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Evaluation of the serum level of Lipocalin 2 in vitiligo.
Arch Dermatol Res
January 2025
Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt.
Vitiligo is considered as depigmenting skin disorder where patches of skin losing their pigment. Lipocalin-2 (LCN2) is one of the Inflammatory adipokines that has a potential role in skin disorders and other inflammatory diseases as well. To measure the concentration level of LCN2 in vitiligo patients compared to healthy controls and to investigate its relation to disease activity and other clinical data to evaluate its role in the pathogenesis of the disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRole of miR-16, 146a, 19b and 720 gene expressions in the pathogenesis and diagnosis of vitiligo.
Sci Rep
January 2025
Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt.
Vitiligo is a common long-term depigmenting skin disorder that is characterized by patches of skin losing their pigment. To evaluate serum/tissue levels of miR-16, 146a, 19b and 720 in vitiligo patients and healthy controls, also analyzing the correlations between all biomarkers to indicate whether those can be used to early diagnose vitiligo patients. Forty-subjects were included, divided into two equal groups, 20 healthy matched individuals and 20 vitiligo patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThermodynamic Assessment of the Causes of the Death of the People Under the Debris in an Earthquake.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep
January 2025
Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Mortality rate of the crush victims in the Marmara earthquake of August 1999 was compared with the conclusions arrived after making thermodynamic assessment of the data acquired in the previous earthquakes. Entropic age concept was found very helpful while assessing the data. Mortality rate in the age group of 0-9 years old crush victims was 0 because the basal metabolic rate (BMR) of these children was low.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEffectiveness of a Mobile Health Intervention (DOT Selfie) in Increasing Treatment Adherence Monitoring and Support for Patients With Tuberculosis in Uganda: Randomized Controlled Trial.
JMIR Mhealth Uhealth
January 2025
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States.
Background: Directly observed therapy (DOT) is the standard method for monitoring adherence to tuberculosis (TB) treatment. However, implementing DOT poses challenges for both patients and providers due to limited financial and human resources. Increasing evidence suggests that emerging digital adherence technologies, such as video directly observed therapy (VDOT), can serve as viable alternatives.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSchool-based social and educational support for siblings of children with cancer - Siblings' and parents' feedback on an intervention proposal (SUPREME).
Eur J Oncol Nurs
December 2024
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Electronic address:
Purpose: Siblings of children with cancer experience the consequences of their brother or sister's disease and treatment firsthand, often causing social and school-related difficulties. This study aimed to gather parents' and siblings' feedback on a proposal for a school-based social and educational support intervention for siblings with the goal of tailoring the program to meet the needs of siblings.
Method: Adopting a criterion sampling strategy, we conducted interviews with 20 parents and 11 siblings, aged 7-19 years, of children with cancer.
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