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Association of E-Cigarettes With Erectile Dysfunction: The Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study
(2022)Introduction: Smoking is independently associated with erectile dysfunction and cardiovascular disease. Given existing similarities in the constituents of e-cigarettes or ENDS and cigarettes, this study examines the ... -
Association of IMMP2L deletions with autism spectrum disorder: A trio family study and meta-analysis
(2018)Abstract: IMMP2L, the gene encoding the inner mitochondrial membrane peptidase subunit 2- like protein, has been reported as a candidate gene for Tourette syndrome, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and additional ... -
Association of Lipid, Inflammatory, and Metabolic Biomarkers With Age at Onset for Incident Coronary Heart Disease in Women
(2021)Importance: Risk profiles for premature coronary heart disease (CHD) are unclear. Objective: To examine baseline risk profiles for incident CHD in women by age at onset. Design, Setting, And Participants: A ... -
Association of obesity indices with in-hospital and 1-year mortality following acute coronary syndrome
(2020)Background/objectives: According to the “obesity paradox”, adults with obesity have a survival advantage following acute coronary syndrome, compared with those without obesity. Previous studies focused on peripheral ... -
Association of QRS narrowing with response to cardiac resynchronization therapy-a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.
(2019-08-07)Abstract: Prolonged QRS duration, which reflects a higher degree of mechanical dysynchrony, is a predictor of response to CRT. However,the association of QRS narrowing after biventricular pacing with CRT response rates ... -
Association of the ADIPOQ-AS LncRNA polymorphism rs2241766 with obesity: A Meta-analysis
(2022)Abstract: Adipose tissue secretes different hormones to orchestrate lipid and glucose metabolism and insulin function. Adiponectin a key signaling peptide, is encoded by ADIPOQ gene and secreted by white adipose tissue. ... -
The association of the prothrombin G20210A single-nucleotide polymorphism and the risk of preeclampsia: Systematic review and meta-analysis
(2020)Objective: We conducted this systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the association between the risk of preeclampsia and the prothrombin G20210A single-nucleotide polymorphism. Study design: We followed the ... -
Associations between Birth Weight and Adult Sleep Characteristics: A Cross-Sectional Analysis from the UAEHFS
(2023)Abstract: Abnormal birth weight, particularly low birth weight (LBW), is known to have long-term adverse health consequences in adulthood, with disrupted sleep being suggested as a mediator or modifier of this link. We ... -
Associations between Periodontitis, COVID-19, and Cardiometabolic Complications: Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Evidence
(2022)Abstract: Periodontitis is a microbially driven, host-mediated disease that leads to loss of periodontal attachment and resorption of bone. It is associated with the elevation of systemic inflammatory markers and with the ... -
Associations between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D, body mass index and body fat composition among Emirati population: Results from the UAE healthy future study
(2022)Introduction: Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency are highly prevalent among several populations across the globe. Numerous studies have shown a significant correlation between body-mass-index (BMI) and Vitamin D status, ... -
Asthma Associated Cytokines Regulate the Expression of SARS-CoV-2 Receptor ACE2 in the Lung Tissue of Asthmatic Patients
(2022)Abstract: It is still controversial whether chronic lung inflammation increases the risk for COVID-19. One of the risk factors for acquiring COVID-19 is the level of expression of SARS-CoV-2 entry receptors, ACE2 and ... -
Asthma severity as a contributing factor to cancer incidence: A cohort study
(2021)Background: A putative link between asthma and asthma severity with the occurrence of cancer has been suggested but has not been fully investigated. The objective of this study is to assess the incidence of all types of ... -
Atrial fibrillation burden and cognitive decline in elderly patients undergoing continuous monitoring
(2021)Aims: To study the relationship between subclinical atrial fibrillation (AF) and changes in cognitive function in a large cohort of individuals with stroke risk factors. Methods : Individuals with no prior AF ... -
Attitude and Use of Rubber Dam During Endodontic Procedures in the United Arab Emirates
(2017-08)Introduction: Rubber dam is an essential adjunct in endodontic treatment that was introduced as early as 1864. It prevents swallowing of medicament, instruments and irrigating solutions, debris and retracts soft tissue. ... -
Attitude of Ajman University Dental Undergraduate Students and Residents to Vital and Non-Vital Bleaching
(2017)The management of tooth discoloration has become a challenge, especially as people are keeping their teeth for longer. Discoloration can affect both primary and secondary teeth alike. The causes of tooth discoloration are ... -
An Audit on the Quality of Intra-Oral Digital Radiographs Taken in a Postgraduate Paediatric Dentistry Setting
(2017-02-01)Abstract: Background: Quality assurance (QA) for radiographs sustains accurate diagnostic information while maintaining radiation doses as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA). Aims: To audit the quality of digital ... -
Augmenting Flexnerism Via Twitterism: Need for Integrating Social Media Application in Blueprinting Pedagogical Strategies for Undergraduate Medical Education
(2019-03-25)Background: Flexnerism, or “competency-based medical education,” advocates that formal analytic reasoning, the kind of rational thinking fundamental to the basic sciences, especially the natural sciences, should be the ... -
Author Correction: Derangement of cell cycle markers in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of asthmatic patients as a reliable biomarker for asthma control
(2021)Author Correction: Derangement of cell cycle markers in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of asthmatic patients as a reliable biomarker for asthma control -
Authorship characteristics of orthodontic randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses in non orthodontic journals with impact factor
(2018)Background/Objective: This study was conducted to explore authorship characteristics and publication trends of all orthodontic randomized controlled trials (RCTs), systematic reviews (SRs), and meta-analyses (MAs) published ... -
Autoantibodies against type I IFNs in patients with life-threatening COVID-19
(2020)Introduction: Three risk factors for life-threatening coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia have been identified— being male, being elderly, or having other medical conditions—but these risk factors cannot explain ...