Archaeologically, Saudi Arabia is one of the least explored parts of the Middle East. Now, thanks to Google Earth satellite imagery, a number of high-resolution ‘windows’ have been opened onto the landscape. Initial investigations already suggest large parts of the country are immensely rich in archaeological remains and most of those identified are certainly pre-Islamic and probably several thousand years old. Detailed interpretation of one ‘window’ east of Jeddah forms the basis for illustrating the richness of the heritage and how the satellite imagery can be exploited to shed important light on the character and development of the human landscape. Through this ‘window’ we set out a proposed methodology for future work and where it may lead.

You have accessJournal of Urology1 Apr 2008FUNCTIONAL INVESTIGATION OF T21, A NOVEL CANCER- TESTIS ANTIGEN, USING RNA INTERFERENCE, REVEALS A ROLE IN PROSTATE CANCER CELL PROLIFERATION Alistair G Rogers, Amanda Miles, Anna Grabowska, Neil Graham, Sue Watson, Michael Bishop, and Robert Rees Alistair G RogersAlistair G Rogers More articles by this author , Amanda MilesAmanda Miles More articles by this author , Anna GrabowskaAnna Grabowska More articles by this author , Neil GrahamNeil Graham More articles by this author , Sue WatsonSue Watson More articles by this author , Michael BishopMichael Bishop More articles by this author , and Robert ReesRobert Rees More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5347(08)61239-2AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail "FUNCTIONAL INVESTIGATION OF T21, A NOVEL CANCER- TESTIS ANTIGEN, USING RNA INTERFERENCE, REVEALS A ROLE IN PROSTATE CANCER CELL PROLIFERATION." The Journal of Urology, 179(4S), p. 423 © 2008 by American Urological AssociationFiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 179Issue 4SApril 2008Page: 423 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 2008 by American Urological AssociationMetricsAuthor Information Alistair G Rogers More articles by this author Amanda Miles More articles by this author Anna Grabowska More articles by this author Neil Graham More articles by this author Sue Watson More articles by this author Michael Bishop More articles by this author Robert Rees More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement PDF DownloadLoading ...

This book brings together evidence from all over the Roman Empire to examine the development of Roman military equipment. Rome's rise to Empire is often stated to have owed much to the efficiency and military skill of her armies and their technological superiority over barbarian enemies. However, just how advanced was Roman military equipment that would have been available, what would it have looked like and how would it have functioned? - these are a few of the questions discussed in this book.

ABSTRACTGeophysical survey prior to the upgrading to motorway status of the A1 in the vicinity of Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire, identified a new Roman castra site with double defensive ditches, a series of outwork defences, and strong indications of extramural activity on both the north and south banks of the river Ure. Excavation permitted the examination of a corridor over 0.5 km long through the extramural settlement. Dating evidence suggested a period of occupation ranging between a.d. 71 and at least the first, and possibly the second, half of the 80s.

The Clinical Impairment Assessment (CIA) is a widely used self-report measure of the psychosocial impairment associated with eating-disorder symptoms. Past studies recommended a global CIA score of 16 to identify clinically significant impairment associated with a probable eating disorder (ED). However, to date, research on the properties of the CIA has been conducted in majority-women samples. Preliminary research on gender differences in CIA scores suggested men with EDs report less impairment on the CIA relative to women with EDs. Thus, the purpose of this study was to test if a different impairment threshold is needed to identify cases of men with EDs. We hypothesized that a lower CIA threshold, relative to that identified in majority-women samples, would most accurately identify men with EDs. Participants (N = 162) were men from our university-based and general community-based ED participant registry who completed the CIA and Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale. Both precision-recall and receiver operating characteristic curves assessed what CIA global score threshold most accurately identified men with EDs. Both analytic approaches indicated that a CIA global score of 13 best predicted ED case-status in men. Consistent with past research, men with a clinically significant ED appear to report lower impairment on the CIA. Results have implications for screening and assessing for substantial ED-related impairment in men. Additionally, past research using the CIA to identify men with EDs may have under-identified men with clinically significant symptoms.

Uncomplicated urinary tract infection presenting as cystitis or pyelonephritis is common and a significant cause of ill health, although there are generally few sequelae. Unfortunately, the vast body of research now accumulating on predisposing factors and bacterial virulence has had little therapeutic consequence. Nevertheless, standardisation of diagnostic criteria and formulation of guidelines on treatment will go some way to limit the anarchy of excessive investigation and over-treatment which has hitherto contributed to rising antibiotic resistance rates. Truly effective alternative treatments and prophylactic vaccines have yet to be developed.

Recent excavations at the Roman fort in Carlisle, Cumbria, have yielded a large number of pieces of articulated Roman armour and other items. This is the most important such find in Britain since the Corbridge hoard was excavated in 1964 (Allason-Jones & Bishop 1988). On the north side of the via principalis adjacent to the headquarters building (principia), the corner of a timber building was uncovered (FIGURE 2). On the floor was a quantity of articulated and disarticulated fragments of predominantly ferrous Roman armour, including as many as three crushed, but complete, laminated arm defences. Although first used by Hellenistic cavalry and referred to in Xenophon’s Art of horsemanship (XI.13-XII.5), and later used by gladiators, this type of armour was adopted by Roman legionaries. It was once thought that armguards (manicae) were very rare and only employed under special circumstances, such as Trajan’s wars in Dacia where they were used to counter the deadly scythe-like falx (Richmond 1982: 49–50). A number of similar finds have been made, as at Newstead (Curle 1911: plate XXIII) and Richborough, Kent (M. Lyne pers. comm.), but they are often isolated and the pieces crushed, making reconstruction difficult and speculative. A graffito from Dura-Europos (FIGURE 1) shows a mounted soldier with a tall helmet and a mail or scale neck-guard, with similar limb and abdominal defences (Robinson 1975: figure 190). The Carlisle assemblage is important for the retrieval of articulated pieces, with associated copper-alloy rivets and leather.

Although the so-called vexillation fortress at Osmanthorpe (SK 678563) in the Greet Valley, Nottinghamshire, is a recent discovery, fieldwork in the immediate vicinity of the site has been conducted independent of it in the past. This paper reports the results of recent work connected with what we shall term the castra and brings to wider attention some of the earlier work in the Greet Valley, combined with a consideration of its possible implications.