College of Health Sciences: Recent submissions

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    • Nutrition Literacy of Middle School Students and Its Influencing Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study in Chongqing, China 

      Zeng, Mao; Zhu, Yuzhao; Cai, Zhengjie; Xian, Jinli; Li, Shengping; ... more authors ( Frontiers Media , 2022 , Article)
      Nutrition literacy plays an important role in children's dietary habits and nutrition. This study aimed to analyse the status of nutrition literacy and its influencing factors amongst middle school students in Chongqing, ...

    • Assessment of lung cancer risk factors and mortality in Qatar: A case series study 

      Abdel-Salam, A.-S.G.; Mollazehi, M.; Bandyopadhyay, D.; Malki, A.M.; Shi, Z.; ... more authors ( Blackwell Publishing Ltd , 2021 , Article)
      Background: The global burden of cancer has exponentially increased over the last few years. In 2018 alone, approximately more than half of the 18.1 million individuals who had cancer succumbed to it. Lung cancer cases and ...

    • Article depressive symptoms among patients with diabetes in Qatar: Frequency and potential determinants 

      Bawadi, H.; Al-Shahwani, A.; Arafeh, D.; Al-Asmar, D.; Moawad, J.; ... more authors ( MDPI AG , 2021 , Article)
      Background: Diabetes is a highly prevalent chronic disease that is associated with major complications. Findings regarding risk of depression among patients with diabetes are controversial. This study aimed to determine ...

    • Consequences of a Great Crisis on Chronic Diseases: How Childhood Exposures May Shape Future Health 

      Lee, J.J.; Shi, Z. ( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2021 , Article)
      [No abstract available]

    • Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories: a pooled analysis of 2181 population-based studies with 65 million participants 

      Andrea, Rodriguez-Martinez; Zhou, Bin; Sophiea, Marisa K; Bentham, James; Paciorek, Christopher J; ... more authors (2020 , Article)
      Background Comparable global data on health and nutrition of school-aged children and adolescents are scarce. We aimed to estimate age trajectories and time trends in mean height and mean body-mass index (BMI), which ...

    • Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants 

      Bin, Zhou; Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M; Danaei, Goodarz; Riley, Leanne M; Paciorek, Christopher J; ... more authors (2021 , Article)
      Background Hypertension can be detected at the primary health-care level and low-cost treatments can effectively control hypertension. We aimed to measure the prevalence of hypertension and progress in its detection, ...

    • The relationship between bone mineral density and body composition among Qatari women with high rate of obesity: qatar Biobank Data 

      Kerkadi, Abdelhamid; Lathief, Shalima; Khial, Yasmen; Teleb, Toka; Attieh, Grace; ... more authors ( Frontiers Media , 2022 , Article)
      Studies have reported inconsistent results for the relationship between body composition and bone mineral density (BMD) among women, especially those with a high rate of obesity. This study aims to examine the association ...

    • Biochars From Solid Organic Municipal Wastes For Soil Quality Enhancement 

      Bansode, Rishipal; Hassan, Osman; Randolph, Priscilla; Rehrah, Djaafar; Ahmedna, Mohamed ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2014 , Conference Paper)
      The overall municipal organic waste in Qatar accounts for 57% of municipal waste generated annually. Organic solid wastes such as food, newspapers, packaging, furniture woods and wood from building demolition have traditionally ...

    • Infection Rates And Phylogenetic Analysis Of Hepatitis G Virus (hgv)/gb Virus C (gbv-c) Among Qatari Blood Donors 

      Al-absi, Enas; Haj Ali, Nadima; Khan, Aisha; Khalili, Makiyeh; Hadwan, Tameem; ... more authors ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2014 , Conference Paper)
      Background: A new immerging nonpathogenic single stranded human RNA virus known as GBV-C/HGV was discovered in 1995. Both GBV-C virus and HCV have similar genome, but they replicate in different cell types. The incidence ...

    • The Impact of Mineral Supplementation on Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome 

      ElObeid, Tahra; Awad, Marwa Osman; Ganji, Vijay; Moawad, Joyce ( MDPI , 2022 , Article Review)
      Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrinopathy that is common among women of reproductive age. It is a heterogeneous disorder with an unknown etiology. Different strategies have been proposed for the treatment of ...

    • The impact of health status, diet and lifestyle on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: Narrative review 

      Alalwani, Joud; Eljazzar, sereen; Basil, Maya; Tayyem, Reema ( Wiley , 2022 , Article Review)
      Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is defined as the abnormal accumulation of triglycerides in the liver. NAFLD has a global prevalence of almost 30%, while incidence is rising with increasing levels of obesity, ...

    • Machine learning techniques for predicting depression and anxiety in pregnant and postpartum women during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional regional study 

      Qasrawi, Radwan; Amro, Malak; VicunaPolo, Stephanny; Abu Al-Halawa, Diala; Agha, Hazem; ... more authors ( F1000Research , 2022 , Article)
      Background : Maternal depression and anxiety are significant public health concerns that play an important role in the health and well-being of mothers and children. The COVID-19 pandemic, the consequential lockdowns and ...

    • Iron Overload in Chronic Kidney Disease: Less Ferritin, More T2MRI. 

      Nashwan, Abdulqadir J; Yassin, Mohamed A; Mohamed Ibrahim, Mohamed Izham; Abdul Rahim, Hanan F; Shraim, Mujahed ( Frontiers Media , 2022 , Article Review)
      To date, there is no consensus on the most reliable marker of iron status in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Serum ferritin is used routinely, although it may be a misleading marker for iron overload. The success ...

    • Relationship between material needs security and clinical outcomes in adults with type 2 diabetes in Lebanon 

      Ola, Sukkarieh; Egede, Leonard E.; Bassil, Maya ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)
      BackgroundDespite their documented significance in type 2 diabetes (T2DM) management, social determinants of health (SDOHs) including material needs security are poorly studied in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) ...

    • Results from the first culturally tailored, multidisciplinary diabetes education in Lebanese adults with type 2 diabetes: effects on self-care and metabolic outcomes 

      Sukkarieh-Haraty, Ola; Egede, Leonard E.; Khazen, Georges; Abi Kharma, Joelle; Farran, Natali; ... more authors ( BMC , 2022 , Article)
      Objective: Diabetes self-management education (DSME) is an essential component of lifestyle management needed for diabetes care. This pilot-study tested the effect of culturally-tailored education targeting diabetes selfcare ...

    • Persistent Organic Pollutants in Human Milk: Exposure Levels and Determinants among Lactating Mothers in Lebanon 

      Hassan, Hussein F.; Elaridi, Jomana; Kharma, Joelle Abi; Abiad, Mohamad Ghassan; Bassil, Maya ( International Association for Food Protection , 2022 , Article)
      ABSTRACT: Exposure of newborns to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) is a public health concern. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of POPs in human milk collected from lactating mothers in Lebanon ...

    • Gene Expression Profiling of Embryonic Human Neural Stem Cells and Dopaminergic Neurons from Adult Human Substantia Nigra 

      Marei , Hany; Althani , Asma; Afifi , Nahla; Michetti , Fabricio; Pescatori , Mario; ... more authors ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2012 , Conference Paper)
      Neural stem cells (NSC) with self-renewal and multipotent properties serve as an ideal cell source for transplantation to treat neurodegenerative insults such as Parkinson's disease. We used Agilent's and Illumina Whole ...

    • Sulforaphane reduces obesity by reversing leptin resistance. 

      Çakır, Işın; Lining Pan, Pauline; Hadley, Colleen K; El-Gamal, Abdulrahman; Fadel, Amina; ... more authors ( eLife Sciences Publications , 2022 , Article)
      The ascending prevalence of obesity in recent decades is commonly associated with soaring morbidity and mortality rates, resulting in increased health-care costs and decreased quality of life. A systemic state of stress ...

    • Laboratory Test Utilization Practices in Hamad Medical Corporation; Role of Laboratory Supervisors and Clinicians in Improper Test Utilization; a Descriptive Pilot Study 

      Alshekhabobakr, Hafsa Mohammed; Alsaqatri, Salim O.; Rizk, Nasser Moustafa ( Dove Press , 2022 , Article)
      Background: The use of diagnostic laboratory tests is increasing worldwide. Improper test utilization (ITU) is a common problem for all healthcare systems as it costs substantial expenses for the health systems and impacts ...

    • An exploratory social media intervention for perception and behavior on eating away from home: A cluster randomized trial in Chongqing, China 

      Tingting, Wu; Hu, Ping; Zou, Mao; Zhang, Fan; Zeng, Huan; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)
      A modern diet with high energy density is harmful to health and negatively affects the environment. Eating out is particularly prevalent among young adults and has steadily increased in many countries over the last few ...