• Exposure Assessment of Aflatoxin B1 through Consumption of Rice in the United Arab Emirates 

      Alwan, Nisreen; Bou Ghanem, Haneen; Dimassi, Hani; Karam, Layal; Hassan, Hussein F. ( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2022 , Article)
      Rice is one of the most consumed staple foods worldwide and a major part of the diet for half of the global population. Being primarily cultivated in countries with warm and humid environments increases rice’s susceptibility ...
    • Exposure to Ochratoxin A from Rice Consumption in Lebanon and United Arab Emirates: A Comparative Study 

      Hassan, Hussein F.; Abou Ghaida, Alissar; Charara, Abeer; Dimassi, Hani; Faour, Hussein; ... more authors ( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2022 , Article)
      Our study aims to evaluate the ochratoxin A (OTA) in rice marketed in Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and to determine the exposure to OTA from rice consumption. All brands available in the market were collected ...
    • Performance evaluation of five ELISA kits for detecting anti-SARS-COV-2 IgG antibodies 

      Hadi M., Yassine; Al-Jighefee, Hadeel; Al-Sadeq, Duaa W.; Dargham, Soha R.; Younes, Salma N.; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)
      ObjectivesTo evaluate and compare the performances of five commercial ELISA assays (EDI, AnshLabs, Dia.Pro, NovaTec, and Lionex) for detecting anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG. Methods70 negative control samples (collected before the ...