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Pre-fusion structure of a human coronavirus spike protein
(
Nature Publishing Group
, 2015 , Article)
HKU1 is a human betacoronavirus that causes mild yet prevalent
respiratory disease1, and is related to the zoonotic SARS2 and
MERS3 betacoronaviruses, which have high fatality rates and
pandemic potential. Cell tropism ...
Human olfactory bulb neural stem cells mitigate movement disorders in a rat model of Parkinson's disease.
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Wiley
, 2015 , Article)
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurological disorder characterized by the loss of midbrain dopaminergic (DA) neurons. Neural stem cells (NSCs) are multipotent stem cells that are capable of differentiating into different ...
GOLD NANOPARTICLES-BASED ASSAYS FOR DIRECT AND COST EFFECTIVE DETECTION OF CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE IN QATAR
(2015 , Master Thesis)
Background
Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) is one of the common health problems worldwide. Prevention techniques require fast and precise detection with high sensitivity. Conventional diagnostic methods are ...
Early Diagnosis of Iron Deficiency in School Children: A Qatari Experience
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OMICS Publishing Group
, 2015 , Article)
Objective: Iron deficiency still remains the most common nutritional deficiency throughout the world and is the
leading cause of anaemia in children. Early recognition of iron deficiency, even before the development of ...
The Qatar Biobank: background and methods
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BioMed Central
, 2015 , Article)
Background: The Qatar Biobank aims to collect extensive lifestyle, clinical, and biological information from up to
60,000 men and women Qatari nationals and long-term residents (individuals living in the country for ≥15 ...
Microfluidics integrated biosensors: A leading technology towards lab-on-a-chip and sensing applications
(
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
, 2015 , Article)
A biosensor can be defined as a compact analytical device or unit incorporating a biological or biologically derived sensitive recognition element immobilized on a physicochemical transducer to measure one or more analytes. ...
Reference ranges of lymphocyte subsets in healthy Qatari adults
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Future Medicine Ltd
, 2015 , Article)
Aim: Determine reference ranges of lymphocyte subsets in healthy Qatari adults.
Patients & Methods: Blood samples (n = 150) were investigated using four colors flow
cytometery. Results: The mean percentage and absolute ...
Human Olfactory Bulb Neural Stem Cells Expressing hNGF Restore Cognitive Deficit in Alzheimer's Disease Rat Model
(
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 ...
Analysis of Resistance to Antimicrobials and Presence of Virulence/Stress Response Genes in Campylobacter Isolates from Patients with Severe Diarrhoea
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Public Library of Science
, 2015 , Article)
Campylobacter infections are a major cause of diarrhoea world-wide and two of the antimicrobials
used for their control (erythromycin and ciprofloxacin) have been losing efficacy in
recent years. In a sample of 174 ...
Discrepancy in MALDI-TOF MS identification of uncommon Gram-negative bacteria from lower respiratory secretions in patients with cystic fibrosis
(
Dovepress
, 2015 , Article)
Introduction: Early identification of microbial organisms from respiratory secretions of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) is important to guide therapeutic decisions. The objective was to compare the accuracy of ...