Persistent symptoms and conditions among children and adolescents hospitalised with COVID-19 illness: a qualitative study.

Objectives: There is limited in-depth research exploring persistent symptoms and conditions among children and adolescents who contracted COVID-19 illness that required hospitalisation. The main objective of this study was to conduct qualitative interviews among families who had a child hospitalised with COVID-19 illness to elucidate their child's physical, mental and social health outcomes months after initial acute infection.

Design, Setting And Participants: A qualitative study that composed of in-depth interviews among families with a child hospitalised with COVID-19 illness in one large urban US paediatric healthcare system.

Design, Synthesis, and Toxicological Activities of Novel Insect Growth Regulators as Insecticidal Agents against (Boisd.).

As a result of some major problems that come from using insecticides, the use of safe alternatives to these pesticides has become very necessary. Thus, a novel series of predicted toxicologically active urea, thiourea, thiosemicarbazide, oxadiazole, pyrazole, and triazine derivatives have been synthesized in a pure form to be lufenuron analogues as insect growth regulators which were screened and examined against (Boisd). The structure of synthesized compounds was established by means of spectroscopic and elemental analyses.

Biomarkers of imidacloprid toxicity in Japanese quail, Coturnix coturnix japonica.

The in vivo effect of the oral sublethal doses of 3.014 mg kg of IMI (1/25 LD) for 1, 7, 14, and 28 days every other day on Japanese quail was investigated. The results revealed that certain biomarkers in the selected tissues of the quail such as acetylcholinesterase (AChE), butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE), aminotransaminases (alanine aminotransferase, ALT, and aspartate aminotransaminase, AST), phosphatases (acid phosphatase, ACP, and alkaline phosphatase, ALP), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), adenosine-triphosphatase (ATPase), glutathione-S-transferase (GST), lipid peroxidation (LPO), and blood glucose showed significant inductions, while significant reductions in the levels of glutathione-reduced (GSH), deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), and ribonucleic acid (RNA) were noticed.

Ghrelin polymorphism/TRPV1 receptor expression in Egyptian IBS patients.

Introduction/objective: Irritable bowel syndrome is a functional gastrointestinal disorder. Ghrelin is a peptide hormone which affects gastrointestinal motility. We have studied the association between ghrelin gene polymorphism, ghrelin expression, and their effect on TRPV1 correlating this with IBS manifestations in the Egyptian patients.

Effect of N-acetylcysteine on attenuation of chlropyrifos and its methyl analogue toxicity in male rats.

The attenuating effect of 150 mg/kg of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) against the oral administration of 7.88 and 202.07 mg/kg/day for 14 days of either chlropyrifos-ethyl (CPE-E) or chlropyrifos-methyl (CPF-M), respectively, in male rat was investigated using biochemical and genetic markers.

Development and validation of a novel enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for monitoring ethylene thiourea in soil and vegetable samples.

A novel enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was developed for the detection of ethylene thiourea (ETU); a metabolite of ethylenebisdithiocarbamates (EBDCs) fungicides such as mancozeb. The ELISA performed well under optimal conditions based one limit of detection (0.201 ng mL), sensitivity (IC 3.

Effect of sample type and storage conditions on Golgi membrane protein 73 stability.

GP73 is a transmembrane glycoprotein that increases in viral and non-viral liver diseases, especially in hepatocellular carcinoma. This study aims to evaluate the effect of sample type and storage conditions on GP73 concentration. Twenty subjects were enrolled in this study.

Determination of glyphosate residues in Egyptian soil samples.

A sensitive linker-assisted enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (L'ELISA) was developed for the analysis of glyphosate in Egyptian soil samples. Polyclonal glyphosate antibodies were produced from rabbits immunized with glyphosate protein conjugate. The conjugate was prepared by activating the carboxylic groups of proteins; thyroglobulin or bovine serum albumin with 1-ethyl-3- (3-diaminopropyl) carbodiimide hydrochloride and N-hydroxysulfosuccinimide followed by directly coupled to the amino group of glyphosate.

Clinical inquiries. What is the best management for patients who have a TIA while on aspirin therapy?

Alternative antiplatelet therapy for stroke prevention is indicated for patients who experience transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) while on aspirin therapy (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, based on 1 meta-analysis and 1 randomized controlled trial). The combination of aspirin and extended-release dipyridamole reduces the risk of stroke following a TIA (SOR: A). Thieno-pyridines (eg, clopidogrel and ticlopidine) are an alternative for patients at high risk for a cardioembolic event.

Oral health of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Objective: s. To estimate dental disease indices and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).

Methods: Indices were recorded for dental caries, bacterial dental plaque, gingival inflammation, and TMJ dysfunction in children with JIA and matched controls.