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A decade of intestinal protozoan epidemiology among settled immigrants in Qatar
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PubMed Central
, 2016 , Article)
Background: The World Health Organization estimates that about 3.5 billion people worldwide are affected by
intestinal parasitic infections. Reports have already emphasized the role of immigrants in outbreaks of ...
Glycine and Folate Ameliorate Models of Congenital Sideroblastic Anemia
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Public Library of Science (USA)
, 2016 , Article)
Sideroblastic anemias are acquired or inherited anemias that result in a decreased ability to
synthesize hemoglobin in red blood cells and result in the presence of iron deposits in the
mitochondria of red blood cell ...
Human microbiome and its association with health and diseases
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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 ...
A Randomised Single-Blinded Controlled Trial on the Effectiveness of Brief Advice on Smoking Cessation among Tertiary Students in Malaysia
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OMICS International
, 2016 , Article)
Introduction
Tobacco smoking, a habitual behavior, is addictive and detrimental to health. Quitting requires personal abilities and environmental opportunities and therefore, improving these abilities and opportunities ...
Integration of Wearable Technologies into Patients’ Electronic Medical Records
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Insight Medical Publishing Group
, 2016 , Article)
Health Wearable Technologies are becoming more popular
all around the world. Smart watches and fitness trackers are
currently being used by many and the utilization is expected to
continue to grow. The innovative ...
Psychological and Psychosocial Consequences of Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis among Women in Tunisia: Preliminary Findings from an Exploratory Study
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
, 2016 , Article)
Background
The incidence of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) makes it the most widespread parasitic disease in Tunisia and the Arab world. Yet, few studies have addressed its psychological and psychosocial effects. ...
Does pharmacist-supervised intervention through pharmaceutical care program influence direct healthcare cost burden of newly diagnosed diabetics in a tertiary care teaching hospital in Nepal: a non-clinical randomised controlled trial approach
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
, 2016 , Article)
Background
Cost is a vital component for people with chronic diseases as treatment is expected to be long or even lifelong in some diseases. Pharmacist contributions in decreasing the healthcare cost burden of chronic ...
Subcellular protein expression models for microsatellite instability in colorectal adenocarcinoma tissue images
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BioMed Central
, 2016 , Article)
Background
New bioimaging techniques capable of visualising the co-location of numerous proteins within individual cells have been proposed to study tumour heterogeneity of neighbouring cells within the same tissue specimen. ...
Ramadan Fasting and Patients with Cancer: State-of-the-Art and Future Prospects
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Frontiers Media
, 2016 , Article)
Ramadan fasting represents one of the five pillars of the Islam creed. Even though some subjects (among which patients) are exempted from observing this religious duty, they may be eager to share this particular moment of ...
أحكام حقوق المؤلف والحقوق المجاورة في القانون القطري
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كلية القانون الكويتية العالمية
, 2016 , Article)
تتناول هذه الدراسة الأحكام القانونية لحقوق المؤلف والحقوق المجاورة في القانون رقم (7) لسنة 2002 بشأن حماية حق المؤلف والحقوق المجاورة القطري، لغرض بيان مدى تغطية هذا الأخير لحقوق المؤلف والحقوق المجاورة، ومن ثم الوقوف على ...