Publications by authors named "N Z Hisham"
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- Periodontal disease arises from bacterial plaque buildup and immune reactions, possibly leading to conditions like gingivitis and severe periodontitis if not treated.
- The study compared salivary alpha-amylase (sAA) levels between individuals with varying stages of periodontitis and healthy controls, finding significant elevation in sAA among those with periodontitis.
- Results indicate a moderate correlation between sAA levels and clinical measures of periodontal disease, suggesting that elevated sAA could serve as a potential biomarker for assessing disease severity.
Medication review is an intervention with the potential to reduce drug-related problems (DRPs) in the elderly. This study aimed to determine the effect of pharmacists' medication reviews on geriatric patients. This study accessed two online databases, MEDLINE Complete and Scopus, and examined all studies published in English between 2019 and 2023, except for reviews.
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- The study aimed to assess how effective myocardial deformation parameters, specifically peak systolic strain (PSS) and peak systolic strain rate (SR), are in predicting problematic coronary arteries in patients with previous heart issues and acute coronary syndrome (ACS).
- Out of 33 patients studied, significant differences in PSS and SR were observed, particularly in areas supplied by the left anterior descending artery (LAD) compared to non-culprit lesions, indicating that these parameters can help identify affected areas in the heart.
- The results demonstrated that changes in PSS and SR were reliable indicators of specific coronary artery lesions, with PSS and SR outperforming the traditional wall motion score index (WMSI) in accuracy for predicting such lesions.
Soda lime silica (SLS) waste as the source of silica (SiO) and ark clamshell (ACS) as the foaming agent has been utilized to fabricate the low-cost and lightweight foam glass-ceramics. A series of 1 and 6 wt% foam glass-ceramics were successfully prepared by the conventional solid-state sintering method at various sintering temperatures for 60 min. The bulk density of the samples has achieved minimum density (1.
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