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The relation between driving errors and executive functioning in intellectually able young novice drivers with autism
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2019 , Article)
Driving is a complex, goal-directed task. ASD can be related to impairments in executive functioning (EF), which may interfere with driving. This study aimed to investigate (1) if 16 young novice drivers with ASD exhibited ...
Traffic safety culture of professional drivers in the State of Qatar
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2019 , Article)
Professional drivers play a significant role within the traffic system of the State of Qatar. With developing infrastructure, the need for professional drivers is growing. However, knowledge is lacking about their perception ...
A computational model to predict the structural and functional consequences of missense mutations in O6-methylguanine DNA methyltransferase
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Article)
DNA repair mechanism is a process through which the cell repairs its damaged DNA. Although there are several mechanisms involved in the DNA repair mechanisms, the direct reversal method is the simplest and does not require ...
Patient-dentist relationship and dental anxiety among young Sudanese adult patients
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Article)
Objective: To evaluate the effects of the patient–dentist relationship on dental anxiety among young adult Sudanese patients. Materials and methods: In this cross-sectional study, 864 patients attending outpatient dental ...
P-value driven methods were underpowered to detect publication bias: analysis of Cochrane review meta-analyses
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Article)
To investigate the effect of number of studies in a meta-analysis on the detection of publication bias using p-value driven methods. The proportion of meta-analyses detected by Egger's, Harbord's, Peters', and Begg's tests ...
PD-L1 status in breast cancer: Current view and perspectives.
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Article)
Breast cancer was traditionally not considered a particularly immunogenic tumor. However, recent developments have shown that some aggressive triple-negative breast cancers are immunogenic, exhibit a resistance to chemotherapy ...
Impact of a Collaborative Pharmaceutical Care Service Among Patients With Diabetes in an Ambulatory Care Setting in Qatar: A Multiple Time Series Study
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Article)
Background
Diabetes mellitus is highly prevalent in the Middle East and the burden associated with it is dramatically increasing. Pharmacists working in collaborative healthcare teams have an important role to improve ...
Microdeletion in a FAAH pseudogene identified in a patient with high anandamide concentrations and pain insensitivity
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Article)
The study of rare families with inherited pain insensitivity can identify new human-validated analgesic drug targets. Here, a 66-yr-old female presented with nil requirement for postoperative analgesia after a normally ...
Redefining the climate niche of plant species: A novel approach for realistic predictions of species distribution under climate change
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Article)
Climate change is increasingly affecting plant species distributions, in ways that need to be predicted. Here, in a novel prediction approach, we developed the relevant climate niche (RCN) of plants, based on thorough ...
Uncovering the immunological repertoire of the carpet shell clam
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Elsevier B.V. on behalf of KeAi Communications Co.
, 2019 , Article)
The grooved carpet-shell clam Ruditapes decussatus is native to the Northern Atlantic and Mediterranean
Sea and has a high commercial value. It is one of the main native bivalve species cultured in Europe. The
main ...