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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 Effect Of Personality Behavior Pattern, Type A And Type B, On Myocardial Ischemia During Daily Life, Hakemia Shaker Hassan

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Type A behavior has been related to coronary heart disease as an independent factor. Therefore, ischemic electrocardiographic (ECG) changes may be more prominent Type A than in Type B individuals .ECG abnormalities were assessed by the cardiac infarction injury score which has predictive power for sudden death(1) OBJECTIVES: (1) To find out the relationship between length and severity of ischemia in Holter monitoring of myocardial ischemia during daily life and personality (type A and type B) through a study of a sample of patients during a stressful time. (2)To compare between personality ( type A and type B …

Primary Gastric Lymphoma In North Of Iraq (A Study Of 34 Cases In The Surgical Departments Of Erbil And Mousl Hospitals)., Abdulqadir M.Zangana

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Primary Gastric Lymphoma is an uncommon malignancy among gastric malignancies. Histology of the Primary Gastric Lymphoma is varied and the extranodal marginal zone B-cells lymphoma is especially significant on account of its potential remission with antibiotic therapy. OBJECTIVE: To study the incidence, staging, clinical presentation, histological and management of Primary Gastric Lymphoma in the North of Iraq. PATIENTS AND METHODS: From January 1988 to February 2005, A total number of 534 patients operated as gastric tumors, 34 (4%) diagnosed as Primary Gastric Lymphoma. at the surgical departments of Erbil and Mousl teaching hospitals. RESULTS: Out of 34 Primary …

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 …

Effect Of Tamoxifin On Lymphocytes Proliferation In Patients With Breast Cancer:Cytogenic Analysis, Nidhalabdulmohymen

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT : BACKGROUND: Hormonal agents such as tamoxifen (TAM) and medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) are used widely in the treatment of breast cancer . In this context, it is noteworthy to note that there is now much experimental and clinical evidence suggesting that sex hormones can influence immune mechanisms strongly AIM: Study the effect of tamoxifin on peripheral blood lymphocytes proliferation in breast cancer patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Seventy-three patients with breast tumor were included in this study. Sixty-two with malignant breast cancer and 11 with benign breast tumor.The malignant breast tumor: Intraductal carcinoma (IDC) (8 patients),Lobular carcinoma (LC) (5), and …

Spectroscopic Studies Of The Purified Testosterone Receptors In Human Benign And Malignant Prostatic Tumors, Omar F. Abdul-Rasheed

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE: To study the human benign and malignant prostatic testosterone receptors spectroscopically in the UV region. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this study, spectroscopic characterization in the UV region was carried out on purified testosterone receptors by determining the polarity and pH effects on receptor UV spectra. Spectrophotometric pH titration and the observation of the thermal stability of testosterone receptors were also included in the present study. RESULTS: The UV spectra of purified testosterone receptors separated from benign prostatic tumors. BI receptor has two peaks at 196nm and 256.4nm, BII purified receptor gives one peak at 195.5nm, MI purified receptor …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Superficial Fungal Infection Of The Skin In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis After Methotrexate Therapy, Firas Elias Douri

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Fungal infection of the skin is common disorder characterized by recurrent candidal skin infection, tinea cruris ,tinea (pityriasis) versicolor and candidal infection of the nails in patients suffered of rheumatoid arthritis (R.A.) and treated by methotrexate. AIM OF THE STUDY: To discover the fungal skin complications after usage of methotrexate in the treatment of patients with Rheumatoid arthritis. METHOD: Thirty two patients with R.A. were enrolled in the study who received 7.5 mg methotrexate and daily 100mg diclofenac for six months in comparison to 32 patients with R.A. who received only daily100 mg diclofenac as treatment. RESULTS: Ten …

In Vitro Evaluation Of The Scolicidal Activity Of Cyclosporin A Against The Protoscolices Of Human Echinococcus Granulosus, Samer Noori Hashim

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND : Hydatid disease, also known as echinococcosis or hydatidosis, is caused by infection with larva of Echinococcus granulosus, which causes cystic hydatid disease. Surgery is the recommended treatment for hydatid cysts; however, drug therapy and percutaneous drainage have recently been introduced as alternative treatments. The scolicidal agents, including 3% hydrogen peroxide, 10% chlorhexidine, 20% hypertonic saline have been used mainly during surgical manipulation of the cysts. Recently cyclosporin A has been found to be lethal for E. granulosus protoscolices in vitro using cultured sheep hydatid cyst. METHOD: The present work was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of different …

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 …

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

Black Voice News

No abstract provided.

Validation Of The Aura Microwave Limb Sounder Hnomeasurements, M L. Santee, A Lambert, W G. Read, N J. Livesey, R E. Cofield, D T. Cuddy, W H. Daffer, B J. Drouin, L Froidevaux, R A. Fuller, R F. Jarnot, B W. Knosp, G L. Manney, V S. Perun, W V. Snyder, P C. Stek, R P. Thurstans, P A. Wagner, J W. Waters, G Muscari, R L. De Zafra, Jack E. Dibb, D W. Fahey, P J. Popp, T P. Marcy, K W. Jucks, G C. Toon, R A. Stachnik, P F. Bernath, C D. Boone, K A. Walker, J Urban, D Murtagh

Earth Sciences

We assess the quality of the version 2.2 (v2.2) HNO₃ measurements from the Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) on the Earth Observing System Aura satellite. The MLS HNO₃ product has been greatly improved over that in the previous version (v1.5), with smoother profiles, much more realistic behavior at the lowest retrieval levels, and correction of a high bias caused by an error in one of the spectroscopy files used in v1.5 processing. The v2.2 HNO₃ data are scientifically useful over the range 215 to 3.2 hPa, with single-profile precision of ∼0.7 ppbv throughout. Vertical resolution is 3–4 km …

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

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

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

Effect Of The Co2 Grinding On Modified Atmosphere And Color Shelf Life Of Ground Beef, Sofiane Ghris

All Theses

Beef ground under air and carbon dioxide (CO2) conditions were evaluated for their storage stability at 2 ± 1¼C starting after 2 days in the dark to simulate transportation, followed by 7 days in lighted display by measuring color (CIE L*, a*, b*, the hue and chroma), gas headspace, microbiological content, and pigment content. AC (ground in air then packaged in 100% CO2 MAP) and CC (ground in CO2 then packaged in 100% CO2 MAP) treatments showed the highest a* and chroma values from day 3 to 9 compared with AV (ground in air then vacuum packaged) and CV (ground …

Summary Of Asap Storage, Inc. V. City Of Sparks, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 61, Tyler James Watson

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

No abstract provided.

Summary Of Sfpp, L.P. V. Dist. Ct., 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 56, Jared Christensen

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

Appeal for writ of prohibition to determine if a district court can retain jurisdiction over disputes from a settlement agreement between parties, after the district court previously dismissed the case with prejudice.ve-flas

Summary Of Hidalgo V. District Court, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. 59, Barbra E. Zess

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

Luis Hidalgo III and Anabel Espindola, awaiting a capital murder trial, made a petition for a writ of mandamus or prohibition challenging the alleged aggravating circumstances (solicitation to commit murder) as not being “a felony involving the use or threat of violence to the person of another,” as required by NRS 200.033(2)(b). The other aggravator, murder to receive money, was successfully challenged as violating SCR 250(4)(c) requirements.

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.

Summary Of Johanson Vs. Dist. Ct., 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 58, Jamie Zimmerman

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

Petitioner requested writ of mandamus to vacate a district court order sealing divorce proceedings and issuing a gag order restricting all communication regarding the case.

Author Who Contends 2000, 2004 Elections Were ‘Stolen’ To Speak At Cal Poly Jan. 17, Public Affairs Office

Press Releases

No abstract provided.

Model-Robust Bayesian Regression And The Sandwich Estimator, Adam A. Szpiro, Kenneth M. Rice, Thomas Lumley

UW Biostatistics Working Paper Series

PLEASE NOTE THAT AN UPDATED VERSION OF THIS RESEARCH IS AVAILABLE AS WORKING PAPER 338 IN THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON BIOSTATISTICS WORKING PAPER SERIES (http://www.bepress.com/uwbiostat/paper338).

In applied regression problems there is often sufficient data for accurate estimation, but standard parametric models do not accurately describe the source of the data, so associated uncertainty estimates are not reliable. We describe a simple Bayesian approach to inference in linear regression that recovers least-squares point estimates while providing correct uncertainty bounds by explicitly recognizing that standard modeling assumptions need not be valid. Our model-robust development parallels frequentist estimating equations and leads to intervals …

The Use Of Information Books In The Preschool Classroom: Possibilities For Nurturing The Young Scientific Mind, Pamela A. Langlie

Theses and Dissertations

The use of information books in the preschool classroom, and the potential of the books and the learning activities associated with the books for promoting science among young children are explored. The research was first conducted with four children at a university children's center, and then replicated in a whole class setting at a college child development lab school in another state. Using qualitative procedures the study produced several grounded theories which led to the assertion that preschoolers, independently of their teachers, select information books according to their developmental interests, and use the books for exploring scientific concepts, and to …

December 26th 2007, Hispanic News

Inland Empire Hispanic News

No abstract provided.

Income Growth In U.S. States: Is It Pro-Poor?, Brandon Curtis

Master's Theses - Economics

While it is generally assumed that economic growth will have a positive effect the vast majority of the population, this claim is often left unchallenged. In particular, the effect of economic growth on the low-income segment of the population is not well understood. In particular, it is not clear if 1) the poor benefit from economic growth, and if so 2) what is the size of the benefit? A growing number of studies have been devoted to answering these questions. This field of study is commonly known as the pro-poor growth literature.

Digital Germany: Virtual Archives, Powerful Portals, Wise Wikis, Richard Hacken

Faculty Publications

Presented in the Winter 2006-2007 issue of the Global Resources Newsletter, the German-North American Resources Partnership issue. Online portals and digital gateways into focused subject and area studies are both boons and blessings. For German Studies but even more extensively, for all disciplines relevant to the German-North American Resources Partnership this past year has seen explosive growth in the preparation, expansion, proofing, and proclamation of virtual libraries, scholarly digital projects, and multidisciplinary portals. German digital scholarship has reached a maturity that calls for the types of systematic registry and centralized access that are vital to researchers from Aachen to Zzyzx.

Gender Performance In The Works Of Mary Davys, Barbara Glore

Theses and Dissertations

From 1700 to 1731, Mary Davys wrote six novels, two plays, and a poem. These works reveal her abiding concern with gender relations, moral behavior, and social order. Davys's work is an articulate critique of social and sexual politics of late Stuart and early Hanoverian England. Few scholars have traced the development of her gender ideology and this aspect of her work remains underexamined. Also, the author's early years in Ireland have not been closely considered even as doing so illuminates the shaping of her world view. As products of an Anglo Irish immigrant critiquing Teaching & Learning society, her …

Editorial Board

Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry

No abstract provided.

Toward A New Generation Of Ice Sheet Models, Christopher M. Little, Michael Oppenheimer, Richard B. Alley, Venkatramani Balaji, Garry K. C. Clarke, Thomas L. Delworth, Robert Hallberg, David Holland, Christina L. Hulbe, Stan Jacobs, Jesse V. Johnson, Hiram Levy, William Lipscomb, Shawn J. Marshall, Byron R. Parizek, Antony J. Payne, Gavin A. Schmidt, Ronald J. Stouffer, David G. Vaughan, Michael Winton

Computer Science Faculty Publications

This report summarizes the conclusions and recommendations of a 1-day workshop on ice sheet modeling held at the NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory on 8 January 2007, sponsored by NOAA and by the Program in Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, N. J.