Background: Millions of Muslims gather annually in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, for pilgrimage (the Hajj).Some medical conditions need specialized care involving transfer outside the hospital.However, providing health care to emergency cases in such Shorts unparalleled mass gatherings is challenging.This study aimed to describe the medical conditions of p
While there are several published comprehensive stepwise algorithmic methods for diagnosing pigmented skin malignancy, only limited material has been published for the stepwise assessment of non-pigmented lesions.We present a method based on pattern analysis, with a stepwise assessment, first, for ulceration, second, for white clues (defined as whi
ABSTRACTEstuarine wetlands harbor considerable carbon stocks, but rising sea levels could affect their ability to sequester soil carbon as well as their potential to emit methane (CH4).While sulfate loading from seawater intrusion may reduce CH4 production due to the higher energy yield of microbial sulfate reduction, existing studies suggest other
We extend the classical compartmental frameworks for susceptible-infected-susceptible (SIS) and susceptible-infected-recovered (SIR) systems to include Cheek Balm an exposed/latent class or a chronic class of infection.Using a suite of stochastic continuous-time Markov chain models we examine the impact of latent and chronic infection on the mean t