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Effect of anticonvulsant drugs on lipid profile in epileptic patients

Patient with epilepsy may manifest metabolic adverse effect through the course of their management with antiepileptic drugs. One hundred and twenty patients with epilepsy both male and female who had been on various anticonvulsant drugs were selected for the study of their lipid profile. The study showed a significant increase serum level of triglyceride, total cholesterol, HDLc and VLDLc in patients receiving combination therapy of either Phenytoin and Phenobarbitone or Phenytoin and Carbamazepine or Phenytoin alone. Patients receiving Carbamazepine alone had significant increase in serum levels of triglyceride and VLDLc but no significant changes in serum levels of total cholesterol & HDLc in this group. A significant correlation between duration of anticonvulsant therapy and lipid profile was established. The results showed adverse effect on cholesterol levels in patients on long term antiepileptic drugs therapy. It is recommended lipid profile should be regularly checked in patients undergoing such treatment.
The Puzzle of Job Search and Housing Tenure: A Reconciliation of Theory and Empirical Evidence

Oswald's thesis posits that homeowners should have longer unemployment spells than renters due to restricted mobility, but repeatedly the reverse is found. I contribute to solve this puzzle analyzing both job search intensity and unemployment duration. First, I show that homeowner's mobility constraints have a negative impact on search. Theoretically, it is shown in a search model with moving costs. Using U.K. Labour Force Survey (LFS) data, it is confirmed when considering outright owners, while leveraged owners have the highest search. Second, I find evidence that homeowners select search methods associated with shorter unemployment spells, suggesting that they search more efficiently.
LUCERNE BREEDING IN EUROPE: RESULTS AND RESEARCH STRATEGIES FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS

SUMMARY Lucerne breeding efforts in Europe are analysed from 1995 to the present considering three main topics: (i) germplasm collection, conservation and evaluation; (ii) genetics, breeding and genetic transformation; (iii) forage quality. The importance of European germplasm resources has been clearly evidenced with special interest for material which could be useful to add new traits such as grazing tolerance and resistance to stresses to cultivated lucerne. The results of genetic and breeding activities are more relevant in the area of modern biotechnologies and basic research than in the area of variety development, the most recent varieties being characterized by a forage production which is on average only 5% higher than old varieties and adapted ecotypes. The reasons for this slow progress are discussed. Transgenic technology is giving interesting results but, at the moment, the negative attitude of European public opinion toward genetically modifed plants and the possibility of gene fow from transgenic lucerne to cultivated or wild populations make it diffcult to hypothesize the release of genetically modifed lucerne in the near future. An interesting evolution of lucerne breeding has been evident in the last few years from the efforts aimed at creating more digestible varieties with high agronomic performances.
The Diagnostic Value of Serum TgAb in the Tg-Negative and TgAb-Positive DTC Patients after Successful Ablation

Objective: The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate diagnostic accuracy of serum thyroglobulin antibody (TgAb) in thyroglobulin (Tg)-negative and TgAb-positive (Tg-TgAb+) patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC). Method: We studied 341 patients with histologically confirmed DTC who had undergone remnant ablation and showed Tg-TgAb+ assessed by electrochemiluminescence immunoassay (ECLIA). The cases were divided into two groups, including recurrence group 119 cases and no evidence of disease (NED) group 222 cases. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was carried out. The symmetric measures of the two diagnostic methods (the golden standard and the diagnostic standard as serum TgAb level alone) were analyzed using McNemar test and measure of agreement Kappa. Results: Serum TgAb level (1381.292 ± 1017.221) IU/ml of patients with recurrent group was significantly higher than that (125.559 ± 314.047) IU/ml of NED group (P = 0.000 0.001). The area under the ROC curve was 0.962 and its asymptotic 95% confidence interval (CI) was (0.942, 0.982) that was high statistical significance. The cut-off value of TgAb was determined and interpreted at 246.695 IU/ml with sensitivity (92.40%) and specificity (92.30%). McNemar test showed that the diagnostic results of the two methods were not significant difference (P = 0.230 > 0.05). Measure of agreement Kappa was 0.841, P = 0.000 0.001 that showed the agreement of the two diagnostic methods was significant. Conclusion: Serum TgAb is a useful tumor marker for recurrence in Tg-negative and TgAb-positive DTC patients who underwent thyroidectomy and remnant ablation. The cut-off value of TgAb is 246.695 IU/ml, that is to say, serum TgAb level upon 246.695 IU/ml may be associated with the persistence or recurrence of DTC.
The provision of mental health services to immigrants and refugees in Italy: the barriers and facilitating factors experienced by mental health workers

For the purpose of this study, refugees were defined as people who: – originate from any country in the world; – have acquired refugee status in Italy; – have been forced to flee out of his/her country of origin. This study did not include immigrants without citizenship as they have different entitlements to the Italian National Health Service (INHS) in comparison to immigrants with citizenship and refugees 1 2. EU immigrants and asylum seekers were not included, as it was deemed that the scope of this study would then be too wide.
The Trade Effects of Border Controls: Evidence from the European Schengen Agreement

The Schengen Agreement is an important milestone in the European integration process. The purpose is to facilitate the flow of goods, services, and persons across intra-European borders. How successful is it in achieving this goal? We apply an econometric gravity analysis to bilateral trade. Unlike earlier analysis, we acknowledge that Schengen treats di? erent country pairs di? erently, depending on their relative geographical location. Moreover, we find it crucial to carefully control for other elements of European integration such as membership in the customs union, the single market or the currency union, and to factor in countries' trade with themselves. Schengen has boosted trade by about 2.81% on average, on top of the EU's trade e? ects (equivalent to a drop in tari? s between 0.46 and 1.02 percentage points). Trade creation e? ects for services are stronger than for goods, but estimates feature larger parameter uncertainty. Peripheral countries benefit more than central ones. Other aspects of EU integration matter much more for trade than Schengen.
CULTURAS ANTECESSORAS E ADUBAÇÃO NITROGENADA NA PRODUTIVIDADE DE MILHO EM PLANTIO DIRETO IRRIGADO

Nitrogen is a nutrient that contributes positevely to corn productivity and is important, when planted in crop rotation associated with espécies vegetais que sejam capazes de contribuir para adição desse nutriente ao solo, que poderá ser disponibilizado para a cultura sucessora. This research was carried out at Experimental Nucleus of Agrarian Science of the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, in 1998/99 crop season, in Dourados – MS. Experimental design used was randomized blocks in split plots with three replications. In plots the effect of black oat (Avena strigosa Schieb) and Raphanus sativus L. , var. oleiferus a Metzg and in subplots nitrogen doses (0; 60; 90 and 120 kg ha-1) as covering was applied in C-855 triple hybrid corn in irrigated no tillage system were evaluated. Previous crop and nitrogen doses did not influence stem diameter, plant height, ear index, ear length and diameter. Independent of nitrogen doses, corn sew after Raphanus sativus showed the greatest grain yield.
Identification of Differentially Expressed Genes in Axillary Tillers of Perennial Ryegrass

Identification of Differentially Expressed Genes in Axillary Tillers of Perennial Ryegrass A PCR-based suppression subtractive hybridisation (SSH) technique was used to identify differentially expressed genes in the primary and axillary tillers of a perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) mutant with enhanced axillary tillering. A total of 310 expressed sequence tags (ESTs) were obtained representing 249 non-redundant sequences. The average EST sequence length was 249 nt and varied from 30 to 508 nt. Putative function was assigned to 152 ESTs by comparing sequences with publicly available databases of NCBI. The remaining 97 ESTs had no sequence similarity matches to any of the known databases. Several ESTs were selected as potential candidates for the control of axillary tiller formation. RUB1 conjugating enzyme and BIG protein were shown to play role in auxin response regulation, SHOOT1 protein was associated with fasciation mutation in soybean (Glycine max L.), and brassinosteroid LRR receptor kinase with brassinosteroid signalling. Daudzgadīgās Airenes Sānu Dzinumos Atšķirīgi Ekspresēto Gēnu Identifikācija Daudzgadīgās airenes mutantam ar palielinātu spēju veidot sānu dzinumus tika salīdzināta gēnu ekspresija galvenajā un sānu dzinumos. Atrasti daži kandidātgēni, kas varētu būt atbildīgi par sānu dzinumu veidošanos.
A review of ceratocystis sensu stricto with special reference to the species complexes c. coerulescens and c. fimbriata.

El genero Ceratocystis sensu stricto incluye un alto numero de hongos fitopatogenos de plantas angiospermas y gimnospermas en diversas regiones del mundo. Entre las principales enfermedades causadas por estos hongos se destacan los marchitamientos vasculares, manchado de maderas, chancros y pudriciones radiculares, de tallos y frutos. Muchas especies producen metabolitos volatiles con olores que atraen una amplia variedad de insectos a los tejidos vegetales infectados, sin embargo, el grado de asociacion entre los insectos y las diferentes especies de Ceratocystis es altamente variable, presentandose asociaciones mutualistas tales como aquellas entre C. polonica, C. laricicola y C. rufipenni e insectos escolitidos, asi como tambien relaciones no especificas como en los casos de C. paradoxa, C. fagacearum y C. fimbriata con nitidulidos, moscas y diversos coleopteros. El alto grado de similitud morfologica encontrada entre estos hongos hace dificil la definicion de los limites entre las especies de Ceratocystis. Durante la pasada decada, la utilizacion de estudios filogeneticos basados en comparaciones de DNA ha contribuido sustancialmente a clarificar la taxonomia de este grupo de hongos, asi por ejemplo, dichos estudios han permitido concluir que algunas especies de Ceratocystis realmente representan complejos de especies cripticas. Esta revision tiene como objetivo principal proveer una introduccion a los estudios experimentales desarrollados para las especies de Ceratocystis sensu stricto y brevemente discutir aspectos relacionados con los denominados hongos ophiostomatoides.
Effect of Behavioural Biases on Investments at the Rwanda Stock Exchange

The main objective of this study was to establish the effect of behavioural biases on investment in the Rwanda Stock Exchange. The specific objectives were to establish the effects of self-serving bias, over-optimism bias, loss aversion, self- attribution bias and confirmatory bias on investment in the Rwanda stock exchange. The prospect theory, heuristics theory and herding theory formed the foundation of this study. The underlying epistemology of this research was positivist; focusing on examining earlier established theories under the assumption that reality is objectively given and can be described by measurable properties independent of the observer and the instruments. The study used cross-sectional descriptive survey research design to ascertain and establish the effect of behavioural biases on investment in the Rwanda stock exchange. The target population comprised of 13,543 individual, group investors at the Rwanda Stock Exchange. Random sampling was used where the targeted population was individual investors to finally yield a sample size of 374 respondents. A questionnaire was used to collect the primary data. Data analysis involved the use of descriptive and inferential statistics. A linear regression model was used to predict the probability of different possibility outcomes of dependent variables, helping to predict the probability of an investor to invest in Rwanda Stok Exchange. The results confirmed that there was a significant positive linear relationship between self-serving bias, over-optimism bias, loss aversion bias, self-attribution bias, confirmatory bias and Investment in Rwanda stock market. The study also concluded that most investors suffered from behavioural biases in investment in stock markets. The study further recommends that the individual investors to seek the advice of stock brokers/fund managers to advise them accordingly in terms of performance of a specific security in which an investor would wish to invest in.
Compared in vitro anthelmintic effects of eight tannin-rich plants browsed by goats in the southern part of France

The search for alternative solutions to chemical treatments is nowadays prompted by the emergence and widespread diffusion of resistance to anthelmintics in populations of gas trointestinal nematodes in sheep and goats. Experimental evidence is accumulating to suggest that tannin-rich plants have anthelmintic properties and may therefore represent a possible alternative option to control nematodes. However, most data have been acquired on legume forages. In contrast, information on plants browsed by goats (or sheep) remains scarce. The anthelmintic properties of a range of concentrations of 8 plant extracts: chestnut (Castanea sativa), pine tree (Pinus sylvestris), heather (Erica erigena), genista (Sarothamnus scoparius), brambles (Rubus fructicosus), oak tree (Quercus robur), hazel bush (Corylus avellana) and ash tree (Fraxinus excelsior) composing browse in the South of France have been examined on the 3 main nematode species of small ruminants (i.e. Teladorsagia circumcincta, Haemonchus contortus and Trichostrongylus colubriformis), using two in vitro assays: (i) the larval migration inhibition assay on third-stage larvae (L3); and (ii) the adult worm motility inhibition assay. The tannin contents of the plant were measured according to the method of the European Pharmacopea. The results indicated that total tannin contents ranged from 24.7% DM to 1.5%. All plants showed some anthelmintic activity in both stages. However, variations in efficiency were observed depending on the parasitic stages (L3 vs adult worms) or species. Overall, the most consistent results were found with plant extracts possessing the highest tannin content (oak tree, hazelnut, chestnut and brambles respectively).
Culture and school performance: Evidence from second-generation immigrants in Norway*

We study the effects of parenting style on students’ school performance, assuming that immigrant parents’ child-rearing strategies derive from the culture in the country of origin. We combine data from the World Value and European Value Surveys to measure parenting values, and Norwegian population-wide register data on family background and students’ schooling outcomes. We categorize parents as authoritative when they value child independence rather than obedience. A permissive parenting is less demanding, and let children develop their own talents. We find that an authoritative style yields better schooling outcomes than parenting emphasizing children’s obedience. A permissive practice yields weaker results. JEL Codes: 121, 124, J24, Z1
Understanding visitor's motivation at sites of death and disaster: the case of former transit camp Westerbork, the Netherlands

This study begins to fill the gap in research of people's motivations to visit sites of death and suffering and to contribute to a deeper understanding of dark tourism consumption within dark conflict sites. The article aims to examine the motivations of visitors to former transit camp Westerbork as an iconic dark site in the Netherlands. The research process involved a self-administered survey questionnaire filled by 238, randomly selected Dutch visitors. Data are analysed by means of exploratory factor analysis to decide upon the relevant factors for representing the motivations of visitors to Westerbork. The findings show that people visit Westerbork mainly for ‘self-understanding’, ‘curiosity’, ‘conscience’, a ‘must see’ this place and ‘exclusiveness’. This is the first study to examine visitors’ motivations to Westerbork as a dark site. Most research on visitor motivations is not based on empirical data, but on theoretical research.
Performance of Jet Algorithms in CMS

The CMS Combined Software and Analysis Challenge 2007 (CSA07) is well underway and expected to produce a wealth of physics analyses to be applied to the first incoming detector data in 2008. The JetMET group of CMS supports four different jet clustering algorithms for the CSA07 Monte Carlo samples, with two different parameterizations each: Fast kT, SISCone, MidPoint Cone, and Iterative Cone. We present several studies comparing the performance of these algorithms using QCD dijet andt t Monte Carlo samples. We specifically observe that the SISCone algorithm performs equal to or better than the Midpoint Cone algorithm in all presented studies and propose that SISCone be adopted
Genome-wide analyses of abiotic stress-related microRNAs and their targets in Arabidopsis thaliana.

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are known to regulate plant growth and development via regulating gene expression at both transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels. Although several miRNAs have been reported to be associated with abiotic stress responses in plant, systematic investigation of stress-related miRNAs and their targets in plants is limited. In this study, we systematically investigated stress-related miRNAs and their targets in Arabidopsis thaliana. We identified 94 putative stress-related miRNA genes, in which 8 miRNAs were new identified with stress-related response function based on targets prediction. Sequence analysis of these miRNA genes showed that most stress-related miRNAs possess TATA boxes in their promoters, and more than half contain at least two promoters. We also demonstrated that most stress-related miRNA genes contain stress-related elements in their promoters. Furthermore, conservation analysis showed that many stress-related miRNAs are species/family-specific and a subset of stress-related miRNAs may be derived from repeat sequences. Finally, we found that the stress-related miRNAs target 374 genes with 1,153 predicted target sites, of which 87.2% are targeted for gene cleavage and 12.8% affect protein translation. In conclusion, our findings provide an insight into both the function and evolution of stress-related miRNAs.
PS 004 436 TITLE Disadvantaged Children and Their First School Experiences . ETS-Head Start Longitudinal Study : Preliminary Description of the Initial Sample Prior to School Enrollment . A Report in Two Volumes :

As part of its 6-year longitudinal study designed to assess the igpact of Head Start, Educational Testing Service (ETS) has summarized and compiled tables of data collected on 16 of the 33 instruments administered to children in 1969 in three sites (St. Louis, Missouri; Trenton, New Jersey; and Portland, Oregon). Data from the parent interview and the child's medical examination is also included. The 806 tables are reproduced as computer printouts. Topics are: (1) Health Information, (2) Parent Interview, (3) Boy-Girl Identity Task, (4) Brown IDS Self-Concept Referents Test, (5) Cooperative Preschool Inventory (Caldwell), (6) ETS Enumeration Task I, (7) ETS Matched Pictures Language Comprehension Task I, (8) ETS Story Sequence Task,. (9) Fixation Time, (10) Hess and Shipman Toy Sorting Task, (11) Johns Hopkins Perceptual Test, (12) Matching Familiar Figures Test, (13) Motor Inhibition Test, (14) Open Field Test, (15) Risk Taking Task 2, (16) Seguin Form Board, (17) Vigor. The narrative portion of thi. , report (Volume 1) is PS 004 436. Other reports of the EIS study are ED 037 486, ED 043 391, and ED 043 397. (WV) U. S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION & WELFARE CO OFFICE OF EDUCATION N. THT, DOCI! '! FITT ! --; F7N r. -:701:11 TID EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE (POINTS OF VIEVV, OR OPINIONS Fr. [ED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT OFFICIAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION -4POSITION OR POLICY. C:1 DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND THEIR FIRST SCHOOL EXPERIENCES LAJ ETS -Head Start Longitudinal Study Preliminary Description of the Initial Sample Prior to School Enrollment A Report in Two Volumes
The Politics of Health Outcomes and Income Inequality: A Time Series Cross-Sectional Analysis of County-Level Mortality Rates in the United States

Health inequalities are pervasive in the United States today. Despite social epidemiologists frequently citing political and economic factors for this variance, political science has largely ignored these issues. Given this gap in the literature and the importance of the issue, more research is clearly needed to better understand the political and economic causes and implications of these health disparities. This study analyzes the topic in depth, examining how income inequality, which is believed to be a key factor in explaining health inequalities, is related to mortality rates at the county level. Examining aggregate data from all US counties from 2000-2006, this study provides the first ever county-level time series, cross-sectional analysis of the topic. Furthermore, I advance the efforts of social epidemiologists by placing health inequalities in a political theoretical framework. Ultimately, this paper shows that income inequality is positively correlated with mortality in US counties, and that several additional political economic variables, such as county level Republican deviation in presidential elections, level of unemployment, and aggregate personal income, also have a significant effect on health inequalities.
Mineral Nutrition and Fertilization of Sugarcane

Sugarcane extracts large amounts of nutrients from the soil and accumulates them in the plant due to its large mass production. Thus, agricultural practices ensuring adequate supply of nutrients to the crop must be adopted to obtain high crop yields in the cane plant cycle and small decreases in the subsequent cycles. In this chapter, the following items will be addressed and discussed: soil sampling, soil fertility evaluation, liming, plastering, cane plant chemical fertilization, sprout chemical fertilization, sugarcane nutritional status evaluation, organic fertilization, use of cultural remains and residues from sugar and alcohol industry, use of humic substances, fertilization, and quality of the sugarcane broth.
Are community aspirations being accommodated in development plans?: a lesson from collective action in Jambi

The brief describes development planning consultations, locally known as musrenbang, conducted in stages through different levels of governance: village, sub-district and district. The brief then documents lessons from experience catalyzing collective action among local community goups (in particular women's groups) to engage in this development process and to help articulate the women's aspirations in such a way that they could be heard by district decision makers. While some progress was made, such as women's improved presence in different forums and their capacity to speak and propose distinct proposals for development, some challenges such as elite capture remain.