Provider-Patient Engagement towards Better Patient Experience and Satisfaction in Type 2 Diabetes Care in Qatar by Kholoud Ateeq Al-Motawaa (18505006)

“…</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">A cross-sectional dynamic mixed methods study was conducted through face-to-face interviews using an English/Arabic pre-tested semi-structured survey among 53 Type 2 diabetic patients (Qatari nationals and long-term residents) and 21 healthcare practitioners from different healthcare facilities in Qatar (Figure 1) from August 2018 to March 2019.3 Informed consent and permission of relevant institutions were obtained. …”

Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on health and well-being in the United Arab Emirates by Dalibalta, Sarah

“…Aim: To identify the impact of COVID-19 on changes to exercise and general physical activity habits, changes to the consumption of various foods and potential weight gain, as well as any differences in smoking habits among individuals residing in the UAE during the COVID-19 quarantine. Methods: This is a cross-sectional analytical study that used a quantitative electronic questionnaire sent by the Ministry of Health and Prevention to individuals on its platform in order to collect data on the physical health and well-being of a UAE sample population. …”
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Research Based Pedagogy to Enhance Quality of Learning: A Study Among Selected Higher Education Institutions in the UAE by AL HERSI, MARYAM SALEM

“…The study employed Mixed Methods Research Approach and Concurrent Triangulation design to collect and analyze the data. …”
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العقود الذكيّة المستخدمة بالبلوكشين: دراسة فقهيّة by Alboul, Saba mohammed mostafa

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Patients’ Adoption of Electronic Personal Health Records in England: Secondary Data Analysis by Alaa Abd-Alrazaq (17430900)

“…Further studies are required to validate the new model in different contexts and to improve its predictive power by proposing new variables. …”

Assessing the genetic burden of familial hypercholesterolemia in a large middle eastern biobank by Geethanjali Devadoss Gandhi (14056966)

“…Finally, calculation of polygenic risk scores found that individuals with ‘definite or probable’ FH have a significantly higher LDL-C SNP score than ‘unlikely’ individuals (p = 0.0003), demonstrating its utility in Arab populations.</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">We design and implement a standardized approach to phenotyping a population biobank for FH risk followed by systematically identifying known variants and assessing putative novel variants contributing to FH burden in Qatar. …”

RFX3 is essential for the generation of functional human pancreatic islets from stem cells by Bushra Memon (4792767)

“…RFX3<i> </i>overexpression was implemented to reverse dysregulated gene expression.…”

Performance Evaluation of a New Fluorescent-Based Lateral Flow Immunoassay for Quantification of Hemoglobin A1c (HBA1c) in Diabetic Patients by Nadin Younes (4863280)

“…</p><h3>Aim</h3><p dir="ltr">We aim to evaluate the performance of Finecare™ HbA1c Rapid Test, certified by CE, NGSP, and IFCC, for the quantitative measurement of hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c) along with its reader. Methods: A total of 100 (fingerstick and venepuncture whole blood) samples were analyzed by Wondfo Finecare™ HbA1c Rapid Quantitative Test and the results were compared with the reference assay Cobas Pro c503. …”

Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 co... by Alize J, Ferrari

“…GBD estimates are updated routinely with additional data and refined analytical methods. GBD 2021 presents, for the first time, estimates of health loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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