Effect of mesenchymal stem cells and melatonin on experimentally induced peripheral nerve injury in rats.

Injury of a peripheral nerve (PNI) leads to both ischemic and inflammatory alterations. Sciatic nerve injury (SNI) represents the most widely used model for PNI. Mesenchymal stem cell-based therapy (MSCs) has convenient properties on PNI by stimulating the nerve regeneration.

Predictability of the Development of Insulin Resistance Based on the Risk Factors Among Female Medical Students at a Private College in Saudi Arabia.

Background: Insulin resistance (IR) is currently an underlying phenomenon in the etiology of most non-communicable diseases. IR has been proposed as the key linking factor for the metabolic syndrome disease cluster of glucose intolerance.

Objectives: This study's target was to assess the predictability of risk factors for IR among female medical students Methods: A cross-sectional study involving female medical students was carried out.

Performance assessment and process optimization of a sulfur recovery unit: a real starting up plant.

Sulfur recovery units (SRU) have an important role in the industrial production of elemental sulfur from hydrogen sulfide, whereas the generated acidic gas emissions must be controlled and treated based on local and international environmental regulations. Herein, Aspen HYSYS V.11 with Sulsim software is used to simulate the industrial and treatment processes in a refinery plant in the Middle East.

The Impact of Virtual Reality in Enhancing the Quality of Life of Pediatric Oncology Patients.

Pediatric oncology interventions involve many challenges, such as multiple hospitalizations, invasive procedures, and adverse physical and psychological treatment side effects. Treatment burden, including administration of general anesthesia, contributes to high levels of psychological distress among pediatric patients and their families. Virtual reality (VR) is a distraction method, which offers an extremely realistic and interactive virtual environment and helps reduce pain and distress by means of a head-mounted display and headphones.