Social Media and Citizen Social Movement Process for Political Change: The Case of 2011 Egyptian Revolution

The power and role played by social media in developing social and political movements for political changes in North Africa and the Middle East have transformed how social media viewed and used. To date, few IS studies have investigated the role of Information Systems in the context of politics. The goal of this paper is to understand the role of social media including micro-blogs and social networking sites in activism, social movement, and revolutionary political change using the 2011 Cairo Revolts as part of narrative research. Particularly, we are interested in answering the research question: What is the process by which social media influence online activism and shape social movement for revolutionary political change? We develop a process-oriented view of the case of the Egyptian revolution and fall of Mubarak and present the story of the event that occurred in 2011 as an emergent and less than predictable event

THE CORRELATION OF MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE-9 WITH STROKE AND PREVALENCE, RISK FACTORS, AND KNOWLEDGE OF STROKE AMONG PALESTINIANS

Objectives: The research study aims to estimate the prevalence of the stroke, to evaluate the stroke associated risk factors, and to determine the factors and symptoms associated with the knowledge of the stroke among the Palestinian population. Furthermore, to find the association between matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) levels and the stroke, the concentration of MMP-9 in the serum of stroke patients was measured. Methods: The research study includes a cross-sectional survey that was conducted. The serum MMP-9 levels were also measured in 11 stroke patients using an ELISA reader. Statistical analysis was performed by GraphPad Prism version 8. Sociodemographic characteristics of stroke patients associated with stroke among the Palestinian population were also obtained and analyzed. Results: The higher incidence of the stroke was in the patient’s ages between 51 and 60 years old, with 30 patients (46%) of the total stroke patients. The majority of the stroke patients 40 (60.6%) were having enough income. Most of the stroke patients (29, 43.9%) were none educated. The majority of the stroke patients 48 (72.2%) had a family member/s who has been diagnosed with a stroke. Most of the stroke patients 60 (90.9%) have sudden numbness, weakness in the face, arms, and legs. All the samples analyzed showed a marked increase in MMP-9 concentration. Conclusions: The prevalence of stroke and the high risk of stroke were high among adults aged ≥51 years in Palestine. Hypertension was the highest risk factor for stroke. The serum MMP-9 could be an important prognostic factor for the stroke

Oral health goes to school

Abstract in proceedings of the Fourth International Congress of CiiEM: Health, Well-Being and Ageing in the 21st Century, held at Egas Moniz’ University Campus in Monte de Caparica, Almada, from 3–5 June 2019.This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

MONOCYTES AND LYMPHOCYTES PROGNOSIS TOOLS AMONG STROKE PATIENTS

Objectives: The values of white blood cell types were evaluated to determine which one is the most potential index in the diagnosis of patients with ischemic stroke (IS). Besides, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio, neutrophil-to-monocyte ratio, and lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR) were determined to confirm whether there is a relationship between these parameters and stroke. Methods: One thousand files of patients admitted between January 2017 and March 2020 to intensive care units at Alia Governmental Hospital in Hebron-Palestine were reviewed and evaluated. Only a total of 87 patients were found to meet our inclusion criteria and included in the study and a total of 913 patients were excluded. Besides, complete blood counts of a total of 95 patients’ data were also collected randomly from Private Lab in Hebron district, and were considered as healthy individuals (HI); that is, a control group. The data were introduced to the excel program 2010 version to facilitate reading and analysis. GraphPad Prism version (8.3.4.) was used to analyze the data. The data of patients and HI were compared to determine which value/s of these blood components is associated with the risk of stroke. Results: Different types of white blood cells; monocytes, lymphocytes, and neutrophils for stroke and healthy patients were collected and compared. Besides, the platelet count was also compared. It was found a marked significant decrease in the monocytes counts in all stroke patients (100–1500 cell/ul) compare to monocytes counts in the healthy donors (310–1740 cell/ul). Lymphocytes were also significantly decreased among all stroke patients (300–8600 cells/ul) compare to HI (910–9000 cells/ul). There was no significant increase in neutrophils in stroke patients. The ratios of neutrophils to monocytes and neutrophils to lymphocytes in stroke patients were compared too. The results showed a significantly elevated neutrophil ratio compare to monocytes and lymphocytes in all stroke patients. The platelet counts in stroke patients were also found less compared to HI. The percentages of these blood components were also evaluated. Conclusion: It is demonstrated that patients with stroke have lower lymphocyte and higher monocyte counts, and therefore, lower LMR values compared to the control group. It was found that MLR was significantly correlated with IS. LMR is associated with functional outcomes in patients with stroke

Conceptual model for cloud ERP adoption for SMEs

The Small and Medium Enterprise industry is experiencing a major transformation towards cloud ERP systems. These systems can organize, and maintain data remotely, accept a pay-as-you- use method and enhance related information through a cloud computing platform. Hence, this makes the cloud ERP system crucial for their sustainability and enables them to become competitive in the market. However, the adoption rate of cloud ERP among Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) has been recorded as slightly low compared to other enterprise systems like Customer Relationship Management. This could be attributed to unclear adoption factors among SMEs and the lack of a theoretical model that can enhance the predictive power to adopt a cloud ERP system. To address this gap, the objective of this study is to develop a conceptual model by which to investigate the broad factors which influence or inhibit the adoption of cloud ERP, the model based on TOE, DOI and FVM. Thus, this model intends to help SMEs managers understand and increase predictive capacity on cloud ERP adoption. The model has been constructed using four dimensions, namely; task, technology, organization and environmental. Findings from this study are projected to be able to instruct SMEs decision-makers on the factors that will lead to successful adoption. The proposed model will be a critical lens for decision-makers on cloud ERP adoption

SECONDARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM AMONG END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE PATIENTS

Objectives: The study aims to determine the incidence of secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) in chronic kidney disease patients, the correlation between creatinine, parathyroid hormone (PTH) and phosphate, and calcium in renal disease. Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was performed, a total of 100 hemodialysis patients’ reports were analyzed from January 2019 to December 2019, at Hebron Governmental Hospital, in Hebron, Palestine. The patients’ data were collected, including creatinine level, calcium, and phosphorus in addition to PTH concentrations. Twenty-five healthy persons with normal kidney function were also included in the study as a control for comparison. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 22 was used to analyze the data. T-test and Pearson’s tests were used to study the results. R (Pearson’s test) was used to determine the correlation between creatinine, PTH, phosphate, and calcium. Results: The mean values of serum of creatinine, phosphate, calcium, and PTH were determined for both patients and the control. Levels of PTH were significantly higher in kidney failure patients and positively correlated with creatinine and phosphate. However, levels of PTH were significantly negatively correlated with calcium. All patients included in the study have very high levels of PTH PTH. This increase might be due to many factors that contributed to the hypersecretion of PTH. The correlations between these predisposing factors of SHPT are explained. Conclusion: The study showed that SHPT is common among patients with end-stage renal disease. The most complications of SHPT are mineral and bone metabolism disorders and cardiovascular diseases. Thus, early detection and treatment of SHPT may control these complications

Design and Fabrication of Coplanar YBCO Structures on Lithium Niobate Substrates

YBa2Cu3O7-δ (YBCO) with low RF losses has been successfully deposited onto lithium niobate (LNO) to improve the performance of electrooptic Mach-Zender modulators. Epitaxial, c-axis oriented superconducting YBCO thin films have been grown on X-cut LNO single crystals with a yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) buffer layer by RF magnetron sputtering. This buffer layer is needed to obtain good superconducting properties of the YBCO grown. Numerical tools have been developed to analyze CPW structures based on YBCO/YSZ/LNO trilayers, and they indicate that YSZ thickness has to be kept to the minimum necessary for good YBCO growth. With this restriction, the RF losses of YBCO/YSZ/LNO samples have been measured. The results from these measurements are used to quantify the performance enhancement in a Mach-Zender modulator using YBCO electrodes

A cárie dentária e o seu impacto no meio familiar

Poster apresentado no XXXVI Congresso Anual SPEMD (Sociedade Portuguesa de Estomatologia e Medicina Dentária), 7-8 Outubro 2016. Porto, PortugalSob licença CC-BY-NC-ND - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Objectivos: determinar a prevalência da cárie e avaliar a natureza e extensão em que o domínio familiar é comprometido, pela presença da cárie.N/