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Supervised practice program guided by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics standards improves potential employability of nutrition/dietetics graduates: perspective of employers and preceptors.
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BMC
, 2019 , Article)
This study investigated employers' perspectives on the impact of a supervised practice program (SPP), guided by international accreditation standards on the skill development and potential employability of dietetics students. ...
Knowledge of MERS-Corona Virus among Female Students at Qatar University.
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Proceedings)
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is a severe, acute respiratory illness caused by Corona Virus (CDC, 2015). Globally, there are 1599 cases diagnosed with MERS Corona virus and at least 574 related death cases were ...
Diagnostic accuracy of primary bone and soft tissue sarcomas by 18-FDG PET: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Karger Publishers Open Access
, 2019 , Article)
The goal of this meta-analysis was to estimate the diagnostic accuracy as measured by sensitivity and specificity of FDG-PET in the diagnosis of primary bone and soft tissue sarcomas. . Several databases including PubMed, ...
The associations between mental well-being and adherence to physical activity guidelines in patients with cardiovascular disease: Results from the scottish health survey
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MDPI AG
, 2019 , Article)
The association between physical activity (PA) and mental well-being in individuals with a cardiovascular disease (CVD) is poorly studied. The objective of this study was to assess the association between mental well-being ...
MicroRNAs in Cardiac Hypertrophy
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MDPI AG
, 2019 , Article Review)
Like other organs, the heart undergoes normal adaptive remodeling, such as cardiac hypertrophy, with age. This remodeling, however, is intensified under stress and pathological conditions. Cardiac remodeling could be ...
Obesity and maternal perception: a cross-sectional study of children aged 6 to 8 years in Kuwait.
(2019 , Article)
Childhood obesity is on the increase in the Middle East. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of obesity in those aged six to eight years and to investigate maternal perception of child weight. A nation-wide study ...
Relationship between fat distribution, iron status, and hepcidin in Qatari obese adults
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21st World Obesity Conference (2018)
, 2019 , Conference Paper)
Introduction: The global prevalence of obesity has reached an alarming rate. In addition to obesity and chronic diseases, high prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies especially iron deficiency anemia (ADA) was observed ...
An extensive computational approach to analyze and characterize the functional mutations in the galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase (GALT) protein responsible for classical galactosemia
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Article)
Type I galactosemia is a very rare autosomal recessive genetic metabolic disorder that occurs because of the mutations present in the galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase (GALT) gene, resulting in a deficiency of the ...
Conception, Implementation, and Integration of Heterogenous Information Technology Infrastructures in the Qatar Biobank
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Mary Ann Liebert
, 2019 , Article)
The overall goal of the Qatar Biobank (QBB) is to collect, manage, and distribute high-quality human biospecimens with appropriate clinical and/or research annotation and associated phenotypic data, aiming to be an important ...
Milk other than breast milk and the development of asthma in children 3 years of age. A birth cohort study (2006–2011)
(2018 , Article)
Prevalence of asthma in Australian children is amongst the highest in the world. Although breastfeeding positively influences infant immunity, early introduction of Milk Other than Breast Milk (MOTBM) may also play an ...