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Advanced blood flow assessment in Zebrafish via experimental digital particle image velocimetry and computational fluid dynamics modeling
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
Over the past few decades, Zebrafish has become a widely used vertebrate model for cardiovascular research. Easy genetic manipulation, low cost, high fecundity, embryonic transparency, and ability to survive in the early ...
Seroprevalence of West Nile Virus among Healthy Blood Donors from Different National Populations Residing in Qatar
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
ObjectiveTo estimate the age- and nationality-specific West Nile virus (WNV) seroprevalence in select Middle East and North Africa (MENA) populations residing in Qatar. MethodsSera were collected from male blood donors ...
Computational Investigation of the Effect of Wall Thickness on Rupture Risk in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
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JAFM
, 2020 , Article)
Cardiovascular disorders are among the most important causes of sudden death and adult disability worldwide. Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a critical clinical condition where the aorta dilates beyond 50% of its normal ...
Suppression of GATA-3 increases adipogenesis, reduces inflammation and improves insulin sensitivity in 3T3L-1 preadipocytes
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
© 2020 Impaired adipogenesis plays an important role in the development of obesity-associated insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Adipose tissue inflammation is a crucial mediator of this process. GATA-3 plays important ...
Prevalence of antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli isolates from local and imported retail chicken carcasses.
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International Association for Food Protection
, 2020 , Article)
The spread of antibiotic resistance has been associated with consumption of food contaminated with pathogenic and non-pathogenic resistant bacteria. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of antibiotic ...
Molecular Characterization of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing and Among the Pediatric Population in Qatar
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Frontiers Media
, 2020 , Article)
Although extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacterales are a public health problem in the Arabian Peninsula, data on the molecular characteristic of their antimicrobial resistance determinants in children ...
Draft Genome Sequence of an Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella oxytoca Strain Bearing from Qatar.
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American Society for Microbiology
, 2020 , Article)
is an opportunistic human pathogen causing nosocomial infection. We report the draft genome of an extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing isolate harboring an gene, a recently discovered colistin resistance analog, from ...
Co-presence of human papillomaviruses and Epstein-Barr virus is linked with advanced tumor stage: a tissue microarray study in head and neck cancer patients.
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BMC
, 2020 , Article)
Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), known oncoviruses, can be co-present and cooperate in the initiation and/or progression of human carcinomas, including head and neck. Based on this fact, we ...
Inhibition of p90 ribosomal S6 kinase potentiates cisplatin activity in A549 human lung adenocarcinoma cells
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Wiley
, 2020 , Article)
© 2020 Royal Pharmaceutical Society Aim: Cisplatin is a standard treatment approach against lung adenocarcinoma. Resistance to cisplatin and the toxic side effects of cisplatin continue to remain a challenge. Combining ...
Cardiac function and blood flow hemodynamics assessment of zebrafish (Danio rerio) using high-speed video microscopy
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
BackgroundIn the last few decades, zebrafish (Danio rerio) were introduced as a model organism to investigate human diseases including cardiovascular and neuronal disorders. In most zebrafish investigations, cardiac function ...