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Shoulder Pain among Rehabilitated Spinal Cord Injured Persons Using Manually Propelled Wheelchairs in the Gaza Strip: A Survey
(2012)Shoulder pain among paraplegic persons has negative effects on their lives. The prevalence of shoulder pain among persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) varies from 30% to 70% in different studies and may be related to ... -
Specialized stroke rehabilitation services in seven countries
(SAGE Publications, 2015)Background There is a lack of defined levels of rehabilitation, indicating possibly random content and access to specialized services. Aims and/or hypothesis The aim of the study was to perform a multinational descriptive ... -
Submerged cultured mycelium extracts of higher Basidiomycetes mushrooms selectively inhibit proliferation and induce differentiation of K562 human chronic myelogenous leukemia …
(Begel House Inc., 2003)Human chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is a malignancy of pluripotent hematopoietic cells characterized by a distinctive cytogenetic abnormality known as the Philadelphia (Ph) chromosome, which results in the creation ... -
Substances from the medicinal mushroom Daedalea gibbosa inhibit kinase activity of native and T315I mutated Bcr-Abl
(Spandidos Publications, 2008)Human chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is a malignancy of pluripotent hematopoietic cells characterized by a distinctive cytogenetic abnormality resulting in the creation of a p210 Bcr-Abl fusion protein with abnormal ... -
Testosterone and gonadotropins in infertile men with Sertoli cell only syndrome from Gaza strip
(Bangladesh Journals Online (JOL), 2017)Aim: To assess serum testosterone and gonadotropins in Sertoli cell only syndrome patients from Gaza Strip. Methods: Based on testicular biopsy, a cross section of 74 Sertoli cell only syndrome patients were enrolled in ... -
The avifauna of Wadi Gaza nature reserve, Gaza Strip - Palestine
(الجامعة الإسلامية - غزة, 2007)Birds are considered as good indicators of the degree of human disturbance to the various ecosystems. In this work, we present the birds of Wadi Gaza Nature Reserve and its environs, drawing upon a two-year field survey ... -
The Dispensing Practice Of The Over The Counter Drugs In The Gaza Strip.
(2012)Methods We surveyed a random sample of 127 pharmacists working in public pharmacies in the Gaza Strip using a pre-piloted questionnaire. -
The effect of taurine addition on the complete blood count
(Associação Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia, 2013)The complete blood count (CBC), also known as hemogram or blood panel, one of the components of the routine physical examination, aims to provide a lot of information to the physician regarding the state of a person’s ... -
The effect of the 50-day conflict in Gaza on children: a descriptive study
(Elsevier, 2017)Background The UN has estimated that the conflict in Gaza between July 8 and August 26, 2014, resulted in the deaths of 2204 Palestinians, mostly civilians, and permanent disabilities in thousands of people. The aim of ... -
The effects of water-soluble carbon monoxide-releasing molecules (CO-RMs) on vascular tone.
(2006)Carbon monoxide (CO) is an important signalling messenger in mammalian cells as it participates in a variety of physiological processes including vessel tone regulation. Dr. Motterlini's group has discovered a new class ... -
The herpetofauna of the Gaza Strip with particular emphasis on the vicinity of Wadi Gaza
(الجامعة الإسلامية - غزة, 2007)The reptiles and amphibians of the Gaza Strip and Wadi Gaza were surveyed during a period of two years (2002 – 2004). A total number of 21 herpetofaunistic species (2 turtles, 8 lizards, 8 snakes and 3 anurans) belonging ... -
The Palestinian Day of Return: from a short day of commemoration to a long day of mourning
(2018)On Friday, March 30, 2018, marking the 42nd anniversary of Land Day—when Israeli forces killed six Palestinians during protests against land confiscation in 1976—Palestinians in the Gaza Strip marched to the eastern border ... -
The quality of medical and public health research from Palestinian institutions: a survey-based study
(Elsevier, 2018)Background There has been an increase in the quantity of health research from the occupied Palestinian territory in the past decade but no assessment of the quality. The aim of this study was to assess the quality of reports ... -
The quality of reports of medical and public health research from Palestinian institutions: a systematic review
(British Medical Journal Publishing Group, 2017)Objective Over the past decade, there has been an increase in reports of health research from Palestine, but no assessment of their quality. We have assessed the quality of reports of Palestinian health research and factors ... -
The relation between health research output and burden of disease in Palestine: a systematic review
(Elsevier, 2018)Background Highest priority should be given to research on conditions responsible for the greatest disease burden. This is particularly important in settings where resources are scarce. The aim of this study was to assess ... -
The Social and Spiritual Factors Affecting Chronic Renal Dialysis Patients in Gaza Strip
(HBKU Press, 2016)Background: End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) is a progressive worsening of kidney function over a period of months or years. It is a complex debilitating disease that needs a lifelong treatment. Because patients with ESRD ... -
Thyroid hormones, lipid profile and anthropometric changes after programmed weight loss in Palestinian obese adult females
(Elsevier, 2018)Objective we aimed to investigate the changes in thyroid hormones, lipid profile and anthropometric measures after programmed weight loss in Palestinian obese adult females Materials and methods This prospective study ... -
Thyroxin, glucose, body growth rate and non-protein nitrogen constituents in albino rats treated with excess potassium iodate
(Inderscience Publishers, 2008)The study was aimed to determine median lethal dose (LD50) of potassium iodate and to assess its toxicity in albino rats. The oral LD50 was found to be 752 mg kgí1 body weight. A dose of 1/5 LD50 potassium iodate was then ... -
Towards strategies for pollution control on the use of wastewater effluent in sustainable agriculture in the Gaza Strip
(Inderscience Publishers, 2008)The agriculture sector is a major consumer of groundwater in the Gaza Strip, where the level of groundwater, the main water resource, is being depleted and its quality is adversely affected. Wastewater reuse is identified ...