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Age Of Spontaneous Regeneration Of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Among Children In Baghdad., Deia Kadam Khalaf, Lamyaa Abdl Kareem Alsaadi, Ali Kadam Lkreeshy

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Glugose-6- phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency is the most common human enzyme deficiency in the world andlead to hemolytic anemia as early sign. OBJECTIVE : To determine the age of the patient with G6PD deficiency in which can the enzyme return to normal activity indifferent areas of Baghdad and to study if there is sex predilection for spontaneous regeneration of the enzyme. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Case control study carried on patients at AL-kadhyimia teaching hospital and patientscollected from different areas of Baghdad city during period from 1st of April 2012 to 31st of December 2012, 159 patients of G6PD disease, …

Mri Finding Of Cartilaginous Endplates Herniation Of Lumbar Spine In Patient With Low Back Pain, Mansour Eidan Dawood Al, Firas Mahmood Yaqub, Zubaidi, Mohammed Abd Kadhim

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides a noninvasive assessment of the lumbar spine. Little is thought about the MRI characteristics of cartilaginous endplate (CEP) and CEP herniation on the ground that their normal thickness is only 0.6mm, making it hard to perceive at routine MRI examinations OBJECTIVE : To study the reliable magnetic resonance imaging findings suggested cartilage endplate herniation in lumbar spine. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This prospective study was conducted on 46 patients with low back pain in the MRI unit of Al- Imamein Alkadhmein Medical City, Baghdad, Iraq between September, 2016 and August 2017. Inclusion criteria: adult …

Evaluation Of Predisposing Risk Factors For Gallstone Formation Following Bariatric Surgery, Zaid Zuhair Abdulsahib, Haider Abdul Hussein Ahmed

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The risk factors for development of gallstones have been studied extensively in the general population. They are different when it comes to patients who underwent bariatric operations. Obesity and rapid weight loss induced by weight-reducing surgery are well recognized for the development of gallbladder stones. There is no standard policy whether to perform prophylactic cholecystectomy at the time of the bariatric operation or to give postoperative treatment to decrease the risk. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study is to evaluate the predictors of gallstone formation post-Bariatric surgery and associated risk factors. The implication behind it will help decide …

Enoxaparin Versus Unfractionated Heparin In Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; Efficacy And Safety Study, Looiy Muhammad Alhallaq, Hassan Farhan, Haedar Nazar Kadim

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Since long time, unfractionated heparin has been used as standard anticoagulant for percutaneous coronary intervention(PCI).however, recently several studies showed that intravenous enoxaparin safety and effectiveness is similar to that of unfractionated heparin. OBJECTIVE : To assess the safety and practicity of enoxaparin compared with un fractionated heparin in elective PCI using drug eluting stents (DES). METHODS: In this prospective, randomized trial, at the cardiac unit of Ashty hospital in Erbil city, from July 2014 to February 2016, we included 300 patients undergoing elective PCI. 150 patient received enoxaparin 0.6 mg per kilogram of body weight, the other 150 …

Trends Of Neonatal Mortality And Factors Related With Neonatal Mortality Among Neonates Admitted To The Neonatal Care Unit Of Fatima Al Zahraa Hospital In Baghdad During 2017, Kholod Dhaher Habib, Wafaa Toma Hurmiz, Ahmed Salih Marzoog, Malik Jamel Kanoon

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACK GROUND: The neonatal mortality rate is a key outcome indicator for newborn care and directly reflects prenatal, natal, and postnatal care. Early neonatal deaths are more closely associated with pregnancy related factors and maternal health, whereas late neonatal deaths are associated more with factors in the newborn`s environment. OBJECTIVE: To find out the neonatal mortality rate and to identify the factors related with neonatal mortality among neonates admitted in the Aseptic Neonatal Care Unit of Fatema AL Zahraa Hospital. METHODS: A cross - sectional hospital-based study was done depending on data collected from records of the Aseptic Neonatal …

A Study Of Adiponectin/Leptin Ratio In Adult Males With Metabolic Syndrome, Ann Khazaal Yaseen, Yousra Ahmed Abdulateef

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

BACKGROUND: Metabolic syndrome is a disorder of energy utilization and storage. It is a multi-component disease brought on by a combination of life style and environmental factors, with some populations exhibiting a genetic predisposition and type 2 diabetes. It is marked by abdominal obesity, elevated levels of triglyceride, low levels of HDL (good) cholesterol, high blood pressure and high blood sugar levels. Metabolic syndrome is a significant risk factor for the development of both type 2 diabetes and heart disease, also associated with fatty liver, and polycystic ovary syndrome. Recently two adipocytokines secreted from visceral adipose tissue leptin and adiponectin, …

Effect Of Umbilical Cord Abnormalities On Fetal Heart Pattern Leading To Operative Delivery, Lubna Zuhair Almukhtar, Sahar Jassim Abid, Abdulrazak Alnakash

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Umbilical cord abnormalities may be associated with fetal heart rate irregularities this might change the mode of delivery from vaginal delivery to cesarean delivery and may be responsible for adverse perinatal outcomes. OBJECTIVE: To verify the association between umbilical cord abnormalities and fetal heart irregularities that lead to urgent cesarean delivery. MATERIALS AND METHODS: One hundred and six full term singleton pregnant women were enrolled in this study, 51 of them developed non reassuring fetal heart rate (Abnormal CTG) and emergency cesarean delivery was done for them, those represent the study group, the other 55 women had reassuring …

Prevalence Of Viral Hepatitis (B And C) In Pediatric Hemodialysis Centers In Baghdad, Nariman Fahmi, Wissam Flayh Hassan, Zainab Faruoq, Ali Ahmed

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACK GROUND: Viral infection (hepatitis B and C) is a public health problem, especially in high risk patients, including the patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis. OBJECTIVE: To find out the prevalence of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C in children on haemodialysis unit in three paediatric haemodialysis centers in Baghdad. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This is a retrospective study which was carried out for six months data collection from (Jan. 2017 to December 2017) in three haemodialysis centres (children welfare hospital, Ibn al-Baladi Hospital for pediatric and central teaching hospital of pediatric) in Baghdad; all patients from (April …

The Value Of C-Reactive Protein Concentration In The Blood In Early Diagnosis Of Neonatal Sepsis, Nidhal. M. Kadhum, Khalid. R. Easa, Khalid - B- Kago

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Neonatal sepsis refers to systemic infections which include septicemia, pneumonia, arthritis, osteomyelitis and urinary tract infection. Infections are important cause of neonatal and infant morbidity and mortality as many as 2% of fetuses are infected in utero also is responsible for 30-50% of total neonatal deaths. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the role of C- reactive protein concentration in early diagnosis of neonatal sepsis and to determine the duration and follow up of treatment. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A cross sectional study was performed in the neonatal intensive care unit (N.I.C.U) at Ibn Al-Balady hospital in Baghdad governorate. One hundred sixty …

Spin Doctors: Prosecutor Sophistry And The Burden Of Proof, Michael Cicchini

University of Cincinnati Law Review

Prosecutors have developed several tactics to effectively lower the burden of proof in criminal trials. One such tactic is to argue to jurors that they should “search for the truth” of what they think happened. Some trial courts are complicit in this effort, and formally instruct jurors “not to search for doubt” but instead “to search for the truth.” Defense lawyers have objected to these truth-based arguments and instructions, as such language improperly lowers the burden of proof below the reasonable doubt standard. Prosecutors, however, have dismissed these objections as pure speculation.

In response to this apparent call for evidence, …

Study Of Cotton Drying Device Technologies, R.X Rasulov, D.V Norbayeva

Central Asian Problems of Modern Science and Education

In cotton ginning cotton processing technologies, the cleaning of raw cotton is a very important process. In the operated purifiers a low purifying effect, in order to increase the cleaning effect, it is required to modernize the working elements of the cleaner. For this, it is necessary to study the process between the serrated drum and the grate. The obtained results can improve the technology of cleaning machines. Studies have determined the change in the purification process

Discerning Novel Splice Junctions Derived From Rna-Seq Alignment: A Deep Learning Approach, Yi Zhang, Xinan Liu, James N. Macleod, Jinze Liu

Computer Science Faculty Publications

Background: Exon splicing is a regulated cellular process in the transcription of protein-coding genes. Technological advancements and cost reductions in RNA sequencing have made quantitative and qualitative assessments of the transcriptome both possible and widely available. RNA-seq provides unprecedented resolution to identify gene structures and resolve the diversity of splicing variants. However, currently available ab initio aligners are vulnerable to spurious alignments due to random sequence matches and sample-reference genome discordance. As a consequence, a significant set of false positive exon junction predictions would be introduced, which will further confuse downstream analyses of splice variant discovery and abundance estimation.

Results: …

Modeling Interactions Between Risk, Time, And Social Preferences, Mark Schneider

ESI Working Papers

Recent studies have observed systematic interactions between risk, time, and social preferences that constitute violations of `dimensional independence' and are not explained by the leading models of decision making. This note provides a simple approach to modeling such interaction effects while predicting new ones. In particular, we present a model of rational-behavioral preferences that takes the convex combination of `behavioral' System 1 preferences and `rational' System 2 preferences. The model provides a unifying approach to analyzing risk, time, and social preferences, and predicts how these preferences are correlated with reliance on System 1 or System 2 thinking.

Money Is More Than Memory, Maria Bigoni, Gabriele Camera, Marco Casari

ESI Working Papers

Impersonal exchange is the hallmark of an advanced society and money is one key institution that supports it. Economic theory regards money as a crude arrangement for monitoring counterparts’ past conduct. If so, then a public record of past actions—or memory—should supersede the function performed by money. This intriguing theoretical postulate remains untested. In an experiment, we show that the suggested functional equivalence between money and memory does not translate into an empirical equivalence: money removed the incentives to free ride, while memory did not. Monetary systems performed a richer set of functions than just revealing past behaviors.

Diel Variability Of Pco 2 And Co 2 Outgassing From The Lower Mississippi River: Implications For Riverine Co 2 Outgassing Estimation, Jeremy H. Reiman, Y. Jun Xu

Faculty Publications

Carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) outgassing from river surface waters is an important component of the global carbon cycle currently not well constrained. To test the hypothesis that riverine partial pressure of CO 2 (pCO 2 ) and CO 2 outgassing rates differ between daylight and darkness, we conducted in-situ pCO 2 and ambient water measurements over four 24-h periods in the spring and summer of 2018 in the Lower Mississippi River under varying flow regimes. We hypothesized that diel pCO 2 variation will correlate inversely with solar radiation due to light-induced photosynthesis. Despite differing ambient conditions between seasons, we …

Pharmacy-Based Travel Health Services In The United States, Keri Hurley-Kim, Jeffery Goad, Sheila Seed, Karl M. Hess

Pharmacy Faculty Articles and Research

The aim of this paper is to review pharmacy laws and regulations, pharmacist training, clinic considerations, and patient care outcomes regarding pharmacy-based travel health services in the United States. Pharmacists and pharmacies in the United States are highly visible and accessible to the public, and have long been regarded as a source for immunization services. As international travel continues to increase and grow in popularity in this country, there is a pressing need for expanded access to preventative health services, including routine and travel vaccinations, as well as medications for prophylaxis or self-treatment of conditions that may be acquired overseas. …

The Weekly Challenger, December 27, 2018, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The December 27, 2018, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

A Review Of Beneficial Low-Intensity Exercises In Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Patients, Carley Johnson, Jody K. Takemoto

Pharmacy Faculty Publications and Presentations

The American Diabetic Association standards of medical care for diabetic patients recommends moderate intensity exercise to help manage diabetes; however, this recommendation may be unmanageable for patients who have become inactive or unable to reach this intensity. The purpose of this review is to determine if low-intensity exercises demonstrate improvement in diabetic peripheral neuropathy symptoms in order to utilize these exercises as a starting point for inactive patients. Studies in low-intensity exercises from 2013 to May 2018 were systematically searched in PubMed, SCOPUS, and Cochrane Library databases. The studies in this research have shown that low-intensity resistance exercises have promising …

In Situ Gel Of Triamcinolone Acetonide-Loaded Solid Lipid Nanoparticles For Improved Topical Ocular Delivery: Tear Kinetics And Ocular Disposition Studies, Akshaya Tatke, Narendar Dudhipala, Karthik Yadav Janga, Sai Prachetan Balguri, Bharathi Avula, Monica M. Jablonski, Soumyajit Majumdar

Faculty and Student Publications (Open Access)

Triamcinolone acetonide (TA), an intermediate acting corticosteroid, is used in the treatment of posterior ocular diseases, such as inflammation, posterior uveitis, and diabetic macular edema. The objective of this investigation was to prepare TA-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles (TA-SLNs) and in situ gel (TA-SLN-IG) formulations for delivery into the deeper ocular tissues through the topical route. TA-SLNs were prepared by hot homogenization and ultrasonication method using glyceryl monostearate and Compritol® 888ATO as solid lipids and Tween®80 and Pluronic® F-68 as surfactants. TA-SLNs were optimized and converted to TA-SLN-IG by the inclusion of gellan gum and evaluated for their rheological properties. In …

Pengukuran Pengeluaran Energi Pada Hari Kerja Dan Hari Libur Menggunakan Aplikasi Smartphone Pada Mahasiswa Ipb, Aisyah Fathul Jannah, Dodik Briawan

Media Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia

The effect of globalization made teenagers use health applications to achieve body fitness. The calories
counter application is more practical and fast method to use. This study aimed to analyze energy expenditure in
Bogor Agricultural University students with smartphone application compared with estimated energy expenditure
using Physical Activity Level (PAL). The study design of this research was cross sectional study involving 61 students
as samples. Physical activity data in a day were collected in two ways, using questionnaire and Samsung
Health application. Energy expenditure was measured during weekday and weekend. Energy expenditure measured
by Samsung Health application on weekday was …

E-Therapy Autism Child With Multimedia Approach (Eama) Sebagai Intervensi Perubahan Psikomotor Dan Afektif Pada Anak Autis, Yena Wineini Migang, Ferdinand Mahardhika

Media Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia

Autism is a brain disorder of pervasive development in children characterized by disturbances and delays
in the fields of cognitive, imagination, language, behavior, communication, and social interaction. Based on data
from the Indonesian Autism Foundation in 2013, there are 250 thousand people in Palangka Raya City, 20% of
them or around 50,000 are children and an estimated 100 children of autism. E-Therapy Autism Child with Multimedia
Approach (EAMA) is an e-therapy created by researchers, which includes elements of e-learning. EAMA
is a multimedia application software, a combination and development of autistic therapy method of Applied Behavioral
Analysis (ABA) and Treatment …

Tingkat Risiko Psikologis Karyawan Atc Di Salah Satu Cabang Air Nav Indonesia, Lalu Muhammad Saleh

Media Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia

Air Traffic Controller (ATC) is a profession that serves as an air traffic guide who has a high level of stress
in work. ATC works put forward the brain so that mental burden can occur. This study aims to see how far the level
of psychological risk factor ATC in work and hazard what causes it. The sample of research is ATC employees in
Makassar Air Traffic Service Center which amounted to 35 people. Data collection using questionnaire and risk
measurement using risk assessment matrix according to AS/NZS 4360 standard. The results showed that the highest
level of risk that …

Komitmen Politik Dan Peluang Pengembangan Kebijakan Gizi Pemerintah Daerah Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur, Elisabet Bre Boli, Yayuk Farida Baliwati, Dadang Sukandar

Media Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia

East Nusa Tenggara is one of the regions in Indonesia with highest prevalence of malnutrition. Many
studies had identified that political commitment is one of important reason for the low priority of malnutrition
interventions and knowing the policy windows of opportunity could help to advance a new issue and solution. This
study aims to assess political commitment and opportunities to advance nutrition policy reform. This research is
a descriptive using primary and secondary data. Primary data collected using PCOM-RAT questionnaire, a rapid
assessment tool for identifying political commitment and policy windows of opportunity. The informants were from
NTT Health Office, …

Household Waste Management Among Riverside Communities And Other Determinants, Aprizal Satria Hanafi, Qomariyatus Sholihah, Martina Martina, Ema Novita Deniati

Media Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia

Littering was recognized as an important cause of environmental pollution and was related to health problems. Banjarmasin city has been achieved the predicate of Adipura in 2015, but in reality there were still many drainage that clogged because of the pile of garbage, especially in the river. Management and disposal of household waste was an important issue in the city of Banjarmasin. The purpose of this study was to identify socioeconomic and demographic factors related to family members’ knowledge, practice, and behavior related to household waste management and produce corrective action plans. This study uses cross-sectional design. The study population …

Analisis Perilaku Dan Faktor Penyebab Perilaku Penggunaan Antibiotik Tanpa Resep Di Surabaya, Dewi Paskalia Andi Djawaria, Adji Prayitno Setiadi, Eko Setiawan

Media Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia

There is limited information regarding the behavior and determinant factors of non-prescribed use of antibioticsin
Surabaya. The purpose of this study was to identify the behavior and the most influential factors in using
antibiotics without prescription. This was a cross sectional studyconducted insubjects who bought antibiotics without
prescription in 90 pharmacies in Surabaya during December 2014-April 2015. Eight complex questions were
used to identify the behavior. The contributing factors of non-prescription behavior were identified by using two
statistical methods, including: descriptive analysis by comparing the mean of the questions in each factor theme,
and factor analysis using orthogonal rotation (varimax). …

Evaluasi Pengetahuan Dan Persepsi Obat Batuk Swamedikasi Oleh Perokok, Amelia Lorensia, Ananta Yudiarso, Rizkia Arrahmah

Media Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia

Coughing is one of the most common symptoms in smokers. Smokers who experience a lot of cough are
caused by exposure to cigarette smoke that enters the respiratory tract. The purpose of this study was to determine
how smokers perceive symptoms of cough, use of cough medicine, and self-medication services performed by pharmacists.
This study began in March to July 2016. This study used the mixed method method that uses sequential
explanatory research design. The research sample involved amounted to 100 people, and 12 studies conducted
for interviews were conducted to obtain supporting data. The sample were active smokers aged …

Pengaruh Pemberian Susu Tinggi Protein Terhadap Tingkat Nafsu Makan Dan Kadar Glukosa Postprandial, Harna Harna, Clara M.Kusharto, Katrin Roosita, Andi Muh Asrul Irawan

Media Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia

High protein milk is a complex food that contains several potential bioactive compounds that might effect
on appetite control. However, the mechanism of high protein milk effect on appetite is still poorly understood in
underweight adults. This study aimed to analyze the effect of high protein milk on appetite level and postprandial
glucose. This study used experimental trial with design randomized controlled trial. The subjects were divided into
two groups, 24 subjects in the treatment group and 23 subjects in the control group. Treatment group was given
high protein milk and control group was given glucose. Subjective feelings including hunger, …

Apakah Status Akreditasi Rumah Sakit Memberikan Perbedaan Pemberian Obat Yang Benar Dan Keselamatan Pasien?, Saptono Putro, Viera Wardhani, Siswanto Siswanto

Media Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia

Hospital accreditation provides guidelines for implementing quality management standards including drug
management management to reduce the incidence of patient safety (IPS). This study aims to determine the difference
between the right implementation of drug administration and the perceieved of IPS based on hospital accreditation
status. This researchusing a survey method with cross sectional analytical approach, which compares the
correct implementation of the drug and IKP perception in 2 type D hospitals with different accreditation status in
the Greater Malang area. Measurements of the correct implementation of drug administration and IKP perceptions
were carried out using a closed questionnaire on 36 …

Changing Scholarly Trends Of Lis Research In Asia: A Scientometric Study Based On Scopus, Vinod Kumar Gautam Mr., Rajani Mishra Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Scientometric studies can be of great help not only for researchers and academicians but also for the government officials in setting funds for development as well as policy setting and decision making. Various scientometric studies are being done to assess the publication output of the researchers in the various disciplines, to know their collaboration as well as interdisciplinarity. This present study is furthering the level of the study by assessing the LIS research trend in the Asian countries, using AGR, RCI, CC and PEI etc. as indicators.

Multigenerational Consequences Of Early-Life Cannabinoid Exposure In Zebrafish, Dennis Carty, Zachary S. Miller, Cammi Thornton, Zacharias Pandelides, Marisa L. Kutchma, Kristine L. Willett

Faculty and Student Publications (Open Access)

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