Migrant Health Country Profile tool (MHCP-t) for transforming health data collection and surveillance in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region: tool development protocol with embedded process evaluation.

Introduction: The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is characterised by major health disparities and complex migration flows. Yet, because of a lack of epidemiological data, there is an urgent need to strengthen routine data collection around migrant health and to define key indicators towards migrant health monitoring. To address this problem, we aim to design and pilot test the Migrant Health Country Profile tool (MHCP-t) which can collate country-level data collection around migration health data, policies and healthcare provision.

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Objective: to assess the gender leadership style of managers in the Moroccan health sector.

Method: Descriptive study. The Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ), a questionnaire that evaluates leadership style, was used to collect data from 120 managers in the Moroccan healthcare sector (40 female managers and 80 male managers).

Promising Results of an Exclusive Radiotherapy Treatment of an Inoperable Giant Eyelid Sebaceous Carcinoma.

Eyelid sebaceous carcinoma is a rare malignant tumor. Surgical excision is generally the standard curative treatment. However, in cases where surgery is not possible due to locally advanced tumors, definitive radiotherapy can be considered an option.

Assessing the Vaccination Status and Barriers to Influenza, Pneumococcal, and COVID-19 Vaccination Among Moroccan Patients With Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic Disease.

Objective: To evaluate the vaccination coverage of patients with chronic inflammatory rheumatic disease (CIRD) against influenza, pneumococcus, and COVID-19 and to determine, per the patients' point of view, the possible factors related to vaccination hesitation and/or refusal.

Methods: A cross-sectional study carried out by the vaccination working group of the Moroccan Society of Rheumatology, including patients with CIRD in Morocco. Information about vaccination coverage and reasons for non-vaccination against influenza, pneumococcal infection, and COVID-19 was collected.

Radiotherapy for parotid cancer: 10 years of experience in a single center.

<b><br>Introduction:</b> We report our experience in the treatment of parotid cancers by radiotherapy delivered with curative intent over a period of 10 years.</br> <b><br>Aim:</b> The aim of this study was to evaluate the therapeutic results and prognostic factors.</br> <b><br>Materials and methods:</b> This is a retrospective study of patients with parotid cancer treated with radiotherapy between 2008 and 2017 at the National Institute of Oncology in Rabat.

Nanoparticles synthesis in microwave plasmas: peculiarities and comprehensive insight.

Low-pressure plasma processes are routinely used to grow, functionalize or etch materials, and thanks to some of its unique attributes, plasma has become a major player for some applications such as microelectronics. Plasma processes are however still at a research level when it comes to the synthesis and functionalization of nanoparticles. Yet plasma processes can offer a particularly suitable solution to produce nanoparticles having very peculiar features since they enable to: (i) reach particle with a variety of chemical compositions, (ii) tune the size and density of the particle cloud by acting on the transport dynamics of neutral or charged particles through a convenient setting of the thermal gradients or the electric field topology in the reactor chamber and (iii) manipulate nanoparticles and deposit them directly onto a substrate, or codeposit them along with a continuous film to produce nanocomposites or (iv) use them as a template to produce 1D materials.

Investigation of fullerene cluster growth mechanisms by carbon atom addition using classical molecular dynamics.

The mechanisms of carbon sticking reactions to C36 and C-C80 fullerenes were investigated with molecular dynamics simulations (MD) using the Second-generation Reactive Empirical Bond Order (SREBO) and Adaptive Intermolecular Reactive Empirical Bond Order (AIREBO) potentials that were specifically optimized for carbon-carbon interactions. Results showed the existence of three possible sticking configurations where the projectile atom can stick either to one, two or three atoms of the target fullerene. They also showed that although the two potentials give similar magnitudes for the sticking cross-sections, they yield fairly different results as far as sticking mechanisms and configurations at thermal collision-energies, i.

From farm to fork: future supply chains need to measure and trade nutrient content.

In the future, 8-10 billion people will need to be fed by our agriculture and food production system. Moreover, currently up to five billion people are already affected by malnutrition including undernutrition, inadequate consumption of micronutrients, and overweight. A healthy and sustainable diet will therefore play a pivotal role in our future, but most food products are traded and consumed based only on techno-functional or gustatory properties.

Anxiety, Stress, and Depression Among Healthcare Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study in Morocco.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an enormous psychological impact worldwide. This study aimed to assess anxiety, depression, stress, and compensatory behaviors among Moroccan healthcare workers (HCWs) during COVID-19. This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted using a snowball sampling strategy.

Multiomics Based Association Mapping in Wheat Reveals Genetic Architecture of Quality and Allergenic Related Proteins.

Wheat is an important staple crop since its proteins contribute to human and animal nutrition and are important for its end-use quality. However, wheat proteins can also cause adverse human reactions for a large number of people. We performed a genome wide association study (GWAS) on 114 proteins quantified by LC-MS-based proteomics and expressed in an environmentally stable manner in 148 wheat cultivars with a heritability > 0.

Human cytomegalovirus and isocitrate dehydrogenase status in glioma: association and prognosis value in Moroccan population.

Introduction: Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) and isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) have been separately associated to gliomas. IDH is a molecular marker considered in the histo-molecular classification of gliomas as well as in their management and prognosis. However, even if oncomodulatory properties were attributed to HCMV, its association to gliomas remains a controversy.

Acceptability of COVID-19 vaccination among health care workers: a cross-sectional survey in Morocco.

Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate the acceptability of COVID-19 vaccination among health care workers prior to the start of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Morocco.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Cheikh Khalifa University Hospital of Casablanca-Morocco. Utilizing a web-based platform surveys were distributed over a 3-week period via professional mailing list and social media.

Genetic architecture underlying the expression of eight α-amylase trypsin inhibitors.

Wheat cultivars largely differ in the content and composition of ATI proteins, but heritability was quite low for six out of eight ATIs. The genetic architecture of ATI proteins is built up of few major and numerous small effect QTL. Amylase trypsin inhibitors (ATIs) are important allergens in baker's asthma and suspected triggers of non-celiac wheat sensitivity (NCWS) inducing intestinal and extra-intestinal inflammation.

Ischemic stroke in Morocco: Prehospital delay and associated factors.

Objectives: This study aimed to estimate prehospital delay and to identify the factors associated with the late arrival of patients with ischemic stroke at the Souss Massa Regional Hospital Center in Morocco.

Patients And Methods: An observational, prospective, cross-sectional study was conducted from March 2019 to September 2019 in the Souss Massa regional hospital center, which is a public hospital structure. A questionnaire was administered to patients with ischemic stroke and to bystanders (family or others), while clinical and paraclinical data were collected from medical records.

Characterization of 150 Wheat Cultivars by LC-MS-Based Label-Free Quantitative Proteomics Unravels Possibilities to Design Wheat Better for Baking Quality and Human Health.

Wheat ( ssp. ) contributes to 20% of the human protein supply, delivers essential amino acids and is of fundamental importance for bread and pasta quality. Wheat proteins are also involved in adverse human reactions like celiac disease (CD), wheat allergy (WA) and non-celiac wheat sensitivity (NCWS).

Hybrid QconCAT-Based Targeted Absolute and Data-Independent Acquisition-Based Label-Free Quantification Enables In-Depth Proteomic Characterization of Wheat Amylase/Trypsin Inhibitor Extracts.

Wheat amylase/trypsin inhibitors (ATIs) have gained significant relevance as inducers of intestinal and extra-intestinal inflammation. In this study, we present a novel hybrid data-independent acquisition (DIA) liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) approach, combining QconCAT technology with short microflow LC gradients and DIA and apply the method toward the quantitative proteome analysis of ATI extracts. The presented method is fast, robust, and reproducible and provides precise QconCAT-based absolute quantification of major ATI proteins while simultaneously quantifying the proteome by label-free quantification (LFQ).

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Introduction: Despite several initiatives by the Moroccan health ministry to protect migrants' rights to health services, the vaccination of migrant children remains a public health issue.

Aim Of The Study: The objective of this study was to measure the vaccination coverage and identify the factors associated with the non-completion of vaccination of sub-Saharan migrant children under 5 years of age in the city of Casablanca.

Methods: Based on an analytical cross-sectional study, snow-ball sampling was conducted and a questionnaire was given to sub-Saharan migrant mothers of children under 5.

Stochastic models of systems for Nanotechnology: from micro to macro scale.

Computer modeling technique based on the theory of stochastic processes have been used in order to provide a realistic simulation of the behavior of nanoscopic systems, related in particular to plasma reactors in microelectronic device production. Basing on decades of experience, we show here, with new results, that the universality of such methods allows the development of codes with the highest reusability and versatility, crossing the barrier of scale. At the smallest scale, the quantum calculations of the potential energy surface of hydrogen species under nano-confinement conditions display the effects due to the dimension and the symmetry of the confining potential well.

Genomic Regions Associated with the Control of Flowering Time in Durum Wheat.

Flowering time is a critical stage for crop development as it regulates the ability of plants to adapt to an environment. To understand the genetic control of flowering time, a genome-wide association study (GWAS) was conducted to identify the genomic regions associated with the control of this trait in durum wheat ( Desf.).

The Care Pathway Delays of Cervical Cancer Patient in Morocco.

Introduction: The aim of this study is to document time intervals in cervical cancer care pathways, from symptom onset to disease detection and start of treatment, and evaluate how clinical, sociodemographic, and treatment factors influence delays throughout a patient's clinical pathway.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted at the FEZ Oncology Hospital of the Hassan II University Hospital Center in Morocco.

Results: 190 medical records of cervical cancer patients were collected.

Recurrent pterygo-palatal angiofibroma with intracranial extension: case report.

We report the case of a patient with recurrent pterygo-palatal angiofibroma and its treatment. A 21-year-old male patient had a long history of recurrent epistaxis with progressive nasal obstruction. He was diagnosed with an angiofibroma centered in the right pterygo-palatine fossa.

A solitary hemangioblastoma of the posterior brain fossa: the role of radiotherapy.

We report here the case of a patient admitted for management of posterior fossa cerebral hemangioblastoma. A 16-year-old male patient with a history of intracranial hypertension syndrome consisting of progressively worsening headache, vomiting, especially morning and jet vomiting, and decreased visual acuity. The patient's symptomatology worsened a few days later with the appearance of a disturbance of balance with enlargement of the sustentation polygon.