Assessment of soil contamination by heavy metals and arsenic in Tamesguida abandoned copper mine area, Médéa, Algeria.

Heavy metal and arsenic pollution of soil remains a serious environmental problem long after mining operations have ended. For instance, the Tamesguida copper mine located in north-central Algeria has been abandoned for several decades without restoration or even an environmental impact assessment. Therefore, soils were collected from several locations in the vicinity of the old mine and tailings and analyzed for their Cu, Cr, As, Pb, Ni, Zn, and Fe rates to gauge the scope of the soil contamination caused by these elements, and assessing their origin and their dispersion in the mine area.

Development of a multinational, multidisciplinary competency framework for physiotherapy training in pessary management: an E-Delphi study.

Introduction And Hypothesis: Vaginal support pessaries are intravaginal devices designed to relieve symptoms of pelvic organ prolapse, but they can cause serious medical complications if not managed well. Physiotherapists are well placed to manage pessaries, but there are no guidelines on the training required for competency in pessary management (PM).

Methods: A scoping review of current literature on PM training was conducted to develop draft competency standards, which were reviewed by a multidisciplinary focus group.

Backpropagation Approach Supported by Image Compression Algorithm for the Classification of Chronic Condition Diseases.

Diabetes is one of the main public health chronic conditions that are potentially reaching epidemic proportions globally. Worldwide, the occurrence of these types of diseases are increasing sharply at a worrying degree, with death of around 18 million people every year from cardiovascular disease, for which diabetes and hypertension are major predisposing factors. Two major concerns are that much of this increase in Diabetes is predicated to be happened in developing countries, with a growing incidence of Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) at a younger age including some obese children even before puberty.

Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Tinea Capitis in Children from Egypt.

Background: Dermatophytic fungi of genera and are the most important fungal species causing tinea capitis. Choice of treatment for tinea capitis is determined by the species of fungus.

Aim: The aim of the study was to investigate the most prevalent fungal species causing tinea capitis in children from Egypt and the most useful antifungal agent for treatment.