We analysed data on overweight and stunting from large national surveys performed between 2001 and 2004 in 5 Arab countries (Djibouti, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Morocco, Syrian Arab Republic and Yemen). Overweight and stunting were defined according to new WHO growth standards. Overweight ranged from 8.9% in Yemen to 20.2% in Syrian Arab Republic. The risk ratio (RR) for overweight in stunted chi...

With the emergence of the phenomenon of "Arab revolutions", the Middle East has entered a new era. The investigation of the goals of the Arab revolutions requires their pathology. The developments of the Arab world, although occurred with the self-immolation of a young Tunisian and its widespread reflection in the global media, but these events origins returns to the previous years. These count...

BACKGROUND To meet the future challenges of infectious diseases and limit the spread of multidrug resistant microorganisms, a better understanding of published studies in the field of infectious diseases is needed. The objective of this study was to analyze the quantity and quality of research activity in the field of infectious diseases in Arab countries and compare it with that in non-Arab co...

since the end of the nineteenth and twentieth century , the concept of the nature of the language and its function and studied were in change. that changes caused prosecution efforts which made by the western scientists to study most of the world language descriptively and historically ,comparely . khalil is the first who authored the lexicon in arabic language, and who compiled a perfect lexic...

We examine the sources of variability in Arab American voter registration in the months following September 11, 2001. Several comparisons suggest that the policy aftermath of 9/11 has acted as an accelerant to Arab American political incorporation. Specifically, we evaluate raised incidences of Arab American voter registration across locations relative to two populations: the Arab American popu...

This present study aims to examine the phenomenon of relative age effect among football players based on birth year and positions they played in Turkish professional leagues. A total 3622 from Super League, Spor Toto 1stLeague, 2ndLeague 3rd League were included study. The divided into 4 different quarters with 3-month intervals 2 half-terms 6-month starting January. data second half 2021-2022 ...

the aim of this study was to examine the relationship between coaching self-efficacy and iran premier league wrestlers' sport commitment. the research method was descriptive-correlation. the wrestlers from 8 teams (n=120) including all wrestlers in iran premier league (2012) completed demographic questionnaire, coaching self-efficacy scale (feltz et al., 1999), and sport commitment questio...

the aim of this study was to determine the effect of win orientation (willingness to win) on sport commitment dimensions in women's football premier league of iran. research method was correlation and application in terms of aim. the population consisted of football players of 11 premier league teams in iran (n=200) who participated in the 2nd women's premier league and had at least 6...

BACKGROUND Despite the high burden of cardiovascular diseases in Arab countries, little is known about cardiac rehabilitation (CR) delivery. This study assessed availability, and CR program characteristics in the Arab World, compared to Canada. METHODS A questionnaire incorporating items from 4 national / regional published CR program surveys was created for this cross-sectional study. The su...