bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Sex Differences in in vivo Alzheimer’s Disease Neuropathology in Late Middle-Aged Hispanics
Authors: Luchsinger José A. , Palta Priya , Rippon Brady , Soto Luisa , Ceballos Fernando , Pardo Michelle , Laing Krystal , Igwe Kay , Johnson Aubrey , Tomljanovic Zeljko , He Hengda , Reitz Christiane , Kreisl William , Razlighi Qolamreza , Teresi Jeanne , Moreno Herman , Brickman Adam M. 
Published: March 2020

Background: Females may have a higher risk of dementia than males. It is not clear if sex differences in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) neuropathology explain the higher risk of dementia in females. Sex differences in AD neuropathology might begin in middle age, decades before the sex differences in dementia are apparent. Objective: To examine sex differences in in vivo AD neuropathology in late middle age. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional comparison of AD biomarkers among 266 Hispanic males and females (mean age: 64.0; 71.8% females) without dementia. Amyloid burden was measured as global standardized uptake value ratio (SUVR) with18F-Florbetaben positron emission tomography (PET). Neurodegeneration was ascertained as cortical thickness in AD signature areas using brain magnetic resonance imaging. Tau burden was measured as tau SUVR in the middle/inferior temporal gyri and medial temporal cortex with 18F-MK-6240 in 75 of the 266 participants. Results: Females had higher amyloid SUVR and tau SUVR in the middle/inferior temporal gyri than males. However, females had higher cortical thickness than males and performed better in a test of verbal memory despite having higher AD neuropathology burden. Conclusion: Higher amyloid and tau in females compared to males in late middle-age may explain the reported higher dementia risk in elderly females compared to males. Longitudinal follow-up is necessary to examine whether higher amyloid and tau burden in late middle age is followed by increased neurodegeneration and cognitive decline in females as compared with males.
First-Line Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Based Therapy for Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Review
Authors: Thana Myuran , Wood Lori Anne 
Published: March 2020

Background: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (CPIs) have come to the forefront as a major component of the management of metastatic renal cell carcinoma ( mRCC). Over a short period of time, several studies have shown benefit in using these agents in the first-line setting. Objective: In this systematic review, the available evidence regarding the use of CPI-based regimens in previously untreated mRCC was reviewed. Methods: A systematic search for phase II and III studies was conducted of the PubMed and Embase databases as per the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) statement. The search retrieved abstracts to February 1, 2020. Data was compiled and summarized in narrative and tabular formats. Results: Fifty-five abstracts from 11 clinical trials were included, including four phase III clinical trials and seven phase II trials. The most recent phase III data demonstrates overall survival (OS) benefit for ipilimumab plus nivolumab (for intermediate and poor risk patients) and pembrolizumab plus axitinib combination regimens over sunitinib. Two other regimens (avelumab plus axitinib and atezolizumab plus bevacizumab) have shown benefits in progression free survival, but not in OS to date. Toxicity data shows varying patterns of adverse events between the four treatments. Phase II data indicate CPI has activity as a single agent, and in patients with non-clear cell subtypes of RCC. Conclusions: CPI-based regimens improve outcomes in virtually all subgroups of mRCC patients when used as front-line therapy. This is certain to change the landscape of mRCC treatment.
Journal of Maghrebi Women
Authors: Accad Evelyne 
Published: March 2020

Journal of Maghrebi Studies. Special issue on Maghrebi Women. FounderlEditor Rachid Ameziane-Hassani, EditorialAssistants Dan Cianfarini and Meriem Chemai. Vol. 1 No 1/2,Spring/Fall 1993, 104 pages.
Women, Liberation, Creativity, By Khalida Sa'id
Authors: Ghurayyib Rose 
Published: March 2020

Sa'id Khalida, AI-Mara'a, aiTahrir, al-Ibda'a, (Women,Liberation, Creativity) An Arabic publication. Casablanca: El-Fanak Press, published by the United Nations University, 1991, 152 pgs.
Azizah al-Hibri Talks About Women and War In Lebanon
Authors: American University Lebanese 
Published: March 2020

Azizah al - Hibri is the editor of HYPATIA: A JOURNAL OF FEMINIST PHILOSOPHY. She was born and raised in Beirut and currently lives in the U.S.A. Last year, she was interviewed by the AFSC Women's Newsletter, (Vol. 4, Number 1, 1983) apublication of the Nationwide Women's Program of the American Friends Service Committee. Although a year has passed since this interview was published, AI - Raida finds it still topical to include this abridged version.
The Coming of Age
Authors: Simonian Azadouhi Kalaidjian 
Published: March 2020

In the last decade, people concerned with the problems of old age, witnessed the publication of the monumental work of Simone de Beauvoir, "La Vieillesse", translated into English by Patrick O'Brian, under the title of The Coming of Age. It is a thorough stucfy of old age in all its phases and can be considered a pioneering work in our century.
Sexual Exploitation in a Third World Country
Authors: Mananzan Mary John 
Published: March 2020

In the Philippines, the political and economic systems pave the way for exploitation which, in the case of women, assumes a double proportion. Two and a half percent of the 44 million population control the means of production . Foreign control of the economy hampers economic development and succeeds inwidening the gap between the rich and the poor. Martial law is applied for the suppression of human rights in the name of national safety.
The Arab Women Discourses on Feminism and Islam: Fear of an Oxymoron?
Authors: Abboud Hosn 
Published: March 2020

The academic discourse that deals with feminism and Islam makes some people cautious given the inherent double standards or oxymoronic nature of the combination of the following terms: “feminism” and “Islam”. Hence questions arise as to whether it is worthwhile for women to study Islam from a women’s issues perspective, or whether the religious monotheistic tradition and the patriarchal system it entails can coexist with the feminist standpoint. Do feminist Muslim women actually exist? Is Islamic feminism just “a trend” since Islamic discourse is en vogue and is widely discussed and dissected?
Gender, Behavior and Health: Schistosomiasis Transmission and Control in Rural Egypt
Authors: Mullin Jehan 
Published: March 2020

In Gender, Behavior and Health: Schistosomiasis Transmission and Control in Rural Egypt, Samiha El Katsha and Susan Watts examine schistosomiasis (commonly known as bilharzia) in two semi-rural villages in the Nile Delta, employing gender analysis in order to better understand human behaviors that lead to infection, transmission, and prevention. It is one study among a very select few that examines the socio-behavioral and gendered aspects of schistosomiasis, a parasitic disease found predominantly in tropical and sub-tropical countries that infected over two hundred million people world-wide during the mid-1990s while three times that amount were estimated to be at-risk (p. 1). This multi-disciplined and multi-faceted study, conducted between 1991-1996, explores individual and social behaviors while also examining the complex interactions between gender, behavior, biomedicine, the environment, agriculture, and economic factors that relate to schistosomiasis.
New publication/Visiting fellowship collaborations/Films
Authors: American University Lebanese 
Published: March 2020

New publication - Knowing Our Rights: Women, Family, Laws and Customs in the Muslim World (3rd Edition) WLUML (September 2006) Visiting fellowship collaborations - The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the British Academy have announced a new joint scheme to fund Visiting Fellowships from South Asia and the Middle East. Films- In My Father’s House- Maid in Lebanon
Women’s Organizations Arab World
Authors: Al-Hamad Laila 
Published: March 2020

In late 1996, a women’s organization working in the shantytowns of Cairo unexpectedly discovered that approximately 10% of its target group, or 16,000 women, officially did not exist; these women held neither a birth certificate (BC) nor an identity card (ID). Consequently, they were deprived of many basic services, such as schooling and access to credit, as well as of the rights and duties of citizenship such as voting. They encountered serious problems in claiming their personal rights, such as the pension of a deceased spouse or assets bestowed through inheritance. Moreover, their needs were not taken into account in national policy planning and budgeting.
The Marriage Mystery: Exploring Late Marriage in MENA
Authors: Omar Manal 
Published: March 2020

Recent trends in developing countries reveal that women are marrying at a later age. A 1996 study of early marriage in developing countries revealed that the Middle East and North Africa region had the greatest decline in the proportion married before age 20, with some countries experiencing as dramatic as a 35 to 41% declines. This article will show how the changing economic structure is impacting the dynamics of the marriage social contract in the Middle East. The basis of this work is to entice further research into exploring marriage as an important variable beyond fertility levels. In order to impact reform or policy on the demographic trend towards an increasing single, female population, perceptions and the roles of women other than mother and wife need to be examined. In addition, policy makers need to develop safety nets for women who are currently marginalized in the labor markets,. and are often seen as dependents on either fathers or husbands.
Women's Organizations in Egypt: Emerging Women's Movements or Social Clubs?
Authors: Al-Ali Nadje S. 
Published: March 2020

A close look at the content and context of women's organizations in contemporary Egypt sheds light on the ambiguities and contradictions existent in contemporary Egypt. On the one hand, women's organizations began to flourish since the 1985 UN women's conference in Nairobi, and particularly during the preparations for the International Conference on Population and Development (lCPD) held in Cairo in 1994. During this time there was increasing pressure on the Egyptian government by international organizations and western governments to adhere to UN conventions concerning women's rights. At the same time, a huge number of international donor organizations, NGOs and government bodies provided funds and resources for specific projects and campaigns related to women's issues. However, the increased confrontation with Islamists has pressured the Mubarak regime to legislate and implement more conservative laws and policies towards women and to diminish its support for women's political representation. It is no surprise then that women's organizations have been caught in the midst of contradictory state policies towards women and towards Egypt's growing NGO sector.
On Violations: The Arab Women's Case
Authors: Aghacy Samira 
Published: March 2020

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on December 18, 1979. Although eleven Arab countries have ratified the Convention,they have also expressed reservations pertaining to women's rights in the family. This hesitation or unwillingness to adopt the convention wholeheartedly is attributed to the incompatibility of these articles with the Islamic sharia and their non-conformity with national laws and legislation.
Crimes of Honor
Authors: Husseini Rana 
Published: March 2020

AMMAN - Amneh begged her brother: "Take good care of my mother", before he shot her to death in an Amman suburb for getting pregnant out of wedlock. But Amneh's mother supports her 19-year-old son's crime, saying "my daughter made a mistake and should bear the consequences." "I am calm about her death, but I am worried about my son and the kind of punishment he might get, but they tell me that he will get a reduced sentence and will be released soon," she says.
Quote/Unquote
Authors: American University Lebanese 
Published: March 2020

"I think the very restrictions which were put on woman which made her emphasize the personal world caused something very good to be born. Whereas men dealt interms of nations, in terms of statistics, abstract ideology, woman, because her world was restricted to the personal, was more human. Now that she is beginning to step beyond her confines, hope she can bring to the world the sense of the personal value of human beings, some empathy and some sympathy." (Anais Nin, A Woman Speaks)
Portrayal of Women
Authors: Dabbous-Sensenig Dima 
Published: March 2020

Generally, women are portrayed in the media as being submissive, passive, dependent, inferior, and subservient to men. Cross-cultural research, moreover, has found great similarities in these portrayals between western industrialized countries,eastern communist (or ex-communist) countries, and southern developing countries: women are overall underrepresented in the media, in production as well as in content.
Psycho-social, Health,and Economic Aspects of an Elderly Armenian Population in Lebanon
Authors: Boulghourjian Choghik Melkon 
Published: March 2020

To study how older people are treated within a society and how the elderly attest with the unavoidable problems of aging, particularly those involving health and income is of immense importance today. Health problems include normal losses inhearing, eyesight, and memory, and the increased likelihood of chronic diseases. Economic problems include loss of employment and therefore significant decreases in income and reliance on pensions, and social security. Social problems include greater difficulty to maintain social relationships because of health limitations, death of family members and friends, loss of work mates and lack of transportation.
Motherhood: The Double Taboo
Authors: Al-Jawhari Aida 
Published: March 2020

Like absolute truth, motherhood is a mode of behaviour that encompasses positive sentiments: love, affection, tenderness, sacrifice, self denial, happiness, and altruism. Most texts glorify this feeling and overlook the more practicaloccupational role. Motherhood is an abstraction, an exalted act of giving, where the actual reality of the giver is neglected, and her desires, pleasures, and energies, are overlooked and ignored. Social practices, customs, and traditions do not tolerate women whose maternal role fails to conform to the norm, and such mothers are viewed as wicked and selfish.
Conference Report: Gender & Women's Citizenship
Authors: American University Lebanese 
Published: March 2020

Women participate so much in the labor force, yet are not visible in political life, why is this so? Which factors have led to the political marginalization of women? Why are Lebanese women not full citizens? What is the difference between the citizenship of a woman and that of a man? Do women bear any responsibility for this difference? Have they surrendered their responsibilities to their husbandsand sons?
The Jordanian Woman's Struggle; the Perspective of Human Rights Lawyer Asma Khodr
Authors: Ismail Ghena 
Published: March 2020

Asma Khodr is a lawyer and the President of the Jordanian Woman's Union and a Member in the International Human Right, Committee. She had the honor of presiding over the Arab Women's Tribunal which was held in Beirut in June 1995.
Women and Writing
Authors: Tarnowski Wafa Stephan 
Published: March 2020

Women and writing was the focus of the 1995-96 yearly publication of the Lebanese Association of Women researchers, known as "A l-Bahithat. " Reading this publication is a requirement for anyone interested in Arab women writers in particular or the subject of women 's writing in general. Why do women write? How do women write? Is there a typically "feminine writing" as opposed to a "masculine" one? These are a few of the questions raised by the contributors. More general questions are also considered: What do women write about? Who are the women writing in Lebanon today?
Balancing Women's Roles at Work and at Home
Authors: Nuwais Abla 
Published: March 2020

Without doubt, one of the greatest problems professional women face in most countries, the United Arab Emirates included, is that of achieving a balance between their work on one hand and the demands and requirements of their homes and their families on the other. My research and survey of others' research (1) on this problem in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reveals that such a balance is not impossible to achieve and that, rather than taxing the energies and abilities of women, maintaining active roles within and outside of the home actually enables women to lead richer, fuller and more effective lives as professionals, wives and mothers.
Pay Equity in Jordan
Authors: American University Lebanese 
Published: March 2020

In line with its mission to enhance networking and communication by extending ties with international organizations working on gender issues, Al-Raida will be reprinting policy and issue briefs prepared by the International Labour Organization in its upcoming issues. The purpose of this joint venture is to promote research on the condition of women in the Arab world, especially with respect to social change and development, and to reach out to women and empower them through consciousness-raising. This brief below is reprinted with permission from the International Labour Organization Regional Office for Arab States published by ILO, 2010.
Talk in
Authors: American University Lebanese 
Published: March 2020

On the occasion of International Women's Day, the Institute for Women's Studies in the Arab World, Beirut UniversityCollege organized a women's TALK IN, instead of the usual lectures and/or panels. On March 9,1994, BUC communitywhich included students, faculty, staff and friends of the IWSAW gathered to express themselves on various women andgender issues. Approximately 600 persons, men and women, urgently raised their handsfor their turn with themicrophones. The atmosphere was filled with mixed feelings on various issues. There was anger against oppression, enthusiasm for human rights, and some backlash against women and their movement. Here is a selection of some of the statements made.
Marguerite Duras or The Weight of a Feather / Job's Wife by Andree Chedid
Authors: Tarnowski Wafa Stephan 
Published: March 2020

Two of the most interesting books to come out in the new year have been written by two Francophone writers. The first one is Marguerite Duras ou Le Poids d'une Plume - MargueriteDuras or the Weifht of a Feather and is written by French journalist Frederique Lebelley and published by Grasset. It is published by Maren Sell-CaIman Levy. The second one is La Femme de Job - Job's Wife by Andree Chedid.
Lesbianism as Another Alternative for the Other: A Punishment or an Escape? The Saudi Novel "al-Akharun/The Others" as a Sample
Authors: Bishara Hanan 
Published: March 2020

World Literature has witnessed the appearance of many novels that focus on the physical experiences of the “body” and deal with sexual themes. In their historical context, these novels represent a protest against the social moral values and search for alternatives. Among these novels are Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Anna Karenina, and Madame Bovary. In Arabic literature, the Egyptian writer Ihsan Abd al-Qudous laid the foundation for this type of novel. Literature has developed through breaking the barrier of taboos and adopting different forms. One of the controversial issues, whose red lines literature has crossed, is the issue of sex, which exists in every human relationship between males and females. The Arabic novel has addressed sexual taboos and dealt with them as an adventure still in its initial stages despite numerous significant contributions that have appeared in the 20th century. Recently, Saudi Arabian women writers have broken various taboos and dealt with the problems that they confront as women in the Kingdom by employing the themes of sex, the body, and other taboo issues. Some critics accused these writers of trying to draw attention to themselves by exploiting these subjects to increase their readership. In fact, these novelists have exposed new phenomena in conservative Saudi society and broken the stereotypical image of conservative Saudi women. This study deals with Saba al-Herz’ novel al-Akharun/The Others as a sample of these novels.
High expression of GLI1 is associated with better survival in advanced SCLC
Authors: Kozirovskis V. , Zandberga E. , Magone M. , Purkalne G. , Linē A. , Vikmanis U. 
Published: March 2020

Summary. Aim: Aberrant Sonic hedgehog (Shh) pathway signaling has been described in small cell lung cancer (SCLC), as well discrepancies, when analyzing expression of pathway components in SCLC cell lines vs tumor biopsies. Shh key component GLI1 was evaluated in advanced SCLC and data correlated with patient survival. Materials and Methods: GLI1 expression was analyzed by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction in pre-treatment fresh frozen tumor biopsies of 12 advanced SCLC patients and mRNA level of GLI1 was compared in short-term vs long-term survivor’s samples (stratified by median survival, independent samples t-test). Results: Expression of GLI1 mRNA was significantly higher in long-term (> 9.6 months, n = 6) survivor’s biopsies than in short-term (≤ 9.6 months, n = 6) survivors (p = 0.0196, 95% CI: 0.000016 to 0.000147, two-tailed independent samples t-test). Conclusion: High GLI1 mRNA expression in SCLC was found to be positive prognostic marker associated with longer survival. Further research is needed for validation of these results due to the small number of patients in the study.
Measuring Service Quality of the Pain Clinic at Ramathibodi Hospital
Authors: Sakdanuwatwong Supalak , Sakdanuwatwong Pornchai , Pasutharnchat Koravee , Sodsee Wanida 
Published: March 2020

Background: Evaluating gap between patient’s expectation and perception of service quality of the pain clinic through the service quality model is necessary to improve service quality, which will lead to patient’s satisfaction.
Objective: To compare the difference between patient’s expectation and perception of service quality of the pain clinic at Ramathibodi Hospital.
Methods: A survey of patients of the pain clinic at Ramathibodi Hospital using the service quality questionnaire. The sample consisted of 266 patients who received pain treatment services from August 11, 2016, to December 10, 2016.
Results: Most patients were female (63.16%), married (61.28%), educational level lower than bachelor degree (57.52%), monthly income ≤ 30,000 Thai Baht (75.56%), attended treatment service more than 3 times (85.34%), and average age 56.47 ± 16.27 years. Overall expectation and perception and 4 subservice dimensions (tangible, reliability, responsiveness, and assurance) were not statistically significant. Empathy perceived higher than expectation. However, patients perceived the modern tool and equipment used in providing treatment services lower than expectation.
Conclusions: Overall service quality and 4 sub service dimensions of tangible, reliability, responsiveness, and assurance of the pain clinic met expectation. Empathy was higher than expectation, while modern tool and equipment used in the clinic were lower than expectation.