scholarly journals Changing the landscape of stroke in Egypt

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hany Aref ◽  
Magd Zakaria ◽  
Hossam Shokri ◽  
Tamer Roushdy ◽  
Ahmed El Basiouny ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Cause Of Death ◽  
Prevalence Rate ◽  
Circulatory System ◽  
Gastrointestinal Diseases ◽  
Middle Income Country ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
National Statistics ◽  
The Past ◽  
Crude Prevalence

Egypt, a low–middle-income country, is the most populated nation in the Middle East. In Egypt, the overall crude prevalence rate of stroke is high (963/100,000 inhabitants), and the incidence of stroke annually is approximately 150 000 to 210 000. The official national statistics indicate that diseases of the circulatory system, including stroke, are the primary cause of death in Egypt, where stroke accounts for 6.4% of all deaths and ranks third after cardiovascular and gastrointestinal diseases. Although the number of deaths attributed to stroke have declined in many countries, in Egypt, it was relatively unchanged in the past 10 years.

scholarly journals VIETNAM: AN ANALYSIS ON THE STATUS OF DEMOCRACY AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT IN A ONE-PARTY STATE

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
AISDL
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Political Development ◽  
Middle Income Country ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
The Past ◽  
Investment Opportunities ◽  
The Status ◽  
Government Responsiveness ◽  
Party State

Vietnam is one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Over the past 30 years, Vietnam has transformed itself from one of the world’s poorest nations to a lower-middle income country ripe with investment opportunities. Yet despite these economic achievements, this one-party state still encounters significant obstacles to sustained and democratic political development in each of the USAID’s five key elements of democracy, human rights and governance: consensus, inclusion, competition and political accountability, rule of law and human rights, and government responsiveness and effectiveness.

scholarly journals Political Instability and Economic Growth: Evidence from Jordan

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Osama D. Sweidan
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Kalman Filter ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Government Spending ◽  
Political Instability ◽  
Middle Income Country ◽  
Income Country ◽  
Terrorist Attacks ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Negative Effect

AbstractThis paper explores the link between political instability and economic growth in Jordan, which is a lower middle-income country located at the heart of the Middle East. Historically, this region has been living under protracted wars, clashes, violence and terrorist attacks. We can expect these events to influence economic growth via their effect on government spending. We employ two econometric techniques: ARDL model (OLS) and Kalman filter (ML) and use data over the period 1967–2009. We find political instability has a statistically significant negative effect on economic growth as well as on real government expenditures.

scholarly journals THE ANALYSIS OF INDICATORS OF FINAL DISCREPANCIES AND FORENSIC DIAGNOSES IN CASES OF DEATH FROM DISEASES

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 11-15
Author(s):  
A. V. Maksimov ◽  
S. A. Kuchuk
Keyword(s):  
Cause Of Death ◽  
Circulatory System ◽  
Specific Weight ◽  
Moscow Region ◽  
Forensic Research ◽  
The Past ◽  
Diagnosis Of Diseases

The article presents the results of the analysis of the dynamics of the discrepancy between the final and forensic diagnoses in the Moscow region in cases of death from diseases for the period 2014–2018. The scope of the study was 3114 cases of deaths in hospitals of medical organizations and aimed at forensic research to determine the cause of death. The study found that in the Moscow region over the past five years there has been an improvement in the diagnosis of diseases of the circulatory system, respiration, digestion, tumors and tuberculosis. In the analyzed period of time there was a decrease in the specific weight of the discrepancy of diagnoses in cases of death from diseases from 63.7 % to 48.4 %.

scholarly journals Extragenital noninfectious pathology in the maternal mortality structure in Moscow

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-31
Author(s):  
L.M. Mikhaleva ◽  
◽  
A.G. Konoplyannikov ◽  
Y.Y. Kudryavtseva ◽  
A.S. Olenev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Arteriovenous Malformation ◽  
Maternal Mortality ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Cause Of Death ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Multidisciplinary Treatment ◽  
Circulatory System ◽  
Gastrointestinal Diseases ◽  
Malignant Neoplasms ◽  
Circulatory System Diseases

Introduction. Diseases directly related to pregnancy are still leading the maternеal mortality structure, al-though in many countries there is an increase in the number of deaths from extragenital pathology among pregnant women. A significant number of lethal cases in this group are associated with environmental factors, lifestyle, and the overall increase in somatic diseases. The aim of the study was to determine the main causes of maternal mortality and investigate the role of extragenital pathology based on autopsy data. Materials and methods. The study included 29 autopsy observations. We studied medical records, autopsy protocols of deceased pregnant women, women in labor, and puerperant women. Each cause of death was classified according to ICD-10. A clinical and morphological study was also carried out using additional histochemical and immunohistochemical staining methods. Results. The data from pathological studies show that in Moscow, extragenital pathology accounts for up to 40% of maternal deaths. The leading cause of death is circulatory system diseases, including an arteriovenous malformation; a myocardial infarction; a congenital heart disease (patent foramen ovale); cerebral, aortic, and splenic artery aneurysms. The second most common one is other specified diseases and conditions com-plicating pregnancy. This group of diseases included malignant neoplasms. Less common causes of death are gastrointestinal diseases, other diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism that complicate pregnancy, and also respiratory diseases. A single case is associated with a generalized viral infection. Conclusion. Extragenital pathology remains an important obstetric problem, and the management of pregnant women with systemic diseases requires a multidisciplinary treatment approach. Keywords: maternal mortality, extragenital pathology, arteriovenous malformation, cerebral aneurysm, antiphospholipid syndrome

Reconstructions of the past distribution of Testudo graeca mitochondrial lineages in the Middle East and Transcaucasia support multiple refugia since the Last Glacial Maximum

2021 ◽  
pp. 10-17
Author(s):  
Oguz Turkozan
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Last Glacial Maximum ◽  
Glacial Maximum ◽  
Testudo Graeca ◽  
Last Glacial ◽  
The Past ◽  
Precipitation Seasonality ◽  
Multiple Refugia ◽  
The Last Glacial Maximum ◽  
The Last Glacial

A cycle of glacial and interglacial periods in the Quaternary caused species’ ranges to expand and contract in response to climatic and environmental changes. During interglacial periods, many species expanded their distribution ranges from refugia into higher elevations and latitudes. In the present work, we projected the responses of the five lineages of Testudo graeca in the Middle East and Transcaucasia as the climate shifted from the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM, Mid – Holocene), to the present. Under the past LGM and Mid-Holocene bioclimatic conditions, models predicted relatively more suitable habitats for some of the lineages. The most significant bioclimatic variables in predicting the present and past potential distribution of clades are the precipitation of the warmest quarter for T. g. armeniaca (95.8 %), precipitation seasonality for T. g. buxtoni (85.0 %), minimum temperature of the coldest month for T. g. ibera (75.4 %), precipitation of the coldest quarter for T. g. terrestris (34.1 %), and the mean temperature of the driest quarter for T. g. zarudyni (88.8 %). Since the LGM, we hypothesise that the ranges of lineages have either expanded (T. g. ibera), contracted (T. g. zarudnyi) or remained stable (T. g. terrestris), and for other two taxa (T. g. armeniaca and T. g. buxtoni) the pattern remains unclear. Our analysis predicts multiple refugia for Testudo during the LGM and supports previous hypotheses about high lineage richness in Anatolia resulting from secondary contact.

Variable oil and argumentative conflict in the Middle East

2020 ◽  
pp. 824
Author(s):  
Malik Daham Mata’ab
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Large Area ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World

Oil has formed since its discovery so far one of the main causes of global conflict, has occupied this energy map a large area of conflict the world over the past century, and certainly this matter will continue for the next period in our century..

Women break down the barriers to the Vietnamese social sciences and humanities

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quan-Hoang Vuong
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Middle Income Country ◽  
Women In Science ◽  
Income Country ◽  
The West ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Social Sciences And Humanities ◽  
The Social ◽  
Low And Middle Income

Valian rightly made a case for better recognition of women in science during the Nobel week in October 2018 (Valian, 2018). However, it seems most published views about gender inequality in Nature focused on the West. This correspondence shifts the focus to women in the social sciences and humanities (SSH) in a low- and middle-income country (LMIC).

The New Islamic State

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farhad Khosrokhavar
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Islamic State ◽  
Imagined Community ◽  
The West ◽  
Patriarchal Family ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
The Creation

The creation of the Islamic State in Iraq and Sham (ISIS) changed the nature of jihadism worldwide. For a few years (2014–2017) it exemplified the destructive capacity of jihadism and created a new utopia aimed at restoring the past greatness and glory of the former caliphate. It also attracted tens of thousands of young wannabe combatants of faith (mujahids, those who make jihad) toward Syria and Iraq from more than 100 countries. Its utopia was dual: not only re-creating the caliphate that would spread Islam all over the world but also creating a cohesive, imagined community (the neo-umma) that would restore patriarchal family and put an end to the crisis of modern society through an inflexible interpretation of shari‘a (Islamic laws and commandments). To achieve these goals, ISIS diversified its approach. It focused, in the West, on the rancor of the Muslim migrants’ sons and daughters, on exoticism, and on an imaginary dream world and, in the Middle East, on tribes and the Sunni/Shi‘a divide, particularly in the Iraqi and Syrian societies.

International Health Research Ethics

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bridget Pratt
Keyword(s):  
Research Ethics ◽  
Health Research ◽  
International Research ◽  
International Health ◽  
Middle Income Country ◽  
Income Country ◽  
Benefit Sharing ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Ethical Concerns ◽  
Low And Middle Income

Health research funded by organizations from HICs and conducted in low- and middle-income countries has grown significantly since 1990. Power imbalances and inequities frequently (but not always) exist at each stage of the international research process. Unsurprisingly then, a variety of ethical concerns commonly arise in the context of international health research, such as inequities in funding, the semi-colonial nature of international research models, the brain drain of low- and middle-income country researchers, and inequities in partnerships between HIC and low- and middle-income country researchers. In this chapter, these (and other) ethical concerns are introduced and the following ethical concepts to address the concerns are then discussed: responsiveness, standard of care, benefit sharing, community engagement, and social value. Existing guidance and remaining debates about how to specify each of the concepts are summarized. The chapter concludes by highlighting the existence of epistemic injustices within the field of international research ethics.

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