Notch Signaling Inhibition by LY411575 Attenuates Osteoblast Differentiation and Decreased Ectopic Bone Formation Capacity of Human Skeletal (Mesenchymal) Stem Cells by Nihal AlMuraikhi (6002234)

“…Hematoxylin and eosin staining and Sirius red staining were performed to identify bone formation in vivo. Results. Among the tested molecules, LY411575, a potent γ-secretase and Notch signaling inhibitor, exhibited significant inhibitory effects on osteoblastic differentiation of hBMSCs manifested by reduced ALP activity, mineralized matrix formation, and decreased osteoblast-specific gene expression as well as in vivo ectopic bone formation. …”

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

“…Three consequent corrosion tests were conducted on 316L stainless steel (SS) exposed to carbon nanotubes (CNTs) water-based nanofluids: open circuit test, polarization resistance test, and potentiodynamic scans. …”

Detailed organic characterization of process water to evaluate reverse osmosis membrane fouling in industrial wastewater treatment by Minier-Matar, Joel

“…Bench-scale operational and water quality results were comparable to the full-scale RO performance data validating the lab testing procedure implemented in this study.…”
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Water Footprint Assessment and Virtual Water Trade in the Globally Most Water-Stressed Country, Qatar by Nayla Higazy (17679453)

“…The virtual water exports gradually decreased over the years with the most notable decrease in 2018 following Qatar’s blockade. …”

Effective removal of phenol from wastewater using a hybrid process of graphene oxide adsorption and UV-irradiation by Mohammad A. Al-Ghouti (8882054)

“…<p dir="ltr">The focus of this work is the removal of phenol from water by graphene oxide (GO) nanoparticles, prepared by two different methods, through a hybrid adsorption–UV-irradiation process. …”

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

“…Increasing the CDC loading was found to increase the viscosity and decrease the specific heat of the suspensions. Finally, correlation equations proposed for predicting the thermal conductivity and dynamic viscosity of the CDC-water suspension had R2 values of 0.90 and 0.81, respectively.…”

Corrigendum: Decreased interfacial dynamics caused by the N501Y mutation in the SARS-CoV-2 S1 spike:ACE2 complex by Wesam S. Ahmed (10170053)

“…<p dir="ltr">Corrigendum: Decreased interfacial dynamics caused by the N501Y mutation in the SARS-CoV-2 S1 spike:ACE2 complex: Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmolb.2022.846996" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmolb.2022.846996</a>, published online 22 July 2022.…”

Underrepresentation of racial and ethnic minorities in cascade testing for hereditary cancer syndromes by Muhammad Danyal Ahsan (14488278)

“…Cascade testing is critical as relatives found to carry a pathogenic gene variant have the opportunity to pursue targeted cancer risk reduction and early detection, decreasing cancer-associated morbidity and mortality. …”

Serum Vitamin D Concentration ≥75 nmol/L Is Related to Decreased Cardiometabolic and Inflammatory Biomarkers, Metabolic Syndrome, and Diabetes; and Increased Cardiorespiratory Fitn... by Vijay Ganji (8710491)

High-sensitive detection and quantitation of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) from capillary/fingerstick and venepuncture whole-blood using fluorescence-based rapid lateral flow i... by Samar, Shurbaji

“…BackgroundIn the last decade, point of care testing (POCT) such as lateral flow immunoassays (LFIA) were developed for rapid TSH measurement. …”
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Pilot testing of a novel Multi Effect Distillation (MED) technology for seawater desalination by Shahzada Aly (17191465)

“…By implementing this invention's design, the heat transfer area has been decreased and accordingly, the capital cost of the evaporator is reduced by 20%. …”

Nickel toxicology testing in alternative specimen from farm ruminants in a urban polluted environment by Zafar Iqbal Khan (21225059)

“…General monitoring of soil and vegetation pollution load, as well as the use of other non-conventional water like canal water for forage irrigation could be a sustainable solution to decrease the access of nickel in the food chain.…”

A Novel Technique for Detecting Underground Water Pipeline Leakage Using the Internet of Things by Ahmad Abusukhon (19418644)

“…This expense can be significantly decreased using an effective early water leak detection system. …”

A BRET-based Mpro biosensor containing a nanobody and tandem cleavage sites shows an increased cleavage rate by Geethakumari, Anupriya M

“…We envisage that the NB2E3 nanobody-2× Mpro biosensor engineered here will be useful in drug discovery and functional characterization of Mpro mutants in newly emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants as well as in detecting SARS-CoV-2 infection in a point-of-care testing (POCT) format.…”
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Accelerating Care: Enhancing Patient Satisfaction through a Quality Initiative in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Emergency Department at Al Wakra Hospital, Qatar by Lolwa Al Ansari (18466227)

“…The proportion of patients spending less than 8 hours in the OB ED observation beds rose from 74% in January 2022 to over 98% in 2023. Notably, there was a remarkable decrease in patients who Left Without Being Seen (LWBS) and in absconded patient rates from 2020 to 2023 (Figure 2).…”

Geomorphological changes in the coastal area of Farasan Al-Kabir Island (Saudi Arabia) since mid Holocene based on a multi-proxy approach by Pavlopoulos, Kosmas

“…The geomorphological evolution of the southeastern coastal area of Farasan Al-Kabir Island (Saudi Arabia) is revealed by the mapping of modern landforms and a multi-proxy and high spatial resolution study including grain size, particulate organic carbon, mineralogy, element geochemistry, benthic foraminifera analysis and radiocarbon dating of a 3.3-m long sediment core. …”
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Brain microstructural changes support cognitive deficits in HIV uninfected children born to HIV infected mothers by Yadav, Santosh K.

“…Significantly changed FA and MD values in different brain regions in HIC and HUC compared to CHNM were used for correlation analysis with NP test scores using Pearson’s correlation. ResultsHIC and HUC groups showed significantly decreased NP test scores in various domain compared to CHNM. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sexually transmitted infection testing and diagnosis in Lebanon: A retrospective chart review by Sunji, Nadine

“…Post-COVID-19 onset, 1.7 % of patients tested positive for any STI compared with 1.1 % pre-COVID-19 onset (OR: 1.5, 95%CI: 0.8–2.7). …”
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Mitigating soil water deficit using organic waste compost and commercial water retainer: a comparative study under semiarid conditions by Hatem Zgallai (17792567)

“…Therefore, the objective of this field study was to improve soil water retention by the application of two conditioners namely, an organic waste compost (DS) and a synthetic water-retaining hydrogel (WS). …”

Review of phosphate removal from water by carbonaceous sorbents by Ismail W. Almanassra (14151321)

“…Adsorption technology is amongst the different technologies used to decrease the phosphate levels in water, and has been found to be highly effective even at low phosphate concentrations. …”