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Multiple Sclerosis With Recurrent Meningitis, Mansour A. Al-Moallem, Radwan M. Zaidan, Nura H. Alkali, Abdulrahman Y. Tahan Jan 2008

Multiple Sclerosis With Recurrent Meningitis, Mansour A. Al-Moallem, Radwan M. Zaidan, Nura H. Alkali, Abdulrahman Y. Tahan

Neurosciences

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune demyelinating disease that is rarely associated with aseptic meningitis. However, certain syndromes causing aseptic meningitis are often associated with central nervous system demyelination that mimics multiple sclerosis (MS). Since many of these syndromes are potentially treatable, unmasking an alternative diagnosis is essential whenever an MS-like illness and recurrent meningitis are encountered in the same patient. Yet, the search for an alternative diagnosis may be elusive sometimes, despite extensive and appropriate investigations. We present a young woman with an MS-like illness associated with recurrent meningitis over a 7-year period. After an exhaustive evaluation, we conclude that …

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Brain Death Criteria. The Neurological Determination Of Death, Mohammed M. Jan Jan 2008

Brain Death Criteria. The Neurological Determination Of Death, Mohammed M. Jan

Neurosciences

Brain death implies the permanent absence of all cerebral and brainstem functions. The diagnosis of brain death is usually made clinically. The criteria require the occurrence of acute and irreversible CNS insult. Drug intoxication, poisoning, metabolic derangements, and hypothermia should be corrected for accurate brain death evaluation. At least 2 expert examiners are required to make the brain death determination. It is advisable to involve an independent examiner not involved in the patients care or the recovery of donated organs. The objective of this article is to present updated guidelines for the process of brain death determination. All brain and …

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Benzodiazepines Sensitivity Testing. A Pragmatic Clinical Approach To Identify Potentially Useful Gabaergic Antiepileptic Medications, Mohammad F. Aljabri, Brian Jordan, J.Keith Brown, Robert A. Minns Jan 2008

Benzodiazepines Sensitivity Testing. A Pragmatic Clinical Approach To Identify Potentially Useful Gabaergic Antiepileptic Medications, Mohammad F. Aljabri, Brian Jordan, J.Keith Brown, Robert A. Minns

Neurosciences

OBJECTIVE: To determine how benzodiazepine (BZD) sensitivity testing might be utilized to choose potentially useful antiepileptic drugs. METHODS: A retrospective audit of BZD sensitivity testing was carried out on 76 difficult pediatric epileptic cases that attended the Pediatric Neurology services at The Royal Hospital for Sick Children Edinburgh, Scotland from February 2005 to February 2006. The causes and types of epilepsy varied widely, as well as the encephalographic (EEG) findings. The EEG changes post-test are categorized according to the response to BZDs into “complete,” “intermediate,” “paradoxical” and “absent response.” Similarly, the clinical outcomes after changing their antiepileptic medications have different …

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Improving Inventory Learning Style, Hanan M. Al-Kadri Jan 2008

Improving Inventory Learning Style, Hanan M. Al-Kadri

Neurosciences

OBJECTIVE: To look into Vermunt learning style inventory as an example of other inventories, identify the students learning style, their experience when they answered the inventory, did it help them to identify their learning style, and how it can be improved. METHODS: Quantitative questionnaire, and qualitative semi structured interviews at King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and gynecology, from November to December 2006 were recorded. RESULTS: The quantitative comparison between the 17 studied students inventories revealed no significant difference between the students learning styles. In the interviews, the common themes were long questionnaire with …

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Evaluation Of 121 Adult Cases Of Tuberculous Meningitis, Gonul Sengoz, Kadriye K. Yasar, Filiz Yildirim Jan 2008

Evaluation Of 121 Adult Cases Of Tuberculous Meningitis, Gonul Sengoz, Kadriye K. Yasar, Filiz Yildirim

Neurosciences

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate serious complications of tuberculous meningitis (TBM), resulting from difficulties in diagnosis and treatment of the disease. METHODS: Clinical and laboratory findings of 121 patients with TBM followed-up between the years 1998 and 2005 were evaluated retrospectively in Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. The patients were diagnosed by history, physical examination findings, CSF findings, CSF culture, and radiological imaging techniques, and were treated with isoniazid, rifampicin, ethambutol, pyrazinamide, and dexamethasone. RESULTS: The age distribution of 121 patients was 15-70 (31+/-14.0 years). Most frequent complaint on admission was headache, and most frequent findings were nuchal rigidity, alteration …

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Expression Of The Human Epo Gene In Banana (Musa Acuminata) / Geradline Joanne Fernando, Fernando Geradline Joanne Jan 2008

Expression Of The Human Epo Gene In Banana (Musa Acuminata) / Geradline Joanne Fernando, Fernando Geradline Joanne

Student Works (2000-2009)

Erythropoietin (EPO) is a glycoprotein hormone which plays a vital role in the regulation of the formation of red blood cells in mammals. Inadequate production of EPO was found to be one of the major causes of anaemia. Anaemia is also a frequent complication to many other diseases such as AIDS, chronic renal failure, rheumatoid arthritis, etc. In the mid-1980s, anaemia was treated with blood transfusion which however brought about many other problems. The advent of recombinant DNA technology proved to be a useful method for the mass production of recombinant EPO. However, finding a stable biofactory for the production …

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Skull-Photo Superimposition: The State Of The Art In Malaysia And Its Legal Significance / Hetty Susilawati Asmuni, Asmuni Hetty Susilawati Jan 2008

Skull-Photo Superimposition: The State Of The Art In Malaysia And Its Legal Significance / Hetty Susilawati Asmuni, Asmuni Hetty Susilawati

Student Works (2000-2009)

The utility of the so-called skull-photo superimposition has been well established in many parts of a country, for example India, Australia, and New Zealand. The admissibility of the technique as an evidence was recognized and accepted in their court of law. Skull-photo superimposition is a technique whereby an unknown skull is superimposed or laid on the photograph of a suspected dead person in an attempt to make identification by appreciating and analyzing the match between the two. Skull-photo superimposition is a supplementary technique and used to establish identification of dead bodies. The present study aimed to investigate the utility of …

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Effect Of Foot Position On Emg And Force Of The Upper And Lower Extremities, Saravanan Balasubramani Jan 2008

Effect Of Foot Position On Emg And Force Of The Upper And Lower Extremities, Saravanan Balasubramani

All NMU Master's Theses

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Independent Protection And Advocacy: Th E Role Of Counsel In Institutional Settings, Karen O. Talley Jan 2008

Independent Protection And Advocacy: Th E Role Of Counsel In Institutional Settings, Karen O. Talley

NYLS Law Review

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Institutional Reform Litigation, Leonard Koerner Jan 2008

Institutional Reform Litigation, Leonard Koerner

NYLS Law Review

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The History Of The New York City Law Department: Fighting For The City By William E. Nelson, Ross Sandler Jan 2008

The History Of The New York City Law Department: Fighting For The City By William E. Nelson, Ross Sandler

NYLS Law Review

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The Intersection Between Finance And Intellectual Property: Trade Secrets, Hedge Funds, And Section 13(F) Of The Exchange Act, Erin E. Martin Jan 2008

The Intersection Between Finance And Intellectual Property: Trade Secrets, Hedge Funds, And Section 13(F) Of The Exchange Act, Erin E. Martin

NYLS Law Review

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Longwood University Catalog 2008-2009, Longwood University Jan 2008

Longwood University Catalog 2008-2009, Longwood University

Undergraduate Catalogs

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Clark County Child Death Review: 2008 Annual Report, Nevada Institute For Children’S Research And Policy, Tara Phebus, Denise Tanata Ashby, Karen Z. Silcott Jan 2008

Clark County Child Death Review: 2008 Annual Report, Nevada Institute For Children’S Research And Policy, Tara Phebus, Denise Tanata Ashby, Karen Z. Silcott

Nevada Institute for Children's Research and Policy Reports

The primary goal of all Child Death Review Teams is to prevent future child deaths. The child death review process enables jurisdictions to come together in a collaborative, multidisciplinary forum to openly discuss detailed circumstances in an effort to gain a better understanding of child deaths. The team provides a venue for representatives from a variety of both public and private agencies as well as community organizations to share information in a confidential and non-threatening environment. The National Center for Child Death Review (hereinafter, National Center), which is supported by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the U.S. Department …

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Solution Chemical Synthesis Of Nanostructured Thermoelectric Materials, Xiaohua Ji, Terry M. Tritt, Xinbing Zhao, Joe W. Kolis Jan 2008

Solution Chemical Synthesis Of Nanostructured Thermoelectric Materials, Xiaohua Ji, Terry M. Tritt, Xinbing Zhao, Joe W. Kolis

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

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Groundwater Report 305b 2008, Tennessee. Department Of Environment And Conservation. Jan 2008

Groundwater Report 305b 2008, Tennessee. Department Of Environment And Conservation.

Groundwater Assessment

No abstract provided.

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No.57 An Emergency Order Suspending Provisions Of Certain Laws And Rules In Order To Provide Relief To Evacuees Of Hurricane Gustav, Phil Bredesen Jan 2008

No.57 An Emergency Order Suspending Provisions Of Certain Laws And Rules In Order To Provide Relief To Evacuees Of Hurricane Gustav, Phil Bredesen

Executive Orders

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Flow-Acting: Modern Sports Science And The Preparation Of Actors, Barrett Slade Billew Jan 2008

Flow-Acting: Modern Sports Science And The Preparation Of Actors, Barrett Slade Billew

Theses and Dissertations

Theatre artists and acting teachers throughout history have sought to find and create presence. By combining modern sports science with an understanding of systems of actor training I have suggested an approach that makes presence a trainable skill. My coach Dr. Scott Sonnon, developer of the Circular Strength Training System, has refined modern sports science to emphasize the development and maintenance of flow-state. This state allows the athlete to respond openly and freely within a constantly changing situation.By combining my life long study of acting with my eight years of work with Coach Sonnon I am developing a system to …

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Lucky Strike Branch Library, Vanessa Yvonne Vinsant Jan 2008

Lucky Strike Branch Library, Vanessa Yvonne Vinsant

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis project is an examination of how design can reinvigorate interest in reading through the creation of a branch library. The primary focus of this study is to generate a space that successfully binds intellectual interests, social and economic groups to re-establish community.

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Civic Habits: A Predictive Model Of Volunteer Behavior, Susan G. White Jan 2008

Civic Habits: A Predictive Model Of Volunteer Behavior, Susan G. White

Theses and Dissertations

The findings of this research indicate that volunteering is influenced by a number of factors, one of which is gender. The data used in this study reveal a different profile of the volunteer than is presented in much of the research on volunteering, which tends to profile the "most likely" volunteer as female, employed by the public sector, possessing a higher education and having children. The questions addressed in this research are: 1) What are the contextual effects of volunteering and 2) Is there a relationship of one or more of these effects to gender? The findings indicate men in …

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A Comparison Of Five Radiographic Systems To D-Speed Film In The Detection Of Artificial Bone Lesions, David Lloyd Hadley Jan 2008

A Comparison Of Five Radiographic Systems To D-Speed Film In The Detection Of Artificial Bone Lesions, David Lloyd Hadley

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to compare three direct digital sensors (Kodak 6100, Schick CDR, and Dexis PerfectSize), a phosphor plate system (OpTime), and F-speed film to standard D-speed film in the detection of artificial bone lesions prepared in mandible bone sections. Multiple artificial bone lesions were prepared at varying depths in the cortical bone. Specimens were imaged with six different radiographic systems. Radiographs were randomly presented to nine different observers. A logistic regression analysis indicated that the ability of the different radiographic systems to detect the bone lesions was significantly different at the mean percentage of cortical bone …

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Orthodontic Bracket Bond Strength Using Self-Etching Primer With Or Without Pumice Or Acid Etch Pretreatment, Ana Paula Decastro Jan 2008

Orthodontic Bracket Bond Strength Using Self-Etching Primer With Or Without Pumice Or Acid Etch Pretreatment, Ana Paula Decastro

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to compare the shear bond strength of orthodontic brackets to enamel in four bonding protocols: SEP without prior pumicing (None), Pre-etch and SEP without prior pumicing (Pre-etch), control: SEP with prior pumicing (Pumice), and Pre-etch and SEP with prior pumicing (Both). 80 extracted bovine incisors were randomly divided into 4 groups of 20, and brackets were bonded under the different experimental conditions. Debonding force was measured with an Instron universal testing machine. A two-way ANOVA comparing the four groups indicated that there was a significant difference in debonding force (P = 0.001). The SEP …

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Quantifiying The Depth Of Oral Sedation Using Bispectral Index Monitoring, John Flowers Jan 2008

Quantifiying The Depth Of Oral Sedation Using Bispectral Index Monitoring, John Flowers

Theses and Dissertations

Purpose: To determine whether Bispectral Index Monitoring is an effective tool for quantifying sedation depth after the administration of oral drug regimens in children.Methods: This retrospective study reviewed the charts of 75 children who received oral conscious sedation for dental treatment. Data collected from the chart included; 1) BIS values at 5 minute intervals and at five critical events: pre-operative, local anesthesia delivery, rubber dam placement (if utilized), during operative treatment, and postoperatively, 2) behavior ratings at the five critical events and an overall behavior assessment, 3) treatment data, and 4) demographic data. Results: The mean BIS value for orally …

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Assessment Of Seminary Education On End Of Life Issues, Stefan Hakon Pomrenke Jan 2008

Assessment Of Seminary Education On End Of Life Issues, Stefan Hakon Pomrenke

Theses and Dissertations

Background: The US health care system faces increased costs from end of life (EOL) care. The intensive approach to EOL treatment with greater use of procedures in ICUs has led to decedent spending six times greater than that of survivors in the hospital. Experts in ICU and Palliative care fields have called for greater utilization of end of life planning and education. To date, EOL education has been dominated by the technologically driven medical field and the church has been under-utilized. The US population relies on clergy support for many mental health and EOL issues. Clergy report feeling uncomfortable in …

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Effects Of Smoking And Gender On Tetrahydroisoquinolines And Beta-Carbolines In A Healthy Population And During Alcohol Detoxification, Satjit Singh Brar Jan 2008

Effects Of Smoking And Gender On Tetrahydroisoquinolines And Beta-Carbolines In A Healthy Population And During Alcohol Detoxification, Satjit Singh Brar

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the effects of smoking and gender on 1) tetrahydroisoquinolines (TIQs) and beta-carbolines (BCs) in a population of healthy subjects and 2) TIQs in an alcohol-dependent population undergoing in-patient detoxification. Comparison in plasma TIQs between the populations was additionally conducted. To support the clinical investigations, a HPLC-FD method was developed and validated to assess plasma concentrations of BCs, harman and norharman, while a HPLC-ESI-MS/MS method was validated to quantify the TIQs, R/S-salsolinol along with dopamine. Forty-one young volunteers were recruited including 19 nonsmokers (NS), 11 light smokers (LS) and 11 heavy smokers (HS), …

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Esthetic Posterior Stainless Steel Crowns And Their Relative Shear Strengths, Lonny Dale Carmichael Jan 2008

Esthetic Posterior Stainless Steel Crowns And Their Relative Shear Strengths, Lonny Dale Carmichael

Theses and Dissertations

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate esthetic posterior stainless steel crowns (EP-SSC) and compare their relative shear strengths.Methods: Sixty EP-SSC were compared. 15 crowns from NuSmile® Primary Crowns, Kinder Krowns, and Dental Innovators 1UP and EC Crowns were studied. The crowns were cemented to a typodont tooth then thermally cycled in water baths to simulate oral conditions. Shear strengths were evaluated by subjecting these crowns to simulated forces of occlusion.Results: The force required to cause shearing of the esthetic facings was statistically significant. With the 1UP crown being significantly weaker than the other crowns tested. Conclusion: The …

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How Well Does Spirituality Predict Health Status In People Living With Hiv-Disease?, Rachel Kidd Cobb Jan 2008

How Well Does Spirituality Predict Health Status In People Living With Hiv-Disease?, Rachel Kidd Cobb

Theses and Dissertations

Problem: The United States of America has one of the highest number of HIV infections in the world; approximately 1.3 million people in North America were living with HIV in 2007. Factors influencing HIV survival are essential to disease management and care. Research findings suggest religion and spirituality may be essential components to health and well-being in individuals with HIV-Disease. Purpose: This study was designed to determine how well spirituality predicted health status in a convenience sample of 39 adults diagnosed with HIV-Disease. Procedure: A model building approach was used to explore relationships among the five variables of the Neuman …

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The Dimensionality Of Emotion And Individual Differences, Leah Braganza Jan 2008

The Dimensionality Of Emotion And Individual Differences, Leah Braganza

Theses : Honours

This paper is a critical review of the research on the relative contribution of valence and arousal to the effect of emotion on performance. It is well accepted that emotion influences aspects of cognitive performance, but there are inconsistent results concerning the relative salience of valence and arousal. Some authors support the idea that valence, rather than arousal, is the primary contributor to this effect of emotion on performance. This review analysed the methodology used in studies supporting the primary role of valence, and this analysis revealed that the two dimensions may have been confounded. The literature suggested that arousal …

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Family Support Within A Child Care Centre: A Case Study, Rikki Maynard Jan 2008

Family Support Within A Child Care Centre: A Case Study, Rikki Maynard

Theses : Honours

This review explored the effects of stress in the family environment and the role that family support plays in reducing this stress. Specifically, research concerning the role that child care workers play in providing support to families who utilise their services was examined. The literature showed that there are many stressors facing families today and that the experience of stress in the family environment can have a detrimental effect on children's developmental outcomes. While the literature showed that experiencing social support can reduce stress in the family environment, it was also found that many families face isolation from such forms …

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The Relationship Between Nicotine Dependence And Symptoms Of Anxiety, Depression And Stress In A Therapeutic Community For Alcohol And Other Drug Rehabilitation, Thomas Hopkins Jan 2008

The Relationship Between Nicotine Dependence And Symptoms Of Anxiety, Depression And Stress In A Therapeutic Community For Alcohol And Other Drug Rehabilitation, Thomas Hopkins

Theses : Honours

Smoking tobacco is the largest single risk factor for premature death in developed countries. It is also associated with the greatest economic cost of all drugs in Australian society. In addition to the health and economic consequences associated with smoking, it has also been associated with mental health problems. Smoking has been associated with anxiety, depression and stress, as well as more pervasive disorders such as panic disorder and agoraphobia. It is not clear whether smoking contributes to mental health problems or individuals with mental health problems smoke to alleviate symptoms. It may be there are genetic factors that contribute …

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