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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Toward Cardiovascular Diseases in the Lebanese Population by Machaalani, Marc, Fakhry, Battoul, Zwaihed, Maisoon, Mendelek, Karl, Mahmoud, Nadine, Hammoud, Talal, Chahine, Mirna N.

“…Background & ObjectiveCardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death globally. Assessing CVD knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) is necessary…”
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Therapeutic Targeting of Nuclear Protein Import in Pathological Cell Conditions by Chahine, Mirna N, Pierce, Grant N

“…Proteins enter the nucleus through the nuclear pore complex. Once in the nucleus, some proteins, such as transcriptional regulators, can turn genes on or off,…”
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Smoking Habits and Nicotine Dependence Among the General Lebanese Population Before and During Both the Economic Crisis and COVID-19 Pandemic by Haddad, Nina Rossa, Aoun, Charbel B, Mghames, Abdo, Saleh, Mustafa, Chahine, Mirna N

“…Smoking habits have widely changed over time; however, they remain a well-known fashion that risks people's health. In addition, nicotine addiction depends on…”
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A National School Health Campaign in Lebanon on Children Aged between 3 and 12 Years Old: Concordance Level between Parents' Reports and Medical Visit Findings about Physical and Mental Health by Tahan, Léa, Habchy, Peter, Moussi, Charbel, Khadra, Tia, Jawich, Melissa, Njeim, Alain, Kattan, Ogarite, Abou Habib, Leila, El Bitar, Wassim, El Asmar, Béchara, Chahine, Mirna N

“…A school's commitment to promoting health extends beyond students' efforts to encompass parental involvement and must recognize the critical role of parents in…”
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Referrals and Determinant Factors of a National School Health Campaign in Lebanon on Children Aged between 3 and 12 Years Old by Habchy, Peter, Tahan, Léa, Moussi, Charbel, Barakat, Muhammad A, Ghanem, Laura, Kattan, Ogarite, Njeim, Alain, Abou Habib, Leila, El Bitar, Wassim, El Asmar, Béchara, Chahine, Mirna N

“…In this extensive study examining the health of 7184 school children aged 3 to 12 in 27 Lebanese schools, screenings involved medical evaluation and…”
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School-Based Pre- and Post-Intervention Tests Assessing Knowledge about Healthy Lifestyles: A National School Health Awareness Campaign on Children Aged between 3 and 12 Years Old by Moussi, Charbel, Tahan, Léa, Habchy, Peter, Kattan, Ogarite, Njeim, Alain, Abou Habib, Leila, El Bitar, Wassim, El Asmar, Béchara, Chahine, Mirna N

“…In response to the diverse health challenges faced by today's youth and their extensive time spent in schools, we conducted a school health awareness campaign…”
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Nuclear pore rearrangements and nuclear trafficking in cardiomyocytes from rat and human failing hearts by Chahine, Mirna N, Mioulane, Maxime, Sikkel, Markus B, O'Gara, Peter, Dos Remedios, Cristobal G, Pierce, Grant N, Lyon, Alexander R, Földes, Gábor, Harding, Sian E

“…During cardiac hypertrophy, cardiomyocytes (CMs) increase in the size and expression of cytoskeletal proteins while reactivating a foetal gene programme. The…”
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Oxidized LDL enhances stretch-induced smooth muscle cell proliferation through alterations in nuclear protein import by Chahine, Mirna N, Dibrov, Elena, Blackwood, David P, Pierce, Grant N

“…Mechanical stress contributes to hypertension and atherosclerosis partly through the stimulation of vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation. Oxidized…”
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Evaluating the safe zone for lumbar pedicle screws: are midline crossing screws indicative of pedicle breach? by Tannoury, Tony, Seo, Henry Hojoon, Saade, Aziz, Chahine, Mirna N., Atallah, Bachir, Tannoury, Chadi

“…•Pedicle Screw can cross the midline of the vertebrae without causing a pedicle screw breach.•Screw safety cone angle increase from L1 to L5.•L4 allows the…”
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Knowledge, attitude, and practices concerning prostate cancer and its prevention in the Lebanese population by Salah, Morad, Zaitoun, Youssef, Fakhry, Battoul, Karayni, Mohamad, Mokashar, Ali, Chahine, Charbel, Chemaly, Chrystelle, Moussa, Mohamad, Chahine, Mirna N.

“…Prostate cancer (PC) is a frequent neoplasm among men. This study aimed to determine the awareness level of Lebanese men on PC in terms of knowledge, attitude,…”
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The association between angiotensin receptor blockers and lung, bladder, and colon cancer development: A 10-year multicentric retrospective Lebanese study by Dagher, Yara G., El Helou, Sandra, Haifa, Karen G., Chalhoub, Issam G., Boulos, Rita T., Atallah, Bachir, Nasr, Fadi, Kassab, Issam, Chahine, Mirna N.

“…Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death globally, followed by cancer. Angiotensin II contributes greatly to CVD pathogenesis, and…”
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Statins, commonly coprescribed drugs, and concomitant risk factors: A protective, neutral, or harmful association with common cancer types development: A 10-year multicentric retrospective lebanese study by Chalhoub, Issam G., Boulos, Rita T., Dagher, Yara G., El Helou, Sandra, Haifa, Karen G., Atallah, Bachir, Nasr, Fadi, Kassab, Issam, Chahine, Mirna N.

“…Elevated blood levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol are a major cardiovascular risk factor, and cholesterol-lowering drugs are among the most…”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of the Lebanese University Medical Students and Junior Doctors on Basic Life Support Practices by El Assaad, Hadi, Osman, Bahaa, Honeine, Mohamad Omar, Abi-Hanna, Pierre, Chahine, Mirna N.

“…Background: Basic life support (BLS) is the recognition of sudden cardiac arrest and activation of emergency response system, followed by cardiopulmonary…”
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Competencies required for graduated physicians: the integration of Englander’s common taxonomy in a validated scale for the assessment of competency acquiring in undergraduate medical education by El Hage, Said, Chahine, Mirna N, Sayde, Georgio, Daaboul, Michael, El Masri, Jad, Salameh, Pascale

“…Background Competency-based medical education has been emerging as a new educational model for learning. The development of medical education in Middle Eastern…”
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Correction to: Competencies required for graduated physicians: the integration of Englander’s common taxonomy in a validated scale for the assessment of competency acquiring in undergraduate medical education by El Hage, Said, Chahine, Mirna N., Sayde, Georgio, Daaboul, Michael, El Masri, Jad, Salameh, Pascale

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Validation of the PHILIPS DL8760 upper arm blood pressure monitor, in oscillometry mode, for self-measurement in a general population, according to the European Society of Hypertension International Protocol revision 2010 by Chahine, Mirna N., Bou Harb, Souad, Saad, Abdel Rahman, Sarkis, Patrick, Azaki, Alaa, Harb, Aya, Allouch, Ali, Asmar, Roland

“…The aim of this study was to determine the accuracy of the PHILIPS DL8760, an oscillometric blood pressure (BP) measuring device designed for self-measurement…”
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Prevalence and risk factors of hypertension: A nationwide cross‐sectional study in Lebanon by Cherfan, Michelle, Blacher, Jacques, Asmar, Roland, Chahine, Mirna N., Zeidan, Rouba K., Farah, Rita, Salameh, Pascale

“…There is limited epidemiologic data on hypertension (HTN) in Lebanon. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors of HTN in the…”
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Validation of four devices: Omron M6 Comfort, Omron HEM-7420, Withings BP-800, and Polygreen KP-7670 for home blood pressure measurement according to the European Society of Hypertension International Protocol by Topouchian, Jirar, Agnoletti, Davide, Blacher, Jacques, Youssef, Ahmed, Chahine, Mirna N, Ibanez, Isabel, Assemani, Nathalie, Asmar, Roland

“…Four oscillometric devices, including the Omron M6 Comfort, Omron HEM-7420, Withings BP-800, and Polygreen KP-7670, designed for self-blood pressure…”
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Self-reported history of stroke and long-term living conditions near air pollution sources: results of a national epidemiological study in Lebanon by Salameh, Pascale, Farah, Rita, Hallit, Souheil, Zeidan, Rouba Karen, Chahine, Mirna N., Asmar, Roland, Hosseini, Hassan

“…Stroke is a disease related to high mortality and morbidity, particularly in developing countries. Some studies have linked self-reported indoor and outdoor…”
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Heat shock protein 60 involvement in vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation by Deniset, Justin F., Hedley, Thomas E., Hlaváčková, Markéta, Chahine, Mirna N., Dibrov, Elena, O'Hara, Kim, Maddaford, Graham G., Nelson, David, Maddaford, Thane G., Fandrich, Robert, Kardami, Elissavet, Pierce, Grant N.

“…Heat shock protein 60 (Hsp60) is a mediator of stress-induced vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation. This study will determine, first, if the…”
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