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Alishaq M, Al Ajmi JA, Shaheen M, Elgendy M, Vinoy S, Thomas AG, Joseph S, Mathew TE, Joseph R, Thomas C, Alex AK, Thomas B, Nafady A, Elgendy H, Nafady-Hego H. SARS-CoV-2 infection in 3,241 School working staffs: Impact of SARS CoV-2 variants of concern [Wild, B.1.1.7 and Omicron]. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0291989. [PMID: 37792687 PMCID: PMC10550119 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND There is debate over whether physical attendance at school affects the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. METHODS A cohort of personnel from several schools in Qatar provided nasopharyngeal swabs (NPS) for SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR and rapid antigen testing. Each of them was monitored for infection until February 2022. RESULTS In total, 3,241 employees gave samples for analysis. Prior to the start of the 2020-2021 academic year (Group I), 3.49% of samples tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. Most of the positive PCR results were from male, senior, non-teaching staff members. Only 110 (3.39%) employees who had enrolled in face-to-face instruction before the B.1.1.7 variant's emergence (Group II), 238 (7.34%) after the B.1.1.7 variant's emergence (Group III), and 410 (12.65%) after the introduction of the Omicron variant (Group IV) had reported infection by PCR test. Most people who tested positive by PCR after enrolling in school were young, female teachers. In the Cox Proportional-Hazards Model, exposure to a confirmed case, the presence of symptoms in the two weeks prior to exposure in all groups-young age in Groups II and III, male gender in Groups I and IV, shared housing in Group III, and the presence of comorbidities in Groups II and III independently predicted SARS-CoV-2 infection in school staff. CONCLUSION Critical information about the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection in school workers during the whole pandemic is provided by our study. School operations in Qatar were made safer through initial and ongoing screenings, as well as widespread vaccination of school personnel.
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- Moza Alishaq
- Corporate Quality Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Corporate Quality Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Sains of Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Corporate Quality Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Corporate Quality Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Corporate Quality Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Corporate Quality Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Corporate Quality Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Corporate Quality Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Faculty of Medicine, Clinical and Chemical Pathology Department, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt
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- Anesthesia Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
- Anesthesia Department, Weill Cornell Medical College, Doha, Qatar
- Faculty of Medicine, Anesthesia Department, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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- Corporate Quality Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
- Faculty of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology Department, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
- Al Tahrir Medical Center, Doha, Qatar
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Makarewicz N, Perrault D, Sharma A, Shaheen M, Kim J, Calderon C, Sweeney B, Nazerali R. Comparing the Outcomes and Complication Rates of Biologic vs Synthetic Meshes in Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction: A Systematic Review. Ann Plast Surg 2023; 90:516-527. [PMID: 37146317 DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000003512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This systematic review evaluates all published studies comparing biologic and synthetic meshes in implant-based breast reconstruction (IBBR), to determine which category of mesh produces the most favorable outcomes. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women globally. Implant-based breast reconstruction is currently the most popular method of postmastectomy reconstruction, and recently, the use of surgical mesh in IBBR has become commonplace. Although there is a long-standing belief among surgeons that biologic mesh is superior to synthetic mesh in terms of surgical complications and patient outcomes, few studies exist to support this claim. METHODS A systematic search of the EMBASE, PubMed, and Cochrane databases was performed in January 2022. Primary literature studies comparing biologic and synthetic meshes within the same experimental framework were included. Study quality and bias were assessed using the validated Methodological Index for Non-Randomized Studies criteria. RESULTS After duplicate removal, 109 publications were reviewed, with 12 meeting the predetermined inclusion criteria. Outcomes included common surgical complications, histological analysis, interactions with oncologic therapies, quality of life measures, and esthetic outcomes. Across all 12 studies, synthetic meshes were rated as at least equivalent to biologic meshes for every reported outcome. On average, the studies in this review tended to have moderate Methodological Index for Non-Randomized Studies scores. CONCLUSION This systematic review offers the first comprehensive evaluation of all publications comparing biologic and synthetic meshes in IBBR. The consistent finding that synthetic meshes are at least equivalent to biologic meshes across a range of clinical outcomes offers a compelling argument in favor of prioritizing the use of synthetic meshes in IBBR.
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- Nathan Makarewicz
- From the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
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- From the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
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- From the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
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- From the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
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- Loma Linda School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA
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- From the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
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- From the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
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- From the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
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Neira M, Erguler K, Ahmady-Birgani H, Al-Hmoud ND, Fears R, Gogos C, Hobbhahn N, Koliou M, Kostrikis LG, Lelieveld J, Majeed A, Paz S, Rudich Y, Saad-Hussein A, Shaheen M, Tobias A, Christophides G. Climate change and human health in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East: Literature review, research priorities and policy suggestions. Environ Res 2023; 216:114537. [PMID: 36273599 PMCID: PMC9729515 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Revised: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Human health is linked to climatic factors in complex ways, and climate change can have profound direct and indirect impacts on the health status of any given region. Susceptibility to climate change is modulated by biological, ecological and socio-political factors such as age, gender, geographic location, socio-economic status, occupation, health status and housing conditions, among other. In the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East (EMME), climatic factors known to affect human health include extreme heat, water shortages and air pollution. Furthermore, the epidemiology of vector-borne diseases (VBDs) and the health consequences of population displacement are also influenced by climate change in this region. To inform future policies for adaptation and mitigation measures, and based on an extensive review of the available knowledge, we recommend several research priorities for the region. These include the generation of more empirical evidence on exposure-response functions involving climate change and specific health outcomes, the development of appropriate methodologies to evaluate the physical and psychological effects of climate change on vulnerable populations, determining how climate change alters the ecological determinants of human health, improving our understanding of the effects of long-term exposure to heat stress and air pollution, and evaluating the interactions between adaptation and mitigation strategies. Because national boundaries do not limit most climate-related factors expected to impact human health, we propose that adaptation/mitigation policies must have a regional scope, and therefore require collaborative efforts among EMME nations. Policy suggestions include a decisive region-wide decarbonisation, the integration of environmentally driven morbidity and mortality data throughout the region, advancing the development and widespread use of affordable technologies for the production and management of drinking water by non-traditional means, the development of comprehensive strategies to improve the health status of displaced populations, and fostering regional networks for monitoring and controlling the spread of infectious diseases and disease vectors.
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- Marco Neira
- Climate and Atmosphere Research Center (CARE-C), The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus.
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- Climate and Atmosphere Research Center (CARE-C), The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC), Halle (Saale), Germany
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- European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC), Halle (Saale), Germany
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- University of Cyprus Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus; Cyprus Academy of Sciences, Letters, and Arts, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Climate and Atmosphere Research Center (CARE-C), The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus; Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Primary Care & Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, The Weismann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Environment and Climate Change Research Institute, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
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- Damour for Community Development - Research Department, Palestine
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- Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA), Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
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- Climate and Atmosphere Research Center (CARE-C), The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus; Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
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Makarewicz N, Lipman K, Johnstone T, Shaheen M, Shah JK, Nazerali R. Use of Local Antibiotic Delivery Systems in Tissue Expander and Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Eplasty 2023; 23:e24. [PMID: 37187864 PMCID: PMC10176462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Background Periprosthetic infections are a debilitating complication of alloplastic breast reconstruction. Local antibiotic delivery for prophylaxis and infection clearance has been used by other surgical specialties but rarely in breast reconstruction. Because local delivery can maintain high antibiotic concentrations with lower toxicity risk, it may be valuable for infection prophylaxis or salvage in breast reconstruction. Methods A systematic search of the Embase, PubMed, and Cochrane databases was performed in January 2022. Primary literature studies examining local antibiotic delivery systems for either prophylaxis or salvage of periprosthetic infections were included. Study quality and bias were assessed using the validated MINORS criteria. Results Of 355 publications reviewed, 8 met the predetermined inclusion criteria; 5 papers investigated local antibiotic delivery for salvage, and 3 investigated infection prophylaxis. Implantable antibiotic delivery devices included polymethylmethacrylate, calcium sulfate, and collagen sponges impregnated with antibiotics. Non-implantable antibiotic delivery methods used irrigation with antibiotic solution into the breast pocket. All studies indicated that local antibiotic delivery was either comparable or superior to conventional methods in both the salvage and prophylaxis settings. Conclusions Despite varied sample sizes and methodologies, all papers endorsed local antibiotic delivery as a safe, effective method of preventing or treating periprosthetic infections in breast reconstruction.
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- Nathan Makarewicz
- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
- Correspondence: Rahim Nazerali, MD;
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Iqbal R, Beigh SA, Mir AQ, Shaheen M, Hussain SA, Nisar M, Dar AA. Evaluation of metabolic and oxidative profile in ovine pregnancy toxemia and to determine their association with diagnosis and prognosis of disease. Trop Anim Health Prod 2022; 54:338. [DOI: 10.1007/s11250-022-03339-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Shaheen M, Warmke L, Nassiri M. Focal Myositis with CD8+T-Cell predominance: an Inflammatory Myositis Mimicking a Soft Tissue Neoplasm. Am J Clin Pathol 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqac126.231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Introduction/Objective
FM is a rare self-limiting T-cell rich lesion arising within muscles of young adults as a solitary lesion and can be confused with a variety of neoplastic/inflammatory conditions or lymphoma. Here we describe a rare T-cell rich variant of FM with CD8 predominance.
Methods/Case Report
A 51-year-old female presented with two-month history of left trapezius swelling. MRI showed an enhancing tumor within the muscle, suspicious of sarcoma, less likely myeloma.
Results (if a Case Study enter NA)
Biopsy showed diffuse infiltration of small lymphocytes in a fibrotic background and atrophic skeletal muscle. These lymphocytes stained positive for CD2, CD3, CD7, CD8, CD5 (partial), TIA1 (partial), CD43, CD57 and negative for CD4, CD30, CD56, CD57, granzyme B, perforin, BCL-6, BCL-2, Pax5, TCL1, and CD56. Ki-67 was (<10%) with few background CD20+ B cells. By flow cytometry, the CD8+ T-cells co-express CD2, CD3, CD7, with dim CD5 expression. TCR gene rearrangement study by PCR showed no clonal TCR Gamma gene rearrangement.
Conclusion
FM is extremely rare with only 22 cases well-described in the literature, all predominantly composed of CD4+ T-cells, clinically concerning for low-grade sarcomas, as inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor, inflammatory leiomyosarcoma, or liposarcoma. Careful analysis is essential for correct diagnosis. Mimics include other causes of myositis, such as polymyositis and inclusion body myositis. Depending on the extent of lymphocytic infiltrate, gene rearrangement studies might be necessary to rule out clonality. Recognition of this rare entity with excellent prognosis is crucial to provide appropriate management and avoid unnecessary, aggressive procedures.
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- M Shaheen
- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Indiana University , Indianapolis, Indiana , United States
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- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Indiana University , Indianapolis, Indiana , United States
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- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Indiana University , Indianapolis, Indiana , United States
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Shaheen M, Guo S, Friedman A, bharat A. A Case of ALECT2 Renal Amyloidosis Associated with IgG4 Related Kidney Disease, Membranous Nephropathy and Early Diabetic Kidney Injury. Am J Clin Pathol 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqac126.329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Introduction/Objective
ALECT-2 amyloidosis is a rare type of amyloidosis that mostly involves kidneys with other organs rarely affected. It has a high prevalence among patients of Hispanic descent. Membranous nephropathy is one of the most common causes of proteinuria in adults. IgG4-related disease is a systemic disease, which commonly involves the pancreas, but occasionally affects the kidney and manifests as chronic renal insufficiency. Here we describe a very unusual case of concurrence of membranous nephropathy, IgG4 disease involving the kidney, ALECT2 amyloidosis, and early diabetic kidney injury.
Methods/Case Report
A 49-year-old Hispanic male patient with a history of diabetes and IgG4-related autoimmune pancreatitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis presented with abrupt onset of proteinuria and hypoalbuminemia. A kidney biopsy was performed and showed severe interstitial plasma cell-rich inflammatory infiltrates and interstitial fibrosis which had a storiform pattern. The glomerular basement membranes (GBM) showed focal pinpoint holes but no spikes by silver stain. Immunofluorescence microscopy (IF) showed diffuse and finely granular capillary loop staining for IgG, with Kappa and lambda light chains of equal intensity. IF for Anti-phospholipase A2 receptor (PLA2R) was negative. Immunohistochemical (IHC) stain showed IgG4 positivity in about 60% of IgG-positive plasma cells. Congo red was positive for birefringent deposits predominantly in the interstitium and arteriolar walls with focal deposits in the glomerular mesangium and capillary wall. IHC stain for Amyloid AA and DNAJB9 were negative. Electron microscopy showed scattered subepithelial immune complex-type electron dense deposits consistent with membranous nephropathy, randomly oriented fibrils in interstitium, mesangium and GBM, consistent with amyloidosis, and thickening of GBM (average 559 nm), consistent with early diabetic kidney change. The tissue was sent for mass spectrometry which showed a peptide profile consistent with ALECT-2 (Leukocyte chemotactic factor 2) type amyloidosis.
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Conclusion
In up to a third of cases reported in the literature, a concomitant renal pathology was present. Diabetic nephropathy was the most common concurrent pathology, to be followed by IgA nephropathy and membranous nephropathy. However, the concurrence of membranous nephropathy, IgG4 disease involving the kidney, ALECT2 amyloidosis, and early diabetic kidney injury has never been described before.
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- M Shaheen
- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Indiana University , Indianapolis, Indiana , United States
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- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Indiana University , Indianapolis, Indiana , United States
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- Indiana University , Indianapolis, Indiana , United States
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- Indiana University , Indianapolis, Indiana , United States
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Shaheen M, Momeni A. P38. THERAPEUTIC VS. PROPHYLACTIC BILATERAL MASTECTOMIES: COMPLICATIONS AND TRENDS IN THE UNITED STATES. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 2022. [PMCID: PMC8984339 DOI: 10.1097/01.gox.0000828508.15154.e0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Chowdhury K, Haque M, Nusrat N, Adnan N, Islam S, Lutfor AB, Begum D, Rabbany A, Karim E, Malek A, Jahan N, Akter J, Ashraf S, Hasan MN, Hassan M, Akhter N, Mazumder M, Sihan N, Naher N, Akter S, Zaman SU, Chowdhury T, Nesa J, Biswas S, Islam MD, Hossain AM, Rahman H, Biswas PK, Shaheen M, Chowdhury F, Kumar S, Kurdi A, Mustafa ZU, Schellack N, Gowere M, Meyer JC, Opanga S, Godman B. Management of Children Admitted to Hospitals across Bangladesh with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 and the Implications for the Future: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study. Antibiotics (Basel) 2022; 11:antibiotics11010105. [PMID: 35052982 PMCID: PMC8772946 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11010105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Revised: 01/04/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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There is an increasing focus on researching children admitted to hospital with new variants of COVID-19, combined with concerns with hyperinflammatory syndromes and the overuse of antimicrobials. Paediatric guidelines have been produced in Bangladesh to improve their care. Consequently, the objective is to document the management of children with COVID-19 among 24 hospitals in Bangladesh. Key outcome measures included the percentage prescribed different antimicrobials, adherence to paediatric guidelines and mortality rates using purposely developed report forms. The majority of 146 admitted children were aged 5 years or under (62.3%) and were boys (58.9%). Reasons for admission included fever, respiratory distress and coughing; 86.3% were prescribed antibiotics, typically parenterally, on the WHO ‘Watch’ list, and empirically (98.4%). There were no differences in antibiotic use whether hospitals followed paediatric guidance or not. There was no prescribing of antimalarials and limited prescribing of antivirals (5.5% of children) and antiparasitic medicines (0.7%). The majority of children (92.5%) made a full recovery. It was encouraging to see the low hospitalisation rates and limited use of antimalarials, antivirals and antiparasitic medicines. However, the high empiric use of antibiotics, alongside limited switching to oral formulations, is a concern that can be addressed by instigating the appropriate programmes.
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- Kona Chowdhury
- Department of Paediatrics, Gonoshasthaya Samaj Vittik Medical College and Hospital, Savar, Dhaka 1344, Bangladesh;
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- Unit of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Defence Health, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (National Defence University of Malaysia), Kem Perdana Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia
- Correspondence: (M.H.); (B.G.); Tel.: +60-3-9051-3400 (ext. 2257) (M.H.); +44-141-548-3825 (B.G.)
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- Department of Paediatrics, Delta Medical College and Hospital, 26/2, Principal Abul Kashem Road, Mirpur-1, Dhaka 1216, Bangladesh;
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- Department of Microbiology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka 1342, Bangladesh; (N.A.); (S.I.); (S.U.Z.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka 1342, Bangladesh; (N.A.); (S.I.); (S.U.Z.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Ad-Din Women’s Medical College, 2 Boro Mogbazar, Dhaka 1217, Bangladesh;
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- Depatment of Paediatrics, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, 100 Ramna Central Shaheed Minar Area, Bakshi Bazar, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh;
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- Department of Paediatrics, Mymensnigh Medical College Hospital, Dhaka-Mymensingh Road, Mymensingh Sadar, Mymensingh 2200, Bangladesh;
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- Department of Paediatrics, US-Bangla Medical College, Kornogop, Tarabo, Rupganj, Narayangonj 1460, Bangladesh;
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- Department of Pediatrics, Green Life Medical College Hospital, Dhaka 1205, Bangladesh;
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- Department of Pediatrics, Asgar Ali Hospital, Distillary Road, Ganderia, Dhaka 1204, Bangladesh;
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- Department of Pediatrics, Bangladesh Specialized Hospital, Mirpur Road, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh;
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- Department of Paediatrics, Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College Hospital, 1-Eskaton Garden Road, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh;
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- Department Paediatric Surgery, Cumilla Medical College Hospital, Cumilla 3500, Bangladesh;
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- Department of Paediatrics, Ad-din Women’s Medical College, 2 Boro Mogbazar, Dhaka 1217, Bangladesh;
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- Department of Pediatrics, Cumilla Medical College Hospital, Cumilla 3500, Bangladesh; (N.A.); (N.S.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Rangpur Medical College, Rangpur 5400, Bangladesh;
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- Department of Pediatrics, Cumilla Medical College Hospital, Cumilla 3500, Bangladesh; (N.A.); (N.S.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Evercare Hospital, Plot-81, Block-E, Bashundhara Residential Area, Dhaka 1229, Bangladesh;
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- Department of Pediatrics, Enam Medical College and Hospital, Savar, Dhaka 1340, Bangladesh;
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- Department of Microbiology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka 1342, Bangladesh; (N.A.); (S.I.); (S.U.Z.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Sylhet M.A.G. Osmani Medical College Hospital, Medical College Road, Kajolshah, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh;
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- Department of Paediatrics, Center for Women and Child Health, Savar, Dhaka 1349, Bangladesh;
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- Department of Paediatrics, Chattogram Medical College Hospital, Panchlaish, Chattogram 4203, Bangladesh; (S.B.); (M.S.)
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- Department of Paediatrics, Shaheed Syed Nazrul Islam Medical College, Kishorganj 2300, Bangladesh;
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- Department of Paediatrics, Satkhira Medical College Hospital, Baka, Satkhira 9400, Bangladesh;
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- Department of Paediatrics, Meherpur District Hospital, Meherpur 7100, Bangladesh;
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- Department of Paediatrics, Jashore Medical College Hospital, Jessore 7400, Bangladesh;
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- Department of Paediatrics, Chattogram Medical College Hospital, Panchlaish, Chattogram 4203, Bangladesh; (S.B.); (M.S.)
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- Department of Paediatrics, Chattogram Ma Shishu Hospital Medical College, Chattogram 4100, Bangladesh;
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- Department of Periodontology and Implantology, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar 382422, India;
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0RE, UK;
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Hawler Medical University, Erbil 44001, Iraq
- Center of Research and Strategic Studies, Lebanese French University, Erbil 44001, Iraq
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- Department of Pharmacy Services, District Headquarter (DHQ) Hospital, Pakpattan 57400, Pakistan;
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0007, South Africa; (N.S.); (M.G.)
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0007, South Africa; (N.S.); (M.G.)
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- Division of Public Health Pharmacy and Management, School of Pharmacy, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria 0204, South Africa;
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- Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, University of Nairobi, Nairobi 00202, Kenya;
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0RE, UK;
- Division of Public Health Pharmacy and Management, School of Pharmacy, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria 0204, South Africa;
- Centre of Medical and Bio-Allied Health Sciences Research, Ajman University, Ajman P.O. Box 346, United Arab Emirates
- Correspondence: (M.H.); (B.G.); Tel.: +60-3-9051-3400 (ext. 2257) (M.H.); +44-141-548-3825 (B.G.)
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Dahdal Y, Davidovitch N, Gilmont M, Lezaun J, Negev M, Sandler D, Shaheen M. Lessons of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict for Public Health: The Case of the COVID-19 Vaccination Gap. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021; 18:ijerph182111292. [PMID: 34769811 PMCID: PMC8583470 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182111292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Revised: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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In early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic revealed a faceless, non-adversarial threat that endangered Israelis and Palestinians with the same ferocity. However, the capacities of the health systems to address it were not equal, with Israel more equipped for the outbreak with infrastructure, resources, manpower and later, vaccines. The pandemic demonstrated the life-saving benefits of cooperation and the self-defeating harms brought by non-cooperation. These trends are explored here by an international team of public health and environmental scholars, including those from different sides of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. This article explores the importance of recognizing the Israeli and Palestinian jurisdictions as a single epidemiological unit, and illustrates how doing so is a pragmatic positioning that can serve self-interest. We demonstrate how despite political shocks precipitating non-cooperation, there has been a recurrent tendency towards limited cooperation. The paper concludes with lessons over the need for reframing public health as a potential bridge, the need for structural changes creating sustainable platforms for accelerated transboundary cooperation to enable the steady management of current and future public and environmental health crises regardless of dynamic political crises, and the importance of civil society and international organizations in forging collaboration in advance of governmental engagement.
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- Yara Dahdal
- Nature Palestine Society, Ramallah 9993900, Palestine;
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- School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva 84105, Israel;
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- Institute for Science, Innovation and Society, Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford, Oxford OX2 6PN, UK;
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- Institute for Science, Innovation and Society, School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography, University of Oxford, Oxford OX2 6PN, UK;
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- School of Public Health, University of Haifa, Haifa 31905, Israel
- Correspondence:
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- Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, Kibbutz Ketura, Hevel Eilot 88840, Israel;
- Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3BD, UK
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Negev M, Dahdal Y, Khreis H, Hochman A, Shaheen M, Jaghbir MTA, Alpert P, Levine H, Davidovitch N. Regional lessons from the COVID-19 outbreak in the Middle East: From infectious diseases to climate change adaptation. Sci Total Environ 2021; 768:144434. [PMID: 33444865 PMCID: PMC7834362 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Revised: 12/06/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Global health threats including epidemics and climate change, know no political borders and require regional collaboration if they are to be dealt with effectively. This paper starts with a review of the COVID-19 outbreak in Israel, Palestine and Jordan, in the context of the regional health systems, demography and politics. We suggest that Israel and Palestine function as one epidemiological unit, due to extensive border crossing of inhabitants and tourists, resulting in cross-border infections and potential for outbreaks' transmission. Indeed, there is a correlation between the numbers of confirmed cases with a 2-3 weeks lag. In contrast, Jordan has the ability to seal its borders and better contain the spread of the virus. We then discuss comparative public health aspects in relation to the management of COVID-19 and long term adaptation to climate change. We suggest that lessons from the current crisis can inform regional adaptation to climate change. There is an urgent need for better health surveillance, data sharing across borders, and more resilient health systems that are prepared and equipped for emergencies. Another essential and currently missing prerequisite is close cooperation within and across countries amidst political conflict, in order to protect the public health of all inhabitants of the region.
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- Maya Negev
- School of Public Health, University of Haifa, Israel.
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- Texas A&M Transportation Institute, United States of America.
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- Department of Tropospheric Research, Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany.
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- School of Public Health, Hebrew University-Hadasdah, Israel.
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- School of Public Health, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.
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Shaheen M, Asuncion M, Schrode K. Racial/Ethnic Variations in Periodontitis and Cognitive Functions in Elderly Population. Ann Epidemiol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2020.08.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Shaheen M, Bashiri S, Teklehaimanot S. Association Between Self-Perceived Sleep Problem, Depression And Cardiovascular Disease. Ann Epidemiol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2020.08.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Wilms M, Lövey G, Wilms M, Wetzig S, Stephanou M, Shaheen M, Kolberg-Liedtke C, Hadji P, Kolberg HC. MRI guided high-focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) as treatment for symptomatic uterine fibroids – experiences of 339 cases. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2020. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1718102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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- M Wilms
- Marienhospital Wesel, Klinik für Kardiologie, Angiologie und Pneumologie
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- Frankfurter Hormon und Osteoporosezentrum
- Philipps Universität Marburg
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Negev M, Shaheen M, Hochman A, Khreis H, Levine H, Salah I, Alpert P, Georgiades P, Davidovitch N, Jaghbir M. A regional approach to climate and health adaptation in the Middle East. Eur J Public Health 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa165.372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Abstract
Background
The Middle East (ME) is expected to be influenced by climate changes that will significantly affect human health. An increase in temperature and in the intensity, length and frequency of heat waves, alongside a decrease in precipitation, have been observed, and longer summers and shorter winters are expected. Population growth intensifies the stress on water and the ecosystem in an already sensitive region. Moreover, political conflicts intensify the vulnerability of the region's population and prevent cross-border collaboration and knowledge transfer. The aims of this talk are to: 1) present climate scenarios and potential health risks for the ME; and 2) present a regional inter-disciplinary collaboration that focuses on climate and health research.
Methods
To prioritize regional research directions, a group of climatologists and public health researchers from the ME and Europe convened in an expert workshop, which included a process of consensus-building regarding research priorities and potential collaboration.
Results
Associated health risks are mainly increases in morbidity and mortality due to heatwaves, and increases in potentially deadly vector- water- air- and food-borne diseases such as chikungunya, yellow fever and dengue fever, due to expansion of invasive species of mosquitoes. There are wide economic and infrastructure gaps among the region's countries, entailing different levels of preparedness. Countries also face multiple intra- and inter-country political conflicts and instability which further weaken their ability to adapt at the regional level. However, climate change has regional impacts which should be understood and mitigated at that level. Research priorities include spatio-temporal research on heat and health outcomes; regional surveillance of infectious diseases; and preparedness of health systems and pathways for collaboration among health agencies in the midst of a political conflict with an emphasis on vulnerable populations.
Key messages
Inter-sectoral and inter-disciplinary work is a known requirement for tackling climate change challenges. Structural changes are needed at both the local and regional levels to fulfill this vision. Political conflicts in the Middle East weaken the ability to adapt to climate change in a vulnerable region.
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- M Negev
- School of Public Health, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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- Damour for Community Development, Damour for Community Development, Ramallah, Palestine, State of
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- Department of Tropospheric Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Center for Advancing Research on Transportation Emissions, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, Texas, USA
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- School of Public Health, Hebrew University-Hadassah, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Nature Palestine Society, Nature Palestine Society, Ramallah, Palestine, State of
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- Department of Geophysics, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Climate & Atmosphere Research Centre, Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- School of Public Health, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Family Health and Public Health, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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Samarkandi H, Al Nahedh M, Alfattani A, Alsharif F, Bakshi N, Rasheed W, Alfraih F, Alhumaid M, Alkhudair N, Alhayli S, Alsaedi H, Shaheen M, Hanbali A, Hashmi SK, Devol E, Alseraihy A, Alzahrani H, Aljurf M. Evaluation of eltrombopag in thrombocytopenia post Hematopoietic cell transplantation: Rertrospective observational trial. Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Ther 2020; 15:285-290. [PMID: 32755559 DOI: 10.1016/j.hemonc.2020.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 07/11/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Thrombocytopenia remains a life-threatening late complication of HCT with an incidence of 5-20%. Currently, there is no approved drug for the treatment of persistent thrombocytopenia post HCT and platelet transfusion is the maintain stay of treatment. Eltrombopag is approved for the treatment of thrombocytopenia associated with different diseases, however; data on eltrombopag treatment post HCT are limited. METHODS This is a retrospective cohort study evaluating the effect of eltrombopag on platelet recovery in patients with persistent thrombocytopenia post HCT. The primary endpoint was platelet recovery to ≥ 20,000/μL for 7 consecutive days without transfusion support after starting eltrombopag. Secondary endpoint was platelet recovery to ≥ 50,000/μL for 7 consecutive days. RESULTS Twenty-one patients were included. Twelve (75%) of 16 patients became independent from platelet transfusions. Median time from starting eltrombopag to last transfusion was 60 days (range, 9-226 days). Ten (63%) of 16 transfusion dependent patients with platelet count < 20,000/μL achieved the primary endpoint. Seven (33%) patients of 21 included had successful platelet recovery (ie, ≥50,000/μL without transfusion support) and the median time to platelet recovery in patients who achieved it was 32 days (range, 13-265 days). Ten patients (48%) were able to successfully discontinue eltrombopag without recurrence of thrombocytopenia. CONCLUSION Our findings demonstrated that eltrombopag appears to have a clinically significant impact on platelet recovery in persistent thrombocytopenic patients post HCT.
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- H Samarkandi
- Pharmaceutical Care Division, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Pharmaceutical Care Division, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Biostatistics Epidemiology and Scientific Computing Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Oncology Centre, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Oncology Centre, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Oncology Centre, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Oncology Centre, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Clinical Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Oncology Centre, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Oncology Centre, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Oncology Centre, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Oncology Centre, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Biostatistics Epidemiology and Scientific Computing Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Oncology Centre, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Oncology Centre, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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St-Louis E, Shaheen M, Mukhtar F, Adessky R, Meterissian S, Boutros M. Towards Development of an Open Surgery Competency Assessment for Residents (OSCAR) Tool - A Systematic Review of the Literature and Delphi Consensus. J Surg Educ 2020; 77:438-453. [PMID: 31889689 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2019.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2019] [Revised: 10/02/2019] [Accepted: 10/06/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Competency-based education has mandated accurate intra-operative assessment tools. We aimed to define consensus-based open surgical skills perceived by experts as critical for assessment. DESIGN A mixed-method design was employed: systematic review and e-Delphi methodology. SETTING The study was performed at McGill University-affiliated large tertiary academic centers in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. PARTICIPANTS Per PRISMA guidelines, a peer-reviewed search strategy was employed. Studies published in English and those describing technical skill assessment of open abdominal surgery were included; subspecialty-specific skills, conference abstracts, academic memoirs were excluded. Most-cited skills were subjected to e-Delphi methodology to identify those deemed essential by experts, based a 3-point Likert scale. Eighteen McGill University-affiliated general surgeons, representing a variety of subspecialties of General Surgery, were invited to answer the questionnaire. RESULTS Around 120 of 4285 references were retained for analysis. The 12 most cited skills included suturing, tissue and instrument handling, movement economy, instrument knowledge, knot tying, flow, knowledge of procedure, completion time, dissection technique, knowledge of anatomy and sterile technique; 6 of these achieved high or perfect scores and agreement after 2 rounds of survey: suturing, sterile technique, knot tying, knowledge of anatomy, knowledge of procedure, and tissue handling. Median standard deviation decreased (0.495 to 0.450) from first to second round, indicating improvement in consensus. CONCLUSION These results will help develop and validate the OSCAR (objective structured clinical assessment rubric) assessment tool for immediate intra-operative feedback of open technical skills for surgical trainees.
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- Etienne St-Louis
- Colorectal Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of General Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Colorectal Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of General Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Center for Medical Education, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of General Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Colorectal Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Naing A, Bauer T, Papadopoulos K, Rahma O, Tsai F, Garralda E, Naidoo J, Pai S, Gibson M, Rybkin I, Wang D, McDermott D, Fasolo A, de Miguel M, Shaheen M, Jenkins Y, Kallender H, Gogov S, Kuriakose E, Pishvaian M. Phase I study of the arginase inhibitor INCB001158 (1158) alone and in combination with pembrolizumab (PEM) in patients (Pts) with advanced/metastatic (adv/met) solid tumours. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz244.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Homoud B, Hakami A, AlMalki M, Shaheen M, Althuabiti A, AlKhathaami A, Khatri I. Diabetic patients with ischemic stroke have higher frequency of comorbid vascular risk factors and poor discharge outcomes. J Neurol Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2019.10.471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Motzer R, Lee CH, Emamekhoo H, Matrana M, Percent I, Hsieh J, Hussain A, Vaishampayan U, Graham R, Liu S, McCune S, Shaheen M, Parmar H, Shen Y, Whiting S, Tannir N. ENTRATA: Randomized, double-blind, phase II study of telaglenastat (tela; CB-839) + everolimus (E) vs placebo (pbo) + E in patients (pts) with advanced/metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz394.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Elsaid AF, Fahmi RM, Shaheen M, Ghoneum M. The enhancing effects of Biobran/MGN-3, an arabinoxylan rice bran, on healthy old adults' health-related quality of life: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Qual Life Res 2019; 29:357-367. [PMID: 31489525 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-019-02286-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/24/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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PURPOSE The world's older population is growing rapidly and the need to find measures to combat age-associated decline of physical, mental, and cognitive functions and improve their health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is escalating. Biobran/MGN-3, an arabinoxylan rice bran, has been previously reported to improve the quality of life in cancer patients. The objective of the current study was to examine the effect of a low dose of Biobran/MGN-3 supplementation on the HRQOL in a healthy older adult population. METHODS Sixty apparently healthy subjects, 40 males and 20 females, over 56 years old were recruited and blindly randomized into two group receiving either placebo or Biobran/MGN-3 (250 mg/day for 3 months). Participants did not take any vitamins or medications during the study and their health was closely monitored. HRQOL was assessed at the initiation and termination of the study using the previously validated Arabic version of SF-12v2 questionnaire. RESULTS For all measured HRQOL domains, there was no statistically significant difference in baseline scores between the two groups. Compared to baseline values and placebo-treated subjects, Biobran/MGN-3 supplementation significantly enhanced the levels of physical and mental component summary scores as well as role-physical, bodily pain, vitality, and social functioning subdomain scores. CONCLUSION These results show that Biobran/MGN-3 is a promising psychoneuroimmune modulatory agent that could improve the HRQOL in healthy old adults.
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- A F Elsaid
- Department of Community Medicine and Public Health, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Al Sharqia, Egypt
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Al Sharqia, Egypt
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, 1621 E. 120th Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90059, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, 1621 E. 120th Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90059, USA.
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Li Y, Chen HS, Shaheen M, Joo DJ, Amiot BP, Rinaldo P, Nyberg SL. Cold storage of porcine hepatocyte spheroids for spheroid bioartificial liver. Xenotransplantation 2019; 26:e12512. [PMID: 30968460 DOI: 10.1111/xen.12512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2018] [Revised: 02/11/2019] [Accepted: 03/07/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Cell-based therapies for liver disease such as bioartificial liver rely on a large quantity and high quality of hepatocytes. Cold storage was previously shown to be a better way to preserve the viability and functionality of hepatocytes during transportation rather than freezing, but this was only proved at a lower density of rat hepatocytes spheroids. The purpose of this study was to optimize conditions for cold storage of high density of primary porcine hepatocyte spheroids. METHODS Porcine hepatocytes were isolated by a three-step perfusion method; hepatocyte spheroids were formed by a 24 hours rocked culture technique. Hepatocyte cell density was 5 × 106 /mL in 1000 mL spheroid forming medium. Spheroids were then maintained in rocked culture at 37°C (control condition) or cold stored at 4°C for 24, 48 or 72 hours in four different cold storage solutions: histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate (HTK) alone; HTK + 1 mM deferoxamine (DEF); HTK + 5 mM N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC); and HTK + 1 mM DEF + 5 mM NAC. The viability, ammonia clearance, albumin production, gene expression, and functional activity of cytochrome P450 enzymes were measured after recovery from the cold storage. RESULTS In this study, we observed that cold-induced injury was reduced by the addition of the iron chelator. Viability of HTK + DEF group hepatocyte spheroids was increased compared with other cold storage groups (P < 0.05). Performance metrics of porcine hepatocyte spheroids cold stored for 24 hours were similar to those in control conditions. The hepatocyte spheroids in control conditions started to lose their ability to clear ammonia while production of albumin was still active at 48 and 72 hours (P < 0.05). In contrast, the viability and functionality of hepatocyte spheroids including ammonia clearance and albumin secretion were preserved in HTK + DEF group at both 48- and 72-hour time points (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS The beneficial effects of HTK supplemented with DEF were more obvious after cold storage of high density of porcine hepatocyte spheroids for 72 hours. The porcine hepatocyte spheroids were above the cutoff criteria for use in a spheroid-based bioartificial liver.
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- Yi Li
- Laboratory of Pathology, Key Laboratory of Transplant Engineering and Immunology, NHFPC, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.,William J. von Liebig Center for Transplantation and Clinical Regeneration, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.,William J. von Liebig Center for Transplantation and Clinical Regeneration, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.,William J. von Liebig Center for Transplantation and Clinical Regeneration, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.,William J. von Liebig Center for Transplantation and Clinical Regeneration, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.,William J. von Liebig Center for Transplantation and Clinical Regeneration, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Rajfer J, Nguyen S, Shaheen M, Pak Y. 167 Improvement in SHIM Scores with the iNOS Stimulator, Revactin®. J Sex Med 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2019.01.176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Shaheen M, Silverberg JI. Association of asthma with osteopenia, osteoporosis, osteomalacia and pathological fractures United States adults. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2018.12.673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Schindler L, Shaheen M, Saar-Ashkenazy R, Bani Odeh K, Sass SH, Friedman A, Kirschbaum C. Victims of War: Dehydroepiandrosterone Concentrations in Hair and Their Associations with Trauma Sequelae in Palestinian Adolescents Living in the West Bank. Brain Sci 2019; 9:brainsci9020020. [PMID: 30678071 PMCID: PMC6406342 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci9020020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Revised: 01/17/2019] [Accepted: 01/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Due to its anti-glucocorticoid properties, the steroid hormone dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) might play a role for coping with traumatic stress and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The majority of studies report elevated DHEA secretion and decreased cortisol/DHEA ratio associated with traumatic stress, however, contrasting results have also been published. One reason for this heterogeneity might be that in past studies, DHEA has been measured in plasma or saliva samples reflecting acute hormone levels. In comparison, the current study assessed the hair levels of DHEA and cortisol as long-term markers along with self-reported data on psychopathology and coping in 92 female adolescents aged 11–16 from the West Bank affected by the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Results showed that trauma-exposed individuals had significantly higher DHEA levels (p = 0.013) and lower cortisol/DHEA ratios (p = 0.036) than participants from the non-trauma group. Furthermore, DHEA and cortisol/DHEA ratio emerged as associated with trauma load and timing, but not with coping. By applying the novel method of DHEA analysis from hair samples, this study adds to the growing literature on the interplay of DHEA, cortisol, traumatic stress and coping, and provides valuable starting points for further research.
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- Lena Schindler
- Faculty of Psychology, Technische Universität Dresden, 01069 Dresden, Germany.
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- Faculty of Public Health, Al-Quds University, P.O. Box 4006, 90612 Abu Dees, West Bank, Palestine.
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- Department of Cognitive Neuroscience and Zlotowski Center for Neuroscience, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, 8410501 Beer-Sheva, Israel.
- Faculty of Social Work, Ashkelon Academic College, 7821100 Ashkelon, Israel.
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- Faculty of Public Health, Al-Quds University, P.O. Box 4006, 90612 Abu Dees, West Bank, Palestine.
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- Faculty of Psychology, Technische Universität Dresden, 01069 Dresden, Germany.
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- Department of Cognitive Neuroscience and Zlotowski Center for Neuroscience, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, 8410501 Beer-Sheva, Israel.
- Department of Medical Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, P.O. Box 15000, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada.
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- Faculty of Psychology, Technische Universität Dresden, 01069 Dresden, Germany.
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Wagner G, Glick P, Khamma-sh U, Shaheen M, Brown R, Goutam P, Karam R, Linnemayr S, Massad S. Exposure to violence and its relationship to mental health in Palestinian youth. East Mediterr Health J 2019. [DOI: 10.26719/emhj.19.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Chen HS, Joo DJ, Shaheen M, Li Y, Wang Y, Yang J, Nicolas CT, Predmore K, Amiot B, Michalak G, Mounajjed T, Fidler J, Kremers WK, Nyberg SL. Randomized Trial of Spheroid Reservoir Bioartificial Liver in Porcine Model of Posthepatectomy Liver Failure. Hepatology 2019; 69:329-342. [PMID: 30022502 PMCID: PMC6527364 DOI: 10.1002/hep.30184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2018] [Accepted: 07/15/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Acute liver failure (ALF) is a catastrophic condition that can occur after major liver resection. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of the spheroid reservoir bio-artificial liver (SRBAL) on survival, serum chemistry, and liver regeneration in posthepatectomy ALF pigs. Wild-type large white swine (20 kg-30 kg) underwent intracranial pressure (ICP) probe placement followed by 85% hepatectomy. Computed tomography (CT) volumetrics were performed to measure the extent of resection, and at 48 hours following hepatectomy to assess regeneration of the remnant liver. Animals were randomized into three groups based on treatment delivered 24-48 hours after hepatectomy: Group1-standard medical therapy (SMT, n = 6); Group2-SMT plus bio-artificial liver treatment using no hepatocytes (0 g, n = 6); and Group3-SMT plus SRBAL treatment using 200 g of primary porcine hepatocyte spheroids (200 g, n = 6). The primary endpoint was survival to 90 hours following hepatectomy. Death equivalent was defined as unresponsive grade 4 hepatic encephalopathy or ICP greater than 20 mmHg with clinical evidence of brain herniation. All animals in both (SMT and 0 g) control groups met the death equivalent before 51 hours following hepatectomy. Five of 6 animals in the 200-g group survived to 90 hours (P < 0.01). The mean ammonia, ICP, and international normalized ratio values were significantly lower in the 200-g group. CT volumetrics demonstrated increased volume regeneration at 48 hours following hepatectomy in the 200-g group compared with the SMT (P < 0.01) and 0-g (P < 0.01) groups. Ki-67 staining showed increased positive staining at 48 hours following hepatectomy (P < 0.01). Conclusion: The SRBAL improved survival, reduced ammonia, and accelerated liver regeneration in posthepatectomy ALF. Improved survival was associated with a neuroprotective benefit of SRBAL therapy. These favorable results warrant further clinical testing of the SRBAL.
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- Harvey S. Chen
- William J. von Liebig Center for Transplantation and Clinical Regeneration, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- William J. von Liebig Center for Transplantation and Clinical Regeneration, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN,Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- William J. von Liebig Center for Transplantation and Clinical Regeneration, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- William J. von Liebig Center for Transplantation and Clinical Regeneration, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN,West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan China
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- William J. von Liebig Center for Transplantation and Clinical Regeneration, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN,West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan China
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- William J. von Liebig Center for Transplantation and Clinical Regeneration, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN,West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan China
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- William J. von Liebig Center for Transplantation and Clinical Regeneration, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- William J. von Liebig Center for Transplantation and Clinical Regeneration, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- William J. von Liebig Center for Transplantation and Clinical Regeneration, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- William J. von Liebig Center for Transplantation and Clinical Regeneration, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN,Department of Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- William J. von Liebig Center for Transplantation and Clinical Regeneration, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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Long G, Milhem M, Amin A, Hoimes C, Medina T, Conry R, Lao C, Daniels G, Reddy S, Mehmi I, Andtbacka R, Barve M, Shaheen M, Tueting T, Chisamore M, Xing B, Candia A, Gamelin E, Janssen R, Ribas A. Phase Ib/II, open label, multicenter, study of the combination of SD-101 and pembrolizumab in patients with advanced melanoma who are naïve to anti-PD-1 therapy. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy424.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Ribas A, Mehmi I, Medina T, Lao C, Kummar S, Amin A, Deva S, Salama A, Tueting T, Milhem M, Hoimes C, Daniels G, Shaheen M, Jang S, Barve M, Powell A, Chandra S, Schmidt E, Janssen R, Long G. Phase Ib/II study of the combination of SD-101 and pembrolizumab in patients with advanced melanoma who had progressive disease on or after prior anti-PD-1 therapy. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy289.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Diab A, Haymaker C, Bernatchez C, Andtbacka R, Shaheen M, Johnson D, Markowitz J, Puzanov I, Murthy R, Johnson D, James M, Chunduru S, Geib J, Swann S, Rahimian S, Hwu P. Intratumoral (IT) Injection of the TLR9 agonist tilsotolimod (IMO-2125) in combination with ipilimumab (ipi) triggers durable responses in PD-1 inhibitor refractory metastatic melanoma (rMM): Results from a multicenter, phase I/II study. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy289.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Shaheen M, Schindler L, Saar-Ashkenazy R, Bani Odeh K, Soreq H, Friedman A, Kirschbaum C. Victims of war-Psychoendocrine evidence for the impact of traumatic stress on psychological well-being of adolescents growing up during the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Psychophysiology 2018; 57:e13271. [PMID: 30101980 DOI: 10.1111/psyp.13271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2018] [Revised: 06/25/2018] [Accepted: 06/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Violent conflicts are severe traumatic stressors with detrimental effects on physical and mental health, with children and adolescents being particularly at risk. For the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, characteristic patterns of dysregulation in trauma-exposed individuals have been shown. This study set out to investigate self-reported mental well-being in Palestinian adolescents growing up during the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Hair cortisol concentrations (HCC) as a psychoendocrine marker for long-term HPA axis aberrations along with the potential protective factor sense of coherence (SoC; i.e., the global mindset to interpret the world and emerging stressors as comprehensible, manageable, and meaningful) were examined. Between 2014 and 2016, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, HCC, and SoC were examined in 233 adolescents aged 11 to 16 from the West Bank. More than half of the participants reported trauma exposure, with 40% fulfilling the criteria of a preliminary PTSD diagnosis and a high prevalence of anxiety and depression. HCC was significantly elevated in the PTSD subgroup compared to the subgroup not exposed to any traumatic events (p = 0.046), with trauma-exposed individuals in between. HCC was further associated with typical sequelae of traumatic stress. Notably, SoC was inversely related to self-reported psychopathology, as well as to HCC in the trauma group. The results illustrate the situation of adolescents exposed to chronic traumatic stress and extend the literature on aberrant HPA axis functioning under such conditions. They also point out a central role of SoC, which may imply new strategies to aid individuals exposed to ongoing conflicts.
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- Mohammed Shaheen
- Faculty of Public Health, Al-Quds University, Abu Dees, West Bank-Palestine
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- Department of Psychology, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Cognitive Neuroscience and Zlotowski Center for Neuroscience, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.,Department of Psychology and School of Social Work, Ashkelon Academic College, Ashkelon, Israel
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- Faculty of Public Health, Al-Quds University, Abu Dees, West Bank-Palestine
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- The Edmond and Lily Safra Center of Brain Science and the Department of Biological Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Cognitive Neuroscience and Zlotowski Center for Neuroscience, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.,Department of Medical Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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Glick P, Khammash U, Shaheen M, Brown R, Goutam P, Karam R, Linnemayr S, Massad S. Perceived peer norms, health risk behaviors, and clustering of risk behaviors among Palestinian youth. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0198435. [PMID: 29927957 PMCID: PMC6013164 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0198435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2017] [Accepted: 05/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Relatively little is known about patterns of health risk behaviors among Middle Eastern youth, including how these behaviors are related to perceived peer norms. In a sample of approximately 2,500 15–24 year old Palestinian youth, perceived engagement of general peers in alcohol consumption, drug use and sexual activity was substantially greater than youths’ own (self-reported) engagement in these activities, suggesting a tendency to overestimate the prevalence of risk-taking behavior among peers. Individual participation in a risk behavior strongly covaries with the perceived levels of both friends’ and peers’ engagement in that behavior (p = 0.00 in each case). In addition, significant clustering of risk behaviors is found: youth who participate in one risk behavior are more likely to participate in others. These findings for a rare representative sample of Middle Eastern youth are strikingly similar to those in the US and Europe. The clustering of behaviors suggests that prevention programs should be structured to deal with a range of connected risk behaviors for which certain youth may be at risk. The findings also suggest that adjusting expectations about peers’ behavior may reduce young Palestinians’ engagement in risk taking.
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- Peter Glick
- Millennium Challenge Corporation, Washington, DC, United States of America
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- RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, United States of America
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- RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, United States of America
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- RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, United States of America
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- Palestinian National Institute of Public Health, Ramallah, Palestine
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Glick P, Al-Khammash U, Shaheen M, Brown R, Goutam P, Karam R, Linnemayr S, Massad S. Health risk behaviours of Palestinian youth: findings from a representative survey. East Mediterr Health J 2018; 24:127-136. [PMID: 29748941 PMCID: PMC9206082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2016] [Accepted: 05/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is little systematic information about health risk behaviours among youth in Middle Eastern countries, leaving public health authorities unprepared to deal with emerging public health threats at a time of major social change. AIM The Palestinian Youth Health Risk study investigates patterns of risk behaviours among Palestinian youth, their perceptions of the risks and benefits of such behaviours, and the relationship of exposure to violence with mental health and engagement in risk behaviours. METHODS We conducted a representative survey among 2500 individuals aged 15-24 years in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, permitting reliable comparison across sex and rural-urban divisions. A stratified 2-stage random sample was drawn from the 2007 population census, with strata formed by crossing the 12 governorates with urban, rural and refugee camp locations. Within strata, 208 survey clusters were sampled with probability proportional to size. Within each cluster, 14 households with youth of the appropriate age were sampled. RESULTS Among youth aged 20-24 years, 22.4% of males and 11.6% of females reported trying alcohol; 10.5% of males and 4.3% of females reported trying drugs. Almost one quarter of unmarried youth aged 20-24 years reported any sexual experience. Tobacco use is high, even among younger youth (45.4% of males and 21.2% of females aged 15-19 smoke). Risk behaviours are higher among males, older youth and in urban areas and refugee camps. CONCLUSION While smoking is of particular concern, prevention outreach for all behaviours should be directed at subgroups and areas identified as highest risk.
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- Peter Glick
- RAND Corporation, Santa. Monica, California, United States of America
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- Juzoor for Health and Social Development, Ramallah, West Bank.,United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), East Jerusalem, Palestine
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- RAND Corporation, Santa. Monica, California, United States of America
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- RAND Corporation, Santa. Monica, California, United States of America
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- RAND Corporation, Santa. Monica, California, United States of America
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- United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), East Jerusalem, Palestine.,Palestinian National Institute of Public Health, West Bank
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Glick P, Al Khammash U, Shaheen M, Brown R, Goutam P, Karam R, Linnemayr S, Massad S. Health risk behaviours of Palestinian youth: findings from a representative survey. East Mediterr Health J 2018. [DOI: 10.26719/2018.24.2.127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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This study was conducted to assess the pattern of use of nutritional supplements (NSs) and functional foods (FFs), reasons for their use, factors influencing their use, and perception toward their use among medical students. Data were collected from 400 randomly chosen participants using a self-administered semistructured questionnaire. The most common source of information on these substances was from medical professionals (n = 140 [35%]). Multivitamins were consumed by 48 (45.3%) participants. Most common reasons stated for the use of supplements were for good health (n = 39 [36.8%]), doctor's prescription (n = 36 [34%]), and to balance a poor diet (n = 34 [32.1%]). Sixty-six (62.3%) users used NSs on a daily or more than once daily basis. In 17.9% of the users, supplements were not recommended by a doctor or a dietician. The use of NSs was significantly more among females (p < .001), participants who exercised regularly (p < .001), participants who habitually skipped breakfast (p = 0.04), those with a family history of use of these products (p < .001), and those with "poor to fair" self-rated health (p = .017). Use of FFs was associated with family history of use (p < .001) and intensity of exercise (p = .039). Participants who significantly used multiple NSs in this study were those who were vegetarians (p = .044) and those with "poor to fair" self-rated health (p = .047). Participants who used multiple FFs were female (p < .001). Only 18 (16.9%) users felt that regular use of NSs results in side effects. In multivariate analysis, family history of NS use was found to influence its usage among participants (p < 0.001). It is a matter of concern that there is lack of knowledge on NSs and FFs among medical students. Therefore, they need to learn more about the indications and the safety of prescription of these products.
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- Nitin Joseph
- a Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College , Manipal University , Mangalore , India
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- a Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College , Manipal University , Mangalore , India
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- a Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College , Manipal University , Mangalore , India
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- a Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College , Manipal University , Mangalore , India
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- a Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College , Manipal University , Mangalore , India
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- a Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College , Manipal University , Mangalore , India
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Ume E, Shaheen M, Teklehaimanot S. CAREGIVERS IN CALIFORNIA: ARE THEY DIFFERENT FROM THE NATIONAL CAREGIVERS? Innov Aging 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.1176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- E. Ume
- Charles R Drew University, Los Angeles, California
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- Charles R Drew University, Los Angeles, California
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Wolin E, Fisher, G, Kunz P, Liyanage N, Lowenthal S, Mirakhur B, Pommier R, Shaheen M, Vinik A. Efficacy of lanreotide autogel/depot (LAN) vs placebo (PBO) for symptomatic control of carcinoid syndrome (CS) in neuroendocrine tumor (NET) patients from the ELECT study. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw369.23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Fisher G, Wolin E, Kunz P, Liyanage N, Mirakhur B, Lowenthal SP, Pommier R, Shaheen M, Vinik A. Longer term efficacy of lanreotide autogel/depot (LAN) for symptomatic treatment of carcinoid syndrome (CS) in neuroendocrine tumor (NET) patients from the ELECT open label study. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw369.25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Massad SG, Shaheen M, Karam R, Brown R, Glick P, Linnemay S, Khammash U. Substance use among Palestinian youth in the West Bank, Palestine: a qualitative investigation. BMC Public Health 2016; 16:800. [PMID: 27530549 PMCID: PMC4988009 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3472-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2016] [Accepted: 08/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Youth health risk behaviors, including substance use (psychoactive substances including alcohol and illicit drugs), have been the subject of relatively limited study to date in Middle Eastern countries. This study provides insights into the perceived prevalence and patterns of alcohol and drug use among Palestinian youth. Methods The study was based on ten focus groups and 17 individual interviews with youth aged 16–24 years (n = 83), collected as part of the formative phase of a cross-sectional, population representative study of risk taking behaviors among Palestinian youth in the West Bank in 2012. Qualitative analysis was used to code detailed notes of focus groups and interviews. Results Most participants reported that substance use exists, even in socially conservative communities. Almost all participants agreed that alcohol consumption is common and that alcohol is easily available. The top alcoholic drinks referred to by the study participants were vodka, whisky, beer, and wine. Most participants claimed that they drink alcohol to cope with stress, for fun, out of curiosity, to challenge society, and due to the influence of the media. Participants were familiar with illicit drugs and knew of youth who engaged in drug use: marijuana, cocaine, and heroin were mentioned most frequently. Study participants believed that youth use drugs as a result of stress, the Israeli occupation, inadequate parental control, lack of awareness, unhappiness, curiosity, and for entertainment. Many participants were unaware of any local institutions to support youth with substance use problems. Others expressed their distrust of any such institution as they assumed them to be inefficient, profit-driven, and posing the risk of potential breaches of confidentiality. Conclusions Although this study uses a purposive sample, the results suggest that substance use exists among Palestinian youth. Risk behaviors are a concern given inadequate youth-friendly counseling services and the strong cultural constraints on open discussion or education about the impact of high risk behaviors. These barriers to treatment and counseling can exacerbate the health and social consequences of alcohol abuse and illicit drug use.
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- Salwa G Massad
- Palestinian National Institute of Public Health, Ramallah, West Bank, Palestine. .,Juzoor for Health and Social Development, Al-Arkan St, Al-Bireh, West Bank, Palestine.
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- United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Jerusalem, Palestine.,Juzoor for Health and Social Development, Al-Arkan St, Al-Bireh, West Bank, Palestine
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Hamadani F, Deckelbaum D, Shaheen M, Sauvé A, Dumitra S, Ahmed N, Latulippe JF, Balaa F, Walsh M, Fata P. Elimination of 24-hour continuous medical resident duty in Quebec. Can J Surg 2016; 59:67-9. [PMID: 26574704 DOI: 10.1503/cjs.007715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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SUMMARY In 2012 Quebec limited continuous in-hospital duty to 16 consecutive hours for all residents regardless of postgraduate (PGY) level. The new restrictions in Quebec appeared to have a profound, negative effect on the quality of life of surgical residents at McGill University and a perceived detrimental effect on the delivery of surgical education and patient care. Here we discuss the results of a nationwide survey that we created and distributed to general surgery residents across Canada to capture and compare their perceptions of the changes to duty hour restrictions.
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- Fadi Hamadani
- From the Dividion of General Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Que. (Hamadani, Deckelbaum, Shaheen, Latulippe, Fata); the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont. (Ahmed); the Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Department of Surgery, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Que. (Latulippe); the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. (Balaa); and the Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS (Walsh)
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- From the Dividion of General Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Que. (Hamadani, Deckelbaum, Shaheen, Latulippe, Fata); the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont. (Ahmed); the Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Department of Surgery, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Que. (Latulippe); the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. (Balaa); and the Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS (Walsh)
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- From the Dividion of General Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Que. (Hamadani, Deckelbaum, Shaheen, Latulippe, Fata); the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont. (Ahmed); the Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Department of Surgery, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Que. (Latulippe); the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. (Balaa); and the Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS (Walsh)
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- From the Dividion of General Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Que. (Hamadani, Deckelbaum, Shaheen, Latulippe, Fata); the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont. (Ahmed); the Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Department of Surgery, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Que. (Latulippe); the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. (Balaa); and the Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS (Walsh)
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- From the Dividion of General Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Que. (Hamadani, Deckelbaum, Shaheen, Latulippe, Fata); the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont. (Ahmed); the Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Department of Surgery, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Que. (Latulippe); the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. (Balaa); and the Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS (Walsh)
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- From the Dividion of General Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Que. (Hamadani, Deckelbaum, Shaheen, Latulippe, Fata); the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont. (Ahmed); the Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Department of Surgery, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Que. (Latulippe); the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. (Balaa); and the Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS (Walsh)
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- From the Dividion of General Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Que. (Hamadani, Deckelbaum, Shaheen, Latulippe, Fata); the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont. (Ahmed); the Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Department of Surgery, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Que. (Latulippe); the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. (Balaa); and the Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS (Walsh)
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- From the Dividion of General Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Que. (Hamadani, Deckelbaum, Shaheen, Latulippe, Fata); the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont. (Ahmed); the Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Department of Surgery, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Que. (Latulippe); the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. (Balaa); and the Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS (Walsh)
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- From the Dividion of General Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Que. (Hamadani, Deckelbaum, Shaheen, Latulippe, Fata); the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont. (Ahmed); the Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Department of Surgery, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Que. (Latulippe); the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. (Balaa); and the Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS (Walsh)
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- From the Dividion of General Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Que. (Hamadani, Deckelbaum, Shaheen, Latulippe, Fata); the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont. (Ahmed); the Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Department of Surgery, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Que. (Latulippe); the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. (Balaa); and the Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS (Walsh)
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Muntimadugu E, Dhommati R, Jain A, Challa VGS, Shaheen M, Khan W. Intranasal delivery of nanoparticle encapsulated tarenflurbil: A potential brain targeting strategy for Alzheimer's disease. Eur J Pharm Sci 2016; 92:224-34. [PMID: 27185298 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2016.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2016] [Revised: 05/03/2016] [Accepted: 05/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Poor brain penetration of tarenflurbil (TFB) was one of the major reasons for its failure in phase III clinical trials conducted on Alzheimer's patients. Thus there is a tremendous need of developing efficient delivery systems for TFB. This study was designed with the aim of improving drug delivery to brain through intranasally delivered nanocarriers. TFB was loaded into two different nanocarriers i.e., poly (lactide-co-glycolide) nanoparticles (TFB-NPs) and solid lipid nanoparticles (TFB-SLNs). Particle size of both the nanocarriers (<200nm) as determined by dynamic light scattering technique and transmission electron microscopy, assured transcellular transport across olfactory axons whose diameter was ≈200nm and then paving a direct path to brain. TFB-NPs and TFB-SLNs resulted in 64.11±2.21% and 57.81±5.32% entrapment efficiencies respectively which again asserted protection of drug from chemical and biological degradation in nasal cavity. In vitro release studies proved the sustained release of TFB from TFB-NPs and TFB-SLNs in comparison with pure drug, indicating prolonged residence times of drug at targeting site. Pharmacokinetics suggested improved circulation behavior of nanoparticles and the absolute bioavailabilities followed this order: TFB-NPs (i.n.)>TFB-SLNs (i.n.)>TFB solution (i.n.)>TFB suspension (oral). Brain targeting efficiency was determined in terms of %drug targeting efficiency (%DTE) and drug transport percentage (DTP). The higher %DTE (287.24) and DTP (65.18) were observed for TFB-NPs followed by TFB-SLNs (%DTE: 183.15 and DTP: 45.41) among all other tested groups. These encouraging results proved that therapeutic concentrations of TFB could be transported directly to brain via olfactory pathway after intranasal administration of polymeric and lipidic nanoparticles.
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- Eameema Muntimadugu
- Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad 500037, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad 500037, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad 500037, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad 500037, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad 500037, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad 500037, India.
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Aljiffry M, Hassanain M, Schricker T, Shaheen M, Nouh T, Lattermann R, Salman A, Wykes L, Metrakos P. Effect of Insulin Therapy using Hyper-insulinemic Normoglycemic Clamp on Inflammatory Response in Brain Dead Organ Donors. Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2016; 124:318-23. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-101240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- M. Aljiffry
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Anesthesia, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Anesthesia, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada
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- School of Dietetic and Human Nutrition, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada
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Simoneau E, Hassanain M, Shaheen M, Aljiffry M, Molla N, Chaudhury P, Anil S, Khashper A, Valenti D, Metrakos P. Portal vein embolization and its effect on tumour progression for colorectal cancer liver metastases. Br J Surg 2015; 102:1240-9. [PMID: 26109487 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.9872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2014] [Revised: 05/08/2015] [Accepted: 05/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term outcomes of patients with colorectal cancer liver metastasis (CRCLM) exhibiting disease progression after portal vein embolization (PVE). METHODS Patients with CRCLM requiring PVE before hepatectomy between 2003 and 2014 were included. Clinical variables, and liver and tumour volumes determined by three-dimensional CT volumetry were assessed before and after PVE. Overall and disease-free survival data were obtained. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to identify predictors of tumour progression after PVE. RESULTS Of 141 patients who underwent PVE, 93 (66.0 per cent) had tumour progression and 17 (12.1 per cent) developed new contralateral lesions. Significantly fewer patients had resectable disease in the group with disease progression than among those with stable disease: 43 (46 per cent) of 93 versus 36 (75 per cent) of 48 respectively (P = 0.001). Median survival was similar in patients with and without tumour growth after PVE: 22.5 versus 26.0 months for patients with unresectable tumours (P = 0.706) and 46.2 versus 52.2 months for those with resectable disease (P = 0.953). However, disease-free survival for patients with tumour progression after PVE was shorter than that for patients with stable disease (6.0 versus 20.2 months; P = 0.045). Response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy was the only significant factor associated with tumour progression in multivariable analysis. CONCLUSION Tumour progression after PVE did not affect overall survival, but patients with resected tumours who had tumour growth after embolization experienced earlier recurrence. A borderline response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy seemed to be associated with tumour progression after PVE.
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Department of Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Radiology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Division of Oncology, Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Radiology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Massad SG, Karam R, Brown R, Glick P, Shaheen M, Linnemayr S, Khammash U. Perceptions of sexual risk behavior among Palestinian youth in the West Bank: a qualitative investigation. BMC Public Health 2014; 14:1213. [PMID: 25420532 PMCID: PMC4247558 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-1213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2014] [Accepted: 11/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Young people in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are profoundly affected by violence, high unemployment, and economic hardship. Experiences of community-level violence and personal trauma increase the likelihood that young people will engage in risky behaviors that include smoking, drug use, and unsafe sex. Little is known about the sexual behavior of young people in the region, particularly in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). Our aim in this study was to gain an insight into the perceived prevalence and patterns of sexual behavior among Palestinian youth. METHODS The study was based on ten focus groups and 17 in-depth interviews with young people aged 16-24 years as part of the formative phase of a cross-sectional representative study of risk behaviors in the West Bank, including Jerusalem, in 2012. The sample was selected using a combination of purposive and convenience sampling. Qualitative analysis was used to code detailed notes of focus groups and interviews. RESULTS Based on participants' reports, different types of sexual activity outside marriage were not uncommon, even in conservative communities. The most reported sexual activity was non-penetrative sex: oral and anal intercourse, and virtual sex. Some young people had sexual intercourse with sex workers; they went to brothels in Israel and to brothels operating clandestinely in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Most respondents were of the opinion that young people did not usually use protection during sexual intercourse. Many reported that youth engage in different types of sexual activity outside marriage for several reasons: to challenge the culture, financial constraints and inability to marry, basic human need, personal pleasure, suppression, to kill boredom, and to prove manhood. CONCLUSIONS In contrast with the conservative social context of the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), the findings suggest that sexual activities outside marriage may be more common than is currently assumed. Sexual behavior in the oPt is a concern because of the low awareness of the potential health consequences. The results draw attention to the need to incorporate sexual reproductive health into the national agenda and ensure that it is included in the programs of national institutions.
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Markman B, Mahadevan D, Hurvitz S, Kotasek D, Shaheen M, Carducci M, Goodman O, Jiang X, Chow V, Juan G, Friberg G, Gamelin E, Desai J. 7LBA Phase 1 dose-expansion study of AMG 900, a pan-Aurora kinase inhibitor, in adult patients with advanced taxane-resistant solid tumors. Eur J Cancer 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(14)70728-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Wray J, Liu J, Shaheen M, Hromas R, Nickoloff J, Shen Z. Post-Translational Methylation of Human RAD52 in Response to DNA Damage and Replication Stress. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.05.619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Zi M, Stafford N, Prehar S, Shaheen M, Oceandy D, Neyses L, Cartwright E. P77Specific consideration when interpreting the hypertrophy response to pressure overload in C57BL/6NTac and C57BL/6J mice. Cardiovasc Res 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvu082.20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Sadique M, Ravi SV, Thomas K, Dhanapal P, Simon EP, Shaheen M. Evaluation of efficacy of a pulse oximeter to assess pulp vitality. J Int Oral Health 2014; 6:70-72. [PMID: 25083036 PMCID: PMC4109245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2013] [Accepted: 03/21/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND To evaluate the efficacy of pulse oximeter as a pulp vitality tester. MATERIALS AND METHODS The sample group consisted of 60 patients of age 15 to 30 years with normal maxillary anterior teeth. Thirty nonvital teeth with complete endodontic fillings were tested as control group. Systemic oxygen saturation values from the patient's fingers served as the control sample for comparison of pulp oxygen saturation values. Readings were recorded on index fingers first; teeth were then evaluated by placing sensor onto the tooth. RESULTS Nonvital teeth recorded oxygen saturation values of 0%. The mean value for central incisor was 85.11 (SD ± 2.07), for lateral incisors 80.21 (SD ± 2.03) and for canines 89.55 (SD ± 1.09). Their control values (patient's index fingers) averaged 95.88% (SD ± 0.66). Pearson's correlation analysis showed a correlation of 0.11 for central incisors, 0.19 for lateral incisors and 0.12 for canines. CONCLUSION This study confirms that pulse oximeter is effective equipment for pulp vitality testing. Pulse oximeter evidences the actual method of evaluating the pulp vitality compared to contemporary methods. How to cite the article: Sadique M, Ravi SV, Thomas K, Dhanapal P, Simon EP, Shaheen M. Evaluation of efficacy of a pulse oximeter to assess pulp vitality. J Int Oral Health 2014;6(3):70-2.
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- Mohammed Sadique
- Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Kunhitharuvai Memorial Charitable Trust Dental College, Manassery, Calicut, Kerala, India
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- Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Kunhitharuvai Memorial Charitable Trust Dental College, Manassery, Calicut, Kerala, India
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- Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Kunhitharuvai Memorial Charitable Trust Dental College, Manassery, Calicut, Kerala, India
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- Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Kunhitharuvai Memorial Charitable Trust Dental College, Manassery, Calicut, Kerala, India
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- Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Kunhitharuvai Memorial Charitable Trust Dental College, Manassery, Calicut, Kerala, India
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- Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Kunhitharuvai Memorial Charitable Trust Dental College, Manassery, Calicut, Kerala, India
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Hassan N, Sheikh GN, Malik HU, Shaheen M, Willayat MM. Hemato-biochemical and therapeutic studies on Escherichia coli associated with concurrent enteric infection in lambs. Vet World 2013. [DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2013.870-873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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