Publications by authors named "S A M Al-Sharifi"
Significant wellbeing concerns have been reported nationally among resident doctors. A peer-led survey at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust revealed high burnout risk and dissatisfaction. The Doctor Wellbeing Group (DWG) was established to address these multifaceted concerns by supporting resident doctors to run quality improvement projects to improve working conditions, with consultant supervision and regular reports to stakeholders.
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Background: Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) regulate adipogenesis but it is not clear whether they influence regional adipose tissue (AT) development in humans.
Objective: To characterise BMP2 expression, BMP2-SMAD1/5/8 signalling, and BMP2's potential effect on proliferation and adipogenesis in human subcutaneous abdominal and gluteal AT and its constituent preadipocytes.
Methods: BMP2 expression was measured in whole AT and immortalised preadipocytes via qPCR and Western blot; secreted/circulating BMP2 was measured by ELISA.
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- The study examined the levels of pregnancy-specific protein B (PSPB), progesterone, and various biochemical parameters in fluids and serum from pregnant Iraqi riverine buffaloes at the 6th, 7th, and 8th months of gestation.
- It involved 10 buffaloes, which were checked for pregnancy via natural mating and then slaughtered to collect amniotic fluid, allantoic fluid, and fetal serum for analysis.
- Results showed higher progesterone concentrations in allantoic fluid and increased PSPB levels in fetal serum, indicating distinct patterns of biochemical changes during the later stages of pregnancy.
This study was undertaken to detect pregnancy in Iraqi riverine buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) using three different methods (rectal palpation, plasma progesterone concentration and detection of the presence of pregnancy-specific protein B (PSPB) with the BioPRYN(®) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test. The aim of the study was to identify the most sensitive, early and accurate method for detecting pregnancy. Twenty-two female riverine buffalo that were 6.
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