The hidden epidemic of occult hepatitis B and C among injection drug users (IDUs): A call for action.

Objective: This study aims to determine the prevalence of Occult Hepatitis B and C Infections among Egyptian injection drug users (IDUs) and identify key risk factors contributing to their occurrence within this high-risk group.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 200 Egyptian IDUs were assessed. Participants were negative for Hepatitis B surface antigen and hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA, with anti-HCV positive patients who achieved sustained virologic response after treatment included.

Electrochemically embedded heterostructured Ni/NiS anchored onto carbon paper as bifunctional electrocatalysts for urea oxidation and hydrogen evolution reaction.

Developing high-efficiency, cost-effective, and long-term stable nanostructured catalysts for electrocatalytic water splitting remains one of the most challenging aspects of hydrogen fuel production. Urea electrooxidation reaction (UOR) can produce hydrogen energy from nitrogen-rich wastewater, making it a more sustainable and cheaper source of hydrogen. In this study, we have developed Ni/NiS hybrid structures with cauliflower-like morphology on carbon paper electrodes through the application of dimethylsulfoxide solvents.

Disease complex associated with begomoviruses infecting squash and cucumber in Saudi Arabia.

During the field visits in growing season of 2022 in Dammam Region of Saudi Arabia, begomovirus-like symptoms including leaf curling, leaf cupping, leaf distortion, vein thickening and reduced leaf size were observed in squash and cucumber fields. Twenty-five samples were collected from each crop and PCR amplification was done using general diagnostic begomovirus primers (AC-1048/AV-494 and Begomo I/Begomo II). The obtained results showed desired sized amplified DNA fragments (550 bp and 1.

The Feasibility of Measuring Central Blood Pressure with Bedside Echocardiography: An Observational Cross-Sectional Study.

Rationale And Objectives: Central arterial blood pressure (CBP) is considered a more valuable prognostic marker of major cardiovascular diseases than peripheral blood pressure. Non-invasive evaluation of central aortic pressure by Doppler echocardiography is a hopeful tool, avoiding many complications of invasive catheter strategy and diminishing time and costs.

Methods: A total of 118 patients were referred for elective cardiac catheterization at the Cardiovascular Medicine Department, Mansoura University.

Clinical predictors of treatment response to gabapentin in women with unexplained chronic pelvic pain.

Introduction: Chronic pelvic pain affects up to 24% of women worldwide and for up to 55% of these there is no associated pathology. Despite this there are no established treatments in this cohort. This is a secondary analysis of a randomised-controlled trial (GaPP2) to explore if there are measures which enable us to predict treatment outcome.