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BNT162b2 antigen dose and SARS-CoV-2 omicron infection in adolescents
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Other)
COVID-19 vaccine antigen dose might affect protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection,1, 2 but direct evidence to quantify this effect is absent. We conducted a matched, retrospective, cohort study using a regression ...
Nanomedicine as a Potential Tool against Monkeypox.
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MDPI
, 2023 , Article Review)
Human monkeypox is a rare viral zoonosis that was first identified in 1970; since then, this infectious disease has been marked as endemic in central and western Africa. The disease has always been considered rare and ...
The role of genetic and epigenetic GNAS alterations in the development of early-onset obesity
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
BackgroundGNAS (guanine nucleotide-binding protein, alpha stimulating) is an imprinted gene that encodes Gsα, the α subunit of the heterotrimeric stimulatory G protein. This subunit mediates the signalling of a diverse ...
Turning point in COVID-19 severity and fatality during the pandemic: a national cohort study in Qatar
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BMJ Publishing Group
, 2023 , Article)
Objective To assess the evolution of COVID-19 severity and fatality in a unique setting that consistently applied, throughout the pandemic, rigorous and standardised criteria for defining severe COVID-19 outcomes.
Methods ...
Biomaterials in Traumatic Brain Injury: Challenges and Perspectives
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Preprints
, 2023 , Article Review)
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is among the leading causes of mortality and long-term impairment globally. TBI has a dynamic pathology encompassing a variety of metabolic and molecular events that occur in two phases, primary ...
Wastewater-based epidemiology for tracking bacterial diversity and antibiotic resistance in COVID-19 isolation hospitals in Qatar
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
BackgroundHospitals are hotspots for antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs), and play a significant role in their emergence and spread. Large numbers of ARGs will be ejected from hospitals via wastewater systems. Wastewater-based ...
The Role of p90 Ribosomal S6 Kinase (RSK) in Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor (TKI)-Induced Cardiotoxicity
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Springer
, 2023 , Article Review)
Targeted therapy, such as tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), has been approved to manage various cancer types. However, TKI-induced cardiotoxicity is a limiting factor for their use. This issue has raised the need for ...
Intercellular Communication in Cancer
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Springer
, 2023 , Book chapter)
Junctional complexes play a central role in maintaining tissue hemostasis. The barrier function of epithelial cells, that maintain tissues coherence and coordination of cellular synchronicity, is a consequence of a junctional ...
Nano-Engineering in Traumatic Brain Injury
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Wiley
, 2023 , Book chapter)
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of mortality and chronic disability worldwide TBI involves an initial primary phase triggered by an impactful force to the brain and a subsequent secondary pathological phase. ...
Vaccine evaluation and genotype characterization in children infected with rotavirus in Qatar
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Springer Nature
, 2023 , Article)
Background: We characterized and identified the genetic and antigenic variations of circulating rotavirus strains in comparison to used rotavirus vaccines. Methods: Rotavirus-positive samples (n = 231) were collected and ...