ASSESSMENT OF VISUAL PROBLEMS ON PATIENTS WITH THALASSEMIA (MAJOR) AND IT IMPACT ON THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE: CASE CONTROL STUDY

Assessment of Visual Problems on Patients with Thalassemia (Major) and it impact on their Quality of Life: Case control study

Background: Major thalassemia is the most inherited hemoglobinopathy that caused severe and progressive anemia.Iron overload due to repeated blood transfusion cause organ damage such as heart, liver, endocrine gland and skeletal system.Desferal, as an iron chelator is used to eliminate iron in the blood that despite its side effects is few, visual

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Porphyromonas gingivalis-Helicobacter pylori co-incubation enhances Porphyromonas gingivalis virulence and increases migration of infected human oral keratinocytes

Background Porphyromonas gingivalis is part of the subgingival biofilm and a keystone species in the development of periodontitis.Interactions between P.gingivalis and other bacteria in biofilms have been shown to affect bacterial virulence.Helicobacter pylori also inhabits the subgingival biofilm, but the consequences of interactions there with P.

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Attitudes of Ukrainian refugees in Austria: gender roles, democracy, and confidence in international institutions

Abstract The perception of cultural differences between refugee populations and host societies is central to political debates on integration.This study examines cultural values within the context of the Ukrainian refugee flows to Austria, following the Russian war of aggression.Previous research has shown that Ukrainian refugees represent a self-s

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