Al Andalus University

Adaptive low-intensity pulsed ultrasound for accelerated fracture healing and chronic tendinopathic disorders: design and controlled clinical evaluation of a portable low-cost system

Although low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) has been widely investigated as a non-invasive regenerative therapy, optimization of stimulation parameters for different tissue conditions and fracture severities remains an active area of research. This study presents the design...

Cancer Risk in Kidney Transplant Recipients on Belatacept Versus Calcineurin Inhibitors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

BACKGROUND: Belatacept has been increasingly used as a maintenance immunosuppression in kidney transplant recipients since its approval in 2011, due to favorable renal and cardiovascular profiles compared with calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs). However, the long-term risk of cancers...

Initial diagnosis of extraparatoid Warthin’s tumor in a 64-year-old Syrian patient: a challenging diagnosis

Warthin tumor (WT) is the second most prevalent benign neoplasm of the salivary glands. WT is mainly detected near the mandibular angle in the parotid gland, accounting for 2–15% of parotid gland neoplasms. Extraparotid presentations, on the other hand, occur in less than 1% of c...

Smartphone addiction screening status and associated physical and neuropsychological symptoms among Syrian university students: a cross-sectional study

Smartphone addiction (SPA) has emerged as a growing public health concern, especially among university students, due to long usage times and the possibility of being affected both physically and neuropsychologically. With little research on these connections in the literature, th...