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Ahmed Badar

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (Formerly University of Dammam)
Verified email at iau.edu.sa
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[HTML][HTML] Nigella sativa improves glycemic control and ameliorates oxidative stress in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: placebo controlled participant blinded …

H Kaatabi, AO Bamosa, A Badar, A Al-Elq… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background and Objective Oxidative stress plays an important role in pathogenesis of
diabetes mellitus and its complications. Our previous study has shown glucose lowering effect …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 trajectories among 57 million adults in England: a cohort study using electronic health records

…, H Abbasizanjani, N Ahmed, B Ahmed… - The Lancet Digital …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Updatable estimates of COVID-19 onset, progression, and trajectories underpin
pandemic mitigation efforts. To identify and characterise disease trajectories, we aimed to …

Effect of Nigella sativa supplementation on lung function and inflammatory mediators in partly controlled asthma: a randomized controlled trial

…, HO Qutub, RK Gupta, A Badar… - Annals of Saudi …, 2017 - annsaudimed.net
BACKGROUND : Nigella sativa and its derivatives have been reported to have anti-inflammatory
and bronchodilator effects, but the effects have been evaluated in only a few clinical …

Effect of Nigella sativa supplementation over a one-year period on lipid levels, blood pressure and heart rate in type-2 diabetic patients receiving oral hypoglycemic …

A Badar, H Kaatabi, A Bamosa, A Al-Elq… - Annals of Saudi …, 2017 - annsaudimed.net
BACKGROUND : Diabetic patients with hypertension and dyslipidemia are at a high risk of
cardiovascular complications. OBJECTIVES : To determine the effect of Nigella sativa …

[HTML][HTML] Fruit and vegetable consumption and its determinants among Saudi university students

AA Alsunni, A Badar - Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences, 2015 - Elsevier
Ahmed Alsunni and Ahmed badar designed research; Ahmed Alsunni conducted the
research; Ahmed Badar analyzed the data; both authors wrote the paper and had primary …

[HTML][HTML] Nigella sativa: A potential natural protective agent against cardiac dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

A Bamosa, H Kaatabi, A Badar… - Journal of Family and …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To study the effect of Nigella sativa supplementation on cardiac functions in Type
2 diabetic patients treated with oral hypoglycemic agents. Background: Diabetes mellitus is …

[HTML][HTML] Determinants of energy drinks consumption among the students of a Saudi University

…, AI Alresasy, HN Alyaseen, A Badar - Journal of Family and …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Energy drinks contain stimulants mainly caffeine. The use of these drinks
by university students is on the rise despite concerns about their safety. This study identified …

Association between FeNO, total blood IgE, peripheral blood eosinophil and inflammatory cytokines in partly controlled asthma

A Badar, AM Salem, AO Bamosa… - Journal of asthma …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background Fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) is a convenient to use biomarker of
airway inflammation. However, the mutual relationship between FeNO, peripheral blood …

Effect of frequent blood donations on iron stores of non anaemic male blood donors

A Badar, A Ahmed, M Ayub… - Journal of Ayub Medical …, 2002 - demo.ayubmed.edu.pk
Background: A healthy blood donor loses about 225 mg of iron per donation. This loss is
made up very quickly by mobilizing the iron stores in form of ferritin, followed by replenishing …

Scattering of light into silicon by spherical and hemispherical silver nanoparticles

A Centeno, J Breeze, B Ahmed, H Reehal, N Alford - Optics letters, 2010 - opg.optica.org
The interaction of light with noble metal nanoparticles deposited onto the top surface of a
semiconductor has been investigated using the finite-difference time-domain method. The …