Perforated gastric volvulus in a child with undiagnosed congenital diaphragmatic hernia (case report).

Introduction: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a rare developmental anomaly where a defect in the diaphragm allows abdominal organs to migrate into the thoracic cavity, impairing lung function. While typically identified in neonates, delayed presentations, though uncommon, can complicate diagnosis and treatment. Early detection is vital to prevent severe complications such as organ strangulation or perforation.

Development and validation of Believers' Death Anxiety Scale: integrating religious dimensions into death anxiety assessment.

Background And Objectives: Death anxiety has traditionally been measured without considering religious beliefs related to death, such as afterlife, the grave, and punishment. The present study was aimed at developing and validating a new scale to address this limitation.

Methods: The study was carried out in four phases and recruited a total of 2250 conveniently selected participants aged 18-59.

Identification and expression analysis of phosphate transporter (PHT) genes in Brachypodium distachyon in response to phosphorus deficiency.

Phosphorus (P) is a macronutrient that plays a crucial role in critical plant functions. Phosphate transporters (PHTs) ensure the acquisition and translocation of Pi in the plant, thereby playing a key role in maintaining normal plant growth under Pi deficiency conditions. In Brachypodium distachyon, the grass model system, the function of individual PHT genes, remains largely unknown.

Psychometric properties of the Arabic Stress Numerical Rating Scale (SNRS-11) in adolescents.

Meta-analytic results have revealed a significant influence of stress on a wide array of psychological and behavioral markers, underscoring its considerable clinical importance. Providing a simple and cost-effective tool assessing stress for the Arabic-speaking population would be immensely beneficial. Therefore, our research objective was to examine the psychometric properties of an Arabic version of the Stress Numerical Rating Scale-11 (Arabic SNRS-11), including its reliability, and construct validity.

Assessing the psychometric properties of the Biphasic Sleep Scale (BiSS): A novel 16-item self-report measure.

Biphasic sleep, characterized by nighttime sleep plus daytime napping, has demonstrated some cognitive, health and performance impacts when compared with consolidated monophasic sleep. This motivated the development and validation of the Biphasic Sleep Scale, reported in this paper. Scale development involved a literature review, expert input and individual interviews.

Biocontrol potential of endophytic Bacillus spp. associated to wild solanaceous species and their secondary metabolites against various potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) storage diseases.

Fusarium dry rot, Pythium leak and Southern blight diseases caused by various Fusarium species, Pythium aphanidermatum, and Agroathelia rolfsii, respectively, are responsible for important losses of tuber at the post-harvest stage in Tunisia. In the present study, six Bacillus strains, isolated from wild solanaceous plants, were screened for their abilities to inhibit potato pathogens in vitro and on potato tubers. Based on the dual culture assays, the whole cell suspensions of B.

Low-cost acrylic cranioplasty using an implant cast on a pre-printed 3D polylactic acid model in a child with a complicated osteolytic extradural hydatid cyst.

Cranioplasty to restore calvarial defects involves reconstruction with alloplastic materials or autologous tissues in order to provide the best protection to all intracranial contents. Sometimes, autologous bone may not be available; therefore, different materials have emerged such as polymethylmethacrylate plate, titanium mesh, and hydroxyapatite. However, when it is impossible to replace the autologous bone, the aesthetic result is generally unsatisfactory.

Prognostic Role of Lung-Ultrasound Score in Acute Bronchiolitis Patients Treated With High Flow Nasal Cannula: A Prospective Study.

Introduction: Lung ultrasound (LUS) has emerged as a reliable, noninvasive tool for bedside assessment of acute bronchiolitis (AB) in infants. Its role in guiding therapeutic decisions is increasingly recognized.

Aims: This study aimed to determine the predictive value of LUS in identifying infants with AB at risk of HFNC therapy failure.

Effect of olive leaf extract on the quality of Cantal cheese.

This study aimed to evaluate the impact of olive leaf extract (OLE) on the quality of Cantal cheese. The cheeses were fortified with different concentrations (Control, 1, 2, and 3 %) of OLE and analysed for quality during storage. The cheeses were evaluated on days 1, 28, and 63 for physicochemical, compositional, textural, rheological parameters, colour, microbiological analysis, and antioxidant activity.

Ambiance as a Key for a Better Birth Experience.

This research provides insights into childbirth as a sensitive experience, from the perspective of its user, "woman in labour," as well as from the perspective of the event itself, "the childbirth," and the birth space, with its spatial and ambiantal configurations. By adopting an in-situ approach, we conducted a spatial and ambiantal characterization of two childbirth different contexts; Tunis and Grenoble. Along this work, we used various methods such as ethnographic observation and semistructured interviews with mothers and midwives, when following visits to the birth spaces in Grenoble.

A case report of primary pleural synovial sarcoma, an uncommon etiology of a thoracic parietal mass.

Introduction And Importance: Synovial sarcomas are aggressive soft tissue malignancies. Damage to the chest wall is uncommon and rarely seen.

Case Presentation: We are reporting an observation of a patient who presented with chest pain and a parietal tumor.

Stable fluorimetric detection of histamine using o-phthaldialdehyde derivatizing agent and surfactants in water-acetonitrile mixed solvent.

A new analytical method for the rapid detection of histamine (HA) in beverages using fluorescence detection has been devised. It is primarily based on the use of o-phthalaldehyde (OPA) as a derivatizing agent. This unstable complex has been efficiently stabilized by addition of surfactants.

Water homeostasis gene expression in the kidney of broilers divergently selected for water conversion ratio.

Divergent selection of broilers for water conversion ratio has established and high-(HWE) and low- water efficient (LWE) broiler lines. Two 2 × 2 factorial experiments were conducted to assess the gene expression profile of systems involved in renal water homeostasis. In Exp.

Production of an amylase from newly Bacillus strain: Optimization by response-surface methodology, characterization and application with a fungal lipase in bread making.

Using the statistical approaches, the optimization of amylase production by a newly Bacillus strain was achieved. Keeping the insignificant factor at lower levels and following the optimized condition (inoculum size 0.3; 19 h of incubation; 18 g L of starch; 4 g L of MgSO; and 15 g L NaCl) the amylase activity has reached 18.

Intergenerational transmission of physical abuse, probability of conviction, and laws against abuse in Tunisia.

Background: A robust research literature suggests that parents victimized by physical abuse in childhood are more likely to physically abuse their own children. However, no research has examined whether the existence of a law against maltreatment may mitigate intergenerational transmission effects.

Objectives: This study examines the association between parents' childhood physical victimization and later very severe physical abuse on their children and explores the effect of laws against maltreatment on intergenerational transmission of physical abuse in Tunisia, using knowledge of the existence of a law against child abuse as a proxy.