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National Study of Anaphylaxis in a Large Tertiary Care Hospital in Qatar: A Retrospective Study
(Biomedical Sciences, 2018 , Master Thesis)
Background: Anaphylaxis is a serious systemic allergic disease that often mani-fests with a broad array of symptoms and leads to death if not immediately treated by the administration of epinephrine auto-injector (EAI). ...
Profiling The Salivary Microbiome In The Qatari Population
(Biomedical Sciences, 2019 , Master Thesis)
Humans are living ecosystems composed of human cells and microbes. The microbiome is the collection of microbes and their genes. Recent breakthrough in the high throughput sequencing technologies made it possible for us ...
THE ROLE OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS AS AN EPIGENETIC MODULATOR IN TYPE 1 DIABETES IN PEDIATRIC POPULATION OF QATAR
(Biomedical Sciences, 2021 , Master Thesis)
Type 1 Diabetes Mellites (T1DM), is an autoimmune disorder caused by the destruction of pancreatic b?-cells and is considered to be among the most prevalent chronic conditions in Qatar. This study aimed to identify the ...
Magnitude of RSV Fusion Protein-Specific Antibodies in Infants and Corresponding Mothers
(Biomedical Sciences, 2018 , Master Thesis)
INTRODUCTION: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a threatening agent causing lower respiratory infections (LRI) among children, where no vaccine is available. RSV expresses three surface glycoproteins, of which the ...
Studying Frequencies, Types and Causes of Medical Laboratory Associated Errors Using the Electronic Occurrence, Variance and Accident (OVA) Reporting System in Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC)
(Biomedical Sciences, 2020 , Master Thesis)
Medical laboratory services are an integral part of healthcare systems that play significant roles in over 70% of medical decisions. Thus, unintentional errors that occur during total testing process (TTP) of laboratory ...
GENERATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF "OFF-THE-SHELF" CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR ENGINEERED T CELLS (CAR-T) TO TARGET CANCER PATIENTS WITH HEMATOLOGICAL MALIGNANCIES
(Biomedical Sciences, 2021 , Master Thesis)
Background: The usage of T cells engineered with a tumor-specific chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) for the therapeutic treatment of some types of hematological malignancies demonstrated great clinical success. However, the ...
Profiling of the Differentially Expressed Genes of Inflammation and Angiogenesis of Human Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells Evoked by Cell Injury In-Vitro to Mimic Acute Ischemic Stroke-Like Conditions
(Biomedical Sciences, 2020 , Master Thesis)
Ischemic stroke (IS) is a leading cause of disability and death worldwide. IS arises from a blocked artery in the brain that causes a lack of oxygen and nutrient supply to other brain cells, causing cell injury and neuronal ...
DIFFERENTIAL EXPRESSION OF MICRORNAS BY ANTI-OBESITY TREATMENT SULFORAPHANE IN SKELETAL MUSCLE OF DIET-INDUCED OBESITY IN MICE
(Biomedical Sciences, 2023 , Master Thesis)
Background: Skeletal muscles account for 40-60% of total body weight and are responsible for 30% of resting metabolic rate. They are essential for metabolic homeostasis in the body as they provide the leading site for ...
Testing the Anticancer Effect of Matcha Using Zebrafish as an Animal Model
(Biomedical Sciences, 2023 , Master Thesis)
Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide. Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) patients show the poorest prognosis and survival and the highest metastasis prevalence among all breast cancer subtypes. Matcha ...
Seroprevalence of Anti-Mers-CoV IgG in two groups of Qatar population: Blood donors and case contacts
(Biomedical Sciences, 2017 , Master Thesis)
Since its first isolation in September 2012, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) has diffused across 27 countries infecting more than 1910 individuals with a high case fatality rate. However, MERS-CoV ...