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https://read.qxmd.com/read/38535857/molecular-detection-of-candidatus-anaplasma-camelii-in-naturally-infected-dromedary-camels-camelus-dromedarius-in-abu-dhabi-emirate-united-arab-emirates-2019-2023
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Hassan Zackaria Ali Ishag, Shameem Habeeba, El Tigani Ahmed El Tigani-Asil, Mohd Farouk Yuosf, Zulaikha Mohamed Abdel Hameed Al Hammadi, Abraham Nii Okai Commey, Hashel Talal Aboud Amer Bin Hraiz, Asma Abdi Mohamed Shah, Abdelmalik Ibrahim Khalafalla
The recent emergence of anaplasmosis in camels has raised global interest in the pathogenicity and zoonotic potential of the pathogen causing it and the role of camels as reservoir hosts. In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), molecular studies and genetic characterization of camel-associated Anaplasma species are limited. This study aimed to characterize molecularly Anaplasmataceae strains circulating in dromedary camels in the UAE. Two hundred eighty-seven whole-blood samples collected from dromedary camels across regions of the Abu Dhabi Emirate were received between 2019 and 2023 at the Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) veterinary laboratories for routine diagnosis of anaplasmosis...
March 7, 2024: Veterinary Sciences
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38534986/papillary-thyroid-cancer-trends-in-the-wake-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-is-there-a-shift-toward-a-more-aggressive-entity
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Iyad Hassan, Lina Hassan, Farooq Bacha, Mohammad Al Salameh, Omran Gatee, Wiam Hassan
BACKGROUND: Globally, the incidence of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) has been increasing over the last few decades and it has become the second most common cancer in women in the UAE. There is some evidence to suggest that COVID-19 infection might be directly linked to the development of aggressive variants of PTC. The primary goal of this study was to compare the clinical and pathologic characteristics of thyroid cancer patients treated at the largest endocrine surgery center in Abu Dhabi before and after the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak...
March 20, 2024: Diseases (Basel)
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38534662/first-report-of-colistin-resistant-escherichia-coli-carrying-mcr-1-inci2-delta-and-incx4-plasmids-from-camels-camelus-dromedarius-in-the-gulf-region
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Akela Ghazawi, Nikolaos Strepis, Febin Anes, Dana Yaaqeib, Amal Ahmed, Aysha AlHosani, Mirah AlShehhi, Ashrat Manzoor, Ihab Habib, Nisar A Wani, John P Hays, Mushtaq Khan
Addressing the emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a significant challenge in veterinary and public health. In this study, we focused on determining the presence, phenotypic background, and genetic epidemiology of plasmid-mediated colistin resistance ( mcr ) in Escherichia coli bacteria isolated from camels farmed in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Fecal samples were collected from 50 camels at a Dubai-based farm in the UAE and colistin-resistant Gram-negative bacilli were isolated using selective culture...
February 28, 2024: Antibiotics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38533449/clinical-pharmacist-interventions-in-an-intensive-care-unit-reduces-icu-mortality-at-a-tertiary-hospital-in-dubai-united-arab-emirates
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Hawra Ali Hussain Alsayed, Fatemeh Saheb Sharif-Askari, Narjes Saheb Sharif-Askari, Rabih Halwani
BACKGROUND: Drug-related problems (DRPs) are prevalent in critical care settings and can be life-threatening. Involving clinical pharmacists (CP) within the critical care team is recommended to optimize therapy and improve patient survival. OBJECTIVE: To classify DRPs identified by a CP in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and to assess the impact of CP interventions accepted by physicians on the length of ICU stay and in-hospital survival. METHODS: This study was conducted prospectively at the Medical ICU of Rashid Hospital, a tertiary hospital in Dubai, over a 16-month period from September 2021 to December 2022...
June 2024: Explor Res Clin Soc Pharm
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38533135/exploring-vaginal-birth-after-cesarean-success-rates-and-cultural-decisions-in-the-united-arab-emirates
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Shazia Tariq, Nilanjana Singh
OBJECTIVE: This study explores the success rates and cultural influences on the decision-making process for vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). METHODOLOGY: An observational cohort study was conducted at a hospital in the UAE accredited by Joint Commission International, enrolling 263 women eligible for VBAC from March 1, 2018, to February 28, 2019. The study focused on maternal-fetal outcomes, the proportions of women opting for trial of labor after cesarean (TOLAC) versus elective repeat cesarean section (ERCS), and the impact of cultural backgrounds on these decisions...
February 2024: Curēus
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38529849/paediatric-steatotic-liver-disease-has-unique-characteristics-%C3%A2-a-multisociety-statement-endorsing-the-new-nomenclature
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Pietro Vajro
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has been a commonly used term and diagnosis in paediatric hepatology, gastroenterology, and endocrinology clinics for over 30 years. A multisociety Delphi process has determined a new name "Steatotic Liver Disease" (SLD) as the overarching term for disorders associated with hepatic lipid accumulation. Our Societies give our support to steatotic liver disease as the best overarching term for use in our communities. Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) overcomes many of the shortcomings of the name NAFLD...
March 26, 2024: Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38529685/immunogenicity-and-safety-of-boosting-with-a-recombinant-two-component-sars-cov-2-vaccine-two-randomized-parallel-controlled-phase-2-studies
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Abundio Balgos, Suad Ai Hannawi, Wen-Li Chen, Alaa Abuquta, Linda Safeldin, Aala Hassan, Ahmad Alamadi, Louie Tirador, Anjuli May Jaen, Ralph Elvi Villalobos, Chen Mo, Zi-Jing Yue, Ying Ma, Qing-Shuang Wang, Ren-Du Wen, Zheng Yao, Jia-Ping Yu, Wen-Rong Yao, Jian-Hui Zhang, Kun-Xue Hong, Yong Liu, Jing-Xin Li
BACKGROUND: Recombinant protein vaccines play a crucial role in providing broad immuno-protection against SARS-CoV-2 variants. This study evaluates the safety and immunogenicity of ReCOV as a booster dose in two randomized, observer-blinded, active-controlled Phase 2 clinical trials. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: In Study-1, adults who had received two or three doses of inactivated COVID-19 vaccine were randomized (1:1:1) to receive 20 μg ReCOV, 40 μg ReCOV, or an inactivated vaccine (COVILO®) in the United Arab Emirates...
March 26, 2024: Expert Review of Vaccines
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38528994/evaluating-the-efficacy-and-safety-of-cyberknife-for-meningiomas-a-systematic-review
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REVIEW
Abdulrahman Bin Sumaida, Nandan M Shanbhag, Khalid Balaraj
This systematic review aims to evaluate CyberKnife (Accuray, Madison, WI, USA) radiosurgery's efficacy, safety, and outcomes in treating meningiomas, focusing on tumour control rates, symptom relief, survival rates, quality of life, and adverse events. A comprehensive literature search was conducted across PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), covering studies published in the last 20 years and available in English. The inclusion criteria targeted studies involving patients with meningioma treated with CyberKnife radiosurgery, reporting on specific outcomes of interest...
March 2024: Curēus
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38526015/barriers-toward-xenotransplantation-in-arab-world
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REVIEW
Maya Ghazi, Aalaa Saleh, Malak Abdallah, Diala El Masri, Jad El Masri, Lemir Majed El Ayoubi, Jihad Hawi, Abdo Jurjus
Organ transplant is a crucial therapeutic strategy offering a life-saving and transformative medical intervention. It provides an opportunity to improve their quality of life and increase their lifespan. The shortage of organs remains a critical global challenge, leading to a prolonged waiting times for organ receivers, which contributes to an increase in morbidity and mortality rates. Hence, xenotransplantation offered a promising solution to the global shortage of organs through the use of animal organs, leading to an increase in donor availability, reducing waiting times, minimizing organ trafficking, improving genetic engineering advancements, and driving scientific innovation...
2024: Xenotransplantation
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38525717/the-role-of-illness-perception-and-self-efficacy-in-determining-quality-of-life-among-cancer-patients
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Aisha Alhofaian, Marym M Alaamri, Mariam Ahmed Abdalmajeed, Lama Saeed Wadaah, Leena Abdulaziz Aljuhani, Meral Ammar Amin, Afnan Tunsi, Ruba Alharazi
BACKGROUND: The quality of life for people with chronic illnesses like cancer has been shown to be significantly impacted by self-efficacy and perceptions of their illness. OBJECTIVES: This study investigates the relationship between cancer patients' perceptions of their illness, their self-efficacy beliefs, and their quality of life. METHOD: Conducted from December 2022 to February 2023, this research involved 120 adults undergoing cancer treatment...
March 19, 2024: Clinics and Practice
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38525267/estimating-implicit-and-explicit-racial-and-ethnic-bias-among-community-pharmacists-in-canada
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Fahad Alzahrani, Nancy Waite, Michael Beazely, Martin Cooke
BACKGROUND: Bias, whether implicit (unconscious) or explicit (conscious), can lead to preferential treatment of specific social groups and antipathy towards others. When healthcare professionals (HCPs), including pharmacists, act on these biases, patient care and health outcomes can be adversely affected. This study aims to estimate implicit and explicit racial/ethnic bias towards Black and Arab people among community pharmacists in Ontario, Canada. METHODS: Community pharmacists participated in a secure, web-based survey using a cross-sectional design that included Harvard's Race and Arab Implicit Association Tests (IATs) to examine bias towards Black and Arab people...
May 2024: Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal: SPJ: the Official Publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38524296/l2-arabic-learners-processing-of-arabic-garden-path-sentences-a-consistent-reading-pattern
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Abdullah M Seraye Alseraye
PURPOSE: The main purpose of this study was to investigate to what extent the L2 Arabic learners' reading process is affected by the incomplete representation of speech (the absence of short vowels and diacritics) while reading ambiguous sentences (garden path sentences). METHOD: With a self-paced reading software program, 41 non-native male students, aged from 22 to 26, enrolled in King Saud University, participated in reading 44 sentences (followed by reading comprehension questions) representing three reading conditions, plain, vowelized-discretized, and wrongly-vowelized...
2024: Frontiers in Psychology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38524272/factors-associated-with-insomnia-and-fatigue-symptoms-during-the-outbreak-of-oct-7th-war-on-gaza-a-study-from-jordan
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Omar Salem Gammoh, Abdelrahim Alqudah, Bardiah Alotaibi
OBJECTIVE: The Jordanian and the Palestinian communities are tightly related, hence, the current war on Gaza also has social and psychological impacts on Jordanians. Therefore, this study aims to identify the factors associated with severe insomnia and fatigue symptoms in a cohort of Jordanians during the Gaza War outbreak. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional web-based questionnaire study. The Insomnia Severity Index-Arabic version (ISI-A), and the Brief Fatigue Inventory-Arabic (BFI-A) were employed, binary logistic and linear regression analyses was performed to identify predictors to severe insomnia and fatigue respectively...
May 2024: Preventive Medicine Reports
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38524008/healthcare-expatriate-adjustment-in-qatar-analyzing-challenges-and-opportunities
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ayesha Bashir
BACKGROUND: The healthcare sector in the Middle East, particularly in Qatar, relies heavily on expatriate professionals. The successful adaptation of these expatriates to the local environment is crucial as it significantly affects their job satisfaction and the quality of care they deliver to patients. This study aimed to identify and analyze the key factors influencing the adjustment of healthcare expatriates in Qatar to their professional roles and the cultural context of the region...
February 2024: Curēus
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38523841/characteristics-of-adolescents-referred-for-bariatric-surgery-in-abu-dhabi-united-arab-emirates
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Reem Hassan Beck, Imrana Afrooz, Muhammad Suhail Masalawala, Rama Watad, Talat Al Shaban, Asma Deeb
About a third of children and adolescents are overweight or obese in the United Arab Emirates, and referrals for metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) are now common. Despite excellent evidence that MBS should be considered in adolescents with severe obesity, it remains a management approach of last resort in many cases. Baseline, real-world data on adolescent patients living with obesity referred for surgery, their characteristics, and how these relate to current and future referral policy are important to ensure best practice...
2024: Frontiers in Pediatrics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38523294/large-scale-next-generation-sequencing-based-analysis-of-slco1b1-pharmacogenetics-variants-in-the-saudi-population
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ewa Goljan, Mohammed Abouelhoda, Asma Tahir, Mohamed ElKalioby, Brian Meyer, Dorota Monies
BACKGROUND: SLCO1B1 plays an important role in mediating hepatic clearance of many different drugs including statins, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, chemotherapeutic agents and antibiotics. Several variants in SLCO1B1 have been shown to have a clinically significant impact, in relation to efficacy of these medications. This study provides a comprehensive overview of SLCO1B1 variation in Saudi individuals, one of the largest Arab populations in the Middle East. METHODS: The dataset of 11,889 (9,961 exomes and 1,928 pharmacogenetic gene panel) Saudi nationals, was used to determine the presence and frequencies of SLCO1B1 variants, as described by the Clinical Pharmacogenetic Implementation Consortium (CPIC)...
March 25, 2024: Human Genomics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38521681/insights-into-pressure-injury-prevention-assessing-the-knowledge-attitudes-and-practices-of-palestinian-nursing-students
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Bahaaeddin M Hammad, Faeda A Eqtait, Ahmad J Ayed, Basma S Salameh, Imad H Fashafsheh, Mohammad Y N Saleh
AIM: To assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Palestinian nursing students towards pressure injury prevention. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with 455 nursing students recruited from Arab American University-Palestine, employing a total population sample. Data collection forms include socio-demographic information, the Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Assessment Tool, Attitude towards Pressure Ulcer Prevention Instrument and Pressure Injury Preventive Practices scale...
March 19, 2024: Journal of Tissue Viability
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38521333/lactobacillus-bulgaricus-loaded-and-chia-mucilage-rich-gum-arabic-pullulan-nanofiber-film-an-effective-antibacterial-film-for-the-preservation-of-fresh-beef
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Xiaowei Huang, Liuzi Du, Zhihua Li, Zhikun Yang, Jin Xue, Jiyong Shi, Shen Tingting, Xiaodong Zhai, Junjun Zhang, Esra Capanoglu, Ning Zhang, Wei Sun, Xiaobo Zou
In recent years, the development of probiotic film by incorporating probiotics into edible polymers has attracted significant research attention in the field of active packaging. However, the influence of the external environment substantially reduces the vitality of probiotics, limiting their application. Therefore, to improve the probiotic activity, this study devised a novel nanofiber film incorporating chia mucilage protection solution (CPS), gum arabic (GA), pullulan (PUL), and Lactobacillus bulgaricus (LB)...
March 21, 2024: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38520998/determination-of-potentially-toxic-elements-bioaccumulated-in-the-commercially-important-pelagic-fish-narrow-barred-spanish-mackerel-scomberomorus-commerson
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Shaima Malik, Sabir Bin Muzaffar
Anthropogenic activities have increased the discharge of marine contaminants threatening marine life. Small gulfs, such as the Arabian Gulf, are vulnerable to accumulating potentially toxic elements in marine species due to slow water exchange. The concentration of 21 elements was determined in the tissues of Scomberomorus commerson from Umm Al Quwain (United Arab Emirates) and Bandar Abbas (Iran). Chromium, Copper, and Iron exceeded internationally established maximum permissible limits. Sites could not be distinguished based on Principle Component Analyses of elements...
March 22, 2024: Marine Pollution Bulletin
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38520927/epidemiological-profile-of-stroke-in-qatar-insights-from-a-seven-year-observational-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Zain A Bhutta, Naveed Akhtar, Sameer A Pathan, Maaret Castren, Tim Harris, Gowrii S Ganesan, Saadat Kamran, Stephen H Thomas, Peter A Cameron, Aftab M Azad, Tuukka Puolakka
OBJECTIVES: Stroke prevalence is progressively increasing in developing countries due to increased vascular risk factors. This study aims to describe the epidemiology, prevalent risk factors, and outcomes of stroke in a multi-ethnic society of Qatar. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted a retrospective analysis of all patients with suspected stroke admitted to stroke services between January 2014 and September 2020. RESULTS: A total of 11,892 patients were admitted during this period with suspected stroke...
March 21, 2024: Journal of Clinical Neuroscience: Official Journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia
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