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Journal Of Food Law & Polic - Fall 2005, Journal Editors

Journal of Food Law & Policy

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Building Services Engineering

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Assessing The Biological Weapons And Bioterrorism Threat, Milton Leitenberg Mr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

It is nearly 15 years since biological weapons (BW) have become a significant national security preoccupation. This occurred primarily due to circumstances occurring within a short span of years. First was the official U.S. Government suggestion that proliferation of offensive BW programs among states and even terrorist groups was an increasing trend; second was the discovery, between 1989 and 1992, that the Union USSR had violated the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) since its ratification in 1975 by building a massive covert biological weapons program; third was the corroboration by the UN Special Commission in 1995 that Iraq had maintained a …

Assessing The Biological Weapons And Bioterrorism Threat, Milton Leitenberg Mr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

It is nearly 15 years since biological weapons (BW) have become a significant national security preoccupation. This occurred primarily due to circumstances occurring within a short span of years. First was the official U.S. Government suggestion that proliferation of offensive BW programs among states and even terrorist groups was an increasing trend; second was the discovery, between 1989 and 1992, that the Union USSR had violated the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) since its ratification in 1975 by building a massive covert biological weapons program; third was the corroboration by the UN Special Commission in 1995 that Iraq had maintained a …

Ethical Guidelines In Genetics And Genomics. An Islamic Perspective, Aida I. Al-Aqeel

Saudi Medical Journal

We are at a time of unprecedented increase in knowledge of rapidly changing technology. Such biotechnology especially when it involves human subjects raises complex ethical, legal, social and religious issues. A World Health Organization expert consultation concluded that "genetics advances will only be acceptable if their application is carried out ethically, with due regard to autonomy, justice, education and the beliefs and resources of each nation and community." Public health authorities are increasingly concerned by the high rate of births with genetic disorders especially in developing countries where Muslims are a majority. Therefore, it is imperative to scrutinize the available …

Measles Seroepidemiology In 3 Cities In Turkey, Aysegul Gozalan, Gulay Korukluoglu, Demet Kurtoglu, Kikuko Miyamura, Neziha Yilmaz, Morihiro Morita, Berrin Esen, Levent Akin

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate immunity against measles and its relation with some variables among healthy subjects in 3 cities in Turkey. METHODS: We carried out a cross-sectional study on measles antibody titers in the serum samples of 712 people from Antalya, 696 from Diyarbakir and 667 from Samsun, Turkey using particle agglutination test between February 2000 and October 2001. The study groups, informed and asked for their consent by midwives, consisted of randomly selected subjects of all ages older than 6 months. We implemented the study in 3 steps: physical examination, interview and blood collection. RESULTS: We considered titers of >=1:16 …

A Rare Presentation Of Hydatid Cyst, Nuran Sabir, Basak Yildirim, Banu Cetin, Mustafa Sengul, Erkan Alatas

Saudi Medical Journal

Hydatid disease, although known to occur in most body areas, is extremely rare in the female reproductive system. There are different modes of presentation for the disease; however, we report and discuss a case presented with cystic vesicles passing through the vagina, which is considered as a rare presentation for secondary involvement of the uterus and both ovaries. We confirmed diagnosis with radiological examinations and serological tests. We operated on the patient, and studied the excised cysts microscopically. The gynecologist should be aware of hydatid cyst when vaginally passing a grape like vesicle is presented by the patient.

Introduction Of Gerardo Pérez-Ponce De León, The 2005 Henry Baldwin Ward Medalist, Scott Lyell Gardner

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Includes the text for the introduction for Gerardo Pérez-Ponce De León who was the 2005 recipient of the Henry Baldwin Ward Medal through the American Society of Parsitologists. [Note: The award introduction was not given in person due to the impending arrival of Hurricane Dennis in Mobile, Alabama, where the ASP meeting was being held that year.]

A New Species Of Petasiger (Digenea: Echinostomiformes: Echinostomatidae) In The Brown Pelican, Pelecanus Occidentalis, (Aves: Pelecaniformes: Pelecanidae), From The Área De Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica, David Zamparo, Daniel R. Brooks, Robin M. Overstreet

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

A new species of Petasiger inhabits Pelecanus occidentalis, from the Área de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica. The new species most closely resembles Petasiger novemdecim Lutz 1929 and Petasiger caribbensis Nassi, 1980 by having 19 circumoral spines and vitelline follicles confluent between the ventral sucker and gonads. The new species differs from both of these species by having a cirrus sac that is anteroposteriorly elongate and that reaches posteriorly to the midventral sucker, an ovary and Mehlis' gland that overlap the anterior testis dorsally, a uterus that lies dorsal to the ventral sucker, and a dextromedial genital pore. In P. …

Cd4+ Cell Count, Viral Load, And Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Use Are Independent Predictors Of Body Composition Alterations In Hiv-Infected Adults: A Longitudinal Study, Ann Y. Mcdermott, Norma Terrin, Christine Wanke, Sally Skinner, Eric Tchetgen, Abby H. Shevitz

Kinesiology and Public Health

To understand the concurrent effects of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, the immune system, and antiretroviral therapy on body composition alterations, we examined annualized composition changes in HIV-infected adults who were receiving stable antiretroviral therapy.

Constitutionality Of Testing High School Male Athletes For Steroids Under Vernonia School District V. Acton And Board Of Education V. Earls, Thomas Proctor

BYU Law Review

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Comparing Immune Responses Of Juvenile And Adult Northern Fence Lizards, Sceloporus Undulatus, Zaïna Sandrine Kabange

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Sex steroid hormones affect behavior and morphological traits important in sexual selection. Steroid hormones also play a role in the development and functioning of immune system components. The immunocompetence handicap hypothesis (Folstad and Karter, 1992) proposes that tradeoffs, mediated by plasma levels of testosterone, exist between the immune system and elaboration of secondary sexual traits. Endocrine-immune interactions are well documented in birds and mammals, and steroid hormones can be immunoenhancing or immunosuppressive. Relatively little work has examined the ontogeny of immune function, and the interactions between steroid hormones and the immune system in reptiles. The first experiment addressed the question …

E-Government Capabilities And Crisis Management: Lessons From Combating Sars In Singapore, Shan Ling Pan, Gary Pan, Paul R. Devadoss

Research Collection School Of Accountancy

The city-state of Singapore has been highly ranked for its e-government services. Over the past two decades, it has leveraged its IT infrastructure for economic development and transformed its public services. The SARS outbreak in 2004 turned into a national health crisis because it spread rapidly and the medical community had little knowledge of how to treat the new mutation of the corona virus. Yet, several Singaporean government agencies utilized the e-Government infrastructure and related resources to quickly bring the outbreak under control. In particular, the government?s IT infrastructure streamlined communications, information exchange, and data flow, and significantly eased collaboration …

Melatonin, Immune Function And Aging, V. Srinivasan, Georges J.M. Maestroni, Daniel P. Cardinali, A. I. Esquifino, S. R. Pandi Perumal, Sandra C. Miller

ETSU Faculty Works

Aging is associated with a decline in immune function (immunosenescence), a situation known to correlate with increased incidence of cancer, infectious and degenerative diseases. Innate, cellular and humoral immunity all exhibit increased deterioration with age. A decrease in functional competence of individual natural killer (NK) cells is found with advancing age. Macrophages and granulocytes show functional decline in aging as evidenced by their diminished phagocytic activity and impairment of superoxide generation. There is also marked shift in cytokine profile as age advances, e.g., CD3+ and CD4+ cells decline in number whereas CD8+ cells increase in elderly individuals. A decline in …

Exploring Ethical Considerations For The Use Of Biological And Physiological Markers In Population-Based Surveys In Less Developed Countries, Gregory Pappas, Adnan A. Hyder

Community Health Sciences

Background: The health information needs of developing countries increasingly include population-based estimates determined by biological and physiological measures. Collection of data on these biomarkers requires careful reassessment of ethical standards and procedures related to issues of safety, informed consent, reporting, and referral policies. This paper reviews the survey practices of health examination surveys that have been conducted in developed nations and discusses their application to similar types of surveys proposed for developing countries.DISCUSSION: The paper contends that a unitary set of ethical principles should be followed for surveys around the world that precludes the danger of creating double standards (and …

$4.3 Million Award To Analyze Emergency Preparedness, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

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November 21, 2005

The Gavel Gazette

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November 21 2005 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

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The Murray Ledger And Times, November 19, 2005, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

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Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Induced Macrophage Gene Expression Includes The P21 Gene, A Target For Viral Regulation, Nancy Vazquez, Teresa Greenwell-Wild, Nancy J. Marinos, William D. Swaim, Salvador Nares, David E. Ott, Ulrich Schubert, Peter Henklein, Jan M. Orenstein, Michael B. Sporn, Sharon M. Wahl

Dartmouth Scholarship

In contrast to CD4⁺ T cells, human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-infected macrophages typically resist cell death, support viral replication, and consequently, may facilitate HIV-1 transmission. To elucidate how the virus commandeers the macrophage's intracellular machinery for its benefit, we analyzed HIV-1-infected human macrophages for virus-induced gene transcription by using multiple parameters, including cDNA expression arrays. HIV-1 infection induced the transcriptional regulation of genes associated with host defense, signal transduction, apoptosis, and the cell cycle, among which the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A (CDKN1A/p21) gene was the most prominent. p21 mRNA and protein expression followed a bimodal pattern which was …

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Current, November 14, 2005, University Of Missouri-St. Louis

Current (2000s)

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Living With Hiv In Finland: Stigma, Psychosocial Functioning And The Role Of Social Support, Raoul A. Bermejo Iii

Family and Community Medicine Research and Scholarship

Objectives: The present investigation looks into the levels of perceived stigma, perceived social support and psychosocial functioning of individuals with HIV consulting at an infectious diseases clinic in Helsinki, Finland. Background: The AIDS pandemic continues to be a serious global health concern with an estimated 38 million individuals infected with HIV worldwide the majority of which are in developing countries. In many developed countries, the increased use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has been associated with dramatic health benefits, improving prognosis for HIV-infected individuals. With HIV increasingly regarded as a chronic' disease in developed countries, there is a need …

November 14 2005 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

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November 14, 2005

The Gavel Gazette

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Distributional Changes And Population Status Of Amphibians In The Eastern Mojave Desert, David F. Bradford, Jef R. Jaeger, Seth A. Shanahan

Western North American Naturalist

Several amphibian species historically inhabited sparsely distributed wetlands in the Mojave Desert of western North America, habitats that have been dramatically altered or eliminated as a result of human activities. The population status and distributional changes of amphibians were investigated over a 20,000-km² area in the eastern Mojave Desert in 2 ways. For upland sites (i.e., sites outside of major valleys and river floodplains), where wetland habitat is almost exclusively springs, encounter surveys were conducted at 128 sites in 1997–1999, and results were compared to historical (pre-1970) locality records. For lowland sites (i.e., sites within major valleys and river …

Recent Developments In Federal Income Taxation, Ira B. Shepard

William & Mary Annual Tax Conference

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Montana Kaimin, November 10, 2005, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Host-Parasitoid Spatial Ecology: A Plea For A Landscape-Level Synthesis, James T. Cronin, John D. Reeve

Faculty Publications

A growing body of literature points to a large-scale research approach as essential for understanding population and community ecology. Many of our advances regarding the spatial ecology of predators and prey can be attributed to research with insect parasitoids and their hosts. In this review, we focus on the progress that has been made in the study of the movement and population dynamics of hosts and their parasitoids in heterogeneous landscapes, and how this research approach may be beneficial to pest management programs. To date, few studies have quantified prey and predator rates and ranges of dispersal and population dynamics …

November 7 2005 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

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