• Editorial 

  Stewart, Derek; Pouls, Bart; da Costa, Filipa Alves ( Springer , 2021 , Other)

  In this issue of the International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, we are delighted to launch the series ‘Best Clinical Pharmacy Practice Papers’. This is a collaborative initiative between the European Society for Clinical ...
• Antigen Unmasking Is Required to Clinically Assess Levels and Localisation Patterns of Phospholipase C Zeta in Human Sperm 

  Kashir, Junaid; Mistry, Bhavesh V.; BuSaleh, Lujain; Nomikos, Michail; Almuqayyil, Sarah; Abu-Dawud, Raed; AlYacoub, Nadya; Hamdan, Hamdan; AlHassan, Saad; Lai, F. Anthony; Assiri, Abdullah M.; Coskun, Serdar... more authors ... less authors ( MDPI , 2023 , Article)

  Mammalian oocyte activation is initiated by intracellular calcium (Ca2+) oscillations, driven by the testis-specific phospholipase C zeta (PLCζ). Sperm PLCζ analysis represents a diagnostic measure of sperm fertilisation ...
• Enzyme-Based Mesoporous Nanomotors with Near-Infrared Optical Brakes 

  Liu, Mengli; Chen, Liang; Zhao, Zaiwang; Liu, Minchao; Zhao, Tiancong; Ma, Yuzhu; Zhou, Qiaoyu; Ibrahim, Yasseen S.; Elzatahry, Ahmed A.; Li, Xiaomin; Zhao, Dongyuan... more authors ... less authors ( American Chemical Society , 2022 , Article)

  As one of the most important parameters of the nanomotors’ motion, precise speed control of enzyme-based nanomotors is highly desirable in many bioapplications. However, owing to the stable physiological environment, it ...
• Integrated Multi-Criteria Model for Long-Term Placement of Electric Vehicle Chargers 

  Abdullah, Heba M.; Gastli, Adel; Ben-Brahim, Lazhar; Mohammed, Semira O. ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers , 2022 , Article)

  Based on the global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets, governments all over the world are speeding up the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). However, one of the key challenges in designing the novel EV system is to ...
• Epac as a tractable therapeutic target 

  Hasan, Slika; Mansour, Hadi; Nasser, Suzanne A.; Shaito, Abdullah; Kobeissy, Firas; Orekhov, Alexander N.; Pintus, Gianfranco; Eid, Ali H.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)

  In 1957, cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) was identified as the first secondary messenger, and the first signaling cascade discovered was the cAMP-protein kinase A (PKA) pathway. Since then, cAMP has received increasing ...
• Orthodontic Curricula in Undergraduate Dental Education-A Scoping Review 

  Raghavan, Shailaja; Abu Alhaija, Elham; Ali, Kamran ( MDPI , 2023 , Article Review)

  Objective: To investigate commonalities and variations in the learning outcomes, curriculum content, assessment methods, and competencies in undergraduate orthodontic curricula globally. Methods: This scoping review followed ...
• Evaluating the effects of sodium glucose co-transporter -2 inhibitors from a renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system perspective in patients infected with COVID-19: contextualizing findings from the dapagliflozin in respiratory failure in patients with COVID-19 study 

  Moustafa, Diala Alhaj; Imran, Zainab; Ismail, Roua; Rayan, Menatallah; Gadeau, Alain Pierre; Eldassouki, Hussein; Abdulrahman, Nabeel; Mraiche, Fatima... more authors ... less authors ( Springer , 2022 , Article Review)

  Numerous studies demonstrate parallels between CVD, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and COVID-19 pathology, which accentuate pre-existing complications in patients infected with COVID-19 and potentially exacerbate the infection ...
• Bioinformatics investigation on blood-based gene expressions of Alzheimer's disease revealed ORAI2 gene biomarker susceptibility: An explainable artificial intelligence-based approach 

  Sekaran, Karthik; Alsamman, Alsamman M.; George Priya Doss, C.; Zayed, Hatem ( Springer , 2023 , Article)

  The progressive, chronic nature of Alzheimer's disease (AD), a form of dementia, defaces the adulthood of elderly individuals. The pathogenesis of the condition is primarily unascertained, turning the treatment efficacy ...
• Empagliflozin inhibits angiotensin II-induced hypertrophy in H9c2 cardiomyoblasts through inhibition of NHE1 expression 

  Abdulrahman, Nabeel; Ibrahim, Meram; Joseph, Jensa Mariam; Elkoubatry, Hanan Mahmoud; Al-Shamasi, Al Anood; Rayan, Menatallah; Gadeau, Alain Pierre; Ahmed, Rashid; Eldassouki, Hussein; Hasan, Anwarul; Mraiche, Fatima... more authors ... less authors ( Springer , 2022 , Article)

  Diabetes mellitus (DM)-induced cardiac morbidities have been the leading cause of death among diabetic patients. Recently, sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors including empagliflozin (EMPA), which have been ...
• Upper airway dimensions and the skeletal parameters in orthodontic patients who developed moderate-severe COVID-19 symptoms during the pandemic 

  Al Maaitah, Emad Farhan; Al-Musfir, Tumadher Mohammed; Abed Al Jawad, Feras; Alhashimi, Najah; Abu Alhaija, Elham Saleh ( Wroclaw Medical University Press , 2023 , Article)

  BACKGROUND: Large airway dimensions are associated with a rapid decline in the lung function and a higher risk of hospitalization. Therefore, the airway dimensions of healthy subjects who tested positive for coronavirus ...
• Dicarbonyl stress, protein glycation and the unfolded protein response 

  Rabbani, Naila; Xue, Mingzhan; Thornalley, Paul J. ( Springer , 2021 , Article Review)

  The reactive dicarbonyl metabolite, methylglyoxal (MG), is increased in obesity and diabetes and is implicated in the development of insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes mellitus and vascular complications of diabetes. ...
• Efficiency and productivity of health systems in prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in China, 2008–2015 

  Chai, Peipei; Wan, Quan; Kinfu, Yohannes ( Springer , 2021 , Article)

  This article examines the health system performance impact of China’s new round of healthcare reform adopted in 2009. Specifically, we evaluated productivity and efficiency of health production pre- and post-reform period, ...
• Association of periodontal therapy, with inflammatory biomarkers and complications in COVID-19 patients: a case control study 

  Said, Khalid N.; Al-Momani, Ahmed M.; Almaseeh, Jassim A.; Marouf, Nadya; Shatta, Amer; Al-Abdulla, Jassim; Alaji, Sahar; Daas, Hanin; Tharupeedikayil, Shailaja S.; Chinta, Venkateswara Rao; Hssain, Ali Ait; Abusamak, Mohammad; Salih, Shiraz; Barhom, Noha; Cai, Wenji; Sanz, Mariano; Tamimi, Faleh... more authors ... less authors ( Springer , 2022 , Article)

  Background: In previous studies, COVID-19 complications were reported to be associated with periodontitis. Accordingly, this study was designed to test the hypothesis that a history of periodontal therapy could be associated ...
• COVID-19 exit strategy during vaccine implementation: a balance between social distancing and herd immunity 

  Daher-Nashif, Suhad; Al-Anany, Rania; Ali, Menatalla; Erradi, Khadija; Farag, Elmoubasher; Abdallah, Abdallah M.; Emara, Mohamed M.... more authors ... less authors ( Springer , 2022 , Article Review)

  Currently, health authorities around the world are struggling to limit the spread of COVID-19. Since the beginning of the pandemic, social distancing has been the most important strategy used by most countries to control ...
• Correction to: Metabolic reprogramming of T regulatory cells in the hypoxic tumor microenvironment (Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy, (2021), 70, 8, (2103-2121), 10.1007/s00262-020-02842-y) 

  Sasidharan Nair, Varun; Saleh, Reem; Toor, Salman M.; Cyprian, Farhan S.; Elkord, Eyad ( Springer , 2021 , Other)

  in the hypoxic tumor microenvironment, written by Varun Sasidharan Nair, Reem Saleh, Salman M. Toor, Farhan S. Cyprian and Eyad Elkord, was originally published electronically on the publisher’s internet portal on 03 ...
• Correction to: 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT tumour intensity pre-operatively predicts adverse pathological outcomes and progression-free survival in localised prostate cancer (European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, (2021), 48, 2, (477-482), 10.1007/s00259-020-04944-2) 

  Roberts, Matthew J.; Morton, Andrew; Donato, Peter; Kyle, Samuel; Pattison, David A.; Thomas, Paul; Coughlin, Geoff; Esler, Rachel; Dunglison, Nigel; Gardiner, Robert A.; Doi, Suhail A.; Emmett, Louise; Yaxley, John... more authors ... less authors ( Springer , 2021 , Other)

  Figure 2b is incorrect in the original paper, the correct Fig. 2 is shown below: (Figure presented.).
• Oral Vaccine Delivery: The Coming Age of Particulate Vaccines to Elicit Mucosal Immunity 

  Gala, Rikhav P.; Bajaj, Lotika; Bansal, Amit; Gomes, Keegan Braz; Joshi, Devyani; Menon, Ipshita; Zaman, Rokon Uz; Zughaier, Susu M.; D’Souza, Marissa; Popescu, Carmen; D’Souza, Nigel; Knipp, Gregory T.; D’Souza, Martin J.... more authors ... less authors ( Springer , 2020 , Book chapter)

  With the evolution of different challenging diseases, there is an urgent need of vaccine development against them to save millions of lives around the world. Particlulate delivery system plays an important role by acting ...
• "It brings out the best": Incorporating positive health into health promotion initiatives from the UAE's physically active 

  Lambert, Louise; O'Hara, Lily ( Springer , 2019 , Book chapter)

  Traditional health promotion efforts focus on reducing factors that contribute to ill-health, such as sedentary behavior or smoking. Yet, this focus on negative or deficit behaviors overlooks those who engage in positive ...
• Early metabolic impairment as a contributor to neurodegenerative disease: Mechanisms and potential pharmacological intervention 

  Fakih, Walaa; Zeitoun, Ralph; AlZaim, Ibrahim; Eid, Ali H.; Kobeissy, Firas; Abd-Elrahman, Khaled S.; El-Yazbi, Ahmed F.... more authors ... less authors ( Wiley , 2022 , Article Review)

  The metabolic syndrome comprises a family of clinical and laboratory findings, including insulin resistance, hyperglycemia, hypertriglyceridemia, low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, and hypertension, in addition ...
• Cerebrospinal α-Synuclein Oligomers Reflect Disease Motor Severity in DeNoPa Longitudinal Cohort 

  Majbour, Nour K.; Abdi, Ilham Y.; Dakna, Mohammed; Wicke, Tamara; Lang, Elisabeth; Ali Moussa, Houda Y.; Thomas, Mercy A.; Trenkwalder, Claudia; Safieh-Garabedian, Bared; Tokuda, Takahiko; Mollenhauer, Brit; El-Agnaf, Omar... more authors ... less authors ( Wiley , 2021 , Article)

  Background: Tangible efforts have been made to identify biomarkers for Parkinson's disease (PD) diagnosis and progression, with α-synuclein (α-syn) related biomarkers being at the forefront. Objectives: The objectives of ...

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