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Barriers to medication adherence in patients with uncontrolled diabetes in a primary healthcare setting in Qatar: a mixed method triangulation study
(Pharmacy, 2017 , Master Thesis)
Background: In Qatar, 86% of patients with diabetes are uncontrolled. Given that nonadherence to oral drug therapy and psychological insulin resistance are a common phenomenon, one could postulate that patients may not be ...
PRODUCTION OF LETROZOLE-LOADED MONODISPERSE POLYMERIC-BASED MICROPARTICLES FOR BREAST CANCER THERAPY
(Pharmacy, 2017 , Master Thesis)
Letrozole (LTZ) is effective for the treatment of hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer in postmenopausal women. However, due to its adverse effects this study was designed to investigate the feasibility of producing ...
Cathepsin B Induced Cardiomyocyte Hypertrophy Requires Activation of The Na+/H+ Exchanger Isoform-1
(Pharmacy, 2016 , Master Thesis)
Multiple studies have demonstrated that proteases, specifically cathepsin B (Cat B) and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) contribute to the remodeling of the extracellular matrix (ECM), a hallmark of cardiac hypertrophy ...
Relationship between the Stages of Change and Medication Adherence in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Primary Health Care Setting in Qatar
(Pharmacy, 2016 , Master Thesis)
Background: Non-adherence to medications is a major concern among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Failure to achieve positive health-related outcomes could be associated with non-adherence. Medication ...
SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND CYTOCOMPATIBILITY OF HIGHLY POROUS, THREE DIMENSIONAL POLY (1, 10 DECANEDIOL CO-TRICARBALLYLATE) BASED SCAFFOLDS FOR CARDIAC & OTHER TISSUE ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS
(Pharmacy, 2016 , Master Thesis)
Electrospinning is one of the recently developed methods that produces scaffolds resembling the natural extracellular matrix. It can utilize a wide array of natural and synthetic polymer materials to produce three dimensional, ...