Do interleukin-6 and macrophage-migration inhibitory factor play a role during sex-associated susceptibility in murine cysticercosis? by Kabbani, Ahmad

“…In murine Taenia crassiceps cysticercosis, females sustain larger intensities of infection than males. However, during chronic infection, this difference disappears and males show a feminization process. …”
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Prevalence and Predictors of Insulin Resistance in Non-Obese Healthy Young Females in Qatar by Mohamed A. Elrayess (7956179)

“…</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17145088" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17145088</a></p>…”

Enhanced natural convection in a U-shaped baffled cavity: Synergistic effects of magnetic fields and wall oscillations on Nano-encapsulated PCM by Ahmed M. Hassan (8893106)

“…Nanoparticle volume fraction also significantly enhances heat transfer, with a 58.9 % increase in Nusselt number as <i>ϕ</i> increases from 0.01 to 0.04. …”

Short-term outcomes in robotic vs laparoscopic ileal pouch-anal anastomosis surgery: a propensity score match study by Sofoklis Panteleimonitis (17766012)

“…</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00423-023-02898-1" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00423-023-02898-1</a></p>…”

Do near-bedtime usage of smartphones and problematic internet usage really impact sleep? A study based on objectively recorded usage data by Aftab Alam (5158601)

“…Regarding sleep distraction, multivariate linear regression analysis revealed that two hours before sleep was a significant and positive predictor of sleep distraction (β = 0.197, p = 0.003), whereas PIU was not significant. …”

Soluble ACE2 and angiotensin II levels are modulated in hypertensive COVID-19 patients treated with different antihypertension drugs by Mohamed A. Elrayess (21398687)

“…ACE2 levels increase with disease severity in patients taking an ARB (<i>p</i> = 0.01), patients taking ACEi, the degree of disease severity was associated with a decrease in angiotensin II. BB patients had the lowest disease severity.…”

Automatic image quality evaluation in digital radiography using for‐processing and for‐presentation images by Ioannis A. Tsalafoutas (14776939)

“…</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acm2.14285" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acm2.14285</a></p>…”

Impact of timing and severity of COVID-19 infection in pregnancy on intrauterine fetal growth- a registry-based study from Doha-Qatar by Fathima Minisha (16475100)

“…<h3>Background</h3> <p>The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted pregnant women, increasing maternal and neonatal morbidity. The placenta is a potential target for the pathophysiological processes due to the increased thrombotic inflammatory activation and inadequate uteroplacental perfusion and oxygenation, potentially causing intrauterine growth restriction. …”

Effects of perinatal variables on echocardiographic assessments of left ventricular dimensions in infants born large for gestational age: a prospective cohort analysis by Ahmed Amarah (17733726)

“…Males were predominant in both groups. A larger proportion of neonates were admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in LGA infants (74.6%) as compared to the AGA infants (33.5%) (p < 0.001). …”

Copy number variations in the genome of the Qatari population by Khalid A. Fakhro (3158862)

“…<p>The populations of the Arabian Peninsula remain the least represented in public genetic databases, both in terms of single nucleotide variants and of larger genomic mutations. We present the first high-resolution copy number variation (CNV) map for a Gulf Arab population, using a hybrid approach that integrates array genotyping intensity data and next-generation sequencing reads to call CNVs in the Qatari population. …”

Efficacy of Antimicrobial-Impregnated Catheters in Preventing Sepsis Post Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheter (PICC) Removal in Neonates: A Retrospective Study by Mohammad Ayman Al Khateeb (17045509)

“…</p> <h3>Conclusions</h3> <p>The findings suggest that there were no significant differences in demographical characteristics between the two groups, and the incidence of sepsis post PICC removal was higher for Antimicrobial-impregnated catheters but did not reach statistical significance. Further studies with a larger sample size are needed to confirm these results.…”

Three-dimensional evaluation of pulp chamber volume and dimensions across skeletal and dental malocclusions using CBCT: a retrospective cross-sectional study by Raidan Ba-Hattab (17773230)

“…Molar interdigitation affects molar PCV, with CCM linked to reduced volumes. PCV showed a linear inverse association with age and are generally larger in males. …”

Global, regional, and national burden of neck pain, 1990–2020, and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Cross, Marita

“…With the highest prevalence in older adults (higher in females than males), a larger effect expected in low-income and middle-income countries, and a rapidly ageing global population, neck pain continues to pose a challenge in terms of disability burden worldwide. …”
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Diabetes-related cardiovascular and economic burden in patients hospitalized for heart failure in the US: a recent temporal trend analysis from the National Inpatient Sample by Menatalla Mekhaimar (14103708)

“…In total, the prevalence of DM is gradually increasing in HF. However, the temporal trend shows that hospitalization and in-hospital mortality are on a descending slope at a cost of an increasing yearly expenditure and length of stay, even to a larger extent than in patient without DM.…”

Context-Tailored Food-Based Nutrition Education and Counseling for Pregnant Women to Improve Birth Outcomes: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial in Rural Malawi by Kamudoni, Penjani Rhoda

“…We noted that the NEC intervention favored birth weight among mothers with a lower height than the mean sample height. Our results warrant further investigation into offering tailored NEC early in pregnancy and on a larger scale.This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT03136393.…”
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Global fertility in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2021, with forecasts to 2100: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Natalia V, Bhattacharjee

“…CCF50 as a proportion of each 5-year ASFR was predicted using a linear mixed-effects model with fixed-effects covariates (female educational attainment and contraceptive met need) and random intercepts for geographical regions. …”
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A urokinase-activated recombinant diphtheria toxin targeting the granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor receptor is selectively cytotoxic to human acute myeloid leukemia... by Abi-Habib, Ralph J.

“…The activity of this toxin was then tested on a larger group of 13 human AML cell lines; 5 of the 13 cell lines were sensitive to DTU2GMCSF. …”
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Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants by Bin, Zhou

“…The global increase in the number of adults with raised blood pressure is a net effect of increase due to population growth and ageing, and decrease due to declining age-specific prevalence. …”
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Epidemiological and genetic characterization of pH1N1 and H3N2 influenza viruses circulated in MENA region during 2009–2017 by Hebah A. Al Khatib (10494573)

“…This study describes the epidemiology of influenza types A and B, and molecular characteristics of surface glycoproteins (hemagglutinin [HA] and neuraminidase [NA]) of influenza A subtypes: pH1N1 and H3N2 circulated in Arabian Gulf, Levant and North Africa regions during 2009–2017. …”

The global, regional, and national burden of colorectal cancer and its attributable risk factors in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global B... by Saeid Safiri (3713035)

“…Although the overall colorectal cancer age-standardised death rate has been decreasing at the global level, the increasing age-standardised incidence rate in most countries poses a major public health challenge across the world. …”