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A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF PAEDIATRIC MEDICOLEGAL AUTOPSIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BENIN TEACHING HOSPITAL, BENIN CITY, NIGERIA.

Childhood mortality is still of high magnitude in most developing countries and the death of a child is a tragedy for both the child's family and the community more so, when they are mainly due to preventable causes. Medicolegal death is the term used to describe any violent, unclear or suspicious death that must be subjected to legal investigation. The aim of this study is to determine the characteristics and pattern of medicolegal deaths as it concerns paediatric cases. This is a review of all medicolegal autopsies (MLA) involving children between ages 0 to 14 years seen in the department of Histopathology, University of Benin Teaching Hospital between January 1990 and December 2009. A total of 551 childhoods MLA were recorded during the period under review, accounting for 12.3% of all medicolegal autopsies and 96% of all paediatric autopsies. Of this total, 427 (77.5%) cases were due to natural deaths; accidents, 20.7% (n=114) and homicides, 1.5% (n=8) while in 0.4% (n=2) of cases, the cause was undetermined. There were 304 males and 247 females giving a male to female ratio of 1.2:1. Deaths due to respiratory infections, gastroenteritis and malaria accounted for 210 cases (38.1%) and were responsible for most of the deaths. Deaths due to accidental causes were also high. Infectious diseases are still a major cause of death in our environment and efforts should be made by concerned authorities to improve the level of awareness and health education among its populace. Appropriate measures to lower childhood fatalities due to road traffic accidents needs to be made a top priority.
Isolation and Characterization of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria Associated with Saccharum officinarum L.

Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria is free living soil microorganisms that directly or indirectly exert beneficial effects on plants. Hundred strains were characterized morphologically and biochemically. Primary screening was carried out for all hundred isolates for IAA, phosphate solubilization, siderophore and nitrogen fixation. Eight isolates F181, F271, F323, F372, F373, F531, ELB1 and ESB4 from different sites and sugarcane cultivars have showed potential for all PGPR activities and were further investigated quantitatively. The isolates could exhibit more than two or three PGP traits, which may promote plant growth directly or indirectly or synergistically. The results shown, F372 achieved the highest phosphate solubilization of 15 mg L-1, and F271 was the most promising IAA producer with 63 mg L-1. Furthermore, most of the PGPR isolates shown antifungal properties like HCN chitinase and protease production. The present study, therefore, suggests that the use of selected PGPR isolates as inoculants might be beneficial for sugarcane cultivation.
Dynamic Systems and Applications 17 ( 2008 ) 185-200 GENERALIZED QUASILINEARIZATION FOR NONLINEAR IMPULSIVE THREE-POINT BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS

We apply the generalized quasilinearization technique to obtain a monotone sequence of iterates converging monotonically and quadratically to a unique solution of an impulsive threepoint general nonlinear second order boundary value problem. The nth order (n ≥ 2) convergence of the sequence of iterates has also been accomplished.
Flatfoot among school-age children in Almadinah Almunawwarah: Prevalence and risk factors

Objectives: Children with flatfoot are more vulnerable to have foot pain, foot injury, stress fractures, knee pain, and poor exercise performance. Some children may not experience any of these symptoms and the only predominant complaint would be foot pain. Flatfoot is considered a health issue that was not studied well in Saudi Arabia. The study aims to determine flatfoot prevalence among school-age children 7–14 years in Almadinah Almunawwarah and to know the effect of age, gender, and body mass index on the prevalence of flatfoot. Furthermore, a secondary aim is to find if there is a relationship between flatfoot and postactivity foot pain and participation in sports. Methods: This is a cross-sectional analytic study conducted on children aged 7–14 years living in Almadinah Almunawwarah, Saudi Arabia. Flatfoot was diagnosed using Staheli's Plantar Index. Binary logistics regression was used to predict the likelihood effect of sociodemographic data among children with flatfoot. Results: A total of 403 children had been voluntarily recruited in this study. Boys were 193 (47.9%) while 210 (52.1%) were girls. The prevalence of flatfoot was 29.5% (119), 96.6% of them were flexible flatfeet and a relatively very low incidence (3.4%) of rigid flatfeet. Age has a significant relationship on the prevalence of flatfoot (P = 0.050) where 7–8-year-old group was rated highest among other age groups in the prevalence of flatfoot. Conclusion: We found 29.5% of the children had flatfoot in the study sample. This prevalence is still high in comparison to developed countries. Furthermore, this study found a significant association between age and flatfoot in children.
Evaluation of three meat goat breeds for doe fitness and reproductive performance in the Southeastern United States.

INTRODUCTION Goat production in the United States is characterized as an emerging, non-traditional, alternative, agricultural enterprise. Reproductive output of the doe herd is a major determinant of profitability in a commercial meat goat enterprise. The Boer goat from South Africa is a breed developed for meat production that evolved from selection pressures placed on common goats of the region by farmers (Casey & Van Niekerk 1988). The Kiko from New Zealand is a composite goat breed exported to the U.S. in the mid-1990s that was developed for meat production through systematic crossbreeding of selected feral does with dairy bucks and interbreeding of crossbred offspring (Batten 1987). Boer and Kiko importations created opportunities for U.S. producers to introduce new, unique germplasm into breeding programs. No goat breed in the U.S. had been developed for meat production. Milk, fiber, and brush control were primary reasons of raising goats with meat being a by-product (Glimp 1995). Non-descript range goats not of dairyor fiber-type commonly called “Spanish” goats evolved through natural selection from stock first imported to the semi-arid southwestern U.S. by Spanish explorers (Shelton 1978; Mason 1981).
Banking Market Concentration and Credit Availability to Small Businesses

This paper examines how banking market concentration affects small business credit. Based on an idea that line-of-credit (L/C) limit and L/C balance provide useful proxies for credit supply to and credit demand of a firm, we examine the effect of bank concentration on L/C limits and L/C balances. Using Heckman selection models to correct for sample selection, bank concentration is found to lower limits of L/Cs, where there was no statistically significant difference in L/C balances. We also find that small firms in concentrated banking markets have lower overall institutional debt-to-asset ratios.
Occurrence of Orientia Tsutsugamushi Genotypes in Areas of Union Territory of Puducherry and Tamil Nadu State, India

Scrub typhus, caused by the proteobacterium, Orientia tsutsugamushi, is re-emerging in several regions of Asia, particularly in India. Severity of infection and clinical presentations are known to vary with the infecting prototype/genotype. Hence genotypic characterization and distribution of various genotypes is of clinical and epidemiological importance. One hundred and forty five suspected scrub typhus cases, reporting to a tertiary care centre in Puducherry, India were investigated for O. tsutsugamushi specific IgM antibodies by ELISA out of which, 135 (93%) were positive. Most cases occurred post-monsoon, peaking in September, and there was a preponderance in young adults. Forty samples tested positive by Nested PCR based on 56kDa gene of O. tsutsugamushi and amplicons from PCR positive samples were sequenced. Phylogenetic tree constructed using 35 sequences (from nt 20 to nt 130) obtained in the study, along with those retrieved from NCBI site, formed two major branches; one comprising 15 sequences from this study, which aligned with Karp genotype, and the other containing 6 sequences which aligned with a sequence from Vellore, India. The second major branch had 12 sequences, which formed an independent group from the Gilliam prototype. Analysis of association of clinical manifestations with genotypes obtained in the present study showed that the sequences that formed an independent group, were associated with a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations involving multiple organs and more severe manifestations like ARDS and hypotension. The sequences, which branched with Karp prototype were associated with hepatitis, meningitis and Multi-organ disorder syndrome (MODS). The present study thus indicated that different genotypes of O. tsutsugamushi occur in southern regions of India, which were associated with various clinical manifestations. Studies on the occurrence of genotypes will help in development of diagnostic methods and vaccines to curtail the infection.
Can mammalian vision be restored following optic nerve degeneration

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Institutions, Finance and the Level of Development: the Impact on Entrepreneurship in Transition

We investigate the impact of institutions on entrepreneurial entry, based on a large cross-country sample, combining working age population data generated by the GEM project with macro level indicators. Our four key findings indicate that: (a) institutional obstacles to entrepreneurship have different impact in rich countries compared to poor countries; (b) institutional obstacles have a stronger impact on 'opportunity entrepreneurship' than on 'necessity entrepreneurship'; (c) two institutional indicators - property right protection and access to finance - appear to have a dominant impact on entrepreneurship; (d) institutions have a long term impact. More than ten years after the Soviet system imploded in Central and Eastern Europe, these countries still experience significantly lower levels of entrepreneurship than economies coming from different legal traditions.
Corporate Social Responsibility and Insider Trading: Evidence from China

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is the obligation of a company to pursue long-term goals, and is an important part of a sustainable society. It is related not only to the survival and sustainable development of the company, but also to the expectations of the public. CSR is an important way for companies to disclose non-financial information. Information disclosure can alleviate information asymmetry effectively, improve the quality of internal control, and affect the occurrence of insider trading. However, the existing research has paid less attention to the impact of non-financial information on CSR and insider trading, as well as the impact of the corporate nature and disclosure motivation on this relationship. This paper takes China’s 2011–2016 Shanghai and Shenzhen A-share listed companies as a sample to study the relationship between CSR and insider trading. The results show the following. (1) CSR and insider trading have a significant negative correlation. (2) From the perspective of the nature of the enterprise, the CSR of non-state-owned enterprises can significantly suppress the occurrence of insider trading, while the relationship is not significant for state-owned enterprises. (3) From the perspective of disclosure motivation, voluntary disclosure can significantly suppress the occurrence of insider trading. However, mandatory disclosure and semi-mandatory disclosure are not significant. The research in this paper is of great significance to encourage enterprises to fulfill their social responsibilities and improve the supervision of illegal insider trading.
Section 3. The SPARROW Surface Water-Quality Model: Theory, Application and User Documentation

SPARROW (SPAtially Referenced Regressions On Watershed attributes) is a watershed modeling technique for relating water-quality measurements made at a network of monitoring stations to attributes of the watersheds containing the stations. The core of the model consists of a nonlinear regression equation describing the non-conservative transport of contaminants from point and diffuse sources on land to rivers and through the stream and river network. The model predicts contaminant flux, concentration, and yield in streams and has been used to evaluate alternative hypotheses about the important contaminant sources and watershed properties that control transport over large spatial scales. This report provides documentation for the SPARROW modeling technique and computer software to guide users in constructing and applying basic SPARROW models. The documentation gives details of the SPARROW software, including the input data and installation requirements, and guidance in the specification, calibration, and application of basic SPARROW models, as well as descriptions of the model output and its interpretation. The documentation is intended for both researchers and water-resource managers with interest in using the results of existing models and developing and applying new SPARROW models. The documentation of the model is presented in two parts. Part 1 provides a theoretical and practical introduction to SPARROW modeling techniques, which includes a discussion of the objectives, conceptual attributes, and model infrastructure of SPARROW. Part 1 also includes background on the commonly used model specifications and the methods for estimating and evaluating parameters, evaluating model fit, and generating water-quality predictions and measures of uncertainty. Part 2 provides a user’s guide to SPARROW, which includes a discussion of the software architecture and details of the model input requirements and output files, graphs, and maps. The text documentation and computer software are available on the Web at http://water.usgs. gov/nawqa/sparrow/sparrow-mod.html .
Transporter-1 3-Bromopyruvate through the Stabilization of Monocarboxylate Glutamine Deprivation Enhances Antitumor Activity of Updated

Anticancer drug efficacy might be leveraged by strategies to target certain biochemical adaptations of tumors. Here we show how depriving cancer cells of glutamine can enhance the anticancer properties of 3-bromopyruvate, a halogenated analog of pyruvic acid. Glutamine deprival potentiated 3-bromopyruvate chemotherapy by increasing the stability of themonocarboxylate transporter-1, an effect that sensitized cells tometabolic oxidative stress and autophagic cell death. We further elucidated mechanisms through which resistance to chemopotentiation by glutamine deprival could be circumvented. Overall, our findings offer a preclinical proof-of-concept for how to employ 3-bromopyruvate or other monocarboxylic-based drugs to sensitize tumors to chemotherapy. Cancer Res; 72(17); 4526–36. 2012 AACR.
Asymmetric Labor Market Institutions in the Emu and the Volatility of Inflation and Unemployment Differentials

How does the asymmetry of labor market institutions affect the adjustment of a currency union to shocks? To answer this question, this paper sets up a dynamic currency union model with monopolistic competition and sticky prices, hiring frictions and real wage rigidities. In our analysis, we focus on the differentials in inflation and unemployment between countries, as they directly reflect how the currency union responds to shocks. We highlight the following three results: First, we show that it is important to distinguish between different labor market rigidities as they have opposite effects on inflation and unemployment differentials. Second, we find that asymmetries in labor market structures tend to increase the volatility of both inflation and unemployment differentials. Finally, we show that it is important to take into account the interaction between different types of labor market rigidities. Overall, our results suggest that asymmetries in labor market structures worsen the adjustment of a currency union to shocks.
DC and small-signal physical models for the AlGaAs/GaAs high electron mobility transistor

Analytical and numerical models are developed for the microwave small-signal performance, such as transconductance, gate-to-source capacitance, current gain cut-off frequency and the optimum cut-off frequency of the AlGaAs/GaAs High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT), in both normal and compressed transconductance regions. The validated I-V characteristics and the small-signal performances of four HeMT's are presented.
Trypanorhynchid cestodes of commercial inshore fishes of the West African coast

A wide spectrum of fish hosts in the Gulf of Guinea was exarnined for infestation with trypanorhynchid cestodes. A total of 1341 specimens belonging to 45 species were examined. The following 9 trypanorhynchid species were identified: Callitetrarhynchus gracilis, Grillotia perelica, Nybelinia sp. , Otobothrium cysticum, 0. dipsacum, Otobothrium sp. , Poecilancistrum caryophyllum, Ptero-bothrium sp. and one unidentified species. The pattern of occurrence of Callitetrarhynchus gracilis has been used to draw conclusions on a possible Chost life cycle of the species, involving two obligatory teleost host fish species, small clupeids and large predatory fish. The most abundant parasite was 0. cysticum which was found in 8 host fishes. In general most other species occurred in one host fish species only. The study confirms the predominance of otobothriid cestodes in the parasite fauna of tropical and subtropical teleost fish species. Since only Pseudotolithus senegalensis and Stromateus jatola harboured flesh infestations, trypanorhynchids do not pose serious dangers to the marketability of most commercially important fish species in the area. The method of scanning electron microscopy was used to clarify the details of hooklet arrangement on the tentacular armature of some species for the first time.
Quantifying cardiorespiratory thorax movement with motion capture and deconvolution

Unobtrusive sensing is a growing aspect in the field of biomedical engineering. While many modalities exist, a large fraction of methods ultimately relies on the analysis of thoracic movement. To quantify cardiorespiratory induced thorax movement with spatial resolution, an approach using high-performance motion capture, electrocardiography and deconvolution is presented. In three healthy adults, motion amplitudes are estimated that correspond to values reported in the literature. Moreover, two-dimensional mappings are created that exhibit physiological meaningful relationships. Finally, the analysis of waveform data obtained via deconvolution shows plausible pulse transit behavior.
ISLAMIC FINANCE AND THE ROLE OF QARD-AL-HASSAN ( BENEVOLENT LOANS ) IN ENHANCING INCLUSION : A CASE STUDY OF AKHUWAT

In contrast to conventional approach to social finance Islamic economic system is an integrated approach towards improving overall well-being of the society though this does not disallow individual’s self-interest within the ambit of morals. In this background our paper reviews perspective of Islamic finance on financial inclusion and discusses the significance of one of its key redistributive instruments, i.e., Qard-al-Hasan (QH: benevolent loans) in reinforcing the social unity and cooperation. Our paper presents the Case Study of an Islamic microfinance organization, Akhuwat, (literary meaning solidarity) to illustrate how significant QH can be on the landscape of social and sustainable finance in developing countries. The paper in its final section suggests policy recommendations for capitalizing on the immense potential of QH towards the objective of social justice especially in Muslim dominated countries. Suggested Citation: Iqbal, Z. / Shafiq, B. 2015. Islamic Finance and The Role of Qard-Al-Hassan (Benevolent Loans) in Enhancing Inclusion: A Case Study of Akhuwat. ACRN Oxford Journal of Finance and Risk Perspectives, 4(4). October 2015, from http://www.acrn-journals.eu/jofrp/jofrp0404.html, p. 23-40.
Perceived value in B2B and B2C

Perceived value is of primary concern for researchers and practitioners in the business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) spheres. However, the scientific community’s excitement over perceived value, associated with approaches developed in parallel in B2B and B2C, has engendered theoretical confusion about perceived value. To solve these conceptual problems, many researchers developed a unified theoretical framework of value (zoom out approach) at a macro-analytical level. By contrast with this currently mainstream perspective in marketing theory, this article adopts a micro-analytical approach to perceived value (zoom in approach). A comparative approach of literature on value in B2B and B2C leads to cross-fertilization between the two areas, while each retains its own features. This zoom-in approach leads to the proposition of a research agenda and allows us to clarify and to enhance the idea of perceived value in B2B and B2C.
An Electricity Price Forecasting Model by Hybrid Structured Deep Neural Networks

Electricity price is a key influencer in the electricity market. Electricity market trades by each participant are based on electricity price. The electricity price adjusted with the change in supply and demand relationship can reflect the real value of electricity in the transaction process. However, for the power generating party, bidding strategy determines the level of profit, and the accurate prediction of electricity price could make it possible to determine a more accurate bidding price. This cannot only reduce transaction risk, but also seize opportunities in the electricity market. In order to effectively estimate electricity price, this paper proposes an electricity price forecasting system based on the combination of 2 deep neural networks, the Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) and the Long Short Term Memory (LSTM). In order to compare the overall performance of each algorithm, the Mean Absolute Error (MAE) and Root-Mean-Square error (RMSE) evaluating measures were applied in the experiments of this paper. Experiment results show that compared with other traditional machine learning methods, the prediction performance of the estimating model proposed in this paper is proven to be the best. By combining the CNN and LSTM models, the feasibility and practicality of electricity price prediction is also confirmed in this paper.