The findings in 40 children (24 female, 16 male) with osteoarticular complications of brucellosis are presented. Raw milk was the main source of infection. Most patients had acute onset of fever,… (More)
We measured the diurnal changes in net photosynthetic rate (P N) and stomatal conductance (g s) of the leaves of a liana, Enkleia malaccensis Griff. (Thymelaeaceae), at the canopy level in the… (More)
OBJECTIVE
Observations have been made on the long-term trends of major air pollutants in Malaysia including nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, the ozone and total suspended particulate matter… (More)
PURPOSE
Our aims were to examine surveillance strategies after curative treatment of early gastroesophageal (GE) cancer and to evaluate the impact of different approaches on outcomes.
METHODS
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Objectives: Assessing the prevalence of weight loss attempts in Beirut, Lebanon, a country characterized by a diversity of ethnic and religious groups and examining the interplay between ethnicity,… (More)
Congenital hepatic fibrosis (CHF) is a recognized cause of portal hypertension with oesophageal varices, gastro-intestinal haemorrhage and cholangitis in children without significant impairment of… (More)
The Wigglesworth pathophysiological classification was used to analyse perinatal deaths occurring in 5 health centres in Bangladesh. The aims were to assess the feasibility of this classification, to… (More)
In the effort to find alternative low cost adsorbent for volatile organic vapors has prompted this research in assessing the effectiveness of activated carbon produced from durian shell in removing… (More)
The clinical presentations of 12 children with cystic fibrosis seen in King Khalid University Hospital are presented. Ten were of Saudi origin and the other two were African. The mean age of onset of… (More)
This paper presents a simulation test bed aimed at evaluation of relay operation under faults leading to cascading events. The test bed uses physical relays and waveforms replayed from the… (More)