Publications by authors named "Malak Ibrahim"

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  • The study aimed to evaluate how perimenopausal and postmenopausal women in British Columbia perceive reproductive aging and their concerns about endometrial cancer (EC).
  • Interviews with 31 women revealed a simplistic understanding of midlife changes, a tendency to "tough it out," and low awareness of EC risk factors, with confusion between cervical cancer and EC.
  • Participants expressed the need for better education on EC and recommendations for raising awareness about it during discussions on perimenopause and menopause.
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Aim: To assess patients' satisfaction with the quality of nursing care and the relationship between patients' characteristics and their level of satisfaction.

Design: A descriptive correlational cross-sectional design was used in this study.

Methods: Convenient sampling was utilized to include 1014 inpatients from six hospitals in Jordan: three private hospitals; two governmental hospitals; and one university-affiliated hospital.

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Ethnopharmacological Relevance: In Senegal, upper and lower respiratory tract infections constitute a real health problem. To manage these disorders, most people rely on the use of local medicinal plants. This is particularly the case for species belonging to the botanical families, Combretaceae, Fabaceae, Myrtaceae and Rubiaceae, which are widely used to treat various respiratory problems such as colds, flu, rhinitis, sinusitis, otitis, angina, bronchitis, bronchiolitis and also pneumonia.

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The limited availability of antiviral therapy for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has spurred the search for novel antiviral drugs. Here, we investigated the potential antiviral properties of plants adapted to high-salt environments collected in the north of France. Twenty-five crude methanolic extracts obtained from twenty-two plant species were evaluated for their cytotoxicity and antiviral effectiveness against coronaviruses HCoV-229E and SARS-CoV-2.

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  • Researchers studied the genetic and antigenic differences between current rotavirus strains and existing vaccines, analyzing 231 rotavirus-positive samples from hospitalized children.
  • Although a significant portion of children were vaccinated, the study found no major improvement in clinical outcomes between vaccinated and unvaccinated groups, with the G3 genotype being the most prevalent.
  • The findings suggest that the Rotarix® vaccine may be less effective due to numerous mutations in rotavirus strains, emphasizing the need for ongoing evaluation and monitoring of vaccine efficacy against emerging variants.
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Partial bladder outlet obstruction due to prostate hyperplasia or posterior urethral valves, is a widespread cause of urinary dysfunction, patient discomfort and also responsible for immense health care costs. Even after removal or relief of obstruction, the functional and pathologic aspects of obstruction remain as a chronic obstructive bladder disease (COBD). Epigenetic changes, such as DNA methylation, contribute to the persistent character of many chronic diseases, and may be altered in COBD.

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