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Pass-fail decisions for borderline performers after a summative objective structured clinical examination
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American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
, 2019 , Article)
Objective. To determine what expert assessors value when making pass-fail decisions regarding pharmacy students based on summative data from objective structured clinical examinations (OSCE), and to determine the reliability ...
Clinical and Economic Analysis of Morphine Versus Fentanyl in Managing Ventilated Neonates With Respiratory Distress Syndrome in the Intensive Care Setting
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Excerpta Medica Inc.
, 2019 , Article)
Purpose: Morphine and fentanyl opioids are common analgesic agents for consideration in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for neonates with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) and undergoing mechanical ventilation ...
Perceptions and expectations of health care providers towards clinical pharmacy services in a mental health hospital in Qatar
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2019 , Article)
Background: With the growing burden of mental disorders, pharmacists are ideally positioned to play an important role in supporting people with a mental illness. However, the value of clinical pharmacists within mental ...
Relationships between physicians' characteristics and practice-setting factors and their attitude towards drug promotion
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2019 , Article)
Purpose
This study aims to investigate relationship between attitude and belief of physicians towards drug promotion and their characteristics and practice-setting factors in Sana'a, Yemen.
Methods
A survey method ...
Precise fabrication of porous one-dimensional gC3N4 nanotubes doped with Pd and Cu atoms for efficient CO oxidation and CO2 reduction
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2019 , Article)
Rational design of graphitic carbon nitride nanostructures (gC3N4) is vital for various catalytic applications. Herein, we synthesized porous gC3N4 nanotubes (gC3N4NTs) doped with Pd and Cu (Pd/Cu/gC3N4NTs) via the consecutive ...
Multimorbidity and emergency department visits by a homeless population: a database study in specialist general practice.
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Royal College of General Practitioners
, 2019 , Article)
Estimating healthcare needs of the homeless is associated with challenges in identifying the eligible population. To explore the demographic characteristics, disease prevalence, multimorbidity, and emergency department ...
Medication errors in hospitals in the Middle East: a systematic review of prevalence, nature, severity and contributory factors
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Springer
, 2019 , Article)
© 2019, The Author(s). Purpose: The aim was to critically appraise, synthesise and present the evidence of medication errors amongst hospitalised patients in Middle Eastern countries, specifically prevalence, nature, ...
Assessment of Dapagliflozin Effectiveness as Add-on Therapy for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Qatari Population
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Nature Publishing Group
, 2019 , Article)
The effectiveness of dapagliflozin in the management of type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2-DM) is an essential issue for establishing a basis for prescribing dapagliflozin. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of ...
Microparticles as Potential Mediators of High Glucose-Induced Renal Cell Injury.
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MDPI
, 2019 , Article)
Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is the most common cause of chronic kidney disease worldwide. Activation of signaling pathways such as the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK), ...
Relationship between pharmaceutical pricing strategies with price, availability, and affordability of cardiovascular disease medicines: Surveys in Qatar and Lebanon
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BioMed Central Ltd.
, 2019 , Article)
Background: Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in Lebanon and Qatar. When lifestyle modifications prove insufficient, medication becomes a cornerstone in controlling such diseases and saving lives. ...