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Substances Secreted by Starved Human Dermal Fibroblasts Enhancing the Wound Healing Process in Rat without Scar: A Potential Acellular System for Wound Healing
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Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Background
Despite being a major cellular component of various engineered skin substituent, underlying mechanism of successful fibroblast transplantation in wound healing is not clear. Here we show that substances derived ...
THE PREVALENCE OF VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY AMONG FEMALES STUDENT AT QATAR UNIVERSITY
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De Gruyter
, 2011 , Conference Paper)
Background. Vitamin D deficiency is a major worldwide problem with several health consequence such osteoporosis, hyperten-
sion, diabetes mellitus, autoimmune diseases and some cancers. The Prevalence of Vitamin D ...
The incidence of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome among Reproductive Females At Qatar University: A Cross-sectional study
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International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
, 2013 , Conference Paper)
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is found to be at least 6-10% prevalent all over the world. It is the most common endocrine pathology among females of reproductive age. It is by definition a syndrome having multiple manifestations ...
Sulforaphane Downregulates Hepatic Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 (FGF21) of Diet Induced Obese Mice
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The Obesity Society
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
Background: Fibroblast growth factor 21 is a hormone-like protein that plays a critical role as an energy regulator. Sulforaphane (SFN) is expected to have potential therapeutic effects in treating obesity. This study aims ...
PHYSICAL INACTIVITY AS A PREDICTOR OF HYPERTENSION AMONG EMPLOYEES IN SRI LANKA: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
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Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Background: There is compelling evidence that physical inactivity is responsible for a large proportion of non-communicable diseases. It is estimated that approximately 2 million deaths every year are attributable to ...
The Effect of Protein Supplementation on Body Muscle Mass and Fat Mass in Qataris PostBariatric Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial RCT
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
Background and objectives: Obesity is a chronic medical condition characterized by an accumulation of excess fat in the body that may lead to negative health consequences. Bariatric surgery has been shown to be the most ...
The Role of Soluble Adhesion Molecules in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic disorder that is steadily increasing worldwide and is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. As reported by the World Health Organization (WHO), 346 million ...
Is it the time for Hepatitis E virus (HEV) Testing for Blood Donors in Qatar?
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Background: HEV is the etiologic agent of acute hepatitis E. Although HEV usually causes a self-limiting infection, the disease may develop into a chronic or fulminant form of Hepatitis. Sporadic HEV infections spread in ...
Enteric Protoz Associated with Acute Diarrhea in Hospitalized Children in Qatar
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Diarrhea is the passage of three or more watery stool in a period of 24 hours (WHO, 2013). Types of diarrhea include acute watery diarrhea, acute bloody diarrhea known as dysentery and persistent diarrhea (WHO, 2013). It ...
Obesity is associated with the upregulation of TLR4 protein but not associated with polymorphisms of TLR4D299G TLR4T399I
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
Title: Obesity is associated with the upregulation of TLR4 protein but not associated with polymorphisms of TLR4D299G TLR4T399I.Background: Toll-like-receptor 4 (TLR4) is a pathogen-specific receptor, expressed in white ...