Achieving sustainable, environmentally viable, solarized vaccine cold chain system and vaccination program-an effort to move towards clean and green energy-driven primary healthcare in Lebanon.

Introduction: Lebanon faces severe economic and energy crises, impacting its healthcare system, particularly vaccine storage. Traditional gas or kerosene-powered refrigerators often fail to maintain necessary temperatures for vaccine efficacy. This study explores transitioning to solar direct-drive (SDD) refrigerators to ensure reliable vaccine storage.

Safety and efficacy of monthly high-dose vitamin D supplementation in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease.

Little is known about the impact of vitamin D supplementation on hand grip strength (HGS) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease (SCD). We aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of monthly high-dose vitamin D supplementation and its implications on bone mineral density (BMD), HGS, and HRQoL in patients with SCD and healthy controls. The study included 42 children with SCD and 42 healthy matched controls.

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in Egyptian medical students and how it relates to their academic performance.

Background: The neurobehavioral disorder, known as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), is characterized by impulsivity, hyperactivity, and a lack of focus. In addition, it is connected to poor academic performance. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of ADHD and its effect on their academic performance among medical students.

Immunization as an entry point for primary health care and beyond healthcare interventions-process and insights from an integrated approach in Lebanon.

Integrated healthcare systems are continually pitched as major contributors towards better distribution of health outcomes and enhanced well-being. Under emergency conditions, integrated healthcare services can guarantee better access to the target population. In recent years, several crises, i.

Damage accrual in Behçet disease: Behçet's Syndrome Overall Damage Index (BODI) versus Behçet's Disease Damage Index (BDI).

Objectives: To assess the validity of Behçet's Syndrome Overall Damage Index (BODI) and Behçet's Disease Damage Index (BDI) as tools for the detection of damage accrual in Behçet's patients compared to Vasculitis Damage Index (VDI). Also, to evaluate the correlation and the interclass correlation among the 3 indices to find out their consistency.

Method: A prospective cohort study was carried out on 102 adult Behçet's disease (BD) patients who were diagnosed according to the International Study Group criteria for BD.

Utility of neutrophil/albumin ratio and C-reactive protein/albumin ratio as novel inflammatory markers in Behcet's disease.

Introduction And Objectives: Behcet's disease (BD) is an autoimmune systemic inflammatory disease, and its exact pathogenesis is unknown. There are currently no specific tests to evaluate the disease activity of BD, making its management more difficult. This study aims to determine the neutrophil/albumin ratio (NAR) and C-reactive protein (CRP) to albumin ratio (CAR) and investigate their associations with clinical findings in patients with BD and to determine optimum cutoff levels of CAR and NAR.

Antibodies against a mutated citrullinated vimentin in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by autoantibodies against citrullinated antigens. The anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (Anti-CCP) test is commonly used to diagnose rheumatoid arthritis, whereas the anti-mutated citrullinated vimentin (Anti-MCV) is another anti-citrullinated antibody that reacts with mutated citrullinated vimentin. Therefore, we aimed to assess the diagnostic value of anti-MCV antibodies in RA patients and their relation to disease activity.

Validity and reliability of the Arabic version of the Self-Efficacy for Managing Chronic Disease scale in rheumatoid arthritis patients.

Background And Objectives: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune inflammatory condition that causing disability and affection of patient's quality of life (QoL). Self-efficacy investigation helps us to detect the requirements of chronically affected patients and evaluation of self-care management programs. The aim of our study was to test validity and reliability of Self-Efficacy for Managing Chronic Disease (SEMCD-Arabic) in RA patients.

Wet Specimens, Plastinated Specimens, or Plastic Models in Learning Anatomy: Perception of Undergraduate Medical Students.

Background: Methods of teaching anatomy have shown major change as the medical undergraduate curriculum became more challenging. Traditional teaching methods like dissection and wet specimens are nowadays widely replaced by anatomical models, plastination, and technology-enhanced applications.

Aim: To explore the perception of undergraduate students of three methods of learning anatomy, which are wet specimens, plastinated specimens, and plastic models.

Influence of Personality Traits and Learning Styles on Undergraduate Medical Students' Academic Achievement.

Purpose: Learning focus has shifted from conventional teacher-centered to student-centered; therefore, methods used to support and encourage learners must be considered. Meanwhile, the individual differences between learners should be taken into consideration by medical educators. Aiming to achieve a better learning experience, the current study investigates the relationship between personality traits and learning styles and their effect on students' academic achievement.

A guide for evaluation of online learning in medical education: a qualitative reflective analysis.

Background: With the strike of Covid-19, an unprecedented rapid shift to remote learning happened worldwide with a paradigm shift to online learning from an institutional adjuvant luxury package and learner choice into a forced solo choice. This raises the question of quality assurance. While some groups have already established standards for online courses, teaching and programs yet very little information is included on methodology of their development and very little emphasis is placed on the online learning experience.