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The Overall Response Rate And Disease Free Survival In Patients With Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Treated With Standard Therapy, Azzam Ahmed, Alaadin Naji

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACTIntroduction: Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) constitutes 30%–58% of non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas. Treatment strategies should be stratified according to age, IPI and feasibility of dose-intensified approaches. Six cycles of combination chemotherapy (R-CHOP) is the current standard. Aim of the study: To assess the response rate and disease free survival in patients with Diffuse Large B- cell Lymphoma treated with standard therapy (R-CHOP).Patients and methods: An ambidirectional cross-sectional study with data obtained from November 2020 till December 2021 from Baghdad Teaching hospital / Department of Hematology. A total 100 adult patients who were diagnosed with diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and …

The Role Of Gamma Knife Radiosurgery In Conferring The Inflammatory Hypothesis Of Trigenminal Neuralgia, Ahmed Al Atraqchi, Eman A Shakir, Zainab Nazar, Saba Fawzi

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

AbstractBackground: Gamma knife radiosurgery, a bloodless surgery used to treat a variety of intracranial pathologies and is regarded as the first line for treating trigeminal neuralgia, since it has the property of minimal invasiveness and risk. Aim: In this report, we estimate the effect of gamma knife radiosurgery on certain inflammatory markers in patients with TN.Materials and Methods: 29 patients underwent gamma knife radiosurgery for TN between September 2018 to March 2019. Two readings of inflammatory biomarkers were recorded, the first one just prior to GNRS while the second within one month after it. Statistical Analysis: Statistical analysis was performed …

Role Of Diffusion Weighted Sequence In Post-Menopausal Endometrial Lesion Assessment, Zhraa Mahmood, Mohammed Hassan

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

Background: Post-menopausal bleeding is problematic condition that occurs in old female patients. Diffusion weighted images with quantitative apparent diffusion coefficient value is considered one of the most helpful non-invasive, easiest procedures and not need contrast to differentiate malignant from benign conditions.Aim of the study: This study aimed to detect the usefulness of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI) and(ADC)values in differentiating endometrial cancer from other benign endometrial lesions in females with thickened endometrium /endometrial mass and to detect a cut off value between benign and malignant endometrial lesions in females with PMB.Patients and Methods: This prospective study included(60)postmenopausal female patients with …

Selective Non Operative Management Of Penetrating Abdominal Injuries, Omar Abdullah, Sajid Abed

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

Background: As early as 1960, (Gerald W. Shaftan,M.D.) advocated “observant and expectant treatment” in the management of penetrating abdominal injury rather than exploratory laparotomy. This was reinforced in 1969 by Nance and Cohn for the abdominal stab wounds (SWs) management. Since that time, selective nonoperative management (NOM) of SWs to the anterior abdomen has become more readily accepted.objective: To assess the feasibility and safety of selective nonoperative management in penetrating abdominal injuries.Patients & Method: prospective study was performed at Al-Imamain Al-Kadhimain Medical City over a two years from (October 2018 to October 2020) the study included patients with penetrating abdominal …

The Morbidities In Term Neonates Delivered By Elective Cesarean Section, Saja Mohammed, 2. Zahraa Yaseen, 3. Esraa Abd-Al Azeez

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

AbstractBackground: Delivery by elective cesarean section has been risen and was found to be associated with risk of adverse neonatal outcome.Aim of the study: To assess neonatal morbidities among term neonates delivered by elective cesarean section.Methods: It is a prospective study conducted at neonatal intensive care unit at Al-Yarmuk teaching hospital from the 1st of June 2017 to the 1st of January 2018. Included neonates were: Term, singleton, and product of elective cesarean section. The following variables were studied: maternal age, antenatal steroid, and mode of anesthesia, indication of elective cesarean section, gestational age, neonate gender, Apgar score and birth …

Outcome Of Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery In Mangment Of Renal Stone Below 15 Mm, Muhamed Al_Habib, Yousuf Al Hallaq

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

Background: To investigate the Outcome and complication of retrograde intrarenal surgery for renal stone below 15mm, and evaluate our experience with this type of surgeries.Aim of the study : To evaluate our experience with flexible ureteroscope in treatment of renal stone below 15 mm and focusing on the operative time, stone free rate and possible complication .Patient and methods : From August 2019 to December 2020 a 44 patient were selected to perform retrograde intrarenal surgery for renal stone below 15mm, using flexible ureteroscope with holmium laser.Results : This cross sectional study show mean stone diameter 11.75±1.658 mm. mean operative …

Autism Spectrum Disorder In Baghdad: Preliminary Study, Zainab Saleem, Ali Ali, Hussein Meften, Ziad Abd Ali

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

Background. Mental health special services for children and adolescents are inadequate in Iraq. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is increasing in prevalence worldwide with no study illustrating the incidence and prevalence of ASD in Iraq. More information is needed regarding autism in Iraq, the most presenting symptoms which cause the referral and the way of referral to the child and adolescent mental health services to improve these services and for a better outcome. Method by taking all the children with a diagnosis of ASD who visited the child and adolescent outpatient mental health center at the children welfare hospital coming from …

Risk Factors Of Ischemic Stroke In Covid-19 Patients, Rana Ismael Ali, Nameer Mohammed Altalib

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

Background: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS- CoV-2), has become one of the worst pandemics in this century. COVID-19 may increase the risk of acute ischemic stroke similar to the increased risk of 3.2-fold to 7.8-fold seen within the first 3 days after other respiratory tract infections.Aim: To have the ability of predicting risk of stroke development in COVID19 patients by relaying on variable parameters involving clinical and inflammatory markers.Methods and materials: A case control study conducted in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq at Baghdad teaching Hospital, in a …

Physical And Ultrasonic Examination For Evaluation Of Shoulder Pain, Kharman Muhammed, Ziad Al Rawi

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

Background: Shoulder pain is one of the most common complaints encountered in Rheumatological practice and often leads to considerable disability.Aim of the study: to assess the diagnostic value of six clinical tests for identifying pathologies in patients complaining of shoulder pain, and utilize ultrasound examination (US) as an imaging modality to confirm the clinical diagnosis.Patients and Methods: This Cross-sectional study included 80 consecutive patients who presented with shoulder pain and at least one of the subsequent features: pain during daily activities, pain at night, neck pain, arm paresthesia, or numbness. Six clinical tests that elicit tenderness in the shoulder were …

Diagnostic Efficacy Of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis With Digital Mammography In Bi-Rads Iv And V Breast Lesions, Raad Abedtwfeq, Raghda Mekhael

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

BACKGROUND: Breast cancer is comments type of cancer in women, and the second leading cause of death worldwide. Mammography had been the cornerstone for breast cancer diagnosis throughout the years.                     Digital breast tomosynthesis had been developed as an advanced method for early diagnosing a breast lesion and found to have promising results in both screening and diagnostic measures more importantly in dense and previously treated breasts. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) compared to digital mammography for the detection of different breast lesions and interpretations of BIRADS IV and V scoring in different breast densities. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A …

Comparison Between Bleomycin Foam And Liquid Injection In Treatment Of Maxillofacial Low Flow Vascular Malformations, Hiba Mhesin, Ibrahim Gataa

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ACKGROUND: Vascular anomalies represent a wide range of vascular pathology classified by flow velocity. Venous malformations are the most frequent kind of head and neck vascular malformation that cause functional and cosmetic disturbances. Injection sclerotherapy is the initial therapeutic choice for venous abnormalities.AIMS OF STUDY:To compare the effects of bleomycin foam and liquid in treatment of maxillofacial venous malformation regarding the dose, size of the lesion and number of treatment sessions.PATIENT AND METHOD:This study involved 20 patients (11 females, 9 males) with an age range (9- 47) years, had venous malformation in the head and neck region presented to Maxillofacial …

Value Of 2d Shear Wave Elastography In Suspicious Thyroid Nodules, Huda Hameed, Raad Abidtwfeq

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

Background: Thyroid nodules are found in one every two people, who checked under ultrasonography examination. Though only 4-7% are clinically noticeable, there is increased in cancer incidence. Shear wave elastography (SWE) is simple noninvasive method to differentiate between benign and malignant nodules.Aim of the study: to assess the differences in shear wave elastography indices between benign and malignant thyroid nodules by generating a cutoff value with best sensitivity and specificity.Patient and Methods: a total of 55 patients with solid thyroid nodules were evaluated by conventional ultrasonography and shear wave elastography were mean shear wave elasticity indices measured followed by ultrasound …

Evaluation Of Haematological Parameters In Patients With Covid 19 Infection In Nineveh Province, Saba Soltan, Muna Kashmoola, Marwa Alsaraj

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

Background: In December 2019, a novel virus later named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 was isolated from the broncho-alveolar fluid of a patient in Wuhan, suffering from what became known as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The first case was registered in Nineveh Province on March 22, 2020. Diagnosis was made by molecular identification of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 by polymerase chain reaction. So , clinical, haematological, and haemoststic parameters should take in account as they are important in determining the severity of the illness and outcome. This study focus on haematological and some haemostatic parameters in 100 cases with …

Oral Mucosal Graft Versus Inner Preputial Graft In Two Stage Surgical Repair Of Proximal Hypospadias; A Comparative Study, Ihab Khewkah, Yousuf Al-Hallaq

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

BACKGROUND:Proximal hypospadias is a challenging case for the urologist due to the complexity of this type of hypospadias.  Many surgeons adopting two stage repair for better cosmetic and functional results. The choice of the best graft to take for the repair remains controversial. Thus we are comparing buccal versus preputial grafts for post-operative surgical and histological outcomes.OBJECTIVE:To compare the surgical and histological outcome of inner preputial and oral mucosal grafts when used in two-stage proximal hypospadias repair.METHODS:Eighteen patients underwent two-stage graft hypospadias repair: first stage, urethral plate transection, graft harvesting and placement done. They were divided into two groups; group …

Deep Learning In Reproducing Kernel Banach Spaces, Mingsong Yan

Mathematics & Statistics Theses & Dissertations

Deep learning has achieved immense success in the past decade. The goal of this dissertation is to understand deep learning through the framework of reproducing kernel Banach spaces (RKBSs), which were originally proposed for promoting sparse solutions. We begin by considering learning problems in a general functional setting, and establishing explicit and data-dependent representer theorems for both minimal norm interpolation (MNI) problems and regularization problems. These theorems provide a crucial foundation for the subsequent results derived for both sparse learning and deep learning. Next, we investigate the essential properties of RKBSs capable of encouraging sparsity in learning solutions. With the …

A Hermeneutic Analysis Of Relational Dynamics In Counseling And Psychotherapy Supervision, Onur Özmen

Counseling & Human Services Theses & Dissertations

Counseling and psychotherapy supervision is a process that includes crucial relational dynamics (Calvert et al., 2016). Power dynamics and multicultural considerations (Green & Dekkers, 2010), as well as parallel processes (Tracey et al., 2012) are among those concepts playing nuanced roles in the relationship and underlining an intersubjective nature of a mutual process.

In this study, I explore these relational dynamics in a single individual supervisory relationship. Following a qualitative, interpretive methodology of Gadamer’s (2013) philosophical hermeneutics, I focused on interpreting eight supervision video recordings of a counselor education and supervision doctoral student (supervisor), with a master’s practicum student of …

Formalizing The Santa Fe Water Bank, Walker Williamson

Water Resources Professional Project Reports

Water users depend on institutional flexibility to efficiently allocate water in legally constrained and overallocated basins. Adaptive market-based mechanisms such as water banking proffer flexibility and fairness, but often face practical challenges fueled by empirical and institutional uncertainties. The Santa Fe Water Bank is a case in point. The City of Santa Fe transfers agricultural water rights from the Middle Rio Grande to its municipal Water Bank for sustainable development. Combined uncertainties in this process can obscure latent changes in water balance and foster misunderstanding, potentially provoking transfer protests. This study develops a formal model clarifying the interrelated institutional and …

Evaluation And Selection Of Strategies For The Collection Of Real Estate Taxes Through Neutrosophic Cognitive Maps (Ncm), Lizbeth M. Clemente-Mercado, Luis F. Blanco Ayala, Jesús M. Orna-Barillas, Richard Torvisco-Type, Edwin Antonio Condori-Nina

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

The evaluation and selection of strategies for real estate tax collection using neutrosophic cognitive maps (NCM) represents an innovative approach in urban fiscal management. This method combines elements of neutrosophic theory with cognitive evaluation techniques, allowing public administrators and urban planners to analyze the effectiveness of various fiscal tactics in complex and variable environments. NCMs facilitate a more accurate evaluation by considering not only numerical data, but also subjective perceptions and opinions of the stakeholders involved, such as owners, developers, and residents. This comprehensive approach not only optimizes efficiency in tax collection, but also promotes greater transparency and legitimacy in …

Application Of Neutrosophic Cognitive Maps In The Jurisprudence Of The National Court Of Justice Of Ecuador, Alipio Cadena Posso, Diana Carolina Quiroz Gordillo, Diego Xavier Chamorro Valencia, Luis Andrés Crespo Berti, Vladimir Vega Falcón

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

This research analyzes the use of neutrosophic cognitive maps in the jurisprudential examination of divorce in the National Court of Justice of Ecuador. The suggested technique intends to simulate the links between legal reasons and the psychological and emotional ramifications of divorce, therefore enhancing judicial decision-making. Resolution No. 0071 - 2018 - 38420 is evaluated to determine its influence on the protection of individual rights, presenting an original viewpoint on family law. The results gathered from the study underline the necessity to examine both the legal reasons and the psychological and emotional ramifications of divorce when making court judgments in …

Study Of Knowledge And Preservation Of Traditional Stories Of The Shipibo-Konibo Culture In Primary School Students Based On Neutrosophic Logic, Hulda Cahuaza Ochavano, Beker Maraza Vilcanqui, Elizabeth Norma Calixto Arias, Aniceto Elías Aguilar Polo, Iris Katheryne Mori Cairuna, Walter Arturo Quispe Cutipa, Maritza Soria Ramírez, Roció Del Águila Sandoval

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

This paper aims to determine the knowledge and preservation of traditional stories of the Shipibo-Konibo culture in students of the Primary Educational Institution No. 64161-Bilingue Nuevo Nazareth de Iparia, Peru in 2023. A population of 119 students from the educational institution was considered, whom we interviewed personally after filling out a questionnaire to collect information regarding their knowledge of traditional stories of the Shipibo-Konibo culture. The opinions of the children surveyed are given in the form of linguistic values associated with Single-Valued Neutrosophic Numbers. The data is processed with the help of some propositions according to the neutrosophic logic. The …

Reproducing And Challenging Islamophobia In News Framing Of Ilhan Omar And Rashida Tlaib, Two Prominent Muslim Women In U.S. Politics, Saiqa Shahzadi

Communication ETDs

ABSTRACT

Muslim women are frequently misrepresented in U.S. mainstream media and often portrayed adversely as a homogeneous group of women defined and silenced by religious and gender oppression. Scholarly research has documented how this historical pattern of representation ignores their intersectional, complex identities and reinforces the discourse of Islamophobia. This thesis will explore this problem in the case of the first Muslim American women elected to the U.S. House of Representatives: Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan). Drawing on theories of media framing, intersectionality, and Islamophobia, the research examined 12 in-depth stories from 2019 and 2023 in three mainstream …

Partial Solution Based Constraint Solving Cache In Symbolic Execution, Ziqi Shuai, Zhenbang Chen, Kelin Ma, Kunlin Liu, Yufeng Zhang, Jun Sun, Ji Wang

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

Constraint solving is one of the main challenges for symbolic execution. Caching is an effective mechanism to reduce the number of the solver invocations in symbolic execution and is adopted by many mainstream symbolic execution engines. However, caching can not perform well on all programs. How to improve caching’s effectiveness is challenging in general. In this work, we propose a partial solution-based caching method for improving caching’s effectiveness. Our key idea is to utilize the partial solutions inside the constraint solving to generate more cache entries. A partial solution may satisfy other constraints of symbolic execution. Hence, our partial solution-based …

Jigsaw: Edge-Based Streaming Perception Over Spatially Overlapped Multi-Camera Deployments, Ila Gokarn, Yigong Hu, Tarek Abdelzaher, Archan Misra

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

We present JIGSAW, a novel system that performs edge-based streaming perception over multiple video streams, while additionally factoring in the redundancy offered by the spatial overlap often exhibited in urban, multi-camera deployments. To assure high streaming throughput, JIGSAW extracts and spatially multiplexes multiple regions-of-interest from different camera frames into a smaller canvas frame. Moreover, to ensure that perception stays abreast of evolving object kinematics, JIGSAW includes a utility-based weighted scheduler to preferentially prioritize and even skip object-specific tiles extracted from an incoming stream of camera frames. Using the CityflowV2 traffic surveillance dataset, we show that JIGSAW can simultaneously process 25 …

Electronic Resources Updates - 2024 Q2, Melanie Mcgurr, Gregg Harris

Electronic Resources Quarterly Updates

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2024 Sc Exhibit Hall Tickets, Lynn Brewer

Advisory Council

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2024 Nh 4-H State Horse Show Patterns, Unh Cooperative Extension

UNH Cooperative Extension

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The Effect Of Using Two Sintering Cycles On The Optical Properties Of Gradient Multi-Layered Zirconia (In Vitro Study), Fatma Makkeyah, Passent Elghalab, Maged Zohdy, Mostafa Nour

Dentistry

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Parental View On Hpv Vaccination, Rebecca Elaine Rhodes

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The human papillomavirus (HPV) is a sexually transmitted infection widely seen in the United States. Millions of Americans are affected by it each year, especially those in their late teens and early 20s. Although most infections will resolve on their own, 1 in 10 will lead to health problems such as cancer. The HPV vaccine can prevent over 90% of associated precancers and cancers. However, uptake of the HPV vaccine and its completion among adolescents are significantly lower than other recommended adolescent immunizations, falling short of the Healthy People 2030 goal of 80% coverage. Understanding parental attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions …

Dynamic Disability Measures Decrease The Clinico-Radiological Gap In People With Severely Affected Multiple Sclerosis, Alex Burnham

Emerson Authors, Researchers, & Creators

PwMS recruited from The Boston Home (TBH), a specialized residential facility for severly-affected pwMS and University at Buffalo (UB) MS Center were assessed using EDSS, MS Severity Scale, age-related MSS, Scripps Neurological Rating Scale (SNRS) and Combinatorial Weight-Adjusted Disability Score (CombiWISE). In all scores except SNRS, higher score indicates greater disability. MRI measures of T1, T2-lesion volume (LV), whole brain, gray matter, medulla oblongata and thalamic volumes (WBV, GMV, MOV, TV) and thalamic dysconnectivity were obtained.

Results

Greatest disability differences between the TBH and UB pwMS were in SNRS (24.4 vs 71.9, p < 0.001, Cohen's d = 4.05) and CombiWISE (82.3 vs. …

Using Chatgpt As A Thought Partner In Writing Relevant Proportional Reasoning Word Problems, Andrea Berryhill, Lendon Chandler, Liza Bondurant, Bima Sapkota

School of Mathematical & Statistical Sciences Faculty Publications

In this article, we, two preservice mathematics teachers (PSTs) and two mathematics teacher educators (MTEs), explore the potential of using ChatGPT, a large language model (LLM), as a thought partner to create relevant proportional reasoning word problems. We detail our iterative process of refining our inputs and critically evaluating ChatGPT's outputs. Our takeaways from this journey offer valuable insights for educators seeking to leverage the capabilities of LLMs in their lesson-planning endeavors.