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Global, regional, and national consumption of animal-source foods between 1990 and 2018: findings from the Global Dietary Database
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)Background: Diet is a major modifiable risk factor for human health and overall consumption patterns affect planetary health. We aimed to quantify global, regional, and national consumption levels of animal-source foods ... -
Globalisation, policy transferring and indigenisation in higher education: the case of Qatar’s education city
( Routledge , 2023 , Article)Qatar’s transition from a hydrocarbon-based to a knowledge-based economy spurred the development of Education City, which houses several International Branch Campuses and one home-grown university, Hamad bin Khalifa ... -
GLOBALIZATION AND NATIONAL IDENTITY IN QATAR: DOES EXPOSURE TO GLOBALIZATION LEAD TO CHANGES IN NATIONAL IDENTITY ACROSS DIFFERENT GENERATIONS OF QATARI CITIZENS?
(2017 , Master Thesis)This era is marked by globalization, a process whereby states and individuals are interconnected through a global network. Globalization entails the emergence of a global culture which is considered a threat to national ... -
Globalization and obesity in the GCC countries
( Taylor & Francis , 2023 , Article)The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have some of the highest obesity rates in the world. At the same time, the GCC countries have become increasingly integrated in the global economy as they attempt to diversify ... -
Globally invariant metabolism but density-diversity mismatch in springtails
( Nature Research , 2023 , Article)Soil life supports the functioning and biodiversity of terrestrial ecosystems. Springtails (Collembola) are among the most abundant soil arthropods regulating soil fertility and flow of energy through above- and belowground ... -
Glomerulus-on-a-Chip. Life Up
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Glucocorticoid-induced fetal origins of adult hypertension: Association with epigenetic events
( Elsevier Inc. , 2016 , Article Review)Hypertension is a predominant risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and a major health care burden. Accumulating epidemiological and experimental evidence suggest that adult-onset hypertension may have its origins during ... -
Glucose and transferrin liganded PLGA nanoparticles internalization in non-small cell lung cancer cells
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Introduction: Recently, after a decade of confusing results, several studies pointed out that overexpression of GLUT1 (glucose transporter 1) is a biomarker of worse prognosis in NSCLC. Nonetheless, the presence of Transferrin ... -
Glucose- and triglyceride-lowering dietary penta-O-galloyl-α-D-glucose reduces expression of PPARγ and C/EBPα, induces p21-Mediated G1 phase cell cycle arrest, and inhibits adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes
( Thieme , 2015 , Article)Plant polyphenols, such as hydrolysable tannins, are present in the human diet and known to exhibit anti-diabetic and anti-obesity activity. We previously reported that the representative hydrolysable tannin compound ... -
Glycan analysis as biomarkers for testicular cancer
( MDPI AG , 2019 , Article Review)The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force does not recommend routine screening for testicular cancer (TC) in asymptomatic men, essentially because serological testicular cancer (TC) biomarkers are not reliable. The main ... -
Glycan repositioning of influenza hemagglutinin stem facilitates the elicitation of protective cross-group antibody responses.
( Nature Research , 2020 , Article)The conserved hemagglutinin (HA) stem has been a focus of universal influenza vaccine efforts. Influenza A group 1 HA stem-nanoparticles have been demonstrated to confer heterosubtypic protection in animals; however, the ... -
Glycemic index of selected carbohydrate-based foods consumed in Qatar
( Taylor & Francis , 2010 , Article)This study determined the glycemic index (GI) of selected carbohydrate-rich foods consumed in Qatar. Recruited volunteers (n = 19) consumed two reference foods, glucose and white bread, and 10 test foods. The foods tested ... -
Glycine and Folate Ameliorate Models of Congenital Sideroblastic Anemia
( Public Library of Science (USA) , 2016 , Article)Sideroblastic anemias are acquired or inherited anemias that result in a decreased ability to synthesize hemoglobin in red blood cells and result in the presence of iron deposits in the mitochondria of red blood cell ... -
Glycine improves peritoneal vasoreactivity to dialysis solutions in the elderly
( Hamad Medical Corporation , 2019 , Article)Background: Peritoneal dialysis solution (PDS) dilates peritoneal microvessels predominantly by the activation of the endothelial nitric oxide (NO) pathway. We made an incidental observation of decreased PDS-induced, ... -
Glycogen-rich Clear Cell Carcinoma of the Breast: A Comprehensive Review.
( Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins , 2020 , Article Review)Glycogen-rich clear cell carcinoma (GRCC) is a very rare form of primary breast cancer (<0.1% of all breast cancers). It is characterized by the presence of neoplastic cells with a glycogen-abundant clear cytoplasm (the ... -
Glycolytic overload-driven dysfunction of periodontal ligament fibroblasts in high glucose concentration, corrected by glyoxalase 1 inducer
( BMJ Publishing Group , 2020 , Article)Introduction Patients with diabetes have increased risk of periodontal disease, with increased risk of weakening of periodontal ligament and tooth loss. Periodontal ligament is produced and maintained by periodontal ligament ... -
Glycomic and Glycoproteomic Techniques in Neurodegenerative Disorders and Neurotrauma: Towards Personalized Markers
( MDPI , 2022 , Article Review)The proteome represents all the proteins expressed by a genome, a cell, a tissue, or an organism at any given time under defined physiological or pathological circumstances. Proteomic analysis has provided unparalleled ... -
Glycomics meets artificial intelligence – Potential of glycan analysis for identification of seropositive and seronegative rheumatoid arthritis patients revealed
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)In this study, one hundred serum samples from healthy people and patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were analyzed. Standard immunoassays for detection of 10 different RA markers and analysis of glycan markers on ... -
Glycomics of prostate cancer: updates
( Taylor and Francis Ltd , 2019 , Article)Introduction: Prostate cancer (PCa) is a life-threatening disease affecting millions of men. The current best PCa biomarker (level of prostate-specific antigen in serum) lacks specificity for PCa diagnostics and this is ... -
Glycoprofiling as a novel tool in serological assays of systemic sclerosis: A comparative study with three bioanalytical methods
( Elsevier , 2015 , Article)Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease seriously affecting patient’s quality of life. The heterogeneity of the disease also means that identification and subsequent validation of biomarkers of the disease is ...
