A unique case report in a 63-year-old male: Thyroid-like renal carcinoma mimicking thyroid neoplasm.

Introduction And Significance: Thyroid-like follicular carcinoma of the kidney is an exceedingly rare neoplasm. Only a few cases have been reported in the literature. This tumor often presents with no specific symptoms and is frequently discovered incidentally during imaging studies.

A rare pediatric case: Mesenteric cystic hygroma in a 5-year-old child.

Introduction And Significance: Lymphangiomas are benign vascular malformations commonly found in the head and neck region, although they can occur elsewhere. Clinical manifestations vary based on location and size. Surgical resection remains the primary treatment modality.

Spleen salvation: A successful case of spleen-preserving surgery for hydatid cyst.

Introduction And Significance: Hydatid disease is a parasitic infection caused by tapeworm larvae that can affect different organs, including the spleen. While isolated hydatid cysts in the spleen are rare, they are usually asymptomatic and are frequently discovered incidentally. Treatment options depend on several factors, such as cyst location, size, and number.

Translation, cultural adaptation and linguistic validation of the postgraduate hospital educational environment measure into Arabic.

Background: Assessment of the clinical learning environment (CLE) is an essential step that teaching hospitals routinely undertake to ensure the environment is conducive, learning-oriented and supportive of junior doctors' education. The Postgraduate Hospital Educational Environment Measure (PHEEM) is an internationally recognized tool for assessing the CLE with evidence of high reliability and validity. Translation of PHEEM into other languages such as Spanish, Japanese and Persian enabled wider adoption of the instrument in the world.

Scaffolding Self-Regulated Learning in Operative Dentistry Through Self-Assessment Training.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate how effective self-assessment training is in improving the self-regulated learning (SRL) ability of operative dentistry students. The secondary aim was to explore students' attitudes towards self-assessment in clinical settings.

Introduction: Self-assessment has been the focus of dental education research for decades and has been claimed to be cornerstone in the SRL process.

Gauging the learning environment at Damascus University Pharmacy School in Syria using the DREEM questionnaire: A cross-sectional study.

: This study was undertaken to provide the first record of evaluation of the educational environment of the Bachelor of Pharmacy program at Damascus University (DU), Syria using the internationally adopted Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) tool and compare it with other pharmacy schools around the world. A cross-sectional study was conducted at DU Pharmacy School in 2022. The validated DREEM 50-item inventory was added to Google Forms and used to collect data electronically.

The challenging reality of the clinical learning environment at Damascus University Faculty of Dental Medicine in Syria: a qualitative study.

In Syria, specialist dentists undergo five years of undergraduate education and four years of postgraduate education. In the latter, students engage in treating complex cases as part of their professional training. This study aimed to obtain in-depth qualitative understanding of the clinical learning environment at Damascus University Faculty of Dental Medicine, Syria.

Evaluation of a workplace assessment method designed to improve self-assessment in operative dentistry: a quasi-experiment.

Background: Dental education has placed continued emphasis on self-regulated learning (SRL) and its subprocess, self-assessment. This study set out to evaluate the effectiveness of a novel workplace assessment method in developing trainees' self-assessment of operative procedures.

Methods: A Direct Observation of Procedural Skills (DOPS) form was modified for the use and measurement of self-assessment.

Evaluation of the Undergraduate Learning Environment at Dental Schools in Syria.

Objective: The learning environment plays a vital role in dental education. A positive learning environment could improve students' satisfaction, psychosocial well-being, and academic achievement. This study set out to measure the quality of the learning environment according to the Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure (DREEM) at different dental schools in Syria.

Induction of apoptosis and necrosis in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells by fatty acid ethyl esters.

Background: Fatty acid ethyl esters (FAEE), nonoxidative products of ethanol metabolism, are formed by the esterification of fatty acids and ethanol. Alcoholic subjects have high levels of FAEE in the circulation as well as in organs and tissues, especially those most often damaged by ethanol abuse. Our previous studies showed a significant synthesis of FAEE by human mononuclear cells within seconds of exposure to physiologic doses of ethanol.

Fatty acid ethyl ester effects on interleukin-2 production, cyclic AMP synthesis, and calcium influx in human mononuclear cells.

Background: Fatty acid ethyl esters (FAEE), nonoxidative ethanol metabolites, are produced by the esterification of fatty acids and ethanol. Plasma and serum FAEE correlate linearly with blood ethanol levels and are present in organs most commonly damaged by ethanol abuse. Our previous studies have shown that there is significant synthesis of FAEE by human mononuclear cells within seconds of exposure to physiologic doses of ethanol.

Fatty acid ethyl esters in human mononuclear cells: Production by endogenous synthesis greatly exceeds the uptake of preformed ethyl esters.

Background: Fatty acid ethyl esters (FAEE) are nonoxidative metabolites of ethanol. They are esterification products of ethanol and fatty acids. Fatty acid ethyl esters have been implicated as important mediators of ethanol-induced cytotoxicity, organ damage, and disease.