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Chronic Cadmium Exposure Alters Cardiac Matrix Metalloproteinases in the Heart of Sprague-Dawley Rat
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Frontiers Media
, 2021 , Article)
The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of chronic cadmium exposure in modulating cardiac matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in the heart of rats. Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to 15 ppm CdCl2 in drinking ...
Role of Inflammatory Cytokines, Growth Factors and Adipokines in Adipogenesis and Insulin Resistance
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Springer
, 2021 , Article Review)
Obesity, manifested by increased adiposity, represents a main cause of morbidity in the developed countries, causing increased risk of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Recruitment of macrophages and activation ...
The Role of the Two-Stage Multimethod Design: Developing Relevant Strategy Measures for New Settings
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SAGE Publications Ltd
, 2020 , Other)
The two-stage multimethod design is a research strategy which integrates both quantitative and qualitative
techniques within a single research project and is conducted over two distinctive stages of the fieldwork.
Considering ...
A review of smart sensors coupled with Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence approach for heart failure monitoring
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Springer Nature
, 2021 , Article)
Over the last decade, there has been a huge demand for health care technologies such as sensors-based prediction using digital health. With the continuous rise in the human population, these technologies showed to be ...
"Know Thyself”: Racial Discrimination before the International Court of Justice – Recent Jurisprudential Developments
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Brill - Nijhoff
, 2021 , Book chapter)
Being the oldest United Nations human rights treaty and enjoying widespread participation, the
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (“CERD” or the
“Convention”) was adopted ...
Predictors of parental use of private tutoring in Qatar
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Common Ground Research Networks
, 2020 , Article)
The aim of this study was to identify the factors likely to influence parents' desire to use a private tutor for their children in the State of Qatar. Drawing on insights from the relevant literature, a survey questionnaire ...
Epidemiological, molecular, and clinical features of rotavirus infections among pediatrics in Qatar
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Springer
, 2021 , Article)
Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) remains a major cause of diarrhea in developing and developed countries. Rotavirus (RV) is a leading cause of severe pediatric diarrhea worldwide. Here we report on the prevalence of circulating ...
Functional characterization of human myosin-binding protein C3 variants associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy reveals exon-specific cardiac phenotypes in zebrafish model
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Wiley
, 2020 , Article)
© 2020 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Myosin-binding protein C 3 (MYBPC3) variants are the most common cause of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). HCM is a complex cardiac disorder due to its significant genetic and clinical ...
Trends in fecal carriage of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in children before and after the implementation of international travel restrictions in response to COVID-19
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Other)
Qatar is located on the northeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula with a large expatriate population comprising 86% of the country's population, most of whom originate from Indian subcontinent countries [1]. International ...
Beh Tou Cheh? (What's It to You?): Feminist Challenges in Iranian Social Media
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
Online feminist activism has opened a different path for ordinary Iranians who are not necessarily versed in post-revolutionary discourses on feminism and political activism nor are conversant with the names and past ...