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Preparation Of Surface Molecularly Imprinted Magnetic Nanoparticles For Hemoglobin Sensing, Chun-Fang Huang, Gui-Hong Yao, Jian-Ding Qiu Dec 2014

Preparation Of Surface Molecularly Imprinted Magnetic Nanoparticles For Hemoglobin Sensing, Chun-Fang Huang, Gui-Hong Yao, Jian-Ding Qiu

Journal of Electrochemistry

Surface molecularly imprinted magnetic nanoparticles (NPs) were prepared by employing dopamine (DA) as a functional monomer, hemoglobin (Hb) as a template, H2PtCl6 as an oxidant triggered DA polymerization on the surface of the Fe3O4 NPs. The Hb and the formed platinum nanoparticles (PtNPs) were embedded into the polydopamine (PDA). After removal of the Hb, the surface molecularly imprinted magnetic nanoparticles (imprinted Fe3O4/PDA-PtNPs) were formed, and then simply immobilized on the magnetic glassy carbon electrode (imprinted Fe3O4/PDA-PtNPs/MGCE) for Hb sensing. The imprinted Fe3O4/PDA-PtNPs …

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Enzyme-Based Dna Electrochemical Biosensors: Recent Trends, Chun-Shui Lin, Yi-Ru Wang, Xi Chen Dec 2014

Enzyme-Based Dna Electrochemical Biosensors: Recent Trends, Chun-Shui Lin, Yi-Ru Wang, Xi Chen

Journal of Electrochemistry

DNA electrochemical sensors have greatly promoted the development of biosensors for their high sensitivity, good selectivity, short analysis time and low cost. To further improve the detection sensitivity and selectivity, protein enzymes, functional nucleic acid enzymes etc. are often used due to the advantages of high catalytic efficiency and specificity. This review demonstrates the research progress of electrochemical sensors based on enzymatic amplification and analyses some existing problems of electrochemical sensors.

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Resolve Mono-Electronic Process In The Voltammetric Behaviors Of Multi-Redox Bis-Coenzyme Q0, Hao Zhou, Yi-Tao Long Dec 2014

Resolve Mono-Electronic Process In The Voltammetric Behaviors Of Multi-Redox Bis-Coenzyme Q0, Hao Zhou, Yi-Tao Long

Journal of Electrochemistry

A widely held concept in electrochemistry is that truly elementary electron-transfer reactions always involve the exchange of one electron, therefore, an overall process involving a change of n electrons must involve n distinct electron-transfer steps. It is highly desirable to resolve multiple-step electron transfer reactions into each electron transfer step. The electrochemical behaviors of coenzyme Q0 and methylene-bridged Bis-coenzyme Q0 were investigated by cyclic voltammetry and square wave voltammetry in nonaqueous dichloromethane containing 0.15 mol·L-1 Bu4NClO4 as the supporting electrolyte. The redox reaction of coenzyme Q0 is well described as two chemically reversible …

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Macroeconomic Fluctuations As Sources Of Luck In Ceo Compensation, Hsin-Hui Chiu, Lars Oxelheim, Clas Wihlborg, Jianhua Zhang Dec 2014

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 …

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Density Functional Theory Study On The Structures Of Solvent-Ion In The Electrolyte Of Lithium Ion Battery, Li-Dan Xing, Ru Yang, Xian-Wen Tang, Wen-Na Huang, Qi-Feng Liu, Qi-Peng Yu, Wei-Shan Li Dec 2014

Density Functional Theory Study On The Structures Of Solvent-Ion In The Electrolyte Of Lithium Ion Battery, Li-Dan Xing, Ru Yang, Xian-Wen Tang, Wen-Na Huang, Qi-Feng Liu, Qi-Peng Yu, Wei-Shan Li

Journal of Electrochemistry

In this work, the possible structures of solvent-ion complex, resulting from the electrostatic interaction in the propylene carbonate (PC) base electrolyte of lithium ion battery, have been investigated using the density functional theory. The calculated results show that the structure of solvent-ion complex depends on the solvent number. In the PC base electrolyte, maximum number of PC solvents that coexist in the Li+-solvent sheath is four. Additionally, the salt anion exists in a complex with the positively charged alkyl group of PC rather than in a free state. The calculated results give a good explanation to the reported …

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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 Dec 2014

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 …

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5 Um Professors Who Made News In 2014, Michael Newsom Dec 2014

5 Um Professors Who Made News In 2014, Michael Newsom

University of Mississippi News

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Winter Activity Of Bats In Southeastern Nebraska: An Acoustic Study, Jeremy A. White, Brett R. Andersen, Hans W. Otto, Cliff A. Lemen, Patricia W. Freeman Dec 2014

Winter Activity Of Bats In Southeastern Nebraska: An Acoustic Study, Jeremy A. White, Brett R. Andersen, Hans W. Otto, Cliff A. Lemen, Patricia W. Freeman

Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences and Affiliated Societies

Many North American bats are active outside hibernacula in winter, but no information on winter activity has been reported for Nebraska. We recorded activity of bats during two winters (December-February 2012-2013 and 2013-2014) at one location in southeastern Nebraska with an acoustic detector. Bats were active throughout both winters and temperature at sunset was a good predictor of bat activity. Red bats (Lasiurus borealis) were active at our site in early December but were not recorded later in winter. We suspect these individuals were late migrants to more southern wintering sites. Big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) …

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Vascular Cognitive Impairment In Ischemic Stroke Patients, Salman Isa Haza, Nawfal Madhi Sheaheed, Akram M. Al-Mahdawi Dec 2014

Vascular Cognitive Impairment In Ischemic Stroke Patients, Salman Isa Haza, Nawfal Madhi Sheaheed, Akram M. Al-Mahdawi

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Stroke is associated with considerable physical and psychological impairment. Cognitive impairment is common sequel of stroke and small vessel ischemic disease. Potentially modifiable risk factors for vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) include hypertension, DM, hyperlipidemia and others. Because of the close association of these factors with stroke, prevention of VCI is largely tied to control of stroke risk factors. OBJECTIVE: The main aims of the study were to ascertain the significant determinants of cognitive impairment in stroke patients and the associated risk factors. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This is a case series descriptive study that enrolled 100 patients whose ages …

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Safety Profile Of Rituximab In 100 Adults Patients With B-Lymphoproliferative Disorders, Salih Khdier Abdullah, Ali Mohammed Jawad Dec 2014

Safety Profile Of Rituximab In 100 Adults Patients With B-Lymphoproliferative Disorders, Salih Khdier Abdullah, Ali Mohammed Jawad

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT : BACKGROUND: Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is the most common hematologic cancer in adults. Rituximab is a chimeric anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody that transformed the outcome of the B- lymphoproliferative disorders . Treatment with rituximab is relatively safe but occasionally serious. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the safety of Rituximab in the treatment of Iraqi adult patients with B- lymphoproliferative disorders. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A total of 100 patients with low grade, high grade B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) who were admitted to the Haematology unit of Baghdad Teaching Hospital to receive their scheduled Rituximab containing protocol were included in …

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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 Dec 2014

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 …

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Unipolar Versus Bipolar Hip Hemiarthroplasty In The Treatment Of Femoral Neck Fractures In The Elderly, Ali A. Ali, Saad M. Rashed, Mushtaq T. Hussien Dec 2014

Unipolar Versus Bipolar Hip Hemiarthroplasty In The Treatment Of Femoral Neck Fractures In The Elderly, Ali A. Ali, Saad M. Rashed, Mushtaq T. Hussien

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Hip fractures are associated with high morbidity and mortality, which require a treatment plan that ensures a good outcome with minimal complications. Different treatment modalities and arthroplasty prosthesis are available and widely used. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare the short outcome of surgical treatment of femoral neck fractures in elderly using unipolar and bipolar hip hemiarthroplasty. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Thirty four patients with intracapsular femoral neck fractures ranging from Garden’s class II to class IV were enrolled in the study for surgical intervention using either unipolar hemiarthroplasty (Group A: 14females, 6 males) or bipolar …

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Bone Transport Of Tibia By Performing Z-Osteotomy Using Convenvtional External Fixator, Omer Ali Rafiq Barawi Dec 2014

Bone Transport Of Tibia By Performing Z-Osteotomy Using Convenvtional External Fixator, Omer Ali Rafiq Barawi

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: This is a descriptive study to evaluate the outcome of forty patients with bone loss in tibia using conventional (mostly monoaxial) external fixation device, based on principles of distractive osteogenesis. OBJECTIVE: To prove the effectiveness of conventional external fixation device in distraction osteogenesis in tibia successfully and simply. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Forty patients with bone loss of 4 to 10.5 centimeters in tibia between March 2003 and March 2011 were treated, ages (15-65years), 6:34 female to male ratio .In 30 patients site of bone loss was in the lower third of tibia while in 4 patients was in …

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Managements Of Type 2 Tibial Hemimelia; Short Review On Treatment Of Tibial Defects And The Results Of Four Patient Treated Using A Modified Brown Procedure, Mohammed H. Salal, Isam H.Ali Dec 2014

Managements Of Type 2 Tibial Hemimelia; Short Review On Treatment Of Tibial Defects And The Results Of Four Patient Treated Using A Modified Brown Procedure, Mohammed H. Salal, Isam H.Ali

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRUCT: BACKGROUND: Tibial hemimelia is a very rare deformity and problematic syndrome usually associated with variable visceral and skeletal deformities. The treatment is always difficult and challenging. Amputation was the preferred treatment option specially in complete tibial absence, however, a conservative management sometimes used in other types of the deformity or in cases of amputation refusal. OBJECTIVE: To review the methods of management of chronic tibial defects and to study the results of operative treatment of 4 patients with type ii congenital tibial hemimelia. PATIENT AND METHOD: All along thirty-two months period and after a proper clinical and radiological assessment …

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Treatment Of Mallet Finger; Conservative Or Operative, Alaa A. Dawood Dec 2014

Treatment Of Mallet Finger; Conservative Or Operative, Alaa A. Dawood

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Mallet finger injuries, still represent a controversy as the best way of treatment, when to treat conservatively and when to go for surgical management . OBJECTIVE: This prospective study was undertaken to evaluate functional outcome of conservative versus surgical treatment of acute and chronic mallet finger injuries. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A prospective study was conducted between November 2011 and December 2013 . Forty six patients with mallet finger deformity were treated,21 by non-operative technique and 20 were treated surgically, the time between injury and commencement of treatment ranges from 3 days to 3 years mean ( 17 weeks).Follow …

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A Comparative Study Between Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt And Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy In The Manegment Of Obstructive Hydrocephalus, Abdulameer Alkhafaji, Samir Faissal Hassan Dec 2014

A Comparative Study Between Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt And Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy In The Manegment Of Obstructive Hydrocephalus, Abdulameer Alkhafaji, Samir Faissal Hassan

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Uncertainty persists on the best treatment for patients with obstructive hydrocephalus: endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) or V-P shunt. Most patients with obstructive hydrocephalus are treated with ventriculo-peritoneal (VP) shunt placement. OBJECTIVE: Of this study is to compare between V-P shunt and ETV in the manegment of obstructive hydrocephalus in relation to the degree of complication. METHODS: This is a prospective study of 90 patients with obstructive hydrocephalus of various etiologies operated by V-P shunt or Endoscopic 3rdventriculostomy in the Department of Neurosurgery in Al-Khdhemia Teaching Hospital, Neurosciences Teaching Hospital and Neurosurgical Teaching Hospital from October 2011 to December …

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Surgical Difficulties Of Cochlear Implantation In Children, Muhamed Dheia Ahmed, Muthana Saleemabdalamer Dec 2014

Surgical Difficulties Of Cochlear Implantation In Children, Muhamed Dheia Ahmed, Muthana Saleemabdalamer

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Cochlear implantation is a recent surgical treatment of deaf children, surgical difficulties may arise and has impact on outcome of implant. OBJECTIVE: To define the difficulties encountered during surgery and how the surgeon deals with them. METHODS: 120 patients of bilateral severe to profound hearing loss who all had implantation in the department of otorhinolaryngology, medical city, during the period from July 2010 to September 2011. All of them received the Nucleus Freedom cochlear implant with Contour Advance Electrode, model CI24RE. They are classified into two groups according to difficulty arises during surgery :(group a ) those identified …

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How To Reduce Time Delays In Presentation And Treatment Of Testicular Torsion; The Role Of Public And Practitioners Education, Saad Dakhil Farhan Daraji Dec 2014

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 …

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Inhalational Anaesthesia Versus Total Intravenous Anaesthesia During A Rigid Bronchoscopy In Paediatrics, Osama Haider Al-Hassani Dec 2014

Inhalational Anaesthesia Versus Total Intravenous Anaesthesia During A Rigid Bronchoscopy In Paediatrics, Osama Haider Al-Hassani

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND : General anaesthesia is routinely used for rigid bronchoscopy in paediatrics for different causes. Both methods of anaesthesia were used inhalational and total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA). OBJECTIVE: Is to compare inhalational anaesthesia with total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) for rigid bronchoscopy in paediatric age group in regard to the heart rate, oxygen saturation, coughing, bucking, laryngeal spasm and bronchospasm. PATIENT AND METHOD: Thirty patients aged 2-6 years were chosen, divided randomly in two groups. In group I ( inhalational anaesthesia) consisted of 15 patients and the anaesthesia was maintained with halothane while in group II use (total intravenous anaesthesia) …

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Eamodynamic Changes During Airway Managment In Hypertensive Patients Undergoing Abdominoplasty Surgery, Ali Abdulhamed Mohamed, Abbas Mohamed Suhan Dec 2014

Eamodynamic Changes During Airway Managment In Hypertensive Patients Undergoing Abdominoplasty Surgery, Ali Abdulhamed Mohamed, Abbas Mohamed Suhan

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Avoidance of heamodynamic changes in hypertensive patients receiving general anesthesia is a goal including patients undergoing abdominoplasty surgery. OBJECTIVE: To compare haemodynamic responses to use of a classic laryngeal mask airway (LMA) versus endotracheal tube (ETT) in hypertensive females undergoing abdominoplasty surgery. PATIENT AND METHODS: Place and Duration of study: Al-Amaal private hospital from march. 2012 to march 2014. Fifty hypertensive female patient undergoing abdominoplasty surgery were randomly distrusted into two equal groups using alternate patient technique endotracheal tube( ETT ) and laryngeal mask airway (LMA) ( n=25 each). Patients in both groups were received general anaesthesia using …

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The Clinical Presentation Of Hypertensive Crisis In The Emergency Department Of Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Manal Khudder Abdul Razak Dec 2014

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 …

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Types ,Frequency,Clinical Presentation Of Congenital Central Nervous System Anomalies In Al- Kadmayhia Teaching Hospital, Lamyaa Abdul Kareem Hamoodi Dec 2014

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 …

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Evaluation Of Patients With Lymphadenopathy In Hematology Unit In Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Khudhair A Al-Khalissi, Wisam Sabah Budeir, Azher S Al-Zubaidy Dec 2014

Evaluation Of Patients With Lymphadenopathy In Hematology Unit In Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Khudhair A Al-Khalissi, Wisam Sabah Budeir, Azher S Al-Zubaidy

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Lymphadenopathy is defined as abnormality in the size or character of lymph nodes, is caused by the invasion or propagation of either inflammatory cells or neoplastic cells into the nodes. OBJECTIVE: To determine the etiological and clinical characteristics of Lymphadenopathy in adults. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Sixty patients with Lymphadenopathy attended Hematology department/Baghdad Teaching Hospital for the period between December 2011 and April 2012. Diagnostic procedures included clinical history and examination, complete blood count, lymph node, bone marrow studies and immunohistochemistry studies. RESULTS: Thirty six male and 24 female patients were included, with mean age of 36.2 ±16.3 years. …

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Glucose Tolerance Test In Beta-Thalassemia Major In Al-Sader City, Qais Abdullah Ali Al-Salahe, Mohammed Shaker Al-Awady, Abas Abdalsaheb Al-Gharbawy Dec 2014

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 …

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The Clinical Significance Of Interleukin-15 And Interleukin -17 In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis, Noora Z Muhammed, Hassan J Hasony, Mubder A Mohamed Saeed Dec 2014

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 …

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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 Dec 2014

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. …

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Survey Of Human Papilloma Virus 18 In Breast Epithelium Of Iraqi Women Using In Situ Hybridization Technique, Mahmoud Mishaal Mohamed, Huda Mahdi Al-Khateeb, Nawfal K. Yas Dec 2014

Survey Of Human Papilloma Virus 18 In Breast Epithelium Of Iraqi Women Using In Situ Hybridization Technique, Mahmoud Mishaal Mohamed, Huda Mahdi Al-Khateeb, Nawfal K. Yas

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: There is an increasing evidence suggesting that high-risk human papilloma virus (HPV) was involved in cancers other than cervical cancer. A number of reports have identified HPV DNA in breast tissue and breast cancer specimens, suggesting that the virus could play a role in the pathogenesis of this tumor. Therefore, OBJECTIVE: was directed towards the use of In situ molecular methods to localize the virus in mammary gland tissue. In addition, this study investigated the prevalence of high-risk HPV18 infections in Iraqi women with and without ductal carcinoma of the breast. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Twenty night cases of …

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Corneal Specular Microscopy Changes In Type Ii Diabetes Mellitus, Yousif Farhan Dawood, Najah Kadhum Mohammad Al-Quraishi Dec 2014

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 …

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A Review Of 277 Cases Of Patients With Chest Trauma In The Medical City Teaching Complex, Abdulameer Mohsin Hussein Dec 2014

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 …

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Metastatic Solid Pseudopapillary Tumor Of The Pancreas: A Case Report Dec 2014

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

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