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Ct Scan Of Body Packers: Findings And Costs, Saba Sohail

Department of Radiology

Objective: To determine the CT features of intra abdominal illicit drug packs used for trafficking, by using scout CT scan image and describe its cost re-imbursement
Methods: An observational study was conducted from January to December 2005, at the CT scan department, Civil Hospital, Karachi. The study subjects included alleged drug traffickers smuggling by body packing, intercepted at Karachi International Airport and referred for CT scan of abdomen by the Anti Narcotic department. Those with suspected body pack rupture were excluded. Scout CT image of the abdomen was taken. Scans were read on console as well as hard copy for …

Open Angle Glaucoma Effects On Preattentive Visual Search (Pavs) Efficiency For Flicker, Motion Displacement And Orientation Pop-Out Tasks, James Loughman, Peter Davison, Daniel Ian Flitcroft

Articles

Background/aim: Preattentive visual search (PAVS) describes rapid and efficient retinal and neural processing capable of immediate target detection in the visual field. Damage to the nerve fibre layer or visual pathway might reduce the efficiency with which the visual system performs such analysis. The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that patients with glaucoma are impaired on parallel search tasks, and that this would serve to distinguish glaucoma in early cases. Methods: Three groups of observers (glaucoma patients, suspect and normal individuals) were examined, using computer-generated flicker, orientation, and vertical motion displacement targets to assess PAVS efficiency. …

Frequency Of Aeromonas Spp. Detection In Rainbow Trout And Recirculation Aquaculture Systems And The Storage Stability Of Fillets, Tabetha Marie Littler

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Recirculating aquaculture systems enable increased fish production per volume of water. Unfortunately, recirculation systems also provide conditions for bacterial growth. Aeromonas, a genus of bacteria ubiquitous in the environment, contains fish pathogens, human pathogens, and/or spoilage organisms. Of the salmonid species, rainbow trout are the most susceptible to Motile Aeromonad Septicemia (MAS), the fish disease caused by Aeromonas spp. In humans, illnesses such as gastroenteritis, septicemia, and wound infections are caused by ingestion or exposure to Aeromonas spp. The objective of this study was to survey Aeromonas spp. present in the production system, on the fish, and on the butterfly …

Reparations Of The Inter-American Human Rights System In Cases Of Gross And Systemic Violations Of Human Rights: The Colombian Case, Diego Rodriguez-Pinzon

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

The author uses the case of Colombia, a country with which the inter-American human rights system has dealt in the last twenty-five years, as an example to try to illustrate how the Inter-American Human Rights Commission and Inter-American Court for Human Rights have balanced the issue of remedies and reparations with the difficult task of repairing gross and systematic violations. The case of Colombia provides some insight on how international mechanisms are implemented in this region and, particularly, how some of Colombia’s official institutions and non-governmental organizations are trying to engage in a dialogue at the international level in order …

New Age Health System Informational Website, Nathan R. Baumann

Masters Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

New Age Health Systems is a web-based application with the sole purpose of providing accurate information about product lines from TWI (Total Wellness International) and giving the user the ability to be directed to the site to make a purchase directly from my part of the domain. This application will allow the user to view profiles of existing product line and request additional information by email and/or mailed a monthly newsletter about upcoming product lines and company news. This report will give you an accurate view of the entire project which is documented below; everything from the system overview to …

Reparations: A Remedies Law Perspective, Darren L. Hutchinson

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

This article provides a general overview of reparations discourse in the United States and offers suggestions concerning how advocates of reparations might frame their claims. The author discusses how remedies law might be a useful means of redress for litigants and examines some of the political and legal barriers to reparations in the United States. The barriers include the failure of opponents to treat remedies for gross human rights or civil rights deprivations as a public good, rather than as a series of private transactions that benefit or burden individuals. The author ultimately sets the litigation model aside as providing …

Pesticide And Transformation Product Detections And Age-Dating Relations From Till And Sand Deposits, Kelly L. Warner, William S. Morrow

United States Geological Survey: Staff Publications

Pesticide and transformation product concentrations and frequencies in ground water from areas of similar crop and pesticide applications may vary substantially with differing lithologies. Pesticide analysis data for atrazine, metolachlor, alachlor, acetochlor, and cyanazine and their pesticide transformation products were collected at 69 monitoring wells in Illinois and northern Indiana to document occurrence of pesticides and their transformation products in two agricultural areas of differing lithologies, till, and sand. The till is primarily tile drained and has preferential fractured flow, whereas the sand primarily has surface water drainage and primary porosity flow. Transformation products represent most of the agricultural pesticides …

The Role Of Leadership In Emergent, Self-Organization, Donde Ashmos Plowman, Stephanie Solansky, Tammy E. Beck, Lakami Baker, Mukta Kulkarni, Deandra Villarreal Travis

Department of Management: Faculty Publications

As complex systems, organizations exist far from equilibrium where the ongoing interaction of system components leads to emergent and self-organizing behavior. What, then, is the role of leadership in systems where change often emerges in unexpected ways? In this paper, we build on the work of Marion and Uhl-Bien who suggest that in complex systems leaders enable rather than control the future. While traditional views of leadership focus on the leader’s responsibility for determining and directing the future through heavy reliance on control mechanisms, we offer empirical support for a different view of leadership based on a complexity perspective of …

Forum Introduction: Organizational Communication Scholars As Public Intellectuals, Kathleen J. Krone, Lynn M. Harter

Department of Communication Studies: Faculty Publications

We remain optimistic when we read, write, ask, and answer questions. When a journal comes across our desks, we select an article or two to peruse and hope the arguments will transform how we see things. We hope the work will inspire us, offer new ways of thinking about a salient issue or question, and foster edifying dialogue about lived problems. In short, we muse, how does this scholarship enable stakeholders to understand, feel, and grapple with the experiences being expressed? What does the research awaken or evoke in those who consume it? What paths does the scholarship carve? What …

A Study Of Relationships Of School Climate, School Culture, Teacher Efficacy, Collective Efficacy, Teacher Job Satisfaction And Intent To Turnover In The Context Of Year-Round Education Calendars., Joseph W. Mattingly 1953-

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The goal of this study was to investigate the relationships between school climate, school culture, teacher efficacy, collective efficacy, teacher job satisfaction and intent to turnover in the context of year-round education (YRE) calendars. The research design of this study utilized an e-mail invitation to participate with a uniform resource locator (URL) embedded in the message to link participants to an internet-based questionnaire. The questionnaire was delivered to 1,254 teachers employed in nine participating school districts in Kentucky that operated on YRE school calendars. The response rate was 60%. Teachers ( N = 748) responded to an internet-based questionnaire consisting …

International Student-Athlete Perception Of College Sport And Its Effect On Adjustment To College., Nels Popp

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

During the 2004-05 school year, over 10,000 international student-athletes competed for National Collegiate Athletic Association schools (NCAA, 2006b). Few researchers have examined how international student-athletes' college experiences compare to domestic student-athletes. The purpose of this study was threefold: (a) to detect differences between international and domestic student-athletes in regards to adaptation to college, (b) to detect differences between international and domestic student-athletes in regards to their view of the purpose of college sports, and (c) to determine whether student-athletes' views on the purpose of college sport help predict social adjustment to college or institutional attachment. A national sample of international …

Creativity And Economic Development : Exploring The Relationship Between Index Rank, Index Components And Economic Development Context., Stephen Dennis Rausch

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Richard Florida's (2002a and b) work ranks 276 U. S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) according to a creativity index. This dissertation explores whether the creativity index or its subcomponents are related to the economic strength or growth in MSAs. The dissertation initially explores the relationship between the creativity index or the proportion of the creative class in an MSA with measures of per capita income and mean earnings adjusted for cost-of-living and region. It further tests the relationship between the creativity index or the proportion of the creative class in an MSA and economic strength and growth where economic strength …

Kinematic Analysis Of Treadmill Walking In Normal And Contused Mice Using The Treadscan System., Jason Beare 1980-

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Activity-based rehabilitation is important for clinically treating spinal cord injury (SCI). Advances in SCI research are dependent on quality animal models, which rely on our ability to detect functional differences in animals following injury. The purpose of this study is to analyze the gait of normal and contusion-injured mice using the TreadScan® system. TreadScan® utilizes a transparent treadmill belt and a high-speed camera to capture the footprints of animals and automatically analyze gait characteristics. Adult female C57B1/6 mice were gentled and introduced to the treadmill. Animals received either a standardized mild or moderate contusion injury or a sham injury. TreadScan® …

An Alternative To The "Screen Baby Sitter" For Preschoolers, Soo Min Seo

Theses

The goal of this thesis is to isolate the problems in [avoidable situations in which television is used as a babysitter] and to determine a design-based solution. The mission of the final product is to change the target user's attitude or life pattern in an unforced manner. Ideally, parents will develop a new, more positive attitude toward parenting and children will prefer playtime to television watching, thus becoming more available to their parents.

Ghostly Writing : Nineteenth-Century American Women Writers And Issues Of Visibility, Erin Barclay Nemiroff

Theses, Dissertations and Culminating Projects

This thesis examines three nineteenth-century female authors’ use of the ghost story to articulate and illustrate the anxiety and restriction they suffered under the ideals of True Womanhood. It discusses how Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Edith Wharton, and Mary Wilkins Freeman were compelled to use this unorthodox method of expression because its innate characteristics granted them the creative liberty necessary for authentic female expression and an evolution into New Womanhood and tum-of-the-century feminism. It reveals how the ghost story allowed them to be taken seriously by their male counterparts, yet still provided them with the degree of camouflage necessary to prevent …

Making Minimally Invasive Thr Safe: Conclusions From Biomechanical Simulation And Analysis, P C. Noble, J D. Johnston, J A. Alexander, M T. Thompson, M M. Usrey, E M. Heinrich, G C. Landon, K B. Mathis

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

The use of smaller surgical incisions has become popularized for total hip arthroplasty (THR) because of the potential benefits of shorter recovery and improved cosmetic appearance. However, an increased incidence of serious complications has been reported. To minimize the risks of minimally invasive approaches to THR, we have developed an experimental approach which enables us to evaluate risk factors in these procedures through cadaveric simulations performed within the laboratory. During cadaveric hip replacement procedures performed via posterior and antero-lateral mini-incisions, pressures developed between the wound edges and the retractors were approximately double those recorded during conventional hip replacement using Charnley …

Pressure Deflection Behavior Of Candidate Materials For A Morphing Wing, Christopher Griffin

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The research presented in this thesis evaluates different materials that are candidates to be used as a flexible skin on a morphing wing. A morphing wing has come to be known as any wing that changes shape. Although there has been a great amount of research involved in designing morphing mechanisms, the information for applicable wing skin material has been limited. A morphing wing skin needs to be flexible enough to deflect and morph to a new shape given a suitable amount of force, yet strong enough to resist the aerodynamic forces encountered during flight. It also must remain elastic …

Climate Change As A Global Challenge, Nicholas A. Robinson

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Auditory-Motor Synchronization On Physiological Responses And Perceived Exertion During Treadmill Running, Tracy J. Kiel

Masters Theses

Synchronous, asynchronous, and no music were compared to determine the effect of synchronization of musical tempo and running cadence on physiological and perceptual responses to exercise. Eight subjects, three males and five females, participated in one assessment trial and three experimental trials. During the assessment trial, subjects performed a VO_2max test, and researchers then calculated running cadence at a velocity approximating 70 percent of VO_2max.

During the three experimental trials, subjects ran for 20 minutes at approximately 70 percent of VO_2max on a motorized treadmill with synchronous, asynchronous, and no music, where the order of trials …

Saudi Newborn Screening. A National Public Health Program: Needs, Costs, And Challenges, Ashraf M. Afifi, Mohammad A. Abdul-Jabbar

Saudi Medical Journal

A Saudi newborn screening program is important to the half million Saudi children born each year in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is a coordinated and comprehensive system consisting of education, screening, diagnosis, treatment and management, follow-up, and program evaluation. The Saudi newborn population should benefit from this program and affected infants will be diagnosed early, and managed effectively. Both cost effectiveness, and cost benefit justifications are presented. Funding for the program can be a public health challenge. We offered recommendations to achieve this vital program.

Actual Antibiotic Resistance Pattern Of Brucella Melitensis In Central Anatolia. An Update From An Endemic Region, Esra Tanyel, Ahmet Y. Coban, Suda T. Koruk, Husniye Simsek, Serkan Hepsert, Osman S. Cirit, Necla Tulek

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To test in vitro susceptibilities of Brucella melitensis (B. melitensis) blood isolates obtained from an endemic region, by broth microdilution susceptibility test. METHODS: Fifty blood isolates were tested with anti-brucella antibiotics, namely, tetracycline, gentamicin, streptomycin, ceftriaxone, ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, ofloxacin, and rifampin. All of the clinical isolates belonged to the group of B. melitensis biotype-3. This study was performed at the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory of the Medical School of Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey, in 2005. RESULTS: In terms of minimum inhibitory concentration-90 (MIC90) values, tetracycline (MIC90 0.25 microgram/mL) and rifampin (MIC90 0.5 microgram/mL) still continue to be the most …

The Prevalence Of Cryptosporidiosis In Turkish Children, And Genotyping Of Isolates By Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism, Gulden S. Tamer, Meral Turk, Hande Dagci, Bayram Pektas, Edward C. Guy, Adnan Y. Guruz, Ahmet Uner

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To verify the incidence of cryptosporidiosis among Turkish elementary school students. METHODS: This study was conducted in the Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Turkey during a 3-month period in 2006. We assessed the fecal samples of 707 children using modified acid-fast and phenol-auramine staining followed by modified Ritchie concentration method. All Cryptosporidium species isolates were analyzed by nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) to differentiate the genotypes of the isolates. After the coprological examination, 4 samples were found to be positive for Cryptosporidium species oocysts. RESULTS: In the present study, all …

Effect Of Androgens On Bone Mineral Density In Saudi Arabian Males Above The Age Of 50 Years, Mir Sadat-Ali, Abdulmohsen H. Alelq

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To test the effect of sex steroids on the development of osteoporosis in male Saudi Arabs above the age of 50 years. METHODS: Male Saudi patients over the age of 50 years, attending the outpatient clinics between May 2005 and January 2006 of King Fahd Hospital of the University, Al-Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, comprised the study subjects. Patient9s body mass index was calculated, and investigations were performed to rule out secondary osteoporosis. Blood was extracted for serum level of androgens, gonadotropins, and thyroid stimulating hormone, albumin, calcium, phosphorus, and alkaline phosphatase. Bone mineral density measurement of hip and …

Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation For The Treatment Of Large Full-Thickness Cartilage Lesions Of The Knee, Christian Ossendorf, Peter C. Kreuz, Matthias R. Steinwachs, Christoph Erggelet

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the benefit, reliability, and complication rate of autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) in patients with large full-thickness cartilage defects of the knee. METHODS: Between March 1997 and December 2001, 71 consecutive patients (24 women, 47 men) were treated with ACI at the Freiburg University Hospital, Germany, and were included in this study. Average age was 35 years (13-61). Lesions were mainly situated on the medial femoral condyle (n=46); mean defects size was 6.61 cm2 (2-17.5), outerbridge grade III-IV. Number of previous surgical procedures was 2.13 (0-8). For outcome measurement, International Cartilage Repair Society (ICRS) knee examination form, Lysholm …

Prevalence And Risk Factors Of Hypertension Among Schoolchildren Aged 12-14 Years In Bursa, Turkey, Nalan Akis, Kayihan Pala, Emel Irgil, Arzu M. Utku, Seyithan Bingol

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To determine the hypertension prevalence and risk factors related to hypertension among schoolchildren aged 12-14 years in Bursa, Turkey. METHODS: We conducted this study at the Bursa Provincial Center between February and June 2006. Two thousand and four hundred seventy-eight schoolchildren were randomly selected. The evaluation of elevated blood pressure was carried out according to The Fourth Report on the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents. RESULTS: Of the 2,478 students screened, 350 (14.1%) has prehypertension, 147 (5.4%) has hypertension, and 40 (1.6%) has malign hypertension. There was a statistically significant relationship between …

Mobile Phone Induced Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Surayie H. Al-Dousary

Saudi Medical Journal

The increased use of mobile phones worldwide has focused interest on the biological effects and possible health outcomes of exposure to radiofrequency fields from mobile phones, and their base stations. Various reports suggest that mobile phone use can cause health problems like fatigue, headache, dizziness, tension, and sleep disturbances; however, only limited research data is available in medical literature regarding interaction between electromagnetic fields emitted by mobile phones and auditory function; and the possible impact on hearing. We report a case of sensorineural hearing loss due to Global System for Mobile Communications mobile phone use, in a 42-year-old male.

The Study Of Diabetes Mellitus In Gorgan, Iran, Gholamreza Veghari, Abdoljalal Marjani, Hamidreza Joshaghani

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Century: Automated Aspects Of Patient Care, Marion Blount, John Davis, Maria Ebling, Ji Hyun Kim, Kyun Hyun Kim, Kang Yoon Lee, Archan Misra, Se Hun Park, Daby Sow, Young Ju Tak, Min Wang, Karen Witting

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

Remote health monitoring affords the possibility of improving the quality of health care by enabling relatively inexpensive out-patient care. However, remote health monitoring raises new a problem: the potential for data explosion in health care systems. To address this problem, the remote health monitoring systems must be integrated with analysis tools that provide automated trend analysis and event detection in real time. In this paper, we propose an overview of Century, an extensible framework for analysis of large numbers of remote sensor-based medical data streams.

In Relation: Marguerite De Provence And Her Many Roles, 1221-1295, Cristina Dawn Moody

Masters Theses

This thesis uses a body of letters between Marguerite de Provence, a thirteenth-century French Queen, and others to discuss her role as a link between several European courts, assisting the French crown to be free of major wars in this period. It investigates Marguerite's attempts to reverse the will of her father, which gave Provence to her youngest sister, Beatrice. Marguerite's life speaks to a variety of topics and themes, including but not limited to, queenship, monarchy, political discourse, letter-writing, and the social construction of gender. Since relatively little work has been done on her life, this thesis seeks to …

Lsuhsc Facilities Daily Update: August 2007, Lsuhsc Property And Facilities Management

LSUHSC Facilities Daily Updates: 2007

LSUHSC Facilities Daily Updates from August 2007.

These updates describe damage and a timeline of repairs at the LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans campus due to Hurricane Katrina which made landfall August 29, 2005.