BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The role of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in breast carcinogenesis is still controversial. Unraveling this relationship is potentially important for better understanding of breast cancer etiology, early detection and possibly prevention of breast cancer. The aim of the current study is to unravel the association between EBV and primary invasive breast cancer (PIBC) in two diff...

BACKGROUND The diversity of the Swedish population has increased substantially over the past three decades. The aim of this study was to assess whether living in an ethnic enclave is associated with risk of diabetes mellitus (DM) among first and second-generation immigrants and native Swedes. METHODS Cumulative incidence of DM in three urban municipalities was assessed from 2006-2010 by linki...

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of knowledge management infrastructure (KMI) on the development of product and process innovation of Iraqi textile industry and exploring. Literature suggests that organizations must choose the best way to implement knowledge management. However, there has been a lack of an integrated implementation framework for knowledge management infras...

PURPOSE To compare physical activity measures and their associations with insulin sensitivity, β-cell function and body mass index (BMI) between Iraqi immigrants and native Swedes. METHODS A cross-sectional study of 493 Iraqis (58% men) and 469 Swedes (54% men) aged 30 to 75 years living in the city of Malmö, Sweden. Accelerometry was used for physical activity measures (sedentary time, break...

This paper describes progress toward developing a set of collaborative authoring tools that support the rapid construction and adaptation of game-based courses for learning foreign language and culture. Earlier versions of these tools were used to create Tactical Iraqi, a highly successful serious game for learning Iraqi Arabic language and culture, which is being used by tens of thousands of t...

The current study involved conducting a pilot test of a culturally sensitive support group program developed to assist Iraqi women in the year following the birth of their baby (CSSG-B) in Perth, Western Australia. The aim of this study was to evaluate the social validity of the program. It was hypothesized that women involved in the program would find the program to be socially valid and cultu...

December, 2006, was the bloodiest month in the bloodiest year of the Iraq war, culminating in the 3000th US casualty and the hanging of Saddam Hussein. Yet these two killings, though sadly symbolic in their own ways, are dwarfed by the daily reports of civilian carnage. In today’s Lancet, Gil Burnham and his Iraqi and US colleagues respond to criticisms of their study that estimated 654 965 Ira...