Search Results - "Hashim, Kamal"
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The Galabat-Metema cross-border onchocerciasis focus: The first coordinated interruption of onchocerciasis transmission in Africa
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-02-2020)“…Onchocerciasis transmission across international borders is not uncommon, yet a coordinated cross border stops mass drug administration (MDA) decision has not…”
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Seasonal Variation in Biting Rates of Simulium damnosum sensu lato, Vector of Onchocerca volvulus, in Two Sudanese Foci
Published in PloS one (04-03-2016)“…The abundance of onchocerciasis vectors affects the epidemiology of disease in Sudan, therefore, studies of vector dynamics are crucial for onchocerciasis…”
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Notes on distribution of Simulium damnosum s. l. along Atbara River in Galabat sub-focus, eastern Sudan
Published in BMC infectious diseases (28-05-2019)“…Onchocerciasis is caused by a nematode worm Onchocerca volvulus, which is transmitted in Sudan by black fly vectors of the Simulium damnosum sensu lato species…”
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The Effect of Chronic Laxative Use on Lipid Profile and HbA1c: A Hospital-Based Retrospective Study
Published in Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) (11-09-2023)“…Background: Laxatives are over-the-counter medications used as a treatment for constipation. The lipid-lowering effect of the long-term use of laxatives has…”
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Understanding the spatial distribution of trichiasis and its association with trachomatous inflammation-follicular
Published in BMC infectious diseases (30-04-2019)“…Whilst previous work has identified clustering of the active trachoma sign "trachomatous inflammation-follicular" (TF), there is limited understanding of the…”
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Central corneal thickness measurement using ultrasonic pachymeter, optical coherence tomography, and TMS-5 topographer
Published in Oman journal of ophthalmology (01-01-2019)“…AIM: This study aimed to compare the central corneal thickness (CCT) measurements using Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and TMS-5 topographer with that…”
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The Possible Effect of the Long-Term Use of Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists (GLP-1RA) on Hba1c and Lipid Profile in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Retrospective Study in KAUH, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Published in Diseases (01-03-2023)“…(1) Background: Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is a chronic metabolic disease with serious health complications. T2DM is associated with many chronic illnesses,…”
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impact of Merowe Dam on Simulium hamedense vector of onchocerciasis in Abu Hamed focus - Northern Sudan
Published in Parasites & vectors (04-04-2014)“…BACKGROUND: Abu Hamed, the northernmost onchocerciasis focus in the world, is located along the River Nile banks in the Nubian Desert. Hydroelectric dams can…”
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Leading Energy Performance Indicator: Tracking of Energy Management Systems in Oil and Gas Companies
Published in ASM science journal (30-12-2019)“…This paper presents a novel methodology that track and measures the overall energy performance in oil and gas companies based on the leading energy performance…”
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Histopathology of Polyps and Its Clinical Correlation in Sample of Iraqi Patients Undergoing Colonoscopic Examination
Published in Global journal of health science (15-03-2021)“…BACKGROUND /AIMS: Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in 2018, the objective of our study was to describe the types and patterns of colorectal…”
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Etiologies of Liver Cirrhosis and Their Clinical Presentation among Inpatients in Medical City Complex - Baghdad Teaching Hospital
Published in Global journal of health science (13-04-2021)“…BACKGROUND: Liver cirrhosis is one of common diseases that doctors deal with during working days, so it is important for all doctors to have a basic knowledge…”
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The Efficacy of Probiotics in Treatment of Helicobacter
Published in Global journal of health science (22-03-2022)“…BACKGROUND: The standard triple therapy has lost a considerable proportion in it efficiency in treating Helicobacter pylori infection. As such several…”
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The First Confirmed Elimination of an Onchocerciasis Focus in Africa: Abu Hamed, Sudan
Published in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene (02-11-2016)“…Mass treatment with ivermectin for onchocerciasis was stopped in 2012 in Abu Hamed, an isolated focus on the River Nile in northern Sudan. A 3-year…”
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Interruption of Onchocerca volvulus transmission in the Abu Hamed focus, Sudan
Published in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene (01-07-2013)“…Abu Hamed, Sudan, the northernmost location of onchocerciasis in the world, began community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI) in 1998, with annual…”
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The global burden of trichiasis in 2016
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-11-2019)“…Trichiasis is present when one or more eyelashes touches the eye. Uncorrected, it can cause blindness. Accurate estimates of numbers affected, and their…”
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Unimproved water sources and open defecation are associated with active trachoma in children in internally displaced persons camps in the Darfur States of Sudan
Published in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (11-10-2019)“…Abstract Purpose To estimate the proportion of children with trachomatous inflammation—follicular (TF) and adults with trachomatous trichiasis (TT) in…”
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The Epidemiology of Trachoma in Darfur States and Khartoum State, Sudan: Results of 32 Population-Based Prevalence Surveys
Published in Ophthalmic epidemiology (01-11-2016)“…Purpose: To complete the baseline trachoma map of Sudan by estimating the prevalence of trachoma and associated risk factors in the five Darfur States and…”
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Efficacy of the Desert Truffle Terfezia claveryi to Cure Trachoma Disease with Special Emphasis on its Antibacterial Bioactivity
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Seasonal Variation in Biting Rates of Simulium damnosum sensu lato, Vector of Onchocerca volvulus, in Two Sudanese Foci: e0150309
Published in PloS one (01-03-2016)“…Background The abundance of onchocerciasis vectors affects the epidemiology of disease in Sudan, therefore, studies of vector dynamics are crucial for…”
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Design and development of a hydraulic ram pump for the rural communities
Published in 2020 IEEE 8th R10 Humanitarian Technology Conference (R10-HTC) (01-12-2020)“…The provision of adequate domestic water supply for rural populations is a major problem especially for isolated area and in a deep forest. It is particularly…”
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