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Management of orthopaedic injuries in Libyan civil war: experiences of a distant hospital

. . Biçen Ç, Akdemir M, Ekin A. . Int Orthop. 2020 Sep;44(9):1639-1646. doi: 10.1007/s00264-020-04755-y. Epub 2020 Jul 29. Abstract AIM OF THE STUDY: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the musculoskeletal injury types, infections, and treatments of the patients injured in Libyan civil war. METHODS: A total of 291 patients (288 male, 3 …

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Burnout Syndrome Among Hospital Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Civil War: A Cross-Sectional Study

. . Elhadi M, Msherghi A, Elgzairi M, Alhashimi A, Bouhuwaish A, Biala M, Abuelmeda S, Khel S, Khaled A, Alsoufi A, Elmabrouk A, Alshiteewi FB, Hamed TB, Alhadi B, Alhaddad S, Elhadi A, Zaid A. . Front Psychiatry. 2020 Dec 11;11:579563. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.579563. 2020. Abstract Objective: We aimed to determine the prevalence of burnout …

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Comprehensive pollution monitoring of the Egyptian Red Sea coast by using the environmental indicators

. . Nour HES, Nouh ES. . Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2020 Aug;27(23):28813-28828. doi: 10.1007/s11356-020-09079-3. Epub 2020 May 16. Abstract The environmental pollution indicators and multivariate statistical analysis were used to evaluate the potential ecological risk and the contamination of Fe, Mn, Zn, Ni, Pb, Cu, Cd, and Co in surface sediments of the …

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Clinical, radiological, and pathological findings of primary nasal osteosarcoma in a Libyan cat

. . Abushhiwa MH, Al-Azreg SA, Tmumen SK, Alrtib AM, Elbaz AK, Kubba MA, Al-Attar AR, Bennour EM. . Open Vet J. 2020 Jan;9(4):331-334. doi: 10.4314/ovj.v9i4.10. Epub 2019 Dec 20. Abstract BACKGROUND: Although bone tumors are common pathologies in companion animals, limited reports describe nasal osteosarcoma (OSA) in cats. CASE DESCRIPTION: A case of nasal …

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Hearing testing in autistic spectrum disorder: is it unnecessary in low and middle-income countries?

. . Zeglam A, Al-Ksaik S. . East Mediterr Health J. 2020 Feb 24;26(2):176-181. doi: 10.26719/2020.26.2.176. Abstract BACKGROUND: In low and middle-income countries where the health care is in a weakened state, spending money on unaffordable and probably unnecessary investigations might be substituted by a reliable, simple and more informative tool that can deal with …

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Description of a new Tegenaria Latreille, 1804 from southern Turkey with remarks on the Tegenaria ariadnae species-complex (Arachnida, Araneae)

. . Dimitrov D. . Zookeys. 2020 May 21;935:47-55. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.935.52089. 2020. Abstract A new cave-dwelling species of Tegenaria, T. lazarovi sp. nov., is described from southern Turkey, based on both sexes. The new species belongs to the T. ariadnae species-complex which is distributed in the Eastern Mediterranean (Crete, northern Libya). The new species is …

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Gingival pigmentation index proposal of a new index with a brief review of current indices

. . Peeran SW, Ramalingam K, Peeran SA, Altaher OB, Alsaid FM, Mugrabi MH. . Eur J Dent. 2014 Apr;8(2):287-290. doi: 10.4103/1305-7456.130640. Abstract Cosmetic expectations have increased with time and current trends speak volumes about gingival esthetics and smile designing. Gingival pigmentation especially on the labial aspect of anterior teeth has become an important component …

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Mapping breast cancer journal publications in conflict settings in the MENA region: a scoping review

. . Abdul-Khalek RA, Abu-Sitta G, El Achi N, Kayyal W, Elamine A, Noubani A, Menassa M, Ahmed F, Sullivan R, Mukherji D. . Ecancermedicalscience. 2020 Oct 29;14:1129. doi: 10.3332/ecancer.2020.1129. 2020. Abstract BACKGROUND: Breast cancer is a major cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality among women in the the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) …

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Consultation on the Libyan health systems: towards patient-centred services

. . El Oakley RM, Ghrew MH, Aboutwerat AA, Alageli NA, Neami KA, Kerwat RM, Elfituri AA, Ziglam HM, Saifenasser AM, Bahron AM, Aburawi EH, Sagar SA, Tajoury AE, Benamer HT; National Health Systems Conference. . Libyan J Med. 2013;8. doi: 10.3402/ljm.v8i0.20233. Epub 2013 Jan 24. Abstract The extra demand imposed upon the Libyan health …

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Woman and Anesthetist in Bir Hakeim

. . Gentili ME. . J Anesth Hist. 2018 Oct;4(4):222-226. doi: 10.1016/j.janh.2018.08.009. Epub 2018 Sep 13. Abstract Louise-Marie Lemanissier was a French physician who, after The Appeal of 18 June, joined with her husband the doctors of the Free French Forces (FFL) during World War II. The 1st Free French Division moved to Bir Hakeim …

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