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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Ibnosina Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 2023; 15(01): 002
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1764152
Editorial

Ibnosina Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Fifteen Years

Salem A. Beshyah 
1   Department of Medicine, Yas Clinic Khalifa City, Khalifa City, United Arab Emirates
2   Department of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
3   Department of Medicine, Dubai Medical College, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
,
Elmahdi A. Elkhammas 
4   Department of Surgery, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States
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Welcome to the first issue of volume 15 of the Ibnosina Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. The issue has a variety of articles, including a review, three original articles, and two case reports.

The narrative review on the burden and patterns of medical emergencies during Ramadan fasting is the most comprehensive review of the subject hitherto. It addressed all acute presentations of any medical conditions studied during Ramadan fasting. This may reflect the widely variable geographical and time conditions over the years. The authors called for more comprehensive studies to consider that the interplay between fasting and feasting with common medical conditions in any emergency encounter during Ramadan fasting.

The four original articles are mostly clinically based research. Knowledge, attitude, and the use of complementary and alternative medicine among final-year pharmacy and medical students in Benghazi, Libya, were reported by Seham Shaboun. Rehab Jerbi reported nurses' compliance with hand hygiene guidelines at Tripoli University Hospital. Masoud Alam and colleagues described the knowledge of sick-day rules among patients on long-term glucocorticoids and healthcare professionals in a UK district general hospital. The relationship between age and pulp cavity size using cone-beam computed tomography was reported by Hurria Zahid.

One case report is included in the issue. Shatnawi et al's case report presents the overlap of juvenile dermatomyositis and diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis by Shatnawi et al. The report gives a focused discussion of the clinical relevance of the cases.

The flow of articles is still noticeably below our expectations; however, we remain committed to the cause of advancing scholarly publishing and genuine open-access journalism in developing regions. This year we are hopeful to move forward on the indexation path supported by our publisher. We wish you a happy and prosperous year for 2023.

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Article published online:
17 March 2023

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