Epidemiological and genetic characterization of pH1N1 and H3N2 influenza viruses circulated in MENA region during 2009–2017 by Hebah A. Al Khatib (10494573)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Influenza surveillance is necessary for detection of emerging variants of epidemiologic and clinical significance. 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. …”

Implementation of Deep Learning for Measurement of Penile Curvature on Real 2D Intraoperative Images by Sriman Bidhan Baray (15302398)

“…The model achieved a median error of 7.8° across 421 images, with 82% of predictions within ±10° of ground truth. Only 6% of cases crossed the 30° surgical threshold, confirming the tool’s reliability for clinical decision-making. …”

Effect of Intravenous Mannitol on Intraocular Pressure Changes in Vitrectomized and Non-Vitrectomized Eyes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by HASHEM ABU SERHAN (19737499)

Oral Food Challenge Protocols in Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome: A Systematic Review by Tayseer Ibrahim (18589411)

“…</p><h3>Conclusions</h3><p dir="ltr">There is significant heterogeneity in <u>FPIES </u>OFC practices. …”

Discrimination of breast cancer from benign tumours using Raman spectroscopy by Fiona M. Lyng (2189614)

Harnessing digital health to objectively assess cognitive impairment in people undergoing hemodialysis process: The Impact of cognitive impairment on mobility performance measured... by He Zhou (224270)

Correction: Discrimination of breast cancer from benign tumours using Raman spectroscopy by Fiona M. Lyng (2189614)

Cost-Benefit Analysis of Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Maturity in Adult Surgical Ward Settings: A Retrospective Study in Qatar by Nurhan Elshafey (18472387)

Editorial: Itch treatments by Martin Steinhoff (5340194)

“…Here, extensive translational and clinical studies are necessary to stratify the best treatment.…”

Driving and hypoglycemia by Stephen Beer (5480411)

Stemming cardiovascular diseases in Qatar by Nature Research (16552612)

Landscape of childhood epilepsies – A multi-ethnic population-based study by Ruba Benini (17563083)

“…Risk factors associated with an increased risk of co-morbidities and intractable epilepsy included early age of epilepsy onset (< 2 years of age); etiology; antenatal risk factors; history of previous central nervous system infection; history of status epilepticus and a family history of consanguinity and epilepsy. </p><h3>Significance </h3><p dir="ltr">This large multi-ethnic population-based study confirms that the prevalence, incidence and clinical features of epilepsy in Qatar is in accordance with other epidemiologic studies and highlights risk factors for the development of co-morbidities and medically-intractable epilepsy.…”

Chiropractic manipulations gone wrong by Nature Research (16552612)

Understanding the Role of GLUT2 in Dysglycemia Associated with Fanconi–Bickel Syndrome by Sanaa Sharari (12561952)

Metabolomics in the Diagnosis and Prognosis of COVID-19 by Mohammad Rubayet Hasan (8602080)

“…Since the genome of SARS-CoV-2 was uncovered, detection of viral RNA by RT-qPCR has played the most significant role in preventing the spread of the virus through early detection and tracing of suspected COVID-19 cases and through screening of at-risk population. …”

Current Status of Tissue Engineering in the Management of Severe Hypospadias by Tariq O. Abbas (11247771)

“…At present, despite many significant advances, the search for a suitable tissue engineering approach for use in routine clinical applications continues.…”

Peripheral inflammatory and metabolic markers as potential biomarkers in treatment-resistant schizophrenia: Insights from a Qatari Cohort by Mohamed Adil Shah Khoodoruth (14589828)

An investigation into the potential action of polyphenols against human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide aggregation in type 2 diabetes by Anns Mahboob (17337886)

“…<p dir="ltr">Type 2 diabetes (T2D), a chronic metabolic disease characterized by hyperglycemia, results in significant disease burden and financial costs globally. …”

Systems biology analysis reveals NFAT5 as a novel biomarker and master regulator of inflammatory breast cancer by Andrea Remo (447375)

“…By IHC assays, we found that IBC patients displayed a higher number of NFAT5-positive cases than nIBC (69.2% vs. 19.5%; p-value = 2.79 10-7). …”

An ensemble-based machine learning model for predicting type 2 diabetes and its effect on bone health by Belqes Alsadi (18695031)

“…</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">In this study, we employed machine learning (ML) based case-control study on a diabetic cohort size of 1000 participants form Qatar Biobank to predict diabetes using clinical and bone health indicators from Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) machines. …”