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Exploring community pharmacists perception towards responsible provision of patient care services: A quantitative assessment
(University of Benin, 2020)
Purpose: To investigate the perception of community pharmacists with regard to pharmaceutical care services in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Pakistan. Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey carried out among the community ...
Targeting of protein expression in renal disease using siRNA – A review
(University of Benin, 2020)
The kidneys have rarely been used as a target in the systemic delivery of siRNA when compared to
other tissues or organs in the body. This review article deals with various modalities adopted to deliver
siRNA to the ...
Testosterone therapy in hypogonadal patients and the associated risks of cardiovascular events
(Elsevier Masson SAS., 2020)
Since the male secondary sex characters, libido and fertility are attributed to their major androgen hormone testosterone, the sub-optimum levels of testosterone in young adults may cause infertility and irregularities in ...
Spasmolytic activity of the ethanolic extract and essential oil of aloysia citriodora palau
(Kamala-Raj Enterprises, 2020)
The leaves of Aloysia citriodora Palau (Jordanian “malliseh”) are traditionally used to remediate irritative gastrointestinal symptoms. The aim of this study is to assess the spasmolytic activity of the ethanolic extract ...
A novel CAD system to automatically detect cancerous lung nodules using wavelet transform and SVM
(Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science, 2020)
A novel cancerous nodules detection algorithm for computed tomography
images (CT-images) is presented in this paper. CT-images are large size
images with high resolution. In some cases, number of cancerous lung nodule ...
Dispensing errors in community pharmacies in the United Arab Emirates investigating incidence, types, severity, and causes
(2020)
Background: Medication dispensing is a fundamental function of community pharmacies, and errors that occur during the dispensing process are a major threat to patient safety. However, to date there has been no national ...
First derivative ATR-FTIR spectroscopic method as a green tool for the quantitative determination of diclofenac sodium tablets
(F1000 Research, 2020)
Background: Attenuated total reflection-Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy is a rapid quantitative method which has been applied for pharmaceutical analysis. This work describes the utility of first derivative ...
Obesity and its associated risk factors among school-aged children in Sharjah, UAE
(Public Library of Science, 2020)
Background
The most prevalent nutritional disorders worldwide are childhood overweight or obesity. Various factors clearly contribute to the childhood obesity epidemic. The aim of this study is to
investigate the prevalence ...
Understanding the factors influencing healthcare providers’ burnout during the outbreak of COVID-19 in Jordanian hospitals
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2020)
Background: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered
coronavirus. The nature of healthcare providers’ occupation puts them at an increased risk of getting any
contagious disease, ...
What are the beliefs and behaviours related to sport nutrition supplements, particularly regarding UAE regulatory issues, among male fitness centre members in Dubai?
(Elsevier B.V., 2020)
Objectives: The current study sought to investigate how sport nutrition supplements are used among a population of gym users in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the factors that underlie the consumption patterns of ...