Mahmoud Abd El Hafez M. Adam

The aim of this study was of two folds 1) Assessment of quality of life among systemic lupus women patients and 2) Identification of associates of quality of life among systemic lupus women under the study. A convenient sample of 60 adult women were recruited for this study; 30 with a definite diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus and the other 30 were healthy secretary women working at Al-manial Cairo University Hospital. The study was conducted at Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Department and at three medical units (9,19.31). Data pertinent to the study were collected through semi-structured interview using the following tools; 1) Socio-demographic Data Sheets (SDS) which were developed by the investigator, 2) The Translated Modified Arabic Version of Quality of Life Index Scale Cancer version by (Ferrell, Grant & Schmidt, 1992) used for SLE women patients & 3) The Combined Translated Modified Arabic Version of Quality of Life Index Scales by (Ferrans 1984; Ferrell, Grant & Schmidt, 1992 ) used for healthy women. The study findings answered the two stated research questions by documenting that no one of SLE women had reported high Quality of life as they had reported moderate Quality of life scores (164-346) to low Quality of life scores (347-520). Systemic lupus women had reported low QOL in the following dimensions respectively; psychological (83.3%), social (43.3%) spiritual (36.6%) and physical (33.3%). Socio-demographic characteristics of systemic lupus women revealed no statistical significant relation with their total quality of life scores except for significant others as the married systemic lupus women who recognized their spouse as significant others had reported the best quality of life total index scores. It is worth noting that even though socio-demographic characteristics of systemic lupus women revealed no statistical significant relation with their quality of life total index scores, the findings of the mean QOL total index scores showed that being single or housewife, having secondary school education, residing in rural areas and having first degree relatives as main significant others were associates of best QOL total index scores among the studied SLE women subjects. The current study concluded to the evidence of altered QOL among SLE women. Replication of this study is highly warranted to achieve more generaliazble results.

In the framework of eikonal approximation the ’He+12C phase-shift function is calculated
at about 40 MeV/nucleon completely by a Monte Carlo integration. Thc input data
are the nucleon-nucleus optical potential and a realistic 6-nucleon wave function for a halo
nucleus ’He. The effect of the breakup of ’He on the elastic differential cross sections is
discussed. The dynamic polarization potential of the 6He and 4He are evaluated

The breakup of a one-neutron halo nucleus is studied in the eikonal approximation. Both the nuclear and Coulomb breakup processes are taken into account. The continuum states, which are usually approximated by plane waves, are constrained to satisfy the condition of orthogonality to the bound states of the halo nucleus. Taking full account of the recoil effect, the neutron-core relative energy distribution of the breakup cross section is calculated for 11Be and 19C projectiles incident on 12C and 208Pb targets and compared to experimental data. All the data regarding the energy distribution for a 208Pb target at beam energies of 68 and 520 MeV/nucleon are accurately reproduced, except for its peak at small relative energy. The experimental data regarding the relative energy distribution for the 11Be+12C system are also accurately reproduced. It is shown that use of orthogonalized plane waves leads to reduced cross sections and is necessary to account for the experimental data. The effect of the no-recoil limit is quantified

A relativistic version of the two colliding nuclear matter approach together with the eikonal approximation are used to calculate the reaction cross-section σr for the spherically deformed pair C12-N17. Both the energy and the orientation dependence of the σr are studied. A maximum variation of 13% was found in σr due to all possible orientations of the deformed nucleus.