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Onset Of Hearing Loss, Gender And Self Concept As Determinants Of Academic Achievements In English Language Of Students With Hearing Disability In Oyo State, Nigeria, J. Abiola Ademokoya, B. A. Shittu Sep 2007

Onset Of Hearing Loss, Gender And Self Concept As Determinants Of Academic Achievements In English Language Of Students With Hearing Disability In Oyo State, Nigeria, J. Abiola Ademokoya, B. A. Shittu

Essays in Education

Since every class of students with hearing disability is always a heterogeneous one, the need for establishing relationship between some intrinsic factors in these students and their academic achievements becomes very imperative. This study therefore examined the influence of onset of hearing loss, gender and self concept on their academic performance in English language. 100 Senior Secondary School class III students with hearing disability were purposively selected to participate in the study. The study also raised 3 hypotheses to ascertain relationships between onset of hearing loss, gender, and self concept and English language achievement. Instruments such as the self concept …

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Algal Regulation Of Extracellular Enzyme Activity In Stream Microbial Communities Associated With Inert Substrata And Detritus, Steven T. Rier, Kevin A. Kuehn, Steven N. Francoeur Sep 2007

Algal Regulation Of Extracellular Enzyme Activity In Stream Microbial Communities Associated With Inert Substrata And Detritus, Steven T. Rier, Kevin A. Kuehn, Steven N. Francoeur

Faculty Publications

We tested the hypothesis that algae influence the activities of extracellular enzymes involved in mineralization processes within microbial assemblages in streams. We tested the prediction that the factors that influence algal biomass and photosynthesis (i.e., diel fluctuations in photosynthetically active radiation [PAR], long-term variations in light regime, and community development stage) would have a corresponding effect on extracellular enzyme activities. We also tested the prediction that algae would influence enzyme activities on inorganic substrata and in detrital communities where they ultimately would influence plant litter decomposition rates. We allowed microbial communities to develop on inert substrata (glass-fiber filters) or on …

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Differential Resource Allocation In Deer Mice Exposed To Sin Nombre Virus, Eric Wilson, Erin M. Lehmer, Christine A. Clay, Stephen St. Jeor, Denise M. Dearing Sep 2007

Differential Resource Allocation In Deer Mice Exposed To Sin Nombre Virus, Eric Wilson, Erin M. Lehmer, Christine A. Clay, Stephen St. Jeor, Denise M. Dearing

Faculty Publications

The resource allocation hypothesis predicts that reproductive activity suppresses immunocompetence; however, this has never been tested in an endemic disease system with free-ranging mammals. We tested the resource allocation hypothesis in wild deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) with natural exposure to Sin Nombre Virus (SNV). Immunocompetence was estimated from the extent of swelling elicited after deer mice were injected with phytohemagglutinin (PHA); swelling is positively correlated with immunocompetence. After livetrapping deer mice, we determined their reproductive state and SNV infection status. Males were more likely to be seropositive for SNV than females (37% vs. 25%) and exhibited 10% less swelling after …

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Moroccan Women In Europe: Bargaining For Autonomy, Marie-Claire Foblets Sep 2007

Moroccan Women In Europe: Bargaining For Autonomy, Marie-Claire Foblets

Washington and Lee Law Review

This Article explores the path of possibilities offered in the case of Moroccans-in particular women-residing in (continental) Europe to determine, up to a point, the legal regime that will apply to their family life. The vast majority of Moroccans currently living in Europe have retained their original nationality, often combining it with that of the country of habitual residence. Adhesion to Islam often explains the attachment to the family law, which is a religious law, of the country of origin. Family reunifications in many cases mean enduring "rootedness" in the normative system of the country of origin. With mobility rendered …

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Zoning, Transportation, And Climate Change, John R. Nolon Sep 2007

Zoning, Transportation, And Climate Change, John R. Nolon

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

On February 2, 2006, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) expressed the consensus of the scientific community that global warming is unequivocal and that its main driver is human activity. On April 7, 2007, the IPCC issued a second report detailing the likely consequences of climate change: widening droughts, more severe storm events, increased inland flooding, sea level rise, and consequent inundation of low lying lands. The Center for Climate Systems Research at Columbia University estimates that sea levels around New York City’s boroughs will increase by five inches by 2030, with some estimates predicting up to 12 inches …

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An Aminoacyl-Trna Synthetase: Elongation Factor Complex For Substrate Channeling In Archaeal Translation, Corinne D. Hausmann, Mette Praetorius-Ibba, Michael Ibba Sep 2007

An Aminoacyl-Trna Synthetase: Elongation Factor Complex For Substrate Channeling In Archaeal Translation, Corinne D. Hausmann, Mette Praetorius-Ibba, Michael Ibba

Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles and Research

Translation requires the specific attachment of amino acids to tRNAs by aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (aaRSs) and the subsequent delivery of aminoacyl-tRNAs to the ribosome by elongation factor 1 alpha (EF-1α). Interactions between EF-1α and various aaRSs have been described in eukaryotes, but the role of these complexes remains unclear. To investigate possible interactions between EF-1α and other cellular components, a yeast two-hybrid screen was performed for the archaeon Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus. EF-1α was found to form a stable complex with leucyl-tRNA synthetase (LeuRS; KD = 0.7 μ M). Complex formation had little effect on EF-1α activity, but increased the kcat …

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Gordie News, September 2007, West Chester University Of Pennsylvania Sep 2007

Gordie News, September 2007, West Chester University Of Pennsylvania

Gordon Natural Area History & Strategic Plan Documents

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From The Field: An Extraordinary Patch Of Feral Hog Damage In Florida Before And After Initiating Hog Removal, John Woolard, Henry T. Smith, Jean Bourassa, Bernice U. Constantin, Daniel Griffin Sep 2007

From The Field: An Extraordinary Patch Of Feral Hog Damage In Florida Before And After Initiating Hog Removal, John Woolard, Henry T. Smith, Jean Bourassa, Bernice U. Constantin, Daniel Griffin

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Feral hogs (Sus scrofa) are a particularly destructive exotic species in the United States (U.S. Department of Agriculture 1999), including Florida, which, along with Hawaii, is one of 2 states cited as having the most severe invasive species problems (U.S. Congress 1993) in the country. First introduced to North America by the European colonists (Conover 2007) hogs were one of the first invasive exotic species to take hold in Florida. They can transmit disease to livestock (Hartin et al. 2007) and humans (Conover and Vail 2007). They impose a variety of negative environmental impacts, including habitat degradation and …

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Bioaccmulation Of Some Heavy Metals In Aquatic Plant Myriophyllum Verticilatum, Jassim Muhammed Salman Sep 2007

Bioaccmulation Of Some Heavy Metals In Aquatic Plant Myriophyllum Verticilatum, Jassim Muhammed Salman

Baghdad Science Journal

The present study was invistigated to show the bioaccumulation of some heavy metals (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn) by use Aquatic plant Myriophyllum verticilatum growing in Euphrates river between Spring 2004 to Winter 2005, and these heavy maters was studied in Dissolved and particulat phase of water and exchangable and residual phase of sediment. Heavy metals accumulated according the system water-sediment-aquatic plant, and recorded bioaccumulation factor 1.010, 0.005, 0.009, 0.011, 0.012, 0.010, 0.010, 0.010, 0.011, respectively.

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The Study Of Some Physical And Chemical Characteristics In Drinking Water Treatment Plant Of Jurf Al- Sakar Subdestric In Babylon Governorate, Iraq, Fikrat M. Hassan, Hassan F. Naji, Etheer S.N. Al-Azawey Sep 2007

The Study Of Some Physical And Chemical Characteristics In Drinking Water Treatment Plant Of Jurf Al- Sakar Subdestric In Babylon Governorate, Iraq, Fikrat M. Hassan, Hassan F. Naji, Etheer S.N. Al-Azawey

Baghdad Science Journal

Some physical and chemical characteristics of Jurf Al- Sakar drinking water plant in Babylon governorate have been studied. Seven locations for this plant were selected. These were the drinking water treatment plant source on Euphrates River before entering the plant, precipitation, filtration and collection tanks, and also after leaving the plant at distances of one meter, 4 and 8 km. The samples were collected bimonthly from October, 2002 to August, 2003. Some results match with the national and international standard characters while the other characters (Turbidity, total hardness, calcium, nitrate, phosphate and the biological oxygen demand values) were not match. …

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Are Human Embryos One Of Us? An Exploration Of Personhood, James Rusthoven Sep 2007

Are Human Embryos One Of Us? An Exploration Of Personhood, James Rusthoven

Pro Rege

This article was originally an address presented by Dr. James Rusthoven at Dordt College, April 12, 2007.

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Medically Unexplained Symptoms, Murad M Khan Sep 2007

Medically Unexplained Symptoms, Murad M Khan

Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)

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Role Of Surgery In The Management Oflow Grade Glioma, Faraz Kazim, S. Ather Enam Sep 2007

Role Of Surgery In The Management Oflow Grade Glioma, Faraz Kazim, S. Ather Enam

Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)

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Gender Differentiation Among Farmers In The Agricultural Sector In Benguet, Philippines, Jinky Leilanie Lu Sep 2007

Gender Differentiation Among Farmers In The Agricultural Sector In Benguet, Philippines, Jinky Leilanie Lu

Journal of International Women's Studies

This is a cross sectional study on gender differences in work distribution, means of production, decision making, illness and hazard exposure among male and female vegetable farmers. Personal interviews were conducted among 39 vegetable growers in Benguet. Bivariate analysis showed that the husband’s control over income is associated with decision making power in regard household expenditures, except food (p=.050). The illness data showed that the most common illness among the wives involves the respiratory tract, such as cough (7.7%) and asthma (5.1%). Among the husbands, the most common was back pain (10.3%) followed by hypertension, blurred vision and cough (7.7% …

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University Reporter - Volume 12, Number 01 - September 2007 Sep 2007

University Reporter - Volume 12, Number 01 - September 2007

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about the strategic planning of chancellor J. Keith Motley, studies out of the Psychology Department on treating anxiety disorders, the 10th annual Boston Folk Festival, an African-American mathematicians conference held at the University, and other news from UMass Boston.

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Trans-American Security: What’S Missing?, Luigi R. Einaudi Sep 2007

Trans-American Security: What’S Missing?, Luigi R. Einaudi

Strategic Forums

The countries of the Western Hemisphere are more integrated than ever, with both each other and countries elsewhere, but critical aspects of their relationships remain hampered by outdated patterns and stereotypes. As the United States has focused on terrorism in the Middle East and Asia, its neighbors are developing more assertive roles on the world stage.

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Full Page Ads, Editor Sep 2007

Full Page Ads, Editor

Against the Grain

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And They Were There -- Reports Of Meetings -- Salalm 52; Ebooks In The Uk: Reports From The Stm, London International Book Fair; Uksg, And The E-Books And E-Content Conference; Plus The Conclusion Of Reports From The 2006 Charleston Conference, Editor Sep 2007

And They Were There -- Reports Of Meetings -- Salalm 52; Ebooks In The Uk: Reports From The Stm, London International Book Fair; Uksg, And The E-Books And E-Content Conference; Plus The Conclusion Of Reports From The 2006 Charleston Conference, Editor

Against the Grain

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Impact Of The Digital Millennium Copyright Act On Libraries And Library Users, Jane M. Larrington Sep 2007

Impact Of The Digital Millennium Copyright Act On Libraries And Library Users, Jane M. Larrington

Against the Grain

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The Importance Of Intellectual Property Licensing In 21st Century Libraries, Bryan M. Carson J.D., M.I.L.S. Sep 2007

The Importance Of Intellectual Property Licensing In 21st Century Libraries, Bryan M. Carson J.D., M.I.L.S.

Against the Grain

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If Rumors Were Horses, Katina Strauch Sep 2007

If Rumors Were Horses, Katina Strauch

Against the Grain

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Effects Of Silibinin Hemisuccinate On The Intraocular Pressure In Normotensive Rabbits, Haider M. Mohammed, Munaf H. Abdulrazzaq, Saad A. Hussain Sep 2007

Effects Of Silibinin Hemisuccinate On The Intraocular Pressure In Normotensive Rabbits, Haider M. Mohammed, Munaf H. Abdulrazzaq, Saad A. Hussain

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of silibinin hemisuccinate on the normal intraocular pressure (IOP) in rabbits. METHODS: This study took place in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, University of Baghdad during the period from January to June 2005. Twenty-five New Zealand white rabbits weighing 1.5-2.5 kg were used in this study. The effects of corneal instillation of various concentrations of silibinin hemisuccinate (0.5%, 0.75% and 1%) dissolved in arachis oil, on the normal intraocular pressure in rabbits were evaluated using indentation tonometry; in addition to the possible modulation of normal IOP-recovery time after intravenous infusion of …

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The Reserve Policies Of Nations: A Comparative Analysis, Richard Weitz Dr. Sep 2007

The Reserve Policies Of Nations: A Comparative Analysis, Richard Weitz Dr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

Throughout the world, military reserves are changing. National governments are transforming the relationships between their active and reserve components, the allocation of roles and responsibilities among reserve forces, and the way they train, equip, and employ reservists. Nations no longer consider their reservists as primarily a strategic asset for mobilization during major wars. This increased reliance on reserve components presents national defense planners with many challenges. Recruiting and retaining reservists has become more difficult as many individuals have concluded they cannot meet the increased demands of reserve service. Reservists are increasingly deployed on foreign missions at a time when expectations …

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Thermal Stability Of Nanostructurally Stabilized Zirconium Oxide, Fereydoon Namavar, Gonghua Wang, Chin Li Cheung, Renat F. Sabirianov, Xiao Cheng Zeng, Wai Ning Mei, Jaeil Bai, Joseph R. Brewer, Hani Haider, Kevin L. Garvin Sep 2007

Thermal Stability Of Nanostructurally Stabilized Zirconium Oxide, Fereydoon Namavar, Gonghua Wang, Chin Li Cheung, Renat F. Sabirianov, Xiao Cheng Zeng, Wai Ning Mei, Jaeil Bai, Joseph R. Brewer, Hani Haider, Kevin L. Garvin

Xiao Cheng Zeng Publications

Nanostructurally stabilized zirconium oxide (NSZ) hard transparent films were produced without chemical stabilizers by the ion beam assisted deposition technique (IBAD). A transmission electron microscopy study of the samples produced below 150 °C revealed that these films are composed of zirconium oxide (ZrO2) nanocrystallites of diameters 7.5 ± 2.3 nm. X-ray and selected-area electron diffraction studies suggested that the as-deposited films are consistent with cubic phase ZrO2. Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy (RBS) indicated the formation of stoichiometric ZrO2. The phase identity of these optically transparent NSZ films was in agreement with cubic ZrO2, …

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Measurement Of The Total Antioxidant Potential In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases With A Novel Automated Method, Erkan Ceylan, Mehmet Gencer, Elmas Uzer, Hakim Celik Sep 2007

Measurement Of The Total Antioxidant Potential In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases With A Novel Automated Method, Erkan Ceylan, Mehmet Gencer, Elmas Uzer, Hakim Celik

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To determine the oxidative and antioxidative status of plasma of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and to compare these values with healthy smokers and healthy non-smokers control subjects using a more recently developed automated measurement method. METHODS: This study involved 40 COPD patients, 25 healthy smokers, and 25 healthy non-smokers who attended the Chest Diseases Outpatient Clinic in Harran University Research Hospital, Turkey during the period between March 2006 and June 2006. We calculated the total antioxidant potential (TAOP) to determine the antioxidative status of plasma, and we measured the total peroxide levels to determine the oxidative …

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A Prospective Study Of Congenital Malformations Among Live Born Neonates At A University Hospital In Western Saudi Arabia, Nadia M. Fida, Jumana Al-Aama, Wafaa Nichols, Wafaa Nichols, Mohamed Alqahtani Sep 2007

A Prospective Study Of Congenital Malformations Among Live Born Neonates At A University Hospital In Western Saudi Arabia, Nadia M. Fida, Jumana Al-Aama, Wafaa Nichols, Wafaa Nichols, Mohamed Alqahtani

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the incidence of major and minor congenital malformations among liveborn infants at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Estimation of risk factors were also evaluated. METHODS: Between March 2004 and May 2005, a total of 5356 babies born at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, were enrolled in this study for malformations. Details of cases were recorded after parents9 interviews, clinical, radiological, and laboratory evaluations. RESULTS: One hundred and forty-seven (27.06/1000 livebirth) and 13 (2.39/1000 birth) stillbirth had congenital anomalies. In all livebirth, incidences of major anomalies were 93.9% and minor were 6.1%. Mothers of 95.9% with congenital …

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Impact Of C-Erb2 Status On Survival After High Dose Chemotherapy In High-Risk Breast Cancer Patients, Okan Kuzhan, Ahmet Ozet, Cuneyt Ulutin, Bulent Kurt, Seref Komurcu, Bekir Ozturk, Selmin Ataergin, Omer Gunhan Sep 2007

Impact Of C-Erb2 Status On Survival After High Dose Chemotherapy In High-Risk Breast Cancer Patients, Okan Kuzhan, Ahmet Ozet, Cuneyt Ulutin, Bulent Kurt, Seref Komurcu, Bekir Ozturk, Selmin Ataergin, Omer Gunhan

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the impact of c-erb2 status on survival after high-dose chemotherapy. METHODS: Between March 1997 and June 2004, a total of 54 women with breast cancer who has at least 8 metastatic lymph nodes underwent high-dose chemotherapy with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in Gulhane Military Medical School, Ankara, Turkey. Archival specimens were analyzed by fluorescent in situ hybridization to determine the impact of c-erb2 status after peripheral blood stem cell transplantation on survival. The patients were divided into c-erb2 negative (n=20) and positive (n=11) groups. RESULTS: No statistically significant differences were detected between c-erb2 negative and positive groups …

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Enterocutaneous Fistula. Causes And Management, Raafat R. Ahmad, Shawqi Y. Fawzy Sep 2007

Enterocutaneous Fistula. Causes And Management, Raafat R. Ahmad, Shawqi Y. Fawzy

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To study the main causes of fistula, and to determine the factors related to a successful treatment. METHODS: From November 2002 to October 2005, a total of 70 consecutive patients with enterocutaneous fistula in Gastroenterology and Hepatology Teaching Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq, were studied prospectively. Fifty-two patients received total parenteral nutrition. Internal gastrointestinal fistula, and pure pancreatic and biliary fistula were excluded from this study. RESULTS: In 68 patients, the fistula developed postoperatively, the most common primary cause was missile injury (42%), and 2 patients have fistula that developed spontaneously. The fistula was healed by conservative treatment in 34 patients, …

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Fucosidosis And Anesthesia, Alireza E. Soltani, Reza S. Moharari, Reza Ghaffari, Hamid Zahedi, Mojgan Hajmahmoodi Sep 2007

Fucosidosis And Anesthesia, Alireza E. Soltani, Reza S. Moharari, Reza Ghaffari, Hamid Zahedi, Mojgan Hajmahmoodi

Saudi Medical Journal

Fucosidosis is a rare, autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder caused by a severe deficiency of a-L-fucosidase. Patients usually have some problems with glycoprotein storage in the brain and other organs, and some structural abnormalities that need special consideration in anesthesia. It has 2 types, the early onset or infantile, and the juvenile. Here we present an 8-year old girl with deformities in the maxillofacial region, with big tongue, small and retracted chin, saddle nose, and short neck that could not be extended, causing difficult intubation, and congenital cardiac problems requiring a special anesthetic strategy.

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Effects Of Pharmacological Concentration Of Melatonin On Reperfusion Injury In Rats, Ayse S. Ilhan, Eser O. Oyar, Deniz Erbas, Ozlem Sivasli Sep 2007

Effects Of Pharmacological Concentration Of Melatonin On Reperfusion Injury In Rats, Ayse S. Ilhan, Eser O. Oyar, Deniz Erbas, Ozlem Sivasli

Saudi Medical Journal

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