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Screening Of Hepatitis B And C And Human Immunodeficiency Virus In Infertile Couples In Saudi Arabia, Aisha A. Mansoor, Abdalla I. Salih, Dania H. Al-Jaroudi

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in a group of infertile couples attending a tertiary care facility in Saudi Arabia. METHODS: A retrospective cross-sectional observational study was performed by reviewing medical records of 500 couples referred to the Reproductive Endocrine and Infertility Medicine Department of the Women9s Specialized Hospital at King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia between January 2006 and December 2008. All patients were screened for HBV markers (hepatitis B surface antigen, hepatitis B surface antibody, hepatitis B core antibody, hepatitis Be antigen), …

Early Colonization Of Intestinal Bifidobacteria And Lactobacilli In The Postoperative Neonates With Congenital Intestinal Atresia, Ren Wang, Jinjin Chen

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To observe the early colonization of bifidobacteria and lactobacilli (B&L) in the postoperative neonate patients (NPs) with congenital intestinal atresia (CIA). METHODS: A prospective study was conducted in Shanghai Children9s Hospital, Shanghai, China between February 2009 to August 2010 on 18 postoperative NPs with CIA (NP group), and 20 healthy full-term neonates raised by breastfeeding (healthy group). The fecal B&L in the 2 groups of neonates were consecutively quantified by real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction on 6 different time points. RESULTS: The mean levels (log/g feces) of B&L in the NPs group were significantly lower than in the …

Approach Or Avoidance (Or Both?): Integrating Core Self-Evaluations Within An Approach/Avoidance Framework, D. Lance Ferris, Christopher R. Rosen, Russell E. Johnson, Douglas J. Brown, Stephen D. Risavy, Daniel Heller

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Core self‐evaluations (CSE) represent a new personality construct that, despite an accumulation of evidence regarding its predictive validity, provokes debate regarding the fundamental approach or avoidance nature of the construct. This set of studies sought to clarify the approach/avoidance nature of CSE by examining its relation with approach/avoidance personality traits and motivation constructs (Study 1); we subsequently examined approach/avoidance motivational mechanisms as mediators of the relation between CSE and job performance (Study 2). Overall, the studies demonstrate that CSE is best conceptualized as representing both (high) approach tendencies and (low) avoidance tendencies; implications of these findings for CSE theory are …

Rrh Library Newsletter, March 2011, Libraries At Rochester Regional Health

Rochester Regional Health authored publications and proceedings

Newsletter sections include: Alzheimer's Disease

Drought Tolerance Database - Excel File, Larry Rupp, Samuel Cook

All Current Publications

This is the database for "Drought Tolerance, A Database of Irrigation Requirements for Woody Plants of Northern Utah."

Formation And Stability Of Atmospherically Relevant Isoprene-Derived Organosulfates And Organonitrates, Adam I. Darer, Neil C. Cole-Filipiak, Alison E. O'Connor, Matthew J. Elrod

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Isoprene is the precursor for number of alcohol, organosulfate, and organonitrate species observed in ambient secondary organic aerosol (SOA). Recent laboratory and field work has suggested that isoprene-derived epoxides may be crucial intermediates that can explain the existence of these compounds in SOA. To confirm this hypothesis, the specific hydroxy epoxides observed in gas phase isoprene photooxidation experiments (as well as several other related species) were synthesized and the bulk phase aqueous reactions of these species in the presence of sulfate and nitrate were studied via nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques. The results indicate that both primary and tertiary organosulfates …

A Synthesis Of Plant Invasion Effects On Biodiversity Across Spatial Scales, Kristin I. Powell, Jonathan M. Chase, Tiffany M. Knight

Biology Faculty Research

PREMISE OF THE STUDY:

Invasive plant species are typically thought to pose a large threat to native biodiversity, and local-scale studies typically confirm this view. However, plant invaders rarely cause regional extirpations or global extinctions, causing some to suggest that invasive species' influence on native biodiversity may not be so dire. We aim to synthesize the seemingly conflicting literature in plant invasion biology by evaluating the effects of invasive plant species across spatial scales.

METHODS:

We first conducted a meta-analysis on the effects of invasive plants on the species richness of invaded communities across a range of spatial extents. We …

Potential Role Of Tigecycline In The Treatment Of Community-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia, M. L. Townsend, M. W. Pound, R. H. Drew

Pharmacy Practice

Tigecycline is a member of the glycylcycline class of antimicrobials, which is structurally similar to the tetracycline class. It demonstrates potent in vitro activity against causative pathogens that are most frequently isolated in patients with community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP), including (but not limited to) Streptococcus pneumoniae (both penicillin-sensitive and -resistant strains), Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis (including β-lactamase-producing strains), Klebsiella pneumoniae, and ‘atypical organisms’ (namely Chlamydophila pneumoniae, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and Legionella pneumophila). Comparative randomized clinical trials to date performed in hospitalized patients receiving tigecycline 100 mg intravenous (IV) × 1 and then 50 mg IV twice daily thereafter have demonstrated …

Biologist Ron Peck Receives $289,000 Grant From National Institutes Of Health, Lawrence University

Press Releases

Lawrence University Assistant Professor of Biology Ron Peck has been awarded a $289,390 Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

The three-year award will support Peck’s innovative research in biochemistry that employs the hardy microbe Halobacterium, which thrives in the concentrated salt water of the Great Salt Lake and the Dead Sea. This tiny but strange organism makes a “sunscreen” from the same chemicals that turn tomatoes red and carrots orange.

The NIH grant will enable Peck to investigate further how Halobacterium create the proper balance of these chemicals, providing insight into how …

Current, February 28, 2011, University Of Missouri-St. Louis

Current (2010s)

No abstract provided.

The Statesman, V. 54, I. 20, Stony Brook University

Stony Brook Statesman-Sucolian

v. 54, i. 20

February 28, 2011, James Madison University

The Breeze, 2010-2019

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Volume 11, Issue 20: February 28, 2011, Women's Studies & Gender Studies Program

Women's Studies & Gender Studies: Digest Magazine

No abstract provided.

2011 February 28 - Graduate Council Minutes, College Of Graduate And Continuing Studies, East Tennessee State University

Graduate Council Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

The Utah Statesman, February 28, 2011, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

College Voice Vol. 95 No. 14, Connecticut College

2010-2011

No abstract provided.

New Implications On Genomic Adaptation Derived From The Helicobacter Pylori Genome Comparison, Edgar Eduardo Lara-Ramírez, Aldo Segura-Cabrera, Xianwu Guo, Gongxin Yu, Carlos Armando García-Pérez, Mario A. Rodríguez-Pérez

Biology Faculty Publications and Presentations

Background: Helicobacter pylori has a reduced genome and lives in a tough environment for long-term persistence. It evolved with its particular characteristics for biological adaptation. Because several H. pylori genome sequences are available, comparative analysis could help to better understand genomic adaptation of this particular bacterium.

Principal Findings: We analyzed nine H. pylori genomes with emphasis on microevolution from a different perspective. Inversion was an important factor to shape the genome structure. Illegitimate recombination not only led to genomic inversion but also inverted fragment duplication, both of which contributed to the creation of new genes and gene family, and further, …

Scanning Electron Microscopic Evaluation Of The Successful Sterilization Of Lucilia Cuprina (Wiedemann) Utilized In Maggot Debridement Therapy (Mdt), Y.S. Yeong, Wasi Ahmad Nazni, R.L. Santana, I. Mohd Noor, H.L. Lee, Mohd Sofian-Azirun

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

In Malaysia, maggot debridement therapy (MDT) utilizes maggots of Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann) to debride necrotic tissue from wound surface, reduce bacterial infection and therefore, enhance wound healing process. To evaluate the sterility of the sterile maggots produced after sterilization process before delivering onto patient wounds. Sterility of sterile maggots is crucial in ensuring the safe usage of MDT and patient’s health. Eggs of L. Cuprina collected from a laboratory colony were divided into treated group (sterilized) and control group (non-sterilized). Treated group underwent sterilization while eggs from control group were allowed to hatch without sterilization. Sodium hypochlorite and formaldehyde were …

The Missing Part Of Seed Dispersal Networks: Structure And Robustness Of Bat-Fruit Interactions, Marco Aurelio Ribeiro Mello, Flávia Maria Darcie Marquitti, Paulo Roberto Guimarães Jr.

KIP Articles

Mutualistic networks are crucial to the maintenance of ecosystem services. Unfortunately, what we know about seed dispersal networks is based only on bird-fruit interactions. Therefore, we aimed at filling part of this gap by investigating bat-fruit networks. It is known from population studies that: (i) some bat species depend more on fruits than others, and (ii) that some specialized frugivorous bats prefer particular plant genera. We tested whether those preferences affected the structure and robustness of the whole network and the functional roles of species. Nine bat-fruit datasets from the literature were analyzed and all networks showed lower complementary specialization …

Daily Eastern News: February 28, 2011, Eastern Illinois University

February

No abstract provided.

Proteome And Membrane Fatty Acid Analyses On Oligotropha Carboxidovorans Om5 Grown Under Chemolithoautotrophic And Heterotrophic Conditions., Debarati Paul, Ranjit Kumar, Bindu Nanduri, Todd French, Ken Pendarvis, Ashli Brown, Mark L. Lawrence, Shane C. Burgess

CVM Publications

Oligotropha carboxidovorans OM5 T. (DSM 1227, ATCC 49405) is a chemolithoautotrophic bacterium able to utilize CO and H(2) to derive energy for fixation of CO(2). Thus, it is capable of growth using syngas, which is a mixture of varying amounts of CO and H(2) generated by organic waste gasification. O. carboxidovorans is capable also of heterotrophic growth in standard bacteriologic media. Here we characterize how the O. carboxidovorans proteome adapts to different lifestyles of chemolithoautotrophy and heterotrophy. Fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) analysis of O. carboxidovorans grown with acetate or with syngas showed that the bacterium changes membrane fatty acid …

The Bg News February 28, 2011, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. February 28, 2011. Volume 101-Issue 110.

Systematic Two-Hybrid And Comparative Proteomic Analyses Reveal Novel Yeast Pre-Mrna Splicing Factors Connected To Prp19, Liping Ren, Janel R. Mclean, Tony R. Hazbun, Stanley Fields, Craig Vander Kooi, Melanie D. Ohi, Kathleen L. Gould

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry Faculty Publications

Prp19 is the founding member of the NineTeen Complex, or NTC, which is a spliceosomal subcomplex essential for spliceosome activation. To define Prp19 connectivity and dynamic protein interactions within the spliceosome, we systematically queried the Saccharomyces cerevisiae proteome for Prp19 WD40 domain interaction partners by two-hybrid analysis. We report that in addition to S. cerevisiae Cwc2, the splicing factor Prp17 binds directly to the Prp19 WD40 domain in a 1:1 ratio. Prp17 binds simultaneously with Cwc2 indicating that it is part of the core NTC complex. We also find that the previously uncharacterized protein Urn1 (Dre4 in Schizosaccharomyces pombe) directly …

Influence Of Electric Field On The Adsorption And Bioactivity Of Hemoglobin On A Macroporous Gold Electrode, Cui-Hong Wang, Yi-Bing Kong, Xing-Hua Xia

Journal of Electrochemistry

The adsorption and bioactivity of proteins at interfaces have been widely studied due to their important role in the construction of biosensors,bioelectronics and biofuel cells.Interfacial electric field is one of the important factors which could affect the adsorption and bioactivity of proteins at materials surfaces.It could dramatically change the adsorption density,molecular conformation and orientation at material surfaces.In this paper,the influence of interfacial electric field on the adsorption kinetics and bioactivity of hemoglobin(Hb) on a three-dimensional(3D) macroporous gold electrode surface has been studied using electrochemical methods and infrared spectroscopy.It was found that the interfacial electric field created excess surface charge which …

Electrocatalytic Oxidation Of Hydrazine At Rutin Carbon Nanotubes Modified Electrode, Hong-Fang Zhang, Qing-Lin Sheng, Jian-Bin Zheng

Journal of Electrochemistry

The electrochemical behavior and electrocatalytic oxidation of hydrazine on rutin multiwall carbon nanotubes modified glassy carbon electrode were studied by cyclic voltammetry.The experimental results indicated that the electrode exhibits good electrocatalytic activity to hydrazine at a reduced oxidation potential of 262 mV.The amperometric response of the modified electrode showed linear increase after successive addition of hydrazine in the concentration range of 2.5×10^-6~1.0×10^-4 mol·L-1 with a detection limit of 5×10^-7 mol·L^-1.

Pengembangan Model Induktif Dalam Pembelajaran Apresiasi Puisi, Warsiman Warsiman

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

This research was conducted to improve students’ ability to appreciate poetry through the use of the Inductive Model. This study applied a modified Research and Development method, and the results were analyzed descriptively. The results reveal that the use of the Inductive Model is able to improve students’ ability in appreciating poetry by implementing eight instructional steps. The numerical improvement can be seen in the students’ average scores in each treatment. In the first treatment, the students’ average score was 60.9; in the second treatment, it increased to 62.4; and in the third treatment, it reached 65.3. Based on the …

Potret Moralitas Pribadi Dalam Novel Karya Anak, Suyatno Suyatno

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

This paper presents a description of personal morality from a children’s novel entitled Misteri Pedang Skinheald by Ataka (12 years old). Using thematic studies by the techniques of reading several times, it is found out that there are many information related to the children’s personal morality such as: responisbility, independence, honesty, purity, love, humility, self-consistency, justice, freedom and confidence. These morality portrait are developed into a narrative story without showing explicitly the moreal element within the plot from beginning to the end. Yet, the novel is packaged using simple, real and chronological order storyline.

Myocardial Dysfunction In An Animal Model Of Cancer Cachexia, Hui Xu, Danielle Crawford, Kirk R. Hutchinson, Dane J. Youtz, Pamela A. Lucchesi, Markus Velten, Donna O. Mccarthy, Loren E. Wold

College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications

Aims

Fatigue is a common occurrence in cancer patients regardless of tumor type or anti-tumor therapies and is an especially problematic symptom in persons with incurable tumor disease. In rodents, tumor-induced fatigue is associated with a progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass and increased expression of biomarkers of muscle protein degradation. The purpose of the present study was to determine if muscle wasting and expression of biomarkers of muscle protein degradation occur in the hearts of tumor-bearing mice, and if these effects of tumor growth are associated with changes in cardiac function.

Main methods

The colon26 adenocarcinoma cell line was …

Fuzzy Logic: A “Simple” Solution For Complexities In Neurosciences?, Saniya Siraj Godil, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, Ather Enam, Uvais Qidwai

Medical College Documents

Background: Fuzzy logic is a multi-valued logic which is similar to human thinking and interpretation. It has the potential of combining human heuristics into computer-assisted decision making, which is applicable to individual patients as it takes into account all the factors and complexities of individuals. Fuzzy logic has been applied in all disciplines of medicine in some form and recently its applicability in neurosciences has also gained momentum.
Methods: This review focuses on the use of this concept in various branches of neurosciences including basic neuroscience, neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry and psychology.
Results: The applicability of fuzzy logic is not limited …

Surface-Enhanced Raman Imaging Of Intracellular Bioreduction Of Chromate, S. P. Ravindranath, K. L. Henne, D. K. Thompson, J. Irudayaraj

Pharmaceutical Sciences

No abstract provided.