Publications by authors named "M Makhlouf"
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- - The study focuses on the side effects of two chemicals, ammonium thioglycolate (ATG) and thioglycolic acid (TGA), that are commonly used in the brow lamination technique in cosmetics.
- - These chemicals can be absorbed through the skin and may cause allergic reactions, leading to irritation and dryness, while also affecting the hair structure and pigmentation of eyebrows.
- - The authors recommend further research and regulations on the use of these substances to minimize potential health risks associated with brow lamination.
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- The study explored how the built environment, analyzed through satellite images, impacts the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) among patients undergoing coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring in Northern Ohio.
- Researchers used a deep neural network to extract features from Google Satellite Imagery, revealing a significant association between a constructed GSI risk score and MACE risk, particularly in patients with low CAC scores.
- However, when adjusting for social vulnerability factors, the strength of this association weakened, indicating that social determinants of health play a crucial role in cardiovascular risk assessments.
Background: Type 2 diabetes is a rising health problem, especially in older adults. Health literacy and the degree of diabetes knowledge are among the factors that may influence diabetes self-care activities. The aim of this study was to assess factors affecting self-care activities among older adults living with type 2 diabetes in Alexandria, Egypt.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAccording to the considered role of lipophilicity-hydrophobicity on organic Schiff base hydrazones, different substituents of phenyl, ethyl, and methyl groups were inserted in the synthetic strategy of diisatin dihydrazones (L1-4). The biochemical enhancement was evaluated depending on their inhibitive potential of the growth power of three human tumor cells, fungi, and bacteria. The biochemical assays assigned the effected role of different substituents of phenyl, ethyl, and methyl groups on the effectiveness of their diisatin dihydrazone reagents.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study aimed to investigate whether plaque characteristics derived from intravascular optical coherence tomography (IVOCT) could predict a long-term cardiovascular (CV) death. This study was a single-center, retrospective study on 104 patients who had undergone IVOCT-guided percutaneous coronary intervention. Plaque characterization was performed using Optical Coherence TOmography PlaqUe and Stent (OCTOPUS) software developed by our group.
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