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Association of periodontal therapy, with inflammatory biomarkers and complications in COVID-19 patients: a case control study
( Springer , 2022 , Article)Background: In previous studies, COVID-19 complications were reported to be associated with periodontitis. Accordingly, this study was designed to test the hypothesis that a history of periodontal therapy could be associated ... -
Association of pharmacy students' cultural beliefs with perceived knowledge, beliefs, confidence, and experience with complementary medicine
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Background and purpose Culture has been shown to inform patients' acceptance and use of complementary medicine (CM) treatment. It is unknown how a pharmacist or pharmacy student's culture may be associated with perceptions ... -
Association of polypharmacy with incidence of CKD: a retrospective cohort study: a letter to the Editor
( Springer Nature , 2023 , Other)Kimura et al.’s recently published report on a retrospective examination of the Fukushima chronic kidney disease (CKD) patient cohort provides an interesting perspective on this rising therapeutic morbidity [1]. The study ... -
Association of Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection With Risk of Breakthrough Infection Following mRNA Vaccination in Qatar.
( American Medical Association , 2021 , Article)The effect of prior SARS-CoV-2 infection on vaccine protection remains poorly understood. To assess protection from SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infection after mRNA vaccination among persons with vs without prior SARS-CoV-2 ... -
Association of Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentration with Breast Cancer Risk in Postmenopausal Women in the US
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)The association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentration and breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women is not well understood. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between serum ... -
Association of serum vitamin D concentrations with dietary patterns in children and adolescents.
( BioMed Central , 2018 , Article)Because children have been advised on the dangers of sun exposure, diet is an important contributor of serum 25 hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations. Aim of this study was to determine whether serum 25(OH)D concentrations ... -
Association of Serum Vitamin D level and COVID-19 infection: A Case-control Study
( HBKU Press , 2022 , Article)Background: Vitamin D is considered a potent modulator of the immune system, albeit its role in COVID-19 infection is a matter of debate. The present study aimed to estimate the association between serum vitamin D levels ... -
Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms with dyslipidemia and risk of metabolic disorders in the State of Qatar
( Wiley-Blackwell , 2023 , Article)Background: Dyslipidemia is recognized as one of the risk factors of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Objective: The study aimed to investigate ... -
Association of spring phenological traits with phylogeny and adaptation to native climate in temperate plant species in Northeast China
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)The effects of climate change on plant phenology have been widely recognized around the world. However, the effect of plant internal factors (such as phylogeny) on the variations in phenology among plant species remains ... -
Association of Subclinical Hypothyroidism with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Qatar: A Cross-Sectional Study.
( Dove Press Ltd , 2023 , Article)The relationship between subclinical hypothyroidism and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Qatar is under-studied, despite the high prevalence of diabetes in the region. This study evaluates the potential association between ... -
Association of Urinary Vitamin D-binding Protein and Megalin as Biomarkers for Diabetic Nephropathy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Qatari Patients
( OMICS , 2019 , Article)Abstract Background: Nephropathy is a common complication of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Previous studies revealed that T2DM patients with nephropathy have higher concentrations of urinary Vitamin D Binding ... -
Association of Vitamin D Genetic Risk Score with Noncommunicable Diseases: A Systematic Review
( MDPI , 2023 , Article)Background and Aims: The genetic risk score (GRS) is an important tool for estimating the total genetic contribution or susceptibility to a certain outcome of interest in an individual, taking into account their genetic ... -
Association of β-Adrenergic Receptor Gene Polymorphisms With Acute Coronary Syndrome and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in an Arab Population
( SAGE Publications Inc. , 2016 , Article)We evaluated the association between beta-adrenergic receptor genes (ADRB1 and ADRB2) polymorphism, cardiovascular risk, and acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in individuals from an Arab ethnicity. A total of 388 Qatari ... -
Association rule mining on five years of motor vehicle crashes
( EDP Sciences , 2016 , Conference Paper)Every year, road accidents kill more than a million people and injure more than 20 million worldwide. This paper aims to offer guidance on road safety and create awareness by pinpointing the major causes of traffic accidents. ... -
Association rule mining on fragmented database
( Springer , 2015 , Conference Paper)Anonymization methods are an important tool to protect privacy. The goal is to release data while preventing individuals from being identified. Most approaches generalize data, reducing the level of detail so that many ... -
Associations between perceived occupational stressors and symptoms severity of depression, anxiety and stress among academic faculty: First cross-sectional study from Qatar
( BioMed Central Ltd , 2024 , Article)Background: Mental health concerns among university faculty are on the rise, with reports of anxiety, depression, and occupational stress, impacting the higher education community. In Qatar, an assessment of faculty mental ... -
Associations between weight loss difficulty, disordered eating behaviors and poor weight loss outcomes in Arab female university students
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)Little is known about the impact of eating behaviors on weight management efforts among college students in non-Western settings. This study aimed to explore the relationship between eating behaviors, weight loss outcomes, ... -
Associations of lifestyle and dietary habits with hyperlipidemia in Lebanon
( OAE Publishing Inc. , 2017 , Article)Aim: This study was designed to evaluate the effects of dietary and lifestyle habits on several blood lipid parameters in the Lebanese population. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study for 2,000 individuals, of whom ... -
Associations of plant functional diversity with carbon accumulation in a temperate forest ecosystem in the Indian Himalayas
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)Carbon accumulation is the capacity of the forest to store carbon in trees, litter and soil, together contributing to climate regulation. Plants differ in their potential to capture, store and release carbon. Consequently, ... -
Associations of Recreational and Nonrecreational Physical Activity and Body Weight Change on Cardiovascular Disease Mortality During the Obesogenic Transition in the United States: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Follow-up Study
( NLM (Medline) , 2023 , Article)BACKGROUND: To investigate cardiovascular disease mortality associated with longitudinal changes in body weight, and recreational and nonrecreational physical activity during the obesogenic transition in the United States ...