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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the associations between adolescents’ perceptions of their parents’ and peers’ opinions about body weight and their actual weight status. Design/methodology/approach: A total of 795 Jordanian adolescents, 15-18 years of age, were recruited in this study. Adolescents completed a questionnaire to evaluate [...]
Comparing the total coliform and fecal coliform for recreational waters in public swimming areas in the Kingdom of Bahrain
The Kingdom of Bahrain has an annual rainfall of about 78 mm with limited surface water resources and poor underground recharge. The rapid increase in urbanization, during the last 20 years, has increased the demands for additional water supplies. Recycling of such limited resources would also necessitate monitoring effluents coming [...]
Detection of Novel GyrB Mutations Associated with Escherichia coli Clinical Isolates
The following study is investigating the different GyrB mutations associated with Escherichia coli clinical isolates. The study interrogates part of the ATPase binding site (a.a 132-199) as it covers most of the naturally occurring mutations in GyrB. The following results were obtained: for Arg-136 two isolates had mutations, the first [...]
Children safety using smartwatch with anomaly detection approach model
Children safety is a big concern to parents. Whether their child is feeling depressed, being attacked or bullied by other kids, at health or physical risk or even being accompanied by an unauthorized person. The currently available smartwatches designed for kids are either using a threshold-based approach which requires pre-configuration [...]
12-month effects of incretins versus SGLT2-inhibitors on cognitive performance and metabolic profile. A randomized clinical trial in the elderly with type-2 diabetes mellitus
Aim: The aim of the present study is to examine the effects on cognitive performance, anthropometric measures, and metabolic markers in 2 different treatments: Incretins vs sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2-I). Materials and methods: A randomized controlled clinical trial was carried out on 39 elderly subjects (23 men and 16 women) [...]
Synthesis and characterization of novel dimeric: S -triazine derivatives as potential anti-bacterial agents against MDR clinical isolates
A new library of dimeric s-triazine hydrazide derivatives was synthesized and fully characterized using IR, NMR, and elemental analysis. The synthesized compounds were screened for their in vitro antimicrobial activity. Some of these compounds were found to have more potent anti-bacterial activity than the standard drug ampicillin trihydrate. The compounds [...]
Assessment of expression of Ki-67 in benign and malignant prostatic lesions among sudanese patients
BACKGROUND: Prostatic cancer is one of the most common cancers of males in a Sudanese population. The early detection is very important, as it is only curable at an early stage. AIM: The objective of this study was to investigate the expression pattern of Ki-67 in benign and malignant prostatic [...]
Brain computer interface for wheelchair control in smart environment
Brain Computer Interface (BCI) offers a solution to independent mobility for people with moving difficulties. This paper proposes a BCI to smart control of a wheelchair. The paper describes the experience of developing a complete BCI system consisting of hardware and software parts to instruct a wheelchair by human intention [...]
Emotional responses of the disabled towards wheelchairs
Ergonomics should not consider the physical and cognitive aspects of the human personality only, but other aspects such as emotions and spiritualties in order to be accepted by people. In the 21st century, all designs are anticipated to consider emotions. The wheelchair industry in Algeria was initiated as a fully [...]