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Evaluation Of Bulbocavernosus Reflex In The Investigation Of Diabetic Impotence, Usama Al-Nasiri Dec 2006

Evaluation Of Bulbocavernosus Reflex In The Investigation Of Diabetic Impotence, Usama Al-Nasiri

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The pathology of erectile dysfunction may be an autonomic neuropathy, vasculogenic, endocrine deficiency, psychological or a combination of these factors. This study was undertaken to determine the predictive value of Electrophysiological elicited Bulbocavernosus Reflex in discrimination between neurogenic and non- neurogenic impotence in diabetic patient. METHODS: Twenty five male diabetic patients were recruited from out-patients attending the urology department at AL-KADIMYA Teaching Hospital. Bulbocavernosus Reflex (BCR) was evaluated on all patients at AL- NAHRAIN College of Medicine department of physiology, using the methods described by Rushworth. RESULTS: Test sensitivity was 72%, while test specificity was 83.3%. An abnormal …

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Primary Intramuscular Hydatid Cyst Of The Biceps Brachii Muscle Accurately Diagnosed Preoperatively., Karim Al-Araji Dec 2006

Primary Intramuscular Hydatid Cyst Of The Biceps Brachii Muscle Accurately Diagnosed Preoperatively., Karim Al-Araji

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

CASE REPORT: A 43-year-old lady who presented with a soft tissue mass in the anterior aspect of the left upper arm which was enlarging over the last three years . The mass was painless and the patient was a febrile, without weight loss and denied any history of trauma. Physical examination revealed a non-tender, soft , fluctuant , nonpulsatile mass of about 4 , 3 , 3 cm in dimensions in the biceps brachii muscle and it was mobile with contraction of the muscle . No erythema, ecchymosis, warmth or lymphadenopathy was determined. Ultrasound of the local area revealed a …

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An Investigation Of Thundersnow And Deep Snow Accumulations, Christina Crowe, Patrick Market, Brian Pettergrew, Chris Melick, Josef Podzimek Dec 2006

An Investigation Of Thundersnow And Deep Snow Accumulations, Christina Crowe, Patrick Market, Brian Pettergrew, Chris Melick, Josef Podzimek

Physics Faculty Research & Creative Works

A comparison of 30 years of hourly surface weather observations (1960-1991) from first-order stations and 24-hour snowfall data from climate network stations over the upper Midwestern United States reveals an indirect association between the relatively rare occurrence of thundersnow (< 1 event yr-1 in this dataset) and the accumulation of significant 24-hour snowfall (> 15 cm) in 19 of 22 cases identified. Although no direct relationship is found between the location of thundersnow and the deepest 24-hour snow totals, significant snow accumulations frequently occurred in proximity (< 1° latitude) to thundersnow events. the presence of thundersnow tended to indicate a parent extratropical cyclone capable of producing significant snowfall totals; should thundersnow be anticipated, the operational meteorologist can have much greater confidence in forecasting deeper snow totals. Copyright 2006 by the American Geophysical Union.

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Summary Of Santana V. State, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 121, Robert Stephens Dec 2006

Summary Of Santana V. State, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 121, Robert Stephens

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

Appeal from a conviction in the Eighth Judicial District Court of 19 counts of coercion resulting in five consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole and fourteen concurrently running life sentences. Appellant argues that the jury instructions did not instruct the jury to apply the reasonable person test and therefore seeks a new trial.

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The Role Of Circulating Immune Complexes In The Pathogenesis Of The Ischemic Heart Disease, Suha Al-Fakhar Dec 2006

The Role Of Circulating Immune Complexes In The Pathogenesis Of The Ischemic Heart Disease, Suha Al-Fakhar

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Circulating immune complexes (CICs) were found to have an effect on the pathogenesis and prognosis of ischemic heart disease (IHD). METHODS: A total of 24 patients, 13 as a patient group with IHD (10 males and 3 females), and 11 healthy control group (6males and 5 females), for all the level of CICs was detected by platelets aggregation test (1). RESULTS: The results showed that all patients with IHD had positive platelets test, while only 4control group had a positive results. CONCLUSION: This study showed that there was significant raise in the level of CICs in the IHD …

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The Role Of Tamsulosin In The Management Of Lower Ureteric Stones., Ayad Ali Al-Beer Dec 2006

The Role Of Tamsulosin In The Management Of Lower Ureteric Stones., Ayad Ali Al-Beer

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Recent Studies have reported outstanding results concerning medical expulsive therapy (MET) for distal ureterolithiasis in terms of stone expulsion and control of colic pain. While ureteral intracorporeal and extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy are recognized to be effective, the role of MET has not yet been established for the treatment of this disease. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the role of α1- adrenergic antagonist Tamsulosin in conservative therapy for patients with juxtavesical ureteral stones. METHODS: Sixty consecutive symptomatic patients with juxtavesical unilateral lower ureterolithiasis from the urologic consultation department in Baghdad Medical City were enrolled in this randomized prospective controlled study …

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An Echocardiographic Study Of Valvular Heart Disease Associated With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Safa Ez-Aldeen Al-Mukhtar Dec 2006

An Echocardiographic Study Of Valvular Heart Disease Associated With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Safa Ez-Aldeen Al-Mukhtar

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Valvular heart disease is the most important cardiacmanifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We performed a study to determine the relation of valvular disease to other clinical features of lupus, the type and the incidence of valvular heart disease in SLE patients. METHODS: We performed transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and rheumatologic evaluations in 56 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. The echocardiographic findings were compared with those in 40 healthy volunteers. RESULT: Abnormal valvular Echocardiographic findings were multiple valvular abnormalities found in 21 patients (37.5%), were distributed in three groups according of valvular involvement: (Group1) included patients with anatomical and …

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Design Of Concrete Railing Reinforced With Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Bars, Fabio Matta, Antonio Nanni Dec 2006

Design Of Concrete Railing Reinforced With Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Bars, Fabio Matta, Antonio Nanni

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

The use of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) reinforcement is a practical alternative to conventional steel rebars in concrete structures subjected to aggressive environments. the solution is attractive for bridge deck and rail applications, as it eliminates corrosion of the steel reinforcement, which is the major instrument of degradation. Due to the peculiar physical and mechanical characteristics of advanced composite materials, the design philosophy of FRP reinforced concrete (RC) structures differs from that of traditional RC. This paper introduces a systematic approach adopted for the structural and functional design of an open-post bridge railing reinforced with Glass FRP bars (GFRP) as …

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Superfluid Transition In A Rotating Fermi Gas With Resonant Interactions, Martin Y. Veillette, Daniel E. Sheehy, Leo Radzihovsky, Victor Gurarie Dec 2006

Superfluid Transition In A Rotating Fermi Gas With Resonant Interactions, Martin Y. Veillette, Daniel E. Sheehy, Leo Radzihovsky, Victor Gurarie

Faculty Publications

We study a rotating atomic Fermi gas near a narrow s-wave Feshbach resonance in a uniaxial trap with frequencies Ω⊥, Ωz. We predict the upper-critical angular velocity, ωc2(δ,T), as a function of temperature T and detuning δ across the BEC-BCS crossover. The suppression of superfluidity at ωc2 is distinct in the BCS and BEC regimes, with the former controlled by depairing and the latter by the dilution of bosonic molecules. At low T and Ωz 〉 Ω⊥, in the BCS and crossover regimes of 0 δ δc, ωc2 is implicitly given by ωc22+Ω2 ≈ 2Δ Ω/F, vanishing as ωc2∼Ω (1-δ/δc)1/2 …

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Wright V. Vaughn Dec 2006

Wright V. Vaughn

2006 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

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Murray Ledger And Times, December 26, 2006, Murray Ledger And Times Dec 2006

Murray Ledger And Times, December 26, 2006, Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

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Recombinant Watermelon (Citrullus Lanatus) Hydroperoxide Lyase And Uses Thereof, David Hildebrand, Hirotada Fukushige Dec 2006

Recombinant Watermelon (Citrullus Lanatus) Hydroperoxide Lyase And Uses Thereof, David Hildebrand, Hirotada Fukushige

Plant and Soil Sciences Faculty Patents

Recombinant watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) hydroperoxide lyase protein, DNA sequences encoding the protein, vectors containing the DNA sequences and hosts containing the vectors are provided, together with methods for recombinantly producing watermelon hydroperoxide lyase, DNA sequences, vectors and hosts.

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Microemulsions As Precursors To Solid Nanoparticles, Russell John Mumper, Michael Jay Dec 2006

Microemulsions As Precursors To Solid Nanoparticles, Russell John Mumper, Michael Jay

Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty Patents

The preparation of novel microemulsions to be used as precursors for solid nanoparticles is described. The microemulsion precursors consist of either alcohol-in-fluorocarbon microemulsions, liquid hydrocarbon-in-fluorocarbon microemulsions, or liquid hydrocarbon-in-water microemulsions. The formed solid nanoparticles have diameters below 200 nanometers and can be made to entrap various materials including drugs, magnets, and sensors. The solid nanoparticles can be made to target different cells in the body by the inclusion of a cell-specific targeting ligand. Methods of preparing the novel microemulsion precursors and methods to cure solid nanoparticles are provided.

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Study Finds Young Kids Harmed By Peer And Sibling Hitting, Lori Wright Dec 2006

Study Finds Young Kids Harmed By Peer And Sibling Hitting, Lori Wright

Media Relations

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Interface Characteristics Of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofibers For Interconnect Applications, Yusuke Ominami, Quoc Ngo, Makoto Suzuki, Alexander J. Austin, Cary Y. Yang, Alan M. Cassell, Jun Li Dec 2006

Interface Characteristics Of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofibers For Interconnect Applications, Yusuke Ominami, Quoc Ngo, Makoto Suzuki, Alexander J. Austin, Cary Y. Yang, Alan M. Cassell, Jun Li

Electrical and Computer Engineering

The authors characterize the detailed interface structure of Ni-catalyzed vertically aligned carbon nanofibers (CNFs) prepared by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition for interconnect applications. Stacked graphitic layers and cup-shape structures of CNFs around the interface region have been observed using high-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy. The interaction between the Ni catalyst and Ti layer dramatically affects the CNF structure during initial growth. The effect of interface nanostructures on contact resistance is also discussed.

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Hubungan Pertambahan Berat Badan Selama Kehamilan Dengan Berat Lahir Bayi Di Sukaraja Bogor Tahun 2001- 2003, Elmy Rindang Turhayati Dec 2006

Hubungan Pertambahan Berat Badan Selama Kehamilan Dengan Berat Lahir Bayi Di Sukaraja Bogor Tahun 2001- 2003, Elmy Rindang Turhayati

Kesmas

Di Indonesia, pertambahan berat badan selama kehamilan umumnya rendah (<10 >kg), padahal pertambahan berat badan tersebut merupakan indikator pertubuhan janin yang penting. Di Kabupaten Bogor, prevalensi ibu hamil penderita Kurang Energi Kronis (27,6%) adalah tinggi. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui pertambahan berat badan selama kehamilan dan hubungannya dengan berat badan bayi baru lahir. Penelitian dengan disain potong lintang ini dilakukan pada 270 sampel ibu hamil yang melahirkan cukup bulan (>37 minggu), mengunakan metoda Regresi Logistik. Ditemukan proporsi bayi lahir dengan berat 2.500-2.999 gram adalah 47,8%. Rata-rata berat lahir adalah 3.015 gram. Proporsi ibu dengan pertambahan berat badan selama kehamilan 48,9%. …

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Deafdigest: Blue Edition, December 24, 2006, Barry Strassler Dec 2006

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, December 24, 2006, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2006

No abstract provided.

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Elastic Degradable Polyurethanes For Biomedical Applications, Changhong Zhang Dec 2006

Elastic Degradable Polyurethanes For Biomedical Applications, Changhong Zhang

All Theses

Several series of polyurethanes were synthesized with linear or crosslinked structures by using different synthesis routes. Two studies are mentioned: (1) the synthesis of degradable polyurethanes with linear structure and the investigation of the elasticity and cytophilicity of the materials as function of the chain extender, and (2) the synthesis and the investigation of the biocompatibility, degradation, hydrophilicity and mechanical properties of the polyurethane-based hydrogels with crosslinked structure.

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Deafdigest: Deaf Sports News December 23, 2006, Barry Strassler Dec 2006

Deafdigest: Deaf Sports News December 23, 2006, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Sports 2006

No abstract provided.

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December 23, 2006 (Pages 7789-7940), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau Dec 2006

December 23, 2006 (Pages 7789-7940), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau

Volume 36 (2006)

No abstract provided.

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Usa V. Acevedo-Bruce Dec 2006

Usa V. Acevedo-Bruce

2006 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

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Thomas V. Atty Gen Usa Dec 2006

Thomas V. Atty Gen Usa

2006 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

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The Plant Structure Ontology, A Unified Vocabulary Of Anatomy And Morphology Of A Flowering Plant, Katica Ilic, Elizabeth Kellogg, Pankaj Jaiswal, Felipe Zapata, Peter Stevens, Leszek Vincent, Shulamit Avraham, Leonore Reiser, Anuradha Pujar, Martin Sachs, Noah Whitman, Susan Mccouch, Mary Schaeffer, Doreen Ware, Lincoln Stein, Seung Rhee Dec 2006

The Plant Structure Ontology, A Unified Vocabulary Of Anatomy And Morphology Of A Flowering Plant, Katica Ilic, Elizabeth Kellogg, Pankaj Jaiswal, Felipe Zapata, Peter Stevens, Leszek Vincent, Shulamit Avraham, Leonore Reiser, Anuradha Pujar, Martin Sachs, Noah Whitman, Susan Mccouch, Mary Schaeffer, Doreen Ware, Lincoln Stein, Seung Rhee

Biology Department Faculty Works

Formal description of plant phenotypes and standardized annotation of gene expression and protein localization data require uniform terminology that accurately describes plant anatomy and morphology. This facilitates cross species comparative studies and quantitative comparison of phenotypes and expression patterns. A major drawback is variable terminology that is used to describe plant anatomy and morphology in publications and genomic databases for different species. The same terms are sometimes applied to different plant structures in different taxonomic groups. Conversely, similar structures are named by their species-specific terms. To address this problem, we created the Plant Structure Ontology (PSO), the first generic ontological …

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A Control Switch For Prothrombinase: Characterization Of A Hirudin-Like Pentapeptide From The Cooh Terminus Of Factor Va Heavy Chain That Regulates The Rate And Pathway For Prothrombin Activation, Michael A. Bukys, Paul Y. Kim, Michael E. Nesheim, Michael Kalafatis Dec 2006

A Control Switch For Prothrombinase: Characterization Of A Hirudin-Like Pentapeptide From The Cooh Terminus Of Factor Va Heavy Chain That Regulates The Rate And Pathway For Prothrombin Activation, Michael A. Bukys, Paul Y. Kim, Michael E. Nesheim, Michael Kalafatis

Chemistry Faculty Publications

Membrane-bound factor Xa alone catalyzes prothrombin activation following initial cleavage at Arg(271) and prethrombin 2 formation (pre2 pathway). Factor Va directs prothrombin activation by factor Xa through the meizothrombin pathway, characterized by initial cleavage at Arg(320) (meizo pathway). We have shown previously that a pentapeptide encompassing amino acid sequence 695-699 from the COOH terminus of the heavy chain of factor Va (Asp-Tyr-Asp-Tyr-Gln, DYDYQ) inhibits prothrombin activation by prothrombinase in a competitive manner with respect to substrate. To understand the mechanism of inhibition of thrombin formation by DYDYQ, we have studied prothrombin activation by gel electrophoresis. Titration of plasma-derived prothrombin activation …

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Evidence Of Long-Wavelength Collective Excitations In Magnetic Superlattices, Nikolay I. Polushkin, Steven A. Michalski, Lanping Yue, Roger D. Kirby Dec 2006

Evidence Of Long-Wavelength Collective Excitations In Magnetic Superlattices, Nikolay I. Polushkin, Steven A. Michalski, Lanping Yue, Roger D. Kirby

Materials Research Science and Engineering Center: Faculty Publications

We report on a mechanism of dynamic dipolar coupling in magnetic superlattices via long-wavelength nonevanescent fields. In the spin excitation spectra of our heterophase stripe structures, such interactions mediate a singlet ↔ doublet crossover in the frequency regime driven by the orientation of an external static field. This crossover is a new feature observed in collective behavior of superlattices, though there is some analogy of this phenomenon with birefringence taking place in optical superlattices. We envision applying the collective effects described here in microwave photonic devices.

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Commencement Program, December (2006), Minnesota State University Moorhead Dec 2006

Commencement Program, December (2006), Minnesota State University Moorhead

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

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Ebsco Product News Dec 2006

Ebsco Product News

The Southeastern Librarian

New products from EBSCO. Highlights include: EBSCO partners with Elsevier to offer individual e-journals through the E-Select E-Journals system; EBSCo offers the Springer Online Archives Collection; enhances functions of EBSCO A-to-Z; EBSCO announces release of updated SUSHI server; EBSCO now provides dimensional navigation through MetaPress 2.0; EBSCO now includes Live Search Academic as OpenURL enabled for LinkSource link resolver.

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Dancing Through Film Musicals: Narratives In Motion, Dara Phillips Dec 2006

Dancing Through Film Musicals: Narratives In Motion, Dara Phillips

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to discover if and how dance communicates vital plot and character information nonverbally. The example analyzed was the film Singin’ in the Rain. This thesis examined the six dance sequences in the film to determine if the dancing is an integral, powerful, and significant communicative addition to the film. Walter Fisher’s Narrative Paradigm was used in conjunction with Seymour Chatman’s concept of kernels and satellites to determine if the dances communicated significantly to the film’s viewers. The Narrative Paradigm, though loosely framed, provided the concepts of coherence and fidelity. These concepts helped determine if …

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The Southeastern Librarian V. 54, No. 4 (Winter 2006/2007) Complete Issue Dec 2006

The Southeastern Librarian V. 54, No. 4 (Winter 2006/2007) Complete Issue

The Southeastern Librarian

Complete issue of The Southeastern Librarian, volume 54, no. 4 (Winter 2006/2007).

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State News Dec 2006

State News

The Southeastern Librarian

Recent developments from SELA member institutions.

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