Submicron aerosol pollution in Greater Cairo (Egypt): A new type of urban haze?
Environ Int. 2024 Mar 27;186:108610. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.108610. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTGreater Cairo, the largest megacity of the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region, is currently suffering from major aerosol pollution, posing a significant threat to public health. However, the main sources of pollution remain insufficiently characterized due to limited atmospheric observations. To bridge this knowledge gap, we conducted a continuous 2-month field study during the winter of 2019-2020 at an urban background site, documenting for the first time the chemical and physical properties of submicron (PM1) aerosol...
Source: Environment International - April 16, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Aliki Christodoulou Spyros Bezantakos Efstratios Bourtsoukidis Iasonas Stavroulas Michael Pikridas Konstantina Oikonomou Minas Iakovides Salwa K Hassan Mohamed Boraiy Mostafa El-Nazer Ali Wheida Magdy Abdelwahab Roland Sarda-Est ève Martin Rigler Giorgos Source Type: research
Molecular characterization of the whole genome of H9N2 avian influenza virus isolated from Egyptian poultry farms
In this study, we sequenced the entire genome of AIV H9N2 isolated from chickens in Egypt in 2021, using next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology. Phylogenetic analysis of the resulting sequences showed that the studied strain was generally monophyletic and grouped within the G1 sublineage of the Eurasian lineage. Four segments (polymerase basic 2 [PB2], polymerase basic 1 [PB1], polymerase acidic [PA], and non-structural [NS]) were related to Egyptian genotype II, while the nucleoprotein (NP), neuraminidase (NA), matrix (M), and haemagglutinin (HA) segments were related to Egyptian genotype I. Molecular analysis reveal...
Source: Archives of Virology - April 16, 2024 Category: Virology Source Type: research
Recommended approaches for screening and early detection of lung cancer in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region: a consensus statement
CONCLUSIONS: There is a great need for large-scale screening programs, preferably integrated with tobacco-control programs and awareness programs for physicians and patients, which may facilitate higher adherence to lung cancer screening and improve survival outcomes.PMID:38617789 | PMC:PMC11009596 | DOI:10.21037/jtd-23-1568 (Source: Journal of Thoracic Disease)
Source: Journal of Thoracic Disease - April 15, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Ahmed Allehebi Ameen Al-Omair Bassam Mahboub Coenraad F Koegelenberg Mohsen Mokhtar Ashraf Mokhtar Madkour Khaled Al-Asad Ugur Selek Humaid O Al-Shamsi Source Type: research
Monitoring and risk assessment for some quaternary ammonium compounds as antimicrobial agents in some processed and packaged food
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Source: International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry - April 15, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Osama El-Sayed HusseinMahmoud Hamdy AbdelwahedAhmed H. HamzawyAgricultural Research Center (ARC), Central Laboratory of Residue Analysis of Pesticides and Heavy Metals in Food (QCAP Laboratory) Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Giza, Egypt Source Type: research
Ticagrelor Versus Clopidogrel in Acute Large-Vessel Ischemic Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Single-Blinded Trial
ConclusionPatients with acute large-vessel ischemic stroke who received ticagrelor within the first 24 hours after ischemic stroke had better clinical outcomes based on recurrent stroke rates, NIHSS reduction, and favorable mRS rates compared with those who received clopidogrel. There were no differences between ticagrelor and clopidogrel regarding hemorrhagic and non-hemorrhagic complications.Trial RegistrationClinical trials.gov (NCT06120725). (Source: CNS Drugs)
Source: CNS Drugs - April 15, 2024 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
Text mining of hypertension researches in the west Asia region: a 12-year trend analysis
Ren Fail. 2024 Dec;46(1):2337285. doi: 10.1080/0886022X.2024.2337285. Epub 2024 Apr 14.ABSTRACTMore than half of the world population lives in Asia and hypertension (HTN) is the most prevalent risk factor found in Asia. There are numerous articles published about HTN in Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO) and artificial intelligence (AI) methods can analyze articles and extract top trends in each country. Present analysis uses Latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) as an algorithm of topic modeling (TM) in text mining, to obtain subjective topic-word distribution from the 2790 studies over the EMRO. The period of checked studie...
Source: Renal Failure - April 14, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Mohammad Rezapour Mohsen Yazdinejad Faezeh Rajabi Kouchi Masoomeh Habibi Baghi Zahra Khorrami Morteza Khavanin Zadeh Elmira Pourbaghi Hassan Rezapour Source Type: research
