Ras al-Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences University

Exploring the Association Between Parenting Styles, Dental Anxiety, and Dental Caries Experience Among Children Attending a University Dental Clinic: A Cross-Sectional Study

Background: Parenting style may influence children’s oral health behaviours and responses to dental care, but its joint relationship with dental anxiety and caries has rarely been examined. This study assessed these associations and whether dental anxiety mediated the association...

Bedside Screening for Airway Obstruction in Asthma: Forced Expiratory Time as a Simple Approach in Khartoum, Sudan

Background: Prolonged Forced Expiratory Time (FET) is a simple, non-invasive measure that may serve as a useful indicator of airway obstruction. However, its optimal threshold for detecting obstruction remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between FET...

Dual targeting of EGFR signaling and microtubule dynamics enhances replication-associated cellular stress and suppresses tumor growth in gefitinib-resistant non-small cell lung cancer

Acquired resistance to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-targeted therapy remains a major obstacle in the treatment of EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This study investigated whether repurposing mebendazole (MBZ), a microtubule-disrupting agent, could restor...

Bridging Conventional and Natural Therapies for Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Triamcinolone and Non-Steroidal Alternatives

Background: Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is a chronic inflammatory condition that causes painful oral ulcers that impair eating and speech. Topical triamcinolone is commonly used, but non-steroidal natural and synthetic alternatives are increasingly studied. This systemati...

Development and structural validation of the Artificial Intelligence Competency Scale for Nurse Educators (AI-CSNE): a three-domain measure of perceived AI competency

The rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into healthcare and nursing education has created new competency requirements for nurse educators. Despite this growing demand, there is a notable lack of rigorously developed and psychometrically validated instruments specifi...

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Antenatal Women Regarding Vaccination, and Determinants of Vaccination Acceptance: A Mixed-Methods Study

Background/Objectives: Vaccination is the most important way to prevent infection-related morbidity and mortality, but delays in the acceptance or refusal of vaccines despite the availability of vaccination services can adversely affect health outcomes. Methods: This is a cross-s...

Current Evidence on Gene-Based and Epigenetic Therapeutic, Diagnostic, and Prognostic Strategies in Epithelial-Derived Carcinomas: A Scoping Review

Background: Epithelial-derived carcinomas exhibit genomic instability due to genetic mutation and epigenetic dysregulation. Mechanisms such as DNA methylation, histone modifications, and noncoding RNA regulation may lead to tumor progression, immune evasion, and treatment resista...

From Silence to Solutions: Learning Through the “Problem Tree Game” to Explore Public Health-Oriented Sexual and Reproductive Health Issues

BackgroundGame-based learning has become a successful method for encouraging nursing students' active participation, critical thinking, and conceptual understanding, while building comfort and helping with information recall. It is a creative and interactive approach for talking...

EGFR-AI Drug Discovery Computational Workflow

This software repository contains the computational workflow developed for an EGFR-targeted artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted drug discovery study. The project includes source code and computational scripts for AI/ML-based analysis, molecular generation, molecular docking, mo...

Testicular Tissue Cryopreservation in Prepubertal Boys: Current Advances, Clinical Feasibility, and Future Directions—A Comprehensive Literature Review

ABSTRACT Background Prepubertal boys cannot use semen cryopreservation because mature spermatozoa are not yet produced. Testicular tissue cryopreservation (TTC) is therefore offered to selected high‐risk patients as an experimental fertility‐preservation procedure that stores spe...

Mesenteric Panniculitis and the Gut–Mesentery–Metabolic Axis: A Hypothesis-Generating Narrative Review

Mesenteric panniculitis (MP) is an uncommon inflammatory disorder of mesenteric adipose tissue. Its pathophysiology remains unclear. Gut dysbiosis, intestinal barrier dysfunction, metabolic endotoxemia, glycemic variability (GV), and vascular dysfunction have been implicated in i...

Operationally Defined Sarcopenia Phenotype Among Older Egyptian Outpatients: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study

Background/Objectives: Sarcopenia can compromise mobility and self-care. This study estimated the prevalence of an operationally defined sarcopenia phenotype among older Egyptian outpatients and described characteristics relevant to nursing assessment; Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Nu...

Agreeableness and self-reported bullying-related perpetration behaviors among health-professions undergraduates in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study

Bullying and peer mistreatment in health-professions education may undermine psychological safety, wellbeing, and professional learning. This study examined the association between agreeableness and self-reported bullying-related perpetration behaviors among health-professions un...

Nurses’ Perceptions and Behaviors Regarding Climate Change and Health: A Correlational Study Aligned With Saudi Vision 2030

ABSTRACT Climate change is an escalating threat to population health, placing increasing pressure on healthcare systems. Nurses play a pivotal role in delivering climate‐resilient healthcare; however, evidence regarding their perceptions and climate‐related health behaviors in Sa...

Cardiac interoception as a mechanistic link between congenital mitral valve prolapse and anxiety disorders: from circuit dissection to neurotechnological modulation

Abstract Background Interoception represents the brain’s ability to sense and interpret internal bodily signals, integrating cardiovascular, autonomic, and cortical processes to maintain homeostasis and shape emotional states. Cardiac interoception links physiological signals wit...

Translational design of multifunctional novasomes for theranostic-driven precision therapy of cutaneous oncology

Cutaneous oncology needs to be treated locally with maximal exposure to the target with minimum systemic toxicity. Novasomes, surfactant-rich vesicles, have proven to be promising theranostic carriers for both topical and intralesional delivery. This review aims to establish a tr...

Crisis media exposure cognitive appraisal disaster preparedness and resilience among older adults a narrative review

Older adults are disproportionately affected by nature-induced and human-made disasters. Media can support preparedness by disseminating timely guidance, but high-intensity exposure to distressing coverage and misinformation can also increase anxiety and impede action. This narra...

Perioperative Management of Antirheumatic Medications in Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis Undergoing Arthroplasty and Other Orthopedic Procedures: A Systematic Review

Perioperative management of antirheumatic medications in adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) undergoing orthopedic surgery requires balancing postoperative infection and impaired wound healing against disease flare, pain, and delayed rehabilitation. This systematic review aimed...