The impact of access to electricity on mental health in conflict-affected territories: An exploratory study in Gaza
CONCLUSION: Electricity issues, especially when combined with other stressors associated with living in Gaza, lead to serious mental health concerns. Urgent attention must be given to developing sustainable, reliable and affordable energy supplies for short- and long-term health and community development.PMID:37675921 | DOI:10.1177/00207640231194479 (Source: The International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: The International Journal of Social Psychiatry - September 7, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Mazen AbuQamar Dalia Eltayyan Irina Kuznetsova Surindar Dhesi Jonathan Catling Raya Al-Dadah Mahmoud Saad Mohammad Abuhaiba Source Type: research
Emission accounting and drivers in Central Asian countries
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Sep 6. doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-29608-0. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTEmerging countries are at the frontier of climate change actions, and carbon emissions accounting provides a quantifiable measure of the environmental impact of economic activities, which allows for comparisons of emissions across different entities. However, currently there is no study covering detailed emissions inventories for emerging countries in Central Asian. This paper compiles detailed and accurate carbon emissions inventories in several Central Asian countries (i.e., Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Palestine, ...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - September 6, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Congyu Zhao Binyuan Liu Jieyu Wang Rui Xue Yuli Shan Can Cui Xiucheng Dong Kangyin Dong Source Type: research
Emission accounting and drivers in Central Asian countries
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Sep 6. doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-29608-0. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTEmerging countries are at the frontier of climate change actions, and carbon emissions accounting provides a quantifiable measure of the environmental impact of economic activities, which allows for comparisons of emissions across different entities. However, currently there is no study covering detailed emissions inventories for emerging countries in Central Asian. This paper compiles detailed and accurate carbon emissions inventories in several Central Asian countries (i.e., Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Palestine, ...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - September 6, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Congyu Zhao Binyuan Liu Jieyu Wang Rui Xue Yuli Shan Can Cui Xiucheng Dong Kangyin Dong Source Type: research
Whole-genome sequencing for One Health surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in conflict zones: a case study of < em > Salmonella < /em > spp. and < em > Campylobacter < /em > spp. in the West Bank, Palestine
This study is the first One Health survey in the Middle East that incorporated whole-genome sequencing (WGS) to examine the spread of AMR in Campylobacter spp. and Salmonella spp. This cross-sectional study was conducted to examine the role of AMR at the human-animal-environmental interface and was performed in Ramallah/Al-Bireh and Jerusalem governorates of the central West Bank, Palestine. In 2021 and 2022, a total of 592 samples were collected and analyzed. From a total of 65 Campylobacter jejuni and 19 Salmonella spp. isolates, DNA was extracted for WGS using Oxford Nanopore Technologies MinION platform. We found that ...
Source: Applied and Environmental Microbiology - September 1, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Said Abukhattab Salome Hosch Niveen M E Abu-Rmeileh Shadi Hasan Pascale Vonaesch Lisa Crump Jan Hattendorf Claudia Daubenberger Jakob Zinsstag Tobias Schindler Source Type: research
Whole-genome sequencing for One Health surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in conflict zones: a case study of < em > Salmonella < /em > spp. and < em > Campylobacter < /em > spp. in the West Bank, Palestine
This study is the first One Health survey in the Middle East that incorporated whole-genome sequencing (WGS) to examine the spread of AMR in Campylobacter spp. and Salmonella spp. This cross-sectional study was conducted to examine the role of AMR at the human-animal-environmental interface and was performed in Ramallah/Al-Bireh and Jerusalem governorates of the central West Bank, Palestine. In 2021 and 2022, a total of 592 samples were collected and analyzed. From a total of 65 Campylobacter jejuni and 19 Salmonella spp. isolates, DNA was extracted for WGS using Oxford Nanopore Technologies MinION platform. We found that ...
Source: Applied and Environmental Microbiology - September 1, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Said Abukhattab Salome Hosch Niveen M E Abu-Rmeileh Shadi Hasan Pascale Vonaesch Lisa Crump Jan Hattendorf Claudia Daubenberger Jakob Zinsstag Tobias Schindler Source Type: research
Whole-genome sequencing for One Health surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in conflict zones: a case study of < em > Salmonella < /em > spp. and < em > Campylobacter < /em > spp. in the West Bank, Palestine
This study is the first One Health survey in the Middle East that incorporated whole-genome sequencing (WGS) to examine the spread of AMR in Campylobacter spp. and Salmonella spp. This cross-sectional study was conducted to examine the role of AMR at the human-animal-environmental interface and was performed in Ramallah/Al-Bireh and Jerusalem governorates of the central West Bank, Palestine. In 2021 and 2022, a total of 592 samples were collected and analyzed. From a total of 65 Campylobacter jejuni and 19 Salmonella spp. isolates, DNA was extracted for WGS using Oxford Nanopore Technologies MinION platform. We found that ...
Source: Applied and Environmental Microbiology - September 1, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Said Abukhattab Salome Hosch Niveen M E Abu-Rmeileh Shadi Hasan Pascale Vonaesch Lisa Crump Jan Hattendorf Claudia Daubenberger Jakob Zinsstag Tobias Schindler Source Type: research
Whole-genome sequencing for One Health surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in conflict zones: a case study of < em > Salmonella < /em > spp. and < em > Campylobacter < /em > spp. in the West Bank, Palestine
This study is the first One Health survey in the Middle East that incorporated whole-genome sequencing (WGS) to examine the spread of AMR in Campylobacter spp. and Salmonella spp. This cross-sectional study was conducted to examine the role of AMR at the human-animal-environmental interface and was performed in Ramallah/Al-Bireh and Jerusalem governorates of the central West Bank, Palestine. In 2021 and 2022, a total of 592 samples were collected and analyzed. From a total of 65 Campylobacter jejuni and 19 Salmonella spp. isolates, DNA was extracted for WGS using Oxford Nanopore Technologies MinION platform. We found that ...
Source: Applied and Environmental Microbiology - September 1, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Said Abukhattab Salome Hosch Niveen M E Abu-Rmeileh Shadi Hasan Pascale Vonaesch Lisa Crump Jan Hattendorf Claudia Daubenberger Jakob Zinsstag Tobias Schindler Source Type: research
Depression and death anxiety among patients undergoing hemodialysis during the COVID-19 pandemic in Palestine: a cross sectional study
ConclusionPatients receiving hemodialysis frequently experience depression and death anxiety. These patients should receive a psychiatric evaluation in the early stages of their illness so that timely and appropriate psychological interventions can be given in hemodialysis facilities in Palestine during and after future pandemics. (Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry)
Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry - August 31, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Corticosteroid implants for chronic non-infectious uveitis
CONCLUSIONS: Our confidence is limited that local corticosteroid implants are superior to sham therapy or standard-of-care therapy in reducing the risk of uveitis recurrence. We demonstrated different effectiveness on BCVA relative to comparators in people with non-infectious uveitis. Nevertheless, the evidence suggests that these implants may increase the risk of cataract progression and IOP elevation, which will require interventions over time. To better understand the efficacy and safety profiles of corticosteroid implants, we need future trials that examine implants of different doses, used for different durations. The...
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - August 29, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Amit Reddy Su-Hsun Liu Christopher J Brady Pamela C Sieving Alan G Palestine Source Type: research
Corticosteroid implants for chronic non-infectious uveitis
CONCLUSIONS: Our confidence is limited that local corticosteroid implants are superior to sham therapy or standard-of-care therapy in reducing the risk of uveitis recurrence. We demonstrated different effectiveness on BCVA relative to comparators in people with non-infectious uveitis. Nevertheless, the evidence suggests that these implants may increase the risk of cataract progression and IOP elevation, which will require interventions over time. To better understand the efficacy and safety profiles of corticosteroid implants, we need future trials that examine implants of different doses, used for different durations. The...
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - August 29, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Amit Reddy Su-Hsun Liu Christopher J Brady Pamela C Sieving Alan G Palestine Source Type: research
A randomised controlled school-based nutritional intervention in five Middle Eastern countries: Ajyal Salima improved students' dietary and physical activity habits
CONCLUSIONS: The Ajyal Salima intervention led to significant improvements in dietary and physical activity habits among school children and increased nutritional knowledge scores.PMID:37622209 | DOI:10.1017/S1368980023001489 (Source: Public Health Nutrition)
Source: Public Health Nutrition - August 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Carla Habib-Mourad Carla Maliha Amira Kassis Anh Thi Nguyen Diala Ammar Eman Haji Lina AlTarazi Suzanne Totah Nahla Hwalla Source Type: research
