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Evaluation Of Ebv Serum And Salivary Iga Antibodies Level In Head And Neck Cancer Patients, Ahmed Sahib Abdulamir Jun 2006

Evaluation Of Ebv Serum And Salivary Iga Antibodies Level In Head And Neck Cancer Patients, Ahmed Sahib Abdulamir

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Many previous studies revealed that salivary and serum IgA response to infectious agents such as EBV-coded antigens in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) had a vital role in the combat against tumorigenesis. Moreover, it could be considered as a reliable index for the humoral limb of anti-cancer immunological action. METHOD: One hundred twenty two head and neck cancer (HNCA) patients were selected randomly from two main hospitals, Alkadhimya hospital and radiotherapy center in Baghdad. Also 100 apparently healthy control subjects (HC) underwent the same examinations and tests. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test was applied on all HNCA patients …

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Freddie Mac 2005 Annual Report, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), Richard F. Syron, Eugene M. Mcquade Jun 2006

Freddie Mac 2005 Annual Report, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), Richard F. Syron, Eugene M. Mcquade

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The Role Of Organizational Culture In The Delivery Of Humanitarian Assistance And Inter-Organizational Collaboration, Jamie Antoinette Wilke Corvin Jun 2006

The Role Of Organizational Culture In The Delivery Of Humanitarian Assistance And Inter-Organizational Collaboration, Jamie Antoinette Wilke Corvin

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The international community has seen a dramatic increase in the complexity of aid operations, with increasing numbers of donors participating in humanitarian aid endeavors. Therefore, it is essential to determine factors that contribute to successful aid delivery. In an effort to guide more effective and efficient aid operations, this study investigated organizational culture in three distinct types of humanitarian organizations: (a) the U.S. military, (b) the International Federation of the Red Cross, and (c) a sampling of local and indigenous non-governmental organizations. Being a relatively unexplored area, this study took an exploratory approach, utilizing qualitative methods to analyze humanitarian aid …

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The Pattern Of Indications, Complications Of Splenectomy Personal Experience, Nooraddin Ismail Allaqolli Jun 2006

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.

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Selenoproteins And Selenoproteomes, Vadim N. Gladyshev Jun 2006

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.

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Selenium And Methionine Sulfoxide Reduction, Hwa-Young Kim, Vadim N. Gladyshev Jun 2006

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 …

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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 Jun 2006

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 …

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Selenoproteins In Parasites, Gustavo Salinas, Alexei V. Lobanov, Vadim N. Gladyshev Jun 2006

Selenoproteins In Parasites, Gustavo Salinas, Alexei V. Lobanov, Vadim N. Gladyshev

Vadim Gladyshev Publications

Parasites, which cause an enormous burden in the population of the third world, are a diverse group of organisms, many of which are sensitive to oxidative stress imposed by their hosts. In recent years, several selenoprotein families, some with antioxidant properties, have been described and characterized in metazoan parasites. Glutathione peroxidase and thioredoxin glutathione reductase (TGR) appear to be essential selenoproteins in flatworms (phylum Platyhelminthes). TGR is the single enzyme that provides reducing equivalents to both thioredoxin and glutathione pathways, in contrast to hosts, which evolve parallel pathways. In roundworms (phylum Nematoda), selenoproteins have recently been described, revealing …

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The 15-Kda Selenoprotein (Sep15): Functional Analysis And Role In Cancer, Vyacheslav M. Labunskyy, Vadim N. Gladyshev, Dolph L. Hatfield Jun 2006

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 …

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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 Jun 2006

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 …

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Adult Ebstein Anomaly With Right Atrial Myxoma, Hameed Al Ani Jun 2006

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.

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Naccs 33rd Annual Conference, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies Jun 2006

Naccs 33rd Annual Conference, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies

NACCS Conference Programs

Linking Local and Global Struggles for Social Justice: Transnational Chicana and Chicano Studise
June 28-July 2006
Hotel Fénix and Hotel Morales

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Drugs Use For Diarrhoea In Children At Home, Luay Al-Nouri Jun 2006

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, …

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Clinical Profile And Outcomeof Respiratory Failure In Iraqi Children, Muhi Al-Janabi Jun 2006

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. …

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L-1Α And Il-8 Levels In Leukopenic Leukemic Patients With Bacteremia, Sevan N. A. Abdallah Jun 2006

L-1Α And Il-8 Levels In Leukopenic Leukemic Patients With Bacteremia, Sevan N. A. Abdallah

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Interleukin-1α and Interleukin-8 are an inflammatory cytokines. They are a heterogeneous group of humeral mediators of the inflammatory response. In leukemic patient's leukopenia developed as a result of cytotoxic chemotherapy and/ or disease itself. Therefore, those patients were suffering from low number of leukocytes in addition to defects in the function of these cells. Normally leukocytes are the main source of cytokines production. METHODS: IL-1α and IL-8 were studied in (84) adult patients, males and females and more than 15 years old. The leukemic patients were suffering from leukopenia and bacteremia. The study including (20) healthy. Interleukin-1α and …

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Random Abdominal Flaps For Reconstruction Of Upper Limb War Injuries: A Good Option For A Bad Time, Harith Abdul Jabbar Al Ani Jun 2006

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 …

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Differentiation Between Two Isolates Of Entamoeba Histolytica Isolated From Different Clinical Cases After Intraceacal Inoculation In Hamsters, A.Al -.Alousi, Raja Jun 2006

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 …

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Prevalence Of Autoantibodies To Various Tissue Antigens Before And During S2 – Complex Immunotherapy In Head And Neck Cancer Patients, Batool M. Mahdi Jun 2006

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 …

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Ahrq Action Jun 2006

Ahrq Action

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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New Senior Scholars Jun 2006

New Senior Scholars

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Department Publications And Presentations Jun 2006

Department Publications And Presentations

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Health Policy Forum: Fall 2006 Jun 2006

Health Policy Forum: Fall 2006

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract provided.

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The 15th Annual Grandon Lecture: Improving Ambulatory Care, Joshua Gagne Jun 2006

The 15th Annual Grandon Lecture: Improving Ambulatory Care, Joshua Gagne

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Considering "Faculty Priorities Reconsidered", Sara L. Thier, Kenneth D, Smith Jun 2006

Considering "Faculty Priorities Reconsidered", Sara L. Thier, Kenneth D, Smith

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Whyy Seeks Guidance From Healthcare And Community Leaders, Sara L. Thier Jun 2006

Whyy Seeks Guidance From Healthcare And Community Leaders, Sara L. Thier

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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The Einstein-La Salle Nursing Careers Partnership Program, Mary Beth Kingston, Etienne Phipps Jun 2006

The Einstein-La Salle Nursing Careers Partnership Program, Mary Beth Kingston, Etienne Phipps

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Letters To The Editor Jun 2006

Letters To The Editor

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Cms Rehabilitation Policy: Expediency Vs. Rationality, Douglas M. Elwood, Jonathon S. Kirschner, John L. Melvin Jun 2006

Cms Rehabilitation Policy: Expediency Vs. Rationality, Douglas M. Elwood, Jonathon S. Kirschner, John L. Melvin

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Medicare's Roadmap, David B. Nash Jun 2006

Medicare's Roadmap, David B. Nash

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract provided.

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Presidential Signing Statements: Hearing Before The S. Comm. On The Judiciary, 109th Cong., June 27, 2006 (Statement Of Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz, Prof. Of Law, Geo. U. L. Center), Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz Jun 2006

Presidential Signing Statements: Hearing Before The S. Comm. On The Judiciary, 109th Cong., June 27, 2006 (Statement Of Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz, Prof. Of Law, Geo. U. L. Center), Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz

Testimony Before Congress

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