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Prevalence and correlates of autism spectrum disorder in Qatar: a national study
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2019 , Article)
Background
Few epidemiological data on autism spectrum disorders (ASD) exist for Arabic countries. We conducted the first survey of ASD in Qatar, a population with high consanguinity level.
Methods
This cross‐sectional ...
Unmasking the interplay between mTOR and Nox4: novel insights into the mechanism connecting diabetes and cancer
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NLM (Medline)
, 2019 , Article)
Cancer was recently annexed to diabetic complications. Furthermore, recent studies suggest that cancer can increase the risk of diabetes. Consequently, diabetes and cancer share many risk factors, but the cellular and ...
Experimental effect of different dilutions of blood with human plasma protein fraction and large dose factor one on blood coagulation and chemistry in vitro
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
, 2019 , Article)
Background and Aims: Human plasma protein fraction 5% (PPF5%) is an albumin-based colloid used to expand the plasma volume during volume deficiency. The current basic medical experimental study assessed in vitro coagulation ...
Construction of (n+ 1) -dimensional dual-mode nonlinear equations: multiple shock wave solutions for (3 + 1) -dimensional dual-mode Gardner-type and KdV-type
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Springer International Publishing
, 2019 , Article)
The goal of this study is to offer an exclusive functional conversion to produce (n+ 1) -dimensional dual-mode nonlinear equations. This transformation has been implemented and new (3 + 1) -dimensional dual-mode Gradner-type ...
Plasmonic MXene-based nanocomposites exhibiting photothermal therapeutic effects with lower acute toxicity than pure MXene
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DOVE Medical Press
, 2019 , Article)
Purpose: Here, we fabricated two plasmonic 2D Ti3C2Tx-based nanocomposites (Au/MXene and Au/Fe3O4/MXene) with similarly high anti-cancer photothermal therapy (PTT) capabilities, but with less in vivo toxicity than a pure ...
Adolescent perspectives about their participation in alcohol intervention research in emergency care: A qualitative exploration using ethical principles as an analytical framework.
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Public Library of Science
, 2019 , Article)
To explore adolescents' experiences of consenting to, and participating in, alcohol intervention trials when attending for emergency care. In-depth semi-structured interviews with 27 adolescents (16 males; aged 14-17 years ...
Computational Studies on the Thermodynamic and Kinetic Parameters of Oxidation of 2-Methoxyethanol Biofuel via H-Atom Abstraction by Methyl Radical
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Nature Publishing Group
, 2019 , Article)
In this work, a theoretical investigation of thermochemistry and kinetics of the oxidation of bifunctional 2-Methoxyethanol (2ME) biofuel using methyl radical was introduced. Potential-energy surface for various channels ...
Moving object tracking in clinical scenarios: application to cardiac surgery and cerebral aneurysm clipping
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Springer Verlag
, 2019 , Article)
Background and objectives: Surgical procedures such as laparoscopic and robotic surgeries are popular since they are invasive in nature and use miniaturized surgical instruments for small incisions. Tracking of the instruments ...
Anatomy of scholarly information behavior patterns in the wake of academic social media platforms
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Springer Verlag
, 2019 , Article)
As more scholarly content is born digital or converted to a digital format, digital libraries are becoming increasingly vital to researchers seeking to leverage scholarly big data for scientific discovery. Although scholarly ...
Impact of food safety training on the knowledge, practice, and attitudes of food handlers working in fast-food restaurants
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Emerald Publishing Limited
, 2019 , Article)
Purpose
In many developing countries, the main source of food related illness is the fast foods restaurants. Health inspections of fast-food restaurants may not be sufficient to ensure and enforce the food safety regulations. ...