Does Ultrasound Really Good Enough to Evaluate the Pneumothorax in the Emergency Department حسب Atilla Temel (17788481)

"…Thorax ultrasonography is a useful technique with high specificity in diagnosing pneumothorax, but its sensitivity decreases significantly when the size is below 1 cm.…"

Prevalence of bullying and violence among adolescents in Arab Gulf countries: a systematic review حسب Amani N. Alansari (19743643)

"…The quality of the included studies was assessed using the Newcastle–Ottawa Scale.</p><h3 dir="ltr">Results</h3><p dir="ltr">A total of 16 cross-sectional studies from six Gulf countries were included. …"

Applying value-based strategies to accelerate access to novel cancer medications: guidance from the Oncology Health Economics Expert Panel in Qatar (Q-OHEP) حسب Anas Hamad (9545771)

"…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">In line with global trends, cancer incidence and mortality may have decreased for specific types of cancer in Qatar. However, the cancer-related burden on patients, healthcare systems, and the economy is expected to expand; thus, cancer remains a significant public healthcare issue in Qatar. …"

Monitoring the Athlete Match Response: Can External Load Variables Predict Post-match Acute and Residual Fatigue in Soccer? A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis حسب Karim Hader (2548618)

"…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Monitoring athletes’ external load during a soccer match may be useful to predict post-match acute and residual fatigue. …"

Identification of macrophage activation-related biomarkers in obese type 2 diabetes that may be indicative of enhanced respiratory risk in COVID-19 حسب Abu Saleh Md Moin (6189512)

"…Plasma macrophage-related proteins were determined using Slow Off-rate Modified Aptamer-scan plasma protein measurement at baseline (control and OT2D subjects) and after 1-h of insulin clamp (OT2D subjects only). …"

Inhibition of alpha-synuclein seeded fibril formation and toxicity by herbal medicinal extracts حسب Mustafa T. Ardah (4858657)

"…In an in-vitro cell model, these compounds decreased the insoluble phosphorylated α-syn and aggregation. …"

Impact of the fear of Covid-19 infection on intent to breastfeed; a cross sectional survey of a perinatal population in Qatar حسب Shuja Mohd Reagu (12051406)

"…</p><h3>Conclusions</h3><p dir="ltr">The rates of Obsessive–compulsive symptoms were increased and the rates of intent to breastfeed were decreased when compared with pre pandemic rates. The obsessive–compulsive symptoms and the intent to not breastfeed were significantly associated with fear of infection to the new-born. …"

Positional and dimensional temporomandibular joint osseous changes in patients treated with the forsus fatigue resistant device: a non-randomized clinical trial حسب Ramy Abdul-Rahman Ishaq (22928974)

"…Intra- and inter-group comparisons were conducted using paired t-tests and independent t-tests, respectively.…"

Fetoplacental transmission and placental response to SARS-CoV-2: Evidence from the literature حسب Henry C. Ezechukwu (13253406)

"…The results indicated that SARS-CoV-2 induces placenta inflammation, and placenta susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 decreases across the pregnancy window. Thus, SARS-CoV-2 infection in early pregnancy may adversely affect the developing fetus.…"

Effect of Optimizing Oxygen Saturation Targets on the Incidence of Retinopathy of Prematurity in a Quaternary NICU حسب Dr. Naveed Ur Rehman Durrani (18262147)

"…Despite a statistically significant increase of 10 percent points in time spent within target SpO2 (91–95%) in the post-intervention phase (p < 0.05), the incidence of severe ROP did not decline. Using a multivariate model, odds of ROP development decreased with gestational age (25%) while increasing with PDA requiring treatment (4.33 times) and glucose ≥10 mg/dL (4.15 times), considering one variable at a time, keeping others constant. …"

Effect of Surface Treatment of Halloysite Nanotubes (HNTs) on the Kinetics of Epoxy Resin Cure with Amines حسب Vahideh Akbari (18768001)

"…In fact, by the introduction of nanotubes the mobility of curing moieties decreased resulting in some deviation of experimental cure rate values from the predicted values obtained using <i>KAS</i> and <i>Friedman</i> methods.…"

Assessment of treatment burden and its impact on quality of life in dialysis-dependent and pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease patients حسب Asmaa Al-mansouri (16931739)

"…Treatment-related burden and HR-QOL were assessed quantitatively using the Treatment Burden Questionnaire (TBQ) and the Kidney Disease Quality of Life (KDQOL™) questionnaire, respectively. …"

Chronic reduction of store operated Ca²⁺ entry is viable therapeutically but is associated with cardiovascular complications حسب Fang Yu (156838)

"…Here we address this issue using a novel genetic mouse model (SOCE hypomorph) with deficient SOCE, nuclear factor of activated T cells activation, and T cell cytokine production. …"

Appropriateness of gentamicin therapeutic drug monitoring at a Middle Eastern tertiary hospital setting: a retrospective evaluation and quality audit حسب Fatima Khalifa Al-Sulaiti (14152056)

"…<h3>Introduction</h3><p dir="ltr">The use of gentamicin in the treatment of infectious diseases requires frequent monitoring to attain the best treatment outcomes.…"

Differences in protein expression, at the basal state and at 2 h of insulin infusion, in muscle biopsies from healthy Arab men with high or low insulin sensitivity measured by hype... حسب Ilham Bettahi (363910)

"…The samples were processed using a quantitative proteomic analysis approach.…"

The molecular mechanisms of apoptosis accompanied with the epigenetic regulation of the NY-ESO-1 antigen in non-small lung cancer cells treated with decitabine (5-aza-CdR) حسب Varghese P. Inchakalody (14557382)

"…<p dir="ltr">Dysregulated epigenetic modifications are common in lung cancer but have been reversed using demethylating agent like 5-Aza-CdR. 5-Aza-CdR induces/upregulates the NY-ESO-1 antigen in lung cancer. …"

Type 2 Diabetes Coagulopathy Proteins May Conflict With Biomarkers Reflective of COVID-19 Severity حسب Abu Saleh Md Moin (6189512)

"…A hyperinsulinemic clamp was performed and normoglycemia induced in T2D [4.5 ± 0.07 mmol/L (81 ± 1.2 mg/dl)] for 1-h, following which blood glucose was decreased to ≤2.0 mmol/L (36 mg/dl). Proteomic analysis for the complement and coagulation cascades were measured using Slow Off-rate Modified Aptamer (SOMA)-scan.…"

Immunoprofile of childhood diabetes حسب Meritxell Espino-Guarch (15430868)

"…Associated with these findings, anti-inflammatory Treg cytokines including IL-10 were decreased in T2D patients and elevated plasma levels of IL-17, which contributes to the insulin resistance and inflammation were observed.…"

Masked phenomenon: renal and cardiovascular complications; review and updates حسب Elmukhtar Habas (14777677)

"…Normal blood pressure should be 120/80 mmHg, which generally decreases when a person is sleeping or sitting. High blood pressure or hypertension occurs when the blood pressure is too high. …"

Modulation of gut microbiota: The effects of a fruits and vegetables supplement حسب Arun Prasath Lakshmanan (6807152)

"…The antioxidant capacity, measured by using the oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) method, was also slightly higher in the FVS group than in the PLA group but did not reach statistical significance. …"