A scoping review of the social determinants of maternal health in the MENA region.

One crucial step to improving maternal health outcomes in any region is understanding the social determinants of maternal health, which vary significantly across the world´s geographical areas and within individual countries. The variability in these determinants is manifested in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Using a scoping review process, we identified articles analyzing social factors influencing maternal health outcomes in the MENA region.

Scoping Review to Identify Social Determinants of Maternal Health in Morocco.

To understand the mechanism of health inequities and their influence on maternal health, the Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH) provides a framework to identify structural and intermediate causes of health inequity. This review maps and describes the current socioeconomic determinants of maternal health in Morocco according to the CSDH framework. A scoping study was carried out from six databases (Springer, Web of Science, Pubmed, Science Direct, Jstor, and Cochrane library) based on quantitative and qualitative research done since 1990.

Common Traditions, Practices, and Beliefs Related to Safe Motherhood and Newborn Health in Morocco.

The cultural context influences women's antenatal care and postpartum knowledge. This study aims to determine the traditional practices related to maternal health in Morocco. We conducted in-depth qualitative interviews with 37 women from three different Moroccan regions on the first postpartum day.

Improved tribological properties, thermal and colloidal stability of poly-α-olefins based lubricants with hydrophobic MoS submicron additives.

Hypothesis: Newtonian liquids, usually used as base oil lubricants, exhibit low viscosity under extreme thermal conditions, needed for the functioning of wind turbines. This is directly affecting the colloidal stability and the tribological properties of the formulations containing additives, such as MoS. Here, it was hypothesized that the surface hydrophobization of MoS particles will allow for an increased colloidal stability of the resulting formulations, for temperatures as high as 80 °C.

Formation and properties of Langmuir and Gibbs monolayers: a comparative study using hydrogenated and partially fluorinated amphiphilic derivatives of mannitol.

The synthesis and surface behavior of a series of nine new hydrogenated nonionic surfactants and their fluorinated analogs, derived from D-mannitol are described. Adsorption monolayers (Gibbs monolayers) were studied by surface pressure (H) measurements as a function of time. For the spread monolayers (Langmuir monolayers), the measurements of surface pressure versus molecular area (A) were performed.