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The Clinical Presentation Of Hypertensive Crisis In The Emergency Department Of Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Manal Khudder Abdul Razak

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Uncontrolled hypertension can progress to a hypertensive crisis defined as a systolic blood pressure ≥180 mm Hg or a diastolic blood pressure ≥120 mm Hg which is potentially fatal. It can manifest as either hypertensive emergency or urgency, depending on end-organ damage including cardiac, renal, retinal and neurologic injury. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the clinical presentation, and characteristics of patients presented with hypertensive crisis and to assess the frequency of the target organs involved. METHODS: An 8 months cross sectional study in which 306 patients older than 18 years who attended the medical emergency department of Baghdad Teaching Hospital …

The Clinical Significance Of Interleukin-15 And Interleukin -17 In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis, Noora Z Muhammed, Hassan J Hasony, Mubder A Mohamed Saeed

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, deforming arthritis that can lead to disabilities and poor quality of life. Cytokines produced by inflammatory cells play a pivotal role in synovial inflammation and joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis; they are the final mediators and/or regulators of inflammatory process. OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to assess serum IL-15 and IL-17 levels in a sample of patients with RA and to evaluate the correlation between their levels and various clinical, laboratory parameters of RA disease activity and severity. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A case – control study was carried out from January 2013 …

The Role Of Parity On Some Macroscopical And Microscopical Variables In Placentas Of Normal And Preeclamptic Women, Lina A. Hussain, Malak A. Al-Yawer, Huda M. Al-Khateeb

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The placenta is a dynamic organ, throughout gestation, it continuously undergoes different changes in structure and function to support the prenatal life. The anomalies of the placenta are usually associated with pregnancy complicated diseases which could lead to fetal complications. Hence, a careful examination of placenta in-utero as well as post-partum provides much insight into the prenatal health of the baby and the mother and can give information which could be useful in the management of complications in mother and the newborn, especially in a community like ours, where antenatal mothers still come unbooked to the labour room. …

Metastatic Solid Pseudopapillary Tumor Of The Pancreas: A Case Report

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE: To report a case of Metastatic Solid Pseudopapillary Tumor of the pancreas (SPTP), in young age female patient after one year of distal Pancreatectomy, discovered during regular follow up, with review of literature

Corneal Specular Microscopy Changes In Type Ii Diabetes Mellitus, Yousif Farhan Dawood, Najah Kadhum Mohammad Al-Quraishi

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Corneal endothelial cells count and shape are vital in keeping corneal transparency with normal vision. Diabetes mellitus is associated with significant changes in the corneal endothelium. OBJECTIVE: To compare corneal endothelial structure and central corneal thickness (CCT) between type II diabetics and non-diabetic control patients. METHODS: Specular microscopy was used to measure central corneal thickness (CCT), average size of endothelial cells, standard deviation of cell size and coefficient of variation in cell area (CV), endothelial cell density, as well as hexagonality of 260 eyes from 260 patients ( 130 eyes from type II diabetic patients and 130 eyes …

A Review Of 277 Cases Of Patients With Chest Trauma In The Medical City Teaching Complex, Abdulameer Mohsin Hussein

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Thoracic trauma is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. It represents 50% of all traumas. They are the cause of 25% of trauma deaths. OBJECTIVE: Describing the incidence, association with other injuries, understand the mechanism of common fatal injuries in chest trauma, diagnosis and operative morbidity and mortality. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A retrospective study of 277 patients, victims of chest trauma between August 2009 and August 2011 in Ghazi Al-hariri teaching surgical specialties hospital – Department of thoracic and vascular surgery/ medical city teaching complex. The records of all patients were reviewed …

Types ,Frequency,Clinical Presentation Of Congenital Central Nervous System Anomalies In Al- Kadmayhia Teaching Hospital, Lamyaa Abdul Kareem Hamoodi

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The central nervous system (CNS)anomalies are the most severe, difficult to detect its etiology, and predict its clinical presentation and course. OBJECTIVE: To find out the common types of congenital malformations in central nervous system.,determine the frequency and the clinical features of these malformations. And to study the risk factors associated with congenital central nervous system malformations. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This cross-sectional study was performed at Al-Kadhimiyia Teaching Hospital (Neonatal care unit) from the 1st of January to the 1st of July, 2011. One hundred newborn infants were proved to have congenital abnormalities by physical examination alone. Fifty …

Macroeconomic Fluctuations As Sources Of Luck In Ceo Compensation, Hsin-Hui Chiu, Lars Oxelheim, Clas Wihlborg, Jianhua Zhang

Business Faculty Articles and Research

Macroeconomic fluctuations in interest rates, exchange rates, and inflation can be considered sources of good or bad “luck” for corporate performance if management is unable to adjust operations to these fluctuations. Based on a sample of 2,091 US firms, we decompose the impacts of macroeconomic fluctuations on three measures of CEO compensation. Our study provides empirical support for the importance of considering macroeconomic fluctuations in designing CEO incentive schemes. It adds to the managerial power literature on moral hazard and CEO compensation by pinpointing the obvious risk that the CEO in an asymmetric and non-linear reward system will be inclined …

The Combined Effects Of Tai Chi, Resistance Training, And Diet On Physical Function And Body Composition In Obese Older Women, S. A. Maris, D. Quintanilla, A. Taetzsch, A. Picard, J. Letendre, L. Mahler, Ingrid E. Lofgren, Furong Xu, M. J. Delmonico

Kinesiology Faculty Publications

Obesity is a major health problem in the USA, especially in minority populations over the age of 60 years, and the aging process can cause adverse effects on physical function. Previous research has shown that Tai Chi, resistance training (RT), and diet result in overall health improvements.However, the combination of these specific interventions has yet to be translated to obese olderwomen in an urban setting.The purpose of this studywas to examine a combined intervention on the primary outcomes of physical function and body composition. Using a nonrandomized design, 26 obese women (65.2 ± 8.1 years) completed a 12-week intervention; participants …

Glucose Tolerance Test In Beta-Thalassemia Major In Al-Sader City, Qais Abdullah Ali Al-Salahe, Mohammed Shaker Al-Awady, Abas Abdalsaheb Al-Gharbawy

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: β-thalassemia are inherited defects in the synthesis of B-globin portion of hemoglobin. The combination of transfusion and chelating therapy has dramatically extended the life expectancy of thalassemic patients. OBJECTIVE: This study is to determine the prevalence of diabetes mellitus and association of some factors with impaired glucose tolerance test in transfusion dependent β- thalassemia major. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A case-control study done on patients attending blood disease center in Ibn-Al-Balady hospital from 1st of July to 31st of October 2011. Data collected from 287 thalassemic patients (being attended the hospital for regular follow up and blood transfusion) and …

Frequency Of Anti Lactoferrin Antibodies In Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus And Rheumatoid Arthriti, Nahla Ghanim Abdul, Majeed, Mahmood Raheem Al-Rubaye, Najeha Ahmed Ameen, Leen Khalooq Mustafa Kamil

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Lactoferrin is a multifunctional iron-binding protein present in several mucosal secretions as well as in secondary granules of polymorphonuclear leukocytes.Anti-Lactoferrin antibodies, which belong to antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies have been described in several immunomediated diseases, including Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and others, with conflicting results regarding either their prevalence or clinical associations. OBJECTIVE: Detection of anti-Lactoferrin antibodies in Systemic Lupus Erythematosis and Rheumatoid Arthritis patients and studying its association to disease activity in comparison to healthy controls. PATIENT& METHODS : The study involved 74 Systemic Lupus Erythematosis patients, 40 Rheumatoid Arthritis patients who were …

How To Reduce Time Delays In Presentation And Treatment Of Testicular Torsion; The Role Of Public And Practitioners Education, Saad Dakhil Farhan Daraji

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Testicular torsion (TT) requires prompt diagnosis and treatment to avoid testicular Loss. Most studies have focused on the ideal work up to rule TT out in cases of acute scrotum. A long response time to the scrotal pain was related to high orchidectomy rate during surgery for acute torsion. OBJECTIVE: We attempted here to highlight the causes behind high orchidectomy rate during the surgery for testicular torsion and the advices to decrease this problem. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Surgical exploration which was done for suspected testicular torsion in 50 consecutive males with their age (range 1-20 years. All patients …

December 27, 2014 (Pages 8001-8078), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau

Volume 44 (2014)

No abstract provided.

12/27/2014 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 12/27/2014. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.

The Murray Ledger And Times, December 27-28, 2014, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

A Mixed-Methods Study Of The Variables That Influence Southern Baptists’ Affirmation Of The Inerrancy Of The Bible, David A. Mcgee

Christian Perspectives in Education

The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) had discovered by the late 1970s that belief in the inerrancy of the Bible was not consistently affirmed by their leadership. After a twenty year battle, the SBC attempted to clarify the doctrine of inerrancy through the Baptist Faith and Message 2000. A mixed-method analysis was conducted by surveying 502 Florida Southern Baptist (FSB) church members with a 68-question survey instrument to determine the degree to which they affirmed the doctrine of inerrancy. The study revealed that a large percentage of FSB church members affirmed the doctrine, but the underlining beliefs were not always consistently …

Prospective Associations Of Coronary Heart Disease Loci In African Americans Using The Metabochip: The Page Study, Nora Franceschini, Yijuan Hu, Alex P. Reiner, Steven Buyske, Mike Nalls, Lisa W. Martin, +25 Additional Authors

Medicine Faculty Publications

Background

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in African Americans. However, there is a paucity of studies assessing genetic determinants of CHD in African Americans. We examined the association of published variants in CHD loci with incident CHD, attempted to fine map these loci, and characterize novel variants influencing CHD risk in African Americans.

Methods and Results

Up to 8,201 African Americans (including 546 first CHD events) were genotyped using the MetaboChip array in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study and Women's Health Initiative (WHI). We tested associations using Cox proportional hazard models …

This Week At Lvhn, Lehigh Valley Health Network

LVHN Weekly

No abstract provided.

High Rates Of Hiv Seroconversion In Pregnant Women And Low Reported Levels Of Hiv Testing Among Male Partners In Southern Mozambique: Results From A Mixed Methods Study, Caroline De Schacht, Heather J. Hoffman, Nedio Mabunda, Carlota Lucas, Catharina L. Alons, Ana Madonela, Adolfo Vubil, Orlando C. Ferreira, Nurbai Calu, Iolanda S. Santos, Ilesh V. Jani, Laura Guay

Genomics and Precision Medicine Faculty Publications

Introduction

Prevention of acute HIV infections in pregnancy is required to achieve elimination of pediatric HIV. Identification and support for HIV negative pregnant women and their partners, particularly serodiscordant couples, are critical. A mixed method study done in Southern Mozambique estimated HIV incidence during pregnancy, associated risk factors and factors influencing partner's HIV testing.

Methods

Between April 2008 and November 2011, a prospective cohort of 1230 HIV negative pregnant women was followed during pregnancy. A structured questionnaire, HIV testing, and collection of dried blood spots were done at 2–3 scheduled visits. HIV incidence rates were calculated by repeat HIV testing …

Influences Of Display Design And Task Management Strategy On Situation Awareness, Performance, And Workload In Process Control Environments, James R. Bowden

Theses and Dissertations

Process control environments demand well informed high performing human monitors to maintain effectual control of multiple processes. Most research aims to satisfy this requirement through the evaluation of competing heuristic-based display design constructs. Contrary to that method, this study takes a novel approach by examining both factors internal and external to the human observer to identify where beneficial outcomes actually reside. External factors explore the underlying design construct attributes, while internal factors focus on the effect of operator task management strategy, age, and experience. Results from this study present several key findings relative to operator situation awareness, performance, and workload. …

A Decision Analysis Framework For Evaluation Of Helmet Mounted Display Alternatives For Fighter Aircraft, Matthew R. Dansereau

Theses and Dissertations

The promise of providing an intuitive and efficient information interface, while allowing the warfighter to perform other critical tasks such as targeting or aircraft control, has led to the growing popularity of Helmet Mounted Displays (HMDs) across the military landscape, especially combat aircraft. Though design and selection of competing systems is critical to optimized performance and safety, structured methods for the evaluation of HMDs are not often used in the acquisition community, leaving selection among alternative designs to the judgment of subject matter experts. However, technical decision-making has been shown to be flawed without the use of a structured decision …

Top 15 Business Books For 2014, Dale Zevenbergen

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

Posting about the top business related books of 2014 from from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

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Light Dulls And Darkens Bird Eggs, Johanna Y. Navarro, David C. Lahti

Publications and Research

Although egg color is generally consistent within individual birds and robust to environmental variation, recent evidence suggests a degree of susceptibility to environmental perturbation or modulation of egg color. Most of this variation manifests via the physiology of the laying female, but some direct impacts of the environment on laid eggs have also been discovered. Here we test whether light changes bird egg color and we quantify its effect, by subjecting variable blue-green eggs of Rüppell's weaver (Ploceus galbula) to a broad-spectrum light source under laboratory conditions, and measuring egg reflectance every few hours. Eggshells gradually decreased in reflectance across …

State V. Ensminger Appellant's Brief Dckt. 42207

Not Reported

No abstract provided.

Using Data Mining To Determine The Impact Continuity Of Care Has On The Air Force’S Healthcare System, David F. Wade

Theses and Dissertations

Department of Defense (DoD) healthcare is one of the largest contributors to the DoD budget. In recent years, the cost of the DoD healthcare system has risen at an exponential rate. Much research has been conducted on the impacts that continuity of care has on both improving the quality of patient care and on reducing healthcare costs in the private sector. The DoD has attempted to take a similar approach with regards to healthcare continuity as a means to reduce healthcare costs. This research investigates whether continuity of care influences costs and a military member's availability to perform duties. Specifically, …

Supreme Court, New York County, Robinson V. Finkel, Denise Shanley

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.

Supreme Court, Appellate Term, People V. Morin, Lauren Tan

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.

Vol.42 N.22 December 25th 2014, Voice Media Ventures

Black Voice News

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of Individual Tax Morale For Russia: Before And After Flat Tax Reform, Bee K. Yew, Valentin B. Milanov, Robert W. Mcgee

Faculty Working Papers from the School of Business and Economics

This paper examines individual tax morale in Russia before and after the introduction of flat tax reform in 2001. The World Values (WVS) and European Values Survey (EVS) are used to compare individual tax morale in 1999, 2006 and 2011. An ordered probit regression model is applied to study the effects of socio-demographic and institutional variables on individual tax morale. A new variable for employment sector that appeared in 2006 and 2011 values surveys is included in our model. The probit regression results revealed significant coefficients for income scale and the employment sector variables with negative marginal effects on tax …

The Impact Of Independent Directors On The Cash Conversion Cycle Of American Manufacturing Firms, John Obradovich, Amarjit Gill, Nahum Biger

Faculty Publications and Presentations

This study examined the impact of independent directors on the cash conversion cycle of American manufacturing firms. A sample of 189 American manufacturing firms listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) for a period of five years (from 2009–2013) was used. The findings indicate that the presence of independent directors on the board of directors shortens the inventory period and cash conversion cycle of manufacturing firms. The study contributes to the literature on the factors that shorten the cash conversion cycle of the firm. The results may be used by financial managers and operations managers.