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Risk prediction of early decline in renal function in diabetic kidney disease with algorithm including fractional excretion of glycated amino acids
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Qatar University Press
, 2021 , Poster)
Background and aims: Diabetic kidney disease occurs in ca. 40% patients with diabetes. Approximately 1 in 5 patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and 1 in 3 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) develop ...
Nitric Oxide Releasing Hydrogel Nanoparticles Decreases Epithelial Cell Injuries Associated With Airway Reopening
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Qatar University Press
, 2021 , Poster)
Introduction: Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is an acute inflammatory lung condition. It is characterized by disruption of gas exchange inside the alveoli, accumulation of protein edema, and an increase in lung ...
Omega-3 fatty acid-rich fish oil supplementation prevents rosiglitazone-induced osteopenia in aging mice
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Qatar University Press
, 2021 , Poster)
Rosiglitazone is an effective insulin-sensitizer, however, associated with bone loss mainly due to increased bone resorption, and bone marrow adiposity, and decreased bone formation. We investigated the effect of the ...
Experimental and Biological Investigation of Hemodynamics-induced Injuries for Cardiovascular Disorders
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Qatar University Press
, 2021 , Poster)
Introduction:Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a degenerative disease process of the abdominal aorta that leads to a focal dilation and irreversible remodeling of the arterial wall. In this condition, the aortic vessel ...
Genetic Susceptibility to Infectious Diseases in the Qatari Population
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Qatar University Press
, 2021 , Poster)
Background: Infectious diseases (IDs) account for 8% of deaths annually in Qatar, and therefore, represent a significant challenge for public health. Interestingly, the spread and severity of viral infections vary considerably ...
Segmenting Liver Volume for Surgical Analysis
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Qatar University Press
, 2021 , Poster)
Introduction: Almost two million people worldwide die annually due to hepatic-related diseases. Half of these diseases are attributed to cirrhosis and the other half are related to hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma ...
Detection of antinuclear antibodies targeting intracellular signal transduction, metabolism, apoptotic processes and cell death in critical COVID-19 patients
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Qatar University Press
, 2021 , Poster)
Background: The heterogeneity of COVID-19 lies within its diverse symptoms and severity, ranging from mild to lethal. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has been shown to be the leading cause of mortality in COVID-19 ...
Lithologic Characterization and Micropore Structures of Gas Shale Strata: An example from the Midra Shale of Western Qatar
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Qatar University Press
, 2021 , Poster)
Gas shale is the future hydrocarbon reservoir of Qatar. The Qatari geologic section has had important successions of gas shale at different geologic times including the Eocene Midra shale, the Cretaceous Ratawi and Nahr ...
Oil Spill Index (OSI) to Sentinel-2 satellite data: QU in International Contribution
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Qatar University Press
, 2021 , Poster)
An Oil Spill Index (OSI = (B3+B4)/B2) was developed and applied to Sentinel-2 optical satellite data of the European Space Agency (ESA) to map marine oil spills using spectral absorption characters of spectral bands of the ...
Microplastics in the beach sediments around the Ras Rakan Island, Qatar
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Qatar University Press
, 2021 , Poster)
The ubiquitous microplastic (MP) pollution is an emerging environmental issue in the marine environment. In this study, historical accumulation trends of MPs in the beach sediments around the Ras Rakan Island of Qatar have ...