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Integrated Structural And Functional Analysis Of The Protective Effects Of Kinetin Against Oxidative Stress In Mammalian Cellular Systems, Muhammad Naseem, Eman M. Othman, Moustafa Fathy, Jibran Iqbal, Fares M. Howari, Fatima A. Alremeithi, Geema Kodandaraman, Helga Stopper, Elena Bencurova, Dimitrios Vlachakis, Thomas Dandekar
Integrated Structural And Functional Analysis Of The Protective Effects Of Kinetin Against Oxidative Stress In Mammalian Cellular Systems, Muhammad Naseem, Eman M. Othman, Moustafa Fathy, Jibran Iqbal, Fares M. Howari, Fatima A. Alremeithi, Geema Kodandaraman, Helga Stopper, Elena Bencurova, Dimitrios Vlachakis, Thomas Dandekar
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© 2020, The Author(s). Metabolism and signaling of cytokinins was first established in plants, followed by cytokinin discoveries in all kingdoms of life. However, understanding of their role in mammalian cells is still scarce. Kinetin is a cytokinin that mitigates the effects of oxidative stress in mammalian cells. The effective concentrations of exogenously applied kinetin in invoking various cellular responses are not well standardized. Likewise, the metabolism of kinetin and its cellular targets within the mammalian cells are still not well studied. Applying vitality tests as well as comet assays under normal and hyper-oxidative states, our analysis suggests that kinetin …
Eating Habits And Lifestyle During Covid-19 Lockdown In The United Arab Emirates: A Cross-Sectional Study, Leila Cheikh Ismail, Tareq M. Osaili, Maysm N. Mohamad, Amina Al Marzouqi, Amjad H. Jarrar, Dima O.Abu Jamous, Emmanuella Magriplis, Habiba I. Ali, Haleama Al Sabbah, Hayder Hasan, Latifa M.R. Almarzooqi, Lily Stojanovska, Mona Hashim, Reyad R.Shaker Obaid, Sheima T. Saleh, Ayesha S.Al Dhaheri
Eating Habits And Lifestyle During Covid-19 Lockdown In The United Arab Emirates: A Cross-Sectional Study, Leila Cheikh Ismail, Tareq M. Osaili, Maysm N. Mohamad, Amina Al Marzouqi, Amjad H. Jarrar, Dima O.Abu Jamous, Emmanuella Magriplis, Habiba I. Ali, Haleama Al Sabbah, Hayder Hasan, Latifa M.R. Almarzooqi, Lily Stojanovska, Mona Hashim, Reyad R.Shaker Obaid, Sheima T. Saleh, Ayesha S.Al Dhaheri
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© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. The coronavirus disease is still spreading in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with subsequent lockdowns and social distancing measures being enforced by the government. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of the lockdown on eating habits and lifestyle behaviors among residents of the UAE. A cross-sectional study among adults in the UAE was conducted using an online questionnaire between April and May 2020. A total of 1012 subjects participated in the study. During the pandemic, 31% reported weight gain and 72.2% had less than eight cups of …
Effects Of Vitamin D Supplementation On Lipid Profile In Adults With The Metabolic Syndrome: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis Of Randomized Controlled Trials, Fatme Alanouti, Myriam Abboud, Dimitrios Papandreou, Nadine Mahboub, Suzan Haidar, Rana Rizk
Effects Of Vitamin D Supplementation On Lipid Profile In Adults With The Metabolic Syndrome: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis Of Randomized Controlled Trials, Fatme Alanouti, Myriam Abboud, Dimitrios Papandreou, Nadine Mahboub, Suzan Haidar, Rana Rizk
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© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, with atherogenic dyslipidemia being a major contributing factor. Methods: A systematic review was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement to assess whether vitamin D supplementation (VDS) alleviates dyslipidemia in adults with MetS. Scientific databases (PUBMED, MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, ClinicalTrials.gov, International Clinical Trials Registry Platform) and the gray literature were searched for randomized controlled trials of VDS, reporting on blood lipids. A narrative review, meta-analyses, sensitivity analyses, and appraisal of the risk of …
The Arabic Version Of The Personality Inventory For The Dsm-5 (Pid-5) In A Clinical Sample Of United Arab Emirates (Uae) Nationals, Olga Coelho, Rute Pires, Ana Sousa Ferreira, Bruno Gonçalves, Samia A. Alkhoori, Mohamed A. Sayed, Amany Elrasheed, Sara Belhoul, Maryam Aljassmi, Joana Stocker
The Arabic Version Of The Personality Inventory For The Dsm-5 (Pid-5) In A Clinical Sample Of United Arab Emirates (Uae) Nationals, Olga Coelho, Rute Pires, Ana Sousa Ferreira, Bruno Gonçalves, Samia A. Alkhoori, Mohamed A. Sayed, Amany Elrasheed, Sara Belhoul, Maryam Aljassmi, Joana Stocker
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Objectives: We aimed to test the potential of the Arabic version of the PID-5 to distinguish between clinical and non-clinical participants, as well as to examine its convergent validity and factor structure in an Emirati clinical sample. Methods: The Arabic version of the PID-5 was administered to a clinical sample comprised of 156 participants (Mage = 31.38, SD = 8.99, 37.8% male, 62.2% female) and a community sample also comprised of 156 participants (Mage = 31.43, SD = 9.52, 37.2% male, 62.8% female). We addressed the descriptive measures, internal consistency, mean rank scores differences, convergent validity with SCL-90-R, and PID-5's …
Skeletal Muscle And The Maintenance Of Vitamin D Status, Mark S. Rybchyn, Myriam Abboud, David A. Puglisi, Clare Gordon-Thomson, Tara C. Brennan-Speranza, Rebecca S. Mason, David R. Fraser
Skeletal Muscle And The Maintenance Of Vitamin D Status, Mark S. Rybchyn, Myriam Abboud, David A. Puglisi, Clare Gordon-Thomson, Tara C. Brennan-Speranza, Rebecca S. Mason, David R. Fraser
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© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Vitamin D, unlike the micronutrients, vitamins A, E, and K, is largely obtained not from food, but by the action of solar ultraviolet (UV) light on its precursor, 7-dehydrocholesterol, in skin. With the decline in UV light intensity in winter, most skin production of vitamin D occurs in summer. Since no defined storage organ or tissue has been found for vitamin D, it has been assumed that an adequate vitamin D status in winter can only be maintained by oral supplementation. Skeletal muscle cells have now been shown to incorporate the …
Microbial Communities And Their Predictive Functional Profiles In The Arid Soil Of Saudi Arabia, Munawwar A. Khan, Shams T. Khan
Microbial Communities And Their Predictive Functional Profiles In The Arid Soil Of Saudi Arabia, Munawwar A. Khan, Shams T. Khan
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© 2020 Author(s). Saudi Arabia has the world's fifth-largest desert and is the biggest importer of food and agricultural products. Understanding soil microbial communities is key to improving the agricultural potential of the region. Therefore, soil microbial communities of the semiarid region of Abha, known for agriculture, and arid regions of Hafar Al Batin and Muzahmiya were studied using Illumina sequencing. The results show that the microbial communities of the Saudi desert were characterized by the presence of high numbers of Actinobacteria, Proteobacteria, and Firmicutes. In addition to Sahara desert signature phyla like Gemmatimonadetes, biogeochemically important microorganisms like primary producers, …
Assessing The Groundwater Quality In The Liwa Area, The United Arab Emirates, Alina Barbulescu, Yousef Nazzal, Fares Howari
Assessing The Groundwater Quality In The Liwa Area, The United Arab Emirates, Alina Barbulescu, Yousef Nazzal, Fares Howari
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© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Last period groundwater quality raises big concerns all over the world since it is a limited source of drinkable water and for agricultural and industrial use. While the suitability of the groundwater of Liwa aquifer (Abu Dhabi Emirate) for agricultural use has been previously partially studied, not all the water parameters have been taken into account. Therefore, in this paper, we propose the study of 42 concentrations series of 19 groundwater parameters. We test the hypothesis that the water parameters series recorded at different locations are similar and group the samples …
Delineation Of Copper Mineralization Zones At Wadi Ham, Northern Oman Mountains, United Arab Emirates Using Multispectral Landsat 8 (Oli) Data, Fares M. Howari, Habes Ghrefat, Yousef Nazzal, Mahmoud A. Galmed, Osman Abdelghany, Abdel Rahman Fowler, Manish Sharma, Fatima Alaydaroos, Cijo M. Xavier
Delineation Of Copper Mineralization Zones At Wadi Ham, Northern Oman Mountains, United Arab Emirates Using Multispectral Landsat 8 (Oli) Data, Fares M. Howari, Habes Ghrefat, Yousef Nazzal, Mahmoud A. Galmed, Osman Abdelghany, Abdel Rahman Fowler, Manish Sharma, Fatima Alaydaroos, Cijo M. Xavier
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© Copyright © 2020 Howari, Ghrefat, Nazzal, Galmed, Abdelghany, Fowler, Sharma, AlAydaroos and Xavier. Copper deposits in the ultramafic rocks of the Semail ophiolite massifs is found to be enormous in the region of northern Oman Mountains, United Arab Emirates. For this study, samples of copper were gathered from 14 different sites in the investigation area and were analyzed in the laboratory using the X-ray diffraction, GER 3700 spectroradiometer, and Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometer. Detection and mapping of copper-bearing mineralized zones were carried out using different image processing approaches of minimum noise fraction, principal component analysis, decorrelation stretch, and band …
Occurrence Of Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Gram-Negative Bacteria From Non-Clinical Sources In Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Munawwar A. Khan, Nicola E. Thurgood, Sultan M. Faheem, Naushad Rais, Mohammad Z. Ansari, Sultan M. Kaleem, Shams T. Khan
Occurrence Of Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Gram-Negative Bacteria From Non-Clinical Sources In Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Munawwar A. Khan, Nicola E. Thurgood, Sultan M. Faheem, Naushad Rais, Mohammad Z. Ansari, Sultan M. Kaleem, Shams T. Khan
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© 2020 by the authors. Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing bacteria of the Enterobacteriaceae family are a significant threat to public health, posing a challenge for health authorities worldwide. In the UAE, very little information is available about ESBL producing bacteria from non-clinical sources. In this study, 206 pure cultures belonging to the Enterobacteriaceae family were isolated from food and wastewater sources in Dubai, UAE. All the isolates were tested against third-generation cephalosporin antibiotics by the disc diffusion method and screened on ESBL chromogenic agar. Among all isolates (n = 86), 41.7% were potential ESBL producers belonging to E. coli, Klebsiella, …
Complementary Feeding Practices Among Infants And Young Children In Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Zainab Taha, Malin Garemo, Joy Nanda
Complementary Feeding Practices Among Infants And Young Children In Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Zainab Taha, Malin Garemo, Joy Nanda
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© 2020 The Author(s). Background: Optimal complementary feeding (CF) promotes health and supports growth and development in children. While suboptimal feeding practices are reported for many countries, very limited information exists about such practices in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The present study describes CF practices in Abu Dhabi, UAE, and evaluates them using the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Programming Guide: Infant and Young Child Feeding. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, participating mothers of children below the age of two reported on their children's CF introduction and practices via a structured questionnaire. The study received ethical approval (ZU17_006_F) from …
Epidemiology Of Brain Tumors In The United Arab Emirates: A National Registry Cross-Sectional Study, Sarah Khan, Mona El Kouatly Kambris, Eman T. Alshamsi
Epidemiology Of Brain Tumors In The United Arab Emirates: A National Registry Cross-Sectional Study, Sarah Khan, Mona El Kouatly Kambris, Eman T. Alshamsi
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© 2020 The Author(s). Background: Cancer is the third leading cause of death in the United Arab Emirates (UAE); brain cancer ranks 10th among the cancers, with 2.9% of the primary cancers originating from the nervous system. The epidemiology of brain cancers has not been explored. The unique population dynamics of UAE make it a fertile ground for analyzing the epidemiology of brain cancer. In this study, we aim to look at the frequency patterns and distribution of malignant primary brain tumors in the UAE. Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out using data obtained from the Tawam Hospital …
Integrated Framework Of The Immune-Defense Transcriptional Signatures In The Arabidopsis Shoot Apical Meristem, Muhammad Naseem, Özge Osmanoğlu, Martin Kaltdorf, Afnan Ali M.A. Alblooshi, Jibran Iqbal, Fares M. Howari, Mugdha Srivastava, Thomas Dandekar
Integrated Framework Of The Immune-Defense Transcriptional Signatures In The Arabidopsis Shoot Apical Meristem, Muhammad Naseem, Özge Osmanoğlu, Martin Kaltdorf, Afnan Ali M.A. Alblooshi, Jibran Iqbal, Fares M. Howari, Mugdha Srivastava, Thomas Dandekar
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© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. The growing tips of plants grow sterile; therefore, disease-free plants can be generated from them. How plants safeguard growing apices from pathogen infection is still a mystery. The shoot apical meristem (SAM) is one of the three stem cells niches that give rise to the above ground plant organs. This is very well explored; however, how signaling networks orchestrate immune responses against pathogen infections in the SAM remains unclear. To reconstruct a transcriptional framework of the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) pertaining to various SAM cellular populations, we acquired large-scale transcriptome datasets …
Evaluation Of The Gulf Of Aqaba Coastal Water, Jordan, Ahmed A. Al-Taani, Maen Rashdan, Yousef Nazzal, Fares Howari, Jibran Iqbal, Abdulla Al-Rawabdeh, Abeer Al Bsoul, Safaa Khashashneh
Evaluation Of The Gulf Of Aqaba Coastal Water, Jordan, Ahmed A. Al-Taani, Maen Rashdan, Yousef Nazzal, Fares Howari, Jibran Iqbal, Abdulla Al-Rawabdeh, Abeer Al Bsoul, Safaa Khashashneh
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© 2020 by the authors. (1) Background: The Gulf of Aqaba (GoA) supports unique and diverse marine ecosystems. It is one of the highest anthropogenically impacted coasts in the Middle East region, where rapid human activities are likely to degrade these naturally diverse but stressed ecosystems. (2) Methods: Various water quality parameters were measured to assess the current status and conditions of GoA seawater including pH, total dissolved solids (TDS), total alkalinity (TA), Cl-, NO3-, SO42-, PO43-, NH4+, Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, K+, Sr, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb, and Zn. (3) Results: The pH values indicated basic coastal …
Polymyxins And Bacterial Membranes: A Review Of Antibacterial Activity And Mechanisms Of Resistance, Carole Ayoub Moubareck
Polymyxins And Bacterial Membranes: A Review Of Antibacterial Activity And Mechanisms Of Resistance, Carole Ayoub Moubareck
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© 2020 by the author. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Following their initial discovery in the 1940s, polymyxin antibiotics fell into disfavor due to their potential clinical toxicity, especially nephrotoxicity. However, the dry antibiotic development pipeline, together with the rising global prevalence of infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacteria have both rejuvenated clinical interest in these polypeptide antibiotics. Parallel to the revival of their use, investigations into the mechanisms of action and resistance to polymyxins have intensified. With an initial known effect on biological membranes, research has uncovered the detailed molecular and chemical interactions that polymyxins have with Gram-negative outer …
Assessment Of Hospital Rooming-In Practice In Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: A Cross-Sectional Multi-Center Study, Zainab Taha, Ahmed Ali Hassan, Ludmilla Wikkeling-Scott, Ruba Eltoum, Dimitrios Papandreou
Assessment Of Hospital Rooming-In Practice In Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: A Cross-Sectional Multi-Center Study, Zainab Taha, Ahmed Ali Hassan, Ludmilla Wikkeling-Scott, Ruba Eltoum, Dimitrios Papandreou
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© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends rooming-in to reduce infant mortality rates. Little research has been done to assess practices such as rooming-in and its relation to breastfeeding in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of rooming-in during hospital stay among mothers with infants six months old and below, in addition to other associated factors in Abu Dhabi, UAE. This study utilized a sub-sample extracted from a dataset based on a convenience sample of mothers who were recruited from governmental maternal and …
Spatiotemporal Mapping And Monitoring Of Mangrove Forests Changes From 1990 To 2019 In The Northern Emirates, Uae Using Random Forest, Kernel Logistic Regression And Naive Bayes Tree Models, Samy I. Elmahdy, Tarig A. Ali, Mohamed M. Mohamed, Fares M. Howari, Mohamed Abouleish, Daniel Simonet
Spatiotemporal Mapping And Monitoring Of Mangrove Forests Changes From 1990 To 2019 In The Northern Emirates, Uae Using Random Forest, Kernel Logistic Regression And Naive Bayes Tree Models, Samy I. Elmahdy, Tarig A. Ali, Mohamed M. Mohamed, Fares M. Howari, Mohamed Abouleish, Daniel Simonet
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© Copyright © 2020 Elmahdy, Ali, Mohamed, Howari, Abouleish and Simonet. Mangrove forests are acting as a green lung for the coastal cities of the United Arab Emirates, providing a habitat for wildlife, storing blue carbon in sediment and protecting shoreline. Thus, the first step toward conservation and a better understanding of the ecological setting of mangroves is mapping and monitoring mangrove extent over multiple spatial scales. This study aims to develop a novel low-cost remote sensing approach for spatiotemporal mapping and monitoring mangrove forest extent in the northern part of the United Arab Emirates. The approach was developed based …
Psychological Climacteric Symptoms And Attitudes Toward Menopause Among Emirati Women, Amira Mohammed Ali, Afaf Hassan Ahmed, Linda Smail
Psychological Climacteric Symptoms And Attitudes Toward Menopause Among Emirati Women, Amira Mohammed Ali, Afaf Hassan Ahmed, Linda Smail
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© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Menopause is an inevitable developmental event that women encounter at an age of 42–54 years. The drop of estrogen levels that accompanies cessation of menstruation is associated with multiple vasomotor, physical, neuropsychological, and sexual symptoms, which may hamper quality of life. This study aimed to examine the severity of psychological symptoms and their correlates among peri-and postmenopausal Emirati women (N = 60, mean age = 54.88 ± 6 years). Participants were interviewed using the Menopause-Specific Quality of Life (MENQOL) and attitudes toward menopause scale (ATMS). In four path analysis models, vasomotor …
A Dietary Mobile App For Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis: Prospective Pilot Study To Improve Dietary Intakes, Cosette Fakih El Khoury, Rik Crutzen, Jos M.G.A. Schols, Ruud J.G. Halfens, Mirey Karavetian
A Dietary Mobile App For Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis: Prospective Pilot Study To Improve Dietary Intakes, Cosette Fakih El Khoury, Rik Crutzen, Jos M.G.A. Schols, Ruud J.G. Halfens, Mirey Karavetian
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© 2020 Cosette Fakih El Khoury, Rik Crutzen, Jos M G A Schols, Ruud J G Halfens, Mirey Karavetian. Background: Mobile technology has an impact on the health care sector, also within dietetics. Mobile health (mHealth) apps may be used for dietary assessment and self-monitoring, allowing for real-time reporting of food intakes. Changing eating behaviors is quite challenging, and patients undergoing hemodialysis, particularly, struggle to meet the target intakes set by dietary guidelines. Usage of mobile apps that are developed in a person-centered approach and in line with recommendations may support both patients and health care practitioners. Objective: This study …
Emirati Women’S Knowledge About The Menopause And Menopausal Hormone Therapy, Linda Smail, Ghufran A. Jassim, Khawla I. Sharaf
Emirati Women’S Knowledge About The Menopause And Menopausal Hormone Therapy, Linda Smail, Ghufran A. Jassim, Khawla I. Sharaf
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© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. The aim of this study was to investigate the knowledge of Emirati women aged 30–64 about menopause, menopausal hormone therapy (MHT), and their associated health risks, and additionally, to determine the relationships between Emirati women’s knowledge about menopause and their sociodemographic and reproductive characteristics. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted of 497 Emirati women visiting five primary healthcare centers in Dubai. Data were collected using a questionnaire composed of sociodemographic and reproductive characteristics, menopause knowledge scale (MKS), and menopause symptoms knowledge and MHT practice. The mean menopause symptoms knowledge percentage was …
Expression And Roles Of Antimicrobial Peptides In Innate Defense Of Airway Mucosa: Potential Implication In Cystic Fibrosis, Regina Geitani, Carole Ayoub Moubareck, Zhengzhong Xu, Dolla Karam Sarkis, Lhousseine Touqui
Expression And Roles Of Antimicrobial Peptides In Innate Defense Of Airway Mucosa: Potential Implication In Cystic Fibrosis, Regina Geitani, Carole Ayoub Moubareck, Zhengzhong Xu, Dolla Karam Sarkis, Lhousseine Touqui
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© Copyright © 2020 Geitani, Moubareck, Xu, Karam Sarkis and Touqui. The treatment of respiratory infections is associated with the dissemination of antibiotic resistance in the community and clinical settings. Development of new antibiotics is notoriously costly and slow; therefore, alternative strategies are needed. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), the central effector molecules of the immune system, are being considered as alternatives to conventional antibiotics. Most AMPs are epithelium-derived and play a key role in host defense at mucosal surfaces. They are classified on the basis of their structure and amino acid motifs. These peptides display a range of activities, including not …
Evaluation Of Self-Assessed State Of Health And Vitamin D Knowledge In Emirati And International Female Students In United Arab Emirates (Uae), Myriam Abboud, Rana Rizk, Dimitrios Papandreou, Rafiq Hijazi, Nada Edris Al Emadi, Przemyslaw M. Waszak
Evaluation Of Self-Assessed State Of Health And Vitamin D Knowledge In Emirati And International Female Students In United Arab Emirates (Uae), Myriam Abboud, Rana Rizk, Dimitrios Papandreou, Rafiq Hijazi, Nada Edris Al Emadi, Przemyslaw M. Waszak
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© Copyright © 2020 Abboud, Rizk, Papandreou, Hijazi, Al Emadi and Waszak. Introduction: Globally, vitamin D deficiency is one of the most common deficiencies, affecting nearly half the world’s population. The objective of this survey was to assess and compare the knowledge about vitamin D and the perceived state of health in Emirati and international tourist female students in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Methods: This is a cross-sectional study that took place in universities in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This survey consisted of 17 multiple choice questions and was adapted from a study recently conducted in Poland. The first …
Emirati Adults Have A Higher Overall Knowledge On Vitamin D Compared To Tourists, Ahlam Saleh, Jawaher Saeed Alhadhrami, Maei Saeed Al Ramahi, Halima Ali Albloushi, Rafiq Hijazi, Myriam Abboud, Dimitrios Papandreou
Emirati Adults Have A Higher Overall Knowledge On Vitamin D Compared To Tourists, Ahlam Saleh, Jawaher Saeed Alhadhrami, Maei Saeed Al Ramahi, Halima Ali Albloushi, Rafiq Hijazi, Myriam Abboud, Dimitrios Papandreou
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© Copyright © 2020 Saleh, Alhadhrami, Al Ramahi, Albloushi, Hijazi, Abboud and Papandreou. Objectives: In the last decade, vitamin D deficiency has become a major global issue. One of the main functions of vitamin D is the proper absorption of calcium in the gastrointestinal track. Optimal vitamin D levels are mandatory for adequate calcium absorption and bone health. The purpose of this study was to assess the level of knowledge of vitamin D, calcium, and physical activity among Emirati and tourist adults in Abu Dhabi. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study that took place in three different malls in Abu …
Profiles Of Human Milk Oligosaccharides And Their Relations To The Milk Microbiota Of Breastfeeding Mothers In Dubai, Carole Ayoub Moubareck, Maryam Lootah, Muna Tahlak, Koen Venema
Profiles Of Human Milk Oligosaccharides And Their Relations To The Milk Microbiota Of Breastfeeding Mothers In Dubai, Carole Ayoub Moubareck, Maryam Lootah, Muna Tahlak, Koen Venema
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© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. The composition of human breast milk is affected by several factors, including genetics, geographic location and maternal nutrition. This study investigated the human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) of breastfeeding mothers living in Dubai and their relations with the milk microbiota. A total of 30 breast milk samples were collected from healthy Emirati and UAE-expatriates at Latifa Hospital. HMO profiling was performed using UHPLC-MS. Microbiota profiles were determined by sequencing amplicons of the V3-V4 region of the 16S rRNA gene. HMO concentrations were significantly higher in Emirati, and dropped with the lactation period …
Localized Outbreaks Of Coral Disease On Arabian Reefs Are Linked To Extreme Temperatures And Environmental Stressors, Greta Smith Aeby, Emily Howells, Thierry Work, David Abrego, Gareth J. Williams, Lisa M. Wedding, Jamie M. Caldwell, Monica Moritsch, John A. Burt
Localized Outbreaks Of Coral Disease On Arabian Reefs Are Linked To Extreme Temperatures And Environmental Stressors, Greta Smith Aeby, Emily Howells, Thierry Work, David Abrego, Gareth J. Williams, Lisa M. Wedding, Jamie M. Caldwell, Monica Moritsch, John A. Burt
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© 2020, The Author(s). The Arabian Peninsula borders the hottest reefs in the world, and corals living in these extreme environments can provide insight into the effects of warming on coral health and disease. Here, we examined coral reef health at 17 sites across three regions along the northeastern Arabian Peninsula (Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and Oman Sea) representing a gradient of environmental conditions. The Persian Gulf has extreme seasonal fluctuations in temperature and chronic hypersalinity, whereas the other two regions experience more moderate conditions. Field surveys identified 13 coral diseases including tissue loss diseases of unknown etiology (white …
Post-Treatment Of Synthetic Polyphenolic 1,3,4 Oxadiazole Compound A3, Attenuated Ischemic Stroke-Induced Neuroinflammation And Neurodegeneration, Arooj Mohsin Alvi, Lina Tariq Al Kury, Muhammad Umar Ijaz, Fawad Ali Shah, Muhammad Tariq Khan, Ahmed Sadiq Sheikh, Humaira Nadeem, Arif Ullah Khan, Alam Zeb, Shupeng Li
Post-Treatment Of Synthetic Polyphenolic 1,3,4 Oxadiazole Compound A3, Attenuated Ischemic Stroke-Induced Neuroinflammation And Neurodegeneration, Arooj Mohsin Alvi, Lina Tariq Al Kury, Muhammad Umar Ijaz, Fawad Ali Shah, Muhammad Tariq Khan, Ahmed Sadiq Sheikh, Humaira Nadeem, Arif Ullah Khan, Alam Zeb, Shupeng Li
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Ischemic stroke is categorized by either permanent or transient blood flow obstruction, impeding the distribution of oxygen and essential nutrients to the brain. In this study, we examined the neuroprotective effects of compound A3, a synthetic polyphenolic drug product, against ischemic brain injury by employing an animal model of permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion (p-MCAO). Ischemic stroke induced significant elevation in the levels of reactive oxygen species and, ultimately, provoked inflammatory cascade. Here, we demonstrated that A3 upregulated the endogenous antioxidant enzymes, such as glutathione s-transferase (GST), glutathione (GSH), and reversed the ischemic-stroke-induced nitric oxide (NO) and lipid peroxidation (LPO) …
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Endemicity In United Arab Emirates, 2019, Jeremy V. Camp, Dafalla O. Kannan, Babiker Mohammed Osman, Moayyed Sher Shah, Brigitte Howarth, Tamer Khafaga, Pia Weidinger, Noushad Karuvantevida, Jolanta Kolodziejek, Hessa Mazrooei, Nadine Wolf, Tom Loney, Norbert Nowotny
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Endemicity In United Arab Emirates, 2019, Jeremy V. Camp, Dafalla O. Kannan, Babiker Mohammed Osman, Moayyed Sher Shah, Brigitte Howarth, Tamer Khafaga, Pia Weidinger, Noushad Karuvantevida, Jolanta Kolodziejek, Hessa Mazrooei, Nadine Wolf, Tom Loney, Norbert Nowotny
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© 2020 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All rights reserved. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) in dromedary camels and attached ticks at 3 locations in the United Arab Emirates. Results revealed a high prevalence of CCHFV-reactive antibodies in camels and viral RNA in ticks and camel serum, suggesting the virus is endemic in this country.
Phylogenomics Of The Genus Tursiops And Closely Related Delphininae Reveals Extensive Reticulation Among Lineages And Provides Inference About Eco-Evolutionary Drivers, Andre E. Moura, Kypher Shreves, Małgorzata Pilot, Kimberly R. Andrews, Daniel M. Moore, Takushi Kishida, Luciana Möller, Ada Natoli, Stefania Gaspari, Michael Mcgowen, Ing Chen, Howard Gray, Mauvis Gore, Ross M. Culloch, Muhammad S. Kiani, Maia Sarrouf Willson, Asma Bulushi, Tim Collins, Robert Baldwin, Andrew Willson, Gianna Minton, Louisa Ponnampalam, A. Rus Hoelzel
Phylogenomics Of The Genus Tursiops And Closely Related Delphininae Reveals Extensive Reticulation Among Lineages And Provides Inference About Eco-Evolutionary Drivers, Andre E. Moura, Kypher Shreves, Małgorzata Pilot, Kimberly R. Andrews, Daniel M. Moore, Takushi Kishida, Luciana Möller, Ada Natoli, Stefania Gaspari, Michael Mcgowen, Ing Chen, Howard Gray, Mauvis Gore, Ross M. Culloch, Muhammad S. Kiani, Maia Sarrouf Willson, Asma Bulushi, Tim Collins, Robert Baldwin, Andrew Willson, Gianna Minton, Louisa Ponnampalam, A. Rus Hoelzel
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© 2020 The Authors Phylogeographic inference has provided extensive insight into the relative roles of geographical isolation and ecological processes during evolutionary radiations. However, the importance of cross-lineage admixture in facilitating adaptive radiations is increasingly being recognised, and suggested as a main cause of phylogenetic uncertainty. In this study, we used a double digest RADseq protocol to provide a high resolution (~4 Million bp) nuclear phylogeny of the Delphininae. Phylogenetic resolution of this group has been especially intractable, likely because it has experienced a recent species radiation. We carried out cross-lineage reticulation analyses, and tested for several sources of potential …
Bi-Orthogonal Wavelets For Investigating Gibbs Effects Via Oblique Extension Principle, Mutaz Mohammad
Bi-Orthogonal Wavelets For Investigating Gibbs Effects Via Oblique Extension Principle, Mutaz Mohammad
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© Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd. Gibbs effect is generally known for Fourier and Wavelets expansions of a function in the neighborhood of its discontinuities points which deals with the nonuniform convergence of its truncated sums of these expansions. We study this phenomenon using bi-orthogonal wavelets (or simply, framelets) using pseudo-spline tight framelets generated using the oblique extension principle. We present some examples to illustrate the results.
Vitamin D Supplementation And Blood Pressure In Children And Adolescents: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, Myriam Abboud
Vitamin D Supplementation And Blood Pressure In Children And Adolescents: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, Myriam Abboud
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© 2020 by the author. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Suboptimal vitamin D status is associated with elevated blood pressure (BP) in children and adolescents. Whether vitamin D supplementation reduces BP remains unclear. To systematically review whether vitamin D supplementation reduces BP in children and adolescents, we conducted a literature review according to the PRISMA statement. We included vitamin-D supplementation human interventions studies that reported on BP as an outcome. We searched PUBMED, MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, and the clinical trials website. We also hand searched the references of the included articles and previous reviews of vitamin D therapy. …
Synthetic Rewiring Of Plant Co2 Sequestration Galvanizes Plant Biomass Production, Muhammad Naseem, Özge Osmanoglu, Thomas Dandekar
Synthetic Rewiring Of Plant Co2 Sequestration Galvanizes Plant Biomass Production, Muhammad Naseem, Özge Osmanoglu, Thomas Dandekar
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© 2019 The Authors Synthetically designed alternative photorespiratory pathways in tobacco and rice plants have paved the way to enhanced plant biomass production. Likewise, some in vitro- and in vivo-tested carbon-concentrating cycles hold promise to increase plant biomass. We hypothesize a further increase in plant productivity if photorespiratory bypasses are integrated with carbon-concentrating cycles in plants.