Publications by authors named "F El Masri"
Article Synopsis
- The approval of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) for cell therapies is moving forward after two decades of research and development, with a focus on clinical trials.
- A new Working Group by the International Society for Cell and Gene Therapy is guiding users on how to create stable and well-characterized iPSCs for various therapies.
- Important factors to consider include intellectual property, raw material selection, regulatory guidelines, culture methods, and the technologies needed for processing and storing iPSCs, alongside suggestions for improving existing procedures.
Background: Migration is usually accompanied by changes in the social, cultural, and religious environment, socioeconomic status, and housing conditions, all of which affect nutritional health. In a cross-sectional study, we assessed the dietary intake as well as nutritional and health situation in a population of Syrian refugees who have resided in Germany for at least six months up to four years since 2015. The primary aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the nutritional and health status in comparison to reference values.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFQuality of life among Syrian refugees in Germany: a cross-sectional pilot study.
Arch Public Health
November 2021
Background: More than 10 million Syrians have left their homes and sought refuge in neighboring countries, including Europe, since the beginning of the Syrian conflict in March 2011, and immigration continues to this day. This cross-sectional study included Syrian refugees residing in and around Hannover, Germany. We investigated whether general socioeconomic factors (e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe ingestion of non-caloric sweeteners (NCS) from food and/or drink was intended to reduce caloric intake without compromising palatability. However, the inconclusive relation between NCS and body weight may partially relate to their form of ingestion (solid or liquid). Thus, two paralleled experiments (aspartame and sucralose) were conducted.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: This study adopted a process view of organisational learning to investigate the barriers to effective organisational learning from medical errors.
Methods: Qualitative data were collected from 40 clinicians in high and low performing hospitals. The fit between the organisational learning process and socio-technical factors was investigated systematically from a pre-reporting stage to reporting and post-reporting stages.