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Functional Characterization of Novel MC4R Variants Identified in Two Unrelated Patients with Morbid Obesity in Qatar
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
, 2023 , Article)
The leptin–melanocortin pathway is pivotal in appetite and energy homeostasis. Pathogenic variants in genes involved in this pathway lead to severe early-onset monogenic obesity (MO). The MC4R gene plays a central role in ...
Potential Nutrigenomic Approaches to Reduce the High Incidence of Obesity in Qatar
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OMICS International
, 2016 , Article)
Obesity prevalence has been growing exponentially over the last few decades, with a high impact in high-income countries, like Qatar. Several approaches are attempting to understand the causes of this phenomenon however ...
Assessment of the Impact of Anthropogenic Evolution and Natural Processes on Shoreline Dynamics Using Multi-Temporal Satellite Images and Statistical Analysis
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
, 2023 , Article)
This research aims to examine changes in the eastern part of Qatar’s shoreline from 1982 to 2018 by means of satellite imagery. Five different time periods, namely 1982, 1992, 2002, 2013, and 2018, were analysed to determine ...
Epibenthic communities from offshore platforms in the Arabian Gulf are structured by platform age and depth
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2021 , Article)
Oil and gas platforms act as artificial habitats for a myriad of marine organisms. In this study, we used opportunistic remotely operated vehicle (ROV) data to describe fouling assemblages through the characterization of ...
Medicinal properties of Qatari wetland plants: A review
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AkiNik Publications
, 2024 , Article)
For over 60,000 years, human dependence on herbal remedies has been a cornerstone of traditional medicine. However, recent times have witnessed escalating concerns about the sustainability of these practices, especially ...
Critical Success Factors for eRP Implementation: Two directions Focusing on employee Perceptions in Qatar
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IGI Global Publishing
, 2022 , Article)
Due to the high failure rate of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, implementation issues have been highly addressed in the literature. Two major directions were followed in the literature focusing on technology ...
Technical review of green roofs in hot arid region: Case of Qatar
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Inderscience Publishers
, 2021 , Article)
Greening the city and its buildings is not a new notion, in fact it is an old-traditional system that is re-discovered to improve damaged impact on the urban environment in a smart-sustainable way. Greening has its roots ...
An examination of factors that influence the number of information security policy violations in Qatari organizations
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2015 , Article)
Purpose: This paper aims to investigate factors that impact the number of information security policy violations in Qatari organizations and to examine the moderating effect of Hofstede's cultural dimensions on the ...
Prevalence of microplastics in the marine waters of Qatar
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2016 , Article)
Microplastics are firmly recognized as a ubiquitous and growing threat to marine biota and their associated marine habitats worldwide. The evidence of the prevalence of microplastics was documented for the first time in ...
Home diagnostic tests in the state of Qatar: A snapshot of public views, level of awareness and use
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Springer Nature
, 2012 , Article)
Background In Qatar, home diagnostic tests are available over the counter in community pharmacies. While possibly beneficial, these tests have the potential for harm if they are used in the absence of pharmacist counseling. ...