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Alzoubi H, Rajab M, Bshara N, Almonakel MB. Evaluation of the effect of high-intensity light-curing device on micro-leakage of pits and fissure sealants. Lasers Med Sci 2023; 39:19. [PMID: 38159193 DOI: 10.1007/s10103-023-03963-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 12/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Reducing treatment time is one of the most important trends in modern dentistry. This study aimed to compare the micro-leakage around the resin sealants when using both high and conventional intensity light-curing systems. The study sample consisted of 30 extracted human maxillary premolar teeth that were divided into two equal groups according to the light-curing system used: Group 1, High-Intensity Light-Curing System and Group 2, Conventional Light-Curing System. Light-curing by Woodpecker I-LED device with two intensities (high and conventional) has been used. All teeth were subjected to 500 cycles of thermocycling. Then, a methylene blue dye microleakage test was performed, and the teeth were sectioned longitudinally and studied under a stereo microscope. The mean of micro-leakage in the high-intensity group (1.33 ± 1.29) was less than in the conventional intensity group (1.63 ± 1.29) without any statistically significant differences (p = 0.320). The high-intensity light-curing system mode may be a good and acceptable alternative to conventional intensity light-curing system mode in polymerization of pits and fissure sealants.
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- Hasan Alzoubi
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Damascus University, Al-Mazzeh St, P.O. Box 3062, Damascus, Syria.
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Damascus University, Al-Mazzeh St, P.O. Box 3062, Damascus, Syria
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Damascus University, Al-Mazzeh St, P.O. Box 3062, Damascus, Syria
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Damascus University, Al-Mazzeh St, P.O. Box 3062, Damascus, Syria
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Ramadan MK, Hussein G, Saheb W, Rajab M, Mirza FG. Antenatal corticosteroids in the late preterm period: A prospective cohort study. J Neonatal Perinatal Med 2017; 9:15-22. [PMID: 27002271 DOI: 10.3233/npm-16915086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The study objective was to examine the effect of antenatal corticosteroids on the incidence of short-term neonatal morbidities in singletons born during the late preterm period. STUDY DESIGN This was a prospective cohort study of singleton gestations at risk of imminent delivery between 34 0/7 and 36 6/7 weeks. Short-term neonatal morbidities were compared between the corticosteroid exposed and non-exposed groups. The rates of Neonatal Morbidity Composite and Any Adverse Neonatal Morbidity were then compared between the two groups. RESULTS During the two-year study period, a total of 295 subjects were included. Of those, 74 were exposed to antenatal corticosteroids, while 221 cases constituted the non-exposed group. There was no statistically significant difference in the rate of Any Adverse Neonatal Morbidity (47.3% vs. 40.7% , p = 0.32) or the rate of Neonatal Morbidity Composite (34.4% vs. 37.8% , p = 0.59) between the two groups. Additionally, there was no statistically significant difference in the rates of neonatal intensive care unit admission, respiratory distress syndrome, transient tachypnea of the newborn, hypothermia, and need for phototherapy. CONCLUSION Administration of antenatal corticosteroids to parturients at risk of imminent delivery during the late preterm period does not appear to reduce short-term neonatal morbidities.
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- M K Ramadan
- Makassed General Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Makassed General Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Makassed General Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Makassed General Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Beirut, Lebanon
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- American University of Beirut Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon.,Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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Saito R, Akinobu H, Shaker RA, Akel IS, Assaf-Casals A, Lteif M, Odagiri T, Inaba R, Soudani N, Khafaja S, Ghanem ST, Rajab M, Shobugawa Y, Dbaibo GS, Zaraket H. Characterization of influenza outbreaks in Lebanon during the 2013/14 and 2014/15 seasons. East Mediterr Health J 2016; 22:547-551. [PMID: 27714749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2016] [Accepted: 08/08/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Despite the significant burden of influenza outbreaks, active disease monitoring has been largely absent in the Middle East, including Lebanon. In this study we characterized influenza virus in 440 nasopharyngeal swabs collected from patients with acute respiratory infections during two influenza seasons in Lebanon. Influenza A(H3N2) was dominant in the 2013/14 season while the A(H1N1)pdm09 and B/Yamagata strains were most prevalent in the 2014/15 season. All tested isolates were susceptible to 4 neuraminidase inhibitors (oseltamivir, zanamivir, peramivir and laninamivir). Genetic analysis of the haemagglutinin gene revealed multiple introductions of influenza viruses into Lebanon from different geographic sources during each season. Additionally, large data gaps were identified in the Middle East region, as indicated by the lack of current influenza sequences in the database from many countries in the region.
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- R Saito
- Division of International Health, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Division of International Health, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Dept. Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
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- Dept. Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
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- Dept. Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
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- Division of International Health, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Division of International Health, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Dept. Experimental Pathology, Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine; Center for Infectious Diseases Research, Faculty of Medicine
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- Dept. Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
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- Dept. Pediatrics, Makassed General Hospital Beirut, Lebanon
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- Dept. Pediatrics, Makassed General Hospital Beirut, Lebanon
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- Division of International Health, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Dept. Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine; Center for Infectious Diseases Research, Faculty of Medicine; Dept. Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Dept. Experimental Pathology, Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine; Center for Infectious Diseases Research, Faculty of Medicine
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Refaey S, Saito R, Akinobu H, Shaker R, Akel I, Assaf-Casals A, Lteif M, Odagiri T, Inaba R, Soudani N, Khafaja S, Ghanem S, Rajab M, Shobugawa Y, Dbaibo G, Zaraket H. Characterization of influenza outbreaks in Lebanon during the 2013/14 and 2014/15 seasons. East Mediterr Health J 2016. [DOI: 10.26719/2016.22.7.543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Ureña de Vivanco M, Rajab M, Heim C, Letzel T, Helmreich B. Setup and Energetic Considerations for Three Advanced Oxidation Reactors Treating Organic Compounds. Chem Eng Technol 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ceat.201200478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Rajab M, Tounsi A, Jouma M, Neubert RHH, Dittgen M. Influence of tamarind seed gum derivatives on the in vitro performance of gastro-retentive tablets based on hydroxypropylmethylcellulose. Pharmazie 2012; 67:956-957. [PMID: 23210249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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- M Rajab
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Arab International University, Ghabaghib, Daraa, Syrian Arab Republic.
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Rajab M, Jouma M, Neubert RH, Dittgen M. Optimization of a metformin effervescent floating tablet containing hydroxypropylmethylcellulose and stearic acid. Pharmazie 2010; 65:97-101. [PMID: 20225651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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This study optimizes the composition of an effervescent floating tablet (EFT) containing metformin hydrochloride (M) regarding tablet hardness (H), time to dissolve 60% of the embedded drug (t60%), and buoyancy, the floating lag time (FLT). A simplex lattice experimental design has been used comprising different levels of hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC), stearic acid (SA), sodium bicarbonate (SB) as tablet matrix components, and hardness (H), t60%, FLT as response variables. Two models have been applied to decide which composition will result in Fickian diffusion or in overlapping of two dissolution mechanisms, diffusion and matrix erosion. Three of EFT showed the two dissolution mechanisms but most of EFT showed Fickian diffusion only. Checking the experimental response by a linear, quadratic, special cubic and cubic model using multivariate regression analysis resulted in best fit for the cubic model. Overlaying the results for the cubic model under constraints defined shows the domain of accepted values of response variables. The optimized EFT shall have been included HPMC between 15.6% and 24.2%, SA between 12.8 and 15.6% and SB between 16.1% and 17.5%. The result of this study has been critically evaluated considering analogous EFT described in literature.
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- M Rajab
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Arab International University, Ghabaghib, Daraa, Syrian Arab Republic
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Rajab A, Nikoohsokhan AK, Rajab M, Shakeri N. Ergebnisse der ambulanten Schulung und Behandlung von diabetischen Schwangeren in einer iranischen Großstadt. DIABETOL STOFFWECHS 2006. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-943902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Rajab M, Jaber N, Hemadeh M, Tannir I, Haddad H, Gharib R, Abou-Merhi B. Septicemie neonatale. Arch Pediatr 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0929-693x(99)81761-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Rajab M, Hemadeh M, Hiddad H, Jaber N, Tannir I, Rayya M, Abou-Merhi B, Gharib R. Intoxications infantiles et pediatriques. Arch Pediatr 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0929-693x(99)81820-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Rajab M, Tannir I, Jaber N, Hemadeh M, Gharib R, Abou-Merhi B, Haddad H. Brucellose Chez L'enfant. Arch Pediatr 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0929-693x(99)81571-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Haddad J, Rajab M. Acidoses lactiques congenitales (ALC): Interet de la neuroradiologie. Arch Pediatr 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/0929-693x(96)86195-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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