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Neurofibromin Expression is Associated with Aggressive Disease and Poor Outcome in Colorectal Carcinoma

. . Elzagheid A, Emaetig F, Elsaghayer W, Torjman F, Latto M, Syrjänen K, Collan Y, Pyrhönen S. . Anticancer Res. 2016 Oct;36(10):5301-5306. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.11102. Abstract AIM: To assess the predictive and prognostic value of neurofibromin (NF) expression in colorectal carcinoma (CRC). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present series consists of archival samples from 191 patients …

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Mental Health Consequences of Lockdown During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study

. . Msherghi A, Alsuyihili A, Alsoufi A, Ashini A, Alkshik Z, Alshareea E, Idheiraj H, Nagib T, Abusriwel M, Mustafa N, Mohammed F, Eshbeel A, Elbarouni A, Elhadi M. . Front Psychol. 2021 Feb 26;12:605279. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.605279. 2021. Abstract OBJECTIVE: We aimed to provide an overview of the psychological status and behavioral consequences of …

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Parental involvement and bullying among middle-school students in North Africa

. . Abdirahman H, Fleming LC, Jacobsen KH. . East Mediterr Health J. 2013 Mar;19(3):227-33. Abstract Bullying, especially in developing countries, has not been much examined, especially the influence of parents on the risk of being bullied. The aim of this study was to determine whether active parenting is associated with reduced peer victimization among …

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Is there echinococcosis in West Africa? A refugee from Niger with a liver cyst

. . Angheben A, Mariconti M, Degani M, Gobbo M, Palvarini L, Gobbi F, Brunetti E, Tamarozzi F. . Parasit Vectors. 2017 May 11;10(1):232. doi: 10.1186/s13071-017-2169-6. Abstract BACKGROUND: Italy is presently facing an increase in immigration from sub-Saharan Africa through the Mediterranean Sea. Case reports of human cystic echinococcosis (CE) have been reported from most …

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Investigation of the In-Vivo Cytotoxicity and the In Silico-Prediction of MDM2-p53 Inhibitor Potential of Euphorbia peplus Methanolic Extract in Rats

. . Abd-Elhakim YM, Abdo Nassan M, Salem GA, Sasi A, Aldhahrani A, Ben Issa K, Abdel-Rahman Mohamed A. . Toxins (Basel). 2019 Nov 4;11(11):642. doi: 10.3390/toxins11110642. Abstract This study explored the probable in vivo cardiac and renal toxicities together with in silico approaches for predicting the apoptogenic potential of Euphorbia peplus methanolic extract (EPME) …

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Environmentally toxicant exposures induced intragenerational transmission of liver abnormalities in mice

. . Al-Griw MA, Treesh SA, Alghazeer RO, Regeai SO. . Open Vet J. 2017;7(3):244-253. doi: 10.4314/ovj.v7i3.8. Epub 2017 Aug 19. Abstract Environmental toxicants such as chemicals, heavy metals, and pesticides have been shown to promote transgenerational inheritance of abnormal phenotypes and/or diseases to multiple subsequent generations following parental and/or ancestral exposures. This study was …

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Ulcerative dermatitis in wild dusky grouper Epinephelus marginatus (Lowe) from Libyan waters

. . Rizgalla J, Bron JE, Shinn AP, Herath TK, Paladini G, Ferguson HW. . J Fish Dis. 2016 Dec;39(12):1457-1466. doi: 10.1111/jfd.12485. Epub 2016 May 4. Abstract In the period 2013-2015, wild dusky grouper, Epinephelus marginatus (Lowe), caught in Libyan coastal waters and ranging in size from 42 to 92 cm in total length, were observed to …

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Abdominal wall schwannoma: case report and review of the literature

. . Mishra A, Hamadto M, Azzabi M, Elfagieh M. . Case Rep Radiol. 2013;2013:456863. doi: 10.1155/2013/456863. Epub 2013 Jun 9. Abstract A 29-year-old female had presented to surgical outpatient’s department complaining of lump in the anterior abdominal wall. Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a solid degenerated tumor in the anterior abdominal wall. It …

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Psychometric Properties of an Arabic Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale-20 (PASS-20) in Healthy Volunteers and Patients Attending a Physiotherapy Clinic

. . Tashani OA, AlAbas OA, Kabil RAM, Johnson MI. . Int J Behav Med. 2017 Jun;24(3):457-472. doi: 10.1007/s12529-016-9608-1. Abstract PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to cross-culturally adapt the PASS-20 questionnaire for use in Libya. METHODS: Participants were 71 patients (42 women) attending the physiotherapy clinic, Ibn Sina Hospital, Sirt, Libya for management …

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Ethnic composition and genetic differentiation of the Libyan population: insights on Alu polymorphisms

. . Halima AB, Bahri R, Esteban E, Aribia MH, Moral P, Chaabani H. . Ann Hum Biol. 2014 May-Jun;41(3):229-37. doi: 10.3109/03014460.2013.850112. Epub 2013 Nov 4. Abstract BACKGROUND: It is thought that the ancient population of Libya was mainly composed of Saharan Berbers. Socio-geographic conditions and historical events have exerted some changes on the composition …

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