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Itf Enhancing Human Security Annual Report 2006, Itf-Enhancy Human Security

Global CWD Repository

There is a significant public and political awareness of the mine problem in South East Europe (SEE) and the enormous impact that landmines have on safety, as well as on the humanitarian, economic and environmental development of the region. Slovenian Government has recognized its role in the SEE region 9 years ago by establishing the International Trust Fund for Demining and Mine Victims Assistance (ITF). With its contribution of more than 4,9 million USD, Slovenia has greatly contributed to the increased stability and safer environment in the region of SEE.

Since the start ITF has grown into an internationally recognized …

“You Can’T Hustle All Your Life”: An Exploratory Investigation Of The Exit Process Among Street-Level Prostituted Women, Rochelle L. Dalla

Department of Child, Youth, and Family Studies: Faculty Publications

Between 1998 and 1999, 43 street-level prostituted women were interviewed regarding their developmental experiences, including prostitution entry, maintenance, and exit attempts. Three years later, 18 of the original 43 participants were located and interviewed. This exploratory follow-up investigation focused on the women’s life experiences between the two points of contact, with emphasis on sex-industry exit attempts. Five women had maintained their exit efforts and had not returned to prostitution, nine had returned to both prostitution and drug use, and one had returned to prostitution only. Three additional women had violated parole and been reincarcerated. Themes evident among those who were …

Mutant Neurogenin-3 In Congenital Malabsorptive Diarrhea, Jiafang Wang, Galen Cortina, S. Vincent Wu, Robert Tran, Jang-Hyeon Cho, Ming-Jer Tsai, Travis J. Bailey, Milan Jamrich, Marvin E. Ament, William R. Treem, Ivor D. Hill, Jorge H. Vargas, George Gershman, Douglas G. Farmer, Laurie Reyen, Martin G. Martín

Biology

Background: Neurogenin-3 (NEUROG3) is expressed in endocrine progenitor cells and is required for endocrine-cell development in the pancreas and intestine. The NEUROG3 gene (NEUROG3) is therefore a candidate for the cause of a newly discovered autosomal recessive disorder characterized by generalized malabsorption and a paucity of enteroendocrine cells. Methods: We screened genomic DNA from three unrelated patients with sparse enteroendocrine cells for mutations of NEUROG3. We then tested the ability of the observed mutations to alter NEUROG3 function, using in vitro and in vivo assays. Results: The patients had few intestinal enteroendocrine cells positive for chromogranin A, but they had …

Female Genital Mutlation [Sic]: An Emerging Public Health Concern, Sarah Jan Brown

Senior Honors Theses and Projects

No abstract provided.

Prenatal Sonographic Features Of Fetal Craniosynostosis, Badreldeen Ahmed, Najat Khenyab, Najah Saleh, Wiku Andonotopo, Aliaa Makkiya

Neurosciences

No abstract provided.

Lack Of Evidence Of Epstein-Barr Virus Infection In Patients With Castleman’S Disease. Molecular Genetic Analysis, Jaudah A. Al-Maghrabi, Suzanne Kamel-Reid, Denis J. Bailey

Neurosciences

OBJECTIVE: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection is associated with a diverse group of malignancies and many lymphoproliferative disorders. Castleman’s disease (CD) is atypical lymphoproliferative disorder. The role of EBV in the pathogenesis of CD is not clear yet. The objective of this study is to investigate the EBV status in CD. METHODS: We searched medical records for cases of CD at the Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada and King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Twenty cases were found. The presence of EBV was analyzed using polymerase chain reaction. Polymerase chain reaction were performed at the Department of Pathology and Laboratory …

What Is Interfering With Attendance In Adult Psychiatric Out Patients Clinics?, Riyadh A. Alnamlah

Neurosciences

OBJECTIVE: To identify the characteristics of non-attenders in a psychiatric outpatient setting. METHODS: A retrospective study evaluates patients’ attendance for one year after the initial visit to the outpatient clinic in Al-Amal complex for mental health in Riyadh, from 30th July 2003 to 22nd January 2004. Information including sociodemographic data and other factors such as psychiatrist grade and nationality, type of medication, and so forth, were analyzed. RESULTS: The total sample was 73 patients, and the non-attendance rate was 34.2%. The study showed the difference between attenders and non-attenders for some factors, but it was not statistically significant. CONCLUSION: Although …

Narcolepsy In Saudi Arabia. Demographic And Clinical Perspective Of An Under-Recognized Disorder, Ahmed S. Bahammam, Ahmed M. Alenezi

Neurosciences

OBJECTIVE: To assess the clinical and polysomnographic features of narcolepsy in Saudis. METHODS: All patients diagnosed to have narcolepsy in the Sleep Disorders Center at King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia between March 1998 and December 2005 based on the International Classifications of Sleep Disorders Diagnostic and Coding Manual criteria were included. A data entry form collecting the demographic, clinical features, medications, referring specialty, prior diagnoses and daytime sleepiness was used. All patients underwent polysomnography followed by multiple sleep latency. RESULTS: Forty-seven patients with a mean age of 28.9 +/- 1.9 years were included. The mean age …

Association Of Carotid Intima-Media Thickness With The Presence And Severity Of Coronary Artery Disease, Mohammad K. Tarzamni, Rezvanieh Salehi, Farhad Givian, Sara Farhang

Neurosciences

OBJECTIVE: To examine, prospectively, whether the intima-media thickness (IMT) of the common carotid artery and the overlying plaque predicts the presence and severity of coronary artery events. METHODS: Two hundred and one consecutive patients (100 men and 101 women), who had recently undergone coronary angiography in Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, were enrolled in the study carried out from May 2004 to May 2005. Measurements of IMT were performed by ultrasound, while blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol levels were recorded. RESULTS: The mean IMT of the common carotid artery was significantly higher in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) …

Epstein-Barr Virus Encephalitis In An Apparently Healthy Adult, Tarig S. Al-Khuwaitir, Hassabo B. Mohammed, Abdurahman Shameena, Majid Halim

Neurosciences

No abstract provided.

Ramadan Fasting Induces Modifications Of Certain Serum Components In Obese Women With Type 2 Diabetes, Boumediene M. Khaled, Malika Bendahmane, Slimane Belbraouet

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of fasting during Ramadan on certain serum components such as fasting serum glucose (FSG), glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TGs), high density lipoproteins (HDL-C), and low density lipoproteins (LDL-C) parameters in obese women patients with type 2 diabetes. METHODS: We conducted the study in Petit-Vichy Diabetology Center, Sidi-Bel-Abbes, Algeria from October 2003 to March 2004, on 60 obese outpatient women (BMI = 35.41 ± 3.64 kg/m2), aged 51 ± 10 years, who had diabetes for 5 ± 2.5 years. The patients followed no specific diet, on medications, and presenting no degenerative complications. We …

Spinal Block Complications In Obstetrics And Gynecology Patients, Raga A. Musaid, Teresa M. Naranjo

Neurosciences

OBJECTIVE: To determine spinal complications during and after surgery in obstetrics and gynecological patients. METHODS: We conducted a descriptive study in Al-Wahda and Aden Teaching Hospitals in Aden, Yemen from March 2004 to March 2005. One hundred and fifty obstetrics and gynecological patients were enrolled. Before and during surgery, pulse and blood pressure was monitored, and patients were observed for any complications of spinal anesthesia, for example, hypotension, nausea, vomiting, shivering, and total spinal block. Post operatively, the patients were followed to identify post-spinal headache, urine retention, neuralgia, back pain, and respiratory failure. Results of complications were related by applying …

The Use Of Head Ct Scanning In Mild Head Injury, Ali Khaji, Behzad Eftekhar, Mojgan Karbakhsh, Koorosh M. Ardalan

Neurosciences

OBJECTIVE: To determine the number of brain CT scans carried out in patients with mild head injury (MHI) during 13 months of trauma registry, and to investigate means of reducing the rate of unnecessary scans. METHODS: During a trauma registry (from August 23, 1999 to September 21, 2000) in 6 general Hospitals (Imam Hussein, Moayer, Sina, Hafteteer, Imam Khomeini and Shariatti) in Tehran, Iran, 1209 cases with Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score >13 underwent brain CT scan. To be included in the study, patients must have sustained their injury within one week prior to presentation to Emergency Rooms, and were …

Evaluation Of The Mini-Mental State Examination Among The Elderly People In Konya, Turkey, Ruhusen Kutlu, Nazan Karaoglu, Kamile Marakoglu, Selma Civi

Neurosciences

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate cognitive function by using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) among the elderly people in Konya, Turkey, and to examine the acceptance, and screening efficacy of the MMSE in the family medicine practice setting. METHODS: A descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out between 15th December 2004 and 15th February 2005, in Konya, Turkey. Two hundred elderly people were included in the study. Participants were selected from the cases who were at least 65 years of age and older. Cognitive levels were assessed with the MMSE. Two different MMSE forms for educated and uneducated individuals were applied. Socio-demographic …

Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media With Intracranial Complication, Abdulaziz A. Aldakhail

Neurosciences

A complication of otitis media is defined as a spread of infection beyond the pneumatized area of the temporal bone and the associated mucosa. Complications can be classified as intra temporal or intra cranial, which includes extradural abscess, brain abscess, subdural abscess, sigmoid sinus thrombophlebitis, otic hydrocephalus, and meningitis. Since the introduction of antibiotics, intra cranial complications in otitis media are less common, however, the occurrence should not be underestimated due to their associated morbidity and mortality. Herein, we report a case of chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) with intra cranial complication (brain abscess) in a 25-year-old male patient with …

Clinical Paradox. Man Versus Machine, Shabih Manzar

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Hypertonic Dextrose On Injured Rat Skeletal Muscles, Burak Kunduracioglu, Bulent Ulkar, Bizden T. Sabuncuoglu, Belgin Can, Kenan Bayrakci

Neurosciences

OBJECTIVE: Histological examination of proliferative therapy effects on the healing process of muscular injury. METHODS: We performed this study between March and August 2002 at Ankara University, School of Medicine, Laboratory of Animal Experiments, Ankara, Turkey. We used an experimental animal model by conducting a standardized cut injury of the gastrocnemius muscle in 30 adult male albino rats, which we divided into 2 groups; proliferative therapy group and control group. We evaluated the injured rat muscles by light microscopy on the fifth, eight, and twelfth day of injury. RESULTS: The muscular regeneration process began at day 5 in both the …

Inflammatory Demyelinating Pseudotumor, Fouzia Ziad, Kenneth C. Katchy, Sanathan M. Panda, Susan Alexander, Tarik Al-Sheikh

Neurosciences

Inflammatory demyelinating pseudotumor (IDP) is a rare inflammatory lesion of unknown etiology, which presents as a space-occupying lesion but responds dramatically to steroid therapy. The objective of this report is to document 2 cases of IDP seen in Kuwait. Two female patients, aged 35 and 27 years presented with the clinical and radiological features of a space-occupying lesion. Radiological investigations showed partial ring-enhancing lesions with insignificant mass effect, which were multiple in patient one, and single in patient 2. Biopsies in each patient showed features of a demyelinating disorder. Both patients remarkably improved clinically on steroid therapy. The report highlights …

Multiresistant Bacterial Colonization Due To Increased Nurse Workload In A Neurology Intensive Care Unit, Mustafa K. Celen, Yusuf Tamam, Salih Hosoglu, Celal Ayaz, Mehmet F. Geyik, Ismail Apak

Neurosciences

OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationship between nurse workload and multiresistant bacteria colonization or infection (MRB+) in a neurology intensive care unit (ICU). METHODS: We studied the relationship between nurse workload and MRB+ development in patients who were hospitalized in Dicle University Neurology Department ICU, Turkey during a 6-month period from November 15, 2003 to April 15, 2004. The intensity of workload and procedures applied to the patients were scored with the Project de Recherche en Nursing (PRN) and the Omega scores. RESULTS: Of 138 patients followed, 71 (51.4%) were female and 67 (48.6%) were male. The mean age of females …

Large Primary Cerebral Hydatid Cysts In Children, Mehmet Tatli, Aslan Guzel, Nur Altinors

Neurosciences

Hydatid cyst disease in childhood is still a serious health problem in the rural areas of Turkey and other places where the parasite is endemic. The brain involvement rate varies from 1-2% in hydatid disease. Especially in children, hydatid cysts can grow to enormous sizes, and the cases can remain neurologically intact. In this report, a 7-year-old boy, a 15-year-old girl, and a 10-year-old girl, in whom large primary brain hydatid cysts were diagnosed radiologically and treated surgically, are presented. Severe headache in childhood should be taken into consideration carefully in countries where hydatid disease is seen.

Isolated Neuropathy Of The Recurrent Motor Branch Of The Median Nerve, Osama E. Shams, Saeed M. Al-Ghamdi

Neurosciences

Unlike carpal tunnel syndrome, isolated neuropathy of the recurrent motor branch of the median nerve is a rare condition as a cause of thenar muscle wasting. A focused neurophysiological approach is mandatory to reach the proper diagnosis and start specific treatment early enough to prevent possible irreversible hand function disabilities. This is a description of 16-year-old female patient who presented with isolated thenar muscle wasting for 3 years. A focused neurophysiologic approach using abductor pollicis brevis and second lumbrical muscles for recording of median nerve motor conduction and index finger for sensory conduction proved isolated neuropathy of the recurrent motor …

Defamation, Free Speech, And Democratic Governance, Russell L. Weaver, David F. Partlett

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.

The National Employment Law Project, Joshua N. Leonardi

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.

Working America, Lauren Snyder

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.

Reconceptualizing Federalism, Erwin Chemerinsky

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.

“Only A Sith Thinks Like That”: Llewellyn’S “Dueling Canons,” One To Seven, Michael Sinclair

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.

Seeking Privacy: Examining A Role For The Fiduciary In Protecting Personal Information, Marcey L. Grigsby

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.

Incarcerated Men And Women, The Equal Protection Clause, And The Requirement Of “Similarly Situated”, Natasha L. Carroll-Ferrary

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.

Catholics, Curses, And Cousins In A Cracker Box, Kathryn Wallace Iffrig

Theses

In a small sitting room of a mortuary in a rural Missouri town, the author considers the life of her recently departed cousin. Having shared a family home early in their childhood, and despite similar upbringing, their lives had ultimately diverged, with him choosing a path that many would consider self-destructive and bound to lead to an early death.

Contemplating the circumstances of her cousin's death, the author falls into ruminations on their childhood, family, and common experiences they shared during those early years. Considering the disparate paths their lives ultimately took, the author questions the influence of nature versus …

Longwood University Catalog 2006-2007, Longwood University

Undergraduate Catalogs

No abstract provided.