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Effects Of Esmolol On Hemodynamic Responses To Laryngoscopy And Tracheal Intubation In Diabetic Versus Non-Diabetic Patients, Taner Taşyüz, İsmet Topçu, Sabri̇ Özaslan, Melek Sakarya

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Aim: We aimed to investigate the efficiency of esmolol, a short-acting ß-blocker, in preventing the hemodynamic response to laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation in diabetic patients. Materials and Methods: Eighty diabetic or non-diabetic patients with ASA physical status I-II scheduled for noncardiac surgery were included in this study. They were divided randomly into 4 groups (Non-diabetic control: NDC, Non-diabetic esmolol: NDE, Diabetic control: DC, Diabetic esmolol: DE). Blood glucose analyses were measured in the preoperative period and at the 10^{th} min of the study. Prior to anesthetic induction, 1 mg/kg esmolol to Groups NDE and DE and saline to Groups NDC …

Prevalence Of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms In Men Over 40 Years: A Cross-Sectional Study In Samsun, Ahmet Tevfi̇k Sünter, Ci̇had Dündar, Sevgi̇ Canbaz, Sennur Dabak, Yildiz Pekşen

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Aim: Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are a common problem in ageing men. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of LUTS, as measured by the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), and to establish the relationship between the IPSS and quality of life (QoL) in different age groups of men over 40 years old living in Samsun city center in northern Turkey. Materials and Methods: In all, 1860 men aged over 40 years were included in this cross-sectional study. The Turkish version of the IPSS was applied to all participants using face-to-face interview. Results: The median IPSS …

Is There A Correlation Between Extroversion Personality Characteristics Of Medical Students And Awareness Of Works Of Art?, Sare Alkan, Musaci̇de Zehra Ordulu, Yi̇ği̇t Sezer, Emi̇n Soyer, Di̇lek Aslan, İskender Sayek

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Aim: In this study, we aimed to assess the relation between extroversion personality characteristics and awareness of works of art among a group of university students. Materials and Methods: One hundred thirty-five phase II students of the Medical Faculty of Hacettepe University registered in the 2005-2006 academic year participated in this descriptive study. In order to assess extroversion personality characteristics, Eysenck Extroversion Personality Scale was used. For determining awareness of works of art on the campus, researchers photographed selected works of arts and presented them for evaluation by the participants in a questionnaire. Four categories were determined as follows: category …

Anesthesia For An Adult Patient With Congenital Diaphragmatic Eventration, Hale Yarkan Uysal, Solmaz Günal, Ahmet Ş. Uyar, Hülya Başar

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Congenital diaphragmatic eventration is an uncommon condition in adults and is defined as an abnormal elevation of the diaphragm. In adults, diaphragmatic eventration causes respiratory impairment that is associated with severe dyspnea, orthopnea and hypoxia. Most of the symptomatic patients may survive with supportive therapy without any need for surgical correction, though they are at risk of spontaneous diaphragm rupture. Spontaneous diaphragmatic rupture may develop in a patient with diaphragmatic eventration as a result of any event that leads to increase in intraabdominal pressure. In this case report, we present the anesthetic management of an adult patient with congenital diaphragmatic …

A Real-Time Transthoracic Echocardiographic Imaging Of Pulmonary Embolism In A Patient With Suspected Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome, Hasan Kocatürk, M. Cengi̇z Çolak, Mustafa Yilmaz, Ednan Bayram, Sebahatti̇n Ateşal

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Clinical manifestations of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) include repeated episodes of arterial and/or venous thrombosis, recurrent fetal wastage, and premature births. Correct diagnosis of APS requires identification of lupus anticoagulant (LA) and anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL). Other antibodies such as anti-b2 glycoprotein-I have also been detected. A 32-year-old man presented with acute left-sided hemiplegia and was admitted with a possible diagnosis of primary APS. A pulmonary embolus-in-transit was captured incidentally by transthoracic echocardiographic study.

Effect Of Different Drugs Influencing Monoamine Neurotransmission On Haloperidol-Induced Catalepsy In Mice, Omar Mohamed Abdel-Salam, Ayman Ragab Baiuomy

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Aim: Catalepsy occurs following high dopamine D2 receptor blockade by the typical antipsychotic drug haloperidol. The present study investigated the effect of different drugs affecting monoamine neurotransmission in this animal model of Parkinson's disease in mice. Materials and Methods: Drugs were intraperitoneally administered with haloperidol 30 min prior to testing. Catalepsy was measured using the bar test. Results: Catalepsy duration was reduced by the non-selective noradrenaline and serotonin reuptake inhibitors imipramine and amitriptyline (21.1% and 22.3% reduction by 20 mg/kg imipramine and amitriptyline, respectively). Catalepsy duration was increased by the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, and citalopram and …

Cryptosporidiosis Among Children Attending Al-Nasser Pediatric Hospital, Gaza, Palestine, Adnan Ibrahim Al-Hindi, Abdelraouf A. Elmanama, Kamal Jad Allah Elnabris

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Aim: The present study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of cryptosporidiosis in patients with diarrhea who attended Al-Nasser Pediatric Hospital in Gaza. Materials and Methods: From January to May 2005, single stool specimens from each of 416 children attending Al-Nasser Hospital were examined by Ziehl Neelsen (ZN) stain and ELISA for the presence of Cryptosporidium oocysts. Results: Cryptosporidium oocysts were detected in 62 (14.9%) of the tested specimens by acid-fast staining technique and in 68 (16.3%) using ELISA kit. The number of infected females was found to be significantly higher than males (P = 0.03). The highest number of …

Effect Of Montelukast Treatment On Serum Paraoxonase Activity In Asthmatic Children, Murat Can, A. Görkem Mungan, Şerefden Açikgöz, Bi̇rol Yüksel, Selda Demi̇rtaş, Nazan Tomaç

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Montelukast, widely used in the treatment of asthma, is a selective and potent oral cysteinyl leukotriene-1 receptor antagonist. In this study, we investigated the effects of montelukast on oxidative stress and antioxidant defense in childhood asthma by measuring malondialdehyde and the paraoxonase activity. Twenty-five children with mild to moderate atopic asthma and 25 nonatopic children as controls were enrolled in the study. Asthmatic children were treated with montelukast, 5 mg tablets, for one month. Serum paraoxonase, malondialdehyde and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels were measured before and after treatment. Serum paraoxonase and paraoxonase/HDL ratios were significantly increased after montelukast treatment. …

New Replacement Of A Thrombosed Mitral Valve Via Right Anterolateral Thoracotomy In A Patient With Coronary Artery By-Pass Graft And Functioning Internal Mammary Artery Graft, Münacetti̇n Cevi̇z, Neci̇p Beci̇t, Bi̇lgehan Erkut, Hi̇kmet Koçak

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

A 49-year-old male, who had undergone mitral valve replacement with mechanical cardiac valve and coronary arterial by-pass grafting six years previously, was admitted to our hospital with acute dyspnea. Transesophageal echocardiography revealed that one of the leaflets of the prosthetic valve was entirely immobilized in the closed position, and an immobile soft tissue mass was detected on the ventricular side of the obstructed leaflet. We performed re-replacement using a 29-mm mechanical prosthetic St. Jude valve under deep hypothermic circulatory arrest via right atrial thoracotomy. Postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient was discharged with oral anticoagulant therapy on day 7 …

Left Atrial Myxoma And Trichilemmal Cysts, Hasan Kocatürk, M. Cengi̇z Çolak, Hi̇kmet Koçak

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

A 56-year-old man had a 6 x 5-cm mass originating from the fossa ovalis in the atrial septum found by echocardiography and multiple enlarging scalp masses. The mass had a regular surface and was prolapsing into the mitral valve during diastole. The tumor was successfully treated by surgical excision, which revealed a well-defined mass with a narrow-base stalk originating from the fossa ovalis in the atrial septum. Histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of myxoma. The scalp masses were also removed surgically; histopathologic examination corresponded to benign trichilemmal cyst. The patient recovered without complication and was discharged 10 days after the …

An Impulse Control Disorder Case With Penile Fracture And Trichotillomania, Bi̇rgül Elbozan Cumurcu, Burhanetti̇n Kaya, Feryal Çam Çeli̇kel, Ahmet Soylu, Fi̇kret Erdemi̇r

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Penile fractures are classically described as presenting with rapid detumescence of an erection associated with blunt trauma. This clinical finding is due to a tear in the tunica albuginea surrounding the corpora cavernosum. In this study, we report and discuss a case of trichotillomania and penile bending impulse resulting in penile fracture, which was operated in the urology clinic. The possible psychological and psychiatric problems underlying the impulsive behavior are discussed, and the value of a psychiatric evaluation is emphasized.

Vioxx's History And The Need For Better Procedures And Better Testing, Margaret Gilhooley

Seton Hall Law Review

No abstract provided.

From Chaos To Clarity, Michael D. Burman

School of Art Graduate Exhibitions, Portfolios, and Theses

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Ped 3720 : Exercise Psychology, Physical Education

Approved Course Proposals

No abstract provided.

Bio 1004g : Practical Microbiology, Biological Sciences

Approved Course Proposals

No abstract provided.

The Journey Towards Technological Literacy For All In The United States — Are We There Yet?, Philip A. Reed

STEMPS Faculty Publications

The article discusses technological literacy in the U.S. The author focuses on the history of studying technology within general education and notes the scarcity of technology education requirements in American schools. He examines the impact of various studies conducted by the Standards for Technological Literacy (STL) and the National Research Council (NRC), among others, on technological literacy. The author compares the seventeen processes of researcher Harold Halfin's technological research to the theories outlined in various STL material, including observation, analysis, and visualization.

Realistic Possibilities Of Passing Interest [Photo Essay], Nancy Viva Davis Halifax, Fred Yurichuk

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

This reflection on a series of photographs from the exhibition URGENT gathered by members from "A day in the life photography and story collective" begins to examine the way social structures are implicated in the lives of those who are living in poverty and how their lives can be rendered visible. Through our work in communities with people who are experiencing homelessness and insecure housing we consider the role of photography in picturing and subjecting communities to a gaze that has the potential to be empathic and engaged or uncaring and disengaged.

On Being Acceptable: State Sanction, Race Privilege And Lesbian And Gay Parents, Damien W. Riggs

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

'Positive' representations of lesbian and gay parents within the media continue to draw parallels between the experiences of heterosexual parents and those of lesbian and gay parents. Such comparisons are typically aimed at 'proving' that lesbian and gay parents are acceptable parents. There is, however, most often a failure to examine how race mediates representations of the category 'parent', the result being that references to 'parents' typically refer to white parents. The category parent is thus built upon a series of exclusions, ones with which white lesbian and gay parents may unwittingly be complicit. Through an examination of both a …

Unruly Corporeality: Aids, Immigration And The Imagined Australian Body, Zoë Anderson

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

Particular bodies within the Australian nation can be seen to threaten to disrupt and destabilize dominant notions of cultural citizenship. Understood through intricate intersections of ethnicity, gender and sexuality, 'Australianness' - and its correlation to the geographical nation - is constantly monitored. Crucial here is the manner in which boundaries of whiteness, and 'true Australianess', are reconstituted, fuelling avoidance of the ambiguities of national belonging and ensuring the enduring pathologisation of the 'un'Australian. In particular, discursive associations between HIV/AIDS and the 'foreign' as perceived contaminates to the nation operate to reinforce these understandings. Here, the threat of disease both informs, …

Bio 2320 : Economic Botany - Role Of Plants In The World Economy, Biological Sciences

Approved Course Proposals

No abstract provided.

Soc 5100 : Sociological Aspects Of Gerontology, Sociology And Anthropology

Approved Course Proposals

No abstract provided.

A Mixed Integer Programming Model To Locate Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Units In The Department Of Veterans Affairs: A Case Study, Murray J. Côté, Siddhartha Syam, W. Brice Vogel, Diane C. Cowper

Management Faculty Research and Publications

For the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant problem facing active duty military personnel, veterans, their families, and caregivers. The VA has designated TBI treatment as one of its physical medicine and rehabilitation special emphasis programs, thereby providing a comprehensive array of treatment services to those military personnel and veterans with TBI. Timely treatment of TBI is critical in achieving maximal recovery, and being in geographical proximity to a medical center with specialized TBI treatment services is a major determinant of whether such treatment is utilized. We present a mixed integer programming model for …

Investment Advice: Go For The Mba, Brooks Holtom, Edward J. Inderrieden

Management Faculty Research and Publications

Business school deans have been rushing to the defense of their graduate degree programs ever since Jeffrey Pfeffer and Christina Fong published their 2002 article questioning the value of an MBA. Not only did those authors debate the worth of the MBA in general, they suggested that the degree was only valuable if it was earned from a top-ranked school. A recent U.S.-based study shows this is clearly not the case. Researchers employed by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) surveyed thousands of graduates over the course of five years, collecting data that compared the costs and rewards of accredited …

Book Reviews

New Mexico Historical Review

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En Unidad, Hay Poder: Community Activism And Ethnicity In South Martineztown, 1930–1974, Vanessa Macias

New Mexico Historical Review

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The Rise Of The Regional City: Spatial Development Of The Albuquerque Metropolitan Area, Stephen M. Wheeler, Wade Patterson

New Mexico Historical Review

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Judicial Review And The Limits Of Arbitral Authority: Lessons From The Law Of Contract, Paul F. Kirgis

Faculty Law Review Articles

The Supreme Court simply stopped talking about the limits of arbitration as a mechanism for the adjudication of legal rights. Once the Court decided that any and all claims could be arbitrated, it funneled everything into the framework of the FAA, with its contractarian approach to arbitration. While it never expressly declared that arbitration of discrimination claims or consumer fraud claims fit within a contractarian model, as a practical matter, those claims were governed by the same rules that governed traditionally contractarian matters such as labor and commercial disputes. Most notably from my perspective, they all received the same extremely …

2007-2009 Bulletin, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Cardozo Law Bulletin

Contents:

It's All About the People, p. 5

Imagine Yourself at Cardozo, p. 10

How Do You Learn the Law at Cardozo?, p. 12

The First-Year Program, p. 13

The Upper-Level Program, p. 16

Becoming a Professional: The Practical Part of the Curriculum, p. 28

Clinics, p. 30

Externships/Internships, p. 33

Publications and Moot Court Honor Society, p. 37

Student Life/Real Time, p. 42

New York City, p. 46

Faculty, p. 53

Alumni Network: Among Cardozo's Strongest Assets, p. 75

Career Services and You: Partnership for Success, p. 77

Center for Public Service Law Helps You Help Others, p. 81 …

The Role Of Bdnf Within The Medial Prefrontal Cortex On Relapse To Cocaine-Seeking Behavior, William J. Berglind

MUSC Theses and Dissertations

Glutamatergic pyramidal cells arising from the prefrontal cortex (PFC) are critical mediators of reinstatement to cocaine-seeking. A potent modulator of PFC activity is brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a molecule that has been implicated in the regulation of glutamatergic neurotransmission. In this study, the role of BDNF in the PFC was investigated in an animal model of cocaine addiction. First, a cocaine-induced decrease in BDNF mRNA within the PFC was documented following 22 h of abstinence, followed by an increase in BDNF protein expression within the PFC following 21 d of extinction training. Second, an intra-PFC infusion of BDNF attenuated …

Reading, Writing, And Race: The Constitutionality Of Educational Strategies Designed To Teach Racial Literacy., Michael J. Kaufman

Faculty Publications & Other Works

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