MBRU Knowledge Repository: Recent submissions
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Recent advances in the immunopathogenesis of severe asthma
(2022)Abstract: Severe asthma is a heterogeneous disease encompassing different phenotypes and endotypes. Although patients with severe asthma constitute a small proportion of the total population with asthma, they largely ... -
Prevalence and associated risk factors of hypertension and pre-hypertension among the adult population: fndings from the Dubai Household Survey, 2019
(2022)Background: Minimal data is available on the prevalence and correlates of hypertension and prehypertension in Dubai. The study aims to measure the prevalence of hypertension and pre-hypertension and the associated ... -
Oxidative Stress and Male Infertility: Evidence From a Research Perspective
(2022)Abstract: Male fertility potential can be influenced by a variety of conditions that frequently coincide. Spermatozoa are particularly susceptible to oxidative damage due to their limited antioxidant capacity and cell ... -
Outpatient Respiratory Management of Infants, Children, and Adolescents with Post-Prematurity Respiratory Disease
(2021)Background: Premature birth affects millions of neonates each year, placing them at risk for respiratory disease due to prematurity. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia is the most common chronic lung disease of infancy, but ... -
On family-centred and child-centred care - And the moral distress therein
(2022)On family-centred and child-centred care - And the moral distress therein -
Mutational Landscape of Autism Spectrum Disorder Brain Tissue
(2022)Abstract: Rare post-zygotic mutations in the brain are now known to contribute to several neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, due to the limited availability of brain tissue, ... -
Monocyte distribution width as a novel sepsis indicator in COVID-19 patients
(2022)Background: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is a highly transmittable virus which causes the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Monocyte distribution width (MDW) is an in-vitro hematological ... -
Endocan: a new marker of endothelial function
(2021)Purpose of review: To consider the role of endocan as an inflammatory marker in cardiovascular diseases. Recent findings: Endocan, an endothelial inflammatory marker, is associated with cardiovascular disease. Su ... -
A Highly Durable RNAi Therapeutic Inhibitor of PCSK9
(2017)To the Editor: The study by Fitzgerald et al. poses the question as to whether inclisiran is suitable for long-term treatment of hyperlipidemia. In contrast with PCSK9 antibodies, which target plasma PCSK9, inclisiran ... -
Correction to: Children’s dental anxiety (self and proxy reported) and its association with dental behaviour in a postgraduate dental hospital
(2020)Correction to: European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry: https ://doi.org/10.1007/s4036 8-020-00517 -x In the original publication of the article the third author’s name “M. Kowash” was submitted as “K. Mawlood” which ... -
#Students_Against_COVID: Student Leadership During a Global Crisis
(2021)Abstract: To the Editor: The shift of medical education to virtual learning environments during the COVID-19 pandemic has been overwhelming for medical students, who rely heavily on contextual application of knowledge. ... -
A pilot metagenomic study reveals that community derived mobile phones are reservoirs of viable pathogenic microbes
(2021)Abstract: There is increasing attention focussed on the risks associated with mobile phones possibly serving as ‘Trojan Horse’ fomites for microbial transmission in healthcare settings. However, little is reported on the ... -
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 ... -
Clinical and Laboratory Profile of Hospitalized Symptomatic COVID-19 Patients: Case Series Study From the First COVID-19 Center in the UAE
(2021)Introduction: COVID-19 is raising with a second wave threatening many countries. Therefore, it is important to understand COVID-19 characteristics across different countries. Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive ... -
Clinicopathological Features and Outcomes of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours in Oman; A multi-centre study
(2020)Objectives: This study aimed to report the clinicopathological features, management and long-term outcomes of patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) in Oman. Methods: This retrospective study was ... -
Physeal-Sparing Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction for Skeletally Immature Patients: All-Epiphyseal Technique Using Quadricep Tendon Autograft
(2021)Abstract: The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a major stabilizing structure of the knee and one of the most common injured structures. The true incidence of ACL injury in children and adolescents is unknown, but recent ... -
Long-Read Sequencing Improves the Detection of Structural Variations Impacting Complex Non-Coding Elements of the Genome
(2021)Abstract: The advent of long-read sequencing offers a new assessment method of detecting genomic structural variation (SV) in numerous rare genetic diseases. For autism spectrum disorders (ASD) cases where pathogenic ... -
Acid erosion: an increasingly relevant dental problem. Risk factors, management and restoration
(2017)Abstract: A review of risk factors and management of acid erosion. Particular emphasis is placed on the use of direct composite as a reversible and relatively straightforward restorative option. -
SEAHIR: A Specialized Compartmental Model for COVID-19
(2021)Abstract: The SEIR (Susceptible-Exposed-Infected-Removed) model is widely used in epidemiology to mathematically model the spread of infectious diseases with incubation periods. However, the SEIR model prototype is generic ... -
SARS-CoV-2–related MIS-C: A key to the viral and genetic causes of Kawasaki disease?
(2021)Abstract: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) emerged in April 2020 in communities with high COVID-19 rates. This new condition is heterogenous but resembles Kawasaki disease (KD), a well-known but poorly ...