Sleep Habits and Disturbances Among Tunisian Adults: A Cross-Sectional Online Survey.

Background: Sleep quality and disturbances have gained heightened scholarly attention due to their well-established association with both mental and physical health. This study aims to assess sleep-wake habits and disturbances in Tunisian adults.

Methodology: This cross-sectional study employed an online questionnaire to assess 3074 adults ≥ 18 years.

Sex-specificity in Surgical Stages of Lung Cancer in Young Adults.

Background: Young Patients with lung cancer represent a distinct subset of patients with this neoplasm. Young International studies show increased lung cancer rates in females, while the incidence in males continues to decline. There is evidence to suggest that this trend recurs in younger patients.

Impact of respiratory muscle training on clinical and functional parameters in COVID-19 recovered patients.

Introduction: early respiratory rehabilitation is required for patients with coronavirus virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) sequelae to reduce the risk of serious disabilities after hospital discharge.

Methods: it was a comparative prospective study including patients with persistent symptoms one month after discharge. The patients were hospitalized at the pneumology department D of Abderahman Mami hospital for COVID-19 pneumonia.

Cervical Benign Teratoma: Case Report and Review of Literature.

Unlabelled: Cervical teratomas are extremely rare germ cell tumours and it is much more common in newborn than adults, and in contrast to the paediatric cases adult teratomas have been highly malignant. Cervical teratoma incorporates lesions arising in the anterior and posterior triangles of the neck. This tumor can reach enormous size and cause airway obstruction and patients should be quickly treated.

[Obstructive hypopnea sleep apnea syndrome in the elderly].

Introduction: obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is a common but often under diagnosed disease among elderly persons. The aim of our study was to determine the clinical and polygraphic characteristics of OSAHS in elderly by comparing them to younger patients.

Methods: a retrospective study was performed at Pavillon D pneumology at Abderrahmen Mami Hospital in Ariana including 222 patients with OSAHS, divided into two groups: group 1 including 72 patients aged 18 to 45 years and Group 2 including 150 patients aged 65 and over.

Loss of Sour Taste Is the Striking Feature among Four Basic Taste Qualities in Tunisian COVID-19 Patients.

Background: Taste disorders (TDs) have been reported to be very common in patients suffering from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. In most of the hitherto conducted studies, a gustatory assessment was performed on the basis of surveys or self-reports by patients. The aim of our study was to undertake an objective assessment of four basic taste qualities by conducting tasting sessions that allowed detection thresholds in COVID-19 Tunisian patients and to study their associations with inflammation.

Prevalence of depression and anxiety in obstructive sleep apnea.

Introduction: Organic comorbidities of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have been widely studied. However, psychiatric disorders, especially depression and anxiety, have not attracted so much attention.

Aim: The primary aim was to determine the prevalence and the predictive factors of depression and anxiety in OSA patients.

[Primary benign schwannoma of the pleura: Report of 2 cases].

The preferred thoracic location of a schwannoma is the posterior mediastinum. A pleural location is very rare. To date there have been fewer than 20 cases in the literature.

Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica : a rare cause of hemoptysis.

Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica (TO) is a rare and benign pathological condition of the upper pulmonary tract of unknown cause. Often diagnosed after 50 years of age, it is more common in men. Clinical manifestations are variable and unspecific.

Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on glycated hemoglobin in patients with type 2 diabetes and Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes that adversely impacts glycemic control. However, there is little evidence about the effect of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on glycemic control in patients with diabetes.

Aim: Assess the effect of CPAP on glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels in patients with type 2 diabetes and OSA.

[Prevalence and risk factors for fatty liver in Tunisian adults with obstructive sleep apnea].

Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is commonly associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Early identification of NAFLD in OSA patients is important in order to try to prevent its evolution to advanced stages. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors for the occurrence of NAFLD in OSA patients.

The utility of bronchoalveolar lavage in the evaluation of interstitial lung diseases: A clinicopathological perspective.

Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is a noninvasive and well-tolerated procedure that is performed with a fiberoptic bronchoscope in the wedged position within a selected bronchopulmonary segment. After it was introduced to clinical practice, BAL rapidly gained acceptance in a large number of centers as a procedure that could be applied to the clinical evaluation of patients with various pulmonary disorders, especially the group of interstitial lung diseases (ILD). Cytological and flow cytometric analysis of BAL fluid in ILD is done with knowledge of the clinical presentation and radiological findings.

[Epidemiology and susceptibility profile of blood culture isolates in an intensive care unit (2002-2005)].

Introduction: The aim of our study was to determine the epidemiological profile and the antibiotics susceptibility of bacteria identified in blood culture in the intensive care unit, to improve empirical antibiotherapy.

Material And Method: A retrospective study was made over a four-year period (2002-2005) in the intensive care unit of the Mohammed-V Military Hospital. It included all the bacteria identified in blood culture.

[Systemic capillary leak syndrome: two case reports].

Introduction: Systemic capillary leak syndrome (SHCI) is a rare disease with poor prognosis, characterized by recurrent episodes of generalized edema and hypotension.

Exegesis: Two patients a 41 and 34-year-old woman were admitted with a generalized edema and several episode of shock. One patient had muscular edema with compartment syndrome imposing the aponevrotomia of discharge in emergency.

[Cystic dysplasia of the testis].

Cystic dysplasia of the testis is an exceptional benign tumour resulting from a functional abnormality of the connection between the rete testis and the efferent ductules of the epididymis. The authors report a new case observed in a child. The frequent association with a renal abnormality is highly suggestive.

PPMdb: a plant plasma membrane database.

PPMdb is a proteome database dedicated to proteins from plant plasma membranes. It provides comprehensive two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (2-D PAGE) maps, partial amino acid sequences and expression data. All this information is gathered and structured in a relational database, after being analyzed and annotated.

Use of a proteome strategy for tagging proteins present at the plasma membrane.

A plasma membrane (PM) fraction was purified from Arabidopsis thaliana using a standard procedure and analyzed by two-dimensional (2D) gel electrophoresis. The proteins were classified according to their relative abundance in PM or cell membrane supernatant fractions. Eighty-two of the 700 spots detected on the PM 2D gels were microsequenced.