Publications by authors named "N Ben Salem"
Enhanced bone cement for fixation of prosthetic joint utilizing nanoparticles.
J Mater Sci Mater Med
January 2025
Bone cement is commonly utilized to secure prosthetic joints in the body because of its robust fixation, stability, biocompatibility, and immediate load-bearing capability. However, issues such as loosening, leakage, and insufficient bioactivity can lead to its failure. Therefore, improving its mechanical, physical, and biological properties is crucial for enhancing its efficiency.
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- A team of over 180 researchers from more than 40 countries is addressing the issues related to "phantom agents," which are proposed pathogenic agents that are listed without concrete evidence of their existence.
- These phantom agents, identified only through symptoms and lacking proper isolates or genetic data, create obstacles for trade and plant certification, making effective detection and risk assessment difficult.
- The researchers recommend removing these agents from regulatory lists and updating standards in line with modern diagnostic methods to facilitate germplasm exchange and support global agriculture.
Background: The 2 × 2 PEACE-1 study showed that combining androgen-deprivation therapy with docetaxel and abiraterone improved overall and radiographic progression-free survival in patients with de novo metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer. We aimed to examine the efficacy and safety of adding radiotherapy in this population.
Methods: We conducted an open-label, randomised, controlled, phase 3 trial with a 2 × 2 factorial design (PEACE-1) at 77 hospitals across Europe.
White-Sutton Syndrome (WHSUS) is a rare neurodevelopmental genetic disorder with an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance. Truncating mutations in pogo transposable element with zinc finger domain () gene have been reported in cases of WHSUS. In this article, we present the first diagnosed case of WHSUS in Lebanon.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Pulsed low dose rate radiotherapy (PLDR) is a new radiation delivery method, in which the fractional dose is divided into sub-fractional doses with periodical time breaks in between. The goal of our study is to assess the toxicity on healthy tissues resulting from PLDR as compared to conventional radiotherapy (CRT) using the same physical X-ray dose.
Methods: We analyzed the weight and survival time for CRT and PLDR groups and studied the inflammatory cytokine transforming Growth Factor-β (TGF-β), usually released following irradiation.