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The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among female college students at Qatar University
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Medical Services Department Saudi Arabian Armed
, 2011 , Article)
Nowadays vitamin D deficiency is considered as a common problem among many Arab countries including Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE and other European countries as documented by many studies (1,2,3,5). Vitamin D is a ...
Is it the time for Hepatitis E virus (HEV) Testing for Blood Donors in Qatar?
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Qatar Foundation
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
HEV is the etiologic agent of acute hepatitis E. Although HEV usually causes a self-limiting infection, the disease may
develop into a chronic or fulminant form of Hepatitis. Sporadic HEV infections spread in several ...
The cardiovascular implication of single nucleotide polymorphisms of chromosome 9p21 locus among Arab population
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Medknow Publications
, 2015 , Article)
Background: Based on several reports including genome-wide association studies, genetic variability has been linked with higher (nearly half) susceptibility toward coronary artery disease (CAD). We aimed to evaluate the ...
Hepatic circadian clock oscillators and nuclear receptors integrate microbiome-derived signals
(
Nature Publishing Group
, 2016 , Article)
The liver is a key organ of metabolic homeostasis with functions that oscillate in response to food intake. Although liver and gut microbiome crosstalk has been reported, microbiome-mediated effects on peripheral circadian ...
Cloud Computing and Healthcare Services
(
OMICS International
, 2016 , Article)
There is a significant volume of healthcare data generated daily. The data are important and vital for decision
making and delivering the best care for patients. Cloud computing is a cost effective method that facilitates ...
Erratum: Hepatic circadian clock oscillators and nuclear receptors integrate microbiome-derived signals
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Nature Publishing Group
, 2016 , Other)
The original version of this Article contained an error in the spelling of the author Maha Al-Asmakh, which was incorrectly given as Al-Asmakh Maha. This has now been corrected in the PDF and HTML versions of the Article.
Time Dependent Assessment of Morphological Changes: Leukodepleted Packed Red Blood Cells Stored in SAGM
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Hindawi
, 2016 , Article)
Usually packed red blood cells (pRBCs) require specific conditions in storage procedures to ensure the maximum shelf life of up to 42 days in 2–6°C. However, molecular and biochemical consequences can affect the stored ...
RPL13A and EEF1A1 Are Suitable Reference Genes for qPCR during Adipocyte Differentiation of Vascular Stromal Cells from Patients with Different BMI and HOMA-IR
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
, 2016 , Article)
Real-time or quantitative PCR (qPCR) is a useful technique that requires reliable reference genes for data normalization in gene expression analysis. Adipogenesis is among the biological processes suitable for this technique. ...
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 ...
Integration of Wearable Technologies into Patients’ Electronic Medical Records
(
Insight Medical Publishing Group
, 2016 , Article)
Health Wearable Technologies are becoming more popular
all around the world. Smart watches and fitness trackers are
currently being used by many and the utilization is expected to
continue to grow. The innovative ...