Faculty Publications (CoM): Recent submissions
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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. ... -
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. ... -
Relevance of Anthropometric Measurements in a Multiethnic Obesity Cohort: Observational Study
(2021)Background: The prevalence of obesity is increasing worldwide, and the Middle East is not an exception to this increasing trend. Obesity increases the risk of multiple metabolic complications, such as diabetes mellitus. ... -
Publisher Correction: Rates, distribution and implications of postzygotic mosaic mutations in autism spectrum disorder
(2020)Publisher Correction: In the version of this article initially published, in Fig. 2a, zeros were omitted from the y-axis labels on the histogram. They should read, from bottom to top: 0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0.04, 0.05, 0.06, ... -
Signs and Symptoms of Vitamin D Deficiency in Children: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Tertiary Pediatric Hospital in the United Arab Emirates
(2021)Objective: This study was conducted to estimate the common signs and symptoms present in patients with vitamin D deficiency at a children’s specialty hospital in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Methods: This ... -
Single-cell transcriptome identifies FCGR3B upregulated subtype of alveolar macrophages in patients with critical COVID-19
(2021)Summary: Understanding host cell heterogeneity is critical for unraveling disease mechanism. Utilizing large-scale single-cell transcriptomics, we analyzed multiple tissue specimens from patients with life-threatening ... -
Sources of anxiety among healthcare workers in Tehran during the COVID-19 pandemic
(2021)Abstract: By applying multivariate regression to 2020 survey data from four Tehran hospitals, we measure eight recognized sources of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic-related anxiety among 723 healthcare workers ... -
Sternal and metacarpal masses as the initial presentation of tuberculosis in a child
(2021)Abstract: A 5-year-old previously healthy boy was referred to the Pediatric Infectious DiseaseClinic with a two-month history of progressive swelling on the upper chest and right 5th metacarpal bone. There was no reported ... -
Subacute Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis following a Dental Procedure: Case Report and Review of the Literature
(2020)Objectives: Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis is a rare but serious condition. Despite increasingly effective treatment, the mortality and risk of long-term sequelae remains significant. The objective of this study is to describe ... -
Sustained Low Incidence Rates of Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections in the Intensive Care Unit
(2021)Background: Central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) is an important cause of increased morbidity and mortality in ICUs. The occurrence of CLABSI in significantly higher in developing countries and contributes ... -
“Systems-Integrated CME”: The Implementation and Outcomes Imperative for Continuing Medical Education in the Learning Health Care Enterprise
(2021)Introduction: Health care delivery has evolved from a variably connected collective of individually owned proprietorships and independent hospitals to an environment in which physicians increasingly contract with or are ... -
Coinfections in Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19: A Descriptive Study from the United Arab Emirates
(2021)Purpose: Microbial coinfections in COVID-19 patients carry a risk of poor outcomes. This study aimed to characterize the clinical and microbiological profiles of coinfections in patients with COVID-19. Methods: A ... -
Cryptic intermediates and metastable states of proteins as predicted by OneG computational method
(2021)Abstract: Understanding structural excursions of proteins under folding conditions is crucial to map energy landscapes of proteins. In the present study, OneG computational tool has been used for analyzing possible existence ... -
Testicular oxidative stress and apoptosis status in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats after treatment with rooibos (Aspalathus linearis), honeybush (Cyclopia intermedia), and sutherlandia (Lessertia frutescens) infusions
(2021)Objective: To investigate the testicular oxidative stress and apoptosis status, as well as the sperm functional parameters in streptozotocin (STZ) induced diabetic rats following treatment with rooibos (Aspalathus ... -
The Effect of Rooibos (Aspalathus linearis), Honeybush (Cyclopia intermedia) and Sutherlandia (Lessertia frutescens) on Testicular Insulin Signalling in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes in Wistar Rats
(2021)Background: Testicular insulin signalling is altered in diabetic (DM) males. While unravelling the mechanism through which DM exert these detrimental effects, studies have shown the importance of insulin regulation in ... -
The Efficacy of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) in Children with Attention Problems, Hyperactivity, and Impulsivity in Dubai
(2021)Abstract: Disruptive behaviors can be associated with significant functional impairment. Early intervention for young children is essential to prevent long-term consequences. Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) is a ... -
Prevalence and Factors Associated with Methicillin‑Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization among Clinical Medical Students
(2019)Background: This study was carried out to assess the prevalence and determinants of methicillin‑resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization among clinical clerkship medical students in Saudi Arabia. Methods: A ... -
Prevalence of, and factors associated with health supplement use in Dubai, United Arab Emirates: a population-based crosssectional study
(2019)Background: Health supplement (HS) products that are available in the Emirate of Dubai (United Arab Emirates; UAE) contain chemicals that may adversely affect human health. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence ... -
Prediction of COVID-19 severity using laboratory findings on admission: informative values, thresholds, ML model performance
(2021)Background: Despite the necessity, there is no reliable biomarker to predict disease severity and prognosis of patients with COVID-19. The currently published prediction models are not fully applicable to clinical ... -
Phytic Acid: Properties and Potential Applications in Dentistry
(2021)Abstract: Inositol hexaphosphate (IP6) is the most abundant inositol phosphate in nature and an essential molecule for different biological functions. IP6 has a unique structure granting it distinctive properties; a high ...