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Daily Eastern News: September 28, 2006, Eastern Illinois University

September

No abstract provided.

Prospectus, September 28, 2006, Aaron Geiger, Leah Zimmerman, Donna Mayer, Porcha Clark, Erik Pheifer, Jake Mcgill

Prospectus 2006

No abstract provided.

The Pan American (2006-09-28), Claudette Gonzalez

UTPA Archives - The Pan American Newspaper

56th Year, No. 6

The Daily Egyptian, September 28, 2006, Daily Egyptian Staff

September 2006

No abstract provided.

The Weekly Challenger, September 28, 2006, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The September 28, 2006, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Immunological Effect Of Polysaccharide Extracted From Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Against Leishmania Donovani In Mice, Hasna H. Jumah

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Visceral leishmaniasis is a serious disease with high pathoogenicity. It was noticed that Polysaccharide extracted from Pseudomonas aeruginosa had the ability to induce both cellular & humoral immunity response against bacteria, fungi & parasites. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to know the immunological effects of polysaccharide extracted from Pseudomonas aeruginosa before & after the infection of BALB/c mice with Leishmania donovani in trial to provide a method for prevention of the disease in human. METHODS: 174 male BALB/c mice were divided into control & experimental groups with each group consisting of six animals. The experimental groups …

Childhood Asthma In Relation To Some Predisposing Factors, Masarra Shakir Saeed

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Asthma is the most prevalent chronic condition among children . Both environmental and hereditary factors are important in the pathogenesis of asthma . OBJECTIVE: To determine the severity of asthma among the asthmatic patients and its association with some allergens . METHODS: A cross sectional hospital based study ; involved 120 patients suffering from asthma during the period from Feb.- Aug 2003. A questionnaire was designed for the purpose as well as clinical examination and serological study to asses the level of IgE against selected allergens . RESULTS: The study revealed that 53% of the patients were males …

Neonatal Infection In The Neonatal Unit At Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Iraq, Batool A. Al-Shawii

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: In Iraq, the true magnitude of the neonatal infection among newborns receiving care is not known as health system was badly eroded in the last two decades. This work was carried out to find factors associated with neonatal infection among newborns receiving care in intensive unit. METHODS: The records of a total of 723 neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive unit at Baghdad teaching hospital during the period Nov. 2003 to Oct. 2004 were reviewed. Information regarded birth weight, gestational age, medical history of the mothers, bacterial infections and management procedures were collected. RESULTS: Out of the total …

Causes Of Delay In Age Appropriate Vaccination, Kholod Dhaher Al- Shemari

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The child vaccination status is influenced by factors such as the child’s health status , economic status ,parental health attitudes and family characteristics . The effects of these risk factors including the child’s age , poverty status , geographic location , race , ethnicity and education level of parents . We undertook this study to estimate the risk factors of children who had delay in age appropriate vaccination . METHODS : 200 children with history of delay in their age appropriate vaccination were examined in their last visit to vaccination department in Fatema Al-Zahra teaching hospital . their …

The Role Of Inter Leukin- 10 In Infectious Mononucleosis Like Syndrome, Jabbar, R. Z

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Infectious mononucleosis is caused by the ubiquitous Epstein-Barr virus .It is a common condition usually adolescents and young adults. Most cases are mild to moderate in severity with full recovery taking place over several weeks. More sever cases and unusual complications occasionally occur. AIMS OF THE STUDY: Determining the role of theTh1and Th2 in infectious mononucleosis –like syndrome by measuring IL-10. METHODS: Enzyme immunoassay for Quantitative Determination of human Interleukin-10 in serum. RESULTS: of cytokines showed a significant increase in IL-10 in patients with EBV infection (122.3±34.97)pg/ml. In non EBV infection the level of IL-10 was also increase …

The Awareness About Nids Program In A Rural Area Of Al-Nahrawan District Of Baghdad, Essam J Al-Zwaini

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: A cross sectional study was conducted to explore the awareness of the local population of AL-Nahrawan district about National Immunization days (NIDs) and their major sources of information about the campaign. METHODS: A total of 476 households, selected randomly during the first NIDs round of the year 2000, were screened using pretested questionnaires. The questionnaires include questions about various aspects of NIDs campaign. RESULTS: There were 61.8% females, 70% aged between 20-39 years and about 79% were either illiterate or can just read and write. The study reveal that 88.2% of the respondents were aware of the NIDs …

The Role Of Garlic Extract On The Effect Of Organic Pesticides On Murine Liver Cells, Khalid Hamdan Gathwn

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACK GROUND: Organic phosphorus pesticides are most widely preferred pesticides, and know to have detrimental effect on various living organisms. METHODS: Twenty four male Balb/c mice were used. These were divided into four group (1,2,3,4) . Chlorpyriphos was given orally on alternate days by garage (20mg/kg body weight), aqueous garlic alone was given orally daily by garage (200mg/kg body weight, while garlic extract followed by chlorphriphos was also given. RESULTS: Lipid peroxidation (LPO) was measured in liver homogenate . The extent of LPO was significantly increased in animals treated with pesticide while non-significant result were obtained with garlic extract …

A Spectroscopic Study On The Level Of Serum Selenium In Northern Baghdad Subject, Ahsan.K.Abbas

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: This work is performed to measure the concentration of serum selenium in northern Baghdad subject. Selenium is one of the trace element that plays an important role in physiological functions of human body. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Selenium levels of blood serum were measured using furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometer. RESULTS : The results obtained in this work showed a decrease in selenium level and the reduction is proportional to the duration of age. This can be explained principally due to the type of diet and malabsorption young subject may differ in certain diet intake.

Risk Factors For Febrile Seizures: A Matched Case Control Study, Essam J Al-Zwaini

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: A matched case control study was conducted over 6 months period from the 1st of November 1999 to 30th of April 2000 at the maternity and children hospital in Ramadi city with the aim of determining the risk factors that might lead to development of febrile seizures. METHODS: One hundred patients with febrile seizures admitted to the causality department, aged 6-60 months were matched with another one hundred child having fever but without seizure with the same age range, attending the same hospital during the same period. RESULTS: The mean age and standard deviation for cases was 25.8±15.19 …

Wsu Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, September 28-29, 2006

Board of Trustees Minutes

Minutes from the Wright State University Board of Trustees Meeting held on September 28-29, 2006.

Spectator 2006-09-28, Editors Of The Spectator

The Spectator

No abstract provided.

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

• Turning a New Page
• Campus News
• News Briefs
• Classifieds
• Sports
• Hiatus

The Geography Of American Poverty: Is There A Need For Place-Based Policies?, Mark D. Partridge, Dan S. Rickman

Upjohn Press

Partridge and Rickman explore the wide geographic disparities in poverty across the United States. Their focus on the spatial dimensions of U.S. poverty reveals distinct differences across states, metropolitan areas, and counties and leads them to consider why antipoverty policies have succeeded in some places and failed in others.

The Montclarion, September 26, 2006, The Montclarion

The Montclarion

Student Newspaper of Montclair State University

The Cowl - V. 71 - N. 5 - Sept 28, 2006

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 71 - Number 5 - September 28, 2006. 24 pages.

Implementation Of A Ground Truth Process For Development Of A Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Sav) Mapping Protocol Using Hyperspectral Imagery, Carlton R. Hall, Charles R. Bostater, Robert W. Virnstein

Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences Faculty Publications

Protocol development for science based mapping of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) requires comprehensive ground truth data describing the full range of variability observed in the target. The Indian River Lagoon, Florida, extends along 250 km of the east central Florida coast adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean. The lagoon crosses the transition zone between the Caribbean and Carolinian zoogeographic provinces making it highly diverse. For large scale mapping and management of SAV four common and three uncommon species of seagrass (Tracheophyta) and three broad groups of macroalgae; red algae (Rhodophyta), green algae (Chlorophyta), and brown algae (Phaeophyta) are recognized. Based on …

The Significance Of Lipid Abnormalities In Children With Insulin-Dependant Diabetes Mellitus, Salem Rahma

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: To evaluate serum lipids in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus and its relation to glycemic control, in comparison with sex and age matched non-diabetic children. METHODS: Fasting blood glucose, glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) and lipid profile were estimated in 45 children (20 males and 25 females) with type 1 diabetes attending diabetic clinic at Sulaymani children hospital from the period of November 2005 till Jully 2006. Fifty health children (23 males and 27 females) admitted to the same hospital with acute illnesses like respiratory tract infections were randomly selected as controls. RESULTS: Mean total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL-C, VLDL-C, …

Montana Kaimin, September 28, 2006, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Spectrum, Volume 25, Issue 3, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Alumni: Heart of Homecoming-- Sacred Heart, the new eye of the tiger -- College of Business excels -- SHU is a perfect choice for students -- How SHU students cope with the stress of challenging courses -- RateMyProfessor causing controversy

Lanthorn, Vol. 41, No. 11, September 28, 2006, Grand Valley State University

Volume 41, July 13, 2006 - June 14, 2007

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Hodgkin’S Lymphoma: An Epidemiological Study In The Iraqi Patients, Ruqia M. Al-Barzinji

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: This work presents an epidemiological approach used to deal and study Hodgkin’s lymphoma (HL) in the Iraqi patients. METHODS: This study was carried out for 80 newly diagnosed HL patients (32 females and 48 males), compared with 50 Non Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) patients control and 50 healthy individuals considered as healthy control in period between 1st of Jun 2003, and 30th of November, 2004. Newly diagnosed HL histopathological samples were taken and diagnosed as HL according to the National Cancer Institute Working Formula. All patients were subjected to personal interview using especially designed questionnaire format. RESULTS: In this …

The Bg News September 28, 2006, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. September 28, 2006. Volume 97-Issue 29.

University Of Montana Events Monday, Oct. 2, Through Monday, Oct. 9, 2006, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University

The Inkwell

No abstract provided.

The East Texan, 2006-09-28, Texas A&M University-Commerce

All Issues

Volume 91, number 5 of The East Texan, a student newspaper published at Texas A&M University-Commerce.