Publications by authors named "N Koubaa"

The use of e-health interventions to promote physical activity (PA) among older adults has significantly increased in recent years. This review aims to comprehensively summarize the various e-health modalities and strategies used to encourage PA in aging adults. A systematic search of Medline, Embase, CINAHL, AMED, and PubMed databases was conducted to identify studies on e-health interventions targeting PA promotion in individuals aged 50 and older, published between 2012 and 2023.

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Background In acute intracerebral hemorrhage, both elevated blood pressure (BP) and antithrombotic treatment are associated with poor outcome. Our aim was to explore interactions between antithrombotic treatment and prehospital BP. Methods and Results This observational, retrospective study included adult patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage diagnosed by computed tomography within 24 hours, admitted to a primary stroke center during 2012 to 2019.

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Background: High blood pressure (BP) is associated with poor outcome in acute spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage. Little is known about the predictive value of prehospital BP in intracerebral hemorrhage. We aimed to investigate the relationship between prehospital BP and clinical and radiological outcomes.

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Long and very long chain fatty acids (LCFAs and VLCFAs) may play an active role in coronary artery diseases (CAD) etiology. Our aim was to evaluate the associations between LCPUFAs (C20:4n-6; C20:5n-3 and C22:6n-3) and VLCSFAs (C22:0, C24:0; and C26:0), as well as markers of peroxisomal integrity evaluated by phytanic acid and plasmalogen-C16:0 (PL-C16:0) in addition to the markers of lipid peroxidation (malondialdehyde [MDA] and conjugated dienes [CD]) and inflammation (high sensitivity C-reactive protein [hs-CRP]) with vascular severity evaluated by Gensini score in order to determine their possible effects on CAD in Tunisian population. Lipidomic strategy based on GC/MS-SIM was used to quantify LCPUFAs, VLCSFAs, and PL-C16:0 in red blood cells of CAD patients, non-CAD patients, and controls.

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Petroleum hydrocarbons are important energy resources used by industry and in our daily life, whose production contributes highly to environmental pollution. To control such risk, bioremediation constitutes an environmentally friendly alternative technology that has been established and applied. It constitutes the primary mechanism for the elimination of hydrocarbons from contaminated sites by natural existing populations of microorganisms.

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