Faculty (United Kingdom)

Undergraduate engineering students’ knowledge, perceived competence and perspectives of university graduate attributes

Graduate attributes (GAs) are widely embedded within engineering curricula; however, students’ awareness of these attributes, their perspectives on their relevance and how they are implemented across teaching and assessment contexts are rarely reported. This study explores engine...

APOE ε4 and late-onset Alzheimer's disease in Syria: A case-control study

Background The apolipoprotein E ( APOE ) ε4 allele is the strongest known genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD), but its prevalence and impact vary substantially across populations. No previous study has characterized APOE allele distribution among Syrian pa...

Early-Life Antibiotic Exposure Disrupts Bifidobacterium in Infants: A qPCR-Based Cohort Study

BACKGROUND: Early infancy represents a critical window for establishing the gut microbiome, during which Bifidobacterium species dominate and play essential roles in metabolic, immune and intestinal maturation. Antibiotic exposure during this sensitive period may disrupt microbia...