Sleepiness and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Kidney Transplant Recipients in a Low-Middle Income Country: A Cross-Sectional Study.

This study aims to describe daytime sleepiness and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among Lebanese kidney transplant (KT) recipients and to examine the medical, psychosocial and transplant factors related to them. It is a cross-sectional multi-center study involving KT recipients >18 years. Daytime sleepiness was assessed using ESS Questionnaire.

Does fecal calprotectin increase may be linked to lactose intolerance in patients with irritable bowel syndrome?

Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a multifactorial condition without any specific investigation. Fecal calprotectin (FC) may be elevated in IBS without any explanation. In addition, some patients with IBS have symptoms related to lactose intolerance.

Mother's Self-Efficacy Mediates the Relationship Between Household Food Insecurity and Maternal Infant Feeding Styles.

Objectives: This study was performed to examine the association between household food insecurity, self-efficacy and infant feeding styles in mothers with children under 2 years old in Varamin, Iran.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 423 mothers aged 17-40 years from different areas of Varamin were selected by a multistage sampling methods from October 2013 to February 2014. The questionnaires consisted of three valid instruments, including: Household Food Insecurity Access Scale, Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire and Mother's Self-Efficacy Questionnaire.

Lifestyle and Outcomes of Assisted Reproductive Techniques: A Narrative Review.

Background: Studies reveal that lifestyles such as physical activity patterns, obesity, nutrition, and smoking, are factors that affect laboratory test results and pregnancy outcomes induced by assisted fertility techniques in infertile couples. The present study is a narrative review of studies in this area.

Methods: In this study, researchers conducted their computer search in public databases Google Scholar general search engine, and then more specific: Science Direct, ProQuest, SID, Magiran, Irandoc, Pubmed, Scopus, cochrane library, and Psych info; Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), using Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) keywords: infertility (sterility, infertility), lifestyle (life behavior, lifestyle), Assisted Reproductive Techniques (ART), antioxidant and infertility, social health, spiritual health, mental health, Alcohol and drug abuse, preventive factors, and instruments.

Characterization and kinetic properties of the purified Trematosphaeria mangrovei laccase enzyme.

The properties of Trematosphaeria mangrovei laccase enzyme purified on Sephadex G-100 column were investigated. SDS-PAGE of the purified laccase enzyme showed a single band at 48 kDa. The pure laccase reached its maximal activity at temperature 65 °C, pH 4.

Cyclosporine microemulsion formulation (sigmasporin microral) effect as first-line immunosuppressant on renal functions at 3 years.

Background: Cyclosporine (CsA) remains a mainstay of immunosuppressive maintenance regimens in developing countries, but its effects on long-term kidney allograft survival are still unclear. Our aim was to assess a generic microemulsion CsA (Sigmasporin) for long-term impact on graft function and patient survival among stable renal transplant patients.

Methods: Over a 36-month period, patients with transplantations from >6 months earlier were maintained on CsA doses of 2-8 mg/kg/d to keep C(2) within the recommended therapeutic range.

Six-month clinical outcome of cyclosporine microemulsion formulation (Sigmasporin Microral) in stable renal transplant patients previously maintained on sandimmun neoral.

The trial objective was to investigate the feasibility and safety of conversion to a generic microemulsion cyclosporine in stable renal transplant patients premaintained on Neoral. We enrolled 75 patients from seven centers in five Middle Eastern countries monitored them for 6 months after conversion to Sigmasporin Microral. Readings at 0, 0.