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Validation of a Novel Fluorescent Lateral Flow Assay for Rapid Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment of Total Anti-SARS-CoV-2 S-RBD Binding Antibody Units (BAU) from Plasma or Fingerstick Whole-Blood of COVID-19 Vaccinees
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)Background: Limited commercial LFA assays are available to provide a reliable quantitative measurement of the total binding antibody units (BAU/mL) against the receptor-binding domain of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein (S-RBD). ... -
Validation of a risk prediction model for COVID-19: the PERIL prospective cohort study.
( Future Medicine , 2023 , Article)This study aims to perform an external validation of a recently developed prognostic model for early prediction of the risk of progression to severe COVID-19. Patients were recruited at their initial diagnosis at two ... -
Validation of an Arabic version of the Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire in Qatar
( Elsevier , 2016 , Article)Aims: Several instruments evaluate patient-reported outcomes in diabetes mellitus (DM), but almost none are validated for use in Arabic language. The aim of this study is to test the psychometric properties and responsiveness ... -
Validation of CFD simulation for flat plate solar energy collector
( Elsevier , 2007 , Article)The problem of flat plate solar energy collector with water flow is simulated and analyzed using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software. The considered case includes the CFD modeling of solar irradiation and the modes ... -
Validation of Doi's weighted average glucose as a measure of post-load glucose excursion for clinical use.
( Biomolecules and Biomedicine , 2023 , Article)In this study, we examined the performance of a novel index of glucose excursion (Doi’s weighted average glucose [dwAG]) in relation to the conventional measure of area under the oral glucose tolerance test (A-GTT) and the ... -
Validation of FFQ Against Food Records for Vitamin D in Qatar Population
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Background: The measurement of vitamin D nutritional status through dietary assessment is a cost effective method. Food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) is usually validated against food records (FR). There is no vitamin D ... -
Validation of Novel Transcriptional Targets that Underpin CD44-promoted breast cancer cell invasion
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Introduction: Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer worldwide, and metastasis is its worst aspect and the first cause of death. Metastasis is a multistep process, where an invasion is a recurring event. The process ... -
Validation of plasma protein glycation and oxidation biomarkers for the diagnosis of autism
( Springer Nature , 2023 , Article)Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder in children. It is currently diagnosed by behaviour-based assessments made by observation and interview. In 2018 we reported a discovery study of a ... -
Validation of Selected Commercial Serological Assays for Diagnosis of COVID-19
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)As researchers around the globe rush to put the available antibody tests to use, concerns have been raised about their precision. This study aimed to evaluate and compare the performance of selected commercial & automated ... -
Validation of the 6-Month GRACE Score in Predicting 1-Year Mortality of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome Admitted to the Arabian Gulf Hospitals
( SAGE Publications , 2016 , Article)Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are the most common cardiovascular diseases and are associated with a significant risk of mortality and morbidity. The Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE) risk score postdischarge ... -
Validation of the Arabic Version of the Movement Disorder Society-Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale
( Wiley , 2022 , Article)Background: The Movement Disorder Society-Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) has become the gold standard for evaluating different domains in Parkinson's disease (PD), and it is commonly used in clinical ... -
Validation of the Arabic version of the Social Communication Questionnaire
( SAGE Publications Ltd , 2019 , Article)Validated screening and diagnostic tools for autism spectrum disorder for use in Arabic-speaking individuals are scarce. This study validated the Arabic version of the Social Communication Questionnaire. The total study ... -
Validation of the General Self-Efficacy Scale among Qatari young women
( World Health Organization , 2015 , Article)The General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES) is a measure of people’s beliefs about their capacity to cope with life’s demands. Self-efficacy may be particularly relevant in transitional stages such as in late adolescence, when ... -
Validation of the Schizophrenia Quality of Life Scale Revision 4 among Chronic Schizophrenia Patients in Malaysia
(2012 , Article)Objectives: To explore the validity and reliability of a disease-specific health-related quality-of-life questionnaire-the Schizophrenia Quality of Life Scale Revision 4 (SQLS-R4)-in patients with schizophrenia in Malaysia. ... -
Validation of three mental health scales among pregnant women in Qatar
( BMC , 2019 , Article)Objectives The objective of this study is to validate three mental health scales in a targeted sample of pregnant Arab women living in Qatar: the Kuwait University Anxiety Scale, the Perceived Stress Scale, and the Edinburgh ... -
Validation of Total Mercury in Marine Sediment and Biological Samples, Using Cold Vapour Atomic Absorption Spectrometry
( MDPI , 2018 , Article)A method for the measurement of total mercury (T-Hg) in environmental samples using cold vapour atomic absorption spectrometry (CV AAS) has been validated yielding a dynamic range (0.04–10.00 g/kg) and high certified ... -
Validation of vitamin D-specific food frequency questionnaire against food records for Qatari women
( MDPI , 2020 , Article)Measurement of vitamin D nutritional status through dietary assessment is cost effective. Food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) is usually validated against food records (FR). There is no vitamin D-specific FFQ for Qatar ... -
A validation of Wagner's Law: A case study of Sri Lanka
( Inderscience Publishers , 2017 , Article)This study provides evidence on the validity of Wagner's Law on the impact of government spending on economic growth in Sri Lanka. To test for stationarity, we use the Narayan and Popp's (2010) new Perron-type innovational ... -
Validity and reliability of the Arabic version of Activities of Daily Living (ADL)
( Nasser and Doumit , 2009 , Article)Background. The Activity of Daily Living (ADL) is an instrument that screens elderly respondents for physical functioning and assesses whether they are dependent or independent in their daily activities. This study ... -
Validity and reliability of the session-RPE method for quantifying training load in karate athletes
( Edizioni Minerva Medica , 2015 , Article)Aim: Aim of the study was to test the construct validity and reliability of the session rating of perceived exertion (sRPE) method by examining the relationship between RPE and physiological parameters (heart rate: HR and ...