College of Health Sciences
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Biomedical Sciences [69 items ]
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Recent Submissions
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TARGETING ARTHROPOD-BORNE PATHOGENS: AN APPROACH FOR FOOD DISEASE MANAGEMENT AND FOOD SECURITY ESTABLISHMENT
(2025 , Dissertation)As part of its food security strategy, Qatar is devoting great efforts to expand natural resources, upsurge production, and try to reach self-sufficiency. Over the past years, Qatar has implemented various strategies to ... -
APPROACHES OF MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH CANCER WITHIN THE COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION REGIONAL OFFICE FOR THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN: SCOPING REVIEW
(2025 , Master Thesis)Background: Cancer remains a major global public health challenge, contributing significantly to morbidity and mortality. People living with cancer (PLWC) meaningful engagement has emerged as an important tool for high-quality, ... -
BEHAVIORAL INSIGHTS FOR PROMOTING HEALTHY EATING HABITS DURING MEGA SPORTING EVENTS: A CASE STUDY OF THE AFC ASIAN CUP QATAR 2023 AND A TOOLKIT FOR SUSTAINABLE LEGACY REPLICATION
(2025 , Professional Masters Project)Unhealthy diets and obesity are major global public health challenges that demand innovative strategies to promote better nutrition (Garnweidner-Holme et al., 2021). Mega sporting events attract enormous audiences and ... -
A MACHINE-LEARNING MODEL FOR PREDICTING DEPRESSION SYMPTOMS SEVERITY IN A SAMPLE OF YOUNG ADULTS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY FROM QATAR BIOBANK (QBB)
(2025 , Master Thesis)Background: Depression is a major public health issue, particularly in the MENA region, affecting the quality of life and overall productivity of young adults. Recent advances in machine learning (ML) offer new methodologies ... -
GENOMIC ANALYSIS OF BREAST CANCER GERMLINE GENETIC VARIANTS FROM THE QATAR GENOME PROJECT
(2025 , Master Thesis)Breast cancer (BC) remains a worldwide health concern, affecting more than 2.3 million females globally. The huge advancements in the next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies have encouraged many countries to launch ... -
NUTRITIONAL LITERACY: A MIXED METHOD APPROACH TO ASSESS NUTRITIONAL LITERACY AND ITS CORRELATES IN A SAMPLE OF PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS
(2025 , Professional Masters Project)Introduction: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a growing public health issue with high prevalence worldwide, diagnosed mainly by insulin resistance and inadequate insulin secretion in the body. The type of diet for people with ... -
CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE INCIDENCE AND ITS ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN REGION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS
(2025 , Master Thesis)In the last three decades, chronic kidney disease (CKD) has become the leading cause of morbidity and risen to become the world’s third fastest-growing cause of death, posing substantial societal, economic, and healthcare ... -
FACTORS SHAPING MENOPAUSE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AMONG ARAB WOMEN: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
(2025 , Master Thesis)Background: Menopause is a significant period of women's reproductive lives marked by the cessation of menstruation for 12 consecutive months. Given that women are expected to spend up to a quarter of their lifespan ... -
DEVELOPING A MULTIVARIABLE PROGNOSTIC PREDICTION MODEL FOR THE RISK OF DELIVERING LARGE-FOR-GESTATIONAL-AGE INFANTS AMONG WOMEN WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS
(2025 , Professional Masters Project)Background: The incidence of large-for-gestational-age (LGA) infants, associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, is notably higher among women with diabetes mellitus compared to healthy pregnant women. Traditional diagnostic ... -
THE PREVALENCE OF NOVEL TOBACCO PRODUCT USE AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS AMONG INDIVIDUALS UTILIZING SMOKING CESSATION SERVICES: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
(2025 , Professional Masters Project)Background: Tobacco use is one of the public health issue these days, causing approximately 8 million deaths annually. In Qatar, tobacco use prevalence among adult’s ranges from 12.6% to 25.2%, with specificity with ... -
DEEP LEARNING IN ENDOMETRIAL CANCER: PREDICTING MALIGNANCY FROM HISTOPATHOLOGICAL IMAGES OF QATARI PATIENTS.
(2025 , Master Thesis)Endometrial cancer is the second most common gynecological malignancy, and an accurate diagnosis is essential for determining appropriate treatment and improving patient outcomes. Traditional diagnostic methods rely on ... -
THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN CULTURAL FEEDING PRACTICES AND INFANT BODY WEIGHT AMONG DIVERSE ETHNIC GROUPS IN QATAR: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY OF INFANTS AGED 6 TO 12 MONTHS
(2025 , Master Thesis)Qatar's urbanization presented an interesting model society to study cultural feeding practices and their effects on the infant's body weight. This cross-sectional study aimed to explore the association between cultural ... -
THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE QATAR HEALTHY CITIES PROGRAMME TO ADVANCING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN QATAR
(2025 , Master Thesis)In 2022, Qatar achieved the World Health Organization (WHO) Healthy Cities accreditation for all eight municipalities, marking a significant milestone in its Public Health efforts. However, with a ranking of 102 out of 166 ... -
INVESTIGATING THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN AMBIENT AIR QUALITY, HEAT INDEX, AND STROKE HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS IN QATAR, DOHA: A RETEROSPECTIVE TIME-STRATIFIED CASE-CROSS OVER ANALYSIS
(2025 , Master Thesis)Background: Stroke is a significant cause of death and disability globally, with new evidence associating its incidence with environmental variables. The influence of ambient air quality and heat on acute stroke admissions ... -
ASSESSING THE OUTCOMES AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE NATIONAL PREMARITAL GENETIC SCREENING PROGRAM IN QATAR
(2025 , Professional Masters Project)Background: Premarital screening (PMS) programs have been increasingly implemented in various countries due to their potential to reduce the incidence of genetic diseases. In Qatar, a PMS program has been in place since ... -
INVESTIGATION OF THE OUTCOMES OF PREIMPLANTATION GENETIC TESTING FOR ANEUPLOIDY (PGT-A) IN QATAR
(2025 , Professional Masters Project)Background: Preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A) is increasingly used during in vitro fertilization (IVF) to identify chromosomally normal embryos, with the goal of improving clinical pregnancy and live ... -
GENETIC ANALYSIS OF CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE IN THE POPULATION OF QATAR.
(2025 , Professional Masters Project)Background: Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease represents a group of inherited neurological disorders characterized by chronic motor and sensory neuropathy that causes several symptoms such as, progressive muscle weakness, ... -
APPLICATION OF ANCIENT DNA TO UNCOVER INSIGHTS INTO THE GENETIC HISTORY OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN POPULATION
(2025 , Master Thesis)Ancient DNA (aDNA) has emerged as a revolutionary force in genetics, redefining our understanding of human population history through time. It has revealed previously unknown insights into the mechanisms of evolution that ... -
SYNTHESIS AND EVALUATION OF A NOVEL 2-DIMENTIONAL MAGNESIUM DIPHOSPHATE HYDROGEL DOPED WITH ZINC FOR TREATING MICROBIAL SKIN INFECTIONS
(2025 , Master Thesis)The rise of antimicrobial resistance has created an urgent need for novel therapeutic strategies, particularly in infections associated with wound healing. This study focuses on the synthesis and characterization of a 2D ... -
METALS, MENSES, AND MATURATION: UNVEILING THE ROLE OF DIETARY HEAVY METAL EXPOSURE ON THE ONSET OF MENARCHE: AN NHANES STUDY
(2025 , Master Thesis)Background: The timing of menarche is considered a sensitive indicator of overall health and development in girls. Early menarche, defined as the onset of menstruation before the age of 11, has been associated with a higher ...
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