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COVID-19 vaccination: From interesting agent to the patient
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2021 , Article)The vaccination for the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is undergoing its final stages of analysis and testing. It is an impressive feat under the circumstances that we are on the verge of a potential breakthrough vaccination. ... -
Creation of an inventory of quality markers used to evaluate pharmacokinetic literature: A systematic review
( Wiley , 2021 , Article Review)What is known and objective: Robust critical appraisal tools for clinical pharmacokinetic studies are limited. Before development of such a tool is possible, quality markers (items deemed important for credibility of study ... -
Critical appraisal of clinical practice guidelines for adult cancer patients with febrile neutropenia
( Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd , 2018 , Article)Objectives: To critically appraise published international clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for management of febrile neutropenia in adult patients with cancer and to determine opportunities for improved development and ... -
Critical appraisal of tobacco dependence treatment guidelines
( Springer , 2020 , Article)© 2020, The Author(s). Background Tobacco use is a leading preventable cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of tobacco use dependence are of varied scope and quality, ... -
Cross-cultural comparison of mental illness stigma and help-seeking attitudes: a multinational population-based study from 16 Arab countries and 10,036 individuals
( Springer , 2022 , Article)Background: There is evidence that culture deeply affects beliefs about mental illnesses' causes, treatment, and help-seeking. We aimed to explore and compare knowledge, attitudes toward mental illness and help-seeking, ... -
Cross-national analysis of estimated narcotic utilization for twelve Arabic speaking countries in the Middle East
( Elsevier , 2016 , Article)Background: Access to narcotics has been described as suboptimal in the Middle East. The objectives of this study were to characterize estimated narcotic use in twelve Arabic-speaking nations and compare across world ... -
A cross-sectional analysis of zinc and copper levels and their relationship to cardiovascular disease risk markers in Qatar biobank participants
( Frontiers Media , 2023 , Article)Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Dietary intake, particularly zinc (Zn) and copper (Cu) has been strongly associated with CVD. These trace elements play a crucial ... -
A cross-sectional survey among parents to report challenges and barriers in the administration of medicines to children in United Arab Emirates.
( F1000Research , 2022 , Article)Background: Lack of knowledge among parents can result in inappropriate administration practices. After analyzing different studies among children, there was no data on challenges and barriers in the administration of ... -
A cross-sectional survey of the perspectives of older people in the Scottish Highlands on the management of their chronic pain.
( Oxford University Press , 2020 , Article)Although there is evidence of suboptimal outcomes in older people with chronic pain, little emphasis has been placed on those in remote and rural settings. To describe the perspectives of older people in the Scottish ... -
Crosstalk between aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) and BCL-2 pathways suggests the use of AhR antagonist to maintain normal differentiation state of mammary epithelial cells during BCL-2 inhibition therapy
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)IntroductionActivating the aryl hydrocarbon receptor upon exposure to environmental pollutants promotes development of breast cancer stem cell (CSCs). BCL-2 family proteins protect cancer cells from the apoptotic effects ... -
Crosstalk between HER2 and PD-1/PD-L1 in Breast Cancer: From Clinical Applications to Mathematical Models.
( Springer , 2020 , Article)Breast cancer is one of the major causes of mortality in women worldwide. The most aggressive breast cancer subtypes are human epidermal growth factor receptor-positive (HER2) and triple-negative breast cancers. Therapies ... -
Crosstalk Between Oxidative Stress and Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) Stress in Endothelial Dysfunction and Aberrant Angiogenesis Associated With Diabetes: A Focus on the Protective Roles of Heme Oxygenase (HO)-1
( Frontiers Media , 2019 , Article Review)Type-2 diabetes prevalence is continuing to rise worldwide due to physical inactivity and obesity epidemic. Diabetes and fluctuations of blood sugar are related to multiple micro- and macrovascular complications, that are ... -
CTLA4-Ig (abatacept): a promising investigational drug for use in type 1 diabetes.
( Taylor & Francis , 2020 , Article Review)Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease that results from the destruction of insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas; it leads to the under or nonproduction of insulin. T1D is associated with numerous ... -
Cultural awareness and competence of pharmacy educators and learners from the perspective of pharmacy students at Qatar University: A mixed-methods approach
( Public Library of Science , 2020 , Article)Background Since healthcare professional educators and practitioners in Qatar are culturally diverse, the impact of this diversity on the education and training of healthcare students should be evaluated. This study, ... -
Cultural Competence among Healthcare Professional Educators: A Mixed-Methods Study
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2023 , Article)As cultural diversity gains global prominence, healthcare professional educators (HPEs) are expected to exhibit a high level of cultural competence in education. Responding to this necessity requires the establishment of ... -
Curcumin and Derivatives in Nanoformulations with Therapeutic Potential on Colorectal Cancer
( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2022 , Article)There is growing concern in the rise of colorectal cancer (CRC) cases globally, and with this rise is the presentation of drug resistance. Like other cancers, current treatment options are either invasive or manifest severe ... -
Curcumin-mediated degradation of S-phase kinase protein 2 induces cytotoxic effects in human papillomavirus-positive and negative squamous carcinoma cells
( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2018 , Article)S-phase kinase-associated protein2 (Skp2), a proto-oncoprotein, plays an important role in development and progression of human malignancies. Skp2 is frequently overexpressed in many human malignancies. It targets cell ... -
Cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor 3 (CDKN3) upregulation is associated with unfavorable prognosis in clear cell renal cell carcinoma and shapes tumor immune microenvironment: A bioinformatics analysis
( Lippincott Williams and Wilkins , 2023 , Article)Cell cycle regulatory proteins plays a pivotal role in the development and progression of many human malignancies. Identification of their biological functions as well as their prognostic utility presents an active field ... -
Cyclodextrin diethyldithiocarbamate copper ii inclusion complexes: A promising chemotherapeutic delivery system against chemoresistant triple negative breast cancer cell lines
( MDPI AG , 2021 , Article)Diethyldithiocarbamate Copper II (DDC-Cu) has shown potent anticancer activity against a wide range of cancer cells, but further investigations are hindered by its practical insolubility in water. In this study, inclusion ... -
Cytotoxic Homoisoflavones from the Bulbs of Bellevalia eigii
( American Chemical Society , 2015 , Article)Eight new and 10 known compounds were isolated from an organic extract of the bulbs of Bellevalia eigii as part of a search for anticancer leads from native plants of Jordan. Of these, the series of 16 homoisoflavonoids ...