Vaginal birth after caesarean section (VBAC) in women with spontaneous labour: predictors of success.

We evaluated the predictors of VBAC success in Jordanian women with a single previous low transverse caesarean section of a gestational age of at least 28 weeks, followed by a trial of spontaneous labour at two tertiary hospitals between January 2008 and February 2010. Among 207 women, 117 (57%) women achieved a successful VBAC. Multivariate analysis showed that a cervical dilatation of ≥ 7 cm at the time of previous caesarean section was an independent predictor of successful VBAC (with a success rate of 80%).

Association of cell adhesion molecule gene polymorphisms with recurrent aphthous stomatitis.

Background: Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is a common oral ulcerative condition. At ulcer sites vascular adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), E-selectin and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) are strongly expressed on blood vessels, and ICAM-1 is expressed on keratinocytes. Expression of these molecules would promote leukocyte accumulation and invasion of the epithelium.

Furosemide for transient tachypnoea of the newborn.

Background: Transient tachypnoea of the newborn (TTN) results from delayed clearance of lung liquid and is a common cause of admission of full term infants to neonatal intensive care units. The condition is particularly common after elective caesarean section. Conventional treatment involves appropriate oxygen administration and continuous positive airway pressure in some cases.

Stress among parents of infants with neural tube defect and its associated factors.

The purpose of this study was to assess the stress among parents (either the mother or the father) of infants with neural tube defects (NTDs) and its associated factors. Using Parenting Stress Index-Short Form (PSI-SF), 100 parents of infants with NTDs were compared with 100 parents as a normative group. The total mean score for parents of infants with NTDs was 104.

Endurance exercise training protects against the upregulation of nitric oxide in the striatum of MPTP/probenecid mouse model of Parkinson's disease.

Objectives: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder, caused by the gradual loss of cells in substantia nigra. Nitric oxide (NO) plays an important role in a variety of signal transduction pathways that are crucial for maintaining the physiologic functions of nervous system. The aims of this study are: 1) To investigate the expression of the inducible form of NO (iNOS), and compare it to neuronal nitric oxide (nNOS) in the brain of a chronic mouse model of PD and 2) To study the effect of endurance exercise training on the expression of these markers.

Patterns of anterior abdominal stab wounds and their management at Princess Basma teaching hospital, North of Jordan.

Background: With the progressive use of new diagnostic techniques, the management of penetrating abdominal stab wounds is changing. Most studies have been conducted in well-equipped trauma centers in developed countries, and there is a paucity of reports from general teaching hospitals with limited resources. We reviewed the assessment of anterior abdominal stab wounds in patients presenting to our hospital hoping to establish an evidence-based algorithm for managing such patients in busy general hospitals.

Sweet-tasting solutions for needle-related procedural pain in infants one month to one year of age.

Background: Administration of oral sucrose or glucose with and without non-nutritive sucking is frequently used as a non-pharmacological intervention for needle-related procedural pain relief in infants.

Objectives: To determine the effectiveness of sweet-tasting solutions for needle-related procedural pain in infants one month to one year of age compared with no treatment, placebo, other sweet-tasting solutions, or pharmacological or other non-pharmacological pain-relieving methods.

Search Methods: We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) (The Cochrane Library 2012); MEDLINE via Ovid (1966 to 2012); CINAHL via OVID (1982 to 2012).

Perception of Jordanian mothers to nursing support during their children hospitalisation.

Aims And Objectives: To describe Jordanian mothers' perceptions of nursing support provided during hospitalisation of their children and identify socio-demographic characteristic of mothers and children associated with mothers' perceptions of nursing support.

Background: Nursing support is crucial to mothers to ease and relieve pain and stress experience during hospitalisation of their children.

Design: A cross-sectional design.

Fibre reinforcement of two temporary composite bridge materials--effect upon flexural properties.

Objectives: Temporary bridges must survive for their anticipated time in clinical service. Fibre reinforcement offers a potential means of increasing the chances of achieving this. This study sought to investigate this.

Mushroom poisoning: a case report from Jordan.

An eight years male child with his family ate fresh mushroom at lunch time from back garden at their home in a village in the North of Jordan. By the evening approximately six hours later all started feeling nausea, abdominal cramps and vomiting they rushed to nearest primary health care center. After getting general medical medication they were transfer to a referral hospital at city of Irbid.

Factors associated with the success of external cephalic version (ECV) of breech presentation at term.

Objective: To evaluate the predictors of success of ECV for breech presentation at term.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted over a 3-year period from 2005-2007, where 101 patients who had singleton breech presentation at term were undergoing external cephalic version (ECV) after 37 weeks of gestation at two major teaching hospitals in the North of Jordan. Comparative analysis was made between the successful ECV and unsuccessful ECV groups.

Factors influencing the shade matching performance of dentists and dental technicians when using two different shade guides.

Introduction: In recent years increased patient aesthetic expectations have brought about closer scrutiny of shade taking and communication processes with the aim of increasing the chances of success of obtaining good indirect restoration appearance. When shade matching, the most popular approach is to match the shade of the natural dentition using a shade guide to specify the shade of the final restoration before fabrication. A recent alternative approach is to also specify the shade of the tooth preparation to facilitate its replication in the die upon which the restoration will be made.

Artificial semi-rigid tissue sensitized with natural pigments: Effect of photon radiations.

Background: A new approach for evaluating the optical penetration depth and testing its validity with Monte Carlo simulations and Kubelka-Munk theory is used for artificial semi-rigid tissue sensitized with natural pigments. Photodynamic therapy is a promising cancer treatment in which a photosensitizing drug concentrates in malignant cells and is activated by visible light at certain wavelength.

Materials And Methods: Cheap artificial semi-rigid tissue incorporated with scattering and absorbing materials along with some other composites comparable to normal human tissue has been performed.

[2,4-(13)C]β-hydroxybutyrate metabolism in astrocytes and C6 glioblastoma cells.

This study was undertaken to determine if the ketogenic diet could be useful for glioblastoma patients. The hypothesis tested was whether glioblastoma cells can metabolize ketone bodies. Cerebellar astrocytes and C6 glioblastoma cells were incubated in glutamine and serum free medium containing [2,4-(13)C]β-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) with and without glucose.

The position of the occlusal plane in natural and artificial dentitions as related to other craniofacial planes.

Purpose: This study aimed at determining the most reliable ala-tragus line as a guide for the orientation of the occlusal plane in complete denture patients by use of cephalometric landmarks on dentate volunteers.

Materials And Methods: Analysis was made for prosthodontically related craniofacial reference lines and angles of lateral cephalometric radiographs taken for 47 dentate adults. Variables were determined and data were analyzed using SPSS (SPSS, Inc.

Attitudes of graduating medical doctors toward using sex selection techniques in Jordan in 2009.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe the attitude of graduating medical doctors toward the use of sex selection techniques in Jordan in 2009. MATERIALS AND METHODS (DESIGN): A self-administered questionnaire was used to assess attitude toward using sex selection. Demographic variables, gender preference of future children, and score on attitude toward using technology scale were used as independent variables.

Factors affecting intention to breastfeed among Syrian and Jordanian mothers: a comparative cross-sectional study.

Background: Breastfeeding is considered the ideal method of infant feeding for at least the first six months of life. This study aimed to compare breastfeeding intention between Syrian and Jordanian women and determine factors associated with breastfeeding intention among pregnant women in these two countries.

Methods: A cross-sectional design was used to collect data from1200 pregnant women aged 18 years and above (600 participants from each country).

Endurance exercise training promotes angiogenesis in the brain of chronic/progressive mouse model of Parkinson's Disease.

Goals And Objectives: The main goal of this study is to evaluate the effect of treadmill exercise on the angiogenesis markers in the striatum (ST) of chronic/progressive parkinsonian mice.

Materials And Methods: Forty 57BL/6 albino mice were randomly divided into four groups. Sedentary control (SC, n=10), exercise control (ExC, n=10), sedentary Parkinson's (SPD, n=10), and exercised Parkinson's (ExPD, n=10).

Umbilical cord prolapse: a 10-year retrospective study in two civil hospitals, North Jordan.

Umbilical cord prolapse (UCP) is an obstetric emergency. The objective of our study was to determine the frequency of cord prolapse, its aetiological factors and to evaluate fetal prognosis. This was a retrospective review of cord prolapse deliveries in the main two civil hospitals in North Jordan between 1995 and 2005, at Princess Badeea Hospital and at King Abdullah University Hospital (KAUH) in Irbid, North Jordan.

The association between second hand smoke and low birth weight and preterm delivery.

To determine the association between maternal exposure to SHS and low birth weight and preterm delivery. This cross-sectional study was carried out in the four main governmental hospitals dealing with deliveries in the north of Jordan. A consecutive 8,490 women who delivered in these hospitals between April 2007 and September 2007 were included in the study after excluding those who reported active smoking during the current pregnancy.

Porcelain fracture resistance of screw-retained, cement-retained, and screw-cement-retained implant-supported metal ceramic posterior crowns.

Purpose: The purpose of this in vitro study was to compare the porcelain fracture resistance between screw-retained, cement-retained, and combined screw- and cement-retained metal-ceramic (MC) implant-supported posterior single crowns; and to investigate the effect of offsetting the occlusal screw-access opening on porcelain fracture resistance of screw-retained and cement-retained MC implant-supported posterior single crowns.

Materials And Methods: Forty standardized MC molar-shaped restorations were fabricated. The 40 restorations were divided into four groups (SRC, SRO, CRP, and CSC) of 10 specimens each.

Having a child with asthma--quality of life for Jordanian parents.

This study was conducted to assess the quality of life (QoL) of Jordanian parents of children with asthma and its associated factors. Three hundred and twenty-six parents of 200 children participated in the study. The Pediatric Asthma Caregivers' Quality of Life Questionnaire (PACQLQ) was used to measure how parents of children with asthma disease impaired their daily life during the previous week on two domains 'activity limitations' and 'emotional function'.

Effectiveness of constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) as home-based therapy on Barthel Index in patients with chronic stroke.

Objective: The goal of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) on the Barthel Index (BI) scores in persons with stroke to assess dependency in survivers of stroke and to investigate the long-term effects of CIMT on dependency needs as measured by the BI, based on the hypothesis that CIMT as home-based therapy would be of significant benefit in stroke rehabilitation.

Methods: Twenty-seven participants, 16 men with a mean age of 58 (+/- 10.8) and 4 women with a mean age of 60 (+/- 6.

Acute ischemic stroke: relationship of brain lesion location & functional outcome.

Purpose: To establish, using brain spiral computerised tomography (SCT) and modified Barthel index (MBI), whether the location of cerebral infarction could be correlated with functional outcome in acute ischemic stroke patients who undergo early intensive rehabilitation.

Methods: Observational cohort, assessor blinded and correlational prospective 12-weeks study that included 111 acute ischemic stroke patients, admitted consecutively to an early intensive inpatient rehabilitation programme (5 days a week, 3-5 h a day) during 2003. Confirmation of diagnosis and stratification was done by brain SCT.

Quality of life and associated factors among Jordanian adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Objectives: Quality of life (QoL) is a significant indicator of the outcome of the treatment in chronic diseases. The purpose of the study was to assess the QoL of Jordanian adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus and its associated factors.

Methods: A total of 145 adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus were invited to participate in the study during their regular visits to outpatient clinics.