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Lipofibromatosis arising in a right labiocrural fold in a 14-month-old female: a case report study with a 3-year follow-up
( Oxford University Press , 2024 , Article)Lipofibromatosis (LF) is a rare benign fibrofatty tumor of infancy and childhood with a predilection for distal extremities, poor margination, and a high local recurrence rate. We report a toddler who presented with an LF ... -
Liposome Delivery Systems for Inhalation: A Critical Review Highlighting Formulation Issues and Anticancer Applications
( S. Karger AG , 2016 , Conference Paper)This is a critical review on research conducted in the field of pulmonary delivery of liposomes. Issues relating to the mechanism of nebulisation and liposome composition were appraised and correlated with literature reports ... -
Liposome mediated-CYP1A1 gene silencing nanomedicine prepared using lipid film-coated proliposomes as a potential treatment strategy of lung cancer.
( Elsevier , 2019 , Article)The occurrence of lung cancer is linked with tobacco smoking, mainly through the generation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Elevated activity of cytochrome P4501A1 (CYP1A1) plays an important role in the metabolic ... -
Liposomes for pulmonary drug delivery: The role of formulation and inhalation device design
( Bentham Science Publishers B.V. , 2017 , Article Review)Liposomes are established drug carriers for inhalation owing to their safety and ability to provide controlled drug release in the lung. These carriers can entrap a wide range of therapeutic molecules for delivery in large ... -
Liquid and poly (vinyl chloride) matrix membrane electrodes for the selective determination of cocaine in illicit powders
( Elsevier , 1992 , Article)The construction of liquid membrane and PVC matrix-type cocainium ion selective electrodes and their use for direct potentiometry and potentiometric titration of cocaine are described. The ion-pair complexes of cocaine ... -
Liquid membrane electrodes for the selective determination of nicotine in cigarette smoke
( The Royal Society of Chemistry , 1989 , Article)Five liquid membrane electrode systems responsive to the nicotinium cation are described. These electrodes are based on the use of the ion-association complexes of the nicotinium cation with tetraphenylborate, 5-nitrobarbiturate, ... -
Liraglutide treatment improves the coronary microcirculation in insulin resistant Zucker obese rats on a high salt diet.
( BMC , 2020 , Article)Obesity, hypertension and prediabetes contribute greatly to coronary artery disease, heart failure and vascular events, and are the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in developed societies. Salt sensitivity exacerbates ... -
Listening to music during warming-up counteracts the negative effects of ramadan observance on short-term maximal performance
( Public Library of Science , 2015 , Article)Aim: The aim of the present study was to examine whether listening to music during warming-up might influence short-term maximal performance (STMP), cognitive anxiety, self-confidence, and enjoyment during Ramadan, and ... -
Literature as a Pedagogical Tool in Medical Education: The Silent Patient Case
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2021 , Article)The arts have seen increasing use in medical education over the last 4 decades. Literature in particular is now frequently used as an educational tool in different medical humanities programmes. This paper analyses Alex ... -
Literature Review of Advancements in Adaptive Ramp Metering
( Elsevier , 2016 , Conference Paper)Over a period spanning more than 30 years, several ramp metering algorithms have been developed to improve the operation of freeways. Many of these algorithms were deployed in several regions of the world, and field ... -
A literature review of the strategic decision-making context: A synthesis of previous mixed findings and an agenda for the way forward
( AIMS , 2020 , Article)The aim of this article is to conduct a comprehensive literature review concerning the influence of contextual factors on strategic decision processes. Our literature review organizes the existing literature on contextual ... -
Lithium loaded coal fly ash as sustainable and effective catalyst for the synthesis of glycerol carbonate from glycerol
( Elsevier Ltd , 2021 , Article)Coal fly ash (CFA) has been employed as a catalytic support for lithium ions by impregnation. The basicity, basic strength, and stability of the resultant catalyst were further tuned by varying active species concentration ... -
Livability and Social Capital in West Bay, The New Business Precinct of Doha
( OMICS International , 2015 , Article)Scholars argue that there is a mutual relationship between built environment, social interactions (and/or socialcapital) and livability: the form of the built environment contributes to the construction of social capital ... -
Livability and Social Capital in West Bay, The New Business Precinct of Doha
( OMICS International , 2015 , Article)Scholars argue that there is a mutual relationship between built environment, social interactions (and/or social capital) and livability: the form of the built environment contributes to the construction of social capital ... -
Livability and Urban Quality of the Souq Waqif in Doha (State of Qatar)
( Scholars Middle East Publishers , 2018 , Article)Doha, the capital city of the State of Qatar, has undergone rapid economic growth and urbanization over the past 20 years. In contrast with developed countries, where sustainable development has been implemented on a ... -
Livability of High-Rise Districts - Case Study of West Bay in Doha
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Doha, the capital of the state of Qatar, is a small Gulf city that grew as a port settlement on pearling and fishing activities. Since the mid-seventies, Doha has begun the process of accelerated growth based on the rising ... -
Live migration of virtual machine memory content in networked systems
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article Review)Enterprises are increasingly outsourcing their computing needs to cloud computing. This dependency on cloud services requires uninterrupted and high availability of services. However, achieving the availability of services ... -
The Lived Experience of Parent Caregivers of Adolescents with Mental Illness: A Phenomenological Study
( Shiraz University of Medical Sciences , 2024 , Article)Background: The challenges faced by parents of adolescents with mental disorders are profound and multifaceted. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the lived experiences and concerns of parents of adolescents with mental ... -
The lived experiences of frontline nurses during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Qatar: A qualitative study
( Wiley , 2021 , Article)This study aims to explore the lived experiences of frontline nurses providing nursing care for COVID-19 patients in Qatar. Qualitative, Phenomenological. Nurses were recruited from a designated COVID-19 facility using ... -
Load shedding and forecasting in distribution systems with PV-based distributed generation and electric vehicles
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2017 , Conference Paper)The aim of the paper is to investigate the load shedding and forecasting in distribution networks with PV-based Distributed Generation (DG) and Plug-in Electric Vehicles (PEVs). Advancement in technology, especially in the ...