BACKGROUND Little research addresses how medical students develop their choice of specialty training in crisis and resource-poor settings. The newly graduated medical students determine the future of the healthcare system. This study aims to elucidate the factors influencing Syrian medical students' specialty selection and students' intentions to study abroad. METHODS A cross-sectional study ...

BACKGROUND Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is one of the most common inherited metabolic disorders. 21-hydroxylase deficiency is responsible for the majority of cases (90-95%) and considered the most common cause of genital ambiguity. There are no statistics concerning the prevalence of this disorder in Syria, although the high rate of consanguineous marriages indicates a possible high pre...

The sale of oil and gas is one of the most important components of the Syrian economy. Unfortunately, since the discovery of these resources, the Syrian people have not benefited from the revenues earned. This study deals with the development of oil and gas production and the geographical distribution of fields, as well as production control, deterioration of production, refining and selling me...

ously reported data and of concern given that malaria can be a life-threatening illness (4). Nonetheless, a surprisingly low proportion of persons who traveled for business or service-related reasons received pretravel medical advice, used malaria prophylaxis, and received influenza vaccination. Public health agencies should work closely with organizations sending personnel abroad to improve th...

have the proper tools to settle the debate scientifically. While the exact date of domestication is still unknown, recent phylogenomic analyses comparing wild olive varieties to domesticated cultivars point to the first domestication event in the Levant region of Syria (same as wheat, incidentally), with domestication of all of the modern day cultivars radiating from this original domestication...

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Since 2011, the Syrian Civil War has become an arena of international competition between regional and global powers. As a dominant actor, Turkey important interests in this conflict. However, although great importance is given to civil war factors power balances at field level, Turkey’s internal conditions play role as well these externalities. Therefore, analysis foreign policy towards Syria ...

1Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA 2Syrian Research Cancer Centre of the Syrian Society against Cancer, Aleppo, Syria 3McGill & Concordia Universities, Montreal, Canada 4Universite de Strasbourg, CNRS UMR 7213, Illkirch, France 5Kids Research Institute, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW 2145, Australia 6Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, The University of Sydney,...

Dust particles have dangerous impacts on human health, the environment, and the economy. Recently dust storms, originating from Arabian countries, have increased remarkably, affecting western and central parts of Iran.HYSPLIT model and the mean monthly maps of AAI (Absorbing Aerosol Index), surface skin temperature, and top soil layer moisture from OMI (Ozone Measurement Instrument) have been u...

BACKGROUND Risks to the mental health of children and families exposed to conflict in Syria are of such magnitude that research identifying how best to deliver psychological first aid is urgently required. This study tested the feasibility of a novel approach to large-scale distribution of information and data collection. METHODS Routine humanitarian deliveries of bread by a bakery run by a n...