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Reporting quality of practice guidelines on colorectal cancer: evaluation using the RIGHT reporting checklist
(2021)Background: Clinical practice guidelines are an essential tool for translating evidence into practice. Reporting Items for Practice Guidelines in Healthcare (RIGHT) checklist assists to guide the reporting in guidelines. ... -
Repurposing drugs targeting metabolic diseases for cancer therapeutics
(2023)Introduction: Hurdles in the identification of new drugs for cancer treatment have made drug repurposing an increasingly appealing alternative. The approach involves the use of old drugs for new therapeutic purposes. It ... -
Research productivity in the United Arab Emirates: A 20-year bibliometric analysis
(2019)Background: Despite increased attention on science and research in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), little is known about the national state of research productivity and how it evolved over time. Methods: Using the world's ... -
Resilience capacities of health systems: Accommodating the needs of Palestinian refugees from Syria
(2019-01)Abstract: Resilience is increasingly recognised as a key process mitigating the impact of shocks and stressors on functioning. The literature on individual and community resilience is being extended to address characteristics ... -
A Response to a Letter to the Editor Titled “Does the Stone We Throw Worth the Frog We Frightened? An Indirect Commentary”
(2022)Abstract: This letter is a response to Yasemen Adali’s comment in our paper “Incidental Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST) During Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Procedures: a Retrospective Study”. Obes Surg. 2021 Nov ... -
Response to letter to the editor: Re: Stability of tapered and parallel-walled dental implants: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(2023)Introduction: The primary aim of our systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess the implant stability of tapered dental implants compared to standard parallel-walled dental implants.1 The peri-implant marginal bone ... -
Response to “RE: COVID-19 and healthcare workers: A systematic review and meta-analysis.”
(2021)Letter to the Editor: The purpose of this paper was to extract data for meta-analysis from all comprehensive studies reporting characteristics and outcomes of healthcare workers (HCW) with PCR-proven Covid-19 infection. ... -
The Restoration of Severe Generalized Dental Erosive Wear using Direct Composite: A Case Report
(2021)Introduction: This case report describes a conservative restorative approach in the management of severe generalized tooth wear. Case report: The male, aged 57 years, was mainly concerned with the poor appearance of ... -
Results from the United Arab Emirates 2022 report card on physical activity for children and adolescents
(2023)Background/Objective: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) 2022 Report Card provides a systematic evaluation of the physical activity (PA) levels of children and adolescents in the UAE. Methods: The 2022 Report Card ... -
Results From the United Arab Emirates’ 2018 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth
(2018)Introduction: Since formation in 1971, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has experienced tremendous economic and industrial development that has improved the health, wealth, and education of the population.1 Concomitantly, ... -
Retinal venular vessel diameters are smaller during ten days of bed rest
(2024)Introduction: Older individuals experience cardiovascular dysfunction during extended bedridden hospital or care home stays. Bed rest is also used as a model to simulate accelerated vascular deconditioning occurring during ... -
A Retrospective Analysis of Biological Complications of Dental Implants
(2022-08)Background and Objective: Several risk factors have been implicated in onset and development of peri-implant diseases. e impact of these factors, however, remains controversial across the di¬erent clinical settings and ... -
A retrospective analysis of biological complications of implant-supported fixed dental prostheses
(2021)Background: In the past few decades implant supported fixed dental protheses has become widely accepted treatment option for replacing missing teeth. Despite their high survival rate, complications such as peri-implant ... -
Retrospective CBCT analysis of airway volume changes after bone-borne vs tooth-borne rapid maxillary expansion
(2019)Objectives: To compare changes in upper airway volume after maxillary expansion with bone and tooth-borne appliances in adolescents and to evaluate the dentoskeletal effects of each expansion modality. Materials and ... -
A retrospective observational cohort study evaluating the postoperative outcomes of intracapsular coblation tonsillectomy in children
(2022-12)Abstract: Coblation intracapsular tonsillectomy (ICT) is becoming popular due to its decreased postoperative complications. However, a concern exists about the need for revision surgery. We conducted a retrospective ... -
A review of mass spectrometry-based analyses to understand COVID-19 convalescent plasma mechanisms of action
(2022-07)Abstract: The spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) viral pneumonia caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has become a worldwide pandemic claiming several thousands of lives ... -
Revisiting Regulated Cell Death Responses in Viral Infections
(2022)Abstract: The fate of a viral infection in the host begins with various types of cellular responses, such as abortive, productive, latent, and destructive infections. Apoptosis, necroptosis, and pyroptosis are the three ... -
Rezum Therapy for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Dubai’s Initial Experience
(2021)Introduction: Symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a condition that affects middle-aged men, leading to a decreased quality of life secondary to symptoms of difficult urination, urinary frequency, urgency and ... -
Rezum therapy, a feasible and safe treatment for the larger prostate
(2021)Abstract: Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is the leading cause of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) in men worldwide. Urinary frequency, nocturia and incomplete emptying are common symptoms experienced by men with ... -
Rickettsia Sca2 Recruits Two Actin Subunits for Nucleation but Lacks WH2 Domains.
(2019-02-05)Abstract: The Rickettsia 1800-amino-acid auto transporter protein surface cell antigen 2 (Sca2) promotes actin polymerization on the surface of the bacterium to drive its movement using an actin comet-tail mechanism. Sca2 ...