Publications by authors named "F W Abdallah"
Grass pea ( L.) is a nutritious legume crop well-adapted to fragile agro-ecosystems that can survive under challenging climatic conditions. The cultivation of grass pea faces stigma primarily due to the presence of --Oxalyl--, -diaminopropionic acid (-ODAP), which is associated with a risk of inducing neurolathyrism upon prolonged consumption of its grains as a staple diet.
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- Chest pain is common in pediatric emergencies, with most causes being benign; however, chest x-rays (CXR) are frequently ordered despite low rates of abnormalities.
- A study reviewed medical records of 599 children to assess the adherence of physicians to guidelines for CXR usage, finding that 57.1% followed the recommended algorithm and only 8.2% had abnormal CXR results.
- The findings suggest the need for improved guidelines for CXR prescriptions based on specific clinical indicators of chest pain, as current practices may overuse this test despite its limited diagnostic value.
Conventional cytogenetic analysis is an important tool for the diagnosis of many hematologic disorders (HD). A karyotype is designed as « complex » when several alterations are detected. However, there is no clear consensus on the exact definition of a complex karyotype (CK), and there is a lack of studies that exclusively analyze CK in the literature.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrimary knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a persistent condition marked by the gradual deterioration of the joint and cartilage loss on its surfaces. Recently, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) was considered a biological intervention that alleviates symptoms and restricts the advancement of primary KOA in patients. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of intra-articular PRP injections on synovial repair through cytokine assays in 20 patients with primary KOA.
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