A Mixed Methods Approach to Understand Mother-Father Relationship and Perceived Stress Among Black Pregnant Women.

Background: Black women in the United States report moderate to high levels of perceived stress during pregnancy. Though lower levels of involvement and support from father of the baby (FOB) and higher levels of conflict have been associated with higher levels of maternal perceived stress, it is not clear how Black pregnant women experience the mother-father relationship and its influence on perceived stress.

Purpose: To examine and describe the mother-father relationship and its role in experiences of perceived stress from the perspective of Black pregnant women.

Outcome After Modern Proton Beam Therapy in Childhood Craniopharyngioma: Results of the Prospective Registry Study KiProReg.

Purpose: Craniopharyngiomas (CPs) are rare tumors of the sellar region often leading to significant comorbidities due to their close proximity to critical structures. The aim of this study was to analyze survival outcome and late toxicities after surgery and proton beam therapy (PBT) in childhood CPs.

Methods And Materials: Within the prospective registry study "KiProReg" (DRKS0000536), data of 74 childhood patients with CP, receiving PBT between August 2013 to June 2022 were eligible.

Maternal stressors and maternal bonding among immigrant and Refugee Arab Americans resettled in the United States.

Maternal bonding with the infant and child is essential for the growth and development of the child, and for establishing the relationship between them. The effect of maternal acculturative stress, trauma, and depressive symptoms on maternal bonding has been established in nonimmigrant populations, but not in immigrant and refugee populations. In this study, we aimed to (1) examine the relationships among maternal psychosocial stress (acculturative stress, posttraumatic stress), depressive symptoms, and maternal bonding, and (2) examine whether maternal depression is a mediator of the relationship between maternal psychosocial stress and maternal bonding among a sample of Arab American immigrant and refugee mothers.

Practical approaches to conducting biopsychosocial research with refugee and internally displaced communities.

Refugees and internally displaced people comprise one percent of the world population. Forced migration involves a multitude of ongoing stressful and traumatic experiences, often resulting in lasting psychological symptoms for people resettling as refugees. Despite these risks, the underrepresentation of refugee populations in research-particularly in biological sciences-has impeded the allocation of effective resources and the development of novel interventions for these groups.

Antibiotic prescription in bone augmentation and dental implant procedures: a multi-center study.

Background: Adherence to antibiotic recommendations and safety aspects of restrictive use are important components when combating antibiotic resistance. The primary aim of this study was to assess the impact of national guidelines on antibiotic prescriptions for bone augmentation procedures among dentists working at three specialized clinics. The secondary aim was to assess the occurrence of postoperative infections.

Applicator-guided proton therapy versus multichannel brachytherapy for vaginal vault irradiation.

To dosimetrically compare applicator-guided intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) and multichannel brachytherapy (MC-BRT) for vaginal vault irradiation (VVI) with special focus on dose to organs at risk (OARs) and normal tissues. Ten patients with uterine confined endometrial cancer who received adjuvant vaginal cuff brachytherapy were included in this study. For each patient an additional IMPT treatment plan was created using the same computed tomography dataset and contours segmented for MC-BRT plans.

Metabolic profile in first episode drug naïve patients with psychosis and its relation to cognitive functions and social cognition: a case control study.

1st episode drug naïve patients with psychosis might be at higher risk for cardiometabolic disturbances which could affect the different cognitive, and executive functions and domains of social cognition. This study aimed to study the metabolic parameters in 1st episode drug naïve patients with psychosis, to evaluate the relation of these cardiometabolic domains to the cognitive, executive functions, and social cognition. Socio-demographic characteristics of 150 first episode drug naïve patients with psychosis and 120 matched healthy control groups were collected.

Perceived adversity and psychological distress in refugee married couples resettling in the United States.

Background: Syrian and Iraqi refugees are a growing segment of the U.S. population, and although exposure to war and violence has been linked to psychological distress in individual refugees, few studies have examined the distress in married couples.

Association of maternal and paternal psychosocial stress and infant hair cortisol among Arab American immigrants: A pilot study.

Acculturative stress is unique among immigrants and refers to the stress associated with maintaining cultural values and traditions in the host country. Immigrant parents confront psychosocial variables such as acculturative stress, anxiety, and depression that might result in intergenerational negative consequences on their infants. Measurement of hair cortisol concentration (HCC), an outcome of neuroendocrine dysregulation, is one relatively noninvasive approach to gauge stress in infants.

Psychosocial Factors and Telomere Length Among Parents and Infants of Immigrant Arab American Families.

Immigrant Arab American families face multiple stressors related to migration and resettlement. Telomere length (TL) is an established biomarker of aging and psychosocial stress. No published studies have concurrently examined the association between maternal and paternal psychosocial factors and infants' TL.

Antibiotic utilization in emergency dental care in Stockholm 2016: a cross sectional study.

Objectives: To investigate systemic antibiotics utilization in emergency dental care and to determine the most common treatment measures performed during emergency visits in public versus private emergency care in Sweden.

Material And Methods: Two questionnaires were answered by dentists at one large public and one large private emergency dental clinic in Stockholm, Sweden. The first questionnaire pertained to the emergency care provided to patients ( = 1023) and the second concerned the dentists' ( = 13) own knowledge and attitudes towards antibiotic treatment and oral infections.

Acculturative Stress and Postpartum Depressive Symptoms among Immigrant Arab American Couples.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between acculturative stress, perceived stress, social support, and postpartum depression (PPD) symptoms among immigrant Arab American couples.

Methods: Using a cross-sectional design, 30 Arab American immigrant couples were enrolled. During home visits, couples completed the demographic information, the Multi-Dimensional Acculturative Stress Inventory, Perceived Stress, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support among Arab Women, and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale.

Characteristics of Oral Manifestations in Symptomatic Non-Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study on a Sample of the Saudi Population.

Purpose: Few case reports and letters to the editor have been published regarding oral signs and symptoms in COVID-19 patients. The aim of the study therefore is to investigate different types of oral manifestations in COVID-19 patients as well as their prevalence.

Patients And Methods: The study is a cross-sectional study from a single medical center.

Psychometric Analysis of the Arabic Translation of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support.

Background: Social support has been related to postpartum depression (PPD) among immigrant women. The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) has been translated to Arabic (MSPSS-AW) but not validated among postpartum women.

Purpose: To further replicate and refine the already existing MSPSS-AW to determine: (a) reliability and construct validity of the MSPSS-AW in immigrant Arab American postpartum women, and (b) relationship of dimensions of social support and PPD.

Normal intraocular pressure in Egyptian children and meta-analysis.

Objective: To determine the normal intraocular pressure in a sample of Egyptian children 0-12 years of age, and compare it to that recorded in previous studies.

Methods: This is a prospective cross-sectional study, including 345 eyes. All children underwent complete history taking and ophthalmic examination.

Clinical Implementation of Proton Therapy Using Pencil-Beam Scanning Delivery Combined With Static Apertures.

Proton therapy makes use of the favorable depth-dose distribution with its characteristic Bragg peak to spare normal tissue distal of the target volume. A steep dose gradient would be desired in lateral dimensions, too. The widespread spot scanning delivery technique is based, however, on pencil-beams with in-air spot full-widths-at-half-maximum of typically 1 cm or more.

Recruiting Immigrant and Refugee Arab American Mother-Father-Infant Triads Resettling in the United States: A Feasibility Study.

Background: Recent Iraqi and Syrian immigrant families are exposed to stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms due to civil war. Recruitment challenges specific to conducting research within this population include the lack of knowledge about research, stigma of mental illness, and mistrust.

Purposes: Among immigrant Iraqi and Syrian families: (1) evaluate the approach to recruitment and retention; and (2) evaluate the acceptability of the study procedures.

Prophylactic antibiotics for staged bone augmentation in implant dentistry.

The objective of the study was to assess the effect of prophylactic antibiotics on the outcome of bone augmentation and subsequent dental implant placement by combining the recommended quality assessment methods for systematic reviews and primary studies. This is a complex systematic review in which systematic reviews as well as primary studies are scrutinised. A search of Medline (OVID), The Cochrane Library (Wiley) and EMBASE, PubMed and Health technology assessment (HTA) organisations as-well as a complementary hand-search was carried out.

Correction: Peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer and ganglion cell complex degeneration in Egyptian patients with bipolar disorder.

Since the online publication of the above article, the authors have requested a change to the author list. The full correct author list is: Dalia H Khalil, Mohamed M. Said.

Cognitive and physical disability in Egyptian patients with multiple sclerosis: genetic and optical coherence tomography study.

: The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between cognitive dysfunction, neurodegeneration, and genetic factors among multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. : Fifty patients of definite MS were included. Physical disability was assessed by expanded disability status scale (EDSS).

Peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer and ganglion cell complex degeneration in Egyptian patients with bipolar disorder.

Purpose: To determine if changes in OCT parameters including peripapillary RNFL thickness and GCC thickness in Egyptian patients with bipolar disorder exist, and to correlate them with disease severity and clinical characteristics.

Methods: A case-control study conducted on 40 patients with bipolar disorder were compared to 40 matched healthy controls. Both patients and controls were subjected to ophthalmic examination including: BCVA, slit-lamp examination, fundus examination, and OCT imaging.

Optical coherence tomography findings in patients with bipolar disorder.

Background: Research in bipolar disorder suggests the presence of structural brain abnormalities. It is not clear whether these findings are trait markers or operate with the onset and progress with disease severity and duration. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a non-invasive technique that detects degenerative changes in the retina reflecting brain degeneration.

Primary trabeculotomy compared to combined trabeculectomy-trabeculotomy in congenital glaucoma: 3-year study.

Purpose: To compare the outcome of primary trabeculotomy with that of combined trabeculectomy-trabeculotomy (CTT) with mitomycin C (MMC) in children with congenital glaucoma.

Methods: This is a prospective comparative study, carried out on a cohort of 28 eyes (28 infants) with congenital glaucoma. Infants with proved congenital glaucoma [based on intra-ocular pressure (IOP), cup/disc (C/D ratio), corneal diameter and axial length measurements] were randomly allocated to either group A (trabeculotomy) or group B (CTT with MMC).

OCT and Visual Field Changes as Useful Markers for Follow-up of Axonal Loss in Multiple Sclerosis in Egyptian Patients.

Purpose: The aim of this work was to correlate optical coherence tomography (OCT) parameters, retinal sensitivity (perimetry) and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) with disease duration and neurologic functional disability in Egyptian patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).

Methods: This is a cross-sectional observational cohort study in which 68 MS patients and 23 healthy controls had full neurologic examination, including expanded disability status scale (EDSS) and full ophthalmologic examination, including functional and structural assessments of the optic nerve through BCVA, visual field examination (SITA), and OCT (Optovue).

Results: Retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness was significantly decreased in MS eyes.

A phase 1b study of placenta-derived mesenchymal stromal cells in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Background And Objective: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a degenerative disease characterized by fibrosis following failed epithelial repair. Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC), a key component of the stem cell niche in bone marrow and possibly other organs including lung, have been shown to enhance epithelial repair and are effective in preclinical models of inflammation-induced pulmonary fibrosis, but may be profibrotic in some circumstances.

Methods: In this single centre, non-randomized, dose escalation phase 1b trial, patients with moderately severe IPF (diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO ) ≥ 25% and forced vital capacity (FVC) ≥ 50%) received either 1 × 10(6) (n = 4) or 2 × 10(6) (n = 4) unrelated-donor, placenta-derived MSC/kg via a peripheral vein and were followed for 6 months with lung function (FVC and DLCO ), 6-min walk distance (6MWD) and computed tomography (CT) chest.