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Drugs Use For Diarrhoea In Children At Home, Luay Al-Nouri

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND : Children's acute diarrhea is an extensive global problem .It has increased in Iraq seventeen fold after wars and economic sanctions. Proper management is important in saving lives and prevention of complications. We wanted to see what drugs were used, how often and how it compared with oral rehydration use. METHOD: The mothers of 175 children who presented with diarrhoea of acute onset and admitted to the Children Welfare Hospital, Baghdad, over a period of 8 months were interviewed. RESULTS: Apart from 39 children, who had parenteral infections, two had celiac disease and one accidentally ingested a laxative, …

The Prevalence Of Silent Gall Stones And Its Relation To Some Risk Factors In Iraq, Safa M. M. Al-Obaidi

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACK GROUND : Gallstone disease is a common condition all over the world as well as in Iraq. Symptomatic gallstones definitely need surgical or medical treatment . To remove or treat silent gallstones is still a debatable subject. Gallstones are about twice as common in women than in men and their incidence vary according to some physical fasters METHODS : 1016 adult volunteers from both sexes and of different age groups were examined by ultrasound in Medical city teaching hospital between January 2004 and August 2005, for the estimation of the prevalence of silent gallstones among Iraqi people and …

Clinical Profile And Outcomeof Respiratory Failure In Iraqi Children, Muhi Al-Janabi

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The frequency of acute respiratory failure is higher in infants and young children than in adults.Acute respiratory failure remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality for children . PATIENTS AND METHODS: One hundred and twenty children under the age of 15 years presented with respiratory failure and admitted to RICU in Children Welfare Teaching Hospital and Surgical Specialty Hospital in Medical City - Baghdad in the period from the 1st of May -2003 to the 30th of June 2005 were enrolled in a descriptive study. RESULTS: Seventy nine (65.83%) cases were males and 41 (34.17%) were females. …

Spiral Computed Tomography Findings In Clinically Suspected Acute Pulmonary Embolism, Nazar B. Elhassani

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES: To show the role of enhanced spiral computed tomography in clinically suspected acute pulmonary embolism(PE) patients . PATIENTS AND METHODS: From October 2003 to October 2004, Fourty two patients with clinically suspected acute pulmonary embolism ,were examined by thin slices contrast enhanced spiral computed tomography as the primary diagnostic test to role out or confirm the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism. Patients were examined in the Radiology Departments of (Al-Kadymia, Al-Yarmook & Ibn Al-Bittar Teaching Hospitals). RESULTS: Pulmonary embolism diagnosed in 43% of the patients by showing clot within pulmonary arteries with or without non specific signs like effusion …

Random Abdominal Flaps For Reconstruction Of Upper Limb War Injuries: A Good Option For A Bad Time, Harith Abdul Jabbar Al Ani

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND : Soft tissue war injuries of the upper limb are usually extensive and multiple . Plastic surgeons face the challenge of reconstructing these injuries in patients who are multiply injured ,and in a time when facilities for free flap surgery are not available. OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate the efficacy of random abdominal flaps in reconstructing soft tissue defects of the upper limb. METHODS: From May 2003 to September 2005, 55 war injury patients with deep soft tissue loss in the upper limb were managed by random abdominal flaps of different shapes and directions, 13 of them had other soft …

The Effect Of The Aqueous Extract Of Peganum Harmala Seeds On The Mammary Glands Of Virgin, Pregnant, And Lactating Rats, Wasan Al- Saidi

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Penganum harmala is a well known herb that is used by different societies. It is used as a medical herb in treating various diseases and disorders .There was no earlier published work on the effects of the aqueous extract of Peganum harmala . Therefore, we designed this study to investigate the effect of the aqueous extract of Peganum harmala seeds on the mammary gland at the various physiological states (virgin, pregnancy and lactation) making use of the available histological, histochemical, and immunohistochemical means. METHODS: Aqueous extract of Peganum harmala was given for two weeks by an orogastric tube …

Differentiation Between Two Isolates Of Entamoeba Histolytica Isolated From Different Clinical Cases After Intraceacal Inoculation In Hamsters, A.Al -.Alousi, Raja

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to differentiate between virulence of two isolates ,one was isolated from severe clinical symptoms of amebiasis isolate (A) the other was from asymptomatic carriers isolate (B). METHODS : 12 male hamsters were employed in this study , they were divided into 3 groups . 1st group (5 hamsters), inoculated intracecally with isolate isolate (A) from human case of severe amebiasis . 2nd group (5 hamsters) inculated with isolate (B) from asymptomatic carriers .3rd group (2 hamsters)inoculated with saline solution as control group . RESULTS : 1st group of hamsters showed a flask …

"Preface" To Selenium: Its Molecular Biology And Role In Human Health, Second Edition, Dolph L. Hatfield, Marla J. Berry, Vadim N. Gladyshev

Vadim Gladyshev Publications

The purpose of the new edition book is to inform the reader of many new discoveries and to examine our present knowledge of the molecular biology of selenium, its incorporation into proteins as selenocysteine and the role that this element and selenium-containing proteins (selenoproteins) play in health. The book's emphasis is on our understanding of selenium metabolism in mammals and the role of this element in human health. The book begins with a brief history of selenium and how its face has changed through the years fiom one of a toxin and possible carcinogen to one of an essential micronutrient …

Selenoproteins And Selenoproteomes, Vadim N. Gladyshev

Vadim Gladyshev Publications

In the past several years, progress in genome sequencing and development of specialized bioinformatics tools allowed efficient identification of selenocysteine-containing proteins encoded in completely sequenced genomes. Information is currently available on selenoproteomes from a variety of organisms, including humans, which contain 25 known selenoprotein genes. This review provides basic information about mammalian selenoproteins and other known selenoprotein families. Analysis of full sets of selenoproteins in organisms provides exciting avenues for examining selenoprotein evolution and dependence of organisms on the trace element selenium and allows linking selenoproteins with specific biological and biomedical effects of dietary selenium.

Mouse Models For Assessing The Role Of Selenoproteins In Health And Development, Bradley A. Carlson, Xue-Ming Xu, Rajeev Shrimali, Aniruddha Sengupta, Min-Hyuk Yoo, Nianxin Zhong, Dolph L. Hatfield, Robert Irons, Cindy D. Davis, Byeong Jae Lee, Sergey V. Novoselov, Vadim N. Gladyshev

Vadim Gladyshev Publications

Mouse models have been generated to assess the roles of selenoproteins involved with housekeeping tasks and/or stress-related phenomena in development and health. Each mouse model has taken advantage of the fact that the synthesis of all selenoproteins is dependent on the expression of two selenocysteine ^{(Sec) tRNA[Ser]Sec} isoforms that differ fiom each other by a single methyl group on the ribosyl moiety at position 34. The endogenous ^{(Sec) tRNA[Ser]Sec} population was selectively altered by generating mouse models involving 1) transgenic animals carrying mutant or wild type ^{(Sec) tRNA[Ser]Sec} transgenes, 2) conditional knockout animals carrying a floxed ^{(Sec) tRNA[Ser]Sec} gene that …

Selenium And Methionine Sulfoxide Reduction, Hwa-Young Kim, Vadim N. Gladyshev

Vadim Gladyshev Publications

Methionine residues in proteins can be readily oxidized to a diastereomeric mixture of methionine sulfoxides by reactive oxygen species. In most organisms, methionine sulfoxides are reversibly and stereospecifically reduced back to methionine by two distinct classes of repair enzymes, methionine-S-sulfoxide reductase (MsrA) and methionine-R-sulfoxide reductase (MsrB). Methionine sulfoxide reduction is thought to be an essential pathway that protects cells from oxidative stress and regulates protein function. This pathway is also implicated in delaying the aging process in organisms from yeast to mammals. The first selenoprotein identified using bioinformatics methods, SelR (also known as SelX or MsrB1), was recently found to …

Evolution Of Selenocysteine Decoding And The Key Role Of Selenophosphate Synthetase In The Pathway Of Selenium Utilization, Gustavo Salinas, Héctor Romero, Xue-Ming Xu, Bradley A. Carlson, Dolph L. Hatfield, Vadim N. Gladyshev

Vadim Gladyshev Publications

The complete sequencing of genomes and the development of in silico methods for identification of genes encoding selenocysteine (Sec)-containing proteins have greatly contributed to shape our view on the evolution of selenium utilization in nature. Current evidence is consistent with the idea that Sec decoding is a late addition to the genetic code and it evolved once, before the separation of archaeal, bacterial and eukaryal domains. Many organisms have lost the Sec decoding trait, but recent evidence has shown that the loss is not irreversible. The distribution of organisms that use UGA as a Sec codon suggests that Sec decoding …

The 15-Kda Selenoprotein (Sep15): Functional Analysis And Role In Cancer, Vyacheslav M. Labunskyy, Vadim N. Gladyshev, Dolph L. Hatfield

Vadim Gladyshev Publications

The 15-kDa selenoprotein (Sep15) was identified several years ago as a protein of unknown function. In recent years, several lines of evidence implicated Sepl5 in the effect of dietary selenium in cancer prevention. These lines of evidence include: 1) protein expression patterns in normal and malignant cells; 2) identification of polymorphic sites that regulate Sep15 levels and differentially respond to selenium supplementation; 3) location of the Sep15 gene in the human genome; and 4) correlation between Sep15 haplotype and susceptibility to cancer. Functional analyses revealed a specific interaction between Sep15 and a protein folding sensor in the endoplasmic reticulum of …

Mammalian And Other Eukaryotic Selenocysteine Trnas, Bradley A. Carlson, Xue-Ming Xu, Rajeev Shrimali, Aniruddha Sengupta, Min-Hyuk Yoo, Robert Irons, Nianxin Zhong, Dolph L. Hatfield, Byeong Jae Lee, Alexei V. Lobanov, Vadim N. Gladyshev

Vadim Gladyshev Publications

Selenocysteine (Sec) tRNA occupies a prominent position in the expression of selenoproteins as it is essential for their synthesis and it provides the means by which selenium is co-translationally inserted into protein as the amino acid, Sec. Thus, Sec tRNA is regarded as the principle constituent in selenoprotein synthesis. Many features unique to this tRNA have been characterized over the years in mammals and other eukaryotes. In the last five years, the major advances have been in an elucidation of the different roles that the two major Sec tRNA isoforms play in selenoprotein biosynthesis and in Sec biosynthesis. One isoform …

Prevalence Of Autoantibodies To Various Tissue Antigens Before And During S2 – Complex Immunotherapy In Head And Neck Cancer Patients, Batool M. Mahdi

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT : BACKGROUND: A total of 63 terminal untreatable stage IV head and neck cancer patients were investigated for clinical responses and presence of autoantibodies to various tissue antigens before and during S2- complex immunotherapy. METHODS: S2 –complex is a new low molecular weight biological response modifier (BRM) with a potant immunostimulating and anti tumor activities. RESULTS: Autoantibodies detected at pretreatment period were those directed towards the following antigens : nuclear, thyroid microsomal, epithelial cells, gastric parietal cells, smooth muscles, peripheral leukocytes, T-lymphocytes, B-lymphocytes, monocytes, thymus reticular epithelial cells and Hassall’s corpuscles. Beside, autoantibodies with specificities to glomerular basement membrane …

Adult Ebstein Anomaly With Right Atrial Myxoma, Hameed Al Ani

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Ebstein Anomaly is rare in adults; a combination of this disease with cardiac myxoma has not been reported previously. METHODS: Surgery was performed by removal of the myxoma and replacement of the tricuspid valve and correction of the abnormal atrialization of the right ventricle. RESULTS: The patient had a smooth postoperative recovery and improved dramatically after wards. CONCLUSION: We have dealt with this rare condition successfully and the patient had good outcome.

Drought Issues And Taxes, Tina N. Barrett

Cornhusker Economics

Even with the recent rains that have fallen across parts of Nebraska, drought continues to plague farmers and ranchers and always brings up the question of consequences to the tax bill.

The Pattern Of Indications, Complications Of Splenectomy Personal Experience, Nooraddin Ismail Allaqolli

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: A prospective study of Splenectomy personal experience,with changing pattern of indications. METHOD: During the study period (Feb, 1990-Jan, 2006), a total of 411 splenectomies performed in erbil governate for different indications. RESULTS: The study included 411 patients, the age rang were 4– 65 years. Out of 411 cases 201 cases were due to trauma (48.9%). CONCLUSION: Trauma of different types remains the most common indication for splenic surgery & complications like gastric or pancreatic fistula is historical complications.

Murray Ledger And Times, June 27, 2006, Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Perspective Greenhouse Gas Mitigation By Covers On Livestock Slurry Tanks And Lagoons?, Soren O. Petersen, Daniel N. Miller

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Liquid manure (slurry) storage facilities are important point sources of atmospheric pollution. Being point sources, containment of gaseous emissions via improved storage conditions may be possible, and permeable surface covers (natural crusts and artificial covers) are increasingly recognized for their capacity to reduce various gaseous emissions. Microbial transformations in permeable surface covers include bacterial-methane oxidation, but this interface between nitrogen-rich slurry and the atmosphere is also an environment with intense nitrogen turnover that can lead to nitrous oxide emissions. Both methane and nitrous oxide are greenhouse gases, and strategies to reduce environmental impact of slurry stores must consider the total …

Illinois Wesleyan Biologists Hope To Continue Antarctic Research, Ann Aubry

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

Protection Of Endangered Species: Sturgeon: Struggle For Survival Has Become Critical, Natalia M. Restivo

Cornell Law School J.D. Student Research Papers

This research is dedicated to the current situation and problems of sturgeon species in Russia, mainly in the Caspian Sea region. In particular, the paper elaborates on the endangered beluga sturgeon. The work describes characteristic features of sturgeon, points out the current problems and proposes some suggestions on preservation efforts in order to improve the critical situation. The research carried out by the author includes a brief consumer survey which exhibits the level of awareness and indicates willingness of the society to maintain the stability and provide sustainable development of the sturgeon species. The author favors and encourages intrinsic value …

Ccu Newsletter, June 26, 2006, Coastal Carolina University

Coastal Carolina University Newsletter

Coastal Carolina University's weekly on-campus newsletter.

Anadromous Rainbow Smelt And Tomcod In Connecticut: Assessment Of Populations, Conservation Status, And Need For Restoration Plan, Heather A. Fried, Eric T. Schultz

EEB Articles

(beginning of rainbow smelt executive summary)

Evidence indicates that anadromous rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax) populations in Connecticut and elsewhere in the northeast United States have severely declined. Several sampling programs have documented declines in Connecticut’s smelt populations over the last three decades (Marcy 1976a, Marcy 1976b, Millstone Environmental Laboratory 2005). Similar declines have also been documented in the Hudson River (ASA Analysis & Communication 2005) and in Massachusetts (personal communication, Brad Chase, MA Division of Marine Fisheries 2004). Recreational and commercial fisheries in the region for this species have virtually ceased (Blake and Smith 1984). The Connecticut Fish Advisory Committee …

Patterns Of Habitat Use By Primates In Eastern Ecuador, Seema Nayan Sheth

Theses

Lowland tropical rain forests of western Amazonia are characterized by the most speciose primate communities in the Neotropics, immediately leading to the question of to what extent does niche partitioning by primate species serve as a mechanism to promote species co-existence. Because the primate assemblages that we observe today reflect a combination of ecological and evolutionary processes, this study examines habitat occupancy and its relationship to phylogeny and space in a diverse diurnal primate community in an undisturbed lowland rain forest of Amazonian Ecuador. Specifically, the following null hypotheses are explored as potential factors that shape community structure: (1) mean …

Critical Computational Aspects Of Near Infrared Circular Tomographic Imaging: Analysis Of Measurement Number, Mesh Resolution And Reconstruction Basis, Phaneendra K. Yalavarthy, Hamid Dehghani, Brian W. Pogue, Keit D. Paulsen

Dartmouth Scholarship

The image resolution and contrast in Near-Infrared (NIR) tomographic image reconstruction are affected by parameters such as the number of boundary measurements, the mesh resolution in the forward calculation and the reconstruction basis. Increasing the number of measurements tends to make the sensitivity of the domain more uniform reducing the hypersensitivity at the boundary. Using singular-value decomposition (SVD) and reconstructed images, it is shown that the numbers of 16 or 24 fibers are sufficient for imaging the 2D circular domain for the case of 1% noise in the data. The number of useful singular values increases as the logarithm of …

What Business Reference Librarians Need To Know About Intellectual Property: Presentations Sponsored By The Patent And Trademark Depository Library Association (Ptdla) At The American Library Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, June 25, 2006, Nan Myers, Jan Comfort, Virginia A. Baldwin, Donna Hopkins

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Presentations

Presentations sponsored by the Patent and Trademark Depository Library Association (PTDLA) at the American Library Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, June 25, 2006

Speaker #1: Nan Myers Associate Professor; Government Documents, Patents and Trademarks Librarian Wichita State University, Wichita, KS

Title: Intellectual Property Roundup: Copyright, Trademarks, Trade Secrets, and Patents

Abstract: This presentation provides a capsule overview of the distinctive coverage of the four types of intellectual property – What they are, why they are important, how to get them, what they cost, how long they last. Emphasis will be on what questions patrons ask most, along with the answers! …

Changin' In The Dlc: Implications For Space Planning, Scott Mandernack

Library Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

The Environment Transport Of Radium And Plutonium: A Review By Brice Smith And Alexandra Amonette, Institute For Energy And Environmental Research (Ieer), Brice Smith, Alexandra Amonette

Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER)

In this report we will provide a brief review of the environmental transport of two specific radionuclides. In Chapter Two we will consider the mobility of radium. This naturally occurring radionuclide is part of the uranium and thorium decay series, and is thus a potential concern in many areas where these elements have been mined or processed. In addition to the large number of sites with radium bearing waste, we chose to focus on this radionuclide in part due to the high concentrations of radium-226, and its thorium-230 parent, in the raffinate waste from the former Fernald Feed Material Production …

A Morphometric Analysis Of The Geomorphology Of Florida's Springs, Andrew Curtis Walker

KIP Theses and Dissertations

An exploratory study of the geomorphology of Florida's springs was conducted using morphometric analysis. Spatial datasets for spring locations, elevation data, physiography, geology and hydrography were acquired for incorporation and analysis with GIS technology.