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Estimation of Some Heavy Metals Concentration in Potato Chips Samples

Al Khansa Saeid, Nuha Khalaefa, Gamal Aboulgasem · AlQalam Journal of Medical and Applied Sciences;

Aims. This study was conducted to determination of concentration of some heavy metals (cd, fe) in potato chips samples due to essential or toxic nature of this metals and due to increase consumption of potato chips espe…

Bioremediation of Crude Oil Residues in Libyan Agricultural Lands

Mona Allafe, Entesar Omar, Abdullah Abdullah, Fayiz Mohammed · AlQalam Journal of Medical and Applied Sciences;

Background and aims. Libya like other most of the oil-producing countries in the world suffers from many environmental problems that negatively affect the balance of the ecosystem. Petroleum hydrocarbons are the most im…

Persistence of Post- COVID-19 Symptoms in Patients Attending Maitiga Preventive Medicine Center in Tripoli, Libya

Alshawish, Abdulrauf, Abubaker Elmaryul, Aboujela Allafi, Halima Buni · AlQalam Journal of Medical and Applied Sciences;

Background and aims. Post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 is being diagnosed in patients who developed severe acute COVID-19, but occasionally also in patients who experienced mild or asymptomatic disease. The purpose of thi…

Extraction of Essential Oils from Dry Leaves and Seeds of Moringa Oleifera. L Using Organic Solvents

Fathia Altalhi, Hameda Algalbati, Abdunnaser Magrahi, Fathi Al Harari, Ismail bensulaiman · AlQalam Journal of Medical and Applied Sciences;

Background and aims. Moringa. oleifera. L a very important healthful plant is one amongst the foremost wide cultivated species of the family Moringaceae. It is extremely valued from past as a result of its large healthf…

Goiters in Some Iraqi Females

Rashid , Saud, Alhiti, Hazim · AlQalam Journal of Medical and Applied Sciences;

Background and aims. Goiter is a recognized disorder in females all over the world. This paper illustrates the goiter presentations of a sample of Iraqi females in one center in Al Anbar Provenance. Methods. This was a…

Effect of Selecting Validation Dataset on Building Random Forest and Decision Tree Models

Mona Mohammed, Reem Alsunosi · AlQalam Journal of Medical and Applied Sciences;

Background and aims. Machine learning models are trained using appropriate learning algorithm and training data. The dataset partition into training and testing data, the training data were used by the model to learn, a…

Immunogenicity of a single dose mRNA vaccine in SARS-CoV-2 exposed subjects: A systematic review

Singh, Jagtar, Thakur, Seema · South East Asia Journal of Medical Sciences;

Background: The novel coronavirus is quickly spreading and mutating, putting the public health and lifestyle in shambles. The development and approval of mRNA vaccines came up as a breakthrough. The breadth of immune re…

Prevalence of Anemia and Platelet Deficiency Among Pregnant Women in Brack Al-Shati District in Southern Libya

Amna MohyAldeen · AlQalam Journal of Medical and Applied Sciences;

Aims. The purpose of this study was to identify the prevalence, severity, underlying causes, and contributing variables of anemia, platelet shortage, and related conditions. Methods. The study involved 197 female patien…

Histopathological Alterations in Liver of Male Rabbits Exposed to Deltamethrin and the ameliorative Effect of Folic Acid

Najat Mohammed, Huda Hassan, Alnagy Ali, Fayrouz Khaled, Sumia Mohamed · AlQalam Journal of Medical and Applied Sciences;

Aims: Deltamethrin is classified as low mammalian synthetic pyrethroids that is used in a wide range in the agriculture field, animal's husbandry, being applied to public health. However, some reports have shown that it…

Ectopic Pregnancy: Incidence, Associated Risk Factors and Complications from Yashfeen Clinic

Enas Benaliwa, Amel Morgham, Nasreen Osman, Faisal Ali, Laila Almahdi, Huda Othman, Abdulhafid Abudher · AlQalam Journal of Medical and Applied Sciences;

Aims. To explore the risk factors for ectopic pregnancy (EP) in women with planned pregnancy. Methods. This case series study, which included 147 women with planned pregnancy. In this group matched in terms of mother ag…

The Effect of Rainfall and Temperature on Honey Production Evidence from Libya

Intisar Mohamed, Fouzi Faraj · AlQalam Journal of Medical and Applied Sciences;

Aims. The paper aimed to investigates the effect of rainfall and temperature on honey production. Methods. An Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) modeling is employed by using annual data over the period of 1990-2013.…

Impact of Placenta Previa on Maternal and Neonatal Outcome

Nourryah Turkuman, Laila Almahdi, Huda Othman, Abdulrahman Alsharef, Zeinab Saleh, Rehab Jerbi · AlQalam Journal of Medical and Applied Sciences;

Background and aims. Placenta previa is one of the major disorders occurs during pregnancy, when placental tissue is abnormally placed in lower uterine segment over or near the internal cervical os. The greatest risk of…

Telerehabilitation and Covid-19: An Emerging Approach for Health Care System in India

Jadhav, Dr. Priyanka, Anap, Dr. Deepak · VIMS JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY;

Telerehabilitation is termed as habilitation or rehabilitation services that are provided by a rehabilitation professional remotely, which is useful for assessment, monitoring, prevention, intervention,supervision, educ…

Association of Postural Sway with Kellengren Lawrence Grade II and III of Osteoarthritis of Knee Joint among Elderly Population.: Postural sway among elderly OA Knee patients.

Agrawal, Sheetal, Shewale (PT), Dr. Sonyabapu, Ganvir (PT), Dr. Shyam · VIMS JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY;

Background: Postural sway is very common in elderly population. It is mainly associated with balance. There are two factors, Decreased proprioception -which leads to sway when walking and increased reliance on vision. V…

Relationship Between Duration of Stroke and Hand Function Recovery in Patient with Stroke

Zawar, Pranoti, Harishchandre (PT), Dr. Maheshwari, Ganvir (PT), Dr. Suvarna · VIMS JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY;

Background- Stroke is sudden loss of neurological function caused by an interruption of the blood flow to the brain. The fine motor activities are also affected which leads to difficulty in writing, prehension and preci…

Patterns of scapula stabilization exercises for improving upper extremity function and scapular alignment in patients with stroke:A systematic review

Bhagat ( PT), Dr. Prachi, Harishchandre( PT), Dr. Maheshwari, Ganvir( PT), Dr. Suvarna · VIMS JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY;

Background - Scapula stabilizing exercises used for improving shoulder function in patients with stroke has been reported in literature. However there is diversity in pattern of these exercises which makes it difficult…

Book Review

chilkapurawar , Ruchita Rao, Diwate, Abhijit D. · VIMS JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY;

This is the reworked 21st edition of the book PJ Mehta with many improvements particularly in terms of clarity. As the title of the book and its individual chapters suggest the practical point of view of different syste…

Perineometer- An equipment used for measuring the strength of voluntary contractions of pelvic floor muscles- A Review

Deshmukh, Dr. Aboli, Ganvir, Dr. Shyam · VIMS JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY;

Pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) is an umbrella term used for disorders like, Urinary Incontinence, Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Urgency etc. There are many evaluation and treatment tools available for pelvic floor assessment.…

An atypical case of quadriparesis following C1 C2 subluxation with hydrocephalus: effect of extensive rehabilitation towards functional independence: A case study.

Nayak, Dr. Rabina, Rai, Sana, Ganvir, Dr. Suvarna · VIMS JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY;

Background: Atlantoaxial subluxation occurs when there is misalignment of the atlantoaxial joint. Several etiologies confer increased risk of Atlantoaxial subluxation in children, including neck trauma, inflammation, in…

Effect of motor relearning program on the upper limb function in stroke survivors: A systematic review

Shaikh (PT), Dr. Sumayya · VIMS JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY;

Background Problems with upper limb impairments are very common after a stroke. Improving arm function is a core element of rehabilitation. Many physiotherapy interventions have been developed some of which has have fou…

Effect of 4 weeks inspiratory muscle training on inspiratory muscle strength and quality of life in dialysis patients. A pilot study

Mehta, Aarya, Das, Dr. Arijit Kumar, Diwate, Dr. Abhijit D., Nagargoje, Dr. Archana · VIMS JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY;

ABSTRACT:Background: Dialysis is the most preferred way to treat chronic kidney disease (CKD). Thecommonest complication associated with dialysis is uremic myopathy. Inspiratory muscletraining (IMT) improves the strengt…

Consequences of COVID-19 in the Status of Physical Fitness in Post COVID Patients: A Cross Sectional Study.

Patare, Srushti, Harishchandre (PT), Dr. Maheshwari, Ganvir (PT), Dr. Suvarna · VIMS JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY;

Introduction- The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the highly infectious SARS-CoV-2 has affected over 15.9 million people across 200 countries and caused more than 643,000 deaths. The coronavirus is a highly infectious virus…

Effectiveness of Pre-operative Inspiratory Muscle Training on Post-Operative Recovery in patients undergone Abdominal Surgery- A Systematic Review

Bhambale, Dipalee, Nagargoje (PT), Dr. Archana · VIMS JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY;

Background - As there is effect of General Anaesthesia on respiratory muscles which also reduces mucocilliary escalator activity for 72 hours that leads to accumulation of mucus in alveola, and it further leads to atele…

Return to Job of a Construction Worker by Comprehensive Functional and Vocational Rehabilitation

Shinde, Sandeep, Pawar, Piyusha · VIMS JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY;

BACKGROUND- Supracondylar humeral fracture is most common paediatric fracture around elbow. Most of these fractures arise as a result of fall from a height or due to fall on an outstretched hand (FOOSH). Undisplaced fra…

Effect of Motor Imagery on Handgrip Strength in Recreational Badminton Players

Jaybhaye, Shraddha, Deshpande, Mukta, Pawar, Pournima · VIMS JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY;

The purpose of the study was to study the effect of motor imagery on handgrip strength in badminton players. Total 25 recreational Badminton Players between the age group 18-25 years of both male and female were include…