Browsing Theme 2: Health and Biomedical Sciences by Title
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Are Blood Pressure Devices Available in Qatar Community Pharmacies Validated For Accuracy?
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Research purpose: Hypertension is a leading cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in Qatar. Community pharmacist-managed home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) services have been shown to provide better control ... -
Artificial Intelligence in Predicting Heart Failure
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Heart Failure is a major chronic disease that is increasing day by day and a great health burden in health care systems world wide. Artificial intelligence (AI) techniques such as machine learning (ML), deep learning (DL), ... -
Assessment of Human Fetal Left Heart Hemodynamics during Prenatal Development
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)The hemodynamic forces and wall shear stresses (WSS) play an important role during the fetal heart development. Abnormal levels of flow-driven shear stress can deteriorate the proper functioning of the cells responsible ... -
Association between pre-existing conditions and hospitalization, intensive care services and mortality from COVID-19 - a cross sectional analysis of an international global health data repository
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Objective: To investigate the association between pre-existing conditions and hospitalization, need for intensive care services (ICU) and mortality due to COVID-19. Methods: We used data on all cases recorded in the Global ... -
Barriers and Facilitators to Mental Health Help-seeking among Older Adults: A Systematic Review
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Background: Older adults are very unlikely to seek mental health help. There are multiple factors that contribute to a person's final decision to seek formal help. The aim of this study is to systematically review and ... -
Bibliometric Analysis of Scholarly Output on Cardiovascular Disease- Related Research in Qatar: A Preliminary Analysis
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Background: Qatar is facing an increased incidence of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). CVDs research is one of the country's priority research areas according to Qatar National Research Funds (QNRF) and Qatar University ... -
Burnout and Resilience in Community Pharmacists in Qatar during the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Cross Sectional Study
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Objective: The main aim of this study is to illustrate the prevalence of burnout and resilience among community pharmacists in Qatar during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study design that included ... -
Cardiac Myosin Binding Protein-C in Sprague Dawley (SD) Rats exposed to Sub-Chronic oral dose of Cadmium Chloride
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Cadmium is one of the major environmental pollutants associated with an increment in industrial and urbanization activities. It has health consequences when it reaches the human diet through the soil, water, and plant. ... -
Clustering of lifestyle risk factors among Algerian adolescents : Comparison between urban and rural area
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Background: Lifestyle behavior risk factors (LBRs) such as sedentary behavior, physical inactivity, smoking, unhealthy eating patterns and being overweight/obese play a major role in the development or prevention of NCDs. ... -
Colorimetry-Based Detection of Biomarkers in Exhaled Breath for Predicting COVID-19 Disease
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Exhaled breath is the biological medium that carries relevant medical information and can be used to analyse biomarkers characteristic for detecting abnormal health status. Thus, by systematically analysing the interaction ... -
Colorimetry-based Detection of Exhaled Breath Biomarkers for Predicting Heart Failure
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)The exhaled breath volatile organic compounds (VOC's) represent a biosignature with the potential to identify and describe heart failure diseases. Exhaled Breath biomarkers-based diagnosis of heart diseases may be easier ... -
Comparison of Available Methods for Investigating The in vitro Activity of Colistin Against Different Gram-Negative Bacilli
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Background: The surge in the prevalence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacterial infections with limited treatment options and the decrease in the development of new antibiotics are challenges that lead to the ... -
Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) co-treatment alleviates antidiabetic drug, rosiglitazone associated deterioration of bone remodeling
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic disease characterized by hyperglycemia due to decreased insulin secretion, defective action or both. The rosiglitazone (RSG) is one of the oral antidiabetic drug used in type ... -
Content Validation of an Algorithm for the Assessment, Management and Monitoring of Drug-Induced QTc Prolongation in the Psychiatric Population
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Background: QTc interval prolongation leads to serious complications, making it a concern for clinicians. Assessing the risk of QTc interval prolongation in the psychiatric population is important, as they are exposed to ... -
Contribution of Glycosaminoglycan binding in CCL21-mediated Migration of Breast Cancer cells
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Lymph node metastasis constitutes a key event in Breast Cancer progression and it is a process at least partially mediated by the chemokine CCR7. Chemokine function is dependent upon their binding to both cell-surface ... -
Depression in patients with spinal injury in Qatar: a mixed-methods study
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Background: There is a high prevalence of depression in people with spinal injury. It has a major negative influence on health and performance of daily living activities following the injury. Social support plays an important ... -
Detection of antinuclear antibodies targeting intracellular signal transduction, metabolism, apoptotic processes and cell death in critical COVID-19 patients
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Background: The heterogeneity of COVID-19 lies within its diverse symptoms and severity, ranging from mild to lethal. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has been shown to be the leading cause of mortality in COVID-19 ... -
Development and In Vivo Testing of Smart Nanoparticles for Enhanced Anti-Cancer Activity and Reduced Cardiotoxicity Associated with Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are new generation of anti-cancer drugs with very high efficiency against cancer cells. However, TKIs are associated with severe cardiotoxicity limiting their clinical benefits. One TKI ... -
Development of Novel Chalcone Analogs as Potential Multi-Targeted Therapies for Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most frequently diagnosed malignancy, as well as a leading cause of cancer-related mortality in men globally. Despite the initial response to hormonal targeted therapy, the majority of ... -
Dietary Patterns and Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Findings from a Case-Control Study
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Scientific evidence shows that dietary patterns are associated with the risk of IBD, particularly among unhealthy and Western dietary patterns. However, Western dietary patterns are not exclusive to Western countries, as ...