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ACADEMIC MOTIVATION AND SELF‐DIRECTED LEARNING READINESS OF NURSING STUDENTS DURING THE COVID‐19 PANDEMIC IN THREE COUNTRIES: A CROSS‐SECTIONAL STUDY

Grande, Rizal Angelo N.; Cruz, Jonas Preposi; Balace, Albert B.; Berdida, Daniel Joseph E.; Cometa‐Manalo, Ruffel Joy; Ramirez, Sheryl H. (Nursing Forum, 2022)

Background: It is crucial to evaluate student academic motivation and self‐directed learning (SDL) readiness while teaching online or flexibly. During the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, there were few investigations ...
Acceleration of Skin Wound-Healing Reactions by Autologous Micrograft Tissue Suspension

Jimi, Shiro; Takagi, Satoshi; De Francesco, Francesco; Miyazaki, Motoyasu; Saparov, Arman (MDPI, 2020-06)

Background and objectives: Skin grafting is a method usually used in reconstructive surgery to accelerate skin regeneration. This method results frequently in unexpected scar formations. We previously showed that cutaneous ...
AGE-DEPENDENT CHANGES IN ANTI-MÜLLERIAN HORMONE LEVELS IN LEBANESE FEMALES: CORRELATION WITH BASAL FSH AND LH LEVELS AND LH/FSH RATIO: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Racoubian, Eddie; Aimagambetova, Gulzhanat; Finan, Ramzi R.; Almawi, Wassim Y. (BMC, 2020-06-26)

Background To investigate the age-dependent changes in circulating anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) levels in healthy Arabic-speaking Lebanese women, and to correlate changes in serum AMH levels with serum FSH and LH values, ...
AIR QUALITY AT VENUES OF MIXED SMOKING POLICIES IN KAZAKHSTAN

Sadykova, Jamilya; Baizhaxynova, Ardak; Crape, Byron (Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2020-09-15)

Enclosed designated smoking areas (DSAs) and smoking zones are allowed in food-serving venues in Kazakhstan. Air quality in smoke-free foodserving venues, in venues with smoking throughout, in those with DSAs and those ...
AllergoOncology: Microbiota in allergy and cancer-A European Academy for Allergy and Clinical Immunology position paper

Vangelista, Luca; Untersmayr, Eva; Bergmann, Christoph; Bianchini, Rodolfo; Cozen, Wendy; Gould, Hannah; Hartmann, Karin; Josephs, Debra; Levi-Schaffer, Francesca; Penichet, Manuel L.; O'Mahony, Liam; Poli, Aurelie; Redegeld, Frank A; Roth-Walter, Franziska; Turner, Michelle C.; Karagiannis, Sophia N; Jensen-Jarolim, Erika (2019-01-12)

The microbiota can play important roles in the development of human immunity and the establishment of immune homeostasis. Lifestyle factors including diet, hygiene, and exposure to viruses or bacteria, and medical interventions ...
An adaptive genetic algorithm for selection of blood-based biomarkers for prediction of Alzheimer's disease progression

Vandewater, Luke; Brusic, Vladimir; Wilson, William; Macaulay, Lance; Zhang, Ping (BMC Bioinformatics, 2015-12-09)

Background: Alzheimer's disease is a multifactorial disorder that may be diagnosed earlier using a combination of tests rather than any single test. Search algorithms and optimization techniques in combination with model ...
Analysis of factors associated with profitability of Kazakhstani state hospitals and polyclinics.

Shayakhmetov, Yerassyl (Nazarbayev University School of Medicine, 2018-05)

The following study analyzed factors affecting profitability of medical state enterprises. The primary interest of the study was the effect of corporate governance on financial performance of oblast level hospitals and ...
ANALYSIS OF PERIPHERAL BLOOD BASOPHILS IN PEDIATRIC SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS

Dossybayeva, Kuanysh; Bexeitov, Yergali; Mukusheva, Zaure; Almukhamedova, Zhaina; Assylbekova, Maykesh; Abdukhakimova, Diyora; Rakhimzhanova, Marzhan; Poddighe, Dimitri (Diagnostics, 2022)

Basophils are the least abundant circulating leukocytes, and their immunological role has not yet been completely elucidated. There is evidence supporting their immunomodulatory role in several pathological settings; ...
A novel PKD1 variant demonstrates a disease-modifying role in trans with a truncating PKD1 mutation in patients with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease

Ali, Hamad; Hussain, Naser; Naim, Medhat; Zayed, Mohamed; Al-Mulla, Fahd; Kehinde, Elijah; Seaburg, Lauren; Sundsbak, Jamie; Harris, Peter (Ali et al. BMC Nephrology, 2015)

Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) is the most common form of Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) and occurs at a frequency of 1/800 to 1/1000 affecting all ethnic groups worldwide. ADPKD shows significant ...
Antibiotic/antimicrobial resistance patterns of bacterial pathogens isolates from national research center for mother and child health in Astana, Kazakhstan

Iskhakova, Dinara (Nazarbayev University School of Medicine, 2018-05)

The rapid emergence of drug resistant bacteria is occurring worldwide, endangering the efficacy of antibiotics, which have transformed medicine and saved millions of lives (1-6). Many decades after the first patients were ...
Anticancer activity of metformin: a systematic review of the literature

Aljofan, Mohamad; Riethmacher, Dieter (FUTURE SCI LTD, 2019-08)

BACKGROUND: The anticancer activity of metformin has been confirmed against several cancer types in vitro and in vivo. However, the underlying mechanisms of metformin in the treatment of cancer are not fully understood. ...
ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY ENHANCES DISEASE CONTROL BY TREGS IN VITILIGO

Mukhatayev, Zhussipbek; Dellacecca, Emilia R.; Cosgrove, Cormac; Shivde, Rohan; Jaishankar, Dinesh; Pontarolo-Maag, Katherine; Eby, Jonathan M.; Henning, Steven W.; Ostapchuk, Yekaterina O.; Cedercreutz, Kettil; Issanov, Alpamys; Mehrotra, Shikhar; Overbeck, Andreas; Junghans, Richard P.; Leventhal, Joseph R.; Le Poole, I. Caroline (Frontiers Media, 2020-12-01)

Vitiligo is an autoimmune skin disease characterized by melanocyte destruction. Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are greatly reduced in vitiligo skin, and replenishing peripheral skin Tregs can provide protection against ...
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY, ANTIOXIDANT, AND ANTI-ATHEROSCLEROTIC EFFECTS OF NATURAL SUPPLEMENTS ON PATIENTS WITH FMF-RELATED AA AMYLOIDOSIS: A NON-RANDOMIZED 24-WEEK OPEN-LABEL INTERVENTIONAL STUDY

Romano, Micol; Garcia-Bournissen, Facundo; Piskin, David; Rodoplu, Ulkumen; Piskin, Lizzy; Elzagallaai, Abdelbaset A.; Tuncer, Tunc; Sezer, Siren; Ucuncuoglu, Didar; Honca, Tevfik; Poddighe, Dimitri; Yavuz, Izzet; Stenvinkel, Peter; Yilmaz, Mahmut Ilker; Demirkaya, Erkan (life, 2022)

We aimed to evaluate the effect of a combination of natural products on parameters related to inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and oxidative stress in a cohort of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) patients with ...
ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY RESISTANCE MUTATIONS AMONG HIV INFECTED PEOPLE IN KAZAKHSTAN

Mukhatayeva, Ainur; Mustafa, Aidana; Dzissyuk, Natalya; Issanov, Alpamys; Mukhatayev, Zhussipbek; Bayserkin, Bauyrzhan; Vermund, Sten H.; Ali, Syed (Scientific Reports, 2022)

In Kazakhstan, the number of people living with HIV (PLHIV) has increased steadily by 39% since 2010. Development of antiretroviral therapy (ART) resistance mutations (ARTRM) is a major hurdle in achieving effective treatment ...
Anti-vax movement and the challenge for primary care professionals

Crape, Byron (Nazarbayev University School of Medicine, 2018-10-24)
ANURIA SECONDARY TO HOT WEATHER-INDUCED HYPERURICAEMIA: DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT

Al-Tawheed, Adel R.; Al-Awadi, Khaleel A.; Kehinde, Elijah O.; Abdul-Halim, Hamdy; Al-Hunayan, Adel; Ali, Yousef; Mohammed, Akram H. (Annals of Saudi Medicine, 2003-09)

There is little information on the management of anuria secondary to severe volume depletion or as a rare manifestation of heat stroke in areas of the world with very hot summers. We present our experience with hot ...
Application of molecular genotyping to determine prevalence of HPV strains in Pap smears of Kazakhstan women

Niyazmetova, Luiza; Aimagambetova, Gulzhanat; Stambekova, Nazigul; Abugalieva, Zaurech; Seksembayeva, Korlukain; Ali, Syed; Azizan, Azliyati (International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017-01-01)

Abstract ObjectivesHuman papillomavirus is the main causative agent for cervical cancer. However, few data are available about HPV prevalence in Kazakhstan. The aims of this study were to genotype HPV DNA in Pap smear ...
Application of molecular genotyping to determine prevalence of HPV strains in Pap smears of Kazakhstan women

Niyazmetova, Luiza; Aimagambetova, Gulzhanat; Stambekova, Nazigul; Abugalieva, Zaurech; Seksembayeva, Korlukain; Syed, Ali; Azizan, Azliyati (International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2016-11-20)

Objectives: Human papillomavirus is themain causative agent for cervical cancer. However, few data are available about HPV prevalence in Kazakhstan. The aims of this study were to genotype HPV DNA in Pap smear samples of ...
A roadmap for offering MOOC from an LMIC institution

Abidi, Syed H; Pasha, Aamna; Moran, Greg; Ali, Syed (Learning, Media and Technology, 2016-07-20)

MOOCs are massive open online courses that are globally accessible, free of charge. Given their cost-free and open accessibility, it is surprising that only a few institutions have offered MOOCs from low- and middle-income ...
ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF SCREENING, EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMMES FOR CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE: PROTOCOL FOR A SCOPING REVIEW

Okpechi, Ikechi G; Caskey, Fergus J; Gaipov, Abduzhappar; Tannor, Elliot K; Hamonic, Laura N; Ashuntantang, Gloria; Donner, Jo-Ann; Figueiredo, Ana; Inagi, Reiko; Madero, Magdalena; Malik, Charu; Moorthy, Monica; Pecoits-Filho, Roberto; Tesar, Vladimir; Levin, Adeera; Jha, Vivekanand (BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, 2021)

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major threat to public health, especially in low-income and lower middle-income countries, where resources for treating patients with advanced CKD are scarce. Although early CKD ...