Abstract Acne is common and results in significant burden patients with acne frequently receive prolonged oral antibiotics leading to antimicrobial resistance. Oral spironolactone prescribed for acne, although there a paucity of evidence on its effectiveness. The aim this pragmatic parallel, double-blind, superiority trial was assess the effectiveness systemic adult women. Participants were ide...

BACKGROUND Previously we reported that mice deficient in toll-like receptor 4 (TLR-4) signalling were protected from diet-induced non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Another member of the toll-like receptor family, TLR-2, has been shown to play a role in lipid trafficking via uptake of diacylated lipoproteins. However, a role for TLR-2 in NASH has not been elucidated. The objectives of the cu...

AIM In this prospective study, we aimed at comparing the laparoscopic and conventional open inguinal hernia repair procedures in the population over 75 years of age. MATERIALS AND METHODS The medical data of 108 patients over 75 years of age who presented with inguinal hernia and underwent surgical treatment between July 2008 and December 2012 in Safa Hospital, General Surgery Department were...

The proinflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-6 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)are thought to impair insulin signaling (1,2), and abnormally high levels of them are associated with insulin resistance (3,4) and type 2 diabetes (3,5). In patients with type 2 diabetes, a meal rich in fat, mainly in the form of sausages and butter, increases postprandial plasma concentrations of IL-6 and TNF, wher...

In this note, new Hajj and Umrah Event Recognition datasets (HUER) are presented. The demonstrated datasets are based on videos and images taken during 2011-2012 Hajj and Umrah seasons. HUER is the first collection of datasets covering the six types of Hajj and Umrah ritual events (rotating in Tawaf around Kabaa, performing Sa’y between Safa and Marwa, standing on the mount of Arafat, staying o...

The use of a Decision Support System (DSS) can assist person in making accurate and targeted decisions. Many problems be solved by using SPK, one which is to analyze the recipients foundation's annual period compensation. method that used for this Simple Additive Weighting (SAW). In determining recipient foundation compensation, there are many criteria must possessed individuals as condition ob...