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Effect Of Capsicum Grossum L. And Allium Cepal L. Juice On Some Bacterial Species Isolated From Contamiinated Vegetable Salad, Salah Sadaim Salih Al- Doori

Baghdad Science Journal

Twenty four bacterial isolates were identified from (10) places for wandering sellers in south Baghdad city (Bayaa garage). They were Staphylococcus aureus (9 isolates), Bacillus subtilis (6 isolates), Salmonella spp. (4 isolates) and Psudomonas aeruginosa (5 isolates). Agar well diffusion method was used to definition sensitivity of the fresh and dried juice of Capsicum grossum L. and Allium cepal L. at different concentrations. The fresh juice had no inhibitory activity against the bacterial isolates in contrast to the fresh juice , dried juice which show marked activity against all bacterial isolates at (30) mg/ml.

Effect Of Leaves Extract Of Adhatoda Vasicia Plant Against Some Wounds Contamining Bacteria By Using Sensitive Test, Ali Sadiq Mohammed, Entisar Hussein Al-Mosawe

Baghdad Science Journal

This study has been done on plant [Adhatoda vasicia , Acanthaceae family], which has been collected from gardens of university of Baghdad The leaves of plant were extracted by methanol alcohol obtain the crude extraction good ratio (30%). Eighty swabs or samples were collected from several wounds patients of hospitals in Baghdad city.These swabs were cultured on blood and MacConkey ager to isolate bacteria and identified by appearance and bio chemical tests.The results showed that(60)somples were positive (75%) for tests bacteria white the other (20) swabs were negative (25%). The bacteria were identified as Pseudomonas aeruginosa ,Staphylococcus awreus , Esherichia …

Synthesis And Characterization Of Mixed Ligand Complexes Of 8- Hydroxy Quinoline And Schiff Base With Some Metal Ions, Shayma.A.S. Alazawi, Abbas.A.S. Alhamadani

Baghdad Science Journal

A new mixed ligand complexes have been prepared between 8- hydroxy quinoline and o-hydroxybenzylidene-1-phenyl-2,3-dimethyl-4-amino-3-pyrazolin-5-on with Mn(II),Fe(II),Co(II),Ni(II) and Cu(II) ions . the prepared complexes were isolated and characterized by (FT-IR)and (UV-Vis) spectroscopy. Elemental analysis (C.H.N) Flame atomic absorption technique . in addition to magnetic susceptibility and conductivity measurement.

On The Dynamical Behavior Of A Prey-Predator Model With The Effect Of Periodic Forcing, Raid Kamel Naji

Baghdad Science Journal

The dynamical behavior of a two-dimensional continuous time dynamical system describing by a prey predator model is investigated. By means of constructing suitable Lyapunov functional, sufficient condition is derived for the global asymptotic stability of the positive equilibrium of the system. The Hopf bifurcation analysis is carried out. The numerical simulations are used to study the effect of periodic forcing in two different parameters. The results of simulations show that the model under the effects of periodic forcing in two different parameters, with or without phase difference, could exhibit chaotic dynamics for realistic and biologically feasible parametric values.

Crop Rotation And Soil Amendment Alters Sorghum Grain Quality, Nanga Mady Kaye, Stephen C. Mason, David S. Jackson, Tom D. Galusha

Department of Food Science and Technology: Faculty Publications

Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] rotation enhances grain sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] yield, but infl uence on grain quality has not been measured. The objective was to determine the effect of cropping sequence (CS) and soil amendment (SA) on grain yield and quality. Sorghum grain yield and quality, soil NO₃–N and water were measured in a rotation study in 2003 and 2004 on a Sharpsburg silty clay loam (fine, smectitic, mesic Typic Argiudoll). Cropping sequences were continuous sorghum, and sorghum rotated with non-nodulating and nodulating soybean. Soil amendments consisted of no amendment, manure (17–26 Mg …

Functional Characterization Of The Aspergillus Fumigatus Calcineurin, Márcia Eliana Da Silva Ferreira, Thorsten Heinekamp, Albert Hartl, Axel A. Brakhage, Camile P. Semighini, Steven D. Harris, Marcela Savoldi, Paula Fagundes De Gouvêa, Maria Helena De Souza Goldman, Gustavo H. Goldman

Department of Plant Pathology: Faculty Publications

Aspergillus fumigatus is an aggressive opportunistic pathogen of humans as well as a major allergen. Environmental sensing and retrieving essential nutrients from the environment are general metabolic traits associated with the growth of this saprophytic fungus. Two important mediators of calcium signals in eukaryotic cells are the Ca²⁺-binding protein calmodulin and the Ca²⁺/calmodulin-dependent phosphatase calcineurin. Calcineurin is a heterodimer that consists of a catalytic subunit A and a Ca²⁺/calmodulin binding unit. We deleted the A. fumigatus calA gene, which encodes the calcineurin A catalytic subunit, and demonstrated that this gene is not essential in …

Crop Residue Effects On Runoff Nutrient Concentrations Following Manure Application, Jeffrey E. Nicolaisen, John E. Gilley, Bahman Eghball, David B. Marx

Department of Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering: Faculty Publications

Manure is applied to cropland areas managed under diverse conditions, resulting in varying amounts of residue cover. The objective of this study was to measure the effects of crop residue on nutrient concentrations in runoff from areas where beef cattle or swine manure were recently applied but not incorporated. Plots 0.75 m wide by 2 m long were established at the study site. Existing residue materials were removed, and corn, soybean, or winter wheat residue was added at rates of 2, 4, or 8 Mg ha⁻¹. Manure was then applied at rates required to meet estimated annual nitrogen …

The Relative Importance Of Different Direct Benefits In The Mate Choices Of A Field Cricket, William E. Wagner Jr., Alexandra L. Basolo

School of Biological Sciences: Faculty Publications

Discussions about the evolution of female mating preferences have often suggested that females should express multiple strong preferences when different male traits are correlated with different mating benefits, yet few studies have directly tested this hypothesis by comparing the strength of female preferences for male traits known to be correlated with different benefits. In the variable field cricket, Gryllus lineaticeps, females receive fecundity and fertility benefits from mating with males with higher chirp rates and life-span benefits from mating with males with longer chirp durations. Although females prefer higher chirp rates and longer chirp durations when the other trait …

Lacustrine Evidence For Moisture Changes In The Nebraska Sand Hills During Marine Isotope Stage 3, Kimberly C. Jacobs, Sherilyn C. Fritz, James B. Swinehart

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences: Faculty Publications

In the central Great Plains of North America, loess stratigraphy suggests that climate during the late Pleistocene was cold and dry. However, this record is discontinuous, and there are few other records of late-Pleistocene conditions. Cobb Basin, located on the northern edge of the Nebraska Sand Hills, contains lacustrine sediments deposited during Marine Isotope Stage 3, beginning approximately 45,000 cal yr BP and continuing for at least 10,000 yr. The lake was formed by a dune dam blockage on the ancient Niobrara River, and its deposits contain a diatom record that indicates changes through time in lake depth driven by …

The Role Of Human Papillomavirus Infection In Prostate Cancer, Jaudah A. Al-Maghrabi

Saudi Medical Journal

Human papillomavirus HPV is the cause of the most common sexually transmitted diseases STDs of viral etiology worldwide. High-risk HPVs are the etiological agents of cervical and other anogenital malignancies and low-risk HPVs induce only benign genital warts. Since high-risk HPVs have been shown to possess oncogenic potential, an association between HPV infection and prostatic carcinoma Pca has been suggested. Some authors demonstrated that HPV infection play an important role in the pathogenesis of Pca. Active research is ongoing to highlight the mechanisms by which HPV involved in the development of cancer. The aim of this article is to review …

Immunohistochemical Localization Of Extracellular Matrix Proteins In Developing Lung Tissues, Betul G. Derin, Deniz Erdogan, Gulnur Take, Nese Lortlar

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To examine the laminin specific receptor, known as beta1 integrin, and fibronectin distributions in 13, 15, 17, and 20 days prenatally old and 2 and 6 days postnatally old murine lung tissue by immunohistochemical methods at light microscope level. METHODS: Male and female swiss albino mice were used for experimental procedures from July 2001 to March 2002 at Gazi University Faculty of Medicine. The study was conducted on samples of 13, 15, 17, and 20 prenatally old and 2 and 6 days postnatally old lung tissues. Indirect immunohistochemical methods and fibronectin and laminin beta1 integrin antibodies were used; tissues …

An Evidence Of High Prevalence Of Hepatitis C Virus In Faisalabad, Pakistan, Nasir Ahmad, Muhammad Asgher, Muhammad Shafique, Javed Anver Qureshi

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To see the prevalence of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and its genotypes in general population of the locality and to evaluate the importance of reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test over HCV antibody test in early diagnosis of HCV infection. METHODS: The study took place at the National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) and we collected the samples from HCV screening camps organized by Allah Rakhi Trust Hospital Faisalabad and from blood donors visiting to Allied Hospital Faisalabad. Blood samples from 300 subjects (77% males and 23% females) with a mean average age of 32 ± 20 …

Contributing Factors Of Preterm Delivery In Parturient In A University Hospital In Iran, Fatemeh Mirzaie, Sakineh Mohammah-Alizadeh

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: Preterm labor is one of the common causes of prenatal morbidity and mortality. With considering the importance of preterm labor and lack of sufficient studies about the relationship between preterm labor and some factors such as cigarette smoking and opiate-using, the present study was designed. METHODS: We performed this descriptive-analytic study on 988 pregnant women referring to the Delivery Ward of Afzalipour Hospital, Kerman, Iran from February 2005 to September 2006. We analyzed the data using t-test and Chi-square test. RESULTS: From 988 subjects, 39.4% had preterm labor and 60.6% had term delivery. There was no significant difference between …

Comparison Of The Effect Of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Analog (Diphereline) And Cabergoline (Dostinex) Treatment On Uterine Myoma Regression, Manizheh Sayyah Melli, Laya Farzadi

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of cabergoline (Dostinex, a dopamine agonist) on the myoma growth compared to Diphereline (a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist). METHODS: This study took place in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran from July 2004 to December 2005. Fifty women with uterine myoma, who met the criteria of the study thoroughly, were randomly allocated into 2 equal groups to take either Diphereline or Cabergoline. The first Group took 3.75 mg of Diphereline 4 times every 28 days and the second group took 0.5 mg of Cabergoline once a week for …

Towards An Understanding Of Excellence In Ur Ban Pedagogy: A Portrait Of A High School, Renu Ahuja

The Qualitative Report

This case study describes processes in an urban high school, which contribute to excellence in urban pedagogy, and investigates teachers’ and educational leaders’ perceptions of the factors influencing their commitment to school success. Six themes related to excellence in urban pedagogy were identified. Data in the form of semi-structured interviews, observations, and document review de scribe a school in which the leadership strives to develop human capability at all levels through empowerment and shared decision-making. The study indicates that students’ achievement is a collective responsibility and strong instructional leadership is a key for success in urban schools. More studies may …

Supporting Information For "The Molecular Basis Of High-Altitude Adaptation In Deer Mice", Jay F. Storz, Stephen J. Sabatino, Federico G. Hoffmann, Eben J. Gering, Hideaki Moriyama, Nuno Ferrand, Bruno Monteiro, Michael W. Nachman

Hideaki Moriyama Publications

Figure S1: Variation in Site-Specific Levels of Altitudinal Differentiation across the 5′ α- Globin Gene of P. maniculatus

Figure S2: Relationship between Pairwise Linkage Disequilibrium and Distance in bp

Genbank Accession Numbers

Table S1: Amino Acid Variation in the α-Globin Genes of High- and Low-Altitude Deer Mice: Amino acid replacement polymorphisms in deer mice where the derived variant is present at a frequency of >0.100 in the high-altitude sample.

Table S2: Additional Information on Sequenced Loci: Primer sequences for nuclear loci in P. maniculatus.

The Molecular Basis Of High-Altitude Adaptation In Deer Mice, Jay F. Storz, Stephen J. Sabatino, Federico G. Hoffmann, Eben J. Gering, Hideaki Moriyama, Nuno Ferrand, Bruno Monteiro, Michael W. Nachman

Hideaki Moriyama Publications

Elucidating genetic mechanisms of adaptation is a goal of central importance in evolutionary biology, yet few empirical studies have succeeded in documenting causal links between molecular variation and organismal fitness in natural populations. Here we report a population genetic analysis of a two-locus a-globin polymorphism that underlies physiological adaptation to high-altitude hypoxia in natural populations of deer mice, Peromyscus maniculatus. This system provides a rare opportunity to examine the molecular underpinnings of fitness-related variation in protein function that can be related to a well-defined selection pressure. We surveyed DNA sequence variation in the duplicated α -globin genes of P. maniculatus …

Comparison Of Sampling Strategies To Estimate Abundance Of Double-Crested Cormorants In Western Mississippi, Aaron T, Pearse, Brian S. Dorr, Stephen J. Dinsmore, Richard M. Kaminski

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

We compared 2 sampling strategies designed to estimate abundance of double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus, hereafter cormorants) on aquaculture ponds in western Mississippi. Cormorants are a major predator of cultured channel catfish (lctalurus punctatus) in this region; thus, estimating cormorant abundance is needed to better determine their economic impact We independently designed a species-specific survey (i.e., cluster sampling) and a general survey (i.e., transect sampling) based on robust probability sampling theory to estimate abundance of this target population. During winters 2002-2003 and 2003-2004, we conducted 8 pairs of surveys and compared estimates of cormorant abundance and associated …

Rescuing System Design, Il-Chan Lee

Theses

There are many different technologies and equipment to search for objects underground today including mine ore, water, mineral or oil, but almost none of those technologies and equipment are applied to searching for people. This research will help to define what kinds of detecting methods exist, and what kind of technologies could be possibly applied for detecting human beings underground. ... The primary goal is to develop a new system for rescuing people under special circumstances such as building collapses, earthquakes, and being trapped underground (e.g., mine shaft collapses). There are many different technologies that could be applied to these …

Inside Unlv, Diane Russell, Shane Bevell, David Ashley, Grace Russell, Lisa Shawcroft

Inside UNLV

No abstract provided.

Effect Of Gamma Rays On Some Aspects Of Biologicalperformance Of Callosobrchus Maculatus (Fabricius)And Trogoderma Granarium (Everts)., A. A Al-Taweel, S. A. Al-Jowary, Mahmmod E. A

Baghdad Science Journal

The effect of gamma rays on males and females ofCallasobruchus maculatus and Trogoderma granarium which were irradiated as 1-3 days old adults was investigated. The results revealed that the percent egg hatch for both pests was zero ,and average number of egg (34.2,21.5) for both pests respectively where their males where irradiated with 0.18 kGy and mated with unirradiated females. While the percent of egg hatch and the average number of egg (zero,21,3) respectively when the females where irradiated with 0.18 and 0.15 kGy and mated to unirradiated males for C. maculatus and T. granarium respectively. Furthermore, the results showed …

Mustang Daily, March 1, 2007

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

Quantification Of Risk For Usaf Fire And Emergency Services Flights As A Result Of Shortage In Manpower, Timothy D. Dalby

Theses and Dissertations

The United States Air Force (USAF) is currently experiencing a period of high operations tempo and overseas deployments have become frequent. These deployments will leave home installations short manned. Some amount of risk is incurred by the home installation as a result of the short manning. For an organization, such as an USAF Fire and Emergency Services (FES) flight, whose primary responsibility is the protection of life and property, the incurred risk could be catastrophic. Still no attempt has been made to quantify risk in terms of manpower for the USAF FES flights. The primary purpose of this research was …

Muffin 2007, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

Muffin was a newsletter produced in the early aughts by RISD’s Queer Student Union as a student guide to queer culture. The 2007 issue features articles on the Translating Identity Conference (TIC), sexual consent, the integration of rival lesbian groups on campus, lesbian films, and Brokeback Mountain, along with creative writing, a list of gay bars, and a list of queer resources.

The Prairie Naturalist, Volume 39, No.1, March 2007

The Prairie Naturalist

CONTENTS

MALLARD BROOD MOVEMENTS IN THE CANADIAN PRAIRIE PARKLANDS G. H. Raven, T. W. Arnold, D. W. Howerter, and L. M. Armstrong

WOODLAND BIRD USE OF IN-CHANNEL ISLANDS IN THE CENTRAL PLATTE RIVER, NEBRASKA, W. C. Scharf

PARTIAL CHARACTERIZATION OF TWO MODERATELY HALOPHILIC BACTERIA FROM A KANSAS SALT MARSH, A. M. Johnson, L. R. Thurlow, S. R. Zwenger, and E. T. Gillock

INTRASPECIFIC AND INTERSPECIFIC TERRITORIALITY IN MICROTUS OCHROGASTER AND M. PENNSYLVANICUS, D. J. Tazik and L. L. Getz

VEGETATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF PRONGHORN BED SITES IN WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, SOUTH DAKOTA, C. N. Jacques, J. A. Jenks, J. D. …

The Tower, 3/1/2007

University Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Spectrum, Volume 25, Issue 17, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Being professional was a priority: Internship and Career Fair -- Rob Hardy is the new Vice President of Human Relations -- Mississippi delegation will help with Hurricane Katrina relief -- Core curriculum will change and challenge, says Dr. Michelle Loris -- Spring into action and put your best foot forward: MS Walk -- A cast of 15 students performed “The Visit” by Friedrich Durrenmatt in the Edgerton -- SHU idol contestants prepare for the second round -- Men’s basketball defeats Monmouth -- Men’s ice hockey clinches top seed in AHA playoffs -- Shubik is Mr. Versatility for men’s basketball.

A Day In The Life Of Pubmed: Analysis Of A Typical Day's Query Log, Jorge R Herskovic, Len Y Tanaka, William Hersh, Elmer V Bernstam

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

OBJECTIVE: To characterize PubMed usage over a typical day and compare it to previous studies of user behavior on Web search engines. DESIGN: We performed a lexical and semantic analysis of 2,689,166 queries issued on PubMed over 24 consecutive hours on a typical day. MEASUREMENTS: We measured the number of queries, number of distinct users, queries per user, terms per query, common terms, Boolean operator use, common phrases, result set size, MeSH categories, used semantic measurements to group queries into sessions, and studied the addition and removal of terms from consecutive queries to gauge search strategies. RESULTS: The size of …

K1 Protein Of Human Herpesvirus 8 Suppresses Lymphoma Cell Fas-Mediated Apoptosis, Suizhao Wang, Shu Wang, Hoyoung Maeng, Daniel P Young, Om Prakash, Luis E Fayad, Anas Younes, Felipe Samaniego

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Expression of the K1 gene of human herpesvirus 8 activates nuclear factor-kappaB and induces lymph node hyperplasia and lymphomas in transgenic mice. To further delineate its role in cell survival, we determined whether K1 altered apoptosis of lymphoma cells. K1 protein is expressed in Kaposi sarcoma and primary effusion lymphoma. We retrovirally transfected BJAB lymphoma, THP-1, U937, and Kaposi sarcoma SLK cells to express K1 and a K1 mutant with the deleted immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif (K1m). We challenged cells with an agonistic anti-Fas antibody, Fas ligand, irradiation, and tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand. K1 transfectants but not K1m transfectants …

Textual Strategies To Resist Disappearance And The Mothers Of Plaza De Mayo, Alicia Partnoy

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In her paper "Textual Strategies to Resist Disappearance and the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo" Alicia Partnoy draws attention to the ways the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo use literature as both a form of protest and as a way to build solidarity. Focusing on four texts written by the Mothers, Partnoy attempts to correct the lack of attention that this literary work has drawn. Partnoy suggests that in addition to the forms of public protest engaged by the Mothers, their literary activities also play a central role in their efforts. In fact, their use of the literary form …