Health Sciences-CAS (pre 2016): Recent submissions
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Necrotizing Fasciitis caused by Streptococcus pyogenes: A case report and literature review of disease diagnosis and management
( Peertechz , 2017 , Article)Background: A 55-year-old male presented to the emergency room at a local hospital complaining of chest discomfort and severe left elbow pain. Case Presentation: Erythema and symptoms of peripheral neuropathy were evident ... -
Can MLS Programs Offer a Personalized Education?
( Oxford University Press , 2017 , Article)In today’s “information age,” the ability to distinguish useful from misleading information is essential. Thus, critical thinking becomes more crucial in order to facilitate integration of presented material and aid in the ... -
Evolution of Molecular Biology and Cancer: Crucial Turning Points and Startling Discoveries in a Continual Battle
( SciRes Literature , 2017 , Article)Cancer is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Comprehensive understanding of the evolution of molecular cell biology and cancer, and their crucial turning points in a chronological order, is of enormous ... -
Comparison between Field Research and Controlled Laboratory Research
( Fortune , 2017 , Article)Research is defined as the systematic inquiry in order to reach new conclusions or to confirm earlier findings. The research design plays a critical role in the validity of the collected data and its analysis and thus, ... -
Editorial: Novel Targeted Therapy for Lung Cancer
( OMICS International , 2015 , Article)Lung cancer accounts for about 27% of all cancer deaths and considered as the leading cause of cancer-associated death worldwide. Genotype-driven therapeutics is a standard of care for majority of subgroup of NSCLC patients ... -
Qatar Biobank and Qatar Genome Programs Road Map
( OMICS International , 2015 , Article)Qatar Biobank “QBB” is a large-scale, long term medical research initiative for the population of Qatar, which will serve as a platform and driver of biomedical research to achieve benefits for Qatar’s communities. Following ... -
Bioavailability and hypolipidemic effects of peanut skin polyphenols
( Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. , 2015 , Article)Peanut skin is a rich source of polyphenols, such as proanthocyanidins. Peanut skin proanthocyanidins mainly consist of a subgroup called procyanidins. Peanut-based procyanidins contain oligomers of both type A and type ... -
Health Informatics Tools to Improve Utilization of Laboratory Tests
( 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, ... -
A review of the role of public health informatics in healthcare
( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)Recognized as information intensive, healthcare requires timely, accurate information from many different sources generated by health information systems (HIS). With the availability of information technology in today's ... -
Science and Mathematics Education in the GCC Countries
( Science Publishing Group , 2016 , Article)All six countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have developed science and mathematics curriculum standards that focus on the content essential for preparing students to be engaged and productive citizens. A careful ... -
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 ... -
Communication Among Parents Who Share Physical Custody After Divorce or Separation
( SAGE Publications , 2015 , Article)This study produces a grounded theory of the process of communication with former partners for 30 men and women who share physical and legal custody of their children following divorce or separation. The formality of ... -
Pigment epithelium-derived factor inhibits retinal microvascular dysfunction induced by 12/15-lipoxygenase-derived eicosanoids
( Elsevier , 2015 , Article)We recently demonstrated that 12/15-lipoxygenase (LOX) derived metabolites, hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids (HETEs), contribute to diabetic retinopathy (DR) via NADPH oxidase (NOX) and disruption of the balance in retinal ... -
A lipidomic screen of hyperglycemia-treated HRECs links 12/15-Lipoxygenase to microvascular dysfunction during diabetic retinopathy via NADPH oxidase
( American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , 2015 , Article)Retinal hyperpermeability and subsequent macular edema is a cardinal feature of early diabetic retinopathy (DR). Here, we investigated the role of bioactive lipid metabolites, in particular 12/15-lipoxygenase (LOX)-derived ... -
Krabbe Disease in the Arab World
( IOS Press , 2015 , Article)The autosomal recessive inherited Krabbe disease (KD) is a devastating pediatric lysosomal storage disorder affecting white matter of the brain. It is caused by mutations in the gene coding for the lysosomal enzyme ... -
Glycemic index of selected carbohydrate-based foods consumed in Qatar
( 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 ... -
A weight-management camp followed by weekly after-school lifestyle education sessions as an obesity intervention for Qatari children: a prospective cohort study
( Elsevier , 2015 , Conference)Background Weight-management camp interventions for obese children are eff ective for short-term weight loss. However, there is little evidence indicating how gains made with such interventions can be maintained in the ... -
Production and Determination of Bioavailable Iron in Sorghum and White bean Noodles
( Enviro Research , 2014 , Article)The objective of this study was to find innovative approaches for the production of iron fortified noodles that are natural and economically feasible. The functional food was produced using different combinations . The ... -
Editorial: State of art and science advances on nutrition and nutrigenetics in nutrition –related non-communicable diseases in Middle East
( BioMed Central , 2015 , Article)Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) account for more than 60 per cent of global deaths annually [1] and this is estimated to increase exponentially by 2025 if present trends continue. In the last decades, Science of Nutrition ... -
Joint Associations of Activity Energy Expenditure and Sedentary Behaviors with Adolescent's Obesity and Dietary Habits
( Lipincott, Williams, & Wilkins , 2014 , Conference)PURPOSE: Physical inactivity and sedentary behaviors are thought to be independent entities and differently associate with adverse health outcomes. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the joint associations of ...
