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Presence of autoimmune disease affects not only risk but also survival in patients with B‐cell non‐Hodgkin lymphoma
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2018-01-10)Although autoimmune diseases (AIDs) are known to predispose to non‐Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), their association with NHL prognosis has rarely been investigated. We examined associations between autoimmunity and B‐cell NHL ... -
Burnout among workers in emergency Departments in Palestinian hospitals: prevalence and associated factors
(BioMed Central, 2017-06-03)Background: Working in Emergency Departments (EDs) entails high work pressure and stress due to witnessing human suffering and the unpredictable nature of the work. This environment puts personnel at risk of burnout. This ... -
Societal Norms and Conditions and Their Influence on Daily Life in ChildrenWith Type 1 Diabetes in the West Bank in Palestine
(Elsevier Inc., 2017-04-01)Purpose: To explore the experiences of daily life in children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and their parents living in the West Bank in Palestine. Design andMethods: A qualitative study using thematic interviewswas performed ... -
From Feeling Broken to Looking Beyond Broken: Palestinian Mothers’ Experiences of Having a Child With Spina Bifida
(SAGE Publications, 2017-03-15)Spina bifida (SB) is the second most common birth defect worldwide. Mothers of children with SB face extraordinary challenges due to the complicated conditions and disability of their children. Little is known about the ... -
Synthesis, physicochemical, conformation and quantum calculation of novel N-(1-(4-bromothiophen-2-yl)ethylidene)-2-(piperazin-1-yl)ethanamine Schiff base
(2017-07-05)N-(1-(4-bromothiophen-2-yl)ethylidene)-2-(piperazin-1-yl)ethanamine Schiff base ligand was prepared in very good yield by condensation of equimolar amounts of 1-(4-bromothiophen-2-yl)ethanone with 2-(piperazin-1-yl)ethanamine ... -
Impact of antimicrobial stewardship programme on hospitalized patients at the intensive care unit: a prospective audit and feedback study
(2018-01-23)AIMS: Inappropriate use of antibiotics is one of the most important factors contributing to the emergence of drug resistant pathogens. The purpose of this study was to measure the clinical impact of antimicrobial ... -
Direct and cytokine-mediated effects of albumin-fused growth hormone, TV-1106, on CYP enzyme expression in human hepatocytes in vitro
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2018-04-16)Some biologics can modulate cytokines that may lead to changes in expression of drugmetabolizing enzymes and cause drug-drug interactions (DDI). DDI potential of TV- 1106—an albumin-fused growth hormone (GH)—was investigated. ... -
TV-1380 attenuates cocaine-induced changes in cardiodynamic parameters in monkeys and reduces the formation of cocaethylene
(Elsevier, 2018-01-11)Background: TV-1380 is a rationally mutated, human BChE fused to human serum albumin that has high hydrolytic enzymatic activity against cocaine and as well as an extended elimination half-life. Objective: The present ... -
Dopamine and Levodopa Prodrugs for the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease
(MDPI, 2017-12-25)Background: Parkinson’s disease is an aggressive and progressive neurodegenerative disorder that depletes dopamine (DA) in the central nervous system. Dopamine replacement therapy, mainly through actual dopamine and its ... -
Knowledge and awareness of radiation hazards among Palestinian radio technologists
(World Health Organization, 2017-10-30)This study investigated 94.4% of Palestinian radio technologists and the mean percentage of correct answers for knowledge and awareness questions was 26.4%. The percentage of correct answers for questions testing knowledge ... -
Fermented Camel (Camelus dromedarius) and Bovine Milk Attenuate Azoxymethane-induced Colonic Aberrant Crypt Foci in Fischer 344 Rats
(2018-03-15)Abstract: Background and Objective: Camel milk is a folk remedy that includes valuable nutrients and bioactive zoochemicals. However, the chemopreventive potential of camel milk against colon carcinogenesis is poorly ... -
Justification of Urgent Brain CT Examinations at Medium Size Hospital, Jerusalem
(Atlas Publishing, LP, 2019-12-08)We studied requested urgent Brain CT Scan procedures justification. In addition, we addressed referrer’s (physician’s) awareness of radiation risks. In doing so, we considered two aspects to the issue. First, we reviewed ... -
Advanced Prodrug Strategies in Nucleoside and Non-Nucleoside Antiviral Agents: A Review of the Recent Five Years
(MDPI, 2017-10-16)Background: Poor pharmacokinetic profiles and resistance are the main two drawbacks from which currently used antiviral agents suffer, thus make them excellent targets for research, especially in the presence of viral ... -
Sesamin from Cuscuta palaestina natural plant extracts: Directions for new prospective applications
(Public Library of Science since, 2018-04-10)The aim of this study is to disclose the potential bioactive components of Cuscuta palaestina, a native parasitic natural plant of flora palaestina and to open direction towards new prospective application. GC-MS analysis ... -
Nature is the best source of anti-inflammatory drugs: indexing natural products for their anti-inflammatory bioactivity
(Springer International Publishing AG, 2017-09-27)Objectives The aim was to index natural products for less expensive preventive or curative anti-inflammatory therapeutic drugs. Materials A set of 441 anti-inflammatory drugs representing the active domain and 2892 ... -
From medicinal plant extracts to defined chemical compounds targeting the histamine H4 receptor: Curcuma longa in the treatment of inflammation
(Springer International Publishing AG, 2017-06-24)Objectives The aim was to evaluate the activity of seven medicinal, anti-inflammatory plants at the hH4R with focus on defined chemical compounds from Curcuma longa. Materials Activities were analyzed with membrane p ... -
Performance analysis of orthogonal spacetime block codes over Nakagami-q MIMO RFID backscattering channels
(The Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2018-05-04)The authors employ the conditional moment generating function approach to analyse the performance of orthogonal space-time block codes over Nakagami-q (Hoyt) multiple-input multiple-output radio frequency identification ... -
Non-Covalent Functionalization of Graphene Sheets with Surfactants and their Antibacterial Activity
(Deanship of Scientific Research at An Najah National University (ANNU), 2016-12-01)Graphene is a monolayer of tightly packed carbon atoms that attracted tremendous research interest in recent years, owing to its interesting physical, chemical, electrical, mechanical and optical properties and has ... -
Preparation and characterization of carvedilolloaded poly(d,l) lactide nanoparticles/ microparticles as a sustained-release system
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2017-02-08)Carvedilol poly(D,L)-lactide nanoparticles/microparticles were prepared. The size and morphology of the developed particles were optimized to study the carvedilol release profile by studying the effect of organic solvents ... -
Copper selenide film electrodes prepared by combined electrochemical/chemical bath depositions with high photo-electrochemical conversion efficiency and stability
(Elsevier Masson SAS, 2017-12-05)Copper selenide (of the type Cu2-xSe) film electrodes, prepared by combined electrochemical (ECD) followed by chemical bath deposition (CBD), may yield high photo-electrochemical (PEC) conversion efficiency (~14.6%) with ...