Publications by authors named "Nour Assaf"
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- The study aimed to assess the immunity status against SARS-CoV-2 in Lebanon to inform prevention measures and vaccination strategies.
- A total of 13,755 participants aged 15 to 75 were tested, revealing that 23.03% had antibodies for the virus, with higher positivity rates among females.
- Although seroprevalence varied by district, the overall immunity level in Lebanon was similar to that of other countries in the MENA region and was not sufficient for national protection.
Although the adverse effects of non-essential heavy metals on semen quality have been demonstrated in experimental animal models and occupational human exposure studies, little is known about the reproductive efficiency of exposed sperm during the process of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). Our study aims to evaluate the effect of paternal exposure to non-essential heavy metals on embryo efficiency outcomes (embryo cleavage, fragmentation, implantation, and live birth) in ICSI cycle. Ninety-five heterosexual couples who underwent 95 ICSI cycles and 78 fresh embryo transfers between January 2003 and December 2009 were evaluated.
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