The Prevalence of Behavioral and Emotional Problems and Their Associated Factors Among Children and Adolescents in Jordan: Findings from a National School-Based Survey.

Background: Global research has reported that the number of children and adolescents suffering from mental health issues has increased over the past decades. In Jordan, there has been a growing interest in investigating mental health among these groups in the most recent decade; nevertheless, only a few studies have covered behavioral and emotional problems. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of behavioral and emotional problems among children and adolescents in Jordan and investigate their associated factors.

Henon bamboo flowering recorded first time in 120 years revealed how affects the floral organs of the host.

Flowering of Henon bamboo ( var. ) was observed in Japan in 2020s. We estimated that the observation of flowering was recorded for the first time in 120 y.

Higher risk of poor functional outcome and unfavorable clinical events for late-onset rheumatoid arthritis: results from the IORRA cohort.

Objectives: To compare treatment outcomes in patients with late-onset rheumatoid arthritis (LORA) and younger-onset rheumatoid arthritis (YORA).

Methods: We analyzed patients diagnosed with early rheumatoid arthritis (disease duration < 2 years) between 2000 and 2016 in the IORRA cohort. Patients were categorized into LORA (onset at ≥ 65 years) and YORA (onset at < 65 years).

Metabolic analysis of three-dimensional cultured gastrointestinal cancer cells suggests that L-arginine inhibits tumor growth by affecting the urea cycle.

Introduction: There is evidence for the anticancer effects of L-arginine (arginine); however, the direct effects on cancer cells and mechanism of action are unclear.

Methods: Various upper gastrointestinal cancer cells (OE19, OE33, MKN1, MKN45, MKN74, and AGS) were divided into arginine-treated and untreated groups and cultured using two-dimensional and three-dimensional culture systems. Proliferation was evaluated using the MTT assay to identify arginine-sensitive (OE33) and arginine-insensitive (OE19) strains.