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Enhancing public trust in COVID-19 vaccination during ramadan 2022: A call for action
(2022)Abstract: Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar in which it is compulsory for Muslims to abstain from eating and drinking during the daytime. The COVID-19 pandemic posed additional challenges for Muslims ... -
Enhancing public trust in COVID-19 vaccination during the 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup: a call for action
(2022)Abstract: The COVID-19 continues to be a global threat with many countries currently battling the third wave of this pandemic.1 This pandemic has caused long-term effects in the form of health, human and economic loss ... -
Enthesopathic patterns of two South African female cadavers
(2017)Abstract: Enthesopathy is considered to be an osseous phenomenon, either disease-specific or bone-site specific, which occurs at the enthesis of bone. Upon routine cadaveric dissection of the glenohumeral region in two ... -
Epidemiology and outcome of an acute kidney injuries in the polytrauma victims admitted at the apex trauma center in Dubai
(2023)Background: Polytrauma from road accidents is a common cause of hospital admissions and deaths, frequently leading to acute kidney injury (AKI) and impacting patient outcomes. Methods: This retrospective, single-center ... -
Epidemiology of combined immunodeficiencies affecting cellular and humoral immunity– a multicentric retrospective cohort study from the Arabian Peninsula
(2023)Aims: To understand the characteristics of combined immunodeficiency disorders that affect cellular and humoral immunity (CID) in the Arabian Peninsula. Methods: Retrospective study of 236 patients with CID from ... -
Epidemiology of in-hospital cardiac arrest in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2013–2015
(2018-08-15)Objective: Estimate the incidence and outcomes of in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) in a tertiary-care hospital in Abu Dhabi emirate, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Methods: Retrospective data from 685 inpatients who ... -
Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis in the Developing Countries of Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East: A Review
(2019)Atopic dermatitis (AD), the leading cause of skin-related burden of disease worldwide, is increasing in prevalence in developing countries of Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. Although AD presents similarly ... -
Epigenetic Status of FBXW7 Gene and Its Role in Ovarian Cancer Pathogenesis
(2023)Background: Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) analysis revealed that the FBXW7 gene and the long noncoding RNA (LINC01588) are potential candidates in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) pathogenesis. However, their exact ... -
Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) in Metastatic Breast Cancer in Omani Women
(2017-05-19)Abstract: Breast cancer (BC) in Oman affects younger women and has a more aggressive course. Clinical and biological variables like age, pregnancy, tumor size, type, grade, receptor expression and proliferation predict ... -
Erosive potential of Drinks Consumed in Dubai
(2019-08)Background: Acid erosion has become a common dental problem. Dietary acid, mainly in the form of drinks, is the main source of extrinsic acid. Although studies have tested drinks for chemical parameters in Europe, no ... -
Erosive potential of drinks consumed in Dubai.
(2021)Background: Most of the consumed soft drinks are acidic in nature, regular consumption of these drinks which contain the main source of extrinsic acid in diet may result in dental erosion. Although studies have tested ... -
Erosive Tooth Wear and Related Risk Factors in 8- and 14-Year-Old Greek Children
(2016)Abstract: The aim of the present study was to investigate the erosive tooth wear of primary and permanent teeth and its associa-tion with related risk factors. Two groups of Greek children aged 8 (n = 329) and 14 years ... -
Establishing Protocol-based Dose Metrics for Common Abdomen and Pelvis Computed Tomography Protocols
(2023)Background: The majority of the existing diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) that have been established for computed tomography (CT) are based on various anatomical locations, such as the head, chest, abdomen, etc. However, ... -
Estimate of the HOMA-IR Cut-off Value for Identifying Subjects at Risk of Insulin Resistance Using a Machine Learning Approach
(2021)Objectives: This study describes an unsupervised machine learning approach used to estimate the homeostatic model assessment-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) cut-off for identifying subjects at risk of IR in a given ethnic ... -
Estimating aspect ratio of the distal femur and proximal tibia in the Emirati population from MRI scans of the knee: a preliminary experience
(2023)Abstract: Size and shape of knee implants play an important role in the success of total knee arthroplasty. Several studies have identified anthropometric differences of the distal femur and proximal tibia between the ... -
Estimation of Anatomical Dimensions of the Thorax from Computed Tomography Images of the Adult and Pediatric Indian Population for Developing Optimal Radiological Protocols
(2021)Purpose: Ionizing radiation has been extensively used for medical diagnosis since its discovery in 1895; however, excessive use can lead to deleterious effects. Prior knowledge on radiological protocols based on ... -
Estimation of root inclination of anterior teeth from virtual study models: accuracy of a commercial software
(2019)Background: The aim of the study was to assess the accuracy of commercially available software in estimating anterior tooth root inclination from digital impressions of the crowns of the teeth. Subjects and methods: ... -
Estrogen distinctly regulates transcription and translation of lncRNAs and pseudogenes in breast cancer cells
(2022-07)Abstract: Estrogen drives key transcriptional changes in breast cancer and stimulates breast cancer cells’ growth with multiple mechanisms to coordinate transcription and translation. In addition to protein-coding ... -
Ethnicity-Specific Features of COVID-19 Among Arabs, Africans, South Asians, East Asians, and Caucasians in the United Arab Emirates
(2022)Background: Dubai (United Arab Emirates; UAE) has a multi-national population which makes it exceptionally interesting study sample because of its unique demographic factors. Objective: To stratify the risk factors ... -
Etiology of Peri-Implantitis
(2020)Purpose of Review: Peri-implant diseases represent the biological complications associated with implant therapy. They are defined as inflammatory responses of the peri-implant soft tissues with or without progressive ...