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Anticancer Potential of the Cyclolinopeptides
( MDPI , 2023 , Article Review)Novel therapeutic agents to combat cancer is an active area of research, as current treatment options have limitations in efficacy and tolerability. One of these therapeutic agents in our immediate environment is ... -
Anticoagulation clinic drive-up service during COVID-19 pandemic in Qatar
( Springer , 2021 , Article)Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a pandemic affecting many countries worldwide. Given the increasing incidence especially in elderly and individuals with comorbid conditions, it is advised by health authorities to ... -
Antiferromagnetism in EuPdGe3
( Elsevier Ltd , 2014 , Article)The results of X-ray diffraction, magnetic susceptibility and magnetization, and 151Eu Mössbauer spectroscopy measurements of polycrystalline EuPdGe3 are reported. EuPdGe3 crystallizes in the BaNiSn3-type tetragonal structure ... -
Antifungal activities of an endophytic Pseudomonas fluorescens strain Pf1TZ harbouring genes from pyoluteorin and phenazine clusters
( Springer Netherlands , 2010 , Article)Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf1TZ was inhibitory in vitro to a number of phytopathogenic fungi and could protect vine plantlets against Botrytis cinerea. Total protection was reached after 3 weeks of bacterial inoculation. The ... -
Antigen Unmasking Is Required to Clinically Assess Levels and Localisation Patterns of Phospholipase C Zeta in Human Sperm
( MDPI , 2023 , Article)Mammalian oocyte activation is initiated by intracellular calcium (Ca2+) oscillations, driven by the testis-specific phospholipase C zeta (PLCζ). Sperm PLCζ analysis represents a diagnostic measure of sperm fertilisation ... -
Antihydrogen physics: Gravitation and spectroscopy in AEgIS
( Canadian science publishing , 2011 , Article)AEgIS (Antimatter experiment: gravity, interferometry, spectroscopy) is an experiment approved by CERN with the goal of studying antihydrogen physics. In AEgIS, antihydrogen will be produced by charge exchange reactions ... -
Antihypertensive indigenous lebanese plants: Ethnopharmacology and a clinical trial
( MDPI AG , 2019 , Article)Hypertension is highly prevalent among the Lebanese adult population and is indeed the major cause of mortality in Lebanon. Traditional use of antihypertensive medicinal plants has long been practiced. The aim of this study ... -
Antihypertensive potential of Brassica rapa leaves: An in vitro and in silico approach
( Frontiers Media , 2022 , Article)Aim: Plants contain many essential constituents and their optimization can result in the discovery of new medicines. One such plant is Brassica rapa that is commonly used as a vegetable to fulfill daily food requirements ... -
Antimetastatic Activity of Lactoferrin-Coated Mesoporous Maghemite Nanoparticles in Breast Cancer Enabled by Combination Therapy
( American Chemical Society , 2020 , Article)Despite successes in breast cancer treatment, the incidence of metastasis, drug resistance, and toxicity limit the efficacy of current therapeutic modalities. Herein, by designing lactoferrin-doxorubicin-mesoporous maghemite ... -
Antimicrobial and Cytotoxic Activity of Streptomyces sp. Isolated from Desert Soils, Qatar
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Streptomyces are Gram positive aerobic bacteria from the phylum Actinobacteria with close to 570 known species. They are popular for providing a variety of compounds having medicinal properties including - antibiotics, ... -
Antimicrobial Modification of LDPE Using Non-thermal Plasma
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) represents polymer having good chemical and physical characteristics for which it is widely used in many applications, such as biomedical and food packaging industry. This polymer excels by ... -
Antimicrobial modification of PLA scaffolds with ascorbic and fumaric acids via plasma treatment
( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article)An optimal medical scaffold should be biocompatible and biodegradable and should have adequate mechanical properties and scaffold architecture porosity, a precise three-dimensional shape, and a reasonable manufacturing ... -
Antimicrobial Resistance of Commensal Escherichia coli Isolated from Food Animals in Qatar
( Mary Ann Liebert , 2020 , Article)This study aims at evaluating the phenotypic and genotypic antimicrobial resistance (AMR) patterns of 18 clinically relevant antibiotics in food animals in Qatar. Fecal samples from camels, cattle, and pigeons (300) were ... -
Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles for Different Isolates in Aden, Yemen: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Resource-Poor Setting
( Hindawi Limited , 2020 , Article)Background. There is a rapid deterioration in the effectiveness of antibiotics due to the global prevalence of bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR). AMR can cause an increase in mortality and morbidity due to treatment ... -
Antimicrobial stewardship programme implementation in the UAE: perspectives of key stakeholders using Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)BackgroundMany studies report antimicrobial stewardship programme (ASP) implementation, but these are limited by a lack of theoretical underpinning. This may lead to missing key factors that are likely to influence the ... -
Antimicrobials: a global alliance for optimizing their rational use in intra-abdominal infections (AGORA)
( BioMed Central , 2016 , Article)Intra-abdominal infections (IAI) are an important cause of morbidity and are frequently associated with poor prognosis, particularly in high-risk patients. The cornerstones in the management of complicated IAIs are timely ... -
Antioxidant Activity Mediates Pirfenidone Antifibrotic Effects in Human Pulmonary Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Exposed to Sera of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Patients.
( Hindawi Publishing Corporation , 2018 , Article)Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic lung disease characterized by an exacerbated fibrotic response. Although molecular and cellular determinants involved in the onset and progression of this devastating disease ... -
Antioxidant and antihypertensive properties of phenolic-protein complexes in extracted protein fractions from Nigella damascena and Nigella arvensis
( Elsevier , 2016 , Article)The study involved the investigation of the antioxidant and antihypertensive properties of the phenolic–protein complexes obtained from isolated protein fractions from Nigella damascena and Nigella arvensis. Protein fractions ... -
Antioxidant constituents from Lawsonia inermis leaves: Isolation, structure elucidation and antioxidative capacity
( Elsevier Ltd. , 2011 , Article)The antioxidant potential of different fractions of Lawsonia inermis (Lythraceae) was investigated. The n-butanolic fraction showed the highest yield of extraction; it also exhibited a strong antioxidant activity in the ... -
Antioxidant properties of gold nanozyme: A review
( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article)AuNPs with enzyme-like features have received strong attention in different areas, although limited data is available in literature on their biological/industrial functions. NPs especially Au counterparts have been shown ...