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Six unlinked, anonymous point prevalence surveys of a total of 1288 male inmates were conducted during a one year period. The overall HIV prevalence was 2.8%, three times higher than the estimated OECS population prevalence.

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Objective: To determine HIV prevalence among male prison inmates in the six OECS countries in the Caribbean.

Subjects and Methods: Six unlinked, anonymous point prevalence surveys of a total of 1288 male inmates were conducted during a one-year period, August 2004 – August 2005. An oral fluid sample was collected and an interviewer-administered questionnaire and consent form was completed for each survey participant.

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HIV

HIV Seroprevalence among Prisoners

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EV Boisson

C Trotman

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Students Admitted to University who fail: Hidden Disabilities Affecting Students’ Performance

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Vol 58, Issue 2 (2009)

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99–105

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Hidden disabilities, especially attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and the associated social and emotional challenges are significantly related to students’ academic performance and adjustment to university.

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Objective: To compare grade point averages and social adjustment and academic difficulties of students with or without a hidden disability at The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica.

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Lipoxygenase Inhibitory Tetraketones: Potential Remedial Source for Inflammation and Asthma

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Vol 58, Issue 2 (2009)

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92–8

Synopsis:

Twenty-one tetraketones were synthesized in high yields by condensation of cyclohexane-1, 3-dione with a variety of aldehydes in the presence of tetraethyl ammonium bromide (Et4N+Br¯) as catalyst under mild reaction conditions. Most of these compounds showed significant inhibitory activity against the enzyme lipoxygenase.

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Objective: A series of tetraketones has been synthesized by way of a one pot synthesis and screened for inhibitory activity against the enzyme lipoxygenase.

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Controlled Delivery of Ranitidine in the Stomach using Magnetic Field

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Vol 58, Issue 2 (2009)

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87–91

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Gelatin magnetic microspheres loaded with ranitidine were localized in the stomach by magnetic field for controlled drug delivery. The microspheres released/retained the drug over a period of eight hours in the stomach and are very useful in the oral controlled delivery of drugs that undergo intestinal metabolism.

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Probing the Specifics of Substrate Binding for Cytochrome c Oxidase A Computer Assisted Approach

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Vol 58, Issue 1 (2009)

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54–60

Synopsis:

Transfer of electrons from ferrocytochrome C to cytochrome c oxidase is facilated by enzyme-substrate complexes stabilized by salt bridges. Computer simulations were employed to identify residues that participate in intermolecular salt bridges.

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Computer Simulated Cytochrome c Oxidase-Cytochrome c Complex

Journal Authors:

VB Sampson

T Alleyne

D Ashe

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The Effects of 201 Tl Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphy Studies on Oxidative Damage in Patients

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Vol 58, Issue 1 (2009)

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50–53

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In this study, radiation due to 201TI myocardial perfusion scintigraphy applications decreased the erythrocyte anti-oxidant levels and increase malondialdehyde.

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Diseases and Medical Disabilities of Enslaved Barbadians, From the Seventeenth Century to around 1838 Part II

Issue:

Vol 58, Issue 1 (2009)

Pages:

33–49

Synopsis:

This is the second of a two part series on health conditions during slavery in Barbados.

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Diseases and Disabilities of Slaves

Enslaved Barbadians

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JS Handler

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Sociocultural Deterrents to Mammographic Screening in Jamaica

Issue:

Vol 58, Issue 1 (2009)

Pages:

28–32

Synopsis:

The authors aimed to demonstrate the role of fear of pain during mammography and other factors including knowledge level, as deterrents to the participation of Jamaican women in mammographic screening.

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Objective: Less than five per cent of eligible Jamaican women had mammograms in 2003. The sociocultural determinants and the perceptual barriers modulating screening behaviour in Jamaican women are unclear. We sought to investigate sociocultural effects, in particular, knowledge and fear of the procedure on mammographic screening behaviour in Jamaican women.

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Factors Associated with Depression in Students at The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica

Issue:

Vol 58, Issue 1 (2009)

Pages:

21–7

Synopsis:

This paper examines factors associated with depression in students attending the University of the West Indies Mona campus, Jamaica. Students with a chronic condition or a disability manifested higher depression scores than those without.

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Objective: This project examines the factors associated with depression in students attending the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus.

Method: Students enrolled in the Foundation courses during the first and second semesters of the 2005/2006 academic year were administered the Brief Screen for Depression as well as a demographic questionnaire as part of a larger study.

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Jamaica

the University of The West indies

Depression in University students

Journal Authors:

GA Lowe

GE Lipps

R Young