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Energy balance and macronutrient distribution in relation to C-reactive protein and HbA1c levels among patients with type 2 diabetes
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Co-Action Publishing
, 2016 , Article)
BACKGROUND:
Recently growing evidence indicates that obesity and diabetes are states of inflammation associated with elevated circulation of inflammatory mediators. Excess adiposity and oxidative stress, induced by ...
Evaluation of industrial development in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
(2016 , Presentation)
Following the discovery of oil, the economic development process in the six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council adopted individually plans for industrial development to support the diversification in the economy. In ...
Quality of assessment and counselling offered by community pharmacists and medication sale without prescription to patients presenting with acute cardiac symptoms: a simulated client study
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Springer-Verlag
, 2016 , Article)
PURPOSE:
Self-medication is common worldwide. However, the prevalence of sale of prescription medications without prescription and the quality of assessment and counselling provided by community pharmacists to cardiac ...
The phenomenon of domestic servants in the State of Qatar
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Association of American Geographers
, 2015 , Conference Paper)
Of new phenomena that emerged in the State of Qatar, and on a large scale in the post-oil era (after 1950) is domestic servant's phenomenon. Historically, the phenomenon was presented in the pre-oil and limited to the homes ...
The Non-petroleum large scale industries in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries (GCC)
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Association of American Geographers
, 2011 , Conference Paper)
Since the early 1970s, the GCC countries have adopted the industrial development strategy as a way to achieve the economic diversification instead of depending on the oil and gas exporting; the main source of their revenues. ...
Anti-hypertensive Herbs and their Mechanisms of Action: Part I
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Frontiers Media
, 2016 , Article)
The use of herbal therapies for treatment and management of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) is increasing. Plants contain a bounty of phytochemicals that have proven to be protective by reducing the risk of various ailments ...
Anti-Hypertensive Herbs and Their Mechanisms of Action: Part II
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Frontiers Media
, 2016 , Article)
Traditional medicine has a history extending back to thousands of years, and during the intervening time, man has identified the healing properties of a very broad range of plants. Globally, the use of herbal therapies to ...
Experimental Diabetes Mellitus in Different Animal Models
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Hindawi
, 2016 , Article)
Animal models have historically played a critical role in the exploration and characterization of disease pathophysiology and target identification and in the evaluation of novel therapeutic agents and treatments in vivo. ...
Rhus coriaria suppresses angiogenesis, metastasis and tumor growth of breast cancer through inhibition of STAT3, NFκB and nitric oxide pathways
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Nature Publishing Group
, 2016 , Article)
Recently, we reported that Rhus coriaria exhibits anticancer activities by promoting cell cycle arrest and autophagic cell death of the metastatic triple negative MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells. Here, we investigated the ...
Evaluation of the Cytotoxic Behavior of Fungal Extracellular Synthesized Ag Nanoparticles Using Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope
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MDPI AG
, 2016 , Article)
Silver nanoparticles have been synthesized by subjecting a reaction medium to a Fusarium oxysporum biomass at 28 °C for 96 h. The biosynthesized Ag nanoparticles were characterized on the basis of their anticipated peak ...