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Human antigen R: Exploring its inflammatory response impact and significance in cardiometabolic disorders
( Wiley , 2024 , Article Review)RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) play a crucial role in the regulation of posttranscriptional RNA networks, which can undergo dysregulation in many pathological conditions. Human antigen R (HuR) is a highly researched RBP that ... -
Human c-MYBPC3 RNA Targeted Therapy, Reversal of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in the Zebrafish Model
( Qscience. , 2016 , Conference Paper)Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a serious heart disease and is defined as abnormal left ventricular (LV) wall thickening with diastolic dysfunction. HCM is an autosomal dominant monogenic disease caused by a mutation ... -
Human Defensins from Antivirals to Vaccine Adjuvants: Rediscovery of the Innate Immunity Arsenal
( Bentham Science Publishers , 2022 , Other)Human defensins are a class of antimicrobial peptides, belonging to the innate immunity system. These peptides are expressed at the level of respiratory tract (both upper and lower) where they represent the first line of ... -
Human digital thought clones: the Holy Grail of artificial intelligence for big data
( Routledge , 2020 , Article)This article explores the legal and ethical implications of big data’s pursuit of human ‘digital thought clones’. It identifies various types of digital clones that have been developed and demonstrates how the pursuit of ... -
Human experts vs. machines in taxa recognition
( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article)The step of expert taxa recognition currently slows down the response time of many bioassessments. Shifting to quicker and cheaper state-of-the-art machine learning approaches is still met with expert scepticism towards ... -
Human factors and road safety in the 2nd international traffic safety conference
( Taylor & Francis , 2023 , Other)This special issue presents selected articles submitted to the 2nd International Traffic Safety Conference 2023, Doha, (Qatar). More than 150 papers were submitted and they were peer-reviewed. Only 16 papers were highly ... -
Human Factors approaches to evaluating outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy services: A systematic review.
( Elsevier , 2019 , Article)The expansion in terms of available treatment options and models of care has led to a growing global momentum for outpatient antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) services. A systematic review was undertaken to explore Human Factors ... -
Human Factors in Driving Accidents: A Cognitive Investigation in the Gulf Context
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Human factors were reported by researchers to be the reason behind the majority of car accidents; examples of these factors were: inattention, stress, distraction, decision making, drugs and alcohol abuses. Most of such ... -
Human gait recognition with cane assistive device using quadratic time-frequency distributions
( Institution of Engineering and Technology , 2015 , Article)In this study, the authors consider the problem of human gait recognition in the presence of a walking cane using radars. Quadratic time-frequency distributions are used to provide the local signal behaviour over frequency ... -
Human herpes simplex virus-6 (HHV-6) detection and seroprevalence among Qatari nationals and immigrants residing in Qatar
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)BackgroundHuman herpes simplex virus-6 (HHV-6) is the causative agent of exanthema subitum. Transmission mainly occurs through salivary secretions, yet blood transfusions and organ transplantations have also been reported ... -
Human microbiome and its association with health and diseases
( Wiley , 2016 , Article)Human microbiota are distinct communities of microorganisms that resides at different body niches. Exploration of the human microbiome has become a reality due to the availability of powerful metagenomics and metatranscriptomic ... -
Human monkeypox virus in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article Review)Background: The end of smallpox in 1980 and the subsequent stopping of vaccination against smallpox was followed by the emergence of monkeypox (mpox), a viral disease of animal origin, meaning that it is transmitted from ... -
Human Olfactory Bulb Neural Stem Cell Based Therapy for CNS Traumatic and Neurodegenerative Diseases
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Neural stem cells (NSC) have self-renewal and multipotent properties and may serve as an ideal cell source for transplantation to treat neurodegenerative insults such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and spinal cord injury ... -
Human olfactory bulb neural stem cells (Hu-OBNSCs) can be loaded with paclitaxel and used to inhibit glioblastoma cell growth
( MDPI , 2019 , Article)Exploitation of the potential ability of human olfactory bulb (hOB) cells to carry, release, and deliver an effective, targeted anticancer therapy within the central nervous system (CNS) milieu remains elusive. Previous ... -
Human Olfactory Bulb Neural Stem Cells Expressing hNGF Restore Cognitive Deficit in Alzheimer's Disease Rat Model
( Wiley , 2015 , Article)In this study, we aim to demonstrate the fate of allogenic adult human olfactory bulb neural stem/progenitor cells (OBNSC/NPCs) transplanted into the rat hippocampus treated with ibotenic acid (IBO), a neurotoxicant ... -
Human papillomavirus E7 binds Oct4 and regulates its activity in HPV-associated cervical cancers.
( Public Library of Science , 2020 , Article)Octamer binding transcription factor-4 (Oct4), is highly expressed in stem cells and has indispensable roles in pluripotency and cellular reprogramming. In contrast to other factors used for cellular reprogramming, a role ... -
Human Papillomaviruses and Epstein-Barr Virus Interactions in Colorectal Cancer: A Brief Review.
( MDPI , 2020 , Article)Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) and the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) are the most common oncoviruses, contributing to approximately 10%-15% of all malignancies. Oncoproteins of high-risk HPVs (E5 and E6/E7), as well as EBV (LMP1, ... -
Human Papillomaviruses-Related Cancers: An Update on the Presence and Prevention Strategies in the Middle East and North African Regions.
( MDPI , 2022 , Article Review)The human papillomavirus (HPV) is a non-enveloped double-stranded DNA virus capable of infecting skin and mucosa epithelial cells. Commonly, HPV infection is associated with sexually transmitted diseases and is considered ... -
Human rights as the key driver for development of Learning Disability services in Qatar
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Growing international consensus in recognising rights of individuals with disability to enabling environments has spurred on provision of services for support for these individuals. The provision of this support has however ... -
Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CMs) as a Platform for Modeling Arrhythmias
( Springer Nature , 2022 , Book chapter)Cardiac arrhythmias can arise due to a host of both genetic and acquired factors. Specifically, the genetic basis of arrhythmogenesis is not fully understood due to the lack of robust models that reliably recapitulate human ...