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The impact of the Red Lotus Critical Health Promotion Model on graduates' health promotion practice
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Qatar University Press
, 2020 , Poster)
Introduction: The Red Lotus Critical Health Promotion Model (RLCHPM) is used in health promotion teaching, research and practice in multiple countries. The model is designed to support critical health promotion as a public ...
Antigenica and Genetic Characterization of Identified Rotavirus Strains in Qatar In Response to Rotarix Vaccine Usage
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Qatar University Press
, 2020 , Poster)
Aim: To identify genetic and antigenic variation in RV in response to vaccine usage. Methods: A total of 231 RV-positive fecal samples were collected from children suffering from AGE during three-year study period between ...
Genome-wide association study identifies a novel association between a cardiovascular gene polymorphism and superior athletic performance
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Qatar University Press
, 2020 , Poster)
Background: Research into the genetic predisposition to superior athletic performance has been a hindered by the underpowered studies and the small effect size of identified genetic variants. The aims of this study were ...
Retail Chicken Carcasses as a Reservoir of Antimicrobial- Resistant Escherichia coli
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Qatar University Press
, 2020 , Poster)
Background: The dissemination of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) bacteria has been associated with the inappropriate use of antibiotics in both humans and animals and with the consumption of food contaminated with resistant ...
Salmonellosis among Pediatric Population in Qatar: Prevalence, Antibiotic Resistance and Molecular Epidemiology
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Qatar University Press
, 2020 , Poster)
Objectives: This study aims to characterize at the molecular level the genes encoding resistance in Salmonella and explain the molecular mechanisms underlying resistance to ceftriaxone, cefepime, amoxicillin-clavulanate, ...
Influenza, RSV, and Other Respiratory Infections among Children in Qatar
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Qatar University Press
, 2020 , Poster)
Background: Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) lead to high rates of mortality and morbidity among children. However, studies on the etiology of respiratory infections among children in Qatar and surrounding countries are ...
A Validated and Applicable Direct Injection LC/MS/MS Method of Fourteen Drugs of Abuse in Urine Samples to Avoid the False Positive/Negative Results of Immunoassay Techniques in Forensic Cases
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Qatar University Press
, 2020 , Poster)
Many false positive and false negative results have been detected in immunoassay analyses of drugs of abuse in urine samples. A method of direct injection of diluted urine into LC/MS/MS was developed and validated for ...
The protective role of Sestrin2 in high fat diet-induced nephropathy
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Qatar University Press
, 2020 , Poster)
Introduction: Obesity is a major risk factor for type-2 diabetes predisposing patients to diabetic nephropathy (DN), the leading cause of end-stage renal failure. Glomerular injury is a prominent pathological feature of ...
Co-Incidence of Human Papillomaviruses and Epstein-Barr Virus is Associated with Advanced Tumor Stage: A Tissue Microarray Study of Head and Neck Cancers
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Qatar University Press
, 2020 , Poster)
Background: Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), are known oncoviruses and can be co-present and hence cooperate in the development of human carcinomas, including head and neck. Methods: We herein ...
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS' ACCREDITATION MATTERS FOR GRADUATES EMPLOYABILITY. A CASE FORM QU-HEALTH
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Qatar University Press
, 2020 , Poster)
Background: This study investigated employers' perspectives on the impact of a supervised practice program (SPP), guided by international accreditation standards on the skill development and potential employability of ...