MBRU Knowledge Repository: Recent submissions
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SARS-CoV-2 may hijack GPCR signaling pathways to dysregulate lung ion and fluid transport
(2021)Abstract: The tropism of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a virus responsible for the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, toward the host cells is determined, at least in ... -
Rezum Therapy for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Dubai’s Initial Experience
(2021)Introduction: Symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a condition that affects middle-aged men, leading to a decreased quality of life secondary to symptoms of difficult urination, urinary frequency, urgency and ... -
Rezum therapy, a feasible and safe treatment for the larger prostate
(2021)Abstract: Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is the leading cause of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) in men worldwide. Urinary frequency, nocturia and incomplete emptying are common symptoms experienced by men with ... -
Results From the United Arab Emirates’ 2018 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth
(2018)Introduction: Since formation in 1971, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has experienced tremendous economic and industrial development that has improved the health, wealth, and education of the population.1 Concomitantly, ... -
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, ... -
Public Trust in COVID-19 Prevention and Responses Between January and May 2020 in Bangladesh
(2021)Background and Aims: Although the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) developed some policy initiatives during the first phase of COVID-19, their efforts were questioned due to indecision, late policy decisions and implementation, ... -
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 ... -
Taurine Augments Telomerase Activity and Promotes Chondrogenesis in Dental Pulp Stem Cells
(2021)Background: Stem cell therapy has become an advanced and state-of-the-art procedure to regenerate lost tissues of the human body. Cartilage repair is a challenging task in which stem cells find potential application. One ... -
Color changes of maxillary and mandibular incisors following surgical orthodontic treatment: A prospective controlled clinical pilot study
(2021)Objective: To assess possible color changes of natural teeth after surgical orthodontic treatment. Methods: This prospective controlled clinical pilot trial included 6 consecutively treated surgical orthodontic patients ... -
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 ...