Insights Into SARS-CoV-2 S1-RBD-ACE2 Interaction Using Computational Tools and Membrane Microarray Platform by Angelin Mary Philip (21547421)

“…Further, treatment of cells with pitstop2, but not blebbistatin, resulted in a decrease in the S1-RBD depletion. …”

Ablation of LAT2 Transporter Causes Intramuscular Glutamine Accumulation and Inhibition of Fasting‐Induced Proteolysis by Meritxell Espino‐Guarch (22565774)

“…Decreased proteolysis in LAT2KO animals was associated with increased mTORC1 translocation to the lysosome (mTORC1‐Lamp1 colocalization in fasted LAT2KO muscles was 1.23‐fold, <i>p</i> < 0.0001). …”

Magnesium-reinforced PMMA composite scaffolds: Synthesis, characterization, and 3D printing <i>via</i> stereolithography by Ambreen Afridi (22224310)

“…Notably, pure PMMA exhibited the highest tensile strength, 26.23 ± 0.14 MPa and an elastic modulus of 707.81 MPa, while PMMA resin/1% Mg showed the lowest strength (19.46 ± 0.25 MPa) and modulus (392.88 MPa), indicating a decrease in mechanical integrity with higher Mg content. …”

Production and investigation of flexible nanofibers of sPEEK/PVP loaded with RuO2 nanoparticles by Mariem Chamakh (14150481)

“…<p dir="ltr">Electrospinning technique was employed to fabricate composite nanofibers/nanoparticles of sulfonated polyether ether ketone, polyvinylpyrrolidone, and ruthenium oxide (sPEEK/PVP/RuO₂). The samples were synthesized with different concentrations of hydrous ruthenium chloride of 2 wt%, 5 wt%, and 10 wt%, and then annealed at a temperature of 300 °C for 4 h to form the ruthenium oxide nanoparticles. …”

Enhanced thermoelectric properties of Bi₂Te_2.55Se_0.45 nanocomposites using eco-friendly Eocene Midra Shale palygorskite nanofillers: A sustainable... by Farah M. El-Makaty (14157090)

“…Different wt% of EMS (0.025, 0.05, 0.1, 0.5, and 1) were considered. …”

Investigating the Role of FOXA2 Transcription Factor in Adipogenesis Using Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells by Hafsa Madni (22674428)

“…However, the role of FOXA2 in human adipocytes has not been studied. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to investigate the role of <i>FOXA2</i> in adipogenesis using previously established wild-type induced pluripotent stem cells (WT-iPSCs) and <i>FOXA2</i> knockout iPSCs (FOXA2 KO iPSCs). …”

Biodegradable polysaccharide grafted polyacrylamide inhibitor for corrosion in CO₂- saturated saline solution by Rem Jalab (11715205)

“…Electrochemical tests of Tafel and AC impedance, were used to determine the corrosion rate of carbon steel (C-steel) and protection efficiency in CO₂-saturated 3.5 wt% NaCl solution. The surface morphology was characterized using FESEM coupled with EDX. …”

Part II.: Dissimilar friction stir welding of nickel titanium shape memory alloy to stainless steel – microstructure, mechanical and corrosion behavior by Parker West (17268946)

“…The decreased corrosion resistance was attributed to inhomogeneous passive film formed across the weld due to zonal heterogeneities. …”

SARS‐CoV‐2 infection triggers more potent antibody‐dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) responses than mRNA‐, vector‐, and inactivated virus‐based COVID‐19 vaccines by Hadeel T. Zedan (12535521)

“…We analyzed ADCC activity targeting SARS‐CoV‐2 spike (S) and nucleocapsid (N) proteins in convalescent sera following WT SARS‐CoV‐2‐infection (<i>n</i> = 91), including symptomatic and asymptomatic infections, omicron‐infection (<i>n</i> = 8), COVID‐19 vaccination with messenger RNA‐ (mRNA)‐ (BNT162b2 or mRNA‐1273, <i>n</i> = 77), adenovirus vector‐ (<i>n</i> = 41), and inactivated virus‐ (<i>n</i> = 46) based vaccines, as well as post‐mRNA vaccination BTI caused by omicron (<i>n</i> = 28). …”

Genetic Deletion of DNAJB3 Using CRISPR-Cas9, Produced Discordant Phenotypes by Shadi Nejat (19457212)

“…<p dir="ltr">Several pathways and/or genes have been shown to be dysregulated in obesity-induced insulin resistance (IR) and type 2 diabetes (T2D). We previously showed, for the first time, impaired expression of DNAJB3 mRNA and protein in subjects with obesity, which was concomitant with increased metabolic stress. …”

Impact of aluminium acetate particles size on the gelation kinetics of polyacrylamide‐based gels: Rheological and molecular simulation study by Ahmed Hamza (7224470)

“…The addition of bentonite at low crosslinker concentrations (0.5–1 wt.%) did not decrease the gel strength of 7 wt.% PAM/1 wt.% AlAc significantly. …”

Isothermal Crystallization Kinetics and Morphology of Double Crystalline PCL/PBS Blends Mixed with a Polycarbonate/MWCNTs Masterbatch by Thandi P. Gumede (18112762)

“…For the nanocomposites, there was a decrease in Tc values. This was attributed to a competition between two effects: (1) The partial miscibility of the PC-rich and the PCL-rich and PBS-rich phases, and (2) the nucleation effect of the MWCNTs. …”

A lipidomic screen of hyperglycemia-treated HRECs links 12/15-Lipoxygenase to microvascular dysfunction during diabetic retinopathy via NADPH oxidase by Ahmed S. Ibrahim (10049522)

“…Fluorescein angiography and retinal albumin leakage showed a significant decrease in retinal hyperpermeability in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice lacking 12/15-LOX compared with diabetic WT mice. …”

Stability and thermophysical properties test of carbide-derived carbon thermal fluid; a comparison between functionalized and emulsified suspensions by Ismail W. Almanassra (14151321)

“…The results demonstrated that the thermal conductivity enhancement was independent of temperature, decreases with gum-Arabic concentration, and significantly enhanced with CDC loading with a maximum enhancement of 26.1% for 0.3 wt% functionalized CDC. …”

Engineering the Surface and Mechanical Properties of Water Desalination Membranes Using Ultralong Carbon Nanotubes by Yehia M. Manawi (18091207)

“…More pronounced effect on membrane’s mechanical properties was observed due to compatibility of CNTs with PS matrix when compared to other factors (i.e., changes in the CNT aspect ratio). The water contact angle for PS membranes incorporated with commercial CNT sharply decreased from 73° to 53° (membrane hydrophilization) for membranes with 0.1 and 1.0 wt. % of CNTs, while for the same loading of produced CNTs the water contact angles for the membrane samples increased from 66° to 72°. …”

The Effect of Chitosan’s Addition to Resorcinol/Formaldehyde Xerogels on the Characteristics of Resultant Activated Carbon by Ahmed Awadallah-F (825837)

“…The micropores increased from ~0.3% to ~1.0%, mesopores increased from ~11.2% to ~32.9% and macropores decreased from ~88.4% to ~66.1%. …”

Investigation of the Effect of Imatinib and Hydroxyurea Combination Therapy on Hematological Parameters and Gene Expression in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) Patients by Esraa K. Al-Amleh (16023071)

“…Platelet counts, on the other hand, dramatically decreased in both IM and (HU + IM).</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">Because the studied genes (BCL2, PP2A, CIP2A, and WT1) are participating in cell proliferation and death, the findings show that the examined genes are significant to understand the efficacy of various therapies. …”

Effect of Surface Treatment of Halloysite Nanotubes (HNTs) on the Kinetics of Epoxy Resin Cure with Amines by Vahideh Akbari (18768001)

“…Nonisothermal differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analyses were performed on epoxy nanocomposites containing 0.1 wt.% of P-HNT, A-HNT, and F-HNT. Quantitative analysis of the cure kinetics of epoxy/amine system made by isoconversional Kissinger–Akahira–Sunose (<i>KAS</i>) and <i>Friedman</i> methods made possible calculation of the activation energy (<i>E</i>_α) as a function of conversion (α). …”

Corrosion Evaluation of 316L Stainless Steel Exposed to CNT-Water Nanofluid by Dana Abdeen (18147583)

“…A maximum inhibition of 61% was achieved in 0.1 wt.% CNTs nanofluid at room temperature. Further increase in the CNTs concentrations and in nanofluid’ temperature showed to decrease the corrosion performance.…”

Thermally Conductive Polyethylene/Expanded Graphite Composites as Heat Transfer Surface: Mechanical, Thermo-Physical and Surface Behavior by Patrik Sobolčiak (4401364)

“…This enhanced surface wettability was retained over a long time with only a 9% and 18% decrease in RF and corona plasma-treated samples’ surface energy after two months. …”