Publications by authors named "M Abdel Hafiz"
Background: In the realm of system biology, it is a challenging endeavor to infer a gene regulatory network from time-series gene expression data. Numerous Boolean network inference techniques have emerged for reconstructing a gene regulatory network from a time-series gene expression dataset. However, most of these techniques pose scalability concerns given their capability to consider only two to three regulatory genes over a specific target gene.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose/aim Of The Study: There is limited real-world evidence regarding the effectiveness and safety of dupilumab in Gulf countries. The study aimed to evaluate atopic dermatitis (AD) disease control in adult and adolescent patients (≥12 years) treated with dupilumab in Gulf countries.
Materials And Methods: This observational study included patients with moderate-to-severe AD who initiated dupilumab within 30 days.
Campylobacter spp. are the leading causes of ovine abortions leading to severe economic losses and a source of bacterial food borne illness in humans, posing a major public health concern. This study reports an increase in Brucella negative abortions in sheep farms in Kashmir, India in the last few years.
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- The study explored how the texture of food, particularly factors like lubricity and oral coating, affects feelings of hunger and food intake.
- Milk protein-rich beverages with varying coating properties were tested, showing that a high coating led to a temporary increase in fullness after 20 minutes.
- Results indicated that while a higher concentration of protein in saliva decreased appetite ratings, oral coating and lubricity have minimal impact on overall energy intake and gut peptide responses, suggesting the need for further research on these texture attributes.
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- Researchers investigated blood protein networks in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) using data from over 3,000 participants to better understand complex interconnections rather than just individual biomarker changes.
- They applied advanced techniques to analyze 4,776 proteins, identifying significant networks linked to factors like smoking status and emphysema.
- The study found both known and new proteins associated with COPD, highlighting the importance of these networks in understanding the disease across different ethnic groups, with some results replicating in another study cohort.