MBRU Knowledge Repository: Recent submissions
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Muscle sympathetic nerve activity and hemodynamic responses to venous distension: does sex play a role?
(2019)Peripheral venous distension mechanically stimulates type III/IV sensory fibers in veins and evokes pressor and sympathoexcitatory reflex responses in humans. As young women have reduced venous compliance and impaired ... -
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 ... -
Beliefs, practices and knowledge of community pharmacists regarding complementary and alternative medicine: National cross-sectional study in Lebanon
(2019)Introduction: Pharmacists are uniquely positioned to provide patients with evidence-based information in order to ensure effective and safe use of Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) products. Objective: Assess ... -
Increases in statin eligibility to reduce cardiovascular risk according to the 2013 ACC/AHA cholesterol guidelines in the Africa Middle East region: a sub-analysis of the Africa Middle East Cardiovascular Epidemiological (ACE) study
(2019)Background: With development of cholesterol management guidelines by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA), more individuals at risk of cardiovascular disease may be eligible for statin ... -
Heritability and genetic and environmental correlations of heart rate variability and baroreceptor reflex sensitivity with ambulatory and beat-to-beat blood pressure
(2019-02-07)Abstract: This family study from Oman (n = 1231) explored the heritability and genetic and environmental correlations of heart rate variability (HRV) and baroreceptor reflex sensitivity (BRS) with ambulatory and beat-to-beat ... -
Risk factors associated with premature myocardial infarction: a systematic review protocol
(2019)Introduction: Premature myocardial infarction (MI) generally refers to MI in men ≤55 years or women ≤65 years. Premature MI is a major contributor to cardiovascular disease (CVD), which claimed 17.6 million lives globally ... -
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 ... -
‘Walk with Us…’ Student Peer-Mentoring in Interdisciplinary Cancer Education
(2019)Abstract: ‘Walk with us...’reflects on a series of innovative educational journeys that have offered value addition in cancer education of health professions students. It provides an insight into interdisciplinary peer ... -
Association between education and major adverse cardiac events among patients with acute coronary syndrome in the Arabian Gulf
(2019)Introduction: The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between education and major adverse cardiac events in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in the Arabian Gulf. Methods: Data were ... -
Targeted surveillance reveals native and invasive mosquito species infected with Usutu virus
(2019)Background: The emergence of Usutu virus (USUV) in Europe was first reported in Austria, 2001, and the virus hassince spread to many European countries. Initial outbreaks are marked by a mass die-off of European ... -
Confronting the Challenges of Anatomy Education in a Competency-Based Medical Curriculum During Normal and Unprecedented Times (COVID-19 Pandemic): Pedagogical Framework Development and Implementation
(2020)Background: Anatomy is considered to be one of the keystones of undergraduate medical education. However, recently, there has been drastic reduction, both in gross anatomy teaching hours and its context. Additionally, a ... -
Risk of cataract in health care workers exposed to ionizing radiation: a systematic review
(2020)Background: The eye is an important sensory organ occupationally exposed to ionizing radiation (IR) in healthcare workers (HCWs) engaged in medical imaging (MI). New evidence highlights the possible induction of cataract ... -
Contribution of IL-17 in Steroid Hyporesponsiveness in Obese Asthmatics Through Dysregulation of Glucocorticoid Receptors α and β
(2020)Abstract: Obesity is on the rise worldwide and is one of the most common comorbidities of asthma. The chronic inflammation seen in obesity is believed to contribute to this process. Asthma and obesity are associated with ... -
Optimizing the management of HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer in the era of PARP inhibitors—proceedings from breast cancer expert group meeting
(2020)Abstract: The therapeutic landscape of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HER2−) metastatic breast cancer (mBC) has evolved considerably with the introduction of newer targeted agents such as poly-ADP ... -
How do we strengthen the health workforce in a rapidly developing high-income country? A case study of Abu Dhabi's health system in the United Arab Emirates
(2019-01)Background: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a rapidly developing high-income country that was formed from the union of seven emirates in 1971. The UAE has experienced unprecedented population growth coupled with increased ... -
One-year risks of stroke and death in patients with atrial fibrillation from different clinical settings: The Gulf SAFE registry and Darlington AF registry
(2019)Background: AF patients from different clinical settings may have varying outcomes. We aimed to provide patient-level comparisons using two cohorts of patients with AF from different settings. Purpose: We aimed to ... -
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 novel 6D-approach to radically transform undergraduate medical education: preliminary reflections from MBRU
(2018-12)Background: Designers of undergraduate medical education (UME) need to address the exponentially expanding volume and variability of scientific knowledge, where by didactic teaching techniques need to be augmented by ... -
mHealth use for non-communicable diseases care in primary health: patients’ perspective from rural settings and refugee camps
(2018-10-11)Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for 85% of deaths in Lebanon and contribute to remarkable morbidity and mortality among refugees and underserved populations. This study assesses the perspectives of ... -
Integrated analysis of human-animal-vector surveillance: West Nile virus infections in Austria, 2015–2016
(2018-03-14)Abstract: The results of integrated human and veterinary surveillance for West Nile virus (WNV) infections in Austria during the transmission seasons 2015 and 2016 are shown. Altogether WNV nucleic acid was detected in ...