Browsing by Author "Al-Jamal, Ola"
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Challenges in Laboratory Diagnosis of the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
Younes, Nadin; Al-Sadeq, Duaa W; Al-Jighefee, Hadeel; Younes, Salma; Al-Jamal, Ola; Daas, Hanin I; Yassine, Hadi M; Nasrallah, Gheyath K... more authors ... less authors ( MDPI , 2020 , Article)The recent outbreak of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has quickly spread worldwide since its discovery in Wuhan city, China in December 2019. A comprehensive strategy, including surveillance, diagnostics, research, ... -
Ecotoxicological Assessment of Thermally- and Hydrogen-Reduced Graphene Oxide/TiO₂ Photocatalytic Nanocomposites Using the Zebrafish Embryo Model.
Al-Kandari, Halema; Younes, Nadin; Al-Jamal, Ola; Zakaria, Zain Z; Najjar, Huda; Alserr, Farah; Pintus, Gianfranco; Al-Asmakh, Maha A; Abdullah, Aboubakr M; Nasrallah, Gheyath K... more authors ... less authors ( MDPI , 2019 , Article)Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) have recently attracted great interest in water pollution management. Using the zebrafish embryo model, we investigated the environmental impacts of two thermally (RGOTi)- and hydrogen ... -
The Effects of Gum Acacia on the Composition of the Gut Microbiome and Plasma Levels of Short-Chain Fatty Acids in a Rat Model of Chronic Kidney Disease
Al-Asmakh, Maha; Sohail, Muhammad Umar; Al-Jamal, Ola; Shoair, Banan Mosaad; Al-Baniali, Asmaa Yousef; Bouabidi, Salma; Nasr, Shahd; Bawadi, Hiba... more authors ... less authors ( Frontiers Media , 2020 , Article)Chronic kidney disease (CKD) may be fatal for its victims and is an important long-term public health problem. The complicated medical procedures and diet restrictions to which patients with CKD are subjected alter the gut ... -
Evaluation of reverse transcription-loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) for detecting SARS-CoV-2 in clinical, environmental and animal samples.
Benslimane, Fatiha M.; Al-Jamal, Ola; Boughattas, Sonia|Al Thani, Asmaa A; Yassine, Hadi M. ( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Background: First described 20 years ago by Notomi et al., the loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay is robust, rapid and straightforward, yet retains high sensitivity and specificity. These features have ... -
Nanopore Sequencing SARS-CoV-2 genome in Qatar
Benslimane, Fatiha M.; Al Khatib, Hebah; Albatesh, Dana; Al-Jamal, Ola; Boughattas, Sonia; Althani, Asmaa A.; Yassine, Hadi M.... more authors ... less authors ( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Background: The current pandemic, COVID-19, is cause by an RNA coronavirus that was recently identified as SARS-CoV-2. RNA viruses tend to have a high mutation rate; the rate is around a million times greater than that of ... -
One Year of SARS-CoV-2: Genomic Characterization of COVID-19 Outbreak in Qatar
Benslimane, Fatiha M; Al Khatib, Hebah A; Al-Jamal, Ola; Albatesh, Dana; Boughattas, Sonia; Ahmed, Ayeda A; Bensaad, Meryem; Younuskunju, Shameem; Mohamoud, Yasmin A; Al Badr, Mashael; Mohamed, Abdalla A; El-Kahlout, Reham A; Al-Hamad, Tasneem; Elgakhlab, Dina; Al-Kuwari, Fatima H; Saad, Chadi; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Al-Khal, Abdullatif; Al-Maslamani, Muna A; Bertollini, Roberto; Al-Kuwari, Einas A; Al-Romaihi, Hamad E; Al-Marri, Salih; Al-Thani, Mohammed; Badji, Radja M; Mbarek, Hamdi; Al-Sarraj, Yasser; Malek, Joel A; Ismail, Said I; Abu-Raddad, Laith J; Coyle, Peter V; Thani, Asmaa A Al; Yassine, Hadi M... more authors ... less authors ( Frontiers , 2021 , Article)Qatar, a country with a strong health system and a diverse population consisting mainly of expatriate residents, has experienced two large waves of COVID-19 outbreak. In this study, we report on 2634 SARS-CoV-2 whole-genome ... -
Organ-specific toxicity evaluation of stearamidopropyl dimethylamine (SAPDMA) surfactant using zebrafish embryos
Al-Jamal, Ola; Al-Jighefee, Hadeel; Younes, Nadin; Abdin, Roba; Al-Asmakh, Maha A.; Radwan, A. Bahgat; Sliem, Mostafa H.; Majdalawieh, Amin F.; Pintus, Gianfranco; Yassine, Hadi M.; Abdullah, Aboubakr M.; Da'as, Sahar I.; Nasrallah, Gheyath K.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)Surfactants are widely used in the industry of detergents, household products, and cosmetics. SAPDMA is a cationic surfactant that is used mostly in cosmetics, conditioning agents and has recently gained attention as a ... -
Resveratrol Inhibits Oxidative Stress and Prevents Mitochondrial Damage Induced by Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles in Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
Giordo, Roberta; Nasrallah, Gheyath; Al-Jamal, Ola; Paliogiannis, Panagiotis; Pintus, Gianfranco ( MDPI , 2020 , Article)Despite their wide industrial use, Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles (NPs) exhibit a high toxic potential while concerns of their health-related risks are still present, urging additional in vivo clarification studies. ...