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View article: A retrospective cohort study of infective complications and graft outcomes over five years in ABO-incompatible kidney transplant recipients: experience from a tertiary care centre in Saudi Arabia
A retrospective cohort study of infective complications and graft outcomes over five years in ABO-incompatible kidney transplant recipients: experience from a tertiary care centre in Saudi Arabia Open
Background: ABO-incompatible (ABOi) kidney transplantation is increasingly utilized to address donor shortages in end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients. However, the impact of immunosuppressive regimens on infection risks remains a conc…
View article: The Log-Exponentiated Polynomial G Family: Properties, Characterizations and Risk Analysis under Different Estimation Methods
The Log-Exponentiated Polynomial G Family: Properties, Characterizations and Risk Analysis under Different Estimation Methods Open
This work presents a new class of probability distributions termed the Log-Exponentiated Polynomial (LEP) G family. We explore its fundamental properties and provide characterizations. The paper focuses on risk analysis using different est…
View article: Association of Oxytocin-Augmented Labor with Neonatal Jaundice Requiring Phototherapy: A Comparative Study
Association of Oxytocin-Augmented Labor with Neonatal Jaundice Requiring Phototherapy: A Comparative Study Open
Neonatal jaundice is a dangerous illness that, if left untreated, can lead to deadly consequences. Oxytocin seems to have a dose-dependent influence on elevated plasma bilirubin levels in cord blood, which are likely exacerbated by the bre…
View article: Accuracy of Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI) in Predicting Post Transplant Cardiovascular Events among Diabetic Kidney Transplant Candidates: A tertiary care centre experience from Saudi Arabia
Accuracy of Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI) in Predicting Post Transplant Cardiovascular Events among Diabetic Kidney Transplant Candidates: A tertiary care centre experience from Saudi Arabia Open
Background Cardiovascular risk assessment is crucial before kidney transplantation, especially for diabetic patients, as 6.6% experience major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) within three years. Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) is c…
View article: Indicators for early surgery in patients with intra-abdominal fistulizing Crohn's disease
Indicators for early surgery in patients with intra-abdominal fistulizing Crohn's disease Open
BACKGROUND: The management of intra-abdominal fistulizing Crohn's disease involves surgical resection and biologic therapy. The criteria for choosing one therapy over the other are debated. OBJECTIVES: Identify factors influencing the choi…
View article: A plus 5-Year Journey of Infective Challenges and Graft outcomes in ABO-Incompatible Kidney Transplants: Insights from a tertiary Care Centre in Saudi Arabia
A plus 5-Year Journey of Infective Challenges and Graft outcomes in ABO-Incompatible Kidney Transplants: Insights from a tertiary Care Centre in Saudi Arabia Open
Background ABO-incompatible (ABOi) kidney transplantation is increasingly utilized to address donor shortages in end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients. However, the impact of immunosuppressive regimens on infection risks remains a conce…
View article: A182 THE IMPACT OF DISEASE STATUS AFTER BIOLOGIC INDUCTION THERAPY ON LONG-TERM OUTCOMES IN PERSONS WITH CROHN’S DISEASE
A182 THE IMPACT OF DISEASE STATUS AFTER BIOLOGIC INDUCTION THERAPY ON LONG-TERM OUTCOMES IN PERSONS WITH CROHN’S DISEASE Open
NOT PUBLISHED AT AUTHOR’S REQUEST Please acknowledge all funding agencies listed below Funding Agencies: Study Supported by funding from Janssen
View article: Navigating the shots: Parental willingness to immunize their children with COVID-19 vaccines in Saudi Arabia explored through a systematic review and meta-analysis
Navigating the shots: Parental willingness to immunize their children with COVID-19 vaccines in Saudi Arabia explored through a systematic review and meta-analysis Open
Introduction Although COVID-19 vaccines have been recommended for children and adolescents since 2021, suboptimal vaccination uptake has been documented. No previous systematic review/meta-analysis (SRMA) investigated parents’ willingness …
View article: Impact of 2021 World Health Organization Grading, Peritumoral Edema, and Radiotherapy on the Recurrence of a Grossly Resected Intracranial Meningiomas: A Ten-Year Follow-Up Study
Impact of 2021 World Health Organization Grading, Peritumoral Edema, and Radiotherapy on the Recurrence of a Grossly Resected Intracranial Meningiomas: A Ten-Year Follow-Up Study Open
Totally, resected intracranial meningiomas with grade II-III features and PTE were associated with earlier tumor recurrence and poorer patient survival. Post-surgical RT had an insignificant effect on the RFI.
View article: Effects of Radiotherapy Alone Versus Concomitant Radiotherapy With Temozolomide Chemotherapy on the Outcome of IDH-wildtype Glioblastoma Patients
Effects of Radiotherapy Alone Versus Concomitant Radiotherapy With Temozolomide Chemotherapy on the Outcome of IDH-wildtype Glioblastoma Patients Open
Concomitant RT with TMZ chemotherapy significantly increased PFS beyond that observed from isolated RT in patients with IDH-wildtype glioblastoma.
View article: Evaluation of a Risk Screening Tool for Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) in a German Cohort
Evaluation of a Risk Screening Tool for Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) in a German Cohort Open
The DIGIROP-Birth calculator showed good predictive power in our studied population, with an incidence of 3.79% for therapy-requiring ROP. Peri- and postnatal risk factors should be included in ROP screening.
View article: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Shockwave Lithotripsy vs Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy for Treatment of Renal Stones: A Prospective Cohort Study
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Shockwave Lithotripsy vs Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy for Treatment of Renal Stones: A Prospective Cohort Study Open
View article: Green Innovation in Business: A Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis of Trends, Contributors, and Future Directions
Green Innovation in Business: A Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis of Trends, Contributors, and Future Directions Open
Evolving from an ethical consideration to a strategic imperative, green innovation (GI) compels businesses to continually enhance their processes to achieve sustainable growth. Based on bibliometric analysis of 594 Web of Science (WOS)-sou…
View article: A New Discrete Generator with Mathematical Characterization, Properties, Count Statistical Modeling and Inference with Applications to Reliability, Medicine, Agriculture, and Biology Data
A New Discrete Generator with Mathematical Characterization, Properties, Count Statistical Modeling and Inference with Applications to Reliability, Medicine, Agriculture, and Biology Data Open
In this piece of work, we examine and present a completely new discrete family of distributions that we have created. Our investigation into the relevant mathematical properties and characterizations of the system makes use of both analyti…
View article: An Extended Discrete Model for Actuarial Data and Value at Risk Analysis: Properties, Applications and Risk Analysis under Financial Automobile Claims Data
An Extended Discrete Model for Actuarial Data and Value at Risk Analysis: Properties, Applications and Risk Analysis under Financial Automobile Claims Data Open
This paper deals with a new discrete distribution with high flexibility. We have studied many of its mathematical and statistical properties, and we have neglected many other properties due to the narrow scope of the paper.Additionally, we…
View article: Characterizations of Certain (2023-2024) Introduced Univariate Continuous Distributions
Characterizations of Certain (2023-2024) Introduced Univariate Continuous Distributions Open
This paper deals with various characterizations of certain univariate continuous distributions proposed in (2023-2024). These characterizations are based on: (i) a simple relationship between two truncated moments; (ii) the hazard function…
View article: The Impact of Endometriosis Diagnosis on Women's Mental Health-A Cross-Sectional Study
The Impact of Endometriosis Diagnosis on Women's Mental Health-A Cross-Sectional Study Open
Endometriosis is a chronic condition where tissue similar to endometrium grows outside the uterus. It affects the social and psychological life of women. Objective: To evaluate the impact of endometriosis diagnosis on women's mental health…
View article: The prevalence of existential anxiety and its association with depression, general anxiety, and stress in Saudi university students
The prevalence of existential anxiety and its association with depression, general anxiety, and stress in Saudi university students Open
Background Existential anxiety (EA) is an expression of loneliness. Although depression, anxiety, and stress have been extensively studied worldwide, research on EA in the sociocultural context of the Arab–Muslim society is scarce. This st…
View article: A discrete claims-model for the inflated and over-dispersed automobile claims frequencies data: Applications and actuarial risk analysis
A discrete claims-model for the inflated and over-dispersed automobile claims frequencies data: Applications and actuarial risk analysis Open
This paper showcases the effectiveness of the discrete generalized Burr-Hatke distribution in analyzing insurance claims data, specifically focusing on scenarios with over-dispersed and zero-inflated claims. Key contributions include prese…
View article: Modified Bagdonavicius-Nikulin Goodness-of-fit Test Statistic for the Compound Topp Leone Burr XII Model with Various Censored Applications
Modified Bagdonavicius-Nikulin Goodness-of-fit Test Statistic for the Compound Topp Leone Burr XII Model with Various Censored Applications Open
The Poisson Topp Leone Burr XII distribution is extensively studied due to its broad relevance in analyzing censored real datasets from engineering, economics, and medicine. In this research, the distribution's versatility is highlighted t…
View article: A New Two-Parameters Lindley-Frailty Model: Censored and Uncensored Schemes under Different Baseline Models: Applications, Assessments, Censored and Uncensored Validation Testing
A New Two-Parameters Lindley-Frailty Model: Censored and Uncensored Schemes under Different Baseline Models: Applications, Assessments, Censored and Uncensored Validation Testing Open
Classical survival models assume homogeneity among the population of individuals who are susceptible to the event of interest. However, in many practical circumstances, there is a certain amount of unobserved heterogeneity that can be caus…
View article: Censored and Uncensored Nikulin-Rao-Robson Distributional Validation: Characterizations, Classical and Bayesian estimation with Censored and Uncensored Applications
Censored and Uncensored Nikulin-Rao-Robson Distributional Validation: Characterizations, Classical and Bayesian estimation with Censored and Uncensored Applications Open
In our paper, we introduce a novel extension of the Lomax distribution, aiming to enhance its applicability in various contexts. We emphasize a pragmatic approach in deriving mathematical properties of the new distribution, prioritizing it…
View article: The Refugee as the New Nomad: Reading Helon Habila's <em>Travellers</em> (2019) and Mohsin Hamid's <em>Exit West</em> (2017) as Literature of Mobility
The Refugee as the New Nomad: Reading Helon Habila's <em>Travellers</em> (2019) and Mohsin Hamid's <em>Exit West</em> (2017) as Literature of Mobility Open
IntroductionIn the last decades, mobility, migration, and nomadism seem to draw the attention of a significant number of prominent scholars.While Tim Cresswell imagines "the nomad" (1997, 360) in relation to mobility and the post-modern pr…
View article: A Novel Accelerated Failure Time Model: Characterizations, Validation Testing, Different Estimation Methods and Applications in Engineering and Medicine
A Novel Accelerated Failure Time Model: Characterizations, Validation Testing, Different Estimation Methods and Applications in Engineering and Medicine Open
In this paper, we present a new exponential accelerated failure time model. Some of its properties and characterization results are derived. Different estimation methods are considered for assessing the finite sample behaviour of the estim…
View article: Analyzing COVID-19 Vaccination Side Effects Among the Adult Population in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Analyzing COVID-19 Vaccination Side Effects Among the Adult Population in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Open
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought vaccination to the forefront of global attention. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, an mRNA vaccine that encodes the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) glycoprotein spike, has emerged …
View article: Major Histocompatibility Class-I (MHC-I) downregulation in glioblastoma is a poor prognostic factor but not a predictive indicator for treatment failure
Major Histocompatibility Class-I (MHC-I) downregulation in glioblastoma is a poor prognostic factor but not a predictive indicator for treatment failure Open
The average patients' age was 49.6 year. IDH was wildtype in 13 tumors. MHC-I protein expression was absent in 30 tumors, faint in 4 tumors, and membrane bound dense expression in single tumor. MHC-I expression was upregulated in 10 tumors…
View article: Evaluating patient safety research performance in Arab world countries: Changing trends and reflections
Evaluating patient safety research performance in Arab world countries: Changing trends and reflections Open
Background and Objective: Patient safety is a major concern in health care. Research is an important tool to minimize preventable errors. Research performance and trends evaluation need to be identified for future guidance. Our objective w…
View article: Modeling the Asymmetric Reinsurance Revenues Data using the Partially Autoregressive Time Series Model: Statistical Forecasting and Residuals Analysis
Modeling the Asymmetric Reinsurance Revenues Data using the Partially Autoregressive Time Series Model: Statistical Forecasting and Residuals Analysis Open
The autoregressive model is a representation of a certain kind of random process in statistics, insurance, signal processing, and econometrics; as such, it is used to describe some time-varying processes in nature, economics and insurance,…
View article: Global, regional, and national burden of osteoarthritis, 1990–2020 and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Global, regional, and national burden of osteoarthritis, 1990–2020 and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 Open
View article: A new probability distribution: properties, copulas and applications in medicine and engineering
A new probability distribution: properties, copulas and applications in medicine and engineering Open
In this work, we construct a three-parameter Chen modification that is flexible. The "J shape", "monotonically increasing", "U shape," and "upside down (reversed bathtub)" hazard rate forms are all supported by the new Chen extension's haz…