Women's help seeking for intimate partner violence in Jordan.

Little is known about Jordanian women's help seeking for intimate partner violence (IPV), despite local and international investment in victim services. Using a clinic based survey (n = 517; response rate 70%) and focus group discussions (FGDs, n = 17) we explored Jordanian women's nonfamily help seeking for physical or sexual IPV. We evaluated survey data using bivariate and multivariate regression and examined FGD transcripts using open coding methodology.

A mixed methods study of participant reaction to domestic violence research in Jordan.

Research on domestic violence against women has increased considerably over the past few decades. Most participants in such studies find the exercise worthwhile and of greater benefit than emotional cost; however, systematic examination of participant reaction to research on violence is considerably lacking, especially in the Middle East region. This study begins to fill this gap by examining women's reactions to domestic violence research in Jordan and whether a personal history of violence is associated with unfavorable experiences.

Purification and partial characterization of a bacterial phospholipid: cholesterol acyltransferase.

A glycerophospholipid:cholesterol acyltransferase has been purified to near homogeneity from cell-free culture supernatants of Aeromonas salmonicida. The characteristics of the enzyme distinguish it from bacterial phospholipases; however, it shares several properties with the lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase of mammalian plasma. Thus, the enzyme inhibits 2-positional specificity as an acyltransferase and it will act as a phospholipase A2 in the absence of cholesterol.

Purification and some properties of the hemolytic toxin aerolysin.

Aerolysin, the hemolytic toxin produced by Aeromonas hydrophila, has been purified by a combination of salt fractionation, gel filtration, and ion-exchange and hydroxyapatite chromatography. The resulting protein has a molecular weight of 51 500 and appears homogeneous by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis in sodium dodecyl sulphate. It is free of detectable protease and phospholipase activities.