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Method Of Transferring Strained Semiconductor Structure, Michael Nastasi Dec 2009

Method Of Transferring Strained Semiconductor Structure, Michael Nastasi

Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering: Faculty Publications

The transfer of strained semiconductor layers from one substrate to another substrate involves depositing a multilayer structure on a substrate having surface contaminants. An interface that includes the contaminants if formed in between the deposited layer and the substrate. Hydrogen atoms are introduced into the structure and allowed to diffuse to the interface. Afterward, the deposited multilayer structure is bonded to a second substrate and is separated away at the interface, which results in transferring a multilayer structure from one substrate at least one strained semiconductor layer and at least one strain-induced seed layer. The strain-induced seed layer can be …

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Introduction To Ritual Theory Ritual Practice, Catherine M. Bell Dec 2009

Introduction To Ritual Theory Ritual Practice, Catherine M. Bell

Religious Studies

This book undertakes such an analysis in two ways: first, through a critical reading of how the notion of ritual has been used in the study of religion, society, and culture; and second, through an attempt to carve out an approach to ritual activities that is less encumbered by assumptions about thinking and acting and more disclosing of the strategies by which ritualized activities do what they do. I do not provide a comprehensive history of the term, a review of the most famous ethnographic examples, or a revised theory of ritual—useful though these projects might be. The purpose of …

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Experience In Icd Implantation And Follow-Up In Ibn- Albitar Hospital, Ali Abdul-Amir M. Al-Musawi, Kasim Abbas Ismail, Muthanna Hameed Al-Quraishi, Amjad Rahman Bairam, Kassim Mohamad J. Al-Doori Dec 2009

Experience In Icd Implantation And Follow-Up In Ibn- Albitar Hospital, Ali Abdul-Amir M. Al-Musawi, Kasim Abbas Ismail, Muthanna Hameed Al-Quraishi, Amjad Rahman Bairam, Kassim Mohamad J. Al-Doori

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Survivals of sudden cardiac death (SCD) episodes have recurrence rate of 30-50% within two years, with malignant ventricular arrhythmias most often responsible1, 2. The overall survival rate for SCD in USA is 5%. Ninety-five percent of patients suffering their initial event fail to survive to become candidate for secondary prevention1.Because of the wide spread acceptance of implantable cardioverter defibrillator ( ICD ) as a method treating the survivals of SCD, attention has turned to primary prevention 1. Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is highly effective in primary and secondary prevention of SCD due to life threatening ventricular tachycardia (VT). OBJECTIVE: …

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Relation Of Immuno-Inflammatory Markers (Il-6, Crpand Esr Value) With Prediction Of Ischemic Heart Disease, Mahdi Haider Al-Najy, Ikbal Khider Al-Joofy Dec 2009

Relation Of Immuno-Inflammatory Markers (Il-6, Crpand Esr Value) With Prediction Of Ischemic Heart Disease, Mahdi Haider Al-Najy, Ikbal Khider Al-Joofy

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACK GROUND: Ischemic heart diseases (I.H.D) become more common during 21st century as the dominant chronic diseases in many parts of the world, and it is predicted to be become the main causes of disability and death world wide. Many factors play a role in pathogenesis of I.H.D among those could be immuno-inflammatory markers which may lead to development of this disease. OBJECTIVE: The present study was conducted to obtain more clarification about the impact of some immuno-inflammatory markers (IL-6, CRPand ESR value) on the clinical expression of heart disease among Iraqi patients. METHODS: Hundred Iraqi patients with I.H.D …

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The Lipid Profile In Children With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus In Erbil Governorate, Abbas A. Alrabaty, Abdulkader A. Alnakshabandi, Nazar B. Yahya Dec 2009

The Lipid Profile In Children With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus In Erbil Governorate, Abbas A. Alrabaty, Abdulkader A. Alnakshabandi, Nazar B. Yahya

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Diabetes Mellitus is the most common endocrine-metabolic disease in children. Diabetic patients with hyperlipidemia frequently develop atherosclerosis which is an important cause of morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate serum lipids total serum cholesterol, total serum triglyceride (TGs), High density lipoprotein (HDL-C), Low density lipoprotein (LDL-C) and very low density lipoprotein (VLDL-C) in children with type-1 diabetes mellitus in comparison with controls, and to determine the relationship of lipid profile with gender, body mass index (BMI) and duration of diabetes among patients. METHODS: In this case-control study, the lipid profiles of 52 …

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Comparative Study Between Ileo Colic Pedicle Versus Superior Mesenteric Pedicle Division For Mesenteric Lengthening, Ibtesam Khalid Salih Al-Shadydy Dec 2009

Comparative Study Between Ileo Colic Pedicle Versus Superior Mesenteric Pedicle Division For Mesenteric Lengthening, Ibtesam Khalid Salih Al-Shadydy

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Lengthening of the mesentery by vascular division may be necessary to perform an ileal pouch anal anastomosis without tension. Our objective is to compare the increase in mesentery length after division of ileo colic pedicle (ICP) and the superior mesenteric pedicle (SMP). OBJECTIVE: Was to compare the increase in length of the mesentery after division of the (ICP) and after division of the (SMP). METHODS: Total colectomy was performed in (14) patients. Which were then randomly divided into two groups. Pouch anal anastomosis was performed with division of the (ICP) in one group of seven patients and with …

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Effectiveness Of Immediate Mitomycin C Instillation In Patients With Low Risk Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Usama Sulaiman Al-Nasiri, Wisam Ali Kareem Dec 2009

Effectiveness Of Immediate Mitomycin C Instillation In Patients With Low Risk Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Usama Sulaiman Al-Nasiri, Wisam Ali Kareem

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

BACKGROUND: We determined if immediate instillation chemotherapy after transurethral resection (TUR) decrease the risk of recurrence andor progression in patient with stage Ta T1 bladder cancer. OBJECTIVES: This study has been designed to analyze the impact of a single immediate mitomycin C instillation after transurethral resection of bladder cancer on recurrence and progression rates in patients with low risk superficial bladder cancer. METHODS: A total of 50 patients with low risk superficial bladder cancer were included in a prospective randomized controlled trial. All patients had a 3 cm. or less single, papillary bladder tumer. The tumor was completely resected before …

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Prestigious Fellowship Aids Study Of Physical Activity Among Delta Schoolchildren, Admin Dec 2009

Prestigious Fellowship Aids Study Of Physical Activity Among Delta Schoolchildren, Admin

University of Mississippi News

No abstract provided.

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Cytogenetic Response Of Peripheral Blood In Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Patients Treated With Imatinb, Maysaa Abdul Razaq Dhahi, Daad Imad, Nidhal Abdul Mohaymen, Nabeel Salman Murad Dec 2009

Cytogenetic Response Of Peripheral Blood In Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Patients Treated With Imatinb, Maysaa Abdul Razaq Dhahi, Daad Imad, Nidhal Abdul Mohaymen, Nabeel Salman Murad

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACK GROUND: Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a stem cell disorder associated with an acquired chromosomal abnormality, Philadelphia chromosome (Ph), which arises from the reciprocal translocation of part of long arm of chromosome 9, in which proto-oncogene ABL gene (ablson) is located, to long arm of chromosome 22, in which BCR gene (break point cluster region) is located forming BCR-ABL fusion gene. The suppression of BCR-ABL is likely to be crucial for therapeutic success. The development of the BCR-ABL-targeted Imatinib mesylate represents a paradigm shift in the treatment of CML. OBJECTIVE: This is a prospective study designed as a …

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Evaluation Of Focused Abdominal Sonography For Trauma (Fast) In Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Raed J .Wiwit, Saad Abdulla Ibrahim Sarsam, Salah M.Tajer Dec 2009

Evaluation Of Focused Abdominal Sonography For Trauma (Fast) In Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Raed J .Wiwit, Saad Abdulla Ibrahim Sarsam, Salah M.Tajer

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Focused Abdominal Sonography for Trauma (FAST) is widely applied in the initial management of trauma patients, Being non invasive, repeatable and without risk of irradiation, make it attractive tool in evaluation of trauma patients. OBJECTIVE: Evaluation FAST sensitivity and specificity in detection of hemoperitoneum in abdominal trauma victims . METHODS: Prospective study conducted in the emergency department of Baghdad teaching hospital for one year period .The FAST done by a general surgeon or emergency physician during the secondary survey of blunt and penetrating abdominal trauma victims with equivocal clinical findings. RESULTS: Ninety three (93) patients included in the …

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A Study On Humoral Immunity And Oral Bacterial Diversity In Patients With Trichomonas Tenax Infection, Batool M. Mahdi, Waffa Hazim, Bassma Maki, Ali Ghalib M. Mahdi, Mazin K. Ameen Dec 2009

A Study On Humoral Immunity And Oral Bacterial Diversity In Patients With Trichomonas Tenax Infection, Batool M. Mahdi, Waffa Hazim, Bassma Maki, Ali Ghalib M. Mahdi, Mazin K. Ameen

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Trichomonas tenax (T tenax) is a protozoan that inhabit the oral cavity of poor oral hygiene. It is found in the dental caries, tartar and periodontal area. It feed on the normal flora of the mouth. It had been found to cause pulmonary infection and respiratory diseases in immunocompromised patients and patients wi advanced cancer. thOBJECTIVE: To determine the humoral immune response to Trichomonas tenax and studying if there is any relation with specific bacteria. METHODS: Forty patients who consult Al-Kindy Teaching hospital –maxillofacial and dental department from June-2008 to January -2009.Two gingival swabs were taken from those …

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The Prevalence Of Weight Loss Assessed By Body Mass Index In Patients With Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Kassim M. Sultan, Muhammed .W.Alobaidy, Alaa. I. Hussein Dec 2009

The Prevalence Of Weight Loss Assessed By Body Mass Index In Patients With Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Kassim M. Sultan, Muhammed .W.Alobaidy, Alaa. I. Hussein

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The association between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and weight loss has long been recognized and is a common clinical observation and it is one of the systemic manifestations of COPD. A number of studies have identified weight loss and low body mass index (BMI) as independent predictors of mortality and worse prognosis. OBJECTIVE: We have undertaken this study to confirm the association between BMI, weight loss and COPD and the relation to its severity. METHODS: A cross section study of 100 patients with stable COPD have been identified and classified according to Global initiative for Chronic Obstructive …

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Scarring And None Scarring Facial Acne Vulgaris And The Frequency Of Associated Skin Diseases, Khalifa E. Sharquie, Khalil I. Al-Hamdi, Adil A. Noaimi, Razan A. Al-Battat Dec 2009

Scarring And None Scarring Facial Acne Vulgaris And The Frequency Of Associated Skin Diseases, Khalifa E. Sharquie, Khalil I. Al-Hamdi, Adil A. Noaimi, Razan A. Al-Battat

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Acne vulgaris(AV)is chronic inflammatory disease of pilosebaceous unit of young people. Patients with acne with or with out scarring might differ in regard to their immunological background from those free from acne. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the problem of facial AV especially patients with scarring and to determine the frequency of associated skin diseases and to be compared with acne free control. METHODS: A cross sectional randomized controlled epidemiological study was conducted from Oct.2005-Oct. 2006.Three hundred students from Basra University; 132 (44%) males and 168 (56%) females were enrolled, their ages ranged from 18-25 (20.9±1.8) years. They were divided …

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Indications Of Iv Fluids In Medical City, Bassam Hameed Al-Jarrah, Zeena Muthafer Al-Nema Dec 2009

Indications Of Iv Fluids In Medical City, Bassam Hameed Al-Jarrah, Zeena Muthafer Al-Nema

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Intravenous (IV) fluids are the most commonly used drugs in the inpatient wards and the emergency units. They are not usually dealt with as a medication, and are frequently prescribed even by junior doctors and even the nursing staff. Serious side effects and complication may arise from this practice. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the indications of IV fluid prescription in the Medical City. METHODS: A cross-sectional study of the use of IV fluids in surgical wards and emergency units in the Medical city in Baghdad during a period of ten weeks. Two hundreds and ninety three patients were collected. …

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Postoperative Urological Complications Of Renal Transplantation; Al Karama Hospital Experience, Yousuf M. Alhallaq, Shawqi Ghazala, Mohammad Batal, Ausama Saadi Abdul Muhsin Dec 2009

Postoperative Urological Complications Of Renal Transplantation; Al Karama Hospital Experience, Yousuf M. Alhallaq, Shawqi Ghazala, Mohammad Batal, Ausama Saadi Abdul Muhsin

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Studying early post kidney transplant urological complication will provide a feed back evaluation for the surgical technique used and the way of complication management. OBJECTIVES: To study the postoperative urological complications and their management in the first 6 months following renal transplantation. METHODS: This is a retrospective study in which 123 patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) underwent renal transplantation from January 2001 to October 2004 in Al Karama teaching hospital, Baghdad – Iraq. All the transplanted kidneys were from living donors. Direct matching between the serum of recipient and lymphocytes of the donor was negative. Extravesical …

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Study Of Risk Factors For Breast Cancer In A Hundred Breast Cancer Patients, Sorror Mahdi Latif, Sorror Mahdi Latif, Kholod Dhaher Habib Dec 2009

Study Of Risk Factors For Breast Cancer In A Hundred Breast Cancer Patients, Sorror Mahdi Latif, Sorror Mahdi Latif, Kholod Dhaher Habib

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Breastfeeding has been found to provide a measure of protection against uterine, cervical and ovarian cancers as well as breast cancer. . It's long been known that breast cancer is common in situations where women have few children and breast feed for short periods. Various physiopatholoical mechanisms are involved in the protective effect of breast feeding; anovulation , and cellular differentiation of the mammary cells. OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of breast feeding on breast cancer incidence. METHODS: One hundred married Women with breast cancer were evaluated to find out the impact of breast feeding on breast cancer …

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The Value Of Using Echocardiography In Patients Of Advanced Liver Disease With Cardio Pulmonary Complications, Basil. N. Saeed, Sameer Hakeam, Lutf Ahmed, Jalal Ahmed Dec 2009

The Value Of Using Echocardiography In Patients Of Advanced Liver Disease With Cardio Pulmonary Complications, Basil. N. Saeed, Sameer Hakeam, Lutf Ahmed, Jalal Ahmed

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Patients with chronic liver disease are liable to get cardio – pulmonary complications, one of these complications is development of pulmonary hypertension ranging from mild to it's sever form – this complication could give some abnormal findings in chest x-ray, electrocardiography but more prominently by echocardiography. OBJECTIVES: To clarify the benefit of using the echocardiogram is detecting pulmonary hypertension prior to the use of invasive methods (catheterization) in patients with advanced liver disease. METHODS: A total of 50 patients with chronic liver diseases (cirrhosis, chronic active hepatitis) their age range is (25-70 years) (mean are 37.07 years), the …

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Proteolytic Regulation Of Toxin-Antitoxin Systems By Clppc In Staphylococcus Aureus, Niles P. Donegan, Earl T. Thompson, Zhibiao Fu, Ambrose L. Cheung Dec 2009

Proteolytic Regulation Of Toxin-Antitoxin Systems By Clppc In Staphylococcus Aureus, Niles P. Donegan, Earl T. Thompson, Zhibiao Fu, Ambrose L. Cheung

Dartmouth Scholarship

Bacterial toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems typically consist of a small, labile antitoxin that inactivates a specific longer-lived toxin. In Escherichia coli, such antitoxins are proteolytically regulated by the ATP-dependent proteases Lon and ClpP. Under normal conditions, antitoxin synthesis is sufficient to replace this loss from proteolysis, and the bacterium remains protected from the toxin. However, if TA production is interrupted, antitoxin levels decrease, and the cognate toxin is free to inhibit the specific cellular component, such as mRNA, DnaB, or gyrase. To date, antitoxin degradation has been studied only in E. coli, so it remains unclear whether similar mechanisms of regulation …

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Kerosene Poisoning In Children, Mahjoob Al-Naddawi, Mohammad Abdul-Qader Al-Chalabi, Khawla Mohammad Kamil Dec 2009

Kerosene Poisoning In Children, Mahjoob Al-Naddawi, Mohammad Abdul-Qader Al-Chalabi, Khawla Mohammad Kamil

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Accidental kerosene ingestion is the commonest cause of poisoning and its subsequent mortality and morbidity in children less than five year of age in developing countries. Low socio- economic status and frequent use of kerosene for cooking, lighting and heating are the major cause. OBJECTIVES: To study the epidemiology, presentations and radiological appearance of kerosene poisoning in children. METHODS: A prospective study comprised fifty patients, who were admitted with accidental kerosene poisoning into children welfare hospital in medical city complex /Baghdad. In the period from the 1st of January to the 31st of august 2008. History was taken …

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Computed Tomography Performance In Renal Cystic Diseases, Haider Qasim Hamood Dec 2009

Computed Tomography Performance In Renal Cystic Diseases, Haider Qasim Hamood

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Renal cysts represent notably dilated nephrons or collecting ducts. A cystic kidney is a kidney with three or more cysts. The accuracy of CT diagnosis of typical simple renal cyst approaches 100% but many renal cysts do not fulfill the criteria for simple renal cyst, such lesions vary from simple renal cysts which do not require surgery to renal neoplasms with cystic component that need surgical resection. Contrast-enhanced helical CT scanning has 96% sensitivity and 95% specificity in detecting carcinoma in acquired renal cystic diseases. AIM OF STUDY: To confirm the sensitivity, specificity and performance of the spiral …

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Role Of Antioxidant On Nephropathy In Alloxan Induced Diabetes In Rabbits, Israa F. Jaffar Alsamaraee, Huda Arif Jasim Dec 2009

Role Of Antioxidant On Nephropathy In Alloxan Induced Diabetes In Rabbits, Israa F. Jaffar Alsamaraee, Huda Arif Jasim

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The development and progression of diabetic nephropathy is dependent on glucose homeostasis and many other contributing factors. Diabetic nephropathy is a leading cause of end-stage renal failure, accounting for 35 to 40% of all new cases that require dialysis therapy worldwide. Recent clinical studies clearly demonstrated that hyperglycemia and oxidative stress is an important causal factor in mediating the development and progression of diabetic kidney disease. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the therapeutic effect of levamesole in diabetic nephropathy . METHODS: The study included 10 rabbits Weight (1kg ±20 gm); they were followed up for 7months. Blood was aspirated from …

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Structural Identification Using A Low-Cost Search Method, James W. Fonda, Steve Eugene Watkins Dec 2009

Structural Identification Using A Low-Cost Search Method, James W. Fonda, Steve Eugene Watkins

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

An easily implementable and trainable damage detection method is proposed and implemented for a simple truss structure. The approach uses the iterative search identification method and is compatible with low-cost and low-power microcontroller hardware. This method employs pattern matching for a data set from a strain sensor array and predicts location (truss member) and severity (member cross sectional area) of damage. As a health monitoring approach, the method is not as robust or rigorous as more complex methods. However, it has modest processing requirements and can handle noisy signals. The work presents an algorithm applied to a truss structure, the …

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One Million Plug-In Electric Vehicles On The Road By 2015, Ahmed Yousuf Saber, Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy Dec 2009

One Million Plug-In Electric Vehicles On The Road By 2015, Ahmed Yousuf Saber, Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

It is mentioned that one million plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles will be on the road by 2015 in United States to reduce emission. If one million electric vehicles (EVs) are connected to the existing electric grid randomly, peak load will be very high. Electrified transportation based on a traditional thermal power system will be costly economically and environmentally though it has a great value for electric power and transportation sectors. EVs cannot alone solve the emission problem completely since they need electric power, which is one of the main sources of emission. Therefore, significant emission reduction greatly depends on …

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Real-Time Modeling Of Distributed Plug-In Vehicles For V2g Transactions, Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy, Pinaki Mitra, Keith Corzine, Chris Huston Dec 2009

Real-Time Modeling Of Distributed Plug-In Vehicles For V2g Transactions, Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy, Pinaki Mitra, Keith Corzine, Chris Huston

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

A real-time model of a fleet of plug-in vehicles performing vehicle-to-grid (V2G) power transactions is presented in this paper. Two sets of four vehicles are connected to both the grid and to each other through a short transmission line. the real-time modeling is carried out on a Real-Time Digital Simulator (RTDS). This setup allows for two different case studies with either two distributed sets of four individual vehicles or two smart parking lots with several vehicles. Output power levels and charge/discharge times are scheduled intelligently in order to maximize profits from grid transactions based on one-day ahead electricity pricing. the …

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More Tools For The Synthesist’S Toolbag In Harris Cooper’S Research Synthesis And Meta-Analysis: A Step-By-Step Approach (4th Ed.), Carla Hansen Dec 2009

More Tools For The Synthesist’S Toolbag In Harris Cooper’S Research Synthesis And Meta-Analysis: A Step-By-Step Approach (4th Ed.), Carla Hansen

The Qualitative Report

The need for research synthesis grows along with the volume of contemporary published scholarship. Reporting such synthesis warrants rigorous guidelines for preparing these important, information-rich documents that make statements concerning the state of knowledge about a topic, gaps in knowledge, or the aggregation or integration of primary research. Cooper’s revised and expanded fourth edition of Research Synthesis and Meta­Analysis: A Step-by-Step Approach (2010) provides these needed guidelines with special attention given to the threats to validity at all steps of the research synthesis process.

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Urbanisation In The United Arab Emirates: The Challenges For Ecological Mitigation In A Rapidly Developing Country, Andrew Gardner, Brigitte Howarth Dec 2009

Urbanisation In The United Arab Emirates: The Challenges For Ecological Mitigation In A Rapidly Developing Country, Andrew Gardner, Brigitte Howarth

All Works

Th e United Arab Emirates is a small Gulf country with perhaps the fastest rate of infrastructure development anywhere. While there is legislation in place requiring environmental impact assessments (EIA) to be undertaken for all major projects, the speed and scope of development provides special challenges in devising and implementing ecological mitigation against the loss of habitats and biodiversity that this development engenders. Th is paper critically discusses mitigation strategies that have been attempted, and suggests mitigation strategies in the local context. It is hoped that this will assist both the environmental consultants involved in the EIA process and the …

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Ethics Of Human Enhancement: An Executive Summary, Fritz Allhoff, Patrick Lin, Jesse Steinberg Dec 2009

Ethics Of Human Enhancement: An Executive Summary, Fritz Allhoff, Patrick Lin, Jesse Steinberg

Philosophy

With multi-year funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), a team of researchers has just released a comprehensive report detailing ethical issues arising from human enhancement (Allhoff et al. 2009). While we direct the interested reader to that (much longer) report, we also thank the editors of this journal for the invitation to provide an executive summary thereof. This summary highlights key results from each section of that report and does so in a self-standing way; in other words, this summary presupposes no familiarity with the report and offers the opportunity to gain quick familiarity with its most central …

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December 26, 2009 (Pages 7171-7322), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau Dec 2009

December 26, 2009 (Pages 7171-7322), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau

Volume 39 (2009)

No abstract provided.

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Double Superhelix Model Of High Density Lipoprotein, Zhiping Wu, Valentin Gogonea, Xavier Lee, Mathew A. Wagner Dec 2009

Double Superhelix Model Of High Density Lipoprotein, Zhiping Wu, Valentin Gogonea, Xavier Lee, Mathew A. Wagner

Chemistry Faculty Publications

High density lipoprotein (HDL), the carrier of so-called “good” cholesterol, serves as the major athero-protective lipoprotein and has emerged as a key therapeutic target for cardiovascular disease. We applied small angle neutron scattering (SANS) with contrast variation and selective isotopic deuteration to the study of nascent HDL to obtain the low resolution structure in solution of the overall time-averaged conformation of apolipoprotein AI (apoA-I) versus the lipid (acyl chain) core of the particle. Remarkably, apoA-I is observed to possess an open helical shape that wraps around a central ellipsoidal lipid phase. Using the low resolution SANS shapes of the protein …

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Program Langit Biru : Kontribusi Kebijakan Pengendalian Pencemaran Udara Kota Terhadap Penurunan Penyakit Pernapasan Pada Anak, Laila Fitria Dec 2009

Program Langit Biru : Kontribusi Kebijakan Pengendalian Pencemaran Udara Kota Terhadap Penurunan Penyakit Pernapasan Pada Anak, Laila Fitria

Kesmas

Pencemaran udara perkotaan yang berdampak buruk terhadap kesehatan masyarakat sering dikaitkan dengan PM 10, NO2, dan ozon, polutan reaktif yang memicu kerusakan jaringan dalam saluran napas melalui mekanisme stres oksidatif dan inflamasi saluran napas. Pajanan jangka panjang polutan tersebut berpengaruh terhadap gangguan pernapasan, penurunan fungsi paru, asma, serta penyakit sistem pernapasan kronik lain seperti penyakit paru-paru obstruktif kronik. Program Langit Biru merupakan salah satu upaya mengurangi pencemaran udara dari sektor transportasi yang dicanangkan sejak tahun 1996. Hingga kini, kontribusi Program Langit Biru terhadap penurunan kasus gangguan pernapasan pada anak belum dapat diperkirakan, antara lain disebabkan oleh karena pelaksanaan program melalui …

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