51 research outputs found
The health-related quality of life in stroke survivors: clinical, functional, and psychosocial correlate
No full textAim
The aims of this study were to examine the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in stroke survivors attending an outpatient rehabilitation clinic and to examine the relation between some clinical variables and HRQOL.
Participants and methods
Sixty-four stroke survivors were enrolled. Demographic data were obtained using a structured questionnaire. The functional level of the patients was assessed using the Barthel Index (BI). HRQOL was measured by the short-form 36 (SF-36) and the stroke-specific quality-of-life (SSQOL) scale.
Results
Our patients′ ages ranged from 42 to 95 years (mean 60.81 years), and men represented 81.2% of the participants. Low mean scores of all the eight domains of SF-36 were found. The 12 domains of SSQOL showed different degrees of deterioration in their means. Statistically significant differences between the means of the mobility level, and upper-limb and lower-limb voluntary control with the means of both SF-36 and SSQOL were found in favor of functional independency and full control of the limbs (P < 0.05). Voluntary control of the limbs and BI showed a significant positive correlation with both SSQOL and the physical component of SF-36. Multiple regression analysis showed that the BI score, the nature of stroke, and the comorbidities are the most significant predictors of SSQOL, with P values of 0.004, 0.013, and 0.047, respectively.
Conclusion
It was concluded that HRQOL is impaired in stroke survivors, and that the functional independency level is its most significant predictor. We recommend considering the assessment of HRQOL in stroke survivors undergoing rehabilitation management as it is more relevant to the patients
Erratum: Epidemiology and Outcome of Fungemia in a Cancer Cohort of the Infectious Diseases Group (IDG) of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC 65031) (Clin Infect Dis. (2015) 61:3 (324-331) DOI: 10.1093/cid/civ293)
No full textIn the original publication of this manuscript [Cornely OA, Gachot B, Akan H et al. Epidemiology and Outcome of Fungemia in a Cancer Cohort of the Infectious Diseases Group (IDG) of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC 65031). Clin Infect Dis. Volume 61 Issue 3; August 1 2015, 324-331, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/civ293], the author Safaa Ramadan's affiliation was incorrect and should be as follows: Department of Medical Oncology, NCI-Cairo University, 11796 Cairo, Egypt. This has been updated in this correction only to preserve the version of record online, and the authors regret this error.SCOPUS: er.jinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishe
One musculoskeletal health: towards optimizing musculoskeletal health in Egypt—how to be a bone and muscle builder by the Egyptian Academy of Bone Health and Metabolic Bone Diseases
No full textAbstract Background Musculoskeletal disorders are common problems that affect the elderly. They severely restrict mobility and dexterity, resulting in early retirement from work, lower levels of well-being, and reduced ability to participate in society. With the increase in life expectancy, the older populations are dreaming of active, painless, and independent lives in the face of functional limitations that are the result of various comorbidities with age progression. Main text The aim of the study is to highlight aging changes in the musculoskeletal system, risk factors that may have a negative impact on musculoskeletal, as well as strategies to optimize musculoskeletal health in the elderly. A narrative review was conducted through a series of literature searches in the database MEDLINE/PubMed focusing on musculoskeletal health. The search terms used were “muscle building,” “bone building,” “osteoporosis,” “osteopenia,” “sarcopenia,” “osteosarcopenia,” “fractures,” “falls,” “functional ability,” “nutrition,” “diet,” “obesity,” “comorbidity,” and “medication.” Data extraction was carried out by the investigators using a standardized data collection form with subsequent discussion among the authors. Peer-reviewed observational controlled and non-controlled studies (case–control and cohort studies) were selected. The data collected in the selected articles were all related to musculoskeletal health. Conclusion Many of the changes in the musculoskeletal system result more from disuse than from simple aging. Less than 10% of the Egyptian population participate in regular exercise, and the most sedentary group is older than 50 years of age. Long-term regular exercises may reduce the loss of bone and muscle mass and prevent age-associated increases in body fat
Tourism and heritage: shaping sustainable and innovative futures
No full textCopyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2025.This book brings together multidisciplinary contributions from various academic and professional backgrounds, addressing the challenges and opportunities of sustainable tourism. It focuses on diverse themes such as the management of intangible cultural heritage, responsible practices in the tourism sector, and technological innovations, including artificial intelligence. This book provides a comprehensive view of the sector through a variety of perspectives, taking into account environmental, social, economic, and legal aspects. This diversity allows for the exploration of complex issues such as the sustainable management of natural resources, the protection of tourists' personal data in a digital context, and partnerships between tourism actors and local communities for the preservation of cultural heritage. One key issue explored is the growing role of technology, including reflections on the use of artificial intelligence in combating tourism-related cybercrime. The contributions come from authors affiliated with a wide range of institutions, representing internationally renowned organizations from regions as diverse as Europe (Belgium, Lithuania, Latvia, Hungary, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain), as well as Turkey, Africa (Morocco), and Asia (China). This geographic and institutional diversity enriches the discussion on sustainable practices and innovations in the tourism sector, integrating both local and global perspectives. The accessibility of public spaces and leisure services for tourists, as well as market segmentation, are also discussed. This book stands out for its interdisciplinary approach, combining theory and practice to provide researchers, tourism professionals, policymakers, and heritage managers with innovative tools and strategies. It offers concrete and ethical solutions for the development of sustainable tourism that respects the cultural and natural values of territories, while addressing contemporary demands for social and environmental responsibility
M pour un frère: Témoignage - «م» من أجل أخ: شهادة
No full textThis testimony recounts the personal relationship between the author and her deceased younger brother after his battle with kidney failure in Egypt. It draws on two works that emerged from the author’s period of mourning, manifested in cinematic and poetic forms, respectively: Mohammad Saved from the Waters (2014) and Revolution Goes Through Walls (2017). The author also reflects on Jacques Derrida’s concept of brotherhood and Jean-Luc Nancy’s work on transcendence.
تناول هذه الشهادة الحميمة العلاقة الشخصية بين الكاتبة وأخيها الصغير الذي توفي بالفشل الكلوي في مصر. وتتطرق في بنيانها إلى عملين انبثقا عن فترة حداد الكاتبة، التي تجلت في شكل سينمائي، في فيلم بعنوان محمد ينجو من الماء (٢٠١٤)، وفي شكل شعري، في مجموعة بعنوان ثورة وحائط نعبره (٢٠١٧). وتعتمد الكاتبة في شهادتها أيضاً على مفهوم الإخاء في فكر جاك دريدا، وعلى مفهوم التسامي في فكر جان-لوك نانسي
Investigation of Abdulkadir b. Ebi'l Kasim el-Mekki's manuscript el-Muvaddıhu'l-Mu'arrifu Lima Eshkele 'Ale'bni'l-Musannif
No full textDoktora TeziBu araştırmanın konusu, el-Muvaddıhu’l-Mu‘arrif Lima Eşkele 'Ale'bni'lMusannif adlı yazma eserinin tahkikidir. Yazmanın yazarı Abdulkadir Ebi’l-Kasım
el-Mekkî (880/1475)’dir. Kitap, nahiv hakkındadır. O, İbnu’n-Nâẓım’ın, İbn
Malik’in Elfiye’sine yaptığı şerhe haşiyedir. Yazar kitapta nahiv baplarının çoğunu
zikretmiş ve vakf babına kadar ulaşmıştır. İhtilaf bulunan nahiv meseleleriyle
ilgilenmiştir.
Yazarın bu kitabı yazmaktaki amacı, İbnu’n-Naẓım şerhindeki karışıklık,
anlaşmazlık ve kapalılığı gidermektir. Yazar -amacına ulaşmak için- ilmî ve özenli
bir yöntem izlemiştir. Uslubu, kolay ve açıktır.
Yapılan çalışma, bu yazma eserin tahkiki ve incelenmesidir.Yazarın
biyografisi hazırlandı. Hayatı, eserleri ve yaşadığı dönem belirtildi. Kitabındaki
yöntemi, yazma eserin kendisine nispetinin sıhhatı açıklandı. Nüsḫalar tanıtılıp
aralarında karşılaştırmalar yapıldı.The study of this research is a review of the manuscript entitled el-Mekki's
manuscript el-Muvaddıhu'l-mu'arrifu Lima Eshkele 'ale'bni'l-Musannif by
Abdulkadir Ebi'l-Kasim el-Makki (1475 AD / 880 H). The book is about grammar. It
is the annotation of Ibnu'n-Nâzım's commentary on Ibn Malik's Elfiye in which the
author mentioned most of the grammatical chapters and reached the door of the
endowment and was concerned with grammatical issues.
The author's goal of this book is to remove the ambiguity contained in the
explanation of Ibn al-Nazim, and the author has followed -in order to reach his goal- a precise scientific approach, so his style was easy and clear.
I worked on an investigation and study of this manuscript, and I have made a
thorough translation of the author, mentioning his life, effects and era, then I showed
his approach in his book, the validity of the manuscript's attribution to him, and I
described the copies and compared them
Adverse events in pediatric cardiac catheterization: Initial experience of Sohag university hospital
No full textAbstractObjectiveTo determine incidence and risk factors of adverse events associated with pediatric cardiac catheterization in the initial experience of our institution.Patients and methodsThe retrospective cohort study was conducted on 262 children with congenital heart disease who received cardiac catheterization in our catheterization between April 2010 and April 2013. Diagnostic CC was performed in 176 patients and therapeutic CC in 86 patients. All children’s electronic and paper chart records were reviewed to obtain demographic, procedural, and treatment data. The severities of AE were further classified into minor, moderate and higher severity AE including levels 3, 4 or 5 AE.ResultsOf 262 patients (147 females, 55.4%), AE occurred in 31 studies (11.8%), in children ranging in age from 3days to 16years. There were 7 patients with higher severity AE (2.7%), 7 patients with moderate AE (2.7%) and 17 patients (6.5%) with minor AE. Vascular complications represented the majority (n=12; 38.7%). Two children died within 24h (0.7% of total case numbers). The risk factors for a complication included patient low body weight and the second year of our institution experience.ConclusionsPediatric cardiac catheterization by well trained team of pediatric cardiologists in a new center is effective. The rate of occurrence of AEs approximated to those which are reported by various interventional pediatric cardiology centers around the world. The lower body weight and the second year of initial experience are risk factors for occurrence of AE
أدب الحرب في سوريا ورواية ديمة ونّوس الخائفون
No full textBu çalışmanın konusunu günümüz Suriye edebiyatının önde gelen genç, gerçekçi yazarlarından Dima VENNÛS oluşturmaktadır. Suriye'nin toplumsal gerçekçi yazarı Dima VENNÛS tarafından kaleme alınan el-Hâ'ifûn adlı roman, toplumun siyasi ve sosyal yapısına ayna tutar niteliktedir. Yazar, farklı mezheplerden insanların bir arada yaşadığı vatan üzerinden Suriye'nin geçirdiği değişimi gözler önüne sermektedir. Çalışmanın giriş bölümünde, savaş etkisinde modern Suriye romanın konusu işlenmektedir. Birinci bölümünde modern Suriyen'nin tarihsel arka planı, devrim konusu üzerinde durulmaktadır. İkinci bölüm ise modern Suriye romanının gelişimi ve ortaya çıkışı ele almaktadır. Üçüncü bölüm Savaş Edebiyatı ve Psikolojik Romantüründen bahsetmektedir, alan tarama tekniğinin kullanıldığı dördüncü bölümde, yazarın hayatı ve eserleri anlatılacaktır. Romanda zikredilen karakterler, mekânlar, bakış açısı, zamanlar, anlatıcı ve dil-üslup, romanın türü ve teması beşinci bölümde incelenmektedir. Sonuç bölümünde ise genel olarak ulaşılan tespitlere yer verilmiştir.
The subject of this study is one of the young leading realistic writers of contemporary Syrian literature Dima VENNÛS. The novel El-Hâ'ifûn, written by Syria's social realist author Dima VENNÛS, mention the political and social structure of society. The author reveals the radical change in Syria through same homeland where people from different doctrines live together. In the introduction part of the study, the subject of modern Syrian novel under the influence of war is covered. The first chapter focuses on the historical background of modern Syria and the issue of revolution. The second chapter deals with the development and emergence of the modern Syrian novel.In the third chapter the War Literature and Psychological Novel genre are mentioned. The fourth chapter, where the field searching method is used, the author's life and her works are discussed. The characters, places, point of view, time, the type and theme of the novel, narrator and language-style that mentioned in the novel are also disscused in the fifth chapter. The conclusion section has included general findings related to the subjec
The Cognitive Growth Process and Knowledge Acquisition among Scientific and Humanitarian Majors at Qassim University in Light of Some Variables
No full textThe study aimed to examine the learning and cognitive growth factors as two correlated concepts that transfer knowledge from its primitive state to a final stable state that reflects in successful activities adults are able to perform. The difference between weak and fluctuating performance at the beginning of the learning and cognitive growth exists. To find the difference the current study attempted to answer the following questions:(a) What is the level of knowledge acquisition among the students of Qassim University?(b) Are there significant differences at (α=0.05) between means of participants responses on the knowledge acquisition test attributed to the type of the major (scientific or humanitarian), academic level (third or seventh academic) and their interaction?The author selected (240) female participant by the simple random sampling method from the third and seventh academic levels in both majors scientific and humanitarian. To achieve the goals of the study the author constructed a test to measure knowledge acquisition.The first question means results range between (3.11-3.50), the mental processes ranked first and its mean scored (3.50) degrees, symbolic systems ranked last, and its mean scored (3.11) degrees. The overall mean of the test scored (3.30) degrees.The second question results illustrated significant differences at (α=0.05) attributed to the academic level, f-value scored (735.554) and a significance of (0.000) in favor of the seventh academic level. Significant differences at (α=0.05) attributed to major appeared, f-value scored (3411.658) and a significance of (0.000), in favor of the scientific majors. The impact of the interaction between the major and academic level differences proved to be significant at (α=0.05)
Penal Measures against Plagiarism in the Digital Environment
No full textThe digital revolution has been a double-edged sword in the Education sector. As much as it had an enormously positive impact on both education and scientific research, including the provision of new types of education like computer-aided instruction and online courses, it has become a source of real abuse by both students and members of academic staff. Students and Staff ‘ease of access to the digital world has lured some of them to steal others people publications, such as research papers, scientific reports and theses, and attribute them to themselves. This has caused rise to a new phenomena: “Plagiarism in the Digital Environment”, that should be seriously addressed due to its significant impact on both authors ‘property rights and scientific research.
Scientific theft is one of the most serious attacks on the right to intellectual property of the author, which is now at stake, after publishing in the digital environment has been interpreted by some, as a waiver of this right.
This study aims to define the concept of scientific theft in the digital environment, and identify the elements of criminality and impunity in it. It also aims to analyze the main difficulties facing the penal system in dealing with this phenomenon in order to propose the most appropriate methods for copyright protection in the digital environment.
The study reached a conclusion that there is a need to build a legal, educational, and technical system to confront this kind of attacks. The proposed strategy is based in part on educational and preventive measures in order to increase awareness of the culture of respect for the rights of the author and scientific integrity, and technical measures to detect plagiarism in research work, with attention to activate the laws and regulations governing this area
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