CURRENT ISSUE

FEBRUARY 2026

VOL. 371 No. 2

PERSPECTIVE





CORRELATION BETWEEN PREOPERATIVE MACULAR THICKNESS AND POSTOPERATIVE VISUAL PROGNOSIS IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETIC CATARACT
Hua-ting Bi, Wen-Wen Hao.
Department of ophthalmology, Jiaozhou Central Hospital of Qingdao, Jiaozhou 266300, Shandong, China
6-9

COMPARATIVE SUSCEPTIBILITY PROFILES OF CLINICAL AND REFERENCE BACTERIAL STRAINS ACROSS MULTIPLE ANTIBIOTIC CLASSES
Melik-Andreasyan G.G, Tkhruni F.N, Karapetyan K.J, Atoyan S.A, Aleksanyan N.J, Kotsinyan N.Yu, Israyelyan A.L.
“National Center for Disease Control and Prevention”, SNCO, Ministry of Health, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia.
“Probiotic Biotechnology Laboratory”, Scientific and Production Center “Armbiotechnology” NSPO, National Academy of Sciences, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia.
10-16

COGNITIVE RESERVE IN PATIENTS AFTER CORONAVIRUS INFECTION
Khramtsov D.M, Chernyshov O.V, Stoyanov O.M, Gryb V.A, Vorokhta Y.M.
Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University, Mykolaiv, Ukraine.
Odesa National Medical University, Odesa, Ukraine.
Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine.
17-22

OPTIMIZING SPINAL ANESTHESIA IN URGENT CESAREAN DELIVERY: THE TAYLOR APPROACH IN A PARTURIENT WITH CORRECTED SEVERE SCOLIOSIS AND PULMONARY COMPLICATIONS: A CASE REPORT
Egzon Daku, Leon B. Hajdari, Bese R. Morina.
Faculty of Medicine, University of Prishtina, Prishtina, Kosova.
Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Prishtina, Prishtina, Kosova.
University Clinical Centre of Kosova, Department of Anaesthesiology, Prishtina, Kosova.
23-28

CORRELATION BETWEEN RADIATION SAFETY TRAINING AND COMPLIANCE WITH RADIATION PROTECTION PRACTICES: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
Ana Maisuradze, Ketevan Kiguradze-Gogilashvili, Flavien Fettak, Ketevan Oghiashvili, Vaja Maisuradze.
Phd Student, Department of Dentistry, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia; Radiological Center Selarl IMAGIX, Tourcoing, France.
MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Therapeutic Dentistry, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia; President of Georgian Dental Association (GSA), Tbilisi, Georgia.
Department of Dentistry, Dental center, Mouvaux, France.
Praticien «Odontos» Dental Center, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Founder of «Odontos» Dental Center, Tbilisi, Georgia.
29-32

A NOVEL NON-INVASIVE MODULATION OF ORTHODONTIC RELAPSE: INSIGHTS FROM A RABBIT MODEL
Sarmad S. Salih Al Qassar, Omar Hussein Alluazy, Ahmed Khalaf Ali.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pedodontics, Orthodontics and Prevention, College of Dentistry, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq.
Assistant Professor, Pedodontics, Orthodontics and Prevention, College of Dentistry, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq.
University of Mosul, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iraq.
33-44

BIOCHEMICAL ABNORMALITIES OF HEPATIC AND RENAL FUNCTION IN HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS RECEIVING PHARMACOLOGICAL THERAPY: A THREE-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS
Fitim Alidema, Lirim Mustafa, Egzona Papraniku, Arieta Hasani Alidema, Mirlinda Havolli.
Dept. of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, UBT College, Prishtina, Kosovo.
Clinical Hospital of Tetovo, Republic of North Macedonia, North Macedonia.
45-49

DOUBLE LUMEN TECHNIQUE (DLT) - ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE GUIDED LEVIN TUBE INSERTION TECHNIQUE
Sion Jo.
Department of Emergency Medicine, Veterans Health Service Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
50-53

ASSOCIATION OF DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIOECONOMIC VARIABLES WITH PATIENTS’ COMPREHENSION AND CONTENTMENT REGARDING INFORMED CONSENT IN A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SETTING: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
Ellen Safadi, Aparnna Baburaj, Sara Musa Abdalla Elamin, Marwan Ismail.
Anesthesia Technology Department, College of Health Sciences, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Gulf Medical University, United Arab Emirates
54-59

ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF β-SITOSTEROL FROM ZYGOPHYLLUM FABAGO L. HERB USING SUBCRITICAL CO₂ EXTRACTION
Ostemirkyzy Darika, Kapsalyamova Elmira, Daryono Hadi Tjahjono, Ustenova Gulbaram, Eva Susanty Simaremare.
School of Pharmacy, Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University, Almaty 050012, Republic of Kazakhstan.
Department of Pharmacochemistry, School of Pharmacy, Bandung Institute of Technology, Bandung 40132, Indonesia.
Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Cenderawasih University, Jl. Kampwolker, Jayapura 99352, Indonesia.
60-66

THE DYNAMICS OF PERCEPTIONS AND EVALUATION OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE IMAGE OF AN IDEAL TEACHER DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Oleg Batiuk, Marharyta Shkabarina, Andrii Manko, Svitlana Cherneta, Iryna Bychuk.
Doctor of Law, Professor, National Academy of the National Guard of Ukraine, 61001, Kharkiv, Maidan of Defenders of Ukraine 3, Ukraine.
Doctor (Candidate) of Pedagogic Sciences, Associate professor at the Department of Theory and Methods of Primary Education, Scientific Secretary, 33000, Academician Stepan Demianchuk Street, 4, Rivne, Ukraine.
PhD, Head of the National Academy of the National Guard of Ukraine, 61001, Kharkiv, Maidan of Defenders of Ukraine 3, Ukraine.
Doctor of Pedagogic Sciences, Professor, Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University, Faculty of pedagogical education and social work, Department of Social Work and Pedagogy of the Higher School, 43000 Voli 13 avenue, Lutsk, Ukraine.
Doctor (Candidate) of Pedagogic Sciences, Associate Professor, Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University, Faculty of pedagogical education and social work, Department of Social Work and Pedagogy of the Higher School, 43000 Voli 13 avenue, Lutsk, Ukraine.
67-75

UMBILICAL STUMP CARE IN NEWBORNS: IS BREAST MILK AS EFFECTIVE AS CONVENTIONAL METHODS
Ghaith Wadhah Hamdoon, Aws Hazem Al-Numan, Nawar Yahya Ahmed, Rikan Sulaiman Jumaah, Mazin Mahmoud Fawzi, Banan Burhan Mohammed.
University of Mosul, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq.
76-80

OVERWEIGHT AMONG TUNISIAN SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN: PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS
Sana Khamassi, Emna Bornaz, Nourhène Tayari, Amel Gamoudi, Kamilia Ounaissa, Haifa Abdesselem, Ichraf Ben Ammar, Bahija Riahi, Dorra Bousnina, Henda Jamoussi, Chiraz Amrouche.
Obesity Research Unit, Zouhair Kallel Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, Tunis, Tunisia.
Department of Nutritional Diseases (D), Zouhair Kallel Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, Tunis, Tunisia.
Mellassine Maternal and Child Protection Center, Tunis, Tunisia.
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CERTAIN PROPERTIES OF β-GLUCOSIDASE FROM YUCCA GLORIOSA FLOWERS
Tsisana Giorgadze, Tinatin Gognadze, Lasha Dolidze.
European University, Tbilisi, Georgia..
87-92

RISK MANAGEMENT AND HEALTH SUPPORT FOR PREGNANT WOMEN USING INOSITOLS
Issenova Saule, Rakhimzhanova Adel, Shukirgaliyeva Marzhana.
Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Cerebra.AI.
93-100

GENDER DIFFERENCES IN EMOTIONAL REGULATION AMONG ADOLESCENTS WITH ELEVATED ADHD SYMPTOMS: A SCHOOL-BASED STUDY
Lirim Isufi, Diellza Kelmendi, Adelina Ahmeti Pronaj.
Faculty of Medicine, University of Prishtina, Prishtina, Kosovo
National Olympic Committee, Kosovo
Faculty of Psychology, University for Business and Technology (UBT), Prishtinë, Kosovo
101-105

CHRONIC URTICARIA RELATED TO HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTION – A CASE REPORT
Ketevan Omiadze, Alikya Chipurupalli, Tea Abzhandadze.
European University, Georgia.
106-109

IDEOLOGICAL FAULT LINES IN PHARMACEUTICAL POLICY OF KAZAKHSTAN: A Q-METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH
Dinara Aliyeva, Ildar Fakhradiyev, Marat Shoranov.
Department of Pharmaceutical and Medical Industry Development of the ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana, Kazakhstan.
S.D. Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea.
110-119

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE UTILIZATION AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH NURSING PRACTICE IN CARDIOLOGY AND INTENSIVE CARE UNITS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
Ahmed Abdalla Jarelnape.
Medical-Surgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia.
120-124

GLOBAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL BURDEN OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE DUE TO TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS, 1990- 2021, WITH FORECASTS TO 2035: A FORECASTING STUDY FOR THE GLOBAL BURDEN OF DISEASE STUDY 202
Jiaqi Liu, Yan Pan, Zuliang Yan, Hong Jiang, Hanglin Li, Ying Yu.
Department of Clinical Medical College, Bengbu Medical University, Bengbu, P. R. China.
Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical University, Bengbu, P. R. China.
Department of Physiology, Bengbu Medical University, Bengbu, P. R. China.
125-135

THE MOST COMMONLY PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS BY PEDIATRICIANS IN MOSUL CITY
Ahmed Dallal Bashi, Noor Abdulmonim, Noor Salem, Saleh Nayf, Teba Ammar, Yosif Ismaeel.
College of Pharmacy, Alnoor University, Nineveh, Iraq.
136-142

COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF CONSERVATIVE METHODS FOR ACCELERATING EPITHELIALIZATION IN ACUTE ANAL FISSURE
Lukina Veronika V, Katibgadzhiev Magomed A, Solovyov Andrey A, Kovalenko Polina S, Kuzmich Vitaliy V, Eremeeva Mariia V, Gaevskaya Rinata R, Kuznetsova Anna A, Aleksandrova Iuliia S, Bulia Mariam Z, Sadrutdinov Tatam D, Saitova Atikat S.
NWSMU named after I.I.Mechnikova, Saint-Petersburg, Russia. First Pavlov State Medical University, Saint Petersburg, Russia. Military Medical Academy named after S. M. Kirov, Saint-Petersburg, Russia.
143-147

COMPARATIVE EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES IN THE KIDNEY IN ACUTE OBSTRUCTIVE PYELONEPHRITIS MODEL: INFLUENCE OF INFECTION ROUTE
Yerzhan Sharapatov, Maida Tusupbekova, Yermek Turgunov, Yuriy Pak, Yersaiyn Zhiyenbayev, Kuandyk Beisenov.
Department of Urology and Andrology, NJSC «Astana Medical University», Astana city, Kazakhstan.
Department of Pathology, Karaganda Medical University, Karaganda city, Kazakhstan.
Department of Surgical Diseases, Karaganda Medical University, Karaganda city, Kazakhstan.
City Multidisciplinary Hospital No. 2, Astana city, Kazakhstan.
148-155

POST-CT-GUIDED BIOPSY PNEUMOTHORAX, ACCORDING TO THE COAXIAL TECHNIQUE WITH AN 18-GAUGE NEEDLE: EPIDEMIOLOGICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC ASPECTS
Aymar Kassa Boukat, Massine El Hamoummi, Yassine Sarboute, Beaouiss Mohamed, Andemey Leyoubou Emilie, Edderai Meryem, El Hassane Kabiri.
Thoracic Surgery Department, Military Teaching Hospital Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco.
Pneumology Department, Military Teaching Hospital Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco.
Radiology Department, Military Teaching Hospital Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco.
University of Health Sciences and Technical, Libreville, Gabon.
Laboratory of Social Medicine, biostatistics laboratory, clinical research and epidemiology, Pedagogy and Research Unit (PRU) of Public health, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat.
Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco.
156-161

THE EFFECT OF TRIVALENT CHROMIUM ON METABOLIC SYNDROME: A NARRATIVE REVIEW
Azamat K. Kairgali, Raisa A. Aringazina, Murat K. Jakanov, Abdolreza Haghpanah, Marat N. Sarkulov.
Department of Surgical Diseases No. 2 with Urology, Non-profit JSC “West Kazakhstan Marat Ospanov Medical University”, Aktobe, Kazakhstan.
Department of Internal Diseases No. 1, Non-profit JSC “West Kazakhstan Marat Ospanov Medical University”, Aktobe, Kazakhstan.
Department of General Surgery, Non-profit JSC “West Kazakhstan Marat Ospanov Medical University”, Aktobe, Kazakhstan.
Department of Urology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
162-169

RETICULOCYTE SUBPOPULATION ANALYSIS AND ITS CORRELATION WITH IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY IN A PREDOMINANTLY FEMALE POPULATION
Mohammed K.M Madi, Hannan Awad, Marwan Ismail, Maxmudjon Butaboyev, Jamoliddin Bobokalonzoda, Gaybiev Akmaljon Axmadjonovich, Elryah I Ali, Husham O. Elzein, Rasha Babiker, Amin SI Banaga, Salah Eldin Omar Hussein, Ayman H. Alfeel, Ahmed L. Osman, Asaad Babker.
Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE.
Burjeel Royal Hospital, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Department of Rehabilitology, Sports Medicine, Traditional Medicine and Physical Education, Andijan State Medical Institute, Andijan, Uzbekistan.
Department of Botany and Dendrology, Faculty of Biology, Tajik National University, Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
Department of Neurology, Samarkand State Medical University, Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Northern Border University, Arar 91431, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Physiology, RAK College of Medical Sciences, Ras Al Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences University, Ras Al Khaimah P.O. Box 11172, United Arab Emirates.
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, National University - Sudan (NUSU), Khartoum, Sudan.
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, National University-Sudan (NUSU).
170-176

PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND LIPID LOWERING EFFECTS OF TERMINALIA CHEBULA FRUIT EXTRACTS IN ALBINO WISTAR RATS
Zena S. Tawffiq, Inas H. Ahmed, Luma M. Al-Obaidy.
Department of Pharmacognosy and Medicinal Plants, College of Pharmacy, University of Mosul, Mosul-Iraq.
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, University of Mosul, Mosul-Iraq.
177-181

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS OF TRADITIONAL TREATMENT METHODS FOR GRADE III CHEMICAL ESOPHAGEAL BURNS INCHILDREN
Azamat Shamsiev, Abdiqodir Shakhriev, Botir Yuldashev, Leyla Khakimova, Fariza Khalimova, Sagirayev Nodir Zhumakulovich.
Department of Pediatric Surgery № 1 at Samarkand State Medical University, Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
Department of Pediatrics at Samarkand State Medical University, Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Public Health and Healthcare Management at Samarkand State Medical University, Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
Faculty of Medicine No. 2 of the Termez branch of the Tashkent Medical University, Uzbekistan.
Medical-Social Institute of Tajikistan, Tajikistan
182-186

POSTOPERATIVE MORPHINE USE IN ABDOMINAL SURGERY: CLINICAL INSIGHTS FROM A ONE-YEAR SINGLE-CENTER RETROSPECTIVE STUDY
Plaurat Krasniqi, Leon B. Hajdari, Fatos Sada, Egzon Daku.
Faculty of Medicine, University of Prishtina, Prishtina, KOSOVA
Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Prishtina, Prishtina, Kosova
University Clinical Centre of Kosova, Department of Anaesthesiology, Prishtina, Kosova.
187-193

UNDERSTANDING FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO PATIENTS’ NON-ADHERENCE TO A LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION PLAN: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY AMONG VISITORS OF LIFESTYLE CLINICS IN KING ABDUL-AZIZ MEDICAL CITY, JEDDAH
Bashayr Z. Alamri, Reem F. Alnemari, Abduljawad S. Alharbi.
Preventive Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud bin Abdul-Aziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, SAU.
194-201

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