MBRU Knowledge Repository: Recent submissions
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Virtual Clinical Encounter Examination (VICEE): A novel approach for assessing medical students non-psychomotor clinical competency
(2021)Introduction: The Corona Virus Disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic disrupted medical education across the world. Online teaching has grown rapidly under lockdown. Yet the online approach for assessment presents a number of ... -
Identification of public health priorities, barriers, and solutions for Kuwait using the modified Delphi method for stakeholder consensus
(2021)Abstract: The rapid modernization and economic developments in Kuwait, have been accompanied by substantial lifestyle changes such as unhealthy diet and physical inactivity. These modifiable behaviours have contributed ... -
Fertility and pregnancy outcome among women undergoing assisted reproductive technology treatment in Windhoek, Namibia
(2021)Purpose: Infertility has been defined as a couple's failure to conceive after regular and unprotected coitus for 1 year or six months, depending on the age of the female counterpart. Although infertility can result from ... -
Enamel Hypomineralization in Children With Clefts and the Relationship to Treatment: A Cross-sectional Retrospective Study
(2018)Objective: The aim of this study was to determine whether molar incisor hypomineralization (MIH) is greater in patients with cleft lip and palate (CLP) who underwent primary alveolar grafting (PAG) as compared with CLP ... -
Effect of ovariectomy-induced osteoporosis on the amount of orthodontic tooth movement: a systematic review of animal studies
(2021)Background: Understanding the impact of osteopenia and osteoporosis on orthodontic tooth movement could be of benefit to the orthodontist, but research in humans presents practical and ethical problems. The ovariectomized ... -
Correlation of expression of Akt1 and E2F1 and their phosphorylated forms in breast cancer patients with clinicopathological parameters
(2021)Abstract: Breast cancer is the leading cancer worldwide among women. Traditional clinicopathological prognostic and predictive markers need refining to improve clinical outcomes. This study explored the association between ... -
Can We Decrease Epicardial and Pericardial Fat in Patients With Diabetes?
(2021)Abstract: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic and complex metabolic disorder and also an important cause of cardiovascular (CV) disease (CVD). Patients with type 2 DM (T2DM) and obesity show a greater propensity for ... -
African Swine Fever, the forgotten pandemic
(2021)Summary: African Swine Fever (ASF) is one of the most important diseases prevalent in swine populations. In recent times, it has devasted the pork industry—both commercial and backyard—throughout much of the world. ASF ... -
Assessing clinical outcomes of modified laparoscopic gastrostomy in children: a case control study
(2022)Background: With gastrostomy becoming a common surgical procedure within the pediatric population surgeons continued to introduce modifications on the procedure to overcome some of the challenges and minimize complications. ... -
Airflow for initial nonsurgical treatment of peri-implantitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(2021)Background: Nonsurgical treatment of peri-implantitis may help in reducing microbial load and inflammatory parameters. The potential clinical benefits of using different treatment approaches, in the initial nonsurgical ... -
A Simple Practical Guide to Genomic Diagnostics in a Pediatric Setting
(2021)Abstract: With limited access to trained clinical geneticists and/or genetic counselors in the majority of healthcare systems globally, and the expanding use of genetic testing in all specialties of medicine, many healthcare ... -
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 ... -
A national study on the resilience of community pharmacists in Lebanon: a cross‑sectional survey
(2022)Background: Community pharmacists are among the most accessible healthcare professionals and are likely to experience the full brunt of public health crises. In Lebanon, the COVID-19 pandemic, added to a severe economic ... -
Using publicly available transcriptomic data to identify mechanistic and diagnostic biomarkers in azoospermia and overall male infertility
(2022)Abstract Azoospermia, which is the absence of spermatozoa in an ejaculate occurring due to defects in sperm production, or the obstruction of the reproductive tract, afects about 1% of all men and is prevalent in up to ... -
The magnitude and effect of work-life imbalance on cognition and affective range among the non-western population: A study from Muscat
(2022)Abstract: The temporal relationship between work-life balance/imbalance, occupational burnout, and poor mental health outcomes have been widely explored. Little has been forthcoming on cognitive functioning among those ... -
Symptom Status, Clinical Subtypes, and Prognosis in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation from the Middle East Region (from the Gulf-SAFE Registry)
(2021)Abstract: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is often asymptomatic. The prognosis of asymptomatic AF is at least similar or worse than symptomatic AF, but there are no such data from Middle East patients with AF. The Gulf-SAFE (Gulf ... -
A Conceptual Framework to Design Connected Mental Health Solutions in the United Arab Emirates: Questionnaire Study
(2022)Background: Connected mental health (CMH) is a field presenting information and communications technology–based mental care interventions that could help overcome many mental care delivery barriers. Culture and background ... -
A collective statement in support of saving pangolins
(2022)Letter to the Editor: We are an international group of biological scientists, conservationists, and environmentalists who have been closely following the plight and conservation of pangolins over a number of years. Pangolins ... -
A Case of COVID-19-Associated Pediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Shock Managed by Cytokine Filtration
(2022)Abstract: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) after COVID-19 has been recognized as a complication arising due to cytokine storm. Several management strategies including intravenous immunoglobulin and ... -
Sleep Quality and Emotional State of Medical Students in Dubai
(2022)Abstract: Poor sleep quality has been reported to be common amongst medical students and healthcare professionals worldwide. Sleep disturbance has been associated with increased rates of burnout and depression. As a result, ...