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  • Food safety and handling knowledge and practices of Lebanese university students 
    Hassan, Hussein F.; Dimassi, Hani (2017-01-19)
    The aim of this study was to assess the level of food safety handling knowledge and practices among 1172 Lebanese university students (mean age 20.0 ± 1.6 SD) and to explore the association between their knowledge/practices ...
  • Outcome of depression and anxiety after war 
    Dimassi, Hani; Karam, Elie G.; Karam, Aimee N.; Melhem, Nadine; Mneimneh, Zeina; Tabet, Caroline Cordahi (2017-01-19)
    Prospective studies of children exposed to war have not investigated disorders other than posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and have methodological limitations. From a stratified random sample of 386 children and ...
  • Perspectives on palliative care in Lebanon 
    Dimassi, Hani; Abu-Saad Huijer, Huda; Abboud, Sarah (2017-01-19)
    Our objective was to determine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of physicians and nurses on Palliative Care (PC) in Lebanon, across specialties. We performed a cross-sectional descriptive survey using a self-administered ...
  • Intention to stay of nurses in current posts in difficult-to-staff areas of Yemen, Jordan, Lebanon and Qatar 
    Dimassi, Hani; El-Jardali, Fadi; Murray, Susan F.; Jamal, Diana; AbualRub, Raeda; Al-Surimi, Khaled; Clinton, Micheal; Dumit, Nuhad Y. (2016-12-07)
    Background The nursing workforce shortages in difficult-to-staff areas have implications not only for quality of care but also for population health outcomes. An understanding of attrition and of retention is important ...
  • Evidence-informed health policies in Eastern Mediterranean countries 
    Dimassi, Hani; El-Jardali, Fadi; Lavis, John N.; Jamal, Diana; Ataya, Nour (2016-12-07)
    The objective of this paper is to conduct comparative analysis about the views and practices of policy makers and researchers on the use of health systems evidence in policy making in selected Eastern Mediterranean countries. ...
  • A National Study on Nurses’ Exposure to Occupational Violence in Lebanon 
    Dimassi, Hani; Alameddine, Mohamad; Mourad, Yara (2016-12-05)
    Background Healthcare institutions have commonly reported exposure of employees, particularly nurses, to high levels of occupational violence. Despite such evidence in the Middle East Region, there is a dearth of national ...
  • Hospital accreditation, reimbursement and case mix 
    Dimassi, Hani; Ammar, Walid; Khalife, Jade; El-Jardali, Fadi; Romanos, Jenny; Harb, Hilda; Hamadeh, Ghassan (2016-11-15)
    Resource consumption is a widely used proxy for severity of illness, and is often measured through a case-mix index (CMI) based on Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs), which is commonly linked to payment. For countries that ...
  • Quality of palliative care. Perspective of Lebanese patients with cancer 
    Doumit, Myrna; Dimassi, Hani; Huijer, Huda Abu-Saad; Abboud, Sarah (2016-11-10)
    The number of cancer patients in Lebanon is increasing, and patients are living longer due to early detection and enhanced methods of treatment. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the quality of life, symptom ...
  • Use of storyboards as an active learning strategy in pharmacy and nursing education 
    Hoffart, Nancy; Doumit, Rita; Nasser, Soumana Chamoun (2016-10-13)
    Background Storyboarding has been used as an educational approach that allows students to work together to learn, organize, and prioritize information and experiences. Methods Storyboarding was used as an assignment ...
  • Influence of proton pump inhibitors on gastritis diagnosis and pathologic gastric changes 
    Nasser, Soumana C.; Nasser, Selim M.; Slim, Mahmoud; Nassif, Jeanette G. (2016-10-13)
    AIM: To investigate the influence of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) exposure on the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) gastritis and intestinal metaplasia. METHODS: Chronic PPI use is associated with masking ...
  • High-amylose carboxymethyl starch matrices for oral sustained drug-release 
    Nabais, T.; Brouillet, F.; Kyriacos, S.; Mroueh, M.; Amores da Silva, P.; Bataille, B.; Chebli, C.; Cartilier, L. (2016-10-13)
    High-amylose corn starch, that contains 70% of amylose chains and 30% of amylopectin, has been used to obtain substituted amylose (SA) polymers. Tablets have been prepared by direct compression, i.e. dry mixing of drug and ...
  • Efficient and cost-effective alternative treatment for recurrent urinary tract infections and interstitial cystitis in women 
    Mansour, Anthony; Hariri, Essa; Shelh, Samar; Irani, Ralph; Mroueh, Mohamad (2016-10-13)
    Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common bacterial infections affecting women. UTIs are primarily caused by Escherichia coli, which increases the likelihood of a recurrent infection. We encountered two ...
  • Carcinogenic and neurotoxic risks of acrylamide and heavy metals from potato and corn chips consumed by the Lebanese population 
    Hariri, Essa; Abboud, Martine I.; Demerdjian, Sally; Korfali, Samira; Mroueh, Mohamad; Taleb, Robin I. (2016-10-13)
    The present study aims to quantify acrylamide and metals in potato and corn chips and to determine their carcinogenic and neurotoxic risks. Gas chromatography mass spectrometry analysis revealed that the average acrylamide ...
  • β-2-himachalen-6-ol 
    Taleb, Robin I.; Najm, Paul; Shebaby, Wassim; Boulos, Joelle C.; Demirdjian, Sally; Hariri, Essa; El-Sibai, Mirvat; Daher, Costantine; Mroueh, Mohamad (2016-10-13)
    Daucus carota ssp. carota, also known as wild carrot, is a commonly used herb in Lebanese folk medicine to treat several ailments including cancer. Previous studies in our laboratories showed that the Daucus carota oil ...
  • Sciatic nerve stimulation activates the retrotrapezoid nucleus in anesthetized rats 
    Kanbar, Roy; Stornetta, Ruth L.; Guyenet, Patrice G. (2016-10-11)
    Retrotrapezoid (RTN) neurons sustain breathing automaticity. These neurons have chemoreceptor properties but their firing is also regulated by multiple synaptic inputs of uncertain function. Here we test whether RTN, like ...
  • Breathing frequency (fR) is no longer under chemoreflex control during REM sleep 
    Burke, Peter; Kanbar, Roy; Basrting, Tyler; Viar, Kenneth; Stornetta, Ruth; Guyenet, Patrice (2016-10-11)
    Objective: To define the contribution of central chemoreception in general and the retrotrapezoid nucleus (RTN) in particular to the regulation of breathing in REM sleep. Methods: EEG, neck EMG, blood pressure, fR and tidal ...
  • Hypoxia silences retrotrapezoid nucleus respiratory chemoreceptors via alkalosis 
    Basting, Tyler M.; Burke, Peter G. R.; Kanbar, Roy; Viar, Kenneth E.; Stornetta, Daniel S.; Stornetta, Ruth L.; Guyenet, Patrice G. (2016-10-11)
    In conscious mammals, hypoxia or hypercapnia stimulates breathing while theoretically exerting opposite effects on central respiratory chemoreceptors (CRCs). We tested this theory by examining how hypoxia and hypercapnia ...
  • State‐dependent control of breathing by the retrotrapezoid nucleus 
    Burke, Peter G. R.; Kanbar, Roy; Basting, Tyler M.; Hodges, Walter M.; Viar, Kenneth E.; Stornetta, Ruth L.; Guyenet, Patrice G. (2016-10-11)
    Breathing has different characteristics during quiet wake, non-REM or REM sleep, including variable dependence on PCO2 . We investigated whether the retrotrapezoid nucleus (RTN), a proton-sensitive structure that mediates ...
  • Selective optogenetic stimulation of the retrotrapezoid nucleus in sleeping rats activates breathing without changing blood pressure or causing arousal or sighs 
    Burke, Peter G. R.; Kanbar, Roy; Viar, Kenneth E.; Stornetta, Ruth L.; Guyenet, Patrice G. (2016-10-11)
    Combined optogenetic activation of the retrotrapezoid nucleus (RTN; a CO2/proton-activated brainstem nucleus) with nearby catecholaminergic neurons (C1 and A5), or selective C1 neuron stimulation, increases blood pressure ...
  • Proton detection and breathing regulation by the retrotrapezoid nucleus 
    Guyenet, Patrice G.; Bayliss, Douglas A.; Stornetta, Ruth L.; Ludwig, Marie-Gabrielle; Kumar, Natasha N.; Shi, Yingtang; Burke, Peter G. R.; Kanbar, Roy; Basting, Tyler M.; Holloway, Benjamin B.; Wenker, Ian C. (2016-10-11)
    Abstract We discuss recent evidence which suggests that the principal central respiratory chemoreceptors are located within the retrotrapezoid nucleus (RTN) and that RTN neurons are directly sensitive to [H+]. RTN neurons ...

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