Strains, Lisa M. Durso, David R. Smith, Robert W. Hutkins

Department of Food Science and Technology: Faculty Publications

Edge-Cracked Orthotropic Bimaterial Butt Joint Under Antiplane Singularity, Xiangfa Wu, Yuris A. Dzenis, Emrah Gokdag

Department of Engineering Mechanics: Faculty Publications

School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences: Faculty Publications

Exergy Use In Bioenergetics, Yaşar Demirel

Papers in Analytical Chemistry

Modeling The Tertiary Structure Of A Maize (Zea Mays Ssp. Mays) Non-Symbiotic Hemoglobin, Juán Sáenz-Rivera, Gautam Sarath, Raul Peter-Arredondo

Gautam Sarath Publications

Estimation Of Genetically Effective Breeding Numbers Using A Rejection Algorithm Approach, Uma Ramakrishnan, Jay F. Storz, Barbara L. Taylor, Russell Lande

Jay F. Storz Publications

Start Improving Today The Next Year Of Your Life, Carla Kimbrough

College of Journalism and Mass Communications: Faculty Publications

Role Of Tuberculosis Laboratories In Saudi Arabia. A Call To Implement Standardized Procedures, Sahal A. Al-Hajoj, Fahad A. Alrabiah

Saudi Medical Journal

The Natural History And The National Pre-Marital Screening Program In Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Towards Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines In Saudi Arabia, Lubna A. Al-Ansary, Abdulla Alkhenizan

Saudi Medical Journal

Saudi Women In Academic Medicine. Are They Succeeding?, Dalal M. Al-Tamimi

Saudi Medical Journal

Flow Cytometric Evaluation Of Bone Marrow Plasma Cells Using Cd19, Cd45, Cd56, Cd38, And Cd138 And Correlation With Bone Marrow Infiltration Ratio In Multiple Myeloma Patients, Ismail O. Kara, Berksoy Sahin, Semra Paydas, Salih Cetiner

Saudi Medical Journal

Saudi Medical Journal

Plasma Concentrations Of Non-Esterified Fatty Acids In Chronic Renal Failure In The United Arab Emirates, Michael P. Gillett, Enyioma N. Obineche, Safina T. Khan, Abdishakur M. Abdulle

Saudi Medical Journal

Leptin Concentration During Different Trimesters Of Pregnancy And Its Relation To Other Pregnancy Hormones, Fatma S. Al-Atawi, Mohammed H. Addar, Arjumand S. Warsy, Zainab A. Babay

Saudi Medical Journal

The Jordanian Cesarean Section Rate, Ibrahim M. Hindawi, Zakarya B. Meri

Saudi Medical Journal

Use Of Dexamethasone To Reduce Postoperative Vomiting And Pain After Pediatric Tonsillectomy Procedures, Abdulhamid H. Samarkandi, Mussarat A. Shaikh, Rana A. Ahmad, Ahmed Y. Alammar

Saudi Medical Journal

Evaluation Of A Pcr-Amplified Is6110 Insertion Element In The Rapid Diagnosis Of Pulmonary Tuberculosis In Comparison To Microscopic Methods In Sudan, Tarig G. El-Dawi, Mohamed E. Hamid

Saudi Medical Journal