The prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorder among health care workers in Damascus, Syria. A cross-sectional study.

Background And Aims: Healthcare workers in particular frequently report Work-related musculoskeletal diseases (WRMSDs). The purpose of this study is to evaluate the prevalence and features of WRMSDs in residents from different specialties and trainee nurses from educational hospitals in Damascus, Syria.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was undertaken aiming at the medical residents and the trainee nurses working in the public health sector in 11 hospitals.

Stress, depression, anxiety, and quality of life among the healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic in Syria: a multi-center study.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic emerged as an expected source of stress and anxiety as the healthcare workers had to work for long hours in close contact with infected patients, thus increasing the probability of medical errors and threatening the patients' safety. This study aims to measure the levels of depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and stress among Syrian healthcare workers and their quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in six central hospitals in Damascus, Syria.

The Antioxidant and Proapoptotic Effects of Bulb Ethanolic Extract on Triple-Negative and Estrogen-Dependent Breast Cancer Cells In Vitro.

Background: belongs to the Amaryllidaceae family and is recognized for the valuable biological activity of its major bioactive compounds. The aim of the current is to evaluate the anticancer effects of the ethanolic bulb extract of (ScBEE) on breast cancer cells in vitro and to further reveal the underlying cellular mechanism.

Methods: An MTS cell viability assay was performed on MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 cells, along with cell cycle analysis, cell death ELISA, Western blot analysis and an ROS production assay to decipher the mechanism of death.

The prevalence of stress among medical students in Syria and its association with social support: a cross-sectional study.

Introduction: Chronic stress can interrupt personal life and cause fatigue, inability to concentrate, and irritability. This study aims to determine the prevalence of stress and its associated factors among medical students in Syria and whether social support could be a protective factor against stress.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the faculty of medicine of five Syrian universities.

CO sequestration by propagation of the fast-growing Azolla spp.

Azolla is a group of aquatic floating plants that can achieve very high growth rates compared to other aquatic macrophytes, with a doubling time of 2-5 days under optimal growing conditions. The ability of Azolla to grow at such rapid rates allows for the opportunity of utilizing it as a method to sequester a significant amount of atmospheric CO in the form of biomass, which can be locked away to completely remove the carbon from the active carbon cycle, or which can be used in various applications such as animal feeds, biofertilizers, and biofuel production, which in turn will contribute to reduction in the fossil CO emissions. In this desktop study, the potential use of Azolla for mitigating the annual increase in the atmospheric CO levels was addressed, which were estimated at 18.

Trinuclear heterobimetallic Ni2Ln complexes [L2Ni2Ln][ClO4] (Ln=La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, and Er; LH3=(S)P[N(Me)NCH-C6H3-2-OH-3-OMe]3): from simple paramagnetic complexes to single-molecule magnet behavior.

The reaction of LH3 with Ni(ClO4)(2).6H 2O and lanthanide salts in a 2:2:1 ratio in the presence of triethylamine leads to the formation of the trinuclear complexes [L2Ni2Ln][ClO4] (Ln=La (2), Ce (3), Pr (4), Nd (5), Sm (6), Eu (7), Gd (8), Tb (9), Dy (10), Ho (11) and Er (12) and L: (S)P[N(Me)NCH-C6H3-2-O-3-OMe]3). The cationic portion of these complexes consists of three metal ions that are arranged in a linear manner.

Water quality assessment of Lebanese coastal rivers during dry season and pollution load into the Mediterranean Sea.

The chemical and microbiological properties of Lebanese perennial coastal rivers were studied during the dry season extending from July to September 2004. The results indicate significant levels of pollution in all eight rivers. Although many physical and chemical variables were within WHO guidelines for drinking water, coliform levels were unacceptably high indicating pollution from untreated sewage.