BACKGROUND Organic acidemias (OA) are a group of heterogeneous metabolic inherited disorders characterized by the accumulation of organic acids in body fluids and tissues. These are rare disorders and infrequently reported worldwide. In Syria, there is a lack of information regarding these disorders. OBJECTIVE Our hospital-based study aimed to describe the pattern of clinical and demographic ...

BACKGROUND Investigating severe maternal morbidity (near-miss) is a newly recognised tool that identifies women at highest risk of maternal death and helps allocate resources especially in low income countries. This study aims to i. document the frequency and nature of maternal near-miss at hospital level in Damascus, Capital of Syria, ii. evaluate the level of care at maternal life-saving emer...

This work analyzes the processes undergone by new generations of Argentines Jews Syrian origin in Buenos Aires, from 60s until today. Particularly, trajectories those who are distanced orthodox beliefs and predominant practices central community entities. We describe a broad spectrum life stories collected through ninety interviews, that contradict rooted presumptions supposed homogeneity origi...

Hemigrammocapoeta menderesensis is distinguished from all other species of Hemigrammocapoeta in Anatolia by the following combination of characters (none unique to the species): lateral line incomplete; 6-17 perforated scales and 36-41 +1-2 scales in lateral series; 7½-8½ scale rows between lateral line and dorsal-fin origin, 3-4 scale rows between lateral series and anal-fin origin; dorsal fin...