Search Results - "Dhaini, Hassan R"

Cytotoxicity of water supply in a Palestinian refugee camp and a Syrian informal tented settlement in Lebanon by El Kawak, Michelle, Al Hassanieh, Jana, Berjawi, Marwa, Jurdi, Mey, Abiad, Mohamad G, Yassin, Nasser, Dhaini, Hassan R

“…Deficient water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) significantly account for a high burden of disease across the globe. Lebanon, an Eastern Mediterranean…”
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Beirut Ammonium Nitrate Blast: Analysis, Review, and Recommendations by Al-Hajj, Samar, Dhaini, Hassan R., Mondello, Stefania, Kaafarani, Haytham, Kobeissy, Firas, DePalma, Ralph G.

“…A massive chemical detonation occurred on August 4, 2020 in the Port of Beirut, Lebanon. An uncontrolled fire in an adjacent warehouse ignited ~2,750 tons of…”
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Cytochrome P450 CYP3A4/5 Expression as a Biomarker of Outcome in Osteosarcoma by DHAINI, Hassan R, THOMAS, Dafydd G, GIORDANO, Thomas J, JOHNSON, Timothy D, BIERMANN, J. Sybil, LEU, Kirsten, HOLLENBERG, Paul F, BAKER, Laurence H

“…Osteosarcoma, the most common pediatric primary bone tumor, is an aggressive malignancy with a tendency for early pulmonary metastasis. A reliable biomarker to…”
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N-Acetyltransferase 1 (NAT1) Genotype: A Risk Factor for Urinary Bladder Cancer in a Lebanese Population by Yassine, Ibrahim A., Kobeissi, Loulou, Jabbour, Michel E., Dhaini, Hassan R.

“…In Lebanon, bladder cancer is the second most incident cancer among men. This study investigates a possible association between N-acetyltransferase 1 (NAT1)…”
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NAT1 genotypic and phenotypic contribution to urinary bladder cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Dhaini, Hassan R, El Hafi, Bassam, Khamis, Assem M

“…N-acetyltransferase 1 (NAT1), a polymorphic Phase II enzyme, plays an essential role in metabolizing heterocyclic and aromatic amines, which are implicated in…”
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Prenatal exposure to criteria air pollutants and associations with congenital anomalies: A Lebanese national study by Al Noaimi, Ghaliya, Yunis, Khalid, El Asmar, Khalil, Abu Salem, Fatima K., Afif, Charbel, Ghandour, Lilian A., Hamandi, Ahmad, Dhaini, Hassan R.

“…Maternal exposure to air pollution has been associated with a higher birth defect (BD) risk. Previous studies suffer from inaccurate exposure assessment…”
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Serum Cadmium Levels and Risk of Metabolic Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study by Ayoub, Nour, Mantash, Hiba, Dhaini, Hassan R., Mourad, Abbas, Hneino, Mohammad, Daher, Zeina

“…The increase in the prevalence of metabolic disorders globally is becoming a public health concern. Previous studies have reported an association between…”
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Effect of BPA on CYP450s expression, and nicotine modulation, in fetal rat brain by Merii, Mohammad H., Fardoun, Manal M., El Asmar, Khalil, Khalil, Mahmoud I., Eid, Ali H., Dhaini, Hassan R.

“…Human exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) is mainly due to migration from plastic packaging into food and beverages. Studies reported BPA endocrine disruptions…”
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Slow N‐acetylation as a possible contributor to bladder carcinogenesis by El Kawak, Michelle, Dhaini, Hassan R., Jabbour, Michel E., Moussa, Mohamad A., El Asmar, Khalil, Aoun, Mona

“…Bladder cancer (BCa) is an exophytic tumor that presents as either noninvasive confined to the mucosa (NMIBC) or invading the detrusor muscle (MIBC), and was…”
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Feature selection approaches for predictive modelling of cadmium sources and pollution levels in water springs by Abu Salem, Fatima K., Jurdi, Mey, Alkadri, Mohamad, Hachem, Firas, Dhaini, Hassan R.

“…The World Health Organization lists cadmium (Cd) as one of the top ten chemicals of public health concern. Cd is toxic at relatively low exposure levels and…”
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Quantitative cancer risk assessment and local mortality burden for ambient air pollution in an eastern Mediterranean City by Dhaini, Hassan R., Salameh, Thérèse, Waked, Antoine, Sauvage, Stéphane, Borbon, Agnès, Formenti, Paola, Doussin, Jean-François, Locoge, Nadine, Afif, Charbel

“…Health risks posed by ambient air pollutants to the urban Lebanese population have not been well characterized. The aim of this study is to assess cancer risk…”
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Exposure assessment of endocrine disruptors in bottled drinking water of Lebanon by Dhaini, Hassan R, Nassif, Rana M

“…Bisphenol A (BPA) is a commonly used monomer in various products including bottled water. Numerous studies have reported endocrine adverse effects and…”
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Bisphenol A exposure assessment from olive oil consumption by Abou Omar, Tarek F., Sukhn, Carol, Fares, Souha A., Abiad, Mohamad G., Habib, Rima R., Dhaini, Hassan R.

“…The use of bisphenol A (BPA) in packaging has grown over the past 50 years despite concerns of its migration into packaged food and beverages, resulting in…”
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Cadmium Health Risk Assessment and Anthropogenic Sources of Pollution in Mount-Lebanon Springs by Halwani, Dana A., Jurdi, Mey, Abu Salem, Fatima K., Jaffa, Miran A., Amacha, Nabil, Habib, Rima R., Dhaini, Hassan R.

“…Cadmium (Cd) is a highly toxic heavy metal with low permissible limits. This study aims at conducting a health risk assessment for Cd and examining potential…”
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Toxicogenetic Profile and Cancer Risk in Lebanese by Dhaini, Hassan R., Kobeissi, Loulou

“…An increasing number of genetic polymorphisms in drug-metabolizing enzymes (DME) were identified among different ethnic groups. Some of these polymorphisms are…”
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Mercury health risk assessment among a young adult Lebanese population by Obeid, Pierre J., Fares, Souha A., Farhat, Ghada N., El-Khoury, Bilal, Nassif, Rana M., El-Nakat, John, Dhaini, Hassan R.

“…Mercury (Hg) exposure represents a significant public health concern at a global level. This study aims at assessing Hg exposure and risk among Lebanese young…”
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Genetic polymorphisms of PPAR genes and human cancers: evidence for gene-environment interactions by Dhaini, Hassan R., Daher, Zeina

“…Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) are nuclear transcription factors that play a role in lipid metabolism, cell proliferation, terminal…”
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CYP2E1 and NQO1 genotypes and bladder cancer risk in a Lebanese population by Basma, Hussein A, Kobeissi, Loulou H, Jabbour, Michel E, Moussa, Mohamad A, Dhaini, Hassan R

“…Urinary bladder cancer incidence in Lebanon ranks among the highest in the world. Cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1), NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductase1 (NQO1), and…”
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Association of CYP3A4/5 genotypes and expression with the survival of patients with neuroblastoma by DARWISH, MOHAMAD H, FARAH, ROULA A, FARHAT, GHADA N, TORBEY, PAUL-HENRI N, GHANDOUR, FATIMA A, BEJJANI-DOUEIHY, NOHA A, DHAINI, HASSAN R

“…Neuroblastoma (NB) is a rare pediatric disease in Lebanon for which poor prognosis remains a major challenge. Genetic polymorphism of genes coding for…”
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Selenium and Exendin‐4 Combination is a Promising Therapeutic Approach for Diabetes Mellitus by Moustafa, Mohamed E., Assi, Layal Abou, Najem, Sonia Abou, Merii, Mohamed, Hasan, Randa, Barakat, Ghinwa, Dhaini, Hassan R., El‐Sabban, Marwan

“…Previous studies suggested that selenium (Se) or exendin‐4 (Ex4) exerts antidiabetic effects. The mechanisms of the effects of Se, Ex4 and their combination on…”
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