City University Ajman

A Prospective Clinical and Field Study Evaluating the Role of Salt Sensitivity Phenotyping in Guiding Antihypertensive Drug Selection and Reducing the Psychological Burden of Trial-And-Error Therapy

The objective of the prospective study was to investigate the significance of phenotypic characterization of salt sensitivity in the selection of initial antihypertensive therapy and its effect on blood pressure control among patients with stage 1 hypertension. Another aim was to...

Synergistic Effects of Culturally Adapted Mindful Movement on Pain Catastrophizing and Physical Function in Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The current research was done with the aim to identify the joint effect of mindful movement program adapted to culture and translated into Uzbek on pain catastrophization and physical function in patients with chronic non-specific LBP. The design of this study was randomized cont...

Systemic Antibiotics as Adjuncts in Periodontal Therapy for Stage III and Stage IV Periodontitis: An Umbrella Review Aligned with the 2018 World Workshop Classification, with AMSTAR-2 Critical Appraisal

Introduction: Severe periodontitis, corresponding to Stage III and Stage IV disease according to the 2018 World Workshop classification, represents a substantial global health burden. Systemic antibiotics have been investigated as adjuncts to mechanical periodontal therapy; howev...

Quantum-Inspired Deep Learning for Automated Software Defect Prediction: A Hybrid QLSTM-GCN Approach

The growing complexity of contemporary software systems has intensified the need for intelligent and dependable techniques capable of identifying defects early. Conventional machine learning models often face limitations when handling high-dimensional code metrics, class imbalanc...

Assessing the Determinants of Gender Equality Attainment in Arab Countries: A Quantitative Analysis of SDG 5 and Its Interlinkages With Other SDGs

ABSTRACT This study investigates how progress toward gender equality (SDG 5) can foster the achievement of other SDGs in the Arab region. It considers SDGs interlinkages and views gender equality as a key to the SDGs, identifying priority actions for the implementation of the 203...

Native myocardial T1 reference values in a tunisian cohort using MOLLI and SMART1Map

Native T1 values in cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) are influenced by acquisition sequence, physiological factors, and site-specific variability, complicating clinical interpretation. The absence of population-specific reference values further limits diagnostic accuracy. This st...