Pleural effusion in acute pulmonary embolism in Bahrain: Radiological and pleural fluid characteristics
Background and Objectives: Pleural effusion is seen in around half of the cases of pulmonary embolism (PE). There are no data on the incidence of pleural effusion in cases of PE in the Kingdom of Bahrain. This study was done to determine the frequency and radiological features of pleural effusion [...]
Determining the optical properties of blood using He-Ne laser and double integrating sphere set-up
The behaviour of light interaction with biological tissue is determined by micro-optical parameters: refractive index (n), absorption coefficient (μa), scattering coefficient (μs), and anisotropy (g). The goal of this study is to measure the optical properties of normal whole blood using He-Ne laser (wavelength 632.8 nm). The refractive index is [...]
Regular consumption of green tea improves pulse pressure and induces regression of left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertensive patients
This study characterized the effects of regular green tea (GT) and hot water (HW) ingestion on systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), pulse pressure (PP), and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in two equal, sex- and age-matched groups; Grp1 and Grp2 (n = 100 each; age 53 ± 4 years) of hypertensive patients. Grp1 [...]
University student health survey
Objective: To evaluate the lifestyle of students at the University of Bahrain and to determine the prevalence of diseases and behavioral risk factors. Design: A Cross-Sectional Study. Setting: University of Bahrain, Bahrain. Method: Nine hundred sixty-six students enrolled in the academic year 2011/2012 from all educational levels seeking bachelor degree [...]
The magnitude and correlates of geriatric depression using Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) – a Bahrain perspective for the WHO 2017 campaign ‘Depression – let’s talk’
Aims: Amid no current estimates or correlates of geriatric depression in Bahrain and support WHO campaign 2017 ‘Depression–let’s talk’, we aimed to assess the magnitude of geriatric depression and explore its association with socio-demographic and health characteristics among the Bahrainis. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out among the geriatric [...]
The influence of oral multivitamins supplementation on selected oxidative stress parameters and lipid profiles among sudanese patients with type-2 diabetes
AIM: The objective of the current study was to assess the influence of oral multivitamins supplementation on some oxidative stress parameters (serum Vitamin A, C, E, Zinc, Malondialdehyde (MDA)) and lipid profile among Sudanese patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). MATERIAL AND METHOD: Three hundred Sudanese patients with T2DM and [...]
Coming full circle: Taking positive psychology to GCC universities
The sum of skills that lead to national prosperity has formed the bulk of a new system of inquiry called positive education, the best practises found in teaching along with the principles of positive psychology that focus on the development of student wellbeing versus the remediation of their problems. The [...]
Temperature effect on the synthesis of iron–cobalt nano-particles using catalytic chemical vapor deposition of CO 2 in thermo-gravimetric analyzer: Analytical and thermodynamic studies
Iron, cobalt and Fe–Co catalysts were prepared by conventional precipitation (co-precipitation for Fe–Co) method for the synthesis of nano-particles, using CO 2 as the carbon precursor by catalytic chemical vapor deposition. Synthesis was done in a thermo gravimetric analyzer at different temperatures ranging from 450 °C to 1000 °C particularly [...]
Modeling the dipolar interaction field distributions in random superparamagnetic system
Dipolar interactions in a system of superparamagnetic nanoparticles play an important role in the magnetic response of the system, where it is well known that they depress the magnetisation. In this study, we simulate a system of 5000 interacting nanoparticles using Metropolis Monte Carlo method. In such system, it is [...]
Oral clinical status and oral health-related quality of life: is socioeconomic position a mediator or a moderator?
Aim: To evaluate whether socioeconomic position exerts a mediating and/or moderating effect on the association between oral clinical measures and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in adolescents. Materials and methods: The study analysed data on 5,445 adolescents aged 15–19 years from the Brazilian Oral Health Survey (SBBrasil Project). The numbers [...]