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The Role Of Alpha Blockers In The Treatment Of Children With Voiding Dysfunction, Dhia A. Kareem, Omar A. Hassan

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Voiding dysfunction is an important problem in chil¬dhood due to its relatively high prevalence and the fact that it may cause upper urinary tract dete¬rioration with renal scarring. Pharmacological therapy is considered as one of the important measures to improve bladder emptying ,Several reports have supported the effectiveness of α-blockers in treating voiding dysfunction in children. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of using selective alpha blocker therapy for children with voiding dysfunction. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A prospective study conducted from January 2011 to December 2013 in Al- Ramadi teaching hospital. 24 children with mean age 9.9 …

Echocardiographic Assessment Of Left Ventricular Remodeling Process Among Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients, Abbas Khalifa Ressan, Asaad Abdullah Abbas, Mayyadah Dheyauldeen Mohsin

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Echocardiography is use for assessment of left ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction, which is the focus of this thesis. We investigated the influence of various traditional echocardiographic parameters to assess the process of left ventricular remodeling such as left ventricular volumes and ejection fraction, wall motion score index, mitral regurgitation and diastolic dysfunction OBJECTIVE: To invistigate the usefulness of two-dimensional echocardiography for accurate evaluation of left ventricular (LV) remodeling after acute ST elevation myocardial infarctions (STEMI). METHODS AND RESULTS: Two-dimensional echocardiography was performed within 5 days on a 100 patients admitted to the hospital with a first ST-elevation …

Body Surface Area And Sheath Size As A Risk Factors For Vascular Complications After Coronary Angiography Via Femoral Approach, Salah Mahdy Majeed, Ali Mohammed Jawad, Haithem Ahmed Al-Rubaie, Zahraa Akram Thabit, Saad Kadhum Kareem, Manal Madany A. Qader, Shatha Sami, Wisam Akram, Faten Shalal, Mustafa Nema, Mudher Al-Khairalla

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Vascular complications have been recognized as an important factor in morbidity after diagnostic and percutaneous coronary interventions. OBJECTIVE: This study sought to evaluate vascular body mass index and sheath size as risk factors for vascular complications after diagnostic coronary angiography via femoral approach. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This historical prospective cohort study was carried out from February 2012 till January 2013, at the Iraqi Center for the Heart Disease. A total number of 2400 patients underwent 3600 procedures, diagnostic coronary angiography (2196) and PCI(1404) via their common femoral arteries. Result: Body surface area > 2m2 is a statistically significant factor …

Cd49d As Prognostic Marker In B-Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia In Correlation With The Expression Of Cd38, Zap-70 And Clinical Binet Stage, Ali Mohammed Jawad, Haithem Ahmed Al-Rubaie, Zahraa Akram Thabit

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a heterogeneous disease with highly variable clinical course and outcome. A number of clinical and biological features have been used to separate patients with CLL into subgroups with different prognoses. CD49d, CD38 and ZAP-70 expressions have shown to independently predict prognosis in CLL. OBJECTIVE: To assess the expression of CD49d in CLL patients and correlates them with CD38 and ZAP-70, and with clinical Binet staging. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This study was conducted on 30 newly diagnosed CLL patients. Diagnosis was based on lymphocyte count of > 5×109/L and immunophenotyping. The expression of CD49d, CD38 …

Maternal Height And ‘Shoe Size’ As Predictors Of Intrapartum Complications In Labor With Occiput Posterior Malposition, Shatha Sami, Wisam Akram, Faten Shalal

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Although most women have anormal labour and birth, there are sometimes complication occurring due to multiple factors,occiput posterior postion represent achallenges in diagnosis,labour& intrapartum complication care OBJECTIVE: To evaluate maternal height and shoe size correlates with complications associated with occiput posterior ma position during labor. Type of the study; case control METHODS: A total of 45 primigravida women with android pelvis were chosen versus 45 with gynecoid pelvis according to clinical pelvimetry,Their shoe size and height were recorded. In addition women in both groups were scrutinized for occiput posterior and labor complications associated with condition including secondary arrest …

Publication Trends In Global Output Of Spintronics: A Scientometric Profile, Ramiah Santha Kumar Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper attempts to highlight the growth and development of Spintronics publication based on Web of Science database during the period 2000-2014. A total of 6195 publications were published on spintronics, which received 134,467 citations. The average number of publications per year was 413 and the average number of citations per publication was 21.71. The publications peaked in 2014 with 874 publications, whereas the highest number of citations 16,696 was received in 2005. The highest number of publications was from USA with 1506 (24.31%) publications and 64.479 (47.95%) citations followed by China with 1.425 (23%) publications, 16.264 (12.10%) citations and …

Lithium-Sulfur (Selenium) Batteries: Interface Issues And Solving Strategies, Nian-Wu Li, Ya-Xia Yin, Yu-Guo Guo

Journal of Electrochemistry

The stable interface is still a challenge for lithium-sulfur (selenium) batteries because of the low conductivity of sulfur (selenium), dissolution of polysulfide (polyselenide), volume expansion of sulfur (selenium), and lithium dendrite growth. This review describers some recent developments in lithium-sulfur (selenium) batteries and highlights our efforts in this field. The possible strategies for building stable interface in the lithium-sulfur (selenium) batteries including nano-restriction effect, chemical bonding, interface adsorption, surface coating, electrolyte optimization, and Lithium anode treatment have been discussed.

Intrinsic Interfacial Property Between High-Voltage Lini0.5Mn1.5O4 Cathode And Electrolyte, Li Li, Jing-Jing Xu, Shao-Jie Han, Wei Lu, Li-Wei Chen

Journal of Electrochemistry

To obtain high energy density, developing high-voltage cathode materials is an effective approach. The cathode/electrolyte interface stability is the key factor for the cycle performance and safety performance of high-voltage lithium ion batteries. It is, therefore, of significant importance to study the stability of cathode/electrolyte interface. However, many reports have shown that at the cathode/electrolyte interface the cathodes were prepared by coating the mixture of active materials with a conductive additive and a binder on an Al current collector. The introduction of additives will interfere the surface morphology and component analyses, resulting in difficulty to acquire the intrinsic information at …

Hydrogen Evolution Properties On Individual Mos2 Nanosheets, Yu Gao, Juan Zhou, Yu-Wen Liu, Sheng-Li Chen

Journal of Electrochemistry

Molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂) has been acknowledged to play important roles in hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) for hydrogen energy technology. Both computational and experimental results have suggested that the promising catalytic activity of MoS₂ for the HER could be attributed to the sulfur edges of two-dimensional nanosheets, while their basal planes were catalytically inert. In order to verify this conclusion, we prepared single MoS₂ sheet electrodes which were made of individual MoS₂ sheets attached on the self-assembly monolayers (SAM) of SH(CH₂)₁₅COOH at Au ultramicroelectrodes (Au/SAM/MoS₂). The single MoS₂ sheet …

Effects Of Mixed Strains Optimized From Sourdoughs On Quality Of Steamed Bread With Tartary Buckwheat Bran, Wang Xueting, Du Muying, Liao Yuting, He Rui, Li Yuzhu, Zsolt Zalán

Food and Machinery

The study was aimed to research the effect of mixed strains optimized from sourdoughs on the quality of steamed bread with tartary buckwheat bran, through sensory quality, texture profile analysis and SPME-GC-MS analysis. The Angel Yeast and Hungary yeast considered as control groups. The results showed that: the order of sensory evaluation was mixed strains (82.2±2.3) > Hungary yeast (80.9±1.3) > Angel yeast (77.1±1.4); the hardness, chewiness, cohesiveness, gumminess and resilience of fermented steamed bread with mixed strains was the best one; on the springiness, the steamed bread fermented with Hungary yeast was the best one. In flavor compounds, Angel yeast, Hungary …

Effect Of Ph Value In Preparation Process On Functional Properties Of Gelatin From Bighead Carp (Hypophthalmichthys Nobilis) Scale, Sha Xiaomei, Tu Zongcai, Wand Hui, Zhang Lu, Huang Tao, Hu Zizi

Food and Machinery

The effect of pH value in preparation process on proximate composition, yield and functional properties including gel strength, melting temperature and turbidity of gelatin from bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) scale was investigated. Moreover, sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) was used to evaluate the change of molecular weight distribution for fish gelatin. The results indicated that regardless of pH values in the range of 3.0~7.0 for preparation process, fish gelatin had a high quality with high protein content and low ash content. With pH value increasing, the yield of fish gelatin gradually decreased, however, turbidity showed an increased trend. When …

Studies On Formation Of Ages By Lysine In Maillard Reaction, Li Pu, Xia Qiuqin, Liu Guimei, Lu Yongling, Lu Lishuang

Food and Machinery

[Purpose] The different influencing factors are investigated on producing AGEs by Lysine in Maillard reaction, and the different between single amino acid (Lysine, or Argine) -reducing and mixed Lys- Arg -reducing sugar system are compared. [Method] Fluorescence spectrometry (λex / λem =370 / 440 nm) is used to detect the amount of AGEs, the factors of sort and concentration of sugar, metal ion, temperature, pH and genistein concentration in Maillard reaction and proportion of lysine and arginine in Lys/Arg-reducing sugar system was discussed. [Result] The increasing of sugar concentration, pH, or temperature, the more amounts of AGEs was produced. Fe …

A Slic-Basedsuperpixel Segmentation Method By Using Local Texture Features For Granular Image, Li Xiaoyu, Zhang Qiuju

Food and Machinery

This paper adopts SLIC-based superpixel segmentation method in the granular image detection. SLIC method segments the granular image into superpixel block which will reduce the complexity of the subsequent image processing. As SLIC superpixel segmentation method doesn’t use the texture feature in the distance calculation, the detail of the outline for the granular object is lost. This paper adopts the CRLBP local texture operator as the texture feature to improve the SLIC segmentation’s distance calculation and searches the similar pixel in circle neighborhood pixels to guarantee the processing speed. The test on cotton seed image shows that the improved SLIC …

Effects Of Different Extrusion Conditions On Physicochemical Properties Of Potato Powder, Zhang Lilin, Zhang Yu, Zhang Hanyu

Food and Machinery

Several physicochemical properties of potato powder were studied, including the material moisture, extrusion temperature and screw speed's influence. The results indicated that with the increase of material moisture, the water-solubility, iodine blue value of potato powder decreasing, water-absorption, oil-absorption increasing, expansibility increased firstly and then decreased, which was the largest in moisture of 35%, while the gelatinization temperature decreased firstly then increased, and the peak, valley, final viscosity, gelatin increasing gradually. Thermal stability was the strongest in the moisture of 30%. With the increasing of extrusion temperature, the water-solubility, iodine blue value increased gradually, water-absorption, oil-absorption decreasing, and the expansibility …

The Preparation Of Igg Combining The Method Of Alpha Galactose Glucoside Enzyme With Saturated Ammonium Sulfate And Its Activity Research, Xiao Xueli, Zhang Zhen, Zhang Shenggui, Xu Rongrong, Di Rui, Lv Jindi, Liu Ya

Food and Machinery

The optimized preparation conditions of the concentration of IgG in yak blood after salting out of saturated ammonium sulfate by single factor experiments, including the selection of the hydrolysis time, pH, temperature and the amount of enzyme, as well as the Central Composite experiment, was investigated in this study. The activity of IgG was detected by ELISA and analyzed by using the Response Surface analysis (RSA). The results showed that the optimal concentration of IgG was 27.13 mg/mL when hydrolyzed for at 39 ℃ for 2 h, and enzymolyzed at pH 4.4,

A Method For Predicting Tvb-N Content Of Cooked Beef Based On Hyperspectral Image, Tian Weixin, He Dandan, Yang Dong, Lu Anxiang

Food and Machinery

Based on the shortcomings of the traditional detection methods for meat freshness, such as time-consuming, laborious, low efficiency, loss and other defects, and put forward using hyperspectral imaging (HSI) technology to predict cooked beef freshness index of volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N) content. Firstly, the hyperspectral data of cooked beef samples were obtained by HSI system, and the black and white correction was carried out. And then, the hyperspectral data was preprocessed using the moving average smoothing and the multiple scattering corrections. Finally, the support vector regression (SVR) method was used to establish the prediction model of TVB-N content based on …

Influence On Quality Of White Pulp Loquat Wine With Different Artificial Aging Technology, Yuan Min, Wang Qiaobi, Zhao Qian, Zhou Caiqiong, Wu Xiyu

Food and Machinery

To recognize the effect of aging technology on quality of white pulp wine, samples were preprocessed by ultrasonic, microwave and cold and hot treatment. The results showed that the three different aging treatments all could lower total acid slightly and increase chroma of loquat wine, and aging by cold and hot treatment got higher scores than ultrasonic as well as microwave treatment in sensory evaluation. The species of aroma substances detected decreased while proportion of undetected compounds increased after aging treatment. The highest content were alcohols and esters, hot and cold, ultrasonic and microwave treatment, accounted for 79.8%, 78.3% and …

Effects Of Different Cleaning Sterilization Methods On Preservation Of Fresh-Cut Hang Cabbage, Lei Hao, Xie Jing, Qiao Yongxiang, Zhang Shuanshuan, Chen Yingying

Food and Machinery

Fresh Hang cabbage, through fresh cutting, was selected to study the effects of preservation with different cleaning sterilization methods (sodium hypochlorite solution with active chlorine with 0.1 g/L; electrolysis of water with: pH 2.3; ozone water: active oxygen concentration of 1.8 mg/L). The results showed that: ozone water was preferable to maintain fresh-cut Hang cabbage sensory quality, bringing the total number of colonies maintained at a low level, significantly delayed ascorbic acid content (P＜0.05), chlorophyll content reduction, and effectively extended the shelf life of Hang cabbage for 6 d.

Research On Bactericidal Treatment Of Rose Water And Storage Properties Of Its Sterilized Product, Cui Yan, Zhang Li, Zou Yue, Wu Jinhong, Yang Ying, Xie Fan, Wang Zhengwu

Food and Machinery

Compared the sterilization effect and the volatile components loss of rose water after two different sterilization treatments, namely the ultra-high temperature (135 ℃, 5 s) sterilization and the high pressure processing (400 MPa, 15 min) sterilization. The storage stability of rose water in storage, which was sterilized by high pressure processing, was also studied. The result showed that high pressure processing sterilization had advantages over ultra-high temperature sterilization in the processing and production of rose water product. This study investigated several physicochemical properties of the rose water during storage period. The results showed that after the high pressure processing sterilization, …

Preparation And Thermal Properties Of Nano-Gnps As Stuffing Into The Cool Storage Phase Change Materials, Gao Maotiao, Wang Chunxu, Wu Xuehong, Wang Yanling, Su Zhen

Food and Machinery

Because of its good thermal property, nano-graphite (nano-GnPs) materials has became a research hotspots. The best adding amount of polyester type dispersant of dispersed system of nano-GnPsparaffin composite phase change materials (PCMs) was 2% by mechanical and chemical modification methods with nano-GnPs as stuffing. The stable uniform dispersion of composite PCMs was obtained by precipitation and separation. The adding amount of nano-graphene had no effect on the starting and termination points and peak of phase change. However, the adding amount of nano-GnPs will lower the phase change latent heat of composite PCMs in some degree. Phase change latent heat of …

Tomato Maturity Color Discrimination Based On Machine Vision, Bi Zhijian, Zhang Ruoyu, Qi Yanjie, Wu Yebei

Food and Machinery

Tomato quality is one of the most important factors ensured the consistency of tomato market factors. A color analysis method was proposed for classifying the fresh tomato, with reference to the national standard GB 8852—88, defining the classification standards of tomato maturity. In this study, tomato was divided into the four categories, full ripe, ripe, half ripe, and green ripe. RGB images of tomato were collected, removing the background and filtering de-noising, and then they were converted to HIS and HSV color models. Through the MATLAB programming, the mean values of the color components R, G, B, H, S, V, …

The Antioxidant Activity And Its Relationship With The Functional Components In Proso Millet, Zheng Nannan, Qi Wentao, Wang Chunling, Yun Tingting, Yao Yang, Ren Guixing

Food and Machinery

The effects of proso millets on the antioxidant activity of liver were evaluated by the high-fat diet C57BL/6 mice model, and the relationship of antioxidants with the contents of main bioactive compounds in proso millets were also studied based on the chemical and cellular analyses of the polyphenols and flavonoids contents. The results showed that the high-fat diet reduced the hepatic antioxidant capacity of liver, while the addition of proso millets could improve it significantly with a high-fat diet. The contents of both polyphenols and flavonoids were significantly different among different breeds of proso millets. The variation coefficient of total …

Effect Of Processing Conditions On The Functional Properties Of Antioxidant Peptides From Pseudosciaena Crocea, Zhang Ningning, Zheng Baodong, Zhang Chong, Li Zhiyu

Food and Machinery

The functional properties of antioxidant peptides from Pseudosciaena crocea under different processing conditions were studied, including the solubility, water absorption, retention properties, fat absorption, apparent viscosity, foaming and emulsifying properties. The results showed that the isoelectric point of the antioxidant peptides was pH 4.0, and at this point, the peptides possessed the lowest solubility and emulsifying activity, while the highest emulsion stability and foaming ability and stability. Moreover, it was also found that the antioxidant peptides showed higher water and fat absorptions, fluidity and lower retention properties. Therefore, the antioxidant peptides from P. crocea could be used as potential additives …

Study On Extraction Process And Antioxidant Activity Of Melanin From Tremella Fuciformis Residue, Shi Xuan, Yan Yu, Liang Xuming, Tan Hongjun, Yang Yong, Zhong Geng, Shi Wenjuan

Food and Machinery

Melanin was extracted by alkali solution and acid extraction method with the assistance of microwave from Tremella fuciformis residue. The separation and purification was optimized. The spectral characteristics and antioxidant activities of melanin were researched. The results showed that the optimum process of extracting melanin from Tremella fuciformis residue by alkali solution and acid extraction method with the assistance of microwave were as follows: amount of extraction solvent to yield 1∶40, concentration of NaOH 1.75 mol/L, hydrolyzing time 2 h, microwave treatment time 60 s. In this condition color value of melanin extracted from Tremella fuciformis residue was 156.6, and …

Enzymatic Extraction Of Bee Pollen Soluble Dietary Fiber And Its Physicochemical Analysis, Zheng Hui, Chen Xiping, You Zhendan, Xia Dongxue, Hu Xi

Food and Machinery

Bee pollen soluble dietary fiber was extracted by enzymatic extraction, and the physicochemical properties was analyzed, while, the products were compared with the bee pollen soluble dietary fiber by acid extraction and alkali extraction. The optimal enzymatic extraction conditions were determined as follows: extraction temperature 50 ℃, extraction time 2 h, enzyme 2.5%, pH 4. Under the conditions, the yield of bee pollen soluble dietary fiber was 4.11%. The product is milk-white powder, and has good smell. The swelling capacity, water holding capacity and the water-solubility of the fiber were 2.03 mL/g, 1.01 g/g, 91.26%, respectively. The bee pollen soluble …

Slis Connecting Volume 5, Issue 2, Stacy Creel, Teresa S. Welsh Ph.D., Mlis

SLIS Connecting

SLIS Connecting Volume 5, Issue 2 (Fall/Winter 2016)

A Survey And Content Analysis Of Army Manuals Held By The National World War Ii Museum Archives, Amanda Fallis

SLIS Connecting

This study is a content analysis of a collection of several hundred Army manuals published by the War Department, the precursor of the United States Department of Defense (U.S. War Department, 2013). The manuals were in varying conditions, address a variety of topics, and were published in years surrounding and during World War II.

An Historical Analysis Of The Fay B. Kaigler Children’S Book Festival, Leah Rials

SLIS Connecting

This study focuses on investigating the origins of the Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival, an internationally renowned annual conference hosted at The University of Southern Mississippi. This research is based on archival collections available at the McCain Archives and Special Collections.

‘The Willing Women Are Standing Waiting Now’: British Women, The Second World War, And The Women’S Library At The London School Of Economics And Political Science, Erin Doerner

SLIS Connecting

Since the end of the Second World War some 70 years ago, research and scholarship featuring wartime contributions of the average British citizenhasfocused largely on men's experiences of combat, the various roles of government agencies, or the assumed viability and tenacity of political and military leaders. The role of gender in the experience of war was often a side-note, not a focus of research. Since the 1960s, and more frequently since the late 1980s, a new wartime perspective has begun to be documented and explored in academic and literary scholarship - that of British women.

This study examines primary materials …

Student Associations: News And Events, Usm School Of Library And Information Science

SLIS Connecting

News and events from SLIS student associations: Library and Information Science Students Association (LISSA) and Southern Miss Student Archivists (SMSA).