Increased brain and serum zinc levels in patients with idiopathic restless legs syndrome (idiopathic RLS or iRLS) were described when compared with controls, suggesting a possible role of zinc in the pathogenesis of this disease.However, serum magnesium, calcium, manganese, iron, and copper levels of RLS patients were similar to controls, suggestin
This study focused on the copper (I) oxide (Cu2O) that serves as an absorber layer, owing to its excellent optical properties, while titanium dioxide (TiO2) is a well-known material that has superior properties in solar cell development.In this work, the TiO2 nanorods layer was synthesised on a fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) glass substrate by a fa
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a major reason of blindness around the world.The ophthalmologist manually analyzes the morphological alterations in veins of retina, and lesions in fundus images that is a time-taking, costly, and challenging procedure.It can be made easier with the assistance of computer aided diagnostic system (CADs) that are utilized
BackgroundGlobally, the prevalence of obesity is on the rise and has nearly tripled since 1975.In Ethiopia, despite not having well-documented evidence, abdominal obesity has been increasing dramatically, particularly in urban settings.Therefore, this study is intended to determine the prevalence and risk factors of abdominal obesity among adults i
Although psychiatric patients are likely to be adversely impacted by disasters, information regarding the processes involved in adverse impacts is limited.In March 2011, Japan experienced an earthquake, tsunami, and the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident.In its Hand Sanitizer aftermath, Takano Hospital, 22 km south of the power plant, u