A cross-sectional study on the self-management of asthma and asthma control among adult asthmatic patients in the Aseer region, KSA.

Proper management of asthma is crucial for maintaining control over the disease and has a significant impact on the patient's overall condition. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of self-management and the level of Asthma control in the patients from the Aseer region of Saudi Arabia, as well as to investigate determinants of illness control. A study was conducted using quantitative cross-sectional methods.

miRNAs as cornerstones in colorectal cancer pathogenesis and resistance to therapy: A spotlight on signaling pathways interplay - A review.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the world's third most prevalent cancer and the main cause of cancer-related mortality. A lot of work has been put into improving CRC patients' clinical care, including the development of more effective methods and wide biomarkers variety for prognostic, and diagnostic purposes. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) regulate a variety of cellular processes and play a significant role in the CRC progression and spread via controlling their target gene expression by translation inhibition or mRNA degradation.

Optimum resource allocation in optical wireless systems with energy-efficient fog and cloud architectures.

Optical wireless communication (OWC) is a promising technology that can provide high data rates while supporting multiple users. The optical wireless (OW) physical layer has been researched extensively, however, less work was devoted to multiple access and how the OW front end is connected to the network. In this paper, an OWC system which employs a wavelength division multiple access (WDMA) scheme is studied, for the purpose of supporting multiple users.

Use of internet by the teaching faculty of Peshawar Medical College, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

This study was planned to examine the hard and soft form of learning resources available on the internet accessed by the teaching faculty. This study was conducted at the Peshawar Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan from January 2to April 2017. As the target population was not too large, no sampling technique was employed and census-based approach was adopted.

Philadelphia Chromosome Positive de novo Acute Myeloid Leukemia.

Philadelphia chromosome positive de novoacute myeloid leukemia (AML)is a rare disease with reported incidence of less than 1% of newly diagnosed cases of AML. Outcome of the disease is poor, owing to its resistance to conventional chemotherapy and variable response to imatinib besylate. We report a case of 24-year man who reported to our unit in November 2014 and was treated with conventional induction and consolidation chemotherapy with imatinib besylate.

Electronic cages for living cells.

Design and construction of an electronic cage is described which enables real-time manipulation of live and dead eukaryotic cells. Non-uniform, radio frequency (RF) AC electric fields are used to enable translational and rotational movement of cells, known as dielectrophoresis (DEP) and electro-rotation (EROT), and distinguish their state as viable and non-viable. A concentric multilayered mathematical model, applicable for eukaryotic cells, is also developed, coded and implemented.

Treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia in the imatinib era: perspective from a developing country.

Background: There is paucity of data from developing countries on the efficacy and safety of imatinib mesylate in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). The primary objective of this study was to document complete and partial cytogenetic responses to imatinib in all phases of CML. Secondary objectives included evaluations of complete hematologic response, safety, time to progression, and survival.

Applicability of international prognostic index in non Hodgkin's lymphoma in Pakistan.

Background: Aggressive non Hodgkin's Lymphomas (NHL) are common in Southeast Asia, Middle East and Africa. Data on survival with relation to prognostic factors is scarce. The primary objective of the study was to evaluate the applicability of International Prognostic Index (IPI) to predict overall survival (OS) and disease free survival (DFS) in developing countries.