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    • Availability and delivery of cardiac rehabilitation in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: How does it compare globally? 

      Turk-Adawi, Karam; Supervia, Marta; Pesah, Ella; Lopez-Jimenez, Francisco; Afaneh, Jasser; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2019 , Article)
      This study aimed to (1) confirm cardiac rehabilitation (CR) availability, (2) establish CR density and unmet need, as well as (3) the nature of programs in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR), and (4) compare these (a) ...

    • Bioactive compounds isolated from apple, tea, and ginger protect against dicarbonyl induced stress in cultured human retinal epithelial cells 

      Sampath, Chethan; Zhu, Yingdong; Sang, Shengmin; Ahmedna, Mohamed ( Elsevier , 2016 , Article)
      Abstract BackgroundMethylglyoxal (MGO) is known to be a major precursor of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) which are linked to diabetes and its related complications. Naturally occurring bioactive compounds could ...

    • Biocompatibility and toxicity of novel iron chelator Starch-Deferoxamine (S-DFO) compared to zinc oxide nanoparticles to zebrafish embryo: An oxidative stress based apoptosis, physicochemical and neurological study profile. 

      Nasrallah, Gheyath; Salem, Rola; Da'as, Sahar; Al-Jamal, Ola Loay Ahmad; Scott, Mark; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2019 , Article)
      Clinically approved iron chelators are effective in decreasing significant transfusional iron accumulation. Starch-Deferoxamine (S-DFO), a novel high molecular weight iron chelator, was produced to increase binding capacity ...

    • BNT162b2 antigen dose and SARS-CoV-2 omicron infection in adolescents 

      Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H.; Coyle, Peter; Tang, Patrick; Yassine, Hadi M.; ... more authors ( 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 ...

    • Breast cancer in the GCC countries: A focus on BRCA1/2 and non-BRCA1/2 genes. 

      Rahman, Sumaya; Zayed, Hatem ( Elsevier , 2018 , Article)
      The GCC is an economic alliance of six Arab countries, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates (UAE). The rate of endogamous marriage among the GCC countries is approaching 100%, with ...

    • Brief interventions to prevent excessive alcohol use in adolescents at low-risk presenting to Emergency Departments: Three-arm, randomised trial of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness 

      Deluca, Paolo; Coulton, Simon; Alam, Mohammed Fasihul; Boniface, Sadie; Cohen, David; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)
      Alcohol consumption and related harm increase rapidly from the age of 12 years. We evaluated whether alcohol screening and brief intervention is effective and cost-effective in delaying hazardous or harmful drinking amongst ...

    • Burden and disease pathogenesis of influenza and other respiratory viruses in diabetic patients 

      Swapna, Thomas; Ouhtit, Allal; Al Khatib, Hebah A.; Eid, Ali H.; Mathew, Shilu; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article Review)
      Over the past two decades, diabetes mellitus (DM) has been receiving increasing attention among autoimmune diseases. The prevalence of type 1 and type 2 diabetes has increased rapidly and has become one of the leading ...

    • Call for emergency action to restore dietary diversity and protect global food systems in times of COVID-19 and beyond: Results from a cross-sectional study in 38 countries 

      Hoteit, Maha; Hoteit, Reem; Aljawaldeh, Ayoub; Van Royen, Kathleen; Pabian, Sara; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)
      Background The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the fragility of the global food system, sending shockwaves across countries' societies and economy. This has presented formidable challenges to sustaining a healthy and ...

    • Cardiac rehabilitation availability and characteristics in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Global Comparison 

      Chacin-Suarez, Audry; Grace, Sherry L; Anchique-Santos, Claudia; Supervia, Marta; Turk-Adawi, Karam; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)
      This study aimed to establish availability and characteristics of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), where cardiovascular disease is highly prevalent. In this cross-sectional sub-analysis ...

    • Cardiac rehabilitation availability and delivery in Brazil: a comparison to other upper middle-income countries. 

      Britto, Raquel Rodrigues; Supervia, Marta; Turk-Adawi, Karam; Chaves, Gabriela Suéllen da Silva; Pesah, Ella; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2019 , Article)
      Brazil has insufficient cardiac rehabilitation capacity, yet density and regional variation in unmet need is unknown. Moreover, South America has CR guidelines, but whether delivery conforms has not been described. This ...

    • Cardiac Rehabilitation Availability and Delivery in Canada: How Does It Compare With Other High-Income Countries? 

      Tran, Michelle; Pesah, Ella; Turk-Adawi, Karam; Supervia, Marta; Lopez Jimenez, Francisco; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2018 , Article)
      Canada has insufficient cardiac rehabilitation (CR) capacity, yet unmet need is unknown. Moreover, Canada has CR guidelines, but whether delivery conforms has not been characterized by province/territory. This study aimed ...

    • Cardiac Rehabilitation Availability and Density around the Globe. 

      Turk-Adawi, Karam; Supervia, Marta; Lopez-Jimenez, Francisco; Pesah, Ella; Ding, Rongjing; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2019 , Article)
      Despite the epidemic of cardiovascular disease and the benefits of cardiac rehabilitation (CR), availability is known to be insufficient, although this is not quantified. This study ascertained CR availability, volumes and ...

    • Cardiac rehabilitation costs 

      Moghei, Mahshid; Turk-Adawi, Karam; Isaranuwatchai, Wanrudee; Sarrafzadegan, Nizal; Oh, Paul; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)
      Background Despite the clinical benefits of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) and its cost-effectiveness, it is not widely received. Arguably, capacity could be greatly increased if lower-cost models were implemented. The aims ...

    • Cardiovascular Risk Among Patients ≥ 65 Years of Age with Parkinson's Disease (From the National Inpatient Sample) 

      Ashraf, Abugroun; Taha, Ahmed; Abdel-Rahman, Manar; Patel, Pragnesh; Ali, Ibtisam; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)
      In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between PD and vascular disease and risk factors using a nationally representative sample. The National Inpatient Sample (NIS) was queried for all patients aged ≥ 65 ...

    • Cellular immune activation in Sardinian middle-aged, older adults and centenarians 

      Sotgia, Salvatore; Zinellu, Angelo; Mangoni, Arduino A; Serra, Roberta; Pintus, Gianfranco; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)
      In addition to viral infections, malignant disorders, autoimmune diseases, and allograft rejection episodes, neopterin increases in older people where it is found to be predictive of overall mortality. Thus, the serum ...

    • Changes in student perceptions after a semester-long interprofessional education activity in Qatar 

      Wilby, Kyle J.; Al-Abdi, Tamara; El-Awaisi, Alla; Diab, Mohammad I. ( Elsevier , 2016 , Article)
      Objectives Interprofessional education (IPE) is rapidly becoming integrated into university accreditation standards worldwide. However, the impact of IPE on student learning and practice is largely unknown in the Middle ...

    • Changes in the burden and underlying causes of heart failure in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2019: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 

      Razieh, Hassannejad; Shafie, Davood; Turk-Adawi, Karam I.; Hajaj, Ahmad Mohammad; Mehrabani-Zeinabad, Kamran; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)
      BackgroundThe burden of heart failure (HF) is high globally, but information on its burden in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) is limited. This study provides a systematic analysis of the burden and underlying causes ...

    • Chapter 1- Application of chitosan in active food packaging 

      Karam, Layal; Mallah, Angy ( Elsevier , 2023 , Book chapter)
      Food packaging has an essential role in protecting food products from external factors such as heat, oxidation, and light. Improvements in food packaging studies created active packaging that aims at extending perishable ...

    • Chapter Four Controlling cell proliferation by targeting cyclin-dependent kinase 6 using drug repurposing approach 

      N., Madhana Priya; Balasundaram, Ambritha; Sidharth Kumar, N.; Udhaya Kumar, S.; Thirumal Kumar, D.; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Book chapter)
      Cyclin-dependent kinase 6 (CDK6) is an essential kinase in cell cycle progression, which is a viable target for inhibitors in various malignancies, including breast cancer. This study aimed to virtually screen efficient ...

    • Chapter Three Elucidating the mechanism of antimicrobial resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis using gene interaction networks 

      Keerthana, G.; Vasudevan, Karthick; Dey, Hrituraj; Kausar, Tasmia; Udhaya Kumar, S.; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Book chapter)
      Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in microorganisms is an urgent global health threat. AMR of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. It is of great importance to underpin the ...