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Breaking HK17 in Practice
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2019 , Conference Paper)In November 2017, Hecht and Kamlofsky submitted HK17, a quaternion(octonion)-based Diffie-Hellman key exchange protocol, to NIST post-quantum cryptography project, and thought that at least O(p8) arithmetic operations are ... -
Breaking up prolonged sitting time with walking does not affect appetite or gut hormone concentrations but does induce an energy deficit and suppresses postprandial glycaemia in sedentary adults
( NRC Research Press , 2016 , Article)Background: Breaking up periods of prolonged sitting can negate harmful metabolic effects but the influence on appetite and gut hormones is not understood and is investigated in this study. Methods: Thirteen sedentary (7 ... -
Breaking up prolonged sitting with moderate-intensity walking improves attention and executive function in Qatari females
( Public Library of Science , 2019 , Article)Background Cultural, environmental and logistical factors promote a sedentary lifestyle within Qatar, particularly for females. Sedentary behaviour is acutely associated with poor cognitive function and fatigue, and ... -
Breaks or long range dependence in the energy futures volatility: Out-of-sample forecasting and VaR analysis
( Elsevier B.V. , 2016 , Article)The aim of this paper is to propose an empirical strategy that allows the discrimination between true and spurious long memory behaviors. That strategy is based on the comparison between the estimated long memory parameter ... -
“Breakthrough Therapies” for Breast Cancer Metastasis.
( OMICS International , 2015 , Article)Breast Cancer Metastasis (MBC) is an ultimate death sentence remains a challenge for clinicians worldwide.According to the Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) Awareness Network about 155,000 patients are living nowadays with ... -
Breast Cancer During Pregnancy: A Marked Propensity to Triple-Negative Phenotype.
( Frontiers Media , 2020 , Article)Breast and cervical cancers comprise 50% of all cancers during pregnancy. In particular, gestational breast cancer is considered one of the most aggressive types of cancers, which is a rare but fatal disease. However, the ... -
Breast cancer image classification using pattern-based Hyper Conceptual Sampling method
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)The increase in biomedical data has given rise to the need for developing data sampling techniques. With the emergence of big data and the rise of popularity of data science, sampling or reduction techniques have been ... -
Breast cancer in the GCC countries: A focus on BRCA1/2 and non-BRCA1/2 genes.
( Elsevier , 2018 , Article)The GCC is an economic alliance of six Arab countries, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates (UAE). The rate of endogamous marriage among the GCC countries is approaching 100%, with ... -
Breast Cancer Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices amongst Women in Qatar
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2022 , Article)This cross-sectional study examines knowledge, attitudes, and practices surrounding breast cancer awareness and screening among women residents in Qatar. Females, >18 years old, registered with the Primary Health Care ... -
Breast carcinoma metastasis suppressor gene 1 (BRMS1): update on its role as the suppressor of cancer metastases.
( Springer , 2015 , Article)BRMS1 was discovered over a decade ago as a potential tumor suppressor gene. In this review, we summarize the recent findings about the structure of BRMS1, mechanisms of its action and a role of BRMS1 in the cancer ... -
Breast lump as the initial presentation of metastatic uterine leiomyosarcoma: a case report and comprehensive literature review
( Medicinska Naklada Zagreb , 2024 , Article)Uterine leiomyosarcoma (uLMS) is a rare but aggressive cancer with a high metastatic potential and an unfavo-rable prognosis. A 54-year-old woman with a history of uterine fibroids clinically presented with a painless, ... -
Breath Analysis for the in Vivo Detection of Diabetic Ketoacidosis
( American Chemical Society , 2022 , Article)Human breath analysis of volatile organic compounds has gained significant attention recently because of its rapid and noninvasive potential to detect various metabolic diseases. The detection of ketones in the breath and ... -
Breath biopsy, a novel technology to identify head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: A systematic review
( Wiley , 2022 , Article Review)Head and neck cancers are a heterogeneous group of neoplasms, which together comprise the sixth most common cancer globally. Breath biopsies are a non-invasive clinical investigation that detect volatile organic compounds ... -
Bridging conventional medicine and traditional, complementary, and alternative approaches: Fostering collaborative attempts for a holistic healthcare system
( Elsevier , 2023 , Other)Dear Editor, We read the paper entitled “The future of integrative health: vision, values, and principles for positive, sustainable systemic change” by Kemper, which was published last month.1 The points discussed therein ... -
Bridging the gap: Using design based activities to develop problem-solving skills in Qatari high school students
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2015 , Conference Paper)A substantial number of secondary school students are accepted into engineering schools without adequate exposure to key engineering based skills, such as analytical thinking, problem solving, critical thinking and design. ... -
Bridging theory and practice: Mixed methods approach to instruction of law and ethics within the pharmaceutical sciences
( Elsevier , 2016 , Article)Background: Professional responsibilities are guided by laws and ethics that must be introduced and mastered within pharmaceutical sciences training. Instructional design to teaching typically introduces concepts in a ... -
Bridging vs Non-Bridging with Warfarin Peri-Procedural Management: Cost and Cost-Effectiveness Analyses
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)The warfarin peri-procedural management in Qatar is predominantly based on bridging (63%), compared to non-bridging. This study sought to perform a first-time cost analysis of current warfarin peri-procedural management ... -
A brief history and challenges of clozapine utilization in the Arab world
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Clozapine synthesis dates back to 1958, when a Swiss pharmaceutical company produced it based on the chemical structure of the tricyclic antidepressant imipramine (Crilly, 2007; Idänpään-Heikkilä et al., 1975). Clinical ... -
Brief interventions to prevent excessive alcohol use in adolescents at low-risk presenting to Emergency Departments: Three-arm, randomised trial of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Alcohol consumption and related harm increase rapidly from the age of 12 years. We evaluated whether alcohol screening and brief intervention is effective and cost-effective in delaying hazardous or harmful drinking amongst ... -
A brief overview of RF sputtering deposition of boron carbon nitride (BCN) thin films
( Springer , 2018 , Article)A great part of interest has been paid for fabricating new materials with novel mechanical, optical, and electrical properties. Boron carbon nitride (BCN) ternary system was applied for variable bandgap semiconductors and ...