OBJECTIVE The purpose of the study was to assess pharmacists' current practice, perception and knowledge towards the use of herbal products in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The study assessed the need for incorporating herbal medicine as a separate topic in under- graduate pharmacy student curricula. METHODS The study was done on 600 pharmacists employed in Abu Dhabi, who were contac...

BACKGROUND Rapid economic and cultural transition in the United Arab Emirates has been accompanied by a rise in chronic disease. Early childhood is known to affect health outcomes in adulthood. This prospective longitudinal study examined the general health of Emirati infants born in a government maternity hospital in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in October 2002. METHODS One hundred twenty-five w...

Department of Medicine, Al-Ain Hospital, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates (Correspondence to J. Punnose: [email protected]). 2Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, UAE University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates. 3Department of Paediatrics, Al-Ain Hospital, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates. ABSTRACT To characterize the features of type 2 diabetes mellitus among children and adolescents in A...

in this article, i try to find out what are the effects of financial variablessuch as ratio of private sector deposits to gdp and ratio of bank credit toprivate sector to gdp and value of stocks trade in tehran stockexchange to total current value of stocks and private sector liquidity togdp on total investment.we use two models to test our hypothesis the first is a model for iranand the second...

The Arabs comprise a genetically heterogeneous group that resulted from the admixture of different populations throughout history. They share many common characteristics responsible for a considerable proportion of perinatal and neonatal mortalities. To this end, the Centre for Arab Genomic Studies (CAGS) launched a pilot project to construct the 'Catalogue of Transmission Genetics in Arabs' (C...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: UAE: United Arab Emirates; NINDS rtPA: Neurological Disorders and Stroke recombinant tissue plasminogen activator; tPA: tissue Plasminogen Activator; CT: Computerized Tomography; mRS: modified Rankin Scale; TOAST: Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment criteria; NIHSS: National Institute of Health Stroke Scale; SPSS: Statistical...

This paper specifies the critical factors that affect the adoption of E-Commerce in the United Arab Emirates, particularly in the emirate of Abu-Dhabi. The critical factors are studied from firms’ and consumers’ perceptions. The factors affecting firms’ decision of e-commerce adoption are classified to internal and external, which are then classified into several other factors. Similarly, the k...

1 Laboratory of Integrative Systems Medicine, Institute of Clinical Physiology, CNR, Pisa, Italy 2 Bioinformatics Lab, College of Information Technology, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE 3 Laboratory of Experimental Oncology, Institute of Clinical Physiology, CNR, Siena, Italy 4 Center for Computational Science, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA *Correspondence: [email protected]...

OBJECTIVE We aimed to identify facilitators of and barriers to healthcare professionals' motivation in a diabetes centre in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). DESIGN A qualitative research approach was employed using semistructured interviews to assess perception of and attitudes regarding healthcare professionals' motivation in providing good quality diabetes care. SETTING A diabetes centre l...

Abstract—The belief of a heavenly God is enshrined to all Abrahamic religions which form the three major religions of the world today. Muslims believe in Allah who is above the seven heavens. The youth in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) study Islamic courses as part of their high school curriculum and are required to take at least one Islamic course at the university level to gain credit hours t...