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    • Gene Expression Profiling of Embryonic Human Neural Stem Cells and Dopaminergic Neurons from Adult Human Substantia Nigra 

      Marei, Hany E.; Althani, Asma; Afifi, Nahla; Michetti, Fabrizio; Pescatori, Mario; ... more authors ( Public Library of Science , 2011 , Article)
      Neural stem cells (NSC) with self-renewal and multipotent properties serve as an ideal cell source for transplantation to treat neurodegenerative insults such as Parkinson’s disease. We used Agilent’s and Illumina Whole ...
    • Gene Expression Profiling of Embryonic Human Neural Stem Cells and Dopaminergic Neurons from Adult Human Substantia Nigra 

      Marei , Hany; Althani , Asma; Afifi , Nahla; Michetti , Fabricio; Pescatori , Mario; ... more authors ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2012 , Conference Paper)
      Neural stem cells (NSC) with self-renewal and multipotent properties serve as an ideal cell source for transplantation to treat neurodegenerative insults such as Parkinson's disease. We used Agilent's and Illumina Whole ...
    • Genetic relatedness and host specificity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from cystic fibrosis and non-cystic fibrosis patients 

      Abdulwahab, Atqah; Taj-Aldeen, Saad J.; Doiphode, S; Abdulla, Shaikha H.; Muhammed, Ramees; ... more authors ( Dove Medical Press Limited , 2014 , Article)
      Background: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the primary pathogens isolated more frequently in cystic fibrosis (CF) and it exhibits innate resistance to a wide range of antibiotics. Purpose: We sought to determine whether ...
    • Genome Editing Technology: A New Frontier for the Treatment and Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases 

      Saeed, Sumbul; Khan, Shahid Ullah; Khan, Wasim Ullah; Abdel-Maksoud, Mostafa A.; Mubarak, Ayman S.; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article Review)
      Over the past 2 decades, genome-editing technique has proven to be a robust editing method that revolutionizes the field of biomedicine. At the genetic level, it can be efficiently utilized to generate various disease-resistance ...
    • Glycemic index of selected carbohydrate-based foods consumed in Qatar 

      Hassan, Abdelmoneim; Al Obeid, Tahra; Kerkadi, Abdelhamid; Medhat, Maha; Suheil, Ghadeer ( Taylor & Francis , 2010 , Article)
      This study determined the glycemic index (GI) of selected carbohydrate-rich foods consumed in Qatar. Recruited volunteers (n = 19) consumed two reference foods, glucose and white bread, and 10 test foods. The foods tested ...
    • Glycine and Folate Ameliorate Models of Congenital Sideroblastic Anemia 

      Fernández-Murray1, J. Pedro; Prykhozhij, Sergey; Dufay, J. Noelia; Steele, Shelby; Gaston, Daniel; ... more authors ( Public Library of Science (USA) , 2016 , Article)
      Sideroblastic anemias are acquired or inherited anemias that result in a decreased ability to synthesize hemoglobin in red blood cells and result in the presence of iron deposits in the mitochondria of red blood cell ...
    • Handling Big Data in Modern Healthcare 

      Aziz, Hassan A. ( Oxford University Press , 2016 , Article)
      The constant growth of medical knowledge and the increases in specialization in clinical practice have created a significant need to share and access patient information with speed and efficiency. However, current ...
    • Health Informatics - Introduction 

      Aziz, Hassan ( American Society for Medical Technology , 2015 , Article)
      Health informatics is a wide-ranging science incorporating the complex mixture of people, organizations, illnesses, patient care and treatment. It is a scientific field that deals with the storage, retrieval, sharing, and ...
    • Health Informatics Tools to Improve Utilization of Laboratory Tests 

      Aziz, Hassan; Alshekhabobak, Hafsa ( Oxford University Press , 2017 , Article)
      Herein, we discuss improper test utilization practices and their implications on delivery of health care, as well as providing a brief explanation of the means to reduce such practices by improvement of personnel factors, ...
    • Healthcare and Education in Qatar 

      Aziz, Hassan A. ( The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) , 2015 , Article)
      In mid-2011, I received an invitation from the Biomedical Sciences program at Qatar University to serve as an external reviewer. Recognized as an expert in medical laboratory science education and accreditation, I was ...
    • Hepatic circadian clock oscillators and nuclear receptors integrate microbiome-derived signals 

      Montagner, Alexandra; Korecka, Agata; Polizzi, Arnaud; Lippi, Yannick; Blum, Yuna; ... more authors ( Nature Publishing Group , 2016 , Article)
      The liver is a key organ of metabolic homeostasis with functions that oscillate in response to food intake. Although liver and gut microbiome crosstalk has been reported, microbiome-mediated effects on peripheral circadian ...
    • High prevalence of the risk of overweight and overweight among Qatari children ages 9 through 11 

      Kerkadi, Abdelhamid; Hassan, Abdelmonem S.; Yousef, Adil Eltayeb M. ( Emerald , 2009 , Article)
      Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to estimate the prevalence of the risk of overweight and overweight in Qatari children ages 9 through 11 and to compare the prevalence using CDC and IOTF cut-offs. Design/methodo ...
    • Human microbiome and its association with health and diseases 

      Al-Thani, Asma; Marei, Hany E.; Hamdi, Wedad S.; Nasrallah, Gheyath K.; El Zowalaty, Mohamed E.; ... more authors ( Wiley , 2016 , Article)
      Human microbiota are distinct communities of microorganisms that resides at different body niches. Exploration of the human microbiome has become a reality due to the availability of powerful metagenomics and metatranscriptomic ...
    • Human Olfactory Bulb Neural Stem Cell Based Therapy for CNS Traumatic and Neurodegenerative Diseases 

      Marei, Hany; Althani, Asmaa ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)
      Neural stem cells (NSC) have self-renewal and multipotent properties and may serve as an ideal cell source for transplantation to treat neurodegenerative insults such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and spinal cord injury ...
    • Human Olfactory Bulb Neural Stem Cells Expressing hNGF Restore Cognitive Deficit in Alzheimer's Disease Rat Model 

      Marei, Hany E.; Farag, Amany; Al-Thani, Asma; Afifi, Nahla; Abd-Elmaksoud, Ahmed; ... more authors ( Wiley , 2015 , Article)
      In this study, we aim to demonstrate the fate of allogenic adult human olfactory bulb neural stem/progenitor cells (OBNSC/NPCs) transplanted into the rat hippocampus treated with ibotenic acid (IBO), a neurotoxicant ...
    • Hyperosmolality-Mediated Peritoneal Microvascular Vasodilation Is Linked to Aquaporin Function 

      Zakaria, El Rasheid; Al-Thani, Asma; Fawzi, Ashraf; Fituri, Omar ( Peritoneal dialysis publications Inc , 2014 , Article)
      Glucose-based peritoneal dialysis (PD) solutions dilate the parietal and visceral peritoneal microvasculature by endothelium-dependent mechanisms that primarily involve hyperosmolality. This PD-mediated dilation occurs ...
    • Improving Healthcare Quality with Evidence-Based Medicine 

      Aziz, H.A. ( OMICS International , 2016 , Article)
      Physicians in recent years felt increasing pressure to work for long hours and to see more patients even though they have few hours in their normal routine hours to dedicate to self and continuing education. Physician ...
    • The incidence of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome among Reproductive Females At Qatar University: A Cross-sectional study 

      Sharif, E.; Rizk, N.M.; Zia, Y.; Rahman, S.; Yaser, A. ( International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine , 2013 , Conference Paper)
      Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is found to be at least 6-10% prevalent all over the world. It is the most common endocrine pathology among females of reproductive age. It is by definition a syndrome having multiple manifestations ...
    • Infection Control 

      Aziz, Hassan; Tille, Patricia M. ( Mosby Elsevier , 2014 , Book chapter)
      Known as the #1 bench reference for practicing microbiologists and an excellent text for students in clinical laboratory science programs, Bailey & Scott’s Diagnostic Microbiology, 13th Edition helps you develop and refine ...
    • Infection Rates And Phylogenetic Analysis Of Hepatitis G Virus (hgv)/gb Virus C (gbv-c) Among Qatari Blood Donors 

      Al-absi, Enas; Haj Ali, Nadima; Khan, Aisha; Khalili, Makiyeh; Hadwan, Tameem; ... more authors ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2014 , Conference Paper)
      Background: A new immerging nonpathogenic single stranded human RNA virus known as GBV-C/HGV was discovered in 1995. Both GBV-C virus and HCV have similar genome, but they replicate in different cell types. The incidence ...