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ASSESSING SEVERITY OF ISCHEMIC STROKE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AT EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS IN NABLUS, PALESTINE
(An-Najah National University, 2026-09-10) Abdurrahman, Mohammad
Abstract Background: ''Ischemic stroke'' is a major cause of death and disability worldwide, and its severity at presentation can influence clinical management and prognosis. ''The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)'' is widely used to quantify neurological impairment in patients with acute stroke. . Despite the importance of early assessment of stroke severity, limited evidence is available regarding factors associated with NIHSS-defined severity among patients presenting to emergency departments in Palestine. Objective: The study aimed to assess the severity of ischemic stroke and identify socio-demographic, clinical, and emergency department factors associated with NIHSS-defined stroke severity among patients presenting to emergency departments in Nablus, Palestine. Methods: A quantitative analytical cross-sectional study was conducted among 61 patients with ischemic stroke presenting to emergency departments of selected hospital in Nablus, Palestine. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and clinical assessment, including the NIHSS and "Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)". Descriptive statistics were used to summarize participant characteristics and NIHSS scores. Mann–Whitney U, Regression and Kruskal–Wallis tests were used to examine bi-variate associations, while multiple linear regression was conducted to identify factors independently associated with NIHSS scores. Results: NIHSS scores ranged between 1 and 27 with an average of 9.89 ± 7.57. Among the study population, 32.8%, 42.6%, 8.2% and 16.4% suffered from minor, moderate, moderately severe and severe stroke respectively. NIHSS scores varied significantly based on several factors, both demographic, clinical and emergency room based. On multivariate regression analysis, TIA history, time to first evaluation from ED arrival and GCS score were significant predictors of NIHSS, while dyslipidemia showed marginal significance. Conclusion: This study showed that ischemic stroke severity NIHSS among patients presenting to emergency departments in Nablus mostly moderate with several clinical factors being related to higher NIHSS scores; Diabetes, atrial fibrillation chronic kidney disease, dyslipidemia, previous TIA or stroke and pre-stroke functional status were associated with greater severity. However, when the different factors we considered together, previous TIA, GCS previous at presentation and especially the time taken to perform the initial assessment were the main factors related to stroke severity. These findings highlight the importance of recognizing stroke early and assessing patients promptly and systematically in the emergency departments. Finally, further multicenter studies with large samples are recommended to confirm these findings and provide stronger evidence for stroke care
Robotic Nurse System
(Dr. Saed Tarapiah, 2026-06-15) Nora Qanazea Saifi; Ghada Qanazea
This project presents the design and implementation of a Robotic Nurse System intended to assist with basic flu assessment and wound treatment procedures. The system integrates sensor-based hardware exe- cution, event-driven software coordination, and image-based wound classification within a unified, modular architecture. A Raspberry Pi is used for high-level decision-making, workflow control, and user interaction, while an Arduino Mega handles all low-level actuation and sensor verification to ensure deterministic and safe physical behavior. The system incorporates multiple sensing modalities, including temperature, pulse oximetry, proximity detection, and vision-based wound classification using a YOLO-based model trained externally on a GPU- enabled environment. All actions are triggered explicitly through user input or hardware-originated events, with no autonomous or background execution. Experimental results demonstrate that the system operates reliably within its design constraints and achieves the intended functional objectives using primarily hobby-grade components and a limited training dataset. While further refinement is required for medical deployment, the project validates the feasibility of an event-driven robotic assistance framework and provides a scalable foundation for future development.
NutriPulse
(Dr. Khalid Daoud, 2026-01-27) Ghada Montaser Qanazea; Nora Montaser Qanazea
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle has become increasingly challenging due to unhealthy dietary habits, limited nutritional awareness, and the lack of personalized health monitoring tools. To address these challenges, this project presents NutriPulse, a smart health and nutrition tracking mobile application designed to help users monitor their dietary intake, physical activities, and overall health progress. The system integrates several key functionalities, including secure user authentication, personalized calorie calculation based on Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) and Total Daily Energy Expenditure (TDEE), meal tracking, weight monitoring, and health progress visualization. Users can set specific goals such as weight loss, weight maintenance, or weight gain, and receive personalized nutrition plans accordingly. In addition, the application incorporates an AI-based food recognition feature that enables users to capture food images and automatically obtain nutritional information, including calories, protein, carbohydrates, and fat values. Furthermore, NutriPulse provides reminder notifications for water intake, meals, and weight tracking, while an administrative dashboard allows system administrators to manage users, recipes, and diet plans efficiently. The application aims to simplify health management by combining nutrition analysis, calorie tracking, progress monitoring, and intelligent food recognition within a single platform. The developed system provides users with an accessible and user-friendly solution for improving nutritional awareness, supporting healthier lifestyle choices, and facilitating long-term health management through personalized and data-driven insights.
Dr. Glowy
(Dr. Suleiman Abu Kharmeh, 2025-01-27) Masa Yaseen; Hala Atout
Dr. Glowy is an all-in-one mobile app providing skincare/beautification solutions. Such various user groups include customers, doctors, companies, and administrators, each with their own distinct features. The customers get to buy skincare and makeup products and fix an appointment with the doctor, and indulge in a fun community platform for content sharing, commenting, and discussion. Advanced resources of processing images for skin tone matching and skin problems detection give direction to the app user toward the appropriate product and solution tailored to every individual's needs. Doctors will have access to tools that help them plan their schedules and take advantage of an ample medical library; the library would include books, articles, videos, and also allow them to upload their own writing material. They are also part of the community and are able to give private pieces of advice along with chatting with customers privately. The companies will be able to use the app to showcase their skincare and makeup products, derive useful sales data from their end customers, and communicate with their clients. On this platform, products under sponsorship from Israeli occupation have been banned; this is actually the developers' way of contributing to the cause of the Palestinians. At last, the admin keeps the closest control of user generation and product mechanics that keep the platform running easily. Dr. Glowy integrates technology with advanced and easy-to-use features that deliver a frictionless experience across mobile and web
COMPARISON OF RADIAL ACCESS VERSUS FEMORAL ACCESS WITH THE USE OF A VASCULAR CLOSURE DEVICE FOR EASE OF OPERATION, PROCEDURE TIME, AND VASCULAR COMPLICATIONS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION - A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY
(An-Najah National University, 2025-08-24) Yaseen, Aya
Background: Arterial access is a significant site of haemorrhagic complications following invasive coronary interventions. The radial approach is a recognised strategy for reducing vascular complications. Vascular closure devices (VCD) enhance patient comfort and reduce hemostasis and the need for bed rest. Nonetheless, the lack of consistent data showing their safety limits their routine adoption as a method to avoid vascular complications. Aim: The study aimed to compare transradial access (TRA) and transfemoral access (TFA) using VCD for ease of operation, procedure time, vascular complications, ambulation time, and hospital length of stay (LOS) among Palestinian patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Method: A quantitative, retrospective study design was used. The subjects in the current study were all patients admitted to the catheterisation unit at An-Najah National University Hospital (NNUH) for PCI. The sample was 200 patients with PCI using the TRA or TFA using the VCD procedure. Result: The results showed the highest statistical significance in complications among TFA with CVD group compared to the TRA group for numbness (37.5% vs. 24.2%, P= 0.025*), soreness (15.8% vs. 5%, P= 0.006*), arterial occlusion (16.7% vs. 5.8%, P= 0.008*), , Arteriole us fistula (10.8% vs. 0.8%, P= 0.001*), compartment syndrome (15% vs. 0%, P= 0.000*), infection (15.8% vs. 2.5%, P= 0.000*), leg ischemia (14.2% vs. 0%, P= 0.000*), and pseudoaneurysm (10% vs. 0%, P= 0.000*), respectively. In contrast, there is statistically significant complications among TFA with the CVD group compared to the TRA group for patient discomfort (26.7% vs. 41.7%, P= 0.014*). The findings indicated that the two groups' access site pain was approximately similar, 55% vs. 58.3%, respectively (P>0.05). Furthermore, time to ambulation was not statistically significant among the TFA with VCD group compared to the TRA (P>0.05). Conclusion: TFA with VCD was associated with longer ambulation time and hospital LOS but shorter time to hemostasis. Vascular complications such as arterial occlusion and leg ischemia were higher in the TFA with VCD compared to TRA, while patient discomfort was lower.