2020

Abduo H, Curtain C, Othman N. Use of Smartphone Applications for Diabetes Management in Kuwait: A Pilot Study, Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet, 24:2, 111-125, DOI:10.1080/15398285.2020.1750827

Ibrahim M, Davies MJ, Ahmad E, Annabi FA, Eckel RH, Ba-Essa EM, El Sayed NA, Hess Fischl A, Houeiss P, Iraqi H, Khochtali I, Khunti K, Masood SN, Mimouni- Zerguini S, Shera S, Tuomilehto J, Umpierrez GE. Recommendations for management of diabetes during Ramadan: update 2020, applying the principles of the ADA/EASD consensus. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care. 2020 May;8(1):e001248. doi: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2020-001248. PMID: 32366501; PMCID: PMC7223028.

Kim J, Jeon S, Choi JP, Blazyte A, Jeon Y, Kim JI, Ohashi J, Tokunaga K, Sugano S, Fucharoen S, Al-Mulla F, Bhak J. The Origin and Composition of Korean Ethnicity Analyzed by Ancient and Present-Day Genome Sequences. Genome Biol Evol. 2020 May 1;12(5):553-565

Al-Mulla F, Mohammad A, Al Madhoun A, Haddad D, Ali H, Eaaswarkhanth M, John SE, Nizam R, Channanath A, Abu-Farha M, Ahmad R, Abubaker J, Thanaraj TA. A comprehensive germline variant and expression analyses of ACE2, TMPRSS2 and SARS-CoV-2 activator FURIN genes from the Middle East: Combating SARS-CoV-2 with precision medicine. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.16.099176.

Ibrahim N, AlKaed D, Ismail F, Barake R. Validity, reliability and use of a Kuwait child nutrition knowledge assessment questionnaire. East Mediterr Health J. 2020 May;26(5):602-608.

Al-Rashed F, Alghaith A, Azim R, AlMekhled D, Thomas R, Sindhu S, Ahmad R. Increasing the Duration of Light Physical Activity Ameliorates Insulin Resistance Syndrome in Metabolically Healthy Obese Adults. Cells. 2020 May 11;9(5):E1189

Abu-Farha M, Thanaraj TA, Qaddoumi MG, Hashem A, Abubaker J, Al-Mulla F. The Role of Lipid Metabolism in COVID-19 Virus Infection and as a Drug Target. Int J Mol Sci. 2020 May 17;21(10):E3544.

Gabriel R, Boukichou Abdelkader N, Acosta T, Gilis-Januszewska A, Gómez-Huelgas R, Makrilakis K, Kamenov Z, Paulweber B, Satman I, Djordjevic P, Alkandari A, Mitrakou A, Lalic N, Colagiuri S, Lindström J, Egido J, Natali A, Pastor JC, Teuschl Y, Lind M, Silva L, López-Ridaura R, Tuomilehto J; e-PREDICE Consortium. Early prevention of diabetes microvascular complications in people with hyperglycaemia in Europe. ePREDICE randomized trial. Study protocol, recruitment and selected baseline data. PLoS One. 2020 Apr 13;15(4):e0231196

AlMeraj Z, Boujarwah F, Alhuwail D, Qadri R. Evaluating the accessibility of higher education institution websites in the State of Kuwait: empirical evidence. Universal Access in the Information Society. doi.org/10.1007/s10209-020-00717-8

Dashti M, Ateyah K, Alroughani R, Al-Temaimi R. Replication analysis of variants associated with multiple sclerosis risk. Sci Rep. 2020 Apr 30;10(1):7327.

Hassanein M, Al Sifri S, Shaikh S, Abbas Raza S, Akram J, Pranoto A, Rudijanto A, Shaltout I, Fariduddin M, Mohd Izani Wan Mohamed W, Al Awadi F, Alessa T; DIA-RAMADAN study investigators. A real-world study in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus treated with gliclazide modified-release during fasting: DIA-RAMADAN. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2020 Apr 21:108154.

Hammad MM, Abu-Farha M, Al-Taiar A, Alam-Eldin N, Al-Sabah R, Shaban L, Al-Mulla F, Abubaker J, Rahman A. Correlation of circulating ANGPTL5 levels with obesity, high sensitivity C-reactive protein and oxidized low-density lipoprotein in adolescents. Sci Rep. 2020 Apr 14;10(1):6330.

Abd-Alrazaq A, Alhuwail D, Househ M, Hamdi M, Shah Z. Top Concerns of Tweeters During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Infoveillance Study. J Med Internet Res. 2020 Apr 21;22(4):e19016.

Qaddoumi MG, Alanbaei M, Hammad MM, Al Khairi I, Cherian P, Channanath A, Thanaraj TA, Al-Mulla F, Abu-Farha M, Abubaker J. Investigating the Role of Myeloperoxidase and Angiopoietin-like Protein 6 in Obesity and Diabetes. Sci Rep. 2020 Apr 10;10(1):6170.

Al Awadi FF, Echtay A, Alarouj M, Sabir Ali S, Shehadeh N, Al Shaikh A, Djaballah K, Dessapt-Baradez C, Omar Abu-Hijleh M, Bennakhi A, El Hassan Gharbi M, El Sayed El Hadidy K, Abdul Kareem Khazaal F, Hassanein MM. Patterns of Diabetes Care Among People with Type 1 Diabetes During Ramadan: An International Prospective Study (DAR-MENA T1DM). Adv Ther. 2020 Apr;37(4):1550-1563.

Alhuwail D. Understanding health information management practices in public hospitals in Kuwait. Health Inf Manag. 2020 May-Sep; 49(2-3):127-136. doi: 10.1177/1833358319837247. Epub 2019 Mar 20. PMID: 30894029.

Abdulsalam Y, Alhuwail D, Schneller E. S. Adopting Identification Standards in the Medical Device Supply Chain. International Journal of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management (IJISSCM), 13(1), 1-14.

Eaaswarkhanth M, Dos Santos ALC, Gokcumen O, Al-Mulla F, Thanaraj TA. Genome-Wide Selection Scan in an Arabian Peninsula Population Identifies a TNKS Haplotype Linked to Metabolic Traits and Hypertension. Genome Biol Evol. 2020 Mar 1;12(3):77-87

Sindhu S, Kochumon S, Thomas R, Bennakhi A, Al-Mulla F, Ahmad R. Enhanced Adipose Expression of Interferon Regulatory Factor (IRF)-5 Associates with the Signatures of Metabolic Inflammation in Diabetic Obese Patients. Cells. 2020 Mar 16;9(3).

Aldibbiat AM, Al-Sharefi A. Do Benefits Outweigh Risks for Corticosteroid Therapy in Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in People with Diabetes Mellitus? Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2020 Mar 16;15:567-574.