Prognostic value of platelet and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in COPD patients.

: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third driving reason for death around the world and a real number of patients suffers from disease exacerbation. Platelet lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR) are novel biomarkers in acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) and related to expanded 90-day mortality in patients with COPD.: This work aimed to assess NLR and PLR in COPD patients.

Slip Effects on Peristaltic Transport of a Particle-Fluid Suspension in a Planar Channel.

Peristaltic pumping induced by a sinusoidal traveling wave in the walls of a two-dimensional channel filled with a viscous incompressible fluid mixed with rigid spherical particles is investigated theoretically taking the slip effect on the wall into account. A perturbation solution is obtained which satisfies the momentum equations for the case in which amplitude ratio (wave amplitude/channel half width) is small. The analysis has been carried out by duly accounting for the nonlinear convective acceleration terms and the slip condition for the fluid part on the wavy wall.

Comparison of burnout pattern between hospital physicians and family physicians working in Suez Canal University Hospitals.

Introduction: The burnout syndrome is characterized by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and low personal accomplishment. It is associated with impaired job performance.

Methods: This descriptive study examined 171 physicians for the presence of burnout and its related risk factors.

Risk factors of falls among elderly living in urban Suez--Egypt.

Introduction: Falling is one of the most common geriatric syndromes threatening the independence of older persons. Falls result from a complex and interactive mix of biological or medical, behavioral and environmental factors, many of which are preventable. Studying these diverse risk factors would aid early detection and management of them at the primary care level.