Predictors of climate change literacy in the era of global boiling: a cross-sectional survey of Egyptian nursing students.

Background: Climate changes have led to health and environmental risks, so it has become essential to measure climate change literacy among the entire population, especially nursing students. The significant role of nursing students in raising public awareness and future healthcare roles emphasizes assessing the predictors of climate change literacy among nursing students.

Aims: This study seeks to identify the predictors of climate change literacy among nursing students in A Multi-Site Survey.

Effect Modifiers and Risk Factors of Intraocular Inflammation Following Brolucizumab: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Purpose: To identify risk factors and effect modifiers associated with intraocular inflammation (IOI) following brolucizumab injection.

Methods: Our protocol was registered on PROSPERO (CRD42022382645). We searched six electronic databases (PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, CENTRAL, EMBASE, and Google Scholar) to retrieve all studies that reported the occurrence of IOI following brolucizumab.

Nano-scale multi-spectroscopic analysis of the anti-fibromyalgia drug pregabalin based on dihydropyridine ring formation with sustainability and whiteness evaluation.

This research addresses the challenge of analyzing pregabalin, a primary amine in a zwitterionic structure, which is difficult to evaluate due to its lack of chromatophore. The study introduces a derivatization assessment using Hantzsch's multicomponent organic reaction to enhance the detectability of pregabalin by forming a highly fluorescent dihydropyridine derivative. This process involves the condensation of pregabalin with acetylacetone and formaldehyde, yielding a yellowish-green compound measurable both colorimetrically at 338 nm and fluorimetrically at an emission wavelength of 486 nm (λ = 408 nm).

Sudden death due to enterotoxemia among Arabian camels () and associated risk factors.

Background: Sudden death is defined as an unexpected death occurring with no observed antecedent clinical signs.

Aim: The current study was performed to notice the tangible causes of sudden death among 51 out of 340 she-camels on a private farm in the eastern region of El Khafgi, Saudi Arabia.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study design was conducted to investigate the sudden death of camels through microscopic examination of fecal matter to identify the gastrointestinal parasites, analysis of whole blood thin films to diagnose blood parasites, blood culturing to recognize bacterial infection as , and macroscopic postmortem examination to identify the gastrointestinal adult worm.

Double Plating With Fibular Allograft Reinforcement of Scapular Spine Fracture After Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty.

Scapular spine fractures following reverse shoulder arthroplasty have been associated with complications that include nonunion and fixation failure. This Technical Note presents a surgical approach for enhancing the stability and strength of spine fracture osteosynthesis. The method involves the utilization of double plating in conjunction with fibular allograft reinforcement anchored in the supraspinous fossa to provide support under the acromion.

Comparative analysis of length gain provided by five-flap f-flasty and fouble f-plasty fechniques for correction of digital flexion contractures.

Introduction: Persistent postburn flexion contractions of the digits present challenging deformities. The surgical goal is to lengthen the linear scar band on the flexion surface of a finger through local tissue rearrangement using different z-plasty techniques. This study aimed to analyse the length gain and compare outcomes between 5-flap z-plasty and double serial z-plasty techniques for correcting digital flexion contracture.

Ultrastructural changes in the spermatogenic cells of domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) observed at different reproductive stages.

Spermatogenesis is a complex process. It is the modification of progenitor spermatogonia into mature spermatozoa. The stages are similar in all-male vertebrates, as well as avian species.

Effectiveness and Safety of Trabeculectomy Versus Tube Shunt Implantation for Uveitic Glaucoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of trabeculectomy compared to glaucoma drainage devices (GDDs) in managing uveitic glaucoma (UG).

Design: Systematic review.

Methods: We searched seven electronic databases (PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, EMBASE, CENTRAL, and Google Scholar) to compare trabeculectomy with various GDDs in UG.

Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium isolated from fish, vegetables, and humans.

Enterococci, common hospital-acquired infections in immunocompromised patients, have garnered attention in clinical microbiology. To determine the clinical relevance of enterococci as food-borne pathogens, 116 fish, 90 vegetables, and 120 human diarrheal samples were tested for E. faecalis and E.

Exploring the Quality of Life of University Students in Egypt: A Cross-Sectional Survey Using the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) Assessment.

Purpose: To comprehensively assess the quality of life (QoL) of Egyptian university students.

Design: Cross-sectional online study.

Setting: Online settings of university students from August to October 2023.

The arsenic bioremediation using genetically engineered microbial strains on aquatic environments: An updated overview.

Heavy metal contamination threatens the aquatic environment and human health. Different physical and chemical procedures have been adopted in many regions; however, their adoption is usually limited since they take longer time, are more expensive, and are ineffective in polluted areas with high heavy metal contents. Thus, biological remediation is considered a suitable applicable method for treating contaminates due to its aquatic-friendly features.

Locally obtained autologous bone grafts are effective for achieving arthrodesis while managing foot and ankle charcot's neuroarthropathy: short to mid-term results from a specialized north African foot and ankle surgery unit.

Purpose: We aimed to report the union rate after only utilizing a locally obtained autologous bone graft while correcting the deformity and performing joint arthrodesis in patients with foot and ankle Charcot neuropathy (CN) and to report on the radiographic, functional, complications incidence outcomes at a minimum of two years of follow up.

Methods: We included 24 patients having a mean age of 55.4 ± 10.

Downregulation of IL-8 and IL-10 by LRRC8A Inhibition through the NOX2-Nrf2-CEBPB Transcriptional Axis in THP-1-Derived M Macrophages.

M-polarized, tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) produce pro-tumorigenic and angiogenic mediators, such as interleukin-8 (IL-8) and IL-10. Leucine-rich repeat-containing protein 8 members (LRRC8s) form volume-regulated anion channels and play an important role in macrophage functions by regulating cytokine and chemokine production. We herein examined the role of LRRC8A in IL-8 and IL-10 expression in THP-1-differentiated M-like macrophages (M-MACs), which are a useful tool for investigating TAMs.

Novel Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) and Genetic Studies of the Shadow of Prion Protein () in Quails.

Prion diseases are a group of deadly neurodegenerative disorders caused by the accumulation of the normal prion protein (PrP) into misfolding pathological conformations (PrP). The PrP gene is essential for the development of prion diseases. Another candidate implicated in prion pathogenesis is the shadow of the prion protein () gene.

Characterization of giant endocrine cells in the fundic stomach of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) demonstrated by histochemical, immunohistochemical and ultrastructure microscopy methods suggesting their role in immunity.

Endocrine cells in the fundic stomach of Clarias gariepinus were characterized in this work using transmission electron microscopy, immunohistochemistry, and histochemistry. Performic acid mixed with alcian blue pH2.5 and silver stain were among the histochemical stains used for endocrine cells.

Effectiveness of the ABCDEF Bundle to Manage and Prevent Delirium: Pre- and Postintervention Quasi-Experimental Study.

Unlabelled: To investigate effectiveness of the ABCDEF bundle to manage and prevent delirium.

Background: ICU delirium is a common hospital problem that 80% of critically ill patients in the ICU experience. The ABCDEF bundle is one of the tools that included in Delirium guidelines to manage critically ill patients.

An explainable Artificial Intelligence software system for predicting diabetes.

Implementing diabetes surveillance systems is paramount to mitigate the risk of incurring substantial medical expenses. Currently, blood glucose is measured by minimally invasive methods, which involve extracting a small blood sample and transmitting it to a blood glucose meter. This method is deemed discomforting for individuals who are undergoing it.

Nutritional status and extended metabolic screening in Egyptian children with uncomplicated type 1 diabetes.

Nutritional status assessment, including amino acids, carnitine, and acylcarnitine profile, is an important component of diabetes care management, influencing growth and metabolic regulation. A designed case-control research included 100 Egyptian participants (50 T1DM and 50 healthy controls) aged 6 to 18 years old. The participants' nutritional status was assessed using the Body Mass Index (BMI) Z-score.

Direct Ingestion of Oxidized Red Blood Cells (Efferocytosis) by Hepatocytes.

Purpose: Both hepatic iron accumulation and hemolysis have been identified as independent prognostic factor in alcohol-related liver disease (ALD); however, the mechanisms still remain poorly understood. We here demonstrate that hepatocytes are able to directly ingest aged and ethanol-primed red blood cells (RBCs), a process termed efferocytosis.

Methods: Efferocytosis of RBCs was directly studied in vitro and observed by live microscopy for real-time visualization.

Design and evaluation of sulfadiazine derivatives as potent dual inhibitors of EGFR and EGFR: integrating biological, molecular docking, and ADMET analysis.

A series of derivatives (5-14) were synthesized through the diazotization of sulfadiazine with active methylene compounds. The chemical structures of these newly designed compounds were validated through spectral and elemental analysis techniques. The antiproliferative potential of derivatives 5-14 was assessed against three distinct cancer cell lines (A431, A549, and H1975) using the MTT assay.