Biomedical Sciences: Recent submissions
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Evaluating the Safety of Qatar University’s Educational Labs in Biomedical Laboratory Sciences by Risk Management Process
(2020 , Professional Masters Project)Background: Safety in the educational biomedical science laboratory is the most crucial topic because the students lack full knowledge of the hazards around them and lack of commitment. The hazards can be chemical, biological, ... -
Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Using Loop Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP)
(2020 , Master Thesis)Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most common pathogens that cause a wide range of infections ranging from skin and soft tissue infections to invasive, life threatening infections. The emergence of methicillin-resistant ... -
Genome-Wide Association Study (Gwas) To Uncover Genetic Risk Factors Associated With Low Bone Mineral Density And Osteoporosis In Qatar Population
(2019 , Master Thesis)Osteoporosis is an increasingly prevalent, global health burden characterized by low bone mineral density (BMD) and increased fracture risk. Despite the serious consequences of osteoporosis and the significant impact it ... -
Profiling The Salivary Microbiome In The Qatari Population
(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 ... -
Latent Tuberculosis Infection Among Health Care Workers At The Communicable Disease Center In Qatar: Prevalence And Determinants
(2019 , Master Thesis)Background: To estimate the prevalence of latent Pulmonary Tuberculosis infection among healthcare workers in Communicable Disease Center (CDC) in Qatar and explore the factors associated with latent tuberculosis infection ... -
ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE OF COMMENSAL ESCHERICHIA COLI ISOLATED FROM FOOD ANIMALS IN QATAR
(2019 , Master Thesis)Background: The dissemination of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) bacteria is associated with the inappropriate use of antibiotics in both humans and animals. In particular, the use of antibiotics for prophylactic and growth ... -
VISUALIZATION OF FACTOR VIII WITH FLOW-CYTOMETRY AS A TOOL FOR NOVEL GENE THERAPY APPROACH IN HEMOPHILIA A
(2019 , Master Thesis)Haemophilia A is a genetic X-linked disorder, characterized by coagulation Factor VIII (FVIII) deficiency and leading to pathological bleedings. The disease occurs in a rate of 1 in 5000 males’ births. The treatment is the ... -
ASSESSING THE CURRENT STANDING OF HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION BLOOD DONOR CENTER IN QATAR AND DEVELOPING A FORECAST MODEL FOR THE BLOOD STOCK NEEDS DURING THE 2022 WORLD CUP EVENT
(2019 , Master Thesis)Background: In four years from now, Qatar will host the 2022 World Cup competition which requires high level of preparedness and readiness in different sectors including health care. Among different sub-sections of health, ... -
Molecular Analysis Of The Brca1 And Brca2 Genes In Hereditary Breast Or Ovarian Cancer Patients In Qatar (2015-2016)
(2018 , Master Thesis)The frequency of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations is understudied in Arab women and there are no studies investigating BRCA1/2 mutations in Qatar. In this study, we sequenced BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes in 183 patients suspected of ... -
Characterization Of Genomic Alterations And Tcrβ Repertoire Of Tumor- Infiltrating Lymphocytes In Breast Cancer
(2018 , Master Thesis)Breast cancer still remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality among women in Qatar and worldwide. More recent studies indicate that the diversity and the composition of the entire set of antigen receptors within ... -
TEST UTILIZATION PRACTICES IN HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION: LABORATORIES AND CLINICIANS
(2018 , Professional Masters Project)Background Improper test utilization is a common problem of all healthcare systems. It costs vast amount of money without improving the patient care. There are three types of this inappropriate utilization of laboratory ... -
Magnitude of RSV Fusion Protein-Specific Antibodies in Infants and Corresponding Mothers
(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 ... -
National Study of Anaphylaxis in a Large Tertiary Care Hospital in Qatar: A Retrospective Study
(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). ... -
Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction as the Mechanism for Development of Obesity
(2018 , Master Thesis)Obesity is one of the major public health issues in the world with a rapid increase in its prevalence. According to the last public health report from supreme public health in Qatar in 2012, 71.8 % of the women were ... -
Profiling of Chronic Myeloid Neoplasms through RNA Sequencing Analysis
(2018 , Master Thesis)Background: Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a clonal myeloproliferative disorder resulting from the neoplastic transformation of hematopoietic stem cells. A higher number of (54%) CML patients in Qatar failed to respond ... -
The Expression of Retinal miRNA Evoked by Hyperglycemia and After Adiponectin Treatment in Human Retinal Endothelial Cells
(2018 , Master Thesis)Background: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease resulting in microvascular complications including diabetic retinopathy (DR). Adiponectin (ApN) is an adipokine hormone, and recent studies demonstrated that ApN ... -
Seroprevalence of Anti-Mers-CoV IgG in two groups of Qatar population: Blood donors and case contacts
(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 ... -
The Contribution Of Toll-Like Receptors In The Pathogenesis Of Diabetic Retinopathy In Human Microvascular Retinal Endothelial Cells In Vitro
(2016 , Master Thesis)Background: Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease including the eye causing macrovascular as well as microvascular complications known as diabetic retinopathy (DR), thus increasing the risk of vision ... -
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IN HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION: OVERVIEW OF LABORATORY AND NURSING STAFFS CURRENT PRACTICE AND FUTURE PREFERENCES
(2017 , Professional Masters Project)Qatar Council for Healthcare Practitioners (QCHP) launched the current continuous professional program (CPD). According to the QCHP regulations, laboratory staffs and nurses are obligated to comply with the requirements ... -
IN-DEPTH CHARACTERIZATION OF MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS-DERIVED EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES USING QUANTITATIVE PROTEOMICS
(2016 , Master Thesis)As they home in on injured tissue, modulate the immune system and support tissue repairing, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are considered a promising tool for many therapeutic applications. In vitro, MSCs have been shown ...
