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Serum Magnesium is Inversely Associated with Body Composition and Metabolic Syndrome
( Dove Medical Press , 2023 , Article)Purpose: Magnesium is vital to maintain normal physiological functions. We aimed to identify the association between serum magnesium and different measures of body adiposity among Qatari adults. We hypothesized that the ... -
Serum metabolic signatures for Alzheimer’s Disease reveal alterations in amino acid composition: a validation study
( Springer , 2024 , Article)Introduction: Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is complex and novel approaches are urgently needed to aid in diagnosis. Blood is frequently used as a source for biomarkers; however, its complexity prevents proper detection. The ... -
Serum NMR-Based Metabolomics Profiling Identifies Lipoprotein Subfraction Variables and Amino Acid Reshuffling in Myeloma Development and Progression
( MDPI , 2023 , Article)Multiple myeloma (MM) is an incurable hematological cancer. It is preceded by monoclonal gammopathy of uncertain significance (MGUS)—an asymptomatic phase. It has been demonstrated that early detection increases the 5-year ... -
Serum Uric Acid Level Is Positively Associated With Higher Bone Mineral Density at Multiple Skeletal Sites Among Healthy Qataris
( Frontiers Media , 2021 , Article)Background: Oxidative stress has been implicated as a fundamental mechanism in the decline of bone mass. Although serum uric acid (SUA) has potent antioxidant properties, the findings of many epidemiological and experimental ... -
Serum VEGF level is different in adolescents smoking waterpipe versus cigarettes: The irbid TRY
( MDPIAG , 2018 , Article)Waterpipe (Wp) use is associated with most devastating diseases and particularly popular among adolescents. Vascular endothelium growth factor (VEGF) is essential for generating new vessels. The effect of smoking tobacco ... -
Serum Vitamin D Concentration ≥75 nmol/L Is Related to Decreased Cardiometabolic and Inflammatory Biomarkers, Metabolic Syndrome, and Diabetes; and Increased Cardiorespiratory Fitness in US Adults
( MDPI , 2020 , Article)A serum vitamin D [25-hydroxyvitamin D, 25(OH)D] concentration of ≥75 nmol/L is recommended for optimal health. We investigated the relationship between serum 25(OH)D and metabolic syndrome (MetS), diabetes, cardiometabolic ... -
Serum vitamin D concentrations are inversely related to prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Qatari women.
( Wiley , 2019 , Article)Hypovitaminosis D has reached epidemic proportions in Qatar. Vitamin D is linked to several cardiometabolic diseases such as metabolic syndrome (MetSyn), diabetes, and atherosclerosis. It is not known if vitamin D status ... -
Serum vitamin D concentrations are non-linearly related to breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Background: Post-menopausal women are at high risk for breast cancer. The association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentration and breast cancer in post-menopausal women is not well understood. Objectives: ... -
Serum vitamin D is associated with improved lung function markers but not with prevalence of asthma, emphysema, and chronic bronchitis
( Nature Research , 2020 , Article)Hypovitaminosis D has been linked to several non-bone diseases. Relation between 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] and lung function and lung diseases has received little attention at the global level. Cross-sectional data ... -
Servant and authentic leadership as drivers of innovative work behaviour: the moderating role of creative self-efficacy
(2023 , Article)Purpose: The importance of innovation has attracted growing attention due to the complex and rapidly changing business environment. This study aimed, first, to examine the joint effect of servant and authentic leadership ... -
Servant Leadership And Perceived Challenges In Stem Classes: The Reinforcing Role Of Problems And Management Techniques
( GIAP Journals , 2019 , Article)Purpose: This study investigates how high school principals’ leadership can directly and indirectly affect perceived challenges (obstacles) in STEM classes, with specific reference to teachers in Qatar. Design/methodolo ... -
Service Chaining for NFV and Delivery of Other Applications in a Global Multi-cloud Environment
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2016 , Conference Paper)Network Function Virtualization (NFV) allows Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to implement key function modules, such as, BRAS (Broadband Remote Access Server), IMS (Internet Multimedia System), etc. in virtual machines ... -
Service Ethnocentrism: A Conceptual Model (An Abstract)
( Springer Nature , 2017 , Book chapter)The service marketing literature has recognized the importance of studying cross-cultural service encounters in which the service provider and the customer are from different cultures (Baker et al. 2008; Sharma et al. 2014; ... -
A service evaluation and stakeholder perspectives of an innovative digital minor illness referral service from NHS 111 to community pharmacy.
( Public Library of Science , 2020 , Article)The management of minor conditions represents a significant burden for urgent and emergency care services and reduces the capacity to provide specialist care for higher acuity healthcare need. A pilot Digital Minor Illness ... -
Service robots in hospitals to reduce spreading of COVID-19
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2021 , Conference Paper)COVID-19 is an infectious disease that is introduced by a new coronavirus. The COVID-19 virus symptoms can include coughing, fatigue, fever for those with mild cases. For more severe cases, it can lead to shortness of ... -
SERVICE-BASED FRAMEWORK OF RESEARCH PROJECTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
( Editora Mundos Sociais , 2021 , Article)This work presents and disseminates the services and infrastructure required to manage the quantity and quality of research projects in higher education institutions (HEIs). To achieve this objective, smart management of ... -
A Service-Efficient Proxy Mobile IPv6 Extension for IoT Domain
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2023 , Article)The upcoming generation of communications can provide richer mobility, high data rate, reliable security, better quality of services, and supporting mobility requirements in the Internet of Things (IoT) environment. ... -
Service-Less Video Multicast in 5G: Enablers and Challenges
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2020 , Article)The massive upsurge in production and demand of crowdsourced live streaming necessitates feasible and cost effective solutions in future cellular networks. Video multicast is one of the viable options to deliver live video ... -
Services marketing practices in diverse cultures: Canada compared to Qatar
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2019 , Article)Purpose The service marketing literature has traditionally argued that the marketing practices of service firms that operate in diverse cultures should also differ. This paper aims to investigate this argument by examining ... -
SERVQUAL DIMENSION ANALYSIS AT HBKU STUDENTS HOUSING FACILITIES
(2017 , Professional Masters Project)In this competitive era, the improvement of any organization robustly relies on increasing their customer satisfaction about the provided services. It is more important to provide the customers with what they want especially ...