Latakia University

Scenario-Based Dynamic Assessment of Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic and Heat Pump Systems for Low-Emission French Single-Family Houses

Achieving the European Union’s (EU) climate neutrality targets requires residential buildings to reduce operational carbon emissions, while increasing on-site renewable generation. However, the relative contributions of rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems with battery storage and h...

Cluster headache care gaps among primary healthcare physicians in the Middle East, North Africa, and Türkiye: a multinational study

Cluster headache is one of the most severely disabling primary headache disorders and is frequently associated with diagnostic delay, inappropriate treatment, disability, and substantial psychosocial burden. Because primary healthcare (PHC) physicians are commonly the first point...

Novice nurses’ preparedness for psychological first aid in conflict-affected Middle Eastern Countries: a cross-sectional survey

Frontline healthcare professionals, especially nurses, are often the main providers of psychological first aid in conflict settings, offering supportive communication, grief support, and trauma-informed care. However, despite its recognized importance in emergency response, PFA c...

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...