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Options for Controlling Type 2 Diabetes during Ramadan

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2016
Muslim population worldwide is about 1.5 billion. Based on a global diabetes prevalence of 4.6%, it is estimated that there are about 50 million Muslim with diabetes worldwide observe fasting during the month of Ramadan each year.
Mussa eAlmalki
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Oral Health and Well‐Being: Insights From Personal Narratives of Losing Teeth and Living With Dentures

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives To explore how individuals who have lost or have missing teeth and subsequently received dentures make sense of the factors influencing their oral health and well‐being. Methods Thematic and structural narrative analysis was used to evaluate 19 semi‐structured interview transcripts from a secondary dataset of United Kingdom adults ...
Heba Ramadan Salama, Jennifer Burr, Claire Elcock, Barry John Gibson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Thyroid diseases and Ramadan

Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2012
In the month of Ramadan, patients with thyroid diseases, most of the time, do not need treatment adjustments and can fast safely without any health hazards. Patients with hypothyroidism taking thyroxine can take their tablets on an empty stomach at bedtime instead of half an hour before Sehr.
Syed A Raza, Osama Ishtiaq, A G Unnikrishnan, A K Azad Khan, Jamal Ahmad, Mohammed A Ganie, Kishwar Azad, Manash Baruah, Md Faruque Pathan   +8 more
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Impact of Transnational Family Separation on Parenting and Psychosocial Well‐Being for Black African Migrant Parents in Hamilton

Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In light of increased migration from sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) to Hamilton in the past 5 years, this qualitative study explores the experiences of Black African migrant parents resettling in Hamilton, Canada. Using semi‐structured interviews and thematic analysis, four key themes emerged: (1) impact of migration and family separation stress on ...
Tsinat Semagn, Ingrid Waldron, Allison Williams, Olive Wahoush   +3 more
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Socioeconomic and Linguistic Factors in Paediatric Type 1 Diabetes: Exploring Glycemic Outcomes, Technology Use, and Residual Beta‐Cell Function in Migrant‐Background Populations

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims To investigate associations between migrant status, socioeconomic factors (SES), and residual beta‐cell function and glycemic outcomes in paediatric type 1 diabetes. Methods Retrospective study of 208 children (median [IQR] age 11 [8–14] years; 119 Italian, 89 from migrant‐background families) with glucometric (HbA1c, TIR, TITR, TAR, CV),
Silvia Savastio, Andrea E. Scaramuzza, Erica Pozzi, Valeria Castorani, Eleonora Chiarle, Aurora Craici, Valentina Todescato, Claudio Cavalli, Ivana Rabbone   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lifestyle practices and health promotion strategies to support physiological well-being during Ramadan [PDF]

Journal of Preventive and Complementary Medicine
Fasting during the Holy Month of Ramadan serves as a period for spiritual reflection and the strengthening of communal bonds in Islam. This religious practice induces significant alterations in contemporary lifestyle routines, requiring adaptive ...
Wesley Kuijpers, Damian Harper, Jill Alexander   +2 more
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Hand Hygiene Accuracy of Students and Staff at a Dutch Dental School

European Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Oral health care professionals continuously come into contact with bodily fluids containing many pathogens. Hand hygiene should be used to prevent cross transmission. We aimed to examine the accuracy of application of alcohol‐based hand rub (ABHR) according to the WHO hand hygiene steps at a dental school.
Ilona Francisca Persoon, Catherine Minke Charlotte Volgenant   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Leadership and Accountability in Faith‐Based Institutions: Evidence From UK Mosques

Financial Accountability &Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates accountability in religious institutions on the basis of evidence obtained from interviews with relevant parties in UK mosques. We mobilize prior theoretical contention regarding servant leadership and constraints on personal accountability to expose perceptions of seriously deficient discharge outcomes.
Umair Riaz, Anwar Halari, Bruce Burton, Theresa Dunne   +3 more
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Patient and Carer Participation in Reporting Patient Safety Incidents During Hospital Admission: A Scoping Review

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background More than one in 10 patients experience harm in hospital, and patients with communication support needs are at higher risk. Patients and their carers are well‐placed to provide insights into patient safety incidents that may result in harm, which is essential to improving patient safety in hospitals.
Rebecca Sullivan, Tanya Ramadan, Shu En Lee, Robyn O'Halloran   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of fiber orientation on the mechanical properties of multi layers laminate nanocomposites

Heliyon, 2020
The effect of fiberglass type and adding a very small amount of Nano filler in the resin on mechanical and thermal properties of multilayers laminate composite has been studied.
Amal Nassar, Eman Nassar
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