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Pharmacotherapy of Persons with Dementia in Long-Term Care in Australia: A Descriptive Audit of Central Nervous System Medications
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Bentham Science Publishers
, 2017 , Article)
BACKGROUND:
Neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia are often treated through the prescription of one or more psychotropic medications. However, limited efficacy and potential harmful side-effects has resulted in efforts ...
Oxidative stress-induced Akt downregulation mediates green tea toxicity towards prostate cancer cells
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Elsevier
, 2017 , Article)
Green tea consumption has been shown to possess cancer chemopreventive activity. Polyphenol E (PE) is a widely used standardized green tea extract formulation. This study was designed to investigate the impact of PE on ...
Nose-to-brain delivery of BACE1 siRNA loaded in solid lipid nanoparticles for Alzheimer’s therapy
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Elsevier
, 2017 , Article)
Abstract We designed a delivery system to obtain an efficient and optimal nose-to-brain transport of BACE1 siRNA, potentially useful in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. We selected a cell-penetrating peptide, the short ...
Electrospun alginate nanofibres impregnated with silver nanoparticles: Preparation, morphology and antibacterial properties
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Elsevier
, 2017 , Article)
Abstract Silver nanoparticles are amongst the most valuable nanoparticles with interesting properties, such as a non-toxic nature and high antibacterial efficiency, making them applicable for tissue scaffold, protective ...
GENDER AND PUBLIC SPACES: INVESTIGATING ACCESS AND PRACTICE OF FEMALES IN PUBLIC PARKS IN DOHA
(2017 , Master Thesis)
The definition of a public space promotes free access to all citizens. Unlike men, women had many concerns about feeling free to go out at any time in accessing and being in public spaces. This reduces, rather than enhances, ...
Stakeholder Perception of Service Quality in Qatar Higher Education Institutions: An Application to Qatar University
(2017 , Master Thesis)
Managing quality of services offered by institutions of higher education is important in any country due to the inherent aim of producing quality graduates from programs offered in the university. Qatar has made substantial ...
Impact Assessment of Land Use Planning on Travel Behavior in Doha, Qatar
(2017 , Master Thesis)
In the last decade Qatar has witnessed a rapid growth in its economic and industrial sector as a result of oil and gas economies. This transformed small port cities to large sprawling metropolitan and increased the population. ...
ICT INDUSTRY INTEGRATED CURRICULA: TOWARDS AN ONTOLOGY BASED COMPETENCY MODEL
(2017 , Master Thesis)
As technology advances rapidly, the ever changing industry needs for skills and competencies keeps changing in efforts to seize the nearest competitive advantage. This creates a great burden on higher education institutions ...
Modeling and Simulation of Bio-pathways using Hybrid Functional Petri Nets
(2017 , Master Thesis)
The study of biological systems is growing rapidly, and can be considered as an intrinsic task in biological research and a prerequisite for diagnosing diseases and drug development. The integration of biological studies ...
PHYSIOTHERAPISTS CHALLENGES IN QATAR AND THEIR EFFECT ON PERFORMANCE AND RETENTION
(2017 , Professional Masters Project)
While physiotherapists play a critical role in addressing the healthcare priorities and well-being of various populations in the rapidly changing healthcare, recent studies show that they are facing a number of challenges ...