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The Queen City Brew, Library Newsletter, Vol. 3, Issue 1, September 2006, Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte Sep 2006

The Queen City Brew, Library Newsletter, Vol. 3, Issue 1, September 2006, Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte

JWU Library Newsletter - Charlotte Campus

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What's Happening: September, 2006, Maine Medical Center Sep 2006

What's Happening: September, 2006, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

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Swatting A Bug Without A Flyswatter: Minimizing The Impact Of Disease Control On Individual Liberty Under The Revised International Health Regulations, Heidi L. Lamberston Sep 2006

Swatting A Bug Without A Flyswatter: Minimizing The Impact Of Disease Control On Individual Liberty Under The Revised International Health Regulations, Heidi L. Lamberston

Penn State International Law Review (1982 - 2011)

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Clinical Characteristics Of Pulmonary Tuberculosis In Adult Pakistani Patients With Co-Existing Diabetes Mellitus, A Jabbar, S F. Hussain, A A. Khan Sep 2006

Clinical Characteristics Of Pulmonary Tuberculosis In Adult Pakistani Patients With Co-Existing Diabetes Mellitus, A Jabbar, S F. Hussain, A A. Khan

Section of Pulmonary & Critical Care

A review was made of the records of all patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus admitted over a 5-year period to a teaching hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. Among 42358 patients, the total number with both tuberculosis and diabetes was 173. The prevalence of tuberculosis in diabetic patients was 10-times higher than in non-diabetic patients and prevalence increased with duration of diabetes. The lower lung field was most frequently involved, followed by the upper and middle. Bilateral involvement was seen in half and an associated pleural effusion in one-third of the patients. Cavitating lesions were seen in 32% of men …

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Download Full Pdf Issue Of Thomas Jefferson University Mph Public Health Link Newsletter, Vol. 2, Iss. 6, September 2006 Sep 2006

Download Full Pdf Issue Of Thomas Jefferson University Mph Public Health Link Newsletter, Vol. 2, Iss. 6, September 2006

Public Health Link

Vol. 2, Iss. 6 of the MPH Public Health Link highlights faculty member Vic Spain, the formal announcement of national accreditation for Jefferson Master of Science Program in Public Health and new course offerings for the Spring.

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As I Recall…September 2006, Lee County Medical Society Sep 2006

As I Recall…September 2006, Lee County Medical Society

As I Recall Column

"As I Recall…" Column written by Dr. Roger D. Scott for the September 2006 Lee County Medical Society Bulletin newsletter. The entire Bulletin is included, but "As I Recall…" is on page 3.

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Furman Alumni News, Furman University Sep 2006

Furman Alumni News, Furman University

Furman Magazine

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Psc 483.01: Political Psychology, Laura Dimmler Sep 2006

Psc 483.01: Political Psychology, Laura Dimmler

University of Montana Course Syllabi

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Washington University Record, September 1, 2006 Sep 2006

Washington University Record, September 1, 2006

Washington University Record

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Expression Of The Primary Carbohydrate Component Of The Bordetella Bronchiseptica Biofilm Matrix Is Dependent On Growth Phase But Independent Of Bvg Regulation, Yasuhiko Irie, Andrew Preston, Ming H. Yuk Sep 2006

Expression Of The Primary Carbohydrate Component Of The Bordetella Bronchiseptica Biofilm Matrix Is Dependent On Growth Phase But Independent Of Bvg Regulation, Yasuhiko Irie, Andrew Preston, Ming H. Yuk

Biology Faculty Publications

We previously showed that the Bvg virulence control system regulates biofilm formation in Bordetella bronchiseptica (Y. Irie, S. Mattoo, and M. H. Yuk, J. Bacteriol. 186:5692-5698, 2004). Analyses of the extracellular components of B. bronchiseptica biofilm matrix revealed that the major sugar component in the matrix was xylose, and linkage analysis indicated a majority of it to be in a 4-linked polymeric form. The production of xylose was independent of Bvg regulation but instead was dependent on bacterial growth phase. In addition, N-acetyl-glucosamine in the matrix was found to be important for the initial development of the biofilm. These …

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Global Warming Litigation Under The Alien Tort Claims Act: What Sosa V. Alvarez Machain And Its Progeny Mean For Indigenous Arctic Communities, Mini Kaur Sep 2006

Global Warming Litigation Under The Alien Tort Claims Act: What Sosa V. Alvarez Machain And Its Progeny Mean For Indigenous Arctic Communities, Mini Kaur

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

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The Regulation Of Biologic Medicine: Innovator's Rights And Access To Healthcare, Dawn Willow Sep 2006

The Regulation Of Biologic Medicine: Innovator's Rights And Access To Healthcare, Dawn Willow

Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property

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Examining The Cdcynergy Event Assessment Tool: An Investigation Of The Anthrax Crisis In Boca Raton, Florida, J. J. Mcintyre, Steven J. Venette Sep 2006

Examining The Cdcynergy Event Assessment Tool: An Investigation Of The Anthrax Crisis In Boca Raton, Florida, J. J. Mcintyre, Steven J. Venette

Faculty Publications

This paper examines the dependability of the Event Assessment Tool over time. The latter is part of a CD-ROM-Emergency Risk Communication CDCynergy-distributed primarily to public information officers in the United States by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Event Assessment Tool is designed to aid emergency professionals in identifying the magnitude of a crisis event and to suggest appropriate actions to confront such a situation. Applied twice during the 2001 anthrax bioterrorism crisis in Boca Raton, Florida, the tool functioned in a binary manner by first indicating a moderate crisis level (on 4 October) and then four days …

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Comparison Of The Automated Cobas Amplicor Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Assay With The Conventional Methods For Direct Detection Of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex In Respiratory And Extrapulmonary Specimens, Mubarak S. Alfaresi, Adeel I. Abdulsalam, Abida A. Elkoush Sep 2006

Comparison Of The Automated Cobas Amplicor Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Assay With The Conventional Methods For Direct Detection Of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex In Respiratory And Extrapulmonary Specimens, Mubarak S. Alfaresi, Adeel I. Abdulsalam, Abida A. Elkoush

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the recently available Cobas Amplicor polymerase chain reaction (PCR) system for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) in well-characterized clinical specimens and to compare the results with clinical classification, conventional culture and staining techniques. METHODS: Three hundred and forty-four clinical specimens consecutively received for culture of acid-fast bacilli by the laboratory of Zayed Military Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from 2004 to 2005, were used in this study. Acid-fast bacilli and culture for tuberculosis were compared with Cobas Amplicor PCR. RESULTS: The final diagnostic evaluation of the Cobas Amplicor MTB showed the followings: sensitivity 73.3%, …

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Spectrum Of Clinical Disease In A Series Of Hospitalized Hiv-Infected Patients From Southeast Of Iran, Batool Sharifi-Mood, Roya Alavi-Naini, Masoud Salehi, Mohammad Hashemi, Fatemeh Rakhshani Sep 2006

Spectrum Of Clinical Disease In A Series Of Hospitalized Hiv-Infected Patients From Southeast Of Iran, Batool Sharifi-Mood, Roya Alavi-Naini, Masoud Salehi, Mohammad Hashemi, Fatemeh Rakhshani

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To determine the pattern of opportunistic infections (OIs) and non-infectious opportunistic diseases in hospitalized HIV-infected patients in Zahedan, southeast of Iran. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the records of 52 HIV-infected patients (47 male, 5 female; age range, 21-54 years) who were admitted to Boo-Ali Hospital, Zahedan, Iran for evaluation and management of an HIV-related disorders from April 2000 to December 2005. RESULTS: Tuberculosis (TB) was the most common opportunistic infections (53.8%) followed by hepatitis C (11.5%), typhoid (9.6%), amebiasis (9.6%), candidal esophagitis (5.7%), acute bacterial pneumonia (3.8%), and cerebral toxoplasmosis (1.9 %). Most of the cases of TB were …

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Intestinal Enzymes During Malnutrition & Infection In Rabbits, Sufia Islam, Amal K. Mitra, Ashish K. Chowdhury, Nur Haque Alam Sep 2006

Intestinal Enzymes During Malnutrition & Infection In Rabbits, Sufia Islam, Amal K. Mitra, Ashish K. Chowdhury, Nur Haque Alam

Faculty Publications

Background & objectives: Malnutrition plays an important role in the intestinal absorption of nutrients. However, reports are not consistent whether intestinal enzymes are decreased in the presence of malnutrition. It is also not clear whether simultaneous presence of malnutrition and infection adds to the problem of malabsorption of nutrients. The aim of the present study was to determine intestinal functions in terms of concentrations of disaccharidase enzymes during diarrhoea and protein energy malnutrition. Methods: Concentrations of three disaccharidase enzymes, namely maltase, sucrase and lactase were measured in nine energy-restricted and five control rabbits during diarrhoea induced by rabbit diarrhoeagenic Escherichia …

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Cd80 And Cd86 Control Antiviral Cd8+ T-Cell Function And Immune Surveillance Of Murine Gammaherpesvirus 68, Shinichiro Fuse, Joshua J. Obar, Sarah Bellfy, Erica K. Leung, Weijun Zhang, Edward J. Usherwood Sep 2006

Cd80 And Cd86 Control Antiviral Cd8+ T-Cell Function And Immune Surveillance Of Murine Gammaherpesvirus 68, Shinichiro Fuse, Joshua J. Obar, Sarah Bellfy, Erica K. Leung, Weijun Zhang, Edward J. Usherwood

Dartmouth Scholarship

The interactions between CD80 and CD86 on antigen-presenting cells and CD28 on T cells serve as an important costimulatory signal in the activation of T cells. Although the simplistic two-signal hypothesis has been challenged in recent years by the identification of different costimulators, this classical pathway has been shown to significantly impact antiviral humoral and cellular immune responses. How the CD80/CD86-CD28 pathway affects the control of chronic or latent infections has been less well characterized. In this study, we investigated its role in antiviral immune responses against murine gammaherpesvirus 68 (MHV-68) and immune surveillance using CD80/CD86−/− mice. In the …

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The Role Of Heat Shock Proteins As Chaperones On Several Human Diseases, Ali A. Mellati Sep 2006

The Role Of Heat Shock Proteins As Chaperones On Several Human Diseases, Ali A. Mellati

Saudi Medical Journal

Some heat shock proteins HSPs, act as molecular chaperones. These and other molecular chaperones that are not HSPs, function in a variety of protein biosynthetic event and protect proteins from the deleterious effects of stressors by stabilizing, and refolding proteins. They assist protein folding, assembly, transport and degradation. Several human diseases such as neurodegeneration, cancer, aging, retinal dystrophy, and inflammation arise from defects HSPs and protein folding. This review demonstrates the chaperones such as properties of HSPs in cellular processes and their implication in different kind of human diseases.

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Carriage Of Staphylococcus Aureus Among Hajj Pilgrims, Ziad A. Memish, Hanan H. Balkhy, Maha A. Almuneef, Baraa T. Al-Haj-Hussein, Abdullah I. Bukhari, Abimbola O. Osoba Sep 2006

Carriage Of Staphylococcus Aureus Among Hajj Pilgrims, Ziad A. Memish, Hanan H. Balkhy, Maha A. Almuneef, Baraa T. Al-Haj-Hussein, Abdullah I. Bukhari, Abimbola O. Osoba

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage among a cohort of pilgrims during 2004 Hajj season. METHODS: Pilgrims attending the 2004 Hajj season were recruited and screened for carriage of MRSA. Standard microbiological techniques were used to screen for the presence of MRSA. RESULTS: Out of 411 individuals screened, 85 (20.6%) were positive for Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) of which only 6 (1.46 %) were MRSA. Four individuals (4.6%) had the S. aureus organism in both nasal and axillary swabs, while 7 individuals (8%) had the organism in their axillae only. The other 74 individuals …

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Pattern Of Medical Diseases And Determinants Of Prognosis Of Hospitalization During 2005 Muslim Pilgrimage Hajj In A Tertiary Care Hospital, Nasim A. Khan, Adam M. Ishag, Maha S. Ahmad, Fifi M. El-Sayed, Zakeyah A. Bachal, Tahir G. Abbas Sep 2006

Pattern Of Medical Diseases And Determinants Of Prognosis Of Hospitalization During 2005 Muslim Pilgrimage Hajj In A Tertiary Care Hospital, Nasim A. Khan, Adam M. Ishag, Maha S. Ahmad, Fifi M. El-Sayed, Zakeyah A. Bachal, Tahir G. Abbas

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To document the pattern of medical diseases necessitating admission in a tertiary care hospital during Muslim pilgrimage (Hajj). To assess the risk factors associated with mortality during hospitalization. METHODS: The study was conducted at Al Noor Specialist Hospital, a 550-bed tertiary care teaching hospital, in Makkah, KSA. The participants included all Hajj patients admitted in the Department of Medicine in a 5-week period (January 3 to February 6, 2005) during the 2005 (1425 AH) Hajj. Information about demographics; past medical history; pre-Hajj functional status; presence of language barrier and translator availability; diagnosis for admission and complications during hospitalization including …

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Isolated Brain Stem Tuberculoma Presenting With One And A Half Syndrome, Mushira Enani, Daifallah J. Al-Nakhli, Eman Bakhsh Sep 2006

Isolated Brain Stem Tuberculoma Presenting With One And A Half Syndrome, Mushira Enani, Daifallah J. Al-Nakhli, Eman Bakhsh

Saudi Medical Journal

In this report, we describe a patient with left conjugate gaze palsy and internuclear ophthalmoplegia on the opposite gaze one-and-a-half-syndrome [1 1/2 syndrome]. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed nodular enhancing brain stem lesions. After excluding other potential diseases, tuberculoma was thought to be the underlying etiology. Recovery was achieved 8 weeks after initiation of anti-tuberculous anti-TB therapy. The isolated nature of the tuberculoma and the association with this rare syndrome is highlighted.

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Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris In Association With Hepatitis A, Teoman Erdem, Mustafa Atasoy, Cihangir Aliagaoglu, Mehmet Melikoglu, Umran Yildirim Sep 2006

Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris In Association With Hepatitis A, Teoman Erdem, Mustafa Atasoy, Cihangir Aliagaoglu, Mehmet Melikoglu, Umran Yildirim

Saudi Medical Journal

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Mechanistic Studies On The Mononuclear ZnIi-Containing Metallo-Β-Lactamase Imis From Aeromonas Sobria, Narayan Sharma, Christine E. Hajdin, Sowmya Chandrasekar, Brian Bennett, Ke-Wu Yang, Michael W. Crowder Sep 2006

Mechanistic Studies On The Mononuclear ZnIi-Containing Metallo-Β-Lactamase Imis From Aeromonas Sobria, Narayan Sharma, Christine E. Hajdin, Sowmya Chandrasekar, Brian Bennett, Ke-Wu Yang, Michael W. Crowder

Physics Faculty Research and Publications

In an effort to understand the reaction mechanism of a B2 metallo-β-lactamase, steady-state and pre-steady-state kinetic and rapid freeze quench electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) studies were conducted on ImiS and its reaction with imipenem and meropenem. pH dependence studies revealed no inflection points in the pH range of 5.0−8.5, while proton inventories demonstrated at least 1 rate-limiting proton transfer. Site-directed mutagenesis studies revealed that Lys224 plays a catalytic role in ImiS, while the side chain of Asn233 does not play a role in binding or catalysis. Stopped-flow fluorescence studies on ImiS, which monitor changes in tryptophan fluorescence on the enzyme, …

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Most Popular Downloads -- August 2006 Sep 2006

Most Popular Downloads -- August 2006

Institutional Repository Information

This document lists the 150 (or so) most often downloaded documents from the UNL Digital Commons for the month of August 2006.

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Aku Newsletter : September 2006, Volume 7, Issue 2, Aga Khan University Sep 2006

Aku Newsletter : September 2006, Volume 7, Issue 2, Aga Khan University

The Aga Khan University Newsletters

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Ligand-Signaled Upregulation Of Enterococcus Faecalis Ace Transcription, A Mechanism For Modulating Host-E Faecalis Interaction, Sreedhar R Nallapareddy, Barbara E Murray Sep 2006

Ligand-Signaled Upregulation Of Enterococcus Faecalis Ace Transcription, A Mechanism For Modulating Host-E Faecalis Interaction, Sreedhar R Nallapareddy, Barbara E Murray

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Enterococcus faecalis, the third most frequent cause of bacterial endocarditis, appears to be equipped with diverse surface-associated proteins showing structural-fold similarity to the immunoglobulin-fold family of staphylococcal adhesins. Among the putative E. faecalis surface proteins, the previously characterized adhesin Ace, which shows specific binding to collagen and laminin, was detectable in surface protein preparations only after growth at 46 degrees C, mirroring the finding that adherence was observed in 46 degrees C, but not 37 degrees C, grown E. faecalis cultures. To elucidate the influence of different growth and host parameters on ace expression, we investigated ace expression using E. …

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Newly Identified Vitamin K-Producing Bacteria Isolated From The Neonatal Faecal Flora, Gordon Cooke, John Behan, Mary Costello Sep 2006

Newly Identified Vitamin K-Producing Bacteria Isolated From The Neonatal Faecal Flora, Gordon Cooke, John Behan, Mary Costello

Articles

Fat-soluble vitamin K is an essential component of the blood clotting process. Menaquinones are the naturally occurring form of vitamin K identified in bacteria. Lipid extracts were made from three bacteria originally isolated from the human neonatal gut and identified as Enterobacter agglomerans, Serratia marcescens and Enterococcus faecium. Following preparative thin layer chromatography (TLC), the lipid extracts were subjected to liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) analysis. Peak analysis of the LC-MS data showed that the three bacteria produce various forms of menaquinone.

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Assessment Of Resistance In Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Patients, Seema Irfan, Qaiser Hassan, Rumina Hasan Sep 2006

Assessment Of Resistance In Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Patients, Seema Irfan, Qaiser Hassan, Rumina Hasan

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Objective: To study MDR-TB isolates and to identify primary and secondary resistance at microbiology laboratory Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Methods: All samples positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) received during January - September 2004 were reviewed for drug resistance pattern as well as for history of previous antituberculous drugs exposure.
Results: Out of 216 Mycobacterium tuberculosis cultures, 138 (64%) showed resistance to one or more agents. Multi drug resistance (MDR) was observed in 102 (47%) isolates. Of 138 drug resistant isolates; primary resistance to any one or more agent was noted in 31(39%) and secondary (acquired) resistance in 107 …

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Fences And Deer-Damage Management: A Review Of Designs And Efficacy, Kurt C. Vercauteren, Michael J. Lavelle, Scott Hygnstrom Aug 2006

Fences And Deer-Damage Management: A Review Of Designs And Efficacy, Kurt C. Vercauteren, Michael J. Lavelle, Scott Hygnstrom

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) may cause more damage than any other species of wildlife. These damages include crop loss, automobile and aviation collisions, disease transmission, environmental degradation, and destruction of ornamental plantings. One practical method of controlling deer damage is the use of exclusionary fences. The relatively high cost of labor and materials required to build effective fences has limited most applications to the protection of orchards, vegetable farms, other high-value resources, and mitigation of human health and safety risks. Improvements in fence technology resulting in less expensive, yet effective fences have expanded the use of fences to manage damage …

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August 31, 2006, The Daily Mississippian Aug 2006

August 31, 2006, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

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