HIV-infected women have higher rates of persistence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, of abnormal cervical cytology results, and of cervical cancer than uninfected women. It is currently recommended that HIV-infected, sexually active women have a Papanicolaou (Pap) test performed at the time of initial diagnosis of HIV infection, followed by annual Pap testing if the previous test result...

in view of the fundamental role of genetics in development of obesity, the present study aimed to investigate the single nucleotide polymorphism of some obesity-related genes among a subset of obese women living in tabriz, iran. for this purpose, 70 eligible obese women (aged 18-45 years) were genotyped for the uncoupling protein-1 (ucp-1) -3826a>g, ß3-adrenergic receptor (ß3adr) trp64arg, lept...

We consider a special class of large-scale, network-based, resource allocation problems under uncertainty, namely that of multi-commodity flows with time-windows under uncertainty. In this class, we focus on problems involving commodity pickup and delivery with time windows. Our work examines methods of proactive planning, that is, robust plan generation to protect against future uncertainty. B...

Title of Thesis: THE EFFECTS OF CO2 AND TEMPERATURE ON THE SOIL MICROBIAL CARBON AND NITROGEN OF URBAN AND RURAL FORESTS Elizabeth Kulka, Master of Science, 2015 Thesis Directed By: Professor Marla S. McIntosh Department of Plant Science This study investigated and compared the effects of elevated temperature and elevated CO2 on the microbial biomass carbon (MBC) and nitrogen (MBN) of urban and...

Abbott, Haxby Agnew, Jennifer Aiken, Alice Andrioli, Angie Arya, Neil Bainbridge, Lesley Bath, Brenna Bayley, Mark Bishop, Annette Blackstock, Felicity Boe, Shaun Brunton, Laura Butcher, Scott Camden, Chantal Camp, Pat Carvajal, Jennifer Chan, Zachary Cheifetz, Oren Chung, Frank Cleaver, Shaun Collins, Jennifer Cott, Cheryl Dean, Elizabeth Debigaré, Richard Desveaux, Laura Dickerson, Clark Dick...

many factors including genetic, environmental, and acquired are involved in breast cancer development across various societies. among all of these factors in families with a history of breast cancer throughout several generations, genetics, like predisposing genes to develop this disease, should be considered more. early detection of mutation carriers in these genes, in turn, can play an import...