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    • Muscle Strength and Glycaemic Control among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. 

      Bawadi, Hiba; Alkhatib, Dana; Abu-Hijleh, Haya; Alalwani, Joud; Majed, Lina; ... more authors ( MDPI , 2020 , Article)
      Poor glycaemic control is associated with chronic life-threatening complications. This cross-sectional study examined whether there is an association between handgrip strength and glycaemic control among patients with ...

    • Musculoskeletal Physical Therapy After COVID-19: Time for a New “Normal” 

      Lewis, Jeremy; Mc Auliffe, Seán; O'Sullivan, Kieran; O'Sullivan, Peter; Whiteley, Rod ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)
      In late 2019, a previously unknown coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 (the coronavirus that causes COVID-19), was reported in Wuhan, China. Similar to the polio virus epidemic, the fear, uncertainty, and collective response associated ...

    • Muslim Mothering and Migration 

      Jayyousi, Ghadir Fakhri; Roy, Roudi Nazarinia; Salim, Farid ( Research Institute for Progression of Knowledge , 2014 , Article)
      The purpose of this article is to review literature that provides insight on how immigrant Muslim mothers raise their children. In this article we acknowledge Muslim mothers’ struggle to maintain and transmit their ...

    • Mutational landscape of K-Ras substitutions at 12th position-a systematic molecular dynamics approach 

      S, Udhaya Kumar; R, Bithia; D, Thirumal Kumar; Doss, C George Priya; Zayed, Hatem ( Taylor and Francis , 2020 , Article)
      K-Ras is a small GTPase and acts as a molecular switch by recruiting GEFs and GAPs, and alternates between the inert GDP-bound and the dynamic GTP-bound forms. The amino acid at position 12 of K-Ras is a hot spot for ...

    • Myocardial ischemic subject's thymus fat: A novel source of multipotent stromal cells 

      Oliva-Olivera, Wilfredo; Coin-Araguez, Leticia; Salas, Julian; Lhamyani, Said; Gentile, Adriana-Mariel; ... more authors ( Public Library of Science , 2015 , Article)
      Objective Adipose Tissue Stromal Cells (ASCs) have important clinical applications in the regenerative medicine, cell replacement and gene therapies. Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue (SAT) is the most common source of these ...

    • Nanodiagnostics for tuberculosis detection 

      El-Samadony, Hesham; Althani, Asma; Tageldin, Mohamed Awad; Azzazy, Hassan M.E. ( Taylor & Francis , 2017 , Article)
      Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading killer worldwide. End TB strategy aims at ending the TB epidemic by 2030. Early, accurate, and affordable diagnosis represents a cornerstone to achieve this goal. Innovative ...

    • Nasopharyngeal Expression of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 and Transmembrane Serine Protease 2 in Children within SARS-CoV-2-Infected Family Clusters. 

      Hasan, Mohammad Rubayet; Ahmad, Muneera Naseer; Dargham, Soha Roger; Zayed, Hatem; Al Hashemi, Alaa; ... more authors ( American Society for Microbiology , 2021 , Article)
      Lower levels of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) and transmembrane serine protease 2 (TMPRSS2) in the nasal epithelium of children may be related to a lower incidence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus ...

    • National trends of outcomes in transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) through transapical versus endovascular approach: From the National Inpatient Sample (NIS). 

      Abugroun, Ashraf; Daoud, Hussein; Abdel-Rahman, Manar E; Hallak, Osama; Igbinomwanhia, Efehi; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)
      To evaluate the trends in complication rates following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures according to the type of vascular approach (endovascular vs. transapical) in a large US population sample. The ...

    • Natural History, with Clinical, Biochemical and Molecular Characterization, of Classical Homocystinuria in the Qatari Population 

      Al-Dewik, Nader; Ali, Alaa; Mahmoud, Yassmin; Shahbeck, Noora; Ali, Rehab; ... more authors ( Wiley , 2019 , Article)
      Classical homocystinuria (HCU) is the most common inborn error of metabolism in Qatar, with an incidence of 1:1800, and is caused by the Qatari founder p.R336C mutation in the CBS gene. This study describes the natural ...

    • Nature and delivery of cardiac rehabilitation in New Zealand: Are services equitable to other high-income countries? 

      Roxburgh, Brendon H; Supervia, Marta; Turk-Adawi, Karam; Benatar, Jocelyne R; Jimenez, Francisco Lopez; ... more authors ( New Zealand Medical Association , 2019 , Article)
      Aims: To compare the nature and delivery of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) services within New Zealand by island (North vs South; NI, SI), and to other high-income countries (HICs). Methods: In this cross-sectional study, ...

    • Nature of Cardiac Rehabilitation Around the Globe. 

      Supervia, Marta; Turk-Adawi, Karam; Lopez-Jimenez, Francisco; Pesah, Ella; Ding, Rongjing; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2019 , Article)
      Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a clinically-effective but complex model of care. The purpose of this study was to characterize the nature of CR programs around the world, in relation to guideline recommendations, and compare ...

    • Negative epidemiological association between HSV-1 and HSV-2 infections 

      Nasrallah, Gheyath; Dargham, Soha; Laith, Abu-Raddad ( Elsevier , 2019 , Article)
      Objectives: Existing evidence on an epidemiological association between herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 and type 2 infections remains conflicting and inconclusive. Using a multi-national database of HSV-1/2 serologica ...

    • Neuropathy of type 1 diabetes in the Arab world: A systematic review and meta-analysis 

      Abdel-Motal, Ussama M.; Abdelalim, Essam M.; Abou-Saleh, Haissam; Zayed, Hatem ( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)
      Abstract AimsAlthough type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a common disease in the Arab nations, there is no data available on the prevalence of peripheral neuropathy (PN) among T1D subjects in Arab countries. The aim of this study ...

    • Neutralization of MERS coronavirus through a scalable nanoparticle vaccine 

      Mohsen, Mona O; Rothen, Dominik; Balke, Ina; Martina, Byron; Zeltina, Vilija; ... more authors ( Springer Nature , 2021 , Article)
      MERS-CoV continues to cause human outbreaks, so far in 27 countries worldwide following the first registered epidemic in Saudi Arabia in 2012. In this study, we produced a nanovaccine based on virus-like particles (VLPs). ...

    • Neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 are higher but decline faster in mRNA vaccinees compared to individuals with natural infection. 

      Abou-Saleh, Haissam; Abo-Halawa, Bushra Y; Younes, Salma; Younes, Nadin; Al-Sadeq, Duaa W; ... more authors ( Oxford University Press , 2022 , Article)
      Waning protection against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants by pre-existing antibodies elicited due to current vaccination or natural infection is a global concern. Whether this is due to the waning of immunity to SARS-COV-2 ...

    • Neutrophil Gelatinase Associated Lipocalin: Is not an Early Marker Inductor for Diabetic Nephropathy in Qatari Population 

      Sharif, Elham; Alwakeel, Mariam ( BJSTR , 2019 , Article)
      Background: The WHO Global Report on Diabetes (2016) showed that the number of diabetic patients quadrupled between 1980 and 2016, while causing the death of 1.5 million people. While the global prevalence of diabetes ...

    • New 3-Cyano-2-Substituted Pyridines Induce Apoptosis in MCF 7 Breast Cancer Cells 

      Malki, Ahmed; Mohsen, Mona; Aziz, Hassan; Rizk, Ola; Shaban, Omima; ... more authors ( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2016 , Article)
      The synthesis of new 3-cyano-2-substituted pyridines bearing various pharmacophores and functionalities at position 2 is described. The synthesized compounds were evaluated for their in vitro anti-cancer activities on five ...

    • A New Deep Learning Method for Accurate Cardiac Heart Failure Prediction from RR Interval Measurements 

      N, Mishahira; Nair, Gayathri Geetha; Houkan, Mohammad Talal; Sadasivuni, Kishor Kumar; Geetha, Mithra; ... more authors ( IEEE , 2022 , Conference Paper)
      cardiovascular diseases are the major cause of death worldwide. Early detection of heart failure will assist patients and medical professionals in taking better precautions to reduce risks. The objective of this study is ...

    • New markers for the detection of polycystic ovary syndrome 

      Sharif, Elham; Alwakeel, Mariam ( MedCrave Group , 2019 , Article)
      Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a highly prevalent, complex genetic disorder of the endocrine system in women. Alterations that occur in women with PCOS can be due to several predisposing factors; among these contributors ...

    • Non-coding RNAs as biomarkers of myocardial infarction 

      Almaghrbi, Heba; Giordo, Roberta; Pintus, Gianfranco; Zayed, Hatem ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)
      Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) encompass a family of ubiquitous RNA molecules that lack protein-coding potential and have tissue-specific expression. A significant body of evidence indicates that ncRNA's aberrant expression plays ...