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Sex estimation from dimensions of the base of the skull in Black South Africans
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Schweizerbart Science Publishers
, 2022 , Article)
The pelvis and the skull are the two most utilised skeletal elements to estimate sex from skeletonised remains due to their sexually dimorphic traits. However, as increasingly more fragmented remains have been presented ...
The prevalence of feeding and eating disorders symptomology in medical students: an updated systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression
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Springer
, 2022 , Article Review)
Purpose: Medical students have a higher risk of developing psychological issues, such as feeding and eating disorders (FEDs). In the past few years, a major increase was observed in the number of studies on the topic. The ...
PCovNet: A presymptomatic COVID-19 detection framework using deep learning model using wearables data
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
While the advanced diagnostic tools and healthcare management protocols have been struggling to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, the spread of the contagious viral pathogen before the symptom onset acted as the Achilles' ...
Autism and the Scaffolding Protein Neurobeachin
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Springer
, 2022 , Book chapter)
Autism is a group of early onsets, diverse, lifelong, neurodevelopmental conditions that affect social interaction, verbal and non-verbal communications as well as behavior. It is a multifactorial condition, which results ...
Outcomes of guideline-based medical therapy in patients with acute heart failure and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction: Observations from the Gulf acute heart failure registry (Gulf CARE)
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Medicine (Baltimore)
, 2022 , Article)
AbstractThis study aimed to report on the use, predictors and outcomes of guideline-based medical therapy (GBMT) in patients with acute heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction of <40% (HFrEF), from seven countries ...
Cardioprotective Effect of Rheum turkestanicum Against Doxorubicin-Induced Toxicity in Rats
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Frontiers Media S.A.
, 2022 , Article)
Background: Doxorubicin as an anti-cancer drug causes cardiotoxicity, limiting its tolerability and use. The mechanism of toxicity is due to free radical production and cardiomyocytes injury. This research evaluated Rheum ...
The Impact of Sleeve Gastrectomy on Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Patients with Morbid Obesity: a letter to the editor
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springer link
, 2022 , Article)
Sancho et al.’s recent report on the effect of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) on the symptomatology of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) was both interesting and timely [1]. Their finding of a significant ...
A culturally competent approach to teaching humanities in an international medical school: potential frameworks and lessons learned.
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national library of medicine
, 2022 , Article)
: This paper describes the development of a culturally competent medical humanities course for second and third-year medical students at the ethnically diverse College of Medicine at Qatar University. First taught in 2016, ...
Sex Differences in Cardiovascular Impact of Early Metabolic Impairment: Interplay between Dysbiosis and Adipose Inflammation
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American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapy (ASPET)
, 2022 , Article)
The evolving view of gut microbiota has shifted toward describing the colonic flora as a dynamic organ in continuous interaction with systemic physiologic processes. Alterations of the normal gut bacterial profile, known ...
Venous Thromboembolism Among Hospitalized Patients: Incidence and Adequacy of Thromboprophylaxis – A Retrospective Study
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Taylor & Francis Group
, 2022 , Article)
Purpose: We aimed to determine the incidence of venous thromboembolism among hospitalized patients in Qatar as well as to analyze the adequacy of VTE assessment and prophylaxis in hospitalized patients. Design: Retrospective ...