Omani citizens relied more on international sources of information to inform themselves during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: The COVID-19 demanded efficient and effective supply of information to the public to help reduce the rate of transmission.

Objectives: This study aims to analyse Omanis' information behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic, to help national authorities to prepare for future health crises or pandemics.

Methods: A self-administered online survey involving a structured open-ended questionnaire was conducted via the SurveyMonkey software.

Exploring the National Nursing Research Priorities in the Eastern Mediterranean Region and Overcoming the Associated Challenges: An Expert Opinion.

Background:  Nurses play a significant role in contributing to various health priorities globally, including research. Identifying the status of national nursing research priorities in the Eastern Mediterranean Region is crucial to cultivating these priorities. This expert opinion paper highlights the existing status of national nursing research priorities in Eastern Mediterranean Region countries concerning their existence and publicity.

Comparative effectiveness of cladribine tablets versus other oral disease-modifying treatments for multiple sclerosis: Results from MSBase registry.

Background: Effectiveness of cladribine tablets, an oral disease-modifying treatment (DMT) for multiple sclerosis (MS), was established in clinical trials and confirmed with real-world experience.

Objectives: Use real-world data to compare treatment patterns and clinical outcomes in people with MS (pwMS) treated with cladribine tablets versus other oral DMTs.

Methods: Retrospective treatment comparisons were based on data from the international MSBase registry.

COVID-19-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Jordanian Nurses During the Pandemic.

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has been declared a pandemic and has affected both patients and health-care workers. This study was conducted to explore the extent of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) experiences among nurses because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan.

Methods: This study used a cross-sectional study design with a convenience sampling approach.

Translation and validation of the Arabic version of the quality of oncology nursing care scale (QONCS): Psychometric testing in three Arabic countries.

Background: In the Arab world, little is known about cancer patient's satisfaction with the care provided by the oncology nurses. The only explanation for this dearth of knowledge is lack of a specified, valid and reliable tool that can be utilized with all types of cancer. This regional study was conducted to translate and validate the Arabic version of quality of oncology nursing care scale (QONCS).

Coupled Si and O isotope measurements of meteoritic material by laser fluorination isotope ratio mass spectrometry.

We present a procedure for the determination of the isotopic ratios of silicon and oxygen from the same aliquot of anhydrous silicate material. The sample is placed in a bromine pentafluoride atmosphere as it is heated with a CO laser system releasing silicon tetrafluoride and oxygen gasses. The oxygen gas is then purified to remove other reaction by-products through several liquid nitrogen traps before being captured onto a molecular sieve and transferred to an isotope ratio mass spectrometer.

Optical method for detecting oxygen via the chromogenic reaction catalyzed by polyphenol oxidase.

The present work describes a method for detecting the ingress of gas phase oxygen into packed food. It uses the enzyme polyphenol oxidase (PPO)from Mushroom and Mediterranean dwarf palm. The PPO is incorporated into an indubiose film along with a non-toxic polyphenol such as gallic acid or chlorogenic acid.

Changing trends of breast cancer survival in sultanate of oman.

Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-associated mortality in women, with elevated incidence in developing countries. This retrospective study included all 122 patients diagnosed with breast cancer from January 2003 to December 2008 in the Sultanate of Oman. Age at presentation was 47.

Gastric cancer risk predisposition and prognostic significance of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene polymorphisms--a case-control study in an Omani population.

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) plays a central role in angiogenesis, tumor growth, and metastasis. We investigated the associations between VEGF gene polymorphisms and gastric cancer (GC) risk predisposition and prognostic characteristics in an Omani population, an ethnic group which has not been studied previously. We analyzed three VEGF polymorphisms (+405 G/C, -460 T/C, and +936 C/T) by the extraction of genomic DNA from peripheral blood of 130 GC patients and 130 control subjects followed by VEGF genotyping using polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) analysis.

The prognostic determinants of gastric cancer treatment outcome in Omani Arab patients.

Background: Gastric cancer is the most common cancer in Oman and a leading cause of cancer death. The variation in survival rates between countries and ethnic groups has been attributed to early detection policies, differences in clinicopathological features, treatment approaches, and biological characteristics. There were no previous reports on gastric cancer from Oman and very few studies on Asian Arabs.