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Computational analysis for non-invasive detection of stenosis in peripheral arteries.
( Elsevier , 2019 , Article)Atherosclerosis usually affects the entire cardiovascular system, including peripheral blood vessels. Peripheral arterial stenosis may indicate possible serious vascular disorders related to more vital organs. If peripheral ... -
Computational Analysis of Wall Shear Stress Patterns on Calcified and Bicuspid Aortic Valves : Focus on Radial and Coaptation Patterns
( MDPI , 2021 , Article)Calcification and bicuspid valve formation are important aortic valve disorders that disturb the hemodynamics and the valve function. The detailed analysis of aortic valve hemodynamics would lead to a better understanding ... -
Computational Investigation of the Effect of Wall Thickness on Rupture Risk in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
( JAFM , 2020 , Article)Cardiovascular disorders are among the most important causes of sudden death and adult disability worldwide. Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a critical clinical condition where the aorta dilates beyond 50% of its normal ... -
Computational Modeling of Blood Flow Hemodynamics for Biomechanical Investigation of Cardiac Development and Disease.
( MDPI , 2021 , Article)The heart is the first functional organ in a developing embryo. Cardiac development continues throughout developmental stages while the heart goes through a serious of drastic morphological changes. Previous animal experiments ... -
Computational Modeling of Motile Cilia-Driven Cerebrospinal Flow in the Brain Ventricles of Zebrafish Embryo.
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)Motile cilia are hair-like microscopic structures which generate directional flow to provide fluid transport in various biological processes. Ciliary beating is one of the sources of cerebrospinal flow (CSF) in brain ... -
Computational screening of known broad-spectrum antiviral small organic molecules for potential influenza HA stem inhibitors.
( Public Library of Science , 2018 , Article)With the emergence of new influenza virus strains that are resistant to current inhibitors such as oseltamivir (anti-neuraminidase (NA)) and amantadine (anti-M2 proton channel), influenza A viruses continue to be a serious ... -
Conception, Implementation, and Integration of Heterogenous Information Technology Infrastructures in the Qatar Biobank
( Mary Ann Liebert , 2019 , Article)The overall goal of the Qatar Biobank (QBB) is to collect, manage, and distribute high-quality human biospecimens with appropriate clinical and/or research annotation and associated phenotypic data, aiming to be an important ... -
Coproscopy and molecular screening for detection of intestinal protozoa
( BioMed Central , 2017 , Article)Intestinal parasitosis is one of several health concerns about immigrants who travel from endemic to non-endemic regions. Reliable rapid sensitive diagnostic tools, for use in non-endemic regions, are urgently required to ... -
Corrigendum to: Reduced Graphene Oxide Incorporated GelMA Hydrogel Promotes Angiogenesis for Wound Healing Applications [Corrigendum] (Int J Nanomedicine. 2019;14:9603-9617)
( Dove Medical Press Ltd , 2022 , Other)The authors have advised that an error was made during the preparation of the wound healing scratch assay images shown in Figure 6 on page 9613. All the original data was retained and a correct image for the GrG4, Endothelial, ... -
Corrigendum: Association of Complement-Related Proteins in Subjects With and Without Second Trimester Gestational Diabetes (Front. Endocrinol., (2021), 12, (641361), 10.3389/fendo.2021.641361)
( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2021 , Other)In the original article, there was an error. One of the funders wasmissed out in the Acknowledgements. A correction has been made to the Acknowledgements section. “The authors would like to thank Qatar Metabolic Institute, ... -
COVID-19 Disease Severity in Persons Infected with Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 Sublineages and Association with Vaccination Status
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COVID-19 risk score as a public health tool to guide targeted testing: A demonstration study in Qatar
( Public Library of Science , 2022 , Article)We developed a Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) risk score to guide targeted RTPCR testing in Qatar. The Qatar national COVID-19 testing database, encompassing a total of 2,688,232 RT-PCR tests conducted between February ... -
COVID-19 Vaccination: The Mainspring of Challenges and the Seed of Remonstrance
( MDPI , 2021 , Article Review)As of March 2020, the time when the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) became a pandemic, our existence has been threatened and the lives of ... -
Covid-19: Challenges & Perspectives
( College of Medicine - Qatar University , 2020 , Video)A Virtual Conference to shed light on the QU's prominent trends and research efforts addressing Corona virus. -
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 Microglia and Neurons in Neurotrauma: An Overview of the Underlying Mechanisms.
( Bentham Science Publishers , 2022 , Article Review)Microglia are the resident immune cells of the brain and play a crucial role in housekeeping and maintaining homeostasis of the brain microenvironment. Upon injury or disease, microglial cells become activated, at least ... -
Crosstalk between Sodium–Glucose Cotransporter Inhibitors and Sodium–Hydrogen Exchanger 1 and 3 in Cardiometabolic Diseases
( MDPI , 2021 , Article)Abnormality in glucose homeostasis due to hyperglycemia or insulin resistance is the hallmark of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). These metabolic abnormalities in T2DM lead to cellular dysfunction and the development of ... -
Cryptosporidium spp., prevalence, molecular characterisation and socio-demographic risk factors among immigrants in Qatar.
( Public Library of Science , 2019 , Article)The World Health Organization WHO has estimated that in developed countries, up to 30% of the population may suffer from foodborne diseases each year, and that in developing countries up to 2 million deaths per annum can ... -
CTGF Loaded Electrospun Dual Porous Core-Shell Membrane For Diabetic Wound Healing
( Dove Medical Press Ltd. , 2019 , Article)Purpose: Impairment of wound healing is a major issue in type-2 diabetes that often causes chronic infections, eventually leading to limb and/or organ amputation. Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) is a signaling ... -
Curcumin a Colorimetric and Fluorimetric Cyanide Probe in Aqueous System and Living Cells
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2019 , Article)Curcumin, 1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1,6-hepta-diene-3,5-dione, is a natural product obtained from the rhizome of Curcuma longa. Curcumin has been demonstrated to be a strong antioxidant with anticancer properties ...