Publications by authors named "O Haddad"

Background: Dengue fever (DF) is a mosquito-borne viral infection that has recently become a burden worldwide, particularly in low-income countries, such as Yemen. There have been no epidemiological studies on DF in recent years in Yemen. Therefore, based on secondary data, this study aimed to shed light on the epidemiology of DF in Yemen between 2020 and 2024.

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Objective: To understand the mechanisms of injury and demographic risk factors associated with traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients among active and reserve service members in the U.S. Military before and during the COVID-10 pandemic.

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Article Synopsis
  • Intracranial infections after neurosurgery can lead to serious health risks, including high rates of illness and death.
  • The article describes a unique case of an infection caused by a rare gram-negative bacteria in a healthy adult using external ventricular drains.
  • It discusses the treatment approach, which included a 21-day intravenous antibiotic regimen with meropenem and vancomycin, highlighting the difficulties in managing such rare complications.
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A mixed metal oxide W-TiO nanopowder photocatalyst was prepared by using the sol-gel method with a broad range of elemental compositions x = C/(C + C), including TiO and WO. The material was structurally characterized and evaluated in adsorption and photocatalytic processes by testing its removal capacity of a representative pollutant methylene blue (MB) in aqueous solutions and under UV-A and sunlight illuminations. The nanopowders appeared to be more effective adsorbents than pure TiO and WO materials, showing a maximum at 15 mol% W, which was set as the tungsten solubility limit in anatase titania.

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Oligosaccharides derived from λ-carrageenan (λ-COs) are gaining interest in the cancer field. They have been recently reported to regulate heparanase (HPSE) activity, a protumor enzyme involved in cancer cell migration and invasion, making them very promising molecules for new therapeutic applications. However, one of the specific features of commercial λ-carrageenan (λ-CAR) is that they are heterogeneous mixtures of different CAR families, and are named according to the thickening-purpose final-product viscosity which does not reflect the real composition.

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