Search
Now showing items 11-20 of 46
Anti-atherosclerotic plants which modulate the phenotype of vascular smooth muscle cells
(
Elsevier
, 2016 , Article)
Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of global death, with atherosclerosis being a major contributor to this mortality. Several mechanisms are implicated in the pathogenesis of this disease. ...
Priority setting for the prevention and control of cardiovascular diseases: multi-criteria decision analysis in four eastern Mediterranean countries
(
Springer Verlag
, 2015 , Article)
Objectives
To explore the feasibility of using a simple multi-criteria decision analysis method with policy makers/key stakeholders to prioritize cardiovascular disease (CVD) policies in four Mediterranean countries: ...
Characterisation of winter respiratory viral infections in patients with asthma and COPD in Qatar
(
Springer Verlag
, 2013 , Article)
Respiratory viruses in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or asthma have not been characterised in Qatar. This study aimed to identify the most common viral strains responsible for respiratory tract ...
Hyperosmolality-Mediated Peritoneal Microvascular Vasodilation Is Linked to Aquaporin Function
(
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 ...
Food groups and the risk of colorectal cancer: results from a Jordanian case-control study
(
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc
, 2015 , Article)
The role of diet in colorectal cancer (CRC) in Jordan has not been studied previously. This study aimed at examining the association between food groups (including grains, fruits, vegetables, milk, and meat and legumes) ...
Deletion of potD, encoding a putative spermidine-binding protein, results in a complex phenotype in Legionella pneumophila
(
Elsevier GmbH
, 2014 , Article)
L. pneumophila is an intracellular pathogen that replicates in a membrane-bound compartment known as the Legionella-containing vacuole (LCV). We previously observed that the polyamine spermidine, produced by host cells or ...
Therapeutic potential of human olfactory bulb neural stem cells for spinal cord injury in rats.
(
Nature Publishing Group
, 2016 , Article)
STUDY DESIGN:
Adult human olfactory bulb neural stem cells (OBNSCs) were isolated from human patients undergoing craniotomy for tumor resection. They were genetically engineered to overexpresses green fluorescent protein ...
Adiponectin changes in HCV-Genotype 4: relation to liver histology and response to treatment
(
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2009 , Article)
Summary. Recently, attention has been focussed on adiponectin and its changes in different types of chronic liver disease. Its relation to hepatic fibrosis and insulin resistance in post-hepatitis liver disease is not ...
Quality of assessment and counselling offered by community pharmacists and medication sale without prescription to patients presenting with acute cardiac symptoms: a simulated client study
(
Springer-Verlag
, 2016 , Article)
PURPOSE:
Self-medication is common worldwide. However, the prevalence of sale of prescription medications without prescription and the quality of assessment and counselling provided by community pharmacists to cardiac ...
Muslim Mothering and Migration
(
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 ...