Shortly after the discovery of X-rays by the German physicist Wilhelm C. Roentgen in November 1895, the first X-ray apparatus was installed in 1898 in Beirut at the Prussian Hospital affiliated since 1887 with the Medical School of the Syrian Protestant College founded in 1867 (later American University of Beirut in 1920). The first chest radiographs were produced after a long exposure time in ...

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Ali Ahmadvand1 and Mohammad Reza Daliri2* 1School of Computer Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran, Iran 2Biomedical Engineering Department, School of Electrical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Iran *Corresponding author: Mohammad Reza Daliri, Biomedical Engineering Department, School of Electrical Engineering, Iran University of S...

Shamima Akhtar SHARMIN, Mohammad Jahangir ALAM, Md. Mominul Islam SHEIKH, Rashed ZAMAN, Muhammad KHALEKUZZAMAN, Sanjoy Chandra MONDAL, Mohammad Anwarul HAQUE, Mohammad Firoz ALAM, Iftekhar ALAM* Division of Applied Life Sciences (BK21 Program), College of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea Department of Bioscience (Integrated Bioscience Sectio...

background : malnutrition represents an important issue in older adults; unfortunately, there is lack of data concerning this topic in lebanon. this paper aims to provide a description of nutritional status and its correlates in older adults living in long stay institutions situated in beirut. methods : this cross-sectional study was conducted in three long stay institutions in beirut in 2012. ...

Lebanon is a small country located in the Middle East region which is undergoing rapid demographic transition. Among Arabic countries Lebanon has the fastest growing elderly population, and by the year 2025, older adults above 65 years are expected to represent more than 10% of the population. Nutrition is a key factor during the aging process and may help to prevent age-related diseases. Howev...

Measurement of serum or plasma and brain cholinesterase (ChE) activities in wild birds is used to diagnose and monitor their exposure to organophosphate and carbamate insecticides (Marden et al., 1994; Burn & Leighton, 1996; Iko et al., 2002; Osten et al., 2005). Reduced enzyme activity is an indicator of exposure and adverse effects of anti ChE insecticides even in the absence of overt signs o...