This study aimed to assess the level of sports nutrition knowledge and dietary habits of 117 students at the Faculty of Sports Sciences. The Nutrition for Sport Knowledge Questionnaire (NSKQ) was used to measure the sports nutrition knowledge of students, whereas dietary habits were assessed using a 24-h dietary recall. The results revealed that 74.4% of students demonstrated poor sports nutrition knowledge. The NSKQ scores were not significantly correlated with energy and macronutrient and micronutrient intake, except for a negative correlation with vitamin A intake (r = –0.190, P = 0.040). Further, the students' NSKQ scores did not significantly affect the use of ergogenic aids (P > 0.05). This study showed that sports sciences students had poor nutrition knowledge, which did not significantly affect dietary intake and use of ergogenic aids. Further studies are needed to explore the correlation between nutrition knowledge, dietary practices, and dietary intake of students at the Faculty of Sports Sciences.

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This study aimed to investigate the community attitudes toward consanguineous marriage (CM) and their associated factors. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed through the social media platform Instagram (n = 4733). The community had a highly positive attitude toward CM (35.4%). The univariate analysis showed that positive attitude was lower among women, residents of Tehran and provincial centers, singles, offspring of biologically related marriages, and participants with high family income. Further, a significant inverse relationship existed between regular book-reading habits and positive attitudes. According to the final model (using the backward elimination method in multivariable logistic regression analysis), positive attitude was lower among participants who studied literary works after adjusting for sex, place of residence, educational level, marital status, and type of parental marriage (adjusted odds ratio = 0.63, 95% confidence interval = 0.52–0.77, P < 0.001). This study was novel in exploring the relationship between book-reading habits and attitudes toward CM. Our findings revealed a strong inverse relationship between studying literary works and positive attitudes.

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The visual examination (naked-eye examination) of the urine is called uroscopy. It provides valuable insights into the health of the liver, kidney, and bladder, as well as into the vascular and systemic conditions affecting these organs. Urine is analyzed based on parameters such as color, consistency, turbidity or clarity, volume, froth, odor, and sediments. Among these, sediments serve as an important diagnostic and prognostic tool. The term "sediment" gives the impression of any substance that settles. However, in the Unani system of medicine, physicians use the terms rasūb, that is, “sediment” or “residue” to describe substances that are denser and appear distinct compared with the urine, even if they are suspended or floating. Urine sediments are waste of hadm-e-uruqi (vascular digestion) or hadm-e-uzwi (tissue digestion). The nature, quality, quantity, form, position, time, and admixture of sediments provide clues about the various states of the body. This study aimed to examine the significance of urine sediments in diagnosing diseases.

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This study aimed to provide information about the plants mentioned in the Holy Qur’an and the Ahadith and the medicinal properties of these species. These plant species include Brassica nigra, Carthamus tinctorius, Cuminum cyminum, Hordeum vulgare, Lens culinaris, Nigella sativa, Oryza sativa, Sesamum indicum, Triticum vulgare, Allium cepa, Allium porrum, Allium sativum, Cucumis melo, Cucurbita maxima, Citrullus vulgaris, Cucurbita pepo, Lagenaria vulgaris, Neurada procumbens, Beta vulgaris, Astragalus spinosus, Cymbopogon schoenanthus, Citrullus colocynthis, Euphorbia sp., Senna alexandrina, Euphorbia pithysa L., Acorus calamus, Costus speciosus, Crocus sativus, Typha domingensis, Zingiber officinale, Zingiber zerumbet, Aloe vera, Ocimum basilicum, Nitraria retusa, Salvadora persica, Buxus dioica, Lawsonia inermis, Acacia oerfota, Acacia raddiana, Acacia tortilis, Tamarix aphylla, Aquilaria agallocha, Dryobalanops camphora, Mallotus philippinensis, Musa paradisiaca L., Citrus medica, Ficus carica, Olea europaea, Phoenix dactylifera, Punica granatum, Vitis vinifera, and Ziziphus spina-christi. The results were systematically arranged in alphabetical order by botanical name followed by family name, English name, Arabic name, flowering period, parts used, and medicinal uses.

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Spinal chondrosarcomas are rare, with only some case series reported in the literature. Less than 10% of chondrosarcomas are localized in vertebrae, with the thoracic vertebrae being the most common site. Sacral localization is rare; however, the case reported in our study involved a unique instance of chondrosarcoma affecting the distal sacrum and first coccygeal vertebrae. The patient presented with coccydynia. In this case, the grade 2 tumoral lesion was resected with wide margins, without chemotherapy and radiotherapy, and no relapse was reported at the 6-month follow-up.

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