327 research outputs found
Determinants of interest rates in selective industrial countries 1980-2000 - by Yasmine Ghassan El Hibri
No full textProject (M.B.A.)--American University of Beirut,Suliman S. Olayan School of Business, 2005.Bibliography: leaves 77-78.This project has tested the determinants of interest rates in selective industri al countries from year 1980 through year 2000. The selected countries are: United S tates of America, United Kingdom, Canada, Switzerland and Japan. The major determinant s
Exploring perceptions towards the accounting profession in Lebanon problems, explanations and remedies - by Tarek Ghassan El Masri
No full textProject (M.B.A.)--American University of Beirut, Suliman S. Olayan School of Business, 2005.Bibliography: leaves 61-62.On May 7, 2003 the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund jointly issued a Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC). The brief repor t focused mainly on the weaknesses in the accounting environment that negatively influence the qual
Bernd Overwien/Hanns-Fred Rathenow (Hg.) (2009): Globalisierung fordert politische Bildung. Politisches Lernen im globalen Kontext. Unter Mitarbeit von Ghassan El-Bathich, Nils Gramann, Katja Kalex. Opladen: Verlag Barbara Budrich, 302 S. [Rezension]
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The diet of Fistularia commersonii an introduced fish species from thre Red Sea - by Haya Ghassan El Assi
No full textThesis (M.S.E.S.)--American University of Beirut, Interfaculty Graduate Environmental Sciences Program (Ecosystem Management), 2006.;"Advisor: Dr. Rami Zurayk, Professor, Land and Water Resources--Co-Advisor: Dr. Michel Bariche, Assistant Professor, BioloBibliography: leaves 59-63.The purpose of this thesis was to study the diet of the Lessepsian migrant - Fis tularia commersonnii. The study focuses on identifying: 1) the organisms consum ed by the species in the Mediterranean Sea, 2) the relative importance of each s pecies in th
Unplanned ultrasound-guided puncture of a tracheal balloon in a premature infant with congenital diaphragmatic hernia
No full textTemporary tracheal balloons have been shown to improve lung growth in fetuses with severe congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Fetoscopic Endoluminal Tracheal Occlusion (FETO) is performed at 26-28 weeks gestation, and then is removed in utero at 34 weeks gestation at highly specialized centers. In case of preterm labor at a hospital without a specialized team, a number of techniques have been used to remove the balloon, sometimes with death of the newborn. We have successfully performed an ultrasound-guided approach to puncture and remove the tracheal balloon in a premature infant in an emergency setting at birth. After that she was treated for congenital diaphragmatic hernia at our Newborn Intensive Care Unit
Standard sonography and arthrosonography in the study of rotator cuff tears.
No full textPURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the sensitivity of ultrasonography, integrating standard ultrasound and arthrosonography after injecting a saline solution into the glenohumeral cavity in cases of suspected rotator cuff tears. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We prospectively examined 40 patients awaiting shoulder arthroscopy for suspected or diagnosed tears of the rotator cuff. A radiologist, unaware of the pre-operative diagnosis, performed an ultrasound scan on all the patients before and after the injection of saline solution into the glenohumeral cavity. The parameters considered were presence or absence of a rotator cuff injury; type of injury according to Snyder and its extent along the longitudinal and transverse planes; presence or absence of effusion into the articular cavity; subacromial/subdeltoid bursal distension. All the patients underwent arthroscopy either the same day or the day after the ultrasound examination. RESULTS: Standard sonography showed 26 complete rotator cuff tears (type C according to Snyder), 2 partial tears (type B according to Snyder) and 12 intact rotator cuffs.Arthrosonography detected 31 complete rotator cuff tears (type C according to Snyder), 1 partial tear (type B according to Snyder) and 8 intact rotator cuffs.Arthroscopy identified 32 complete rotator cuff tears (type C according to Snyder), 1 partial tear (type B according to Snyder) and 8 intact rotator cuffs.Analysis of the results shows that, taking arthroscopy as the gold standard, the sensitivity of normal sonography is 81.2%, whereas that of arthrosonography is 96.8% (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: On the basis of the data obtained in this study, standard sonography, integrated with the injection of a saline solution into the glenohumeral cavity, considerably increases the diagnostic sensitivity for rotator cuff tears. The authors suggest that arthrosonography can be used in the event of suspected rotator cuff tears, when MRI is contraindicated
Does the tuberous sclerosis complex include intracranial aneurysms? A case report with a review of the literature.
No full textBACKGROUND:
Tuberous sclerosis is a protean, genetically determined disease that may involve any organ or tissue and lead to a great number of symptoms and clinical features.
OBJECTIVE:
Diagnosis can be very difficult in cases with incomplete manifestations (formes fruste) lacking the classic signs of the disease.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
We report a case fulfilling the diagnostic criteria for tuberous sclerosis (shagreen patches, hypomelanotic macules, renal cysts and angiomyolipomas, and "migration tracts" in the cerebral white matter) in association with a giant intracranial aneurysm, but lacking mental retardation, epilepsy and facial angiofibroma.
RESULTS:
Fourteen other cases of tuberous sclerosis and intracranial aneurysms, all but one without any clear sign of polycystic kidney disease, were found in the literature.
CONCLUSION:
We suggest that vascular dysplasias in general and aneurysms (mainly intracranial) in particular can be added to the other non-primary diagnostic features for the clinical diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis
PREMATURO DI 32 SETTIMANE DI ETA' GESTAZIONALE CON ERNIA DIAFRAMMATICA CONGENITA (CDH), PORTATORE DI FETOSCOPIC ENDOTRACHEAL OCCLUSION (FETO): PROCEDURA EXIT PER DISOCCLUSIONE ALLA NASCITA E RIPARAZIONE CHIRURCIGA CDH IN TIN
No full textLa CDH è una grave malformazione con una prevalenza alla nascita di circa 1:4000. Nei neonati con CDH isolata, la
sopravvivenza dopo l'intervento post-natale è di circa il 50%, il resto muore a causa di ipoplasia polmonare, ipertensione
polmonare, complicanze pre o post intervento. Al fine di ridurre l’ipolasia polmonare, in pochi centri al mondo, viene inserito un balloon occlusivo tracheale mediante fetoscopia (FETO). Con tale tecnica è stato possibile migliorare la sopravvvivenza di questi casi fino a circa il 50%.Descriviamo la gestione di una neonata sottoposta a FETO a 26 s, per CDH grave, e nata a 32 s per travaglio prematuro. Durante l’EXIT si e’ proceduto ad ecografia tracheale, visualizzazione del balloon, punzione transtracheale dello stesso, intubazione della neonata, taglio del cordone, quindi prosecuzione della rianimazione neonatale su termoculla. Il nostro caso si presta a diverse considerazioni di carattere organizzativo e gestionale dei feti con FETO, nonche’ di gestione del neonato con CDH una volta risolta l’ostruzione tracheale
PREMATURO DI 32 SETTIMANE DI ETA' GESTAZIONALE CON ERNIA DIAFRAMMATICA CONGENITA (CDH), PORTATORE DI FETOSCOPIC ENDOTRACHEAL OCCLUSION (FETO): PROCEDURA EXIT PER DISOCCLUSIONE ALLA NASCITA E RIPARAZIONE CHIRURCIGA CDH IN TIN
No full textLa CDH è una grave malformazione con una prevalenza alla nascita di circa 1:4000. Nei neonati con CDH isolata, la
sopravvivenza dopo l'intervento post-natale è di circa il 50%, il resto muore a causa di ipoplasia polmonare, ipertensione
polmonare, complicanze pre o post intervento. Al fine di ridurre l’ipolasia polmonare, in pochi centri al mondo, viene inserito un balloon occlusivo tracheale mediante fetoscopia (FETO). Con tale tecnica è stato possibile migliorare la sopravvvivenza di questi casi fino a circa il 50%.Descriviamo la gestione di una neonata sottoposta a FETO a 26 s, per CDH grave, e nata a 32 s per travaglio prematuro. Durante l’EXIT si e’ proceduto ad ecografia tracheale, visualizzazione del balloon, punzione transtracheale dello stesso, intubazione della neonata, taglio del cordone, quindi prosecuzione della rianimazione neonatale su termoculla. Il nostro caso si presta a diverse considerazioni di carattere organizzativo e gestionale dei feti con FETO, nonche’ di gestione del neonato con CDH una volta risolta l’ostruzione tracheale
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