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Prevalence of Selected Eye Diseases Using Data Harvested from Ophthalmic Checkup Examination of a Cohort of Two Thousand Middle Eastern and North African Subjects

. . Samy El Gendy NM, Abdel-Kader AA. . J Ophthalmol. 2018 Mar 4;2018:8049475. doi: 10.1155/2018/8049475. 2018. Abstract PURPOSE: To highlight the prevalence of selected ophthalmic diseases accidentally discovered at first-time screening of a large sample of patients from the Middle East and North Africa visiting a large referral university hospital checkup unit based in …

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Histology, vascularity and innervation of the glenoid labrum

. . Alashkham A, Alraddadi A, Felts P, Soames R. . J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong). 2018 May-Aug;26(2):2309499018770900. doi: 10.1177/2309499018770900. Abstract BACKGROUND: Although the glenoid labrum has an important role in shoulder stability, little is known about its composition, vascularity and innervation. The aims of this study were therefore to evaluate the histology, vascularity and …

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Rituximab synergizes with hydroxyurea or vincristine in the killing of Ramos Burkitt’s lymphoma B cell line

. . Deyab M, Elbanani A, Tabal S, Geriani H, Lamami Y, Bredan A, Abulayha A. . Cancer Biother Radiopharm. 2014 Mar;29(2):87-90. doi: 10.1089/cbr.2013.1557. Epub 2013 Nov 20. Abstract OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to explore the prevalence of malocclusion and its distribution among 12-17 year old Urban Libyan schoolchildren. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of …

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Tablet formulation of Famotidine-loaded P-gp inhibiting nanoparticles using PLA-g-PEG grafted polymer

. . Mokhtar M, Gosselin PM, François-Xavier L, Hildgen P. . Pharm Dev Technol. 2019 Feb;24(2):211-221. doi: 10.1080/10837450.2018.1455695. Epub 2018 Apr 4. Abstract Our work aimed at evaluating the use of permeability glycoprotein (P-gp) inhibiting nanoparticles (NPs) as a part of a suitable oral solid dosage to improve bioavailability. Famotidine (Pepcid(®)), a stomach acid production …

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PEG Induces High Expression of the Cell Cycle Checkpoint Gene WEE1 in Embryogenic Callus of Medicago truncatula: Potential Link between Cell Cycle Checkpoint Regulation and Osmotic Stress

. . Elmaghrabi AM, Rogers HJ, Francis D, Ochatt SJ. . Front Plant Sci. 2017 Sep 5;8:1479. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01479. 2017. Abstract Polyethylene glycol (PEG) can be used to mimic osmotic stress in plant tissue cultures to study mechanisms of tolerance. The aim of this experiment was to investigate the effects of PEG (M.W. 6000) on …

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Refugees in and out North Africa: a study of the Choucha refugee camp in Tunisia

. . Dourgnon P, Kassar H. . Eur J Public Health. 2014 Aug;24 Suppl 1:6-10. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/cku098. Abstract This study determined the efficacy of actinidin and papain on reducing Listeria monocytogenes and three mixed strains of Escherichia coli O157:H7 populations on beef. The average reduction of E. coli O157:H7 was greater than that of L. …

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Tortures alleged by migrants in Italy: compatibility and other medicolegal challenges

. . Ilenia B, Martina F, Valentina B, Pradella F, Carlo G, Francesca F, Vilma P. . Int J Legal Med. 2021 Jul 6. doi: 10.1007/s00414-021-02646-4. Online ahead of print. Abstract BACKGROUND: Illegal immigration to Europe is a well-known phenomenon whose numbers are being steadily increasing in recent years. Most of the immigrants in Italy …

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Mupirocin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

. . Shittu AO, Kaba M, Abdulgader SM, Ajao YO, Abiola MO, Olatimehin AO. . Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2018 Aug 15;7:101. doi: 10.1186/s13756-018-0382-5. 2018. Abstract BACKGROUND: Mupirocin is widely used for nasal decolonization of Staphylococcus aureus to prevent subsequent staphylococcal infection in patients and healthcare personnel. However, the prolonged and unrestricted use has led …

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A rater agreement study on measurements in cross-sectional CBCT images exploring the association between alveolar bone morphology and craniofacial height

. . Klinge A, Al-Okshi A, Becktor J, Lindh C. . Oral Radiol. 2021 Oct;37(4):573-584. doi: 10.1007/s11282-020-00493-4. Epub 2020 Dec 3. Abstract The efficacy and safety of dry and wet formulations of three nonsynthetic compounds, oxalic acid (OA), thymol (T), and oregano oil (OO), for the control of Varroa destructor Anderson and Trueman infestations in …

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Identification of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae): an external quality assessment of medical entomology laboratories in the MediLabSecure Network

. . Jourdain F, Picard M, Sulesco T, Haddad N, Harrat Z, Sawalha SS, Günay F, Kanani K, Shaibi T, Akhramenko D, Sarih M, Velo E, Paronyan L, Pajovic I, Faraj C, Sikharulidze I, Putkaradze D, Maric J, Bosevska G, Janceska E, Bouattour A, Hamidi A, Sherifi K, Alten B, Petrić D, Robert V. . …

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