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The Mental Well-Being of Frontline Physicians Working in Civil Wars Under Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic Conditions

. . Elhadi M, Msherghi A, Elgzairi M, Alhashimi A, Bouhuwaish A, Biala M, Abuelmeda S, Khel S, Khaled A, Alsoufi A, Elhadi A, BenGhatnsh A. . Front Psychiatry. 2021 Jan 14;11:598720. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.598720. 2020. Abstract Background and Objective: Emergency medical physicians are regarded as essential frontline staff in combating the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) …

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Experimental study comparing burn healing effects of raw South African Shea butter and the samples from a Libyan market

. . Treesh SA, Saadawi SS, Alennabi KA, Aburawi SM, Lotfi K, Ben Musa AS. . Open Vet J. 2021 Jan;10(4):431-437. doi: 10.4314/ovj.v10i4.10. Epub 2020 Nov 30. Abstract BACKGROUND: The fat extracted from the nut of the African Shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa) is called Shea butter. It has multiple uses at the local level as …

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The prevalence of drug use and illicit trafficking: A descriptive cross sectional study of irregular migrant returnees in Nigeria

. . Molobe ID, Odukoya OO. . J Migr Health. 2021 Jan 26;3:100034. doi: 10.1016/j.jmh.2021.100034. 2021. Abstract The study assessed the prevalence of drug use and drug trafficking among Nigerian returned migrants from Libyan detention centers in the transit or destination along the Mediterranean irregular migration route. This is a descriptive cross sectional study. The …

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Impact of corpulence parameters and haemoglobin A1c on metabolic control in type 2 diabetic patients: comparison of apolipoprotein B/A-I ratio with fasting and postprandial conventional lipid ratios

. . Diaf M, Khaled BM, Sellam F. . Libyan J Med. 2015 May 8;10:27400. doi: 10.3402/ljm.v10.27400. 2015. Abstract BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The incidence of diabetes co-morbidities could probably be better assessed by studying its associations with major corpulence parameters and glycaemic control indicators. We assessed the utility of body mass index (BMI), waist circumference …

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Homozygous dystroglycan mutation associated with a novel muscle-eye-brain disease-like phenotype with multicystic leucodystrophy

. . Geis T, Marquard K, Rödl T, Reihle C, Schirmer S, von Kalle T, Bornemann A, Hehr U, Blankenburg M. . Neurogenetics. 2013 Nov;14(3-4):205-13. doi: 10.1007/s10048-013-0374-9. Epub 2013 Sep 20. Abstract Defects in dystroglycan post-translational modification result in congenital muscular dystrophy with or without additional eye and brain involvement, are referred to as secondary …

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Psychological Health, Sleep Quality, Behavior, and Internet Use Among People During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study

. . Elhadi M, Alsoufi A, Msherghi A, Alshareea E, Ashini A, Nagib T, Abuzid N, Abodabos S, Alrifai H, Gresea E, Yahya W, Ashour D, Abomengal S, Qarqab N, Albibas A, Anaiba M, Idheiraj H, Abraheem H, Fayyad M, Alkilani Y, Alsuwiyah S, Elghezewi A, Zaid A. . Front Psychiatry. 2021 Mar 31;12:632496. doi: …

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Cost-effectiveness analysis of rotavirus vaccination among Libyan children using a simple economic model

. . Alkoshi S, Maimaiti N, Dahlui M. . Libyan J Med. 2014 Jan;9(1):26236. doi: 10.3402/ljm.v9.26236. Abstract Background Rotavirus infection is a major cause of childhood diarrhea in Libya. The objective of this study is to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of rotavirus vaccination in that country. Methods We used a published decision tree model that has …

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Flavonoid content of the Libyan Onosma Cyrenaicum: isolation, identification, electronic chemical reactivity, drug likeness, docking, and MD study

. . Elkwafi G, Mohamed N, Elabbar F, Alnajjar R. . J Biomol Struct Dyn. 2021 Mar 9:1-16. doi: 10.1080/07391102.2021.1897046. Online ahead of print. Abstract In this work, an attempt to identify the flavonoid content of the Libyan Onosma Cyrenaicum led to the isolation of three flavonoids 7,8-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4H-chromen-4-one(GE-001), 5,7-dihydroxy-2-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxy phenyl)-4H-chromen-4-one (GE-002) and 5,7-dihydroxy-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4H-chromen-4-one (GE-003), the …

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Translation and linguistic validation of the self-completed Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs (S-LANSS) scale for use in a Libyan population

. . Elzahaf RA, Tashani OA, Unsworth BA, Johnson MI. . Pain Pract. 2013 Mar;13(3):198-205. doi: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2012.00576.x. Epub 2012 Jun 22. Abstract BACKGROUND: The Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs (LANSS) pain scale is used to identify pain of neuropathic origin and has been validated as a self-completed tool (S-LANSS). We translated the S-LANSS …

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Physical and geometrical parameters controlling measurements of radon emanation and exhalation from soil

. . Saad AF, Abdallah RM, Hussein NA. . Appl Radiat Isot. 2018 Jul;137:273-279. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2018.03.022. Epub 2018 Mar 29. Abstract The influence of physical and geometrical parameters, such as grain size, volume of the emanation container and mass of the sample, on the emanation coefficient and exhalation rates of radon (with and without consideration …

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