Search Results - "Makki, Maha"

Mitigating infodemics: The relationship between news exposure and trust and belief in COVID-19 fake news and social media spreading by Melki, Jad, Tamim, Hani, Hadid, Dima, Makki, Maha, El Amine, Jana, Hitti, Eveline

“…Introduction Misinformation surrounding COVID-19 poses a global public health problem that adversely affects governments’ abilities to mitigate the disease and…”
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Determinants of human papillomavirus vaccine hesitancy among Lebanese parents by Zakhour, Ramia, Tamim, Hani, Faytrouni, Farah, Makki, Maha, Hojeij, Rayan, Charafeddine, Lama

“…Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection. HPV is responsible for cancer of cervix uteri. Despite its safety and…”
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Knowledge, attitude and practice of influenza vaccination among Lebanese parents: A cross-sectional survey from a developing country by Zakhour, Ramia, Tamim, Hani, Faytrouni, Farah, Khoury, Joanne, Makki, Maha, Charafeddine, Lama

“…Background A growing number of parents refuse vaccination due to concerns about side effects. Influenza vaccine is no exception and remains one of the most…”
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A New Index for Pre-Operative Cardiovascular Evaluation by Dakik, Habib A., Chehab, Omar, Eldirani, Mahmoud, Sbeity, Eman, Karam, Cynthia, Abou Hassan, Ossama, Msheik, Mayyas, Hassan, Hussein, Msheik, Ahmad, Kaspar, Chris, Makki, Maha, Tamim, Hani

“…Currently used indices for pre-operative cardiovascular evaluation are either powerful, but complex, or simple, but with weak discriminatory power. This study…”
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Perception, attitude, practice and barriers towards medical research among undergraduate students by El Achi, Dina, Al Hakim, Lara, Makki, Maha, Mokaddem, Mona, Khalil, Pamela Abi, Kaafarani, Bilal R, Tamim, Hani

“…Early exposure to medical research, specifically at the undergraduate level, contributes in building a solid medical education for students. In 2014, the…”
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Gender disparity in research productivity across departments in the faculty of medicine: a bibliometric analysis by Rachid, Elza, Noureddine, Tania, Tamim, Hani, Makki, Maha, Naalbandian, Sally, Al-Haddad, Christiane

“…Women’s contributions to the medical field have increased substantially over the past 4 decades but women remain underrepresented. Since research productivity…”
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Domestic tethers: Gender differences in career paths and domestic responsibilities of top-research medical school graduates by Hitti, Eveline, Hadid, Dima, Khoury, Samia J, Tamim, Hani, Makki, Maha, Karam, Charlotte M

“…Gendered differences in career paths of medical graduates persist globally. We aim to explore the impact of domestic tethers on the career paths of physicians…”
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Validation of the new ABC score for predicting 30-day mortality in gastrointestinal bleeding by Saade, Marie Christelle, Kerbage, Anthony, Jabak, Suha, Makki, Maha, Barada, Kassem, Shaib, Yasser

“…Abstract Background/Aim The ABC score is a new pre-endoscopic scoring system that was recently developed to accurately predict one-month mortality in upper and…”
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COVID-19 in conflict region: the arab levant response by Bizri, Nazih A, Alam, Walid, Mobayed, Tala, Tamim, Hani, Makki, Maha, Mushrrafieh, Umayya

“…Abstract Background COVID-19 has hit the world in an unprecedented way causing serious repercussions on several aspects of our life. Multiple determinants have…”
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High Dephosphorylated-Uncarboxylated MGP in Hemodialysis patients: risk factors and response to vitamin K2, A pre-post intervention clinical trial by Aoun, Mabel, Makki, Maha, Azar, Hiba, Matta, Hiam, Chelala, Dania Nehme

“…Background Vascular calcifications are highly prevalent in hemodialysis patients. Dephosphorylated-uncarboxylated MGP (dp-ucMGP) was found to increase in…”
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The prognostic value of the lactate/albumin ratio for predicting mortality in septic patients presenting to the emergency department: a prospective study by Bou Chebl, Ralphe, Geha, Mirabelle, Assaf, Mohamad, Kattouf, Nadim, Haidar, Saadeddine, Abdeldaem, Karim, Halawi, Nour, Khamis, Mohamed, Makki, Maha, Tamim, Hani, Abou Dagher, Gilbert

“…Lactate/albumin (L/A) ratio is a biomarker in sepsis that has been shown to outperform lactate. This prospective study aims to validate the superior prognostic…”
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Waterpipe and cigarette epigenome analysis reveals markers implicated in addiction and smoking type inference by Awada, Zainab, Cahais, Vincent, Cuenin, Cyrille, Akika, Reem, Silva Almeida Vicente, Anna Luiza, Makki, Maha, Tamim, Hani, Herceg, Zdenko, Khoueiry Zgheib, Nathalie, Ghantous, Akram

“…Waterpipe smoking is frequent in the Middle East and Africa with emerging prevalence worldwide. The epigenome acts as a molecular sensor to exposures and a…”
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Podocyturia: an earlier biomarker of cardiovascular outcomes by Eid, Assaad A., Habib, Robert H., Chehab, Omar, Al Jalbout, Nour, Tamim, Hani, Makki, Maha, El Bejjani, Martine, Lima, Joao, Badr, Kamal F.

“…Urinary podocin and nephrin mRNAs (podocyturia), as candidate biomarkers of endothelial/podocyte injury, were measured by quantitative PCR in Type II diabetics…”
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Sepsis in patients with haematological versus solid cancer: a retrospective cohort study by Bou Chebl, Ralphe, Safa, Rawan, Sabra, Mohammad, Chami, Ali, Berbari, Iskandar, Jamali, Sarah, Makki, Maha, Tamim, Hani, Abou Dagher, Gilbert

“…ObjectivesThis study aims to examine the outcome of haematological and patients with solid cancer presenting with sepsis to the emergency department…”
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Thalamic volume and dimensions on MRI in the pediatric population: Normative values and correlations by Tutunji, Rayyan, El Homsi, Maria, Saaybi, Stephanie, AL Arab, Natally, Tamim, Hani, Makki, Maha, Hourani, Mukbil, Hourani, Roula

“…•No current objective measures of the thalamus exist for early life.•We examine the thalamic two-dimensional and volumetric development across the pediatric…”
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Lactate/Albumin Ratio as a Predictor of In-Hospital Mortality in Septic Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department by Bou Chebl, Ralphe, Jamali, Sarah, Sabra, Mohamad, Safa, Rawan, Berbari, Iskandar, Shami, Ali, Makki, Maha, Tamim, Hani, Abou Dagher, Gilbert

“…Background: The aim of this study is to evaluate the prognostic value of the Lactate to Albumin (L/A) ratio compared to that of lactate only in predicting…”
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AUB-HAS2 Cardiovascular Risk Index: Performance in Surgical Subpopulations and Comparison to the Revised Cardiac Risk Index by Dakik, Habib A, Sbaity, Eman, Msheik, Ahmad, Kaspar, Chris, Eldirani, Mahmoud, Chehab, Omar, Abou Hassan, Ossama, Mailhac, Aurelie, Makki, Maha, Tamim, Hani

“…Background The American University of Beirut (AUB)-HAS2 Cardiovascular Risk Index is a newly derived index for preoperative cardiovascular evaluation. It is…”
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The prevalence and predictors of extended spectrum B-lactamase urinary tract infections among emergency department patients: A retrospective chart review by Bou Chebl, Ralphe, Assaf, Mohamad, Kattouf, Nadim, Abou Arbid, Samer, Haidar, Saadeddine, Geha, Mirabelle, Makki, Maha, Tamim, Hani, Abou Dagher, Gilbert

“…Inadequate initial antibiotic treatment of ESBL urinary tract infections (UTI) can lead to increase in the number of antibiotics used, return visits, longer…”
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Does implementation of the PECARN rules for minor head trauma improve patient-centered outcomes in a lower resource emergency department: a retrospective cohort study by Sawaya, Rasha D, Wakil, Cynthia, Wazir, Adonis, Shayya, Sami, Berbari, Iskandar, Safa, Rawan, Makki, Maha, Hamade, Mahdi, Tamim, Hani

“…Managing children with minor head trauma remains challenging for physicians who evaluate for the need for computed tomography (CT) imaging for clinically…”
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The prevalence of bacteremia in out of hospital cardiac arrest patients presenting to the emergency department of a tertiary care hospital by Abou Dagher, Gilbert, Bou Chebl, Ralph, Safa, Rawan, Assaf, Mohammad, Kattouf, Nadim, Hajjar, Karim, El Khuri, Christopher, Berbari, Iskandar, Makki, Maha, El Sayed, Mazen

“…Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) remains one of the most common causes of death. There is a scarcity of evidence concerning the prevalence of bacteraemia…”
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