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Khat Chewing Habits in the Population of the Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia: Prevalence and Associated Factors. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
The use of khat (Catha edulis) is a major public health and social problem that is believed to be growing globally. The khat chewing habit is prevalent in all areas of the Jazan region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
Mohamed Salih Mahfouz, Bahaa-eldin E A Rahim, Yahya M H Solan, Anwar M Makeen, Rashad Mohammed Alsanosy   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Khat-induced Paranoid Psychosis [PDF]

British Journal of Psychiatry, 1987
For many hundreds of years the fresh leavesof the Khat shrub have been used for their stimulant properties. Several miffion people in East Africa Cathinone is considered the most active ingredient and has been recently isolated and synthesised (United Nations Document, 1975). The effects of cathinone closely resemble those of amphetamine (Halbach, 1972)
S, Critchlow, R, Seifert
openaire   +2 more sources

Ketogenic diet for infantile epileptic spasms

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Approximately half of all cases of Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome (IESS) do not respond to vigabatrin and hormonal therapies. There is no clear consensus as to the second‐line therapy for IESS. Ketogenic diet (KD) has emerged as an effective treatment for certain drug‐resistant epilepsies and in many cases of IESS.
Morris H. Scantlebury, Anamika Choudhary, Andy Cheuk‐Him Ng, Cezar Gavrilovici   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Temporal Robustness in Cross‐Country Gross Domestic Product Forecasting: Evidence From Classical, Regime‐Switching, and Ensemble Models

Journal of Forecasting, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study evaluates whether the relative performance of gross domestic product forecasting models is temporally robust across economies and changing macroeconomic conditions. Using annual real gross domestic product data from the World Bank for 177 separately reported economies and territories, we conduct a common‐vintage pseudo‐out‐of‐sample
Achilleas Tampouris, Chaido Dritsaki
wiley   +1 more source

Khat-drug interactions: A systematic review [PDF]

Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmacognosy Research, 2021
Context: Consumption of khat leaves has been disseminated worldwide with the migration of its users from Arabia and Africa. Despite numerous reports regarding the associations of khat chewing with serious health impacts, a significant number of people ...
Nabil Ahmed Albaser, Abdel-Wahab H. Mohamad, Mohammed Amood AL-Kamarany   +2 more
doaj  

Bryozoan‐Rich Carbonate Units of the Erfoud Area (SE Morocco) Record Latest Katian to Early Hirnantian Interglacial Intervals

Geological Journal, EarlyView.
In this study, we re‐examine the depositional architecture of the Erfoud limestone in Morocco. Introducing new biostratigraphic constraints from chitinozoan assemblages, we show that Katian to Hirnantian bryozoan‐pelmatozoan meadows reflect flooding events linked to a series of interglacial transgressions known to have occurred immediately prior to the
Philippe Razin, Jean‐François Ghienne, Amira Meddour, Lorena Tessitore, Thijs R. A. Vandenbroucke   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Incidence of Severe Malaria Syndromes and Status of Immune Responses among Khat Chewer Malaria Patients in Ethiopia. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Although more emphasis has been given to the genetic and environmental factors that determine host vulnerability to malaria, other factors that might have a crucial role in burdening the disease have not been evaluated yet.
Tsige Ketema, Ketema Bacha, Esayas Alemayehu, Argaw Ambelu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

From structural design to model compression: Research progress on lightweight algorithms for motor imagery brain–computer interfaces

Journal of Intelligent Medicine, EarlyView.
Lightweight Motor Imagery BCI Decoding: From Structural Design to Model Compression. This graphical abstract summarizes the motivation, principal strategies, and deployment benefits of lightweight motor imagery brain–computer interface decoding. Structural‐level lightweight designs, including depthwise separable, multi‐branch, and dilated convolutions,
Yijie Zhou, Zhuoyue Chu, Shengcui Cheng, Mingming Zhang, Long Chen, Zhongpeng Wang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sejarah Perkembangan Seni Khat dan Pengaruhnya Terhadap Tulisan Jawi di Nusantara (The Developmental History of the Khat and its Influence towards the Jawi Writing System in the Malay Archipelago)

MALIM: Jurnal Pengajian Umum Asia Tenggara, 2017
Khat or Arabic calligraphy comes with its own history and forms. Khat as a medium from Arabic characters develops along the advancement of civilization. These Arabic characters are influenced from the Ancient Egyptian heroglif based on manuscripts found ...
NIK YUSRI MUSA ILHAM CHE DAUD @ ZAKARIA, NAZRI MUSLIM , JAMSARI ALIAS   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Plasma Cell Mucositis: A 20‐Year Retrospective Review at a Tertiary Center

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Plasma cell mucositis (PCM) is a rare, chronic inflammatory condition of mucosal surfaces that is likely underdiagnosed and underreported, with limited data on its clinical characteristics, extracavitary involvement, and treatment outcomes.
Miguel A. Aristizabal‐Torres, Jessi M. Larrinaga, Katherine Bodiford, Olayemi Sokumbi, Leila Tolaymat   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source