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The aim of the present study is to evaluate the effects of 60-day artichoke leaf extract (ALE) supplementation (250mg, twice daily) on cytokines levels, natural killer cell (NK) response, and lipo-metabolic profile (HDL, LDL, and total-cholesterol, triglycerides (TG), ApoB, ApoA, lipid accumulation product (LAP), glucose, insulin, and homeostasis model assessment [...]
Smart sustainable neighbourhood design: A prototype for Bahrain
The harm caused by the inefficient designs of contemporary cities to the environment is abysmal. Demands for new cities continue to rise due to the growing global populations. The literature discussed the increasing harm caused by such growths on the environment and their negative impact on the physiological and psychological [...]
Introduction to nanosensors
Sensors are devices that detect a physical, chemical, or biological stimulus and give a response in the form of a measurable signal. The increasing number of applications for sensing technologies has increased the need for the development of a variety of new sensors with far better performance. Nanoparticles are at [...]
Assessing Genotoxic and Cytotoxic Effects in Bivalves Influenced by Marine Pollution in Bahrain, Arabian Gulf
The Arabian Gulf is increasingly subjected to habitat alteration due to dredging, reclamation activities, and pollution from various anthropogenic sources, including industrial and domestic effluents and oil spills. These activities can affect the naturally stressed marine ecosystems. Genotoxicity and cytotoxicity biomarkers are widely recognized as an important tool to assess [...]
The effect of awareness, trust, and privacy and security on students’ adoption of contactless payments: An empirical study
The Kingdom of Bahrain has witnessed many advancements in the FinTech domain recently. One of these obvious advancements is the introduction of a few contactless payment software programs and technologies. Within the first two quarters of 2018, several institutions introduced contactless payment mobile apps such as BenefitPay, bWallet, VIVA Cash, [...]
Smart selection of vendors in health services
Pharmaceutical procurement is a multi-criteria decision-making process that deals with optimization of conflicting objectives. This paper presents a multi-criteria decision-making system, based on Fuzzy expert system to rank the suppliers. The main objective of carrying out this study was to improve pharmaceutical procurement practices in Ministry of Health (MOH) in [...]
Open Government Data in Kingdom of Bahrain: Towards an Effective Implementation Framework
Governments around the world have realized the importance of Open Government Data – OGD as new paradigm shift in government that focuses on making governments more service oriented, transparent and competent. However, the situation of OGD initiative in Kingdom of Bahrain is not promising as reflected by number of assessments [...]
Stereoisomer-specific induction of G2/M phase arrest and apoptosis by 9-(E,Z)-hydroxyoctadecadienoic acid in mouse lymphoma cells
Hydroxyoctadecadienoic acids (HODEs) are generated by oxidation of linoleic acid in vivo and thought to mediate various pathophysiological responses. In this study, we examined the effects of HODEs on EL4 mouse lymphoma cell growth and found that 9-(E,Z)-HODE inhibited EL4 cell growth in a dose-dependent manner, whereas no such growth [...]
Scattering-angle-resolved optical coherence tomography of a hypoxic mouse retina model
Several studies have noted a correlation between retinal degeneration and traumatic encephalopathy (TE) making the retina a leading candidate for detection and assessment. Scattering-angle-resolved optical coherence tomography (SAR-OCT) is a candidate imaging modality to detect sub-resolution changes in retinal microstructure. SAR-OCT images of murine retinas that experience a hypoxic insult— [...]
Quality of Work Life and differences in demographic characteristics among managerial staff in Algerian tertiary sector
BACKGROUND: There is a consensus in the evidence literature on the importance of Quality of Work Life (QWL) as it is a prerequisite to increase employees’ productivity and wellbeing [2], [1], [11]. While studies of the effect of demographic characteristics (gender, age, work experience and socio-professional categories) on QWL have [...]