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The Murray Ledger And Times, December 29, 2007, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Diatom Species Composition And Ecology Of The Animas River Watershed, Colorado, Usa, Gerald V. Sgro, John B. Poole, Jeffery R. Johansen

Western North American Naturalist

The diatom flora of selected sites in the Animas River Watershed, San Juan County, Colorado, was studied. Eighty diatom taxa were identified from 10 sites: 8 sites on the Animas River and 1 site each on the Cement and Cascade tributaries. The sample diatom abundance was dominated by Achnanthidium minutissimum, Encyonema silesiacum, Aulacoseira distans, Hannaea arcus, and Diatoma mesodon. The presence of teratologic specimens of Fragilaria and Achnanthidium in the samples indicated the possibility of metals contamination. Diatom diversity was low and Lange-Bertalot pollution index scores indicated little organic pollution evidenced from diatom composition. There …

Forest Health Impacts Of Bark Beetles, Dwarf Mistletoe, And Blister Rust In A Lake Tahoe Basin Mixed Conifer Stand, R. F. Walker, R. M. Fecko, W. B. Frederick, D. W. Johnson, W. W. Miller

Western North American Naturalist

Interactions between forest health variables and mensurational characteristics in an uneven-aged eastern Sierra Nevada mixed conifer stand were examined. The stand was located in the Lake Tahoe Basin on a site featuring a coarsely textured granitic soil and numerous rock outcrops. Its composition was dominated by California white fir (Abies concolor var. lowiana [Gord.] Lemm.), with Jeffrey pine (Pinus jeffreyi Grev. & Balf.) and sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana Dougl.) less prominent and incense-cedar (Libocedrus decurrens Torr.) and mountain alder (Alnus tenuifolia Nutt.) the most minor constituents. The majority of saplings and seedlings were white fir. …

Stem Cells: The Dawn Of A New Era For Huntington’S Disease Research, Kenneth P. Serbin

At Risk for Huntington's Disease

No abstract provided.

The Murray Ledger And Times, December 28, 2007, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Aristotle's Analytic Tools, Mary Mulhern

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

Aristotle developed analytic tools to deal with conceptual difficulties that were important in his time. Some of these tools are his explicit analysis of homonymy, his eightfold classification of subjects and predicates and its elaboration into the predicaments and predicables, his syntactical analysis of ordinary language sentences, and his construction of a formal language for deductive and demonstrative syllogistic. Some of these conceptual difficulties are traceable to theories of Ideas, in which definitory predicates were not distinguished from non-definitory ones, as for instance in Hypothesis V of the Parmenides, where it is argued that the (non-existent) one is not equal …

Diagnostic Value Of C Reactive Protein Measurement In Patients With Acute Appendicitis, Maitham H. Kenber

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES : To evaluate the role of crude measurement of C-reactive protein in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. BACKGROUND: Appendicectomy for suspected acute appendicitis is a common procedure. The rate of normal appendices unnecessarily removed remain high(15%-30%) ; despite several techniques and investigations used to improve the diagnostic accuracy . Many studies investigated the role of raised C-reactive protein (CRP ) in improving the diagnosis of acute appendicitis, but with conflicting results. PATIENTS AND METHODS : This is a randomized prospective study from February to July 2006 . A total of 100patients were included in this study that presented …

John And Margaret Keeton Donate Timberland To Benefit Um, Charities, Tina Hahn

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - John T. Keeton Jr. of Grenada remembers the day he went to the late Dean Robert Farley at the University of Mississippi School of Law and asked to be admitted. Certainly not a traditional law school student in 1952, Keeton arrived on campus with a wife and three young children in tow. "Dean Farley kindly accepted me when he could have chosen a younger student in my place," said Keeton, an attorney and former state senator, who also has been instrumental in the regional health care field. "I have felt indebted to him and the university for …

Fractionation Of The Rice Bran Layer And Quantification Of Vitamin E, Oryzanol, Protein, And Rice Bran Saccharide, Rebecca Schramm, Alicia Abadie, Na Hua, Zhimin Xu, Marybeth Lima

Faculty Publications

Value-added processing with respect to rice milling has traditionally treated the rice bran layer as a homogenous material that contains significant concentrations of high-value components of interest for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical applications. Investigators have shown that high-value components in the rice bran layer vary from differences in kernel-thickness, bran fraction, rice variety, and environmental conditions during the growing season. The objectives of this study were to quantify the amount of rice bran removed at pre-selected milling times and to correlate the amount of rice bran removed at each milling time with the concentration of vitamin E, gamma-oryzanol, rice bran saccharide, …

Lysosomal Enzymatic Activities In Seminal Plasma Of Iraqi Patients With Male Infertility, Omar F.Abdul-Rasheed

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Infertility is defined as the inability to conceive after one year of unprotected sexual intercourse. Some cases of male infertility are due to a specific cause whereas others are due to less obvious etiologies and results in less drastic changes in semen parameters. Arylsulfatase A, arylsulfatase B and alkaline proteinase have not been studied adequately in relation to male infertility. OBJECTIVES: To study the association between seminal plasma arylsulfatase A, arylsulfatase B and alkaline proteinase enzyme activities and semen parameters in different Iraqi male infertile patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Sixty patients with male infertility were included in this …

Evaluation Of The Cinical Use Of Silymarin In Knee Osteoarthritis: Application Of The Dual Inhibitory Concept Of Cyclooxygenase And 5-Lipoxygenase, Intesar Tariq Numan

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Many compounds from natural sources, including silymarin, proved to have effective inhibitory effects on cyclooxygenase (COX) and 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) in vitro qnd experimental animals. The exellent pharmacological pre-clinical profile of these compounds indicates a broad range anti-inflammatory effectiveness devoid of the most troublesome side effects, which have at least impart impaired the clinical use of the classical COX inhibitors, including the newer selective COX-2 inhibitors. OBJECTIVES: This project designed to evaluate the clinical utility of silymarin, as a dual inhibitor of COX and 5-LO, as a single agent or in combination with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) of both …

A Systematic Analysis Of The Deracialization Concept, Byron D. Orey, Boris E. Ricks

Department of Political Science: Faculty Publications

The concept of deracialization gained notoriety following elections held in November of 1989. During these elections, a number of African-American candidates captured victories in majority-white electoral jurisdictions, leading McConnick to coin this Election Day as "Black Tuesday." Among those elected on "Black Tuesday" include: L. Douglas Wilder as governor of Virginia, David Dinkins as mayor of New York City, Norman Rice as mayor of Seattle and Chester Jenkins, mayor of Durham, North Carolina. In this article we systematically examine the deracialization construct/strategy and the potentially damaging impact that such a strategy might pose on the black community.

Effect Of Ramadan Fasting On Clinical Biochemical And Immunological Parameters In Healthy Fasting And Type Two Diabetes Mellitus Patients, Majid M. Mahmmod Al-Jewari

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Ramadan fasting is one of the pillaris of islam. The fasting time is about 12-19 hours depending on the season in which Ramadan falls and the geographic position of the country. It is often a subject of discussion nether or not Ramadan fasting confer any harmful effect on the body. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of Ramadan fasting on some clinical, biochemical and Immunological aspects of the healthy and type two Diabetes mellitus patients. METHODS: The study was performed on (30) healthy fasting and (30) patients with type two diabetes mellitus in …

Inconclusive Urinary Bladder Biopsy; Facts And Lessons, Ausama Saadi Abdul Muhsin

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: To review the pathologic analysis of urinary bladder biopsies and study the frequency and causes of inconclusive biopsies among Iraqi patients. METHODS: This is a retrospective study in which 933 patients underwent 1047 urinary bladder biopsy procedures during endoscopic evaluation, or transurethral resection of a known bladder cancer in Surgical Specialties Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq between June 2000 and June 2007. Pathologic records of patients were reviewed. RESULTS: In 933 patients aged 2-100 years with a mean age of 56.87±14.3 years who underwent 1047 urinary bladder biopsy procedures, pathologic review showed bladder cancer in 655 (62.56%) biopsies, no overt …

The Role Of Oxidative Stress In The Pathogenesis Of Systemic Lupus Erythmatosus (Sle) Among Some Iraqi Patients, Ihab Ibrahim Abdulwahab

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic progressive autoimmune disorder with a wide spectrum of clinical and immunological abnormalities, predominantly developed in women of childbearing age, oxidative stress has been postulated in many pathological conditions including atherosclerosis , inflammatory conditions and some autoimmune disease such as multiple sclerosis , rheumatoid arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). The present study was conducted to support the idea of oxidative stress during the pathogenesis of (SLE) among some Iraqi patients, comparing it with healthy controls group matched for the same sex and age . PATIENTS AND METHODS: Twenty-three Iraqi …

The Value Of Transvaginal Sonography Performed Before Diagnostic Hysteroscopy For The Evaluation Of Uterine Cavity In Infertile Women, Lilyan W. Sersam

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Hysteroscopy have gained general acceptance as a method for the investigation of infertility. The main advantage of hysteroscopy is the capability of inspecting the uterine cavity. Transvaginal sonography (TVS) is a noninvasive modality that provide excellent imaging of the uterus and of endometrial abnormalities. The present study was designed to evaluate the use of TVS as the initial diagnostic procedure before hysteroscopy for detecting intrauterine disorders. METHODS: Seventy-eight infertile women were examined by TVS and diagnostic hysteroscopy in the late follicular phase of the menstrual cycle and the results were compared. RESULTS: The uterine cavity abnormalities were present …

Skeletal Manifestations And Role Of Dexa Study In 32 Patients With Multiple Myeloma, Mahmood Kh. Yasseen

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: AIM OF THE STUDY : To discuss skeletal manifestation of patients with multiple myeloma &the role of double energy X-ray photometry study in the management of those patients . PATIENTS & METHODS: During period from the 1st of April 2004 to 1st of January 2005 we collected 32 patients who fulfilled the criteria of diagnosis of multiple myeloma. .All our patients have detailed history & physical examination including: Age, Sex, Bone pain, pathological fracture, Localized tenderness & Bone swelling RESULTS: Pathological fracture found in (14) (43.75%), (10) were males (50%) of total males & (4) were females (33.3%) of …

Health-Related Quality Of Life Of Patients Following Selected Types Of Lumbar Spinal Surgery: A Pilot Study, Karen L. Saban, Sue M. Penckofer, Ida Androwich, Fred B. Bryant

Psychology: Faculty Publications and Other Works

Background

Over 500,000 spinal surgeries are performed annually in the United States. Although pain relief and improved health-related quality of life (HRQOL) are expectations following lumbar spinal surgery, there is limited research regarding this experience from the individual's perspective. In addition, no studies have examined the HRQOL of persons who have had this surgery using a comprehensive approach. The intent of this study was to address this deficiency by an assessment of both the individual and environmental factors that impact perceived HRQOL using the Wilson and Cleary Model for Health-Related Quality of Life in persons who have undergone lumbar spinal …

Genotyping Of Human Papilloma Virus Infections And Phenotyping Of Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes In Iraqi Patients With Uterine Cervical Neoplasia, Majid Mohammed Mahmmod Al-Jewari

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Among most basic and clinical investigations for detection and genotyping HPV, only In Situ Hybridization (ISH) is effective in studing the relation of HPV genome to that histopathological entity. Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes (TILs) represent the local cellular immune response against both cervical cancer and the associated HPV. OBJECTIVE: This study is aimed to investigate ISH in detection and genotyping of HPV and immunohistochemical (IHC) study in phenotyping of TILs in Iraqi women with different grades of cervical neoplasia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This retrospective research included a total number of 129 cervical tissue blocks , 64 with invasive and …

Extending The Information Partition Function: Modeling Interaction Effects In Highly Multivariate, Discrete Data, Paul C. Cannon

Theses and Dissertations

Because of the huge amounts of data made available by the technology boom in the late twentieth century, new methods are required to turn data into usable information. Much of this data is categorical in nature, which makes estimation difficult in highly multivariate settings. In this thesis we review various multivariate statistical methods, discuss various statistical methods of natural language processing (NLP), and discuss a general class of models described by Erosheva (2002) called generalized mixed membership models. We then propose extensions of the information partition function (IPF) derived by Engler (2002), Oliphant (2003), and Tolley (2006) that will allow …

Vol.35 N.32 December 27th 2007, Brown Publishing Company

Black Voice News

No abstract provided.

12/27/2007 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 12/27/2007. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.

12/27/2007 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 12/27/2007. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.

The Voters’ Right To Protect Marriage Initiative

Initiatives

Provides that only marriage between one man and one woman is valid or recognized in California. Prohibits decreasing marriage rights shared by one man and one woman. Defines man and woman. Voids or makes unenforceable certain rights and obligations conferred by California law on same-sex and opposite-sex couples registered as domestic partners, concerning subject areas including, but not limited to, community property, intestate succession, stepparent adoption, child custody, child support, hospital visitation, health care decisions for an incapacitated partner, insurance benefits, death benefits, and recovery for wrongful death. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal …

Acetylation In Nuclear Receptor Signaling And The Role Of Sirtuins, Chenguang Wang, Michael J. Powell, Vladimir M. Popov, Richard G. Pestell

Department of Cancer Biology Faculty Papers

It has been known since the early 1970s that nuclear receptor complexes bind DNA in association with co-regulatory proteins. Characterization of these nuclear receptor coregulators has revealed diverse enzymatic activities which temporally and spatially coordinate nuclear receptor activity within the context of local chromatin in response to diverse hormone signals. Chromatin modifying proteins, which dictate the higher order chromatin structure in which DNA is packaged, in turn orchestrate orderly recruitment of nuclear receptor complexes. Modifications of histones include acetylation, methylation, phosphorylation, ubiquitylation, sumoylation, ADP ribosylation, deimination and proline isomerization (1). At this time, we understand how a subset of these …

The Weekly Challenger, December 27, 2007, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The December 27, 2007, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

National Institute Films Food Safety Video For School Food Service Workers, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - "We're going to have to shoot that scene again,' said Theresa Stretch, food and nutrition specialist for the National Food Service Management Institute at the University of Mississippi. "The cook and food service workers aren't wearing aprons; that's an important part of their school uniform," said Stretch, scanning the six-member cast who were similarly attired in khaki pants, dark shoes, blue T-shirts and hairnets.

Summary Of Hsu V. County Of Clark, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 60, Diane L. Welch

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

This case is an appeal from a district court order, entered on remand, dismissing an inverse condemnation action. While the current appeal was pending, the Nevada Supreme Court decided an intervening case with substantively similar facts which changed Nevada law when analyzing airspace takings.

How Does Quality Enter Into Health Care Purchasing Decisions?, Neil I. Goldfarb, Vittorio Maio, Chureen T. Carter, Laura Pizzi, David B. Nash

College of Population Health Faculty Papers

A number of employers, business consortia, and public purchasers are promoting "value-based purchasing" as a way to improve the quality of patient care. Some purchasers are using publicly available information on health plan and provider performance to make their health plan and provider choices, while others are using their market power to drive improvements in patient care and safety. This article examines six key strategies used by purchasers.

The Murray Ledger And Times, December 26, 2007, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.