Journal articles: 'Middle Eastern families'

1

Marafie, Makia J., Rabea Al-Temaimi, Andre Megarbane, and Fahd Al-Mulla. "Germline mutations in early-onset or hereditary breast cancer from the Middle East." Journal of Clinical Oncology 33, no. 28_suppl (October 1, 2015): 20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2015.33.28_suppl.20.

Full text

Abstract:

20 Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women of Middle Eastern origin. Epidemiologically, breast cancer in the Middle East clusters in families and usually affects women a decade younger than Western women. This dilemma is compounded by the lack of curated databases and ambitious studies that address the roles genetic or genomic may play in breast cancer. Methods: We have exome sequenced 60 Middle Eastern women with moderate and strong family history of cancer or young women without significant family history of cancer. DNA extracted from peripheral blood of patients and matching normal Middle Eastern women without history of familial or sporadic cancers, were subjected to whole-exome sequencing using the HiSeq 2500 Illumina platform and MLPA to map major breast cancer–activating genetic defects. Results: Several novel BRCA1/2 mutations were identified in the minority of these women. However, other complex mutations in non-BRCA1/2 genes appear to play a more subtle role in breast cancer in the Middle Eastern women. Germline mutations in TP-53, BARD1 and mismatch repair genes were more frequent than expected by chance. Conclusions: BRCA1/2 gene mutations are not a significant cause of heritable cancers in the Middle East. The region may benefit from a well-curated region-specific database accessible to clinicians and scientists where clinical and variants information can be deposited from all over the Middle East.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

2

Salinas Jr, Cristobal, Katherine E. Coulson-Johnston, Malik J. Handoush, Maysaa Barakat, Zakia Ilyas, and Domique Graham. "“We are America’s Number One Enemy”: The Experiences of Middle Eastern Muslim Men College Students Navigating Higher Education in the United States." International Journal of Islamic Educational Psychology 3, no. 2 (December 10, 2022): progress. http://dx.doi.org/10.18196/ijiep.v3i2.16007.

Full text

Abstract:

Muslim students in higher education are affected by the hardships of oppression, discrimination, prejudices, and stereotypes associated with the increasing Islamophobia and xenophobia within the U.S. The current literature on Middle Eastern Muslim men college students lacks an understanding of their lived experiences on U.S. college campuses. The purpose of this study is to understand how Middle Eastern Muslim men college students navigate a university within a divisive political context. This phenomenological study conducted semi-structured interviews with seven Middle Eastern Muslim men students. Data gathered informs how participants of this study made sense of their experience navigating higher education institutions. The findings describe that Middle Eastern Muslim men college students must fight negative perceptions, face the challenge of feeling alone socially and academically, and commit to education with the support of their families. After the findings, this paper provides a discussion and a list of recommendations for research and practice to be inclusive and elevate the lived experiences of Middle Eastern Muslim men students in higher education. While this study took place in the U.S., the discussion and recommendations apply to all colleges and universities worldwide.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

3

Ajzenstadt, Mimi. "Reactions to Juvenile Delinquency in Israel, 1950–1970: A Social Narrative." Journal of Policy History 17, no. 4 (October 2005): 404–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/jph.2005.0020.

Full text

Abstract:

This article follows the ways through which the concept of juvenile delinquency has been created in the legal and social discourse in Israel. It compares the discourse and resulting social policies regarding juvenile delinquency mainly in two social groups: “middle-class” offenders (youth from high socioeconomic families who immigrated to Israel before 1948); and “lower class” offenders (Middle Eastern “Oriental” youth from low socioeconomic families who came mainly during the 1950s from Asia Minor and North Africa). Societal reactions to juvenile delinquency during the period studied were highly variable, depending on the ethnicity, gender, and social class of the offender.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

4

Al-Sarraj, Yasser, Eman Al-Dous, Rowaida Z. Taha, Dina Ahram, Fouad Alshaban, Mohammed Tolfat, Hatem El-Shanti, and Omar M. E. Albagha. "Family-Based Genome-Wide Association Study of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Middle Eastern Families." Genes 12, no. 5 (May 18, 2021): 761. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/genes12050761.

Full text

Abstract:

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disease characterized by abnormalities in language and social communication with substantial clinical heterogeneity. Genetic factors play an important role in ASD with heritability estimated between 70% to 80%. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified multiple loci associated with ASD. However, most studies were performed on European populations and little is known about the genetic architecture of ASD in Middle Eastern populations. Here, we report the first GWAS of ASD in the Middle eastern population of Qatar. We analyzed 171 families with ASD, using linear mixed models adjusting for relatedness and other confounders. Results showed that common single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in seven loci are associated with ASD (p < 1 × 10−5). Although the identified loci did not reach genome-wide significance, many of the top associated SNPs are located within or near genes that have been implicated in ASD or related neurodevelopmental disorders. These include GORASP2, GABBR2, ANKS6, THSD4, ERCC6L, ARHGEF6, and HDAC8. Additionally, three of the top associated SNPs were significantly associated with gene expression. We also found evidence of association signals in two previously reported ASD-susceptibility loci (rs10099100 and rs4299400). Our results warrant further functional studies and replication to provide further insights into the genetic architecture of ASD.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

5

Maurer, Constance, Olga Boleti, Paria Najarzadeh Torbati, Farzaneh Norouzi, Anna Nicole Rebekah Fowler, Shima Minaee, Khalid Hama Salih, et al. "Genetic Insights from Consanguineous Cardiomyopathy Families." Genes 14, no. 1 (January 10, 2023): 182. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/genes14010182.

Full text

Abstract:

Inherited cardiomyopathies are a prevalent cause of heart failure and sudden cardiac death. Both hypertrophic (HCM) and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) are genetically heterogeneous and typically present with an autosomal dominant mode of transmission. Whole exome sequencing and autozygosity mapping was carried out in eight un-related probands from consanguineous Middle Eastern families presenting with HCM/DCM followed by bioinformatic and co-segregation analysis to predict the potential pathogenicity of candidate variants. We identified homozygous missense variants in TNNI3K, DSP, and RBCK1 linked with a dilated phenotype, in NRAP linked with a mixed phenotype of dilated/hypertrophic, and in KLHL24 linked with a mixed phenotype of dilated/hypertrophic and non-compaction features. Co-segregation analysis in family members confirmed autosomal recessive inheritance presenting in early childhood/early adulthood. Our findings add to the mutational spectrum of recessive cardiomyopathies, supporting inclusion of KLHL24, NRAP and RBCK1 as disease-causing genes. We also provide evidence for novel (recessive) modes of inheritance of a well-established gene TNNI3K and expand our knowledge of the clinical heterogeneity of cardiomyopathies. A greater understanding of the genetic causes of recessive cardiomyopathies has major implications for diagnosis and screening, particularly in underrepresented populations, such as those of the Middle East.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

6

Fleischmann, Ellen L. "MARGARET L. MERIWETHER, The Kin Who Count: Family and Society in Ottoman Aleppo, 1770–1840 (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1999). Pp. 286. $45 cloth, $22 paper." International Journal of Middle East Studies 33, no. 4 (November 2001): 625–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0020743801274078.

Full text

Abstract:

As Margaret Meriwether notes in her Introduction to this well-crafted study, until recently there has been little history of the Middle Eastern family. There were “histories of families,” which is not the same as a solidly researched sub-discipline within the broader field of Middle Eastern history, because these “did not deal with the family as an institution, its evolution over time, nor the relationship between family and society” (p. 2). The difficulty derives in part (as it does for other sub-fields of Middle Eastern history, particularly social history) from problems of sources that are partial, limited, or sometimes non-existent, and often where they do exist are unavailable. There are few written records on certain subjects, particularly private lives. Scholars of social history and anthropology have relied increasingly on the use of Islamic court records as sources for social history. The growing body of works produced from this scholarship has been highly sophisticated, nuanced, and exciting, opening windows into the history of private life in the Middle East. This book is a welcome contribution to this growing field of scholarship.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

7

Shakhmatov, Andrei S., Evgeniy V. Pavlovskiy, and Alexander G. Paukov. "Desmid algae (Charophyta: Conjugatophyceae) of Ekaterinburg, Middle Urals, Russia." Folia Cryptogamica Estonica 55 (May 29, 2018): 7–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.12697/fce.2018.55.02.

Full text

Abstract:

Species composition of desmid algae and their habitat preferences in water bodies of Ekaterinburg city were studied during the 2013–2017. Thirty-seven species and subspecific taxa which belong to 12 genera and 2 families were identified, of which 17 species are new for the eastern macroslope of the Middle Urals. Canonical correspondence analysis, which was performed to reveal habitat preferences, demonstrates that the majority of analyzed species prefer quarry lakes, ponds and overgrown lake shores, contrary to fens and rivers.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

8

Nahum, Sagi, Sandra M. Pasternack, Jana Pforr, Margarita Indelman, Bernd Wollnik, Reuven Bergman, Markus M. Nöthen, et al. "A large duplication in LIPH underlies autosomal recessive hypotrichosis simplex in four Middle Eastern families." Archives of Dermatological Research 301, no. 5 (September 27, 2008): 391–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00403-008-0903-9.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

9

Al‐Dewik, Nader, Howaida Mohd, Mariam Al‐Mureikhi, Rehab Ali, Fatma Al‐Mesaifri, Laila Mahmoud, Noora Shahbeck, et al. "Clinical exome sequencing in 509 Middle Eastern families with suspected Mendelian diseases: The Qatari experience." American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A 179, no. 6 (March 27, 2019): 927–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.a.61126.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

10

Mrazek, Yann. "UAE private foundations—an overview." Trusts & Trustees 26, no. 6 (July 1, 2020): 595–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/tandt/ttaa028.

Full text

Abstract:

Abstract Most Middle Eastern entrepreneurial families are familiar with foreign offshore trusts and foundations and have been using these tools to ensure wealth preservation and inter-generational continuity for several generations. In that context, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) now counts three foundation regimes (in the Abu Dhabi Global Market, the Dubai International Financial Centre and the Ras Al Khaimah International Corporate Centre) and provides a local solution to wealth management and preservation, family succession planning, corporate structuring and asset protection. The purpose of this article is to present the context, mechanisms and interests in relation to UAE private foundations.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

11

Marmari, Shaul. "Cradles of Diaspora: Bombay, Aden, and Jewish Migration across the Indian Ocean." Crossroads 19, no. 1 (August 12, 2020): 5–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/26662523-12340004.

Full text

Abstract:

Abstract During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, migrant communities of Middle Eastern Jews emerged across the vast space between Shanghai and Port Said. The present article points to two crucial knots in the creation of these far-reaching Jewish diasporas: Bombay and Aden. These rising port cities of the British Raj were first stations in the migration of thousands of Middle Eastern Jews, and they presented immigrants with new commercial, social, cultural and spatial horizons; it was from there that many of them proceeded to settle elsewhere beyond the Indian Ocean. Using the examples of two prominent families, Sassoon in Bombay and Menahem Messa in Aden, the article considers the role of these places as the cradles from which Jewish diasporas emerged.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

12

Abu-Amero, Khaled K., Abdulrahman al Hagr, Murad O. Almomani, Taif Anwar Azad, Ibrahim A. Alorainy, Darren T. Oystreck, and Thomas M. Bosley. "HOXA1 Mutations are Not Commonly Associated with Non-Syndromic Deafness." Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques 41, no. 4 (July 2014): 448–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0317167100018473.

Full text

Abstract:

Objective:Homozygous homeobox A1 (HOXA1) mutations cause a spectrum of abnormalities in humans including bilateral profound deafness. This study evaluates the possible role of HOXA1 mutations in familial, non-syndromic sensorineural deafness.Methods:Forty-eight unrelated Middle Eastern families with either consanguinity or familial deafness were identified in a large deafness clinic, and the proband from each family was evaluated by chart review, audiogram, neuroimaging, and HOXA1 sequencing.Results:All 48 probands had normal neuro-ophthalmologic and general medical examinations except for refractive errors. All had congenital non-syndromic sensorineural hearing loss that was symmetric bilaterally and profound (>90 dBHL) in 33 individuals and varied from 40 to 90 dBHL in the remainder. Thirty-nine of these individuals had neuroimaging studies, all documenting normal internal carotid arteries and normal 6th, 7th, and 8th cranial nerves bilaterally. Of these, 27 had normal internal ear structures with the remaining 12 having mild to modest developmental abnormalities of the cochlea, semicircular canals, and/or vestibular aqueduct. No patient had homozygous HOXA1 mutations.Conclusions:None of these patients with non-syndromic deafness had HOXA1 mutations. None had major inner ear anomalies, obvious cerebrovascular defects, or recognized congenital heart disease. HOXA1 is likely not a common cause of non-syndromic deafness in this Middle Eastern population.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

13

Mansour, Reima, Pranee Liamputtong, and Amit Arora. "Prevalence, Determinants, and Effects of Food Insecurity among Middle Eastern and North African Migrants and Refugees in High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 19 (October 4, 2020): 7262. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17197262.

Full text

Abstract:

Issues related to poverty and income inequality in high-income countries have led to food insecurity among some population groups, such as migrants and refugees. While there are some studies on the experience of some migrant groups (and other subpopulations), little is known about food security among Middle Eastern and African migrants and refugees. This systematic review identified the prevalence of food insecurity and its effects among Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) migrants and refugees in high-income countries. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines were followed in this systematic review. Four databases, namely MEDLINE (Ovid), Embase (Ovid), CINAHL (EBSCO), and PubMed were searched. Three studies met the inclusion criteria, all of which were conducted in USA: two among Sudanese migrant families, and one among Somali refugee women. The rates of reported food insecurity ranged from 40% to 71% and were significantly higher than for the general population. Food insecurity was associated with acculturation and socio-economic factors. Food insecurity adversely impacts the health of MENA migrants and refugees, creating economic implications for individuals, families, the broader community in which they now live, and for governments.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

14

Warren, L., R. Gibson, L. Ishihara, R. Elango, Z. Xue, A. Akkari, L. Ragone, et al. "A founding LRRK2 haplotype shared by Tunisian, US, European and Middle Eastern families with Parkinson's disease." Parkinsonism & Related Disorders 14, no. 1 (January 2008): 77–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.parkreldis.2007.02.001.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

15

Al-Thani, Hassan, Ayman El-Menyar, Husham Abdelrahman, Ahmad Zarour, Rafael Consunji, Ruben Peralta, Mohammad Asim, Hany El-Hennawy, Ashok Parchani, and Rifat Latifi. "Workplace-Related Traumatic Injuries: Insights from a Rapidly Developing Middle Eastern Country." Journal of Environmental and Public Health 2014 (2014): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/430832.

Full text

Abstract:

Traumatic workplace-related injuries (WRIs) carry a substantial negative impact on the public health worldwide. We aimed to study the incidence and outcomes of WRIs in Qatar. We conducted occupational injury surveillance for all WRI patients between 2010 and 2012. A total of 5152 patients were admitted to the level 1 trauma unit in Qatar, of which 1496 (29%) sustained WRI with a mean age of34.3±10.3. Fall from height (FFH) (51%) followed by being struck by heavy objects (FHO) (18%) and motor vehicle crashes (MVC) (17%) was the commonest mechanism of injury (MOI). WRI patients were mainly laborers involved in industrial work (43%), transportation (18%), installation/repair (12%), carpentry (9%), and housekeeping (3%). Use of protective device was not observed in 64% of cases. The mean ISS was11.7±8.9, median ICU stay was 3 days (1–64), and total hospital stay was 6 days (1–192). The overall case fatality was 3.7%. Although the incidence of WRI in Qatar is quite substantial, its mortality rate is relatively low in comparison to other countries of similar socioeconomic status. Prolonged hospital stay and treatment exert a significant socioeconomic burden on the nation’s and families’ resources. Focused and efficient injury prevention strategies are mandatory to prevent future WRI.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

16

Jørgensen, Anne Rosenlund. "Reframing Interfaith Boundary Crossing and Maintenance: Middle Eastern Christians’ Narratives on Intimacy with Muslims." Tidsskrift for Islamforskning 9, no. 2 (February 5, 2017): 28. http://dx.doi.org/10.7146/tifo.v9i2.25351.

Full text

Abstract:

By exploring narratives of Middle Eastern Christians (MECs) in Denmark I want to open an important, yet overlooked, window on invisible intra-ethnic relations in an immigrant context in Denmark. The subject of research is negotiations of boundary maintenance and strategies for recovering from boundary crossings in cases of interfaith intimacies between MEC women and Muslim men in Denmark. The research focuses on different contextual aspects of intimate boundary crossing and argues that already at the stage of dating, the relationship challenges boundaries and erodes families and communities. In order to explore some very diverse narratives, I ask: How do MECs in Denmark, who carry experiences of intra-ethnic interfaith intimacies with Muslims, negotiate boundary maintenance at the levels of the individual, the family and the MEC community?

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

17

Marjoribanks, Kevin. "Sibling Effects, Environmental Influences, and University Attendance: A Follow-up Study." Psychological Reports 95, no. 3_suppl (December 2004): 1267–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.95.3f.1267-1270.

Full text

Abstract:

In 2002 Marjoribanks examined relations among sibling variables, environmental influences, and school dropout. In this follow-up study, relations were examined between sibling variables (number of children in the family, birth order position) and university attendance. Data were collected from 8,005 (4,116 women, 3,889 men) Australian young adults ( M age = 20.1 yr., SD = 0.5). Logistic regression analyses in the two studies indicated that (a) young adults from Asian, Middle Eastern, and middle-class families were less likely to drop out of school and more likely to attend a university than were young Australians from Anglo-Australian, English, European, and working-class backgrounds, and (b) after taking into account differences in family background and learning environment measures, there continued to be small but significant relations between the number of children in families, birth-order position, and the likelihood that young people would drop out of school or attend a university.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

18

Laraqui, Abdelilah, Nancy Uhrhammer, Hicham EL Rhaffouli, Yassine Sekhsokh, Idriss Lahlou-Amine, Tahar Bajjou, Farida Hilali, et al. "BRCAGenetic Screening in Middle Eastern and North African: Mutational Spectrum and FounderBRCA1Mutation (c.798_799delTT) in North African." Disease Markers 2015 (2015): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/194293.

Full text

Abstract:

Background. The contribution ofBRCA1mutations to both hereditary and sporadic breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) has not yet been thoroughly investigated in MENA.Methods. To establish the knowledge aboutBRCA1mutations and their correlation with the clinical aspect in diagnosed cases of HBOC in MENA populations. A systematic review of studies examiningBRCA1in BC women in Cyprus, Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia was conducted.Results. Thirteen relevant references were identified, including ten studies which performed DNA sequencing of allBRCA1exons. For the latter, 31 mutations were detected in 57 of the 547 patients ascertained. Familial history of BC was present in 388 (71%) patients, of whom 50 were mutation carriers. c.798_799delTT was identified in 11 North African families, accounting for 22% of total identifiedBRCA1mutations, suggesting a founder allele. A broad spectrum of other mutations including c.68_69delAG, c.181T>G, c.5095C>T, and c.5266dupC, as well as sequence of unclassified variants and polymorphisms, was also detected.Conclusion. The knowledge of genetic structure ofBRCA1in MENA should contribute to the assessment of the necessity of preventive programs for mutation carriers and clinical management. The high prevalence of BC and the presence of frequent mutations of theBRCA1gene emphasize the need for improving screening programs and individual testing/counseling.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

19

Eum, Ikran. "Family History in the Middle East." American Journal of Islam and Society 21, no. 4 (October 1, 2004): 126–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.35632/ajis.v21i4.1760.

Full text

Abstract:

The study of families and their histories opens up a cross-disciplinary dialogueamong anthropologists, historians, and other social scientists, includingarea specialists. The content of Doumani’s edited book, Family Historyin the Middle East: Household, Property, and Gender, falls convincinglyinto such disciplines as history, anthropology, Middle East studies,women’s/gender studies, and Islamic studies, since the collection of articlesprovides various indepth case studies drawn both from Islam and frompolitical, economic, legal, and social perspectives.The anthology’s main theme suggests that the family is an entity that,along with the progression of history, evolves continuously. By reconstructingthe family histories of elites and ordinary people in the Middle East fromthe seventeenth to the early twentieth century, the book challenges prevailingassumptions about the monolithic “traditional” Middle Eastern familytype. Instead, it argues cogently that the structure and boundaries of thesefamilies have always been flexible and dynamic.The book is divided into four sections that explore issues concerningthe family from the perspective of politics, economics, and law. In the firstsection, “Family and Household,” Philippe Fargues, Tomoki Okawara, andMary Ann Fay analyze the structure of the nineteenth-century family andhousehold and illustrate how its formation was influenced by changes in the ...

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

20

Pennell, Richard. "Making the Foreign Past Real: Teaching and Assessing Middle Eastern History in Australia." Review of Middle East Studies 51, no. 1 (February 2017): 40–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/rms.2017.51.

Full text

Abstract:

Teaching modern Middle East history at the University of Melbourne raises problems of culture. Students are not generally acquainted with the Middle East and North Africa—even those whose families originate there—news coverage is patchy, and Australia is far away. Not all students are even arts students let alone history majors: our degree structure requires interdisciplinary study. The University is liberal about how to assess students, only requiring that during a twelve-week semester subject a student must write 4000 words. Within broad bounds, how teachers do this is up to them, although the Arts Faculty has a culture of avoiding unseen examinations. History major students are very accustomed to the “traditional” researched essay format, but it does not provide much variety of intellectual training; it is unfamiliar to non-Arts students; in classes that regularly number over 100 students, it is tiring and boring to assess; and large numbers of essays are freely available online. So I have introduced an assessment task to replace the standard researched essay. The purpose here is to describe an alternative approach to assessment and learning by using a simulation: in that sense the actual topic of the simulation is secondary. It concerns refugees, which is of course, a matter of vital current concern, but it is the reasoning behind the task that I hope is instructive.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

21

Musurmanova, Aynisa, and Odinakhon Jamoldinova. "IMPROVEMENT OF PEDAGOGICAL MECHANISMS OF OBSERVANCE OF CONSISTENCY AND CONTINUITY PRINCIPLES IN DEVELOPING OF YOUTH HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CULTURE." SOCIETY. INTEGRATION. EDUCATION. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference 1 (May 26, 2016): 175. http://dx.doi.org/10.17770/sie2016vol1.1502.

Full text

Abstract:

The current article reveals pedagogical mechanisms of interaction among families, mahallas and educational establishments with civil society institutions in the process of developing of the culture of the youth healthy lifestyle; it substantiated the role and significance of national pedagogy, the heritage of eastern thinkers of the Middle Ages in developing the culture of the youth healthy lifestyle; exposed the content of special course for master degree students, forming their conviction for the necessity of operating the culture of healthy lifestyle.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

22

Ragsdale, Judith R., Mohammad Othman, Ruby Khoury, Christopher E. Dandoy, Karen Geiger-Behm, Mark Mueller, Eyad Mussallam, and Stella M. Davies. "Islam, The Holy Qur’an, and Medical Decision-Making: The Experience of Middle Eastern Muslim Families with Children Undergoing Bone Marrow Transplantation in the United States." Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling: Advancing theory and professional practice through scholarly and reflective publications 72, no. 3 (September 2018): 180–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1542305018797313.

Full text

Abstract:

Some Arabic-speaking Muslim family members of children requiring bone marrow transplantation receive medical care for their children in the United States. Muslim family members’ use of Islam in the course of their child’s bone marrow transplantation was studied using grounded theory, a qualitative research method. Eighteen members of Middle Eastern Muslim families with a total of 13 children receiving bone marrow transplantation were interviewed by an Arabic-speaking healthcare provider. Interviews were coded by an interdisciplinary team. Seven key themes were identified.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

23

Brownstein, Zippora, Lilach M. Friedman, Hashem Shahin, Varda Oron-Karni, Nitzan Kol, Amal Rayyan, Thomas Parzefall, et al. "Targeted genomic capture and massively parallel sequencing to identify genes for hereditary hearing loss in middle eastern families." Genome Biology 12, no. 9 (2011): R89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/gb-2011-12-9-r89.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

24

O’Dogherty, Luis, Špela Goričan, and Hans-Jürgen Gawlick. "Middle and Late Jurassic radiolarians from the Neotethys suture in the Eastern Alps." Journal of Paleontology 91, no. 1 (November 30, 2016): 25–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jpa.2016.96.

Full text

Abstract:

AbstractCherty limestones, marls and radiolarites are widespread in the Hallstatt Mélange of the Northern Calcareous Alps. The mélange was formed during the Neotethyan orogeny in a series of deep-water basins that progressively developed in front of the advancing nappe front. The low thermal overprint of these rocks favors the good preservation of radiolarians (polycystines) that have been used for dating and reconstructing the Jurassic tectonostratigraphy of the area. This paper describes rich Middle–Late Jurassic radiolarian faunas from four localities in the Hallstatt Mélange near Bad Mitterndorf in Austria. Two different successions, both spanning from the Bathonian to the Oxfordian, are dated. In the first succession, the radiolarites are intercalated between or occur as matrix in mass-flow deposits originating from the accretionary wedge. The second succession is nearly 100 m thick but is devoid of mass-flow deposits and documents a continuous radiolarite deposition in greater distance from the nappe stack. Both successions are ascribed to the Sandlingalm Basin, which evolved on a relatively distal continental margin during early stages of the orogeny.The highly diverse and well-preserved radiolarian assemblages have been used for a detailed taxonomic study. Two new families are described: Minocapsidaen. fam. andXitomitridaen. fam.; six new genera are describedDoliocapsan. gen.,Crococapsan. gen.,Parvimitrellan. gen.,Xitomitran. gen.,Campanomitran. gen., andMizukidellan. gen. In addition, one new replacement name,Takemuraella(proTriversus), is introduced, the diagnoses of 6 genera are emended, and two new species are described:Hemicryptocapsa nonagintan. sp. andMizukidella mokaensisn. sp.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

25

Van Driem, George. "Sino-Bodic." Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 60, no. 3 (October 1997): 455–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0041977x0003250x.

Full text

Abstract:

In terms of number of speakers, Tibeto-Burman vies with Indo-European for the title of the world's largest language family. Yet by comparison little is known of its past. In linguistic terms, eastern Eurasia has always been much more of aterra incognitathan western Eurasia. Speakers of Tibeto-Burman languages occupy a vast area in the heartland of eastern Eurasia, but Tibeto- Burman peoples are by no means the only inhabitants of the Orient. Yet at one time it was believed that virtually all languages spoken by what was impressionistically called ‘the Mongoloid race’ or ‘Mongolian races’ belonged to a vast language family known as Turanian. In the middle of the last century, Friedrich Max Müller, a celebrated champion of this theory, divided the languages of the Old World into three language families.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

26

MARIMON, B. S., J. M. FELFILI, and E. S. LIMA. "FLORISTICS AND PHYTOSOCIOLOGY OF THE GALLERY FOREST OF THE BACABA STREAM, NOVA XAVANTINA, MATO GROSSO, BRAZIL." Edinburgh Journal of Botany 59, no. 2 (June 2002): 303–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0960428602000124.

Full text

Abstract:

The study was carried out on the gallery forest of the Bacaba stream situated in the Municipal Ecological Reserve ‘Mário Viana’ (14°43′S, 52°21′W) in Nova Xavantina, Eastern Mato Grosso, Brazil. Three sections of the gallery (upper, middle and lower) running downstream and differing in slope were surveyed by stratified sampling. Fortyseven nested 10m × 10m plots were analysed in each section, giving a total sampling area of 1.41ha overall. All trees or lianas ≥ 15cm girth at breast height were recorded and a total of 129 species belonging to 105 genera and 47 families were found. Diversity was high, with the Shannon index ranging from 3.84 nats/individual in the lower section to 4.08 in the middle section. The most important families (IVI) were Caesalpiniaceae (upper and middle sections) and Arecaceae (lower section), and the most important species were Diospyros obovata (upper section), Hymenaea courbaril var. stilbocarpa (middle section) and Mauritia flexuosa (lower section). Morisita and Sørensen indices of similarity were calculated. The floristic composition was complex and included species in common with a number of Brazilian forest types and with cerrado (savanna), as well as many widespread species, but stronger links with Amazonian forests could be detected. This is to be expected since the area lies in the ecotonal zone of the cerrado and Amazonian forest biomes and the Bacaba stream itself is a tributary of the Mortes–Araguaia–Amazon river system.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

27

Assaf, Shireen, and Lwendo Moonzwe Davis. "Unrealized fertility among women in low and middle-income countries." PLOS ONE 17, no. 11 (November 4, 2022): e0276595. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276595.

Full text

Abstract:

Background There has been little research on women who have fewer than their ideal number of children toward the end of their childbearing years in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). We examine the level and distribution of unrealized fertility in LMICs across three geographical regions. We also examine the role of sex preference and other factors associated with unrealized fertility. Data and methods We used Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data for women age 44–48 in 36 countries from the three geographical regions of Western and Central Africa, Eastern and Southern Africa, and South and Southeast Asia. We conducted descriptive analysis to examine the distribution of unwanted fertility and unrealized fertility, and fit adjusted logistic regressions of unrealized fertility. The main variables are number of living children (including by sex) and the sex composition of children. Other variables included education, marital status, age at first childbirth, wealth quintile, place of residence, exposure to family planning messages, contraceptive use, and country. Results Unrealized fertility was highest in Western and Central Africa, followed by Eastern and Southern Africa. In all regions, there was a decrease in unrealized fertility with an increasing number of children. Findings for sex preference varied with little sex preference in the African regions, and some limited evidence of preference for sons in South and Southeast Asia. In most regions, higher levels of education, higher wealth quintile, and use of contraceptive methods were associated with decreased unrealized fertility. Conclusion Family planning programs and messages should consider regional and socioeconomic differences in unrealized fertility in order to give women and families the right to achieve the family size they desire regardless of their status.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

28

Pernasetti, Flavia, Robert D. G. Milner, Abdullah A. Z. Al Ashwal, Francis de Zegher, Viviana M. Chavez, Marc Muller, and Joseph A. Martial. "Pro239Ser: A Novel Recessive Mutation of the Pit-1 Gene in Seven Middle Eastern Children with Growth Hormone, Prolactin, and Thyrotropin Deficiency1." Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 83, no. 6 (June 1, 1998): 2079–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jcem.83.6.4901.

Full text

Abstract:

Pit-1, a member of the POU-homeo domain protein family, is one of the transcription factors responsible for anterior pituitary development and pituitary-specific gene expression. Here, we describe seven children with GH, PRL, and TSH deficiency from three, reportedly unrelated, Middle Eastern families, harboring a newly recognized Pro->Ser recessive mutation in codon 239 of the Pit-1 gene. The mutated residue is located at the beginning of the second α-helix of the POU-homeodomain and is strictly conserved among all POU proteins. The Pro239Ser mutant binds DNA normally but is unable to stimulate transcription.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

29

Egorov, Leonid V., Sergei K. Alekseev, Alexander B. Ruchin, Aleksey S. Sazhnev, Oleg N. Artaev, Mikhail N. Esin, Evgeniy A. Lobachev, et al. "Biodiversity of Coleoptera (Insecta) in the Middle and Lower Volga Regions (Russia)." Diversity 14, no. 12 (December 16, 2022): 1128. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d14121128.

Full text

Abstract:

(1) Background: The conservation of entomofauna in individual macroregions requires efforts to study the distribution and abundance of insects. For this purpose, databases are created that enumerate this information. Such databases, with the processing of significant factual material, make it possible to objectively assess the status of a species and, if necessary, take measures for its protection. The aim of the paper is to describe the modern Coleoptera fauna in nine regions of Russia on the basis of a recently published dataset. (2) Methods: We conducted our own studies in 1994, 1996, 1998–2003 and 2005–2022. The dataset also includes data from museum specimens from other years. We used a variety of methods, such as sifting through litter, searching under the bark of trees and stumps, trapping by light, soil traps, beer traps, window traps, etc. For each observation, the coordinates of the find, the number of individuals observed and the date were recorded. (3) Results: The dataset contains data on 1469 species and subspecies of Coleoptera from 85 families found in the Volga Region. In total, there are 31,433 samples and 9072 occurrences in the dataset. (4) Conclusions: The largest families in terms of species diversity are Curculionidae (202 species), Carabidae (145 species) and Chrysomelidae (142 species). There are 54 species of Coleoptera with a northern range boundary in the macroregion, two species with a southern range boundary and one species with an eastern range boundary. Twenty-one invasive Coleoptera species have been recorded in the macroregion.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

30

Kleinberg, S. J. "Children's and Mothers' Wage Labor in Three Eastern U.S. Cities, 1880-1920." Social Science History 29, no. 1 (2005): 45–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0145553200013249.

Full text

Abstract:

The battle over child labor fought in the United States at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries pitted emerging understandings about children's well-being against those of the rest of the family. As society grew more ethnically and economically complex, social reformers lobbied for greater regulation of children's behavior, thereby altering the family economy and women's and children's roles within it. The middle classes could afford nonproductive women and children, but many working-class, immigrant, and one-parent families could not. Yet, even within the less affluent strata of society, children in certain settings, ethnic and racial groups, and family structures were much more likely to be employed than in others. This article explores the variations in children's and mothers' labor in three very different settings: Pittsburgh, Fall River, and Baltimore between 1880 and 1920. It finds that child labor and education legislation resulted in a decrease in children's employment and increased the likelihood that mothers would take paid jobs.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

31

Alzahrani, Ahmad, Abdullah Alqahtani, Maher Alhazmi, Rehab Gaafar, Doaa Bajabir, Ibtehaj Alharbi, Ashwaq Alharbi, Ghufran Kheshaifaty, and Aamer Alzahrani. "Attitudes of cancer patients and their families toward disclosure of cancer diagnosis in Saudi Arabia: a Middle Eastern population example." Patient Preference and Adherence Volume 12 (September 2018): 1659–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/ppa.s176651.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

32

Kresnasari, Dewi, and Arbi Mei Gitarama. "Struktur Dan Komposisi Vegetasi Mangrove Di Kawasan Laguna Segara Anakan Cilacap." Jurnal Bioterdidik: Wahana Ekspresi Ilmiah 9, no. 3 (December 31, 2021): 202–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.23960/jbt.v9i3.23026.

Full text

Abstract:

In coastal areas, mangrove communities have many functions economically, physically, and ecologically. One of the mangrove forest areas that is experiencing rapid decline in area is the Segara Anakan Lagoon, Cilacap. The purpose of this study was to determine the structure and composition of mangrove vegetation. Vegetation data was collected by purposive sampling method and each station was made 9 sampling plots. The results found that there are 12 species consisting of 4 major mangrove families, 1 minor mangrove family and 2 associated mangrove families. In general, the mangrove tree vegetation in the eastern part of Segara Anakan is dominated by Aegiceras corniculatum with an INP ranging from 38.99-67.23%, the middle part is dominated by Nypa fruticans with an INP ranging from 47.80-70.18% and the western part is dominated by Sonneratia alba with an INP of 56.32%. Environmental quality measures include water temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, soil pH, water pH, TSS, total soil N, organic C, soil phosphate still support mangrove life.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

33

Tarnac, Anaëlle, Marie-Béatrice Forel, Galina Nestell, Merlynd Nestell, and Sylvie Crasquin. "Middle Permian ostracods (Crustacea) from the Guadalupe Mountains, West Texas, USA." European Journal of Taxonomy 770 (September 22, 2021): 1–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.770.1499.

Full text

Abstract:

Middle Permian (Guadalupian) ostracods are described from the Williams Ranch Member of the Cutoff Formation (Roadian) and the McKittrick Canyon Member of the Bell Canyon Formation (Capitanian) from two sections exposed in Culberson County, Guadalupe Mountains, West Texas. Their taxonomy is discussed and adds to the scientific understanding of marine ostracod biodiversity and palaeobiogeography during the Middle Permian. Ostracod assemblages are represented by 51 species of 26 genera and 15 families. Eleven species are newly described: Healdia mckittrickensis Crasquin sp. nov., Healdia cutoffella Crasquin sp. nov., Aurikirkbya guadalupensis Crasquin sp. nov., Hollinella (Hollinella) williamsranchensis Crasquin sp. nov., Geisina culbersonensis Crasquin sp. nov., Paraparchites pecosensis Crasquin sp. nov., Bairdia elcapitanensis Forel sp. nov., Ceratobairdia mescaleroella Forel sp. nov., Ceratobairdia sexagintaduella Forel sp. nov., Ceratobairdia pratti Forel sp. nov., and Denticupachydomella bellcanyonensis Forel sp. nov. The diagnosis of the genus Denticupachydomella is emended. The palaeobiogeographic distribution of the species is analyzed and exemplifies the taxon exchanges between Tethyan and Panthalassic localities in the Permian. The eastern margin of the Palaeo-Tethyan realm is shown to have played a major role in radiation of taxa in the Permian.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

34

Polat, Oğuz, and Zeynep Reva. "LEGAL DIMENSION OF CHILD MARRIAGES IN TURKEY: COMPARED WITH THE EASTERN EUROPE AND MIDDLE EAST COUNTRIES." International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH 7, no. 4 (April 30, 2020): 338–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v7.i4.2019.916.

Full text

Abstract:

Child marriage is defined as a marriage before the age of 18. In many countries, a significant number of girls still marry before the age of 18. The country governments and international communities are increasingly aware of the negative impacts of child marriages, but the actions to end the practice is still limited. Child marriage threatens particularly girls’ lives and health, and it limits their future prospects. Early marriages are not considered as a "problem" by the majority of the society where as it is a phenomenon that has been existing for long years in our country. It is observed that one of the most important sources of legitimacy of marriage is public accord and these marriages are realized mostly in the framework of this accord. Patriarchal and traditional social structure have unfortunately normalized and legitimized early marriages. It is necessary to hold meetings to create and develop awareness for implementation of Turkish Civil Code, Turkish Penal Code and Law on Protection of Minors. It will be therefore possible to ensure that children, families and people understand what kind of problems and penal responsibilities that early marriage of children constitutes Child marriage is a problem that prevents the exercise of human rights, undermines the status of women and deprive child from their main rights including especially the education. Their marriages are a field that must be struggled with in Turkey targeting social gender equality.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

35

Allmäe, Raili. "Demographic data and fi gures derived from Estonian Iron Age graves." Papers on Anthropology 27, no. 2 (October 16, 2018): 16–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.12697/poa.2018.27.2.02.

Full text

Abstract:

Three Iron Age cremation graves from south-eastern Estonia and four graves including cremations as well inhumations from western Estonia were analysed by osteological and palaeodemographic methods in order to estimate the age and sex composition of burial sites, and to propose some possible demographic figures and models for living communities. The crude birth/death rate estimated on the basis of juvenility indices varied between 55.1‰ and 60.0‰ (58.5‰ on average) at Rõsna village in south-eastern Estonia in the Middle Iron Age. The birth/death rates based on juvenility indices for south eastern graves varied to a greater degree. The estimated crude birth/death rate was somewhat lower (38.9‰) at Maidla in the Late Iron Age and extremely high (92.1‰) at Maidla in the Middle Iron Age, which indicates an unsustainable community. High crude birth/death rates are also characteristic of Poanse tarand graves from the Pre-Roman Iron Age – 92.3‰ for the 1st grave and 69.6‰for the 2nd grave. Expectedly, newborn life expectancies are extremely low in both communities – 10.8 years at Poanse I and 14.4 years at Poanse II. Most likely, both Maidla I and Poanse I were unsustainable communities. According to the main model where the given period of grave usage is 150 years, the burial grounds were most likely exploited by communities of 3–14 people. In most cases, this corresponds to one family or household. In comparison with other graves, Maidla II stone grave in western Estonia and Rõsna-Saare I barrow cemetery in south-eastern Estonia could have been used by a somewhat larger community, which may mean an extended family, a larger household or usage by two nuclear families.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

36

Ghorbanoghli, Zeinab, Carol Jabari, Walid Sweidan, Wail Hammoudeh, George Cortas, Ala I. Sharara, Amal Abedrabbo, et al. "A new hereditary colorectal cancer network in the Middle East and eastern mediterranean countries to improve care for high-risk families." Familial Cancer 17, no. 2 (July 6, 2017): 209–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10689-017-0018-6.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

37

Landing, Ed. "Upper Placentian—Branchian series of mainland Nova Scotia (middle-upper Lower Cambrian): Faunas, paleoenvironments, and stratigraphic revision." Journal of Paleontology 69, no. 3 (May 1995): 475–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022336000034879.

Full text

Abstract:

Lithostratigraphy and depositional and epeirogenic history of the upper Placentian Series (Cuslett-Fosters Point Formations of the Bonavista Group) and Branchian Series (Brigus Formation) are identical in the northern Antigonish Highlands; Cape Breton Island; and eastern Placentia Bay, southeastern Newfoundland. Preliminary evidence suggests that the lower Middle Cambrian is present in the field area. A unified, uppermost Precambrian–Lower Cambrian, formation- and member-level nomenclature is appropriate to Avalonian North America, and the stratigraphic nomenclature of southeastern Newfoundland is applied in northern mainland Nova Scotia.Latest Placentian shoaling and deposition of a peritidal carbonate lithosome and unconformable onlap of the trilobite-bearing Branchian Series occurred in shallow Avalonian shale basins from eastern Massachusetts to central England.Uppermost Placentian Series faunas are very diverse in the Fosters Point Formation. Limited similarities with the South Australian Lower Cambrian are indicated by the presence of Camenella sp. cf. C. reticulosa, Conotheca australiensis, and Hyptiotheca sp., but these forms do not contribute to highly resolved correlation.Twenty-eight taxa are illustrated from the upper Placentian and Branchian Series. Caveacus rectus n. gen. and sp., a phosphatic problematicum, is limited to the upper Placentian Series. The oldest, skeletalized, macrophagous predators are the Pseudoconodontida and the later appearing Protoconodontida (n. orders). The Pseudoconodontida includes the Protohertzinacea n. superfamily and Strictocorniculacea n. superfamily (with the Rhombocorniculidae and Strictocorniculidae n. families). Strictocorniculum vanallerum n. gen. and sp. is described. The tommotiid family Sunnaginiidae emend. includes Eccentrotheca, Sunnaginia, Kulparina, and Jayceia deltiformis n. gen. and sp.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

38

Oliver, William A., and A. E. H. Pedder. "Crises in the Devonian history of the rugose corals." Paleobiology 20, no. 2 (1994): 178–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0094837300012665.

Full text

Abstract:

Detailed analysis of the stratigraphic ranges of Devonian rugose coral genera within the Old World and Eastern Americas Realms gives new information on faunal extinctions and other bioevents in both realms. Various origination and extinction metrics are calculated from tabulations of occurrences in each stage. The most significant faunal changes were near or at the ends of the Lochkovian and Frasnian stages. The former marks the gradual transition from dominance by Silurian families and genera to the characteristic Devonian coral assemblages; the latter marks the virtual extinction of the Devonian families and genera. Other coral events are related to the two major changes.The data provide new bases for comparing the histories of the two realms. Most of the events are recorded in both, giving support to previous suggestions that the causes were worldwide. The coral record shows an increase (probably episodic) in environmental deterioration persisting through the Middle Devonian and culminating in extinction at the end of the Frasnian. Eustatic sea level fluctuations may have caused the precursor events and a bolide impact may have caused the end-Frasnian extinction.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

39

Chau, Kénora, Bernard Kabuth, and Nearkasen Chau. "Gender and Family Disparities in Suicide Attempt and Role of Socioeconomic, School, and Health-Related Difficulties in Early Adolescence." BioMed Research International 2014 (2014): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/314521.

Full text

Abstract:

Suicide attempt (SA) is common in early adolescence and the risk may differ between boys and girls in nonintact families partly because of socioeconomic, school, and health-related difficulties. This study explored the gender and family disparities and the role of these covariates. Questionnaires were completed by 1,559 middle-school adolescents from north-eastern France including sex, age, socioeconomic factors (family structure, nationality, parents’ education, father’s occupation, family income, and social support), grade repetition, depressive symptoms, sustained violence, sexual abuse, unhealthy behaviors (tobacco/alcohol/cannabis/hard drug use), SA, and their first occurrence over adolescent’s life course. Data were analyzed using Cox regression models. SA affected 12.5% of girls and 7.2% of boys (P<0.001). The girls living with parents divorced/separated, in reconstructed families, and with single parents had a 3-fold higher SA risk than those living in intact families. Over 63% of the risk was explained by socioeconomic, school, and health-related difficulties. No family disparities were observed among boys. Girls had a 1.74-time higher SA risk than boys, and 45% of the risk was explained by socioeconomic, school, and mental difficulties and violence. SA prevention should be performed in early adolescence and consider gender and family differences and the role of socioeconomic, school, and health-related difficulties.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

40

Hernández-Alcántara, Pablo, Diana Melissa Cuéllar-Mercado, Adriana Barbosa-López, and Vivianne Solís-Weiss. "Spatial patterns of species richness and taxonomic composition of polychaetes along the Baja California Peninsula, Eastern Pacific." Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 97, no. 5 (August 2017): 1037–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315417000893.

Full text

Abstract:

Spatial variations of polychaetes along the Baja California Peninsula continental shelf were analysed in two ways: (1) by evaluating the species richness and defining the faunal assemblages from local sampling, and (2) by characterizing the latitudinal variation of beta-diversity based on the distribution of all polychaetes reported up to now. Twenty-seven stations from three oceanographic expeditions were sampled, and 2858 individuals from 38 families and 231 species were identified. Polychaetes were abundant (mean = 37.5 ind 0.1 m−2) and diversified (mean = 15 species station−1). Differences in species composition defined seven faunal assemblages, but their number of species did not show significant latitudinal changes. The beta-diversity analysis was based on distribution data of 730 species from 47 families. The presence of a group of islands in the middle Gulf could have a negative effect on the species distribution, since the lowest values of βT-diversity (0.39) were found in the northern Gulf, but their species were different from those recorded in the central region. The wide variation in βT-diversity (0.5–0.87) showed latitudinal changes in the species composition, mainly in the Gulf mouth (0.86–0.87), which indicated that the fauna inside the Gulf was different from that inhabiting the Pacific coasts. The ICE and Chao2 estimators showed that the polychaetes in the study area are relatively well known (>80%), and that most species (415) have small distribution ranges. The effects of these infrequent species were similar at each latitudinal band, which suggested that the observed βT-diversity pattern could represent a suitable estimation.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

41

Nayak, Chetan S., and Glenn Isaacson. "Worldwide Distribution of Waardenburg Syndrome." Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology 112, no. 9 (September 2003): 817–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/000348940311200913.

Full text

Abstract:

To clarify the multiracial occurrence of Waardenburg syndrome, we present a case series and literature review. A computerized review of the English-language literature was conducted to assess the distribution of reported occurrences of Waardenburg syndrome in populations around the world. We detail the clinical features of 2 family cohorts: one of Western European origin and the other from South Asia. A computerized literature review found sporadic cases of the syndrome in many ethnic groups, including Japanese, Taiwanese, and Middle Eastern families. The highest reported incidence is among Kenyan Africans. Waardenburg syndrome accounts for between 2% and 5% of cases of congenital deafness. It was first described in Northern European cohorts and is widely identified in fair-skinned populations. We hope to raise awareness of the worldwide distribution of this important cause of hearing loss.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

42

Tullis, LaMond. "Illicit drugs and vulnerable communities." International Review of the Red Cross 34, no. 301 (August 1994): 368–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0020860400078694.

Full text

Abstract:

In the 1980s and 1990s vulnerable people worldwide have suffered assaults on their basic survival and civilized existence. Ethnic upheavals have convulsed the former Yugoslavia and new republics of the former USSR. The struggles have produced human tragedies beyond calculation in Rwanda. Political terrorists have operated freely in some Latin American, Middle Eastern, and Asian countries. Hunger, disease, ethnic strife, and praetorian governments continue to stalk much of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Economic restructuring has marginalized citizens of some countries, placing people even further below already abysmal poverty lines. Families and civilized social values continue to disintegrate in the inner cities of the United States of America where income disparities between the poor and everyone else are increasing, threatening to create an underclass extending well beyond current geographical confines.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

43

Antonucci, Toni, and Kristine Ajrouch. "CONVOYS OF CARE." Innovation in Aging 6, Supplement_1 (November 1, 2022): 435. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igac059.1706.

Full text

Abstract:

Abstract Many existing Alzheimer’s disease (AD) caregiving interventions focus narrowly on thechallenges and needs of a primary caregiver rather than the family systems in which they areembedded. We advance a family systems framework by invoking convoys of caregiving to adaptan existing AD caregiver intervention to Middle Eastern/Arab American families in metroDetroit (N=56). The composition of caregiving networks is described, followed by assessment ofcare burden, depressive symptoms, care satisfaction and family conflict. Results show thatsiblings and children are the predominate support network members who accompanied theprimary caregiver to the program. Paired t-tests show that care burden and family conflictdecreased while caregiving satisfaction increased following program participation. Depressivesymptoms did not change. Findings illuminate how convoys of care may serve as valuablesupport resources, yet may also be the source of stress and conflict.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

44

Benton, Catherine. "Family, Gender, and Population in the Middle East." American Journal of Islam and Society 15, no. 2 (July 1, 1998): 123–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.35632/ajis.v15i2.2184.

Full text

Abstract:

Obermeyer has edited a volume of essays originally delivered at an internationalsymposium, “Family, Gender, and Population Policy: InternationalDebates and Middle Eastern Realities,” held in Cairo in early 1994. Organizedby the Population Council, the symposium invited scholars to evaluate contemporaryissues of population planning in light of current economic, political, cultural,and demographic forces influencing the region. Hoping to assist theInternational Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), thePopulation Council asked scholars from various disciplines to bring togetherempirical research and theoretical analysis in order to facilitate and inform thediscussion that would follow at the ICPD.The results of this research and discussion proved to be of great value to theparticipants at the ICPD and subsequently the contributors framed their findingsin the essays that form the chapters of this volume. Of the seventeen contributors,thirteen work in Middle Eastern countries; three reside in NorthAmerica and one in Europe, but they have close ties to the Middle East by virtueof family background or extensive study. Their disciplines include economics,demography, and sociology, as well as epidemiology, biostatistics, obstetrics,and gynecology. An associate professor of anthropology and population in theDepartment of Population and International Health at Harvard University, CarlaMakhlouf Obermeyer, as editor, brings these varied disciplines together withinan integrated framework provided by her own interdisciplinary work.In the Foreword by Carolyn Makinson, program officer of the AndrewMellon Foundation, the significant contribution made by these researchers isunderscored as she places these essays within the larger context of the ICPDThe papers in this book go to press in a climate very different from the one prevailingwhen they were solicited and presented [i.e. before the ICPD]. Now, theInternational Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) is behind us. ItsProgramme of Action-which calls for population policies to address social developmentbeyond family planning, and for family planning to be placed in a broaderreproductive health framework-met with approval from widely differing constituenciesin the population and development fields, and was adopted by the officialdelegations of 179 states. . . . Two years ago, such a consensus seemed improbable... (p. xi)As well as contributing substantive data to inform policy-making discussions,the writers offer current research that challenges the more superficial discussionsof population planning issues which are based on stereotypic understandingsof the diverse cultural and religious differences among the various countriesand regions of the Middle East. Several major themes emerge: the need tounderstand family planning within the larger context of women’s health services,“the need to better define and measure widely used but little understoodconcepts such as women’s status and autonomy” (p. xii), and the need to examine“women’s rights” within the context of traditional Islam as it is practiced inspecific cultural and geographic areas.Organized under three broad categories: “The Family, the State, and the Law:Politics and Population”; “Women in Families: Cultural Constraints and ...

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

45

Sandouk, Fayez, Feras Al Jerf, and M. H. D. Bassel Al-Halabi. "Precancerous Lesions in Colorectal Cancer." Gastroenterology Research and Practice 2013 (2013): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/457901.

Full text

Abstract:

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cause of cancer death in the world. The incidence rate (ASR) and age distribution of this disease differ between most of African-Middle-Eastern (AMAGE) and North America and Europe for many reasons. However, in all areas, “CRC” is considered as one of the most preventable cancers, because it might develop from variant processes like polyps and IBD in addition to the genetic pathogenesis which became very well known in this disease. We tried in this paper to review all the possible reasons of the differences in incidence and age between the west and AMAGE. Also we reviewed all the mutations that lead to the hereditary and familiar clustering of this disease with the correlations with the surrounding food and environment of different areas. Then, we focused on the precancerous pathology of this disease with special focusing on early detection depending on new endoscopy technology and most important genetic studies. We lastly reviewed the evidence of some of the surveillance and put suggestions about future surveillance programs and how important those programs are on the psychological aspect of the patients and their families.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

46

González-Torres, Rolando. "ALTERNATIVE OUTLINES OF IMMIGRATION: A CASE OF REPOPULATION OF EXISTING ABANDONED SPANISH TOWNS." Journal of Architecture and Urbanism 40, no. 1 (April 6, 2016): 29–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/20297955.2016.1150221.

Full text

Abstract:

One of the most sensitive tragic situations today, in regards to human relations in Europe is the illegal immigrants’ issue. But it is no longer mainly a subject of borders’ transgression, obsolete sovereignties, or labor-hand marketing. Huge population masses without fixed course are driven by different urgent motives from their countries of origin – North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East, Eastern Europe,– they have no choice but to move in search of places to settle and provide a decent home for their families. In the form of another drama in this case of heritage and environment, some old rural villages of Spain – as there are in other southern European countries – have been completely abandoned and their current status, in ruins, results of the economic, political and urban trends of the past 75 years. Connecting these issues, it could be considered a promising future for those homeless families as well as for those dying towns through integrated solutions of mutual benefit. This research examines the resurgence of human being’s value over any other concept of relative temporarily value, and where a town’s roots are more important than any commercial interest and real estate speculation.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

47

ABDELAAL, MOHAMED, MAURO FOIS, GIUSEPPE FENU, and GIANLUIGI BACCHETTA. "Critical checklist of the endemic vascular plants of Egypt." Phytotaxa 360, no. 1 (July 10, 2018): 19. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.360.1.2.

Full text

Abstract:

After many recent findings regarding geographical distribution and nomenclatural changes, an updated and revised checklist of the Egyptian endemic flora was needed. This study provides an up to date checklist of vascular taxa exclusive to Egypt and their distribution within the administrative provinces. Egypt hosts 48 endemic taxa (including 35 species, seven subspecies and six varieties) belonging to 42 genera, 18 families and representing 2.3% of the total flora. The most represented families are Asteraceae, Lamiaceae, Caryophyllaceae, Fabaceae, Asparagaceae and Brassicaceae, while the most represented genus is Silene (three endemic taxa). Therophytes and chamaephytes are the most represented life-forms among Egyptian endemics. The richest regions in Egyptian endemic taxa are Southern Sinai (14 taxa), Northern Sinai and Matrouh (12 taxa each). Agglomerative hierarchical clustering (AHC) enabled the division of Egypt into three main regions based on the occurrence of endemic taxa: Eastern Egypt (31 taxa, 25 exclusive and six shared taxa), Western Egypt (14 taxa, seven exclusive and seven shared taxa) and Middle Egypt (12 taxa, eight exclusive and four shared taxa). This checklist will help to focus conservation efforts and provide a framework for research, protection and policy implementations for these endemic taxa.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

48

Ghorbanoghli, Zeinab, Carol Jabari, Walid Sweidan, Wail Hammoudeh, George Cortas, Ala I. Sharara, Amal Abedrabbo, et al. "Erratum to: A new hereditary colorectal cancer network in the Middle East and eastern Mediterranean countries to improve care for high-risk families." Familial Cancer 17, no. 2 (July 27, 2017): 213. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10689-017-0023-9.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

49

Zlatanov, Boris Vasiljevich. "On the fauna and ecology of hoverflies (Diptera, Syrphidae) of the Tarbagatai Ridge (Eastern Kazakhstan)." Bulletin of the Karaganda University. “Biology, medicine, geography Series” 108, no. 4 (December 30, 2022): 51–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.31489/2022bmg4/51-59.

Full text

Abstract:

The results of studies conducted in 2021 in some areas of the southern macroslope of the Tarbagatai Ridge, which are part of the Tarbagatai State National Natural Park, are presented. The purpose of the work is to identify the species composition of hoverflies in the national park and study their ecological characteristics. The studies were carried out according to generally accepted methods in entomology. The work was carried out on 2 sites located in the mid-mountain altitudinal landscape zone and 1 — in the small hills (the southern spur of the main ridge). 37 species of hoverflies belonging to 20 genera of 10 tribes of 3 subfamilies were identified. The local hoverfly fauna is heterogeneous both within one belt (middle mountains) and between belts (middle mountains/small hills). The similarity of faunas in the first case is 21.4%, in the second — 10.8%. Hoverflies were found on flowers of plants of 7 families: Brassicaceae, Rosaceae, Apiaceae, Asteraceae, Rubiaceae, Scrophulariaceae, and Lamiaceae. The largest number of fly species was found on the family Apiaceae – 73.1%. In addition to flowering plants, a significant number of fly species (39.3%) were noted in other habitats, such as non-flowering plants and vegetative parts of flowering plants, on the ground, at a watering place, etc. The distribution and ratio of syrphid species depending on the food specialization of the larval phase were traced. Entomophagous dominate in all areas, represented mainly by species of the tribe Syrphini. The novelty of this work is due to the fact that hoverflies have not been studied in the Tarbagatai Ridge so far. The research results are significantly different from the data obtained by the author earlier in the Northern Tien Shan and the Dzungarian Alatau. Thus, it points out the great peculiarity of the ecological features of the local fauna of the syrphidflies of the region.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

50

Joseph, Suad. "Political Familism in Lebanon." ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 636, no. 1 (June 22, 2011): 150–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0002716211398434.

Full text

Abstract:

Patrimonialism has been used to explain the “backwardness” of Middle Eastern states, their “lacks.” Patrimonialism, however, may undermine its own insights by creating false binaries and false histories. The author suggests family/families as a point of departure and political familism as a conceptual step toward reframing analysis of state/citizen relationships in Lebanon. Political familism refers to the deployment of family institutions, ideologies, idioms (idiomatic kinship), practices, and relationships by citizens to activate their demands in relation to the state and by state actors to mobilize practical and moral grounds for governance based on a civic myth of kinship and public discourse that privileges family. Political familism addresses the processes by which states and citizens mutually constitute a set of public practices that reproduce the privileged position of “family,” even as specific family relations and practices diverge from discursive presumptions.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

Journal articles on the topic 'Middle Eastern families'

Create a spot-on reference in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, and other styles