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Cerebrospinal Fluid Involvement In A Case Of Visceral Leishmaniasis Associated With Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis, Mahmoud Fathalla, Javad Hashim, Hussein Wali, Yasser Dec 2007

Cerebrospinal Fluid Involvement In A Case Of Visceral Leishmaniasis Associated With Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis, Mahmoud Fathalla, Javad Hashim, Hussein Wali, Yasser

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) implies a benign generalized histiocytic proliferate with erythrophagocytosis and it includes familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and secondary hemophgocytosis. Spinal fluid changes like mild to moderate pleocytosis (most of the cells are lymphocytes and macrophages) and sometimes hemophagocytosis are seen in primary HLH but are not reported in secondary HLH. Here we report a case of a previously healthy 10 months old male infant who was diagnosed as familial HLH with evidence of CSF hemophagocytosis. He was started on the HLH 2004 treatment protocol with no improvement. A second bone marrow aspiration revealed leshmania donovani antibodies and he was …

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Seasonal Appearance And Monitoring Of Invasive Species In The Great Bay Estuarine System, Larry G. Harris, Jennifer A. Dijkstra Dec 2007

Seasonal Appearance And Monitoring Of Invasive Species In The Great Bay Estuarine System, Larry G. Harris, Jennifer A. Dijkstra

PREP Reports & Publications

The University of New Hampshire Zoology Department reports on a study designed to synthesize existing data on invasive species in the estuary and the surrounding area, compare succession between two panel studies (1979 to 1982 and 2003 to 2006), seasonally monitor invasive species in the Great Bay Estuary, and identify predators of invasive species. Researchers identified species most likely to invade the Great Bay Estuary, analyzed succession between two long-term panel studies separated by approximately 25 years, collected presence/absence and abundance data of invasive species at four sites within the Great Bay Estuarine System and identified potential predators of invasive …

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Mice Deficient In Involucrin, Envoplakin, And Periplakin Have A Defective Epidermal Barrier., Lisa M Sevilla, Rachida Nachat, Karen R Groot, John F Klement, Jouni Uitto, Philippe Djian, Arto Määttä, Fiona M Watt Dec 2007

Mice Deficient In Involucrin, Envoplakin, And Periplakin Have A Defective Epidermal Barrier., Lisa M Sevilla, Rachida Nachat, Karen R Groot, John F Klement, Jouni Uitto, Philippe Djian, Arto Määttä, Fiona M Watt

Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Faculty Papers

The cornified envelope is assembled from transglutaminase cross-linked proteins and lipids in the outermost epidermal layers and is essential for skin barrier function. Involucrin, envoplakin, and periplakin form the protein scaffold on which the envelope assembles. To examine their combined function, we generated mice deficient in all three genes. The triple knockouts have delayed embryonic barrier formation and postnatal hyperkeratosis (abnormal accumulation of cornified cells) resulting from impaired desquamation. Cornified envelopes form but are ultrastructurally abnormal, with reduced lipid content and decreased mechanical integrity. Expression of proteases is reduced and the protease inhibitor, serpina1b, is highly upregulated, resulting in defective …

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The Learning Organisation And Health Care Education, Rashid K. Al-Abri, Intisar S. Al-Hashmi Dec 2007

The Learning Organisation And Health Care Education, Rashid K. Al-Abri, Intisar S. Al-Hashmi

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

The ‘Learning Organisation’ is a concept first described by Peter Senge as an organisation where people continuously learn and enhance their capabilities to create. It consists of five main disciplines: team learning, shared vision, mental models, personal mastery and systems thinking. These disciplines are dynamic and interact with each other. System thinking is the cornerstone of a true learning organisation and is described as the discipline used to implement the disciplines. In a learning organisation, health care education aims to educate its members with up to date knowledge to produce competent and safe personnel, who can promote quality in health …

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Fused Ct/Ga-67 Spect Images For Detection Of Pleural Lymphoma, Khalid Alsaadi, Humoud Al-Dhuhli, Samir Burney, Ikram Dec 2007

Fused Ct/Ga-67 Spect Images For Detection Of Pleural Lymphoma, Khalid Alsaadi, Humoud Al-Dhuhli, Samir Burney, Ikram

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

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Jawetz, Melnick & Adelberg’S Medical Microbiology 24th Edition, Muhannad F. Al-Kobaisi Dec 2007

Jawetz, Melnick & Adelberg’S Medical Microbiology 24th Edition, Muhannad F. Al-Kobaisi

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

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Antiphosphatidyl Serine Autoantibodies And Premature Coronary Events, Hisham Ym Ali, Zainalabideen A. Abdullah Dec 2007

Antiphosphatidyl Serine Autoantibodies And Premature Coronary Events, Hisham Ym Ali, Zainalabideen A. Abdullah

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Objectives: To determine whether antiphosphatidyl serine autoantibodies (aPS) are associated with increased risk of occurrence of coronary events in selected patients. Methods: This study compared 50 patients with coronary events with 30 controls, recruited from the cities of Mosul, Erbil, and Dohuk cities, Northern Iraq, between March 2004 and March 2005. The patient group consisted of 23 individuals with myocardial infarction and 27 with angina. We evaluated the presence of aPS antibodies (IgG and IgM isotypes) by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The studied cases were less than 50 years of age (mean ± SD, 39.6 ± 5.9) and had no …

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Law And Policy Perspectives Of Seafarers' Claims, Lunecito U. Delos Santos Dec 2007

Law And Policy Perspectives Of Seafarers' Claims, Lunecito U. Delos Santos

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Assessment Of Fecal Bacteria Contamination In Sewage And Non-Sewage Impacted Mangrove Ecosystems Along The Coast Of Dar Es Salaam, A. A. Abbu, Thomas J. Tj Lyimo Dec 2007

Assessment Of Fecal Bacteria Contamination In Sewage And Non-Sewage Impacted Mangrove Ecosystems Along The Coast Of Dar Es Salaam, A. A. Abbu, Thomas J. Tj Lyimo

Tanzania Journal of Science

Microbiological quality of the intertidal pool water was evaluated in sewage impacted (Mtoni Kijichi) and non-sewage impacted (Rasi Dege) mangrove forest sites along the coast of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The Most Probable Number method was used for estimating the total coliform (TC), fecal coliform (FC) and fecal enterococci (ENT) levels. In addition, physicochemical parameters (temperature, pH, salinity and nutrients) were measured. The results for microbial fecal indicators were compared to the World Health Organisation (WHO) and United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) guidelines for marine recreational and shellfish harvesting waters. Fecal bacteria contamination was significantly higher at Mtoni Kijichi …

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Of Breaches Of The Peace, Home Invasions, And Securities Fraud, A. Christine Hurt Dec 2007

Of Breaches Of The Peace, Home Invasions, And Securities Fraud, A. Christine Hurt

Faculty Scholarship

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The Bluebook At Eighteen: Reflecting And Ratifying Current Trends In Legal Scholarship, A. Christine Hurt Dec 2007

The Bluebook At Eighteen: Reflecting And Ratifying Current Trends In Legal Scholarship, A. Christine Hurt

Faculty Scholarship

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The Icj's Uganda Wall: A Barrier To The Principle Of Distinction And An Entry Point For Lawfare, Eric Talbot Jensen Dec 2007

The Icj's Uganda Wall: A Barrier To The Principle Of Distinction And An Entry Point For Lawfare, Eric Talbot Jensen

Faculty Scholarship

The intermixing of combatants with civilians while engaging in hostilities violates one of the most fundamental principles of the law of armed conflict: the principle of distinction. This bedrock principle of the law of war requires those involved in conflict to mark themselves so they can be distinguished from those who are not involved in combat. The most common method of compliance is for combatants to wear a uniform. By requiring distinction, both combatants and civilians know who is involved in the combat and who is not. Derogation from the principle of distinction is among the most serious issues facing …

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Post-Conflict Reconstruction, Eric Talbot Jensen Dec 2007

Post-Conflict Reconstruction, Eric Talbot Jensen

Faculty Scholarship

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The Political Balance Of Power Over The Military: Rethinking The Relationship Between The Armed Forces, The President, And Congress, Geoffery S. Corn, Eric Talbot Jensen Dec 2007

The Political Balance Of Power Over The Military: Rethinking The Relationship Between The Armed Forces, The President, And Congress, Geoffery S. Corn, Eric Talbot Jensen

Faculty Scholarship

Recent events related to the planning and execution of the war in Iraq, most notably the perceived 2003 "firing" of then Army Chief of Staff Eric Shinseki, have raised concerns over the effect of Executive Branch dominance of the military and how that dominance impacts the ability of Congress to obtain timely and important information. Such actions, perceived to discourage members of the military from providing candid views to Congress when they differ with the Administration, even if implied instead of express, strike at the very core of the founder's intent to balance military power within the national government. The …

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Impact Of Privatization In Ports : Measuring Efficiency Through Data Envelopment Analysis And Key Performance Indicators, Nana E. Quansah Dec 2007

Impact Of Privatization In Ports : Measuring Efficiency Through Data Envelopment Analysis And Key Performance Indicators, Nana E. Quansah

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Health Consequences Of Iodine Deficiency, Umesh Kapil Dec 2007

Health Consequences Of Iodine Deficiency, Umesh Kapil

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) are one of the biggest worldwide public health problem of today. Their effect is hidden and profoundly affects the quality of human life. Iodine deficiency occurs when the soil is poor in iodine, causing a low concentration in food products and insufficient iodine intake in the population. When iodine requirements are not met, the thyroid may no longer be able to synthesize sufficient amounts of thyroid hormone. The resulting low-level of thyroid hormones in the blood is the principal factor responsible for the series of functional and developmental abnormalities, collectively referred to as IDD. Iodine deficiency …

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Evidence-Based Pediatric Oncology, Yasser Wali Dec 2007

Evidence-Based Pediatric Oncology, Yasser Wali

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

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The Proliferation Security Initiative (Psi) : The Compability With Unclos And The 2005 Sua Convention - The Way Forward In The East Asian Region, Tokimasa Yokoi Dec 2007

The Proliferation Security Initiative (Psi) : The Compability With Unclos And The 2005 Sua Convention - The Way Forward In The East Asian Region, Tokimasa Yokoi

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Belching As A Presenting Symptom Of Angina Pectoris, Kawther El-Shafie Dec 2007

Belching As A Presenting Symptom Of Angina Pectoris, Kawther El-Shafie

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Symptoms of angina pectoris can present with the typical specific symptoms, which are easy to recognize, or vague symptoms like chills, nausea, dizziness, belching and mild chest pain. Both the typical and atypical forms of angina symptoms may rarely be associated with or masked by predominantly extra cardiac manifestations, which are occasionally referred to the abdomen. We report here an unusual presentation of angina. A 62 years old male who had been healthy all his life, presented at Sultan Qaboos University, Oman, with a two month history of belching episodes as the chief and the only complaint. He was found …

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Incremental Information Content Dalam Opini Audit Unqualified Dengan Paragraf Penjelasan, Lianny Leo Dec 2007

Incremental Information Content Dalam Opini Audit Unqualified Dengan Paragraf Penjelasan, Lianny Leo

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Keuangan Indonesia

This study investigates whether there is any different market reaction to unqualified and unqualified with explanatory paragraph audit opinion. The result of empirical univariate and regression test on 291 firm-years, with balanced proportion between the two opinions, shows that there is a significant difference of stock returns between the two audit opinions around opinion announcement. Market appreciates the existence of explanatory paragraph in the unqualified audit opinion with higher excess returns compared to standard unqualified audit opinion. Overall this study shows incremental information content in unqualified with explanatory paragraph audit opinion.

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Pengaruh Locus Of Control, Komitmen Profesional, Pengalaman Audit Terhadap Perilaku Akuntan Publik Dalam Konflik Audit Dengan Kesadaran Etis Sebagai Variabel Pemoderasi, Intiyas Utami, Yefta Andi Kus Noegroho, Fenny Indrawati Dec 2007

Pengaruh Locus Of Control, Komitmen Profesional, Pengalaman Audit Terhadap Perilaku Akuntan Publik Dalam Konflik Audit Dengan Kesadaran Etis Sebagai Variabel Pemoderasi, Intiyas Utami, Yefta Andi Kus Noegroho, Fenny Indrawati

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Keuangan Indonesia

Phenomena in public accountant that client pressure exists in an audit conflict situation are prevalent in the audit environment. Theoretical linkages between personality, ethical reasoning and ethical behavior were interesting to study. This paper studies those phenomena with behavioral research in accounting. This paper investigates the interaction effects o f locus o f control, professional commitment, audit experience and ethical reasoning on the behavior o f public accountants in the audit conflict situation. The data were collected through mail survey from fifty-two public accountants from CPA firm in DK1 Jakarta, Semarang, and Surabaya. The convenience sampling method was used in …

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Pengaruh Human Capital Terhadap Business Performance Melalui Customer Capital, Siti Pritiza Juwita, Fivi Anggraini Dec 2007

Pengaruh Human Capital Terhadap Business Performance Melalui Customer Capital, Siti Pritiza Juwita, Fivi Anggraini

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Keuangan Indonesia

The purpose o f this research is to investigate the effect o f human capital on business performance with customer capital as the intervening variable. Samples used in this research are commodity export companies listed in The Industry and Trade Provincial Office o f West Sumatera. Data used for this research was collected from financial managers and personnel managers that completing and returning the questionnaire. Data collected by mail survey and contact person with 70 questionnaire and respon rate 38 questionnaires (54%). Analysis conducted by path analysis technique and software SPSS 12.00. The result shows that human capital positively but …

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Private Finance Initiative (Pfi) In Malaysia: The Need For And Issues Related To The Public Sector Comparator (Psc), Suhaiza Ismail, Khairuddin Abdul Rashid Dec 2007

Private Finance Initiative (Pfi) In Malaysia: The Need For And Issues Related To The Public Sector Comparator (Psc), Suhaiza Ismail, Khairuddin Abdul Rashid

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Keuangan Indonesia

The Concept of Private Finance Initiative (PFI) or Public Private Partnership (PPP) has been internationally implemented over the last two decades. In Malaysia, eventhough the involvement of the private sector in assisting with the provision of public services and facilities is not new, only recently under the Ninth Malaysia Plan the government officially announced the implementation of projects using PFI scheme in order to promote greater involvement of the private sector in delivering public services (Ninth Malaysia Plan, 2006). Consequently, a series of PFI projects is now being implemented including some already under construction. However, little is known on the …

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Menggagas Neraca Syari’Ah Berbasis Maal: Kontekstualisasi ’’Kekayaan Altruistik Islami”, Aji Dedi Mulawarman Dec 2007

Menggagas Neraca Syari’Ah Berbasis Maal: Kontekstualisasi ’’Kekayaan Altruistik Islami”, Aji Dedi Mulawarman

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Keuangan Indonesia

The objective o f this research is to formulate Shari 'ate Balance Sheet from the real transaction and business habitus o f Indonesian Moslem Society. Formulation is conducted by utilising Extension o f Integrated Islamic Hyperstructuralism Methodology. In that methodology, conventional concept o f wealth and Baydoun and Willett’s (1994) balance sheet are refined by Shari’ate Accounting. The result is then refined by (Islamic) Technosystem and Extension o f Pierre Bourdieu’s Constructivist Structuralism to generate Shari 'ate Balance Sheet. The major result shows that maal is form o f Islamic and Altruistic Wealth. This means that wealth must: (1) have …

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Deafdigest: Blue Edition, December 30, 2007, Barry Strassler Dec 2007

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, December 30, 2007, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2007

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Evolutionary Medicine Of Kani Tribal’S Botanical Knowledge In Agasthiayamalai Biosphere Reserve, South India, John De Britto, R. Mahesh Dec 2007

Evolutionary Medicine Of Kani Tribal’S Botanical Knowledge In Agasthiayamalai Biosphere Reserve, South India, John De Britto, R. Mahesh

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

Agasthiayamalai Biosphere Reserve in Tirunelveli zones have had five Kani tribal settlement surveys of ethnomedicinal utilization with more than 480 species of which only 70 species are been reported during the field study 2006-2007. Collected ancestral knowledge was documented in database format by the software Visual Basic 6.0 and M.S Access. Kani tribes reveal that they are capable of treating various diseases. Exploitation and documentation of traditional medicine is essential for the future. Such study will be useful to understand the role and importance of the tribal botanical knowledge in the conservation of medicinal plants of this area.

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Regional Body Composition In College-Aged Caucasians From Anthropometric Measures, Robert T. Davidson, Cameron B. Ritchie Dec 2007

Regional Body Composition In College-Aged Caucasians From Anthropometric Measures, Robert T. Davidson, Cameron B. Ritchie

Faculty Publications

Quantitating fat and lean tissue in isolated body regions may be helpful or required in obesity and health-outcomes research. However, current methods of regional body composition measurement require specialized, expensive equipment such as that used in computed tomography or dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA). Simple body size or circumference measurement relationships to body composition have been developed but are limited to whole-body applications. We investigated relationships between body size measurements and regional body composition. Methods Using DEXA technology we determined the fat and lean tissue composition for six regions of the body in predominantly Caucasian, college-aged men (n = 32) …

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Periodontal Disease And Diabetes: Knowledge And Attitudes Assessment Project Dec 2007

Periodontal Disease And Diabetes: Knowledge And Attitudes Assessment Project

Florida Public Health Review

There is a growing body of evidence showing that periodontal disease is more prevalent among diabetic patients than among non-diabetic patients. This same evidence also shows that the more poorly controlled the diabetes, the more severe the periodontal disease. However, it is unclear if the increased risk of periodontal disease is known by the diabetes community. Two hundred diabetic patients voluntarily participated in an intervention to increase the diabetic patient’s knowledge of and attitudes toward periodontal disease. The study was conducted at the University of Miami-Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) during the month of May 2005. The purpose …

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An Optical Model For Heat And Salt Budget Estimation For Shallow Seas, Hari Warrior, Kendall L. Carder Dec 2007

An Optical Model For Heat And Salt Budget Estimation For Shallow Seas, Hari Warrior, Kendall L. Carder

Marine Science Faculty Publications

The effects of the underwater light field on heat-budget calculations for shallow waters are developed and applied for the region of Bahamas. Most of the general circulation models use a simplified heat budget scheme based on Jerlov water types, and do not account for optical bottom effects. by optical bottom effect, we mean the bottom absorption and reflection of the short-wave radiation, which in turn affects the thermal stratification and heat exchange with the atmosphere. In this paper, this optical bottom effect is added to a 3D turbulence model (a 1D model called GOTM is coupled to a 3D model …

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Growth And Demography Of One Population Of The Lizard Sceloporus Mucronatus Mucronatus, Angela M. Ortega-León, Emily R. Smith, J. Jaime Zúñiga-Vega, Fausto R. Méndez–De La Cruz Dec 2007

Growth And Demography Of One Population Of The Lizard Sceloporus Mucronatus Mucronatus, Angela M. Ortega-León, Emily R. Smith, J. Jaime Zúñiga-Vega, Fausto R. Méndez–De La Cruz

Western North American Naturalist

We report on growth and demography of Sceloporus mucronatus mucronatus, a lizard subspecies endemic to central Mexico. We characterize the life history of this subspecies, provide quantitative information relevant to conservation, and add to the growing literature on the diversity of life histories in the genus Sceloporus. We calculated body growth rates and fitted them to the Von Bertalanffy, the logistic-by-length, and the logistic-by-weight growth models. The Von Bertalanffy model provided the best fit, and we used it to analyze the growth pattern. Growth rates were similar during the 1st year of life in both sexes, but after …

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