iPSCs derived from insulin resistant offspring of type 2 diabetic patients show increased oxidative stress and lactate secretion by Bushra Memon (4792767)

Curcumin encapsulated colloidal amphiphilic block co-polymeric nanocapsules by Bechnak, Linda

“…The nanocapsules exhibited a >30–fold decrease in IC50, suggesting enhanced anticancer activity associated with curcumin encapsulation. …”
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Host Genetic Variants Potentially Associated With SARS-CoV-2: A Multi-Population Analysis by Maria K. Smatti (4675852)

“…Remarkably, Africans seem to carry extremely lower frequencies of SARS-CoV-1 susceptibility alleles, reaching to 32-fold decrease compared to other populations.</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">Multiple genetic variants, which could potentially modulate SARS-CoV-2 infection, are significantly variable between populations, with the lowest frequency observed among Africans. …”

Immunoprofile of childhood diabetes by Meritxell Espino-Guarch (15430868)

“…In all clinical phenotypes (obese, Pre-diab, T2D and T1D) CD4+ Treg cells showed increased expression of CD49d in comparison to controls, whereas in Tcon cells differences only were observed in the T2D group. …”

Hygienic quality of chlorinated city water stored in household tanks in Byblos, Lebanon. (c2004) by Abi Chedid, Najib

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GIS-based study on the Susceptibility of Dubai Creek (UAE) to Eutrophication by Ali, Tarig

“…The creek’s water quality monitoring program showed increased concentrations of phosphorus- and nitrogen-based nutrients starting in 2008 and 2009. …”
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Environmental enrichment and cafeteria diet synergistically modify the response to chronic variable stress in rats by Zeeni, Nadine

“…Stressed animals showed increased serum corticosterone (CORT) levels compared to non-stressed animals (P<0.001). …”
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Potential mechanisms of human recombinant arginase I (Co)-PEG5000 [HuArgI (CO) - PRG5000] induced cytotoxicity in glioblastoma cells. (c2018) by El Jawhari, Yassmine

“…Both cell lines showed increased sensitivity at longer incubation periods of [HuArgI (Co)-PEG5000] treatment with IC50 values in the pM range, a result attributable to the arginine auxotrophy expressed in those two cell lines. …”
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A young patient with Graves' disease presenting with a triad of heart failure, pancytopenia, and jaundice: A case report by Mohamed Kamal Sabra (17075230)

“…Laboratory investigations showed increased Thyroxin level with a suppressed thyroid stimulating hormone and positive anti‐thyrotropin receptor antibodies. …”

Performance of polysulfone ultrafiltration membranes incorporating graphene oxide nanoparticles functionalized with different generations of poly(amido amine) by Ahmed T. Yasir (17302753)

“…Membranes morphology analyses revealed that with increased PAMAM generation, synthesized membranes showed increased porosity, pore radius, increased hydrophilicity, and rougher surface. …”

Potential of GTL biosolids in a circular economy: investigating blending, pyrolysis, activation, and characterisation by Shifa Zuhara (14150862)

“…The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis also showed increased –CO₃/O–C = O and potassium in the ACs as a result of potassium carbonate activation. …”

D-β-Hydroxybutyrate and lactate mediate the positive effects of exercise on chronic stress by changing the histone modification profile in the hippocampus by Saad, Joelle

“…Mice that were subjected to chronic social defeat stress exhibited depressive-like behavior, showed increased susceptibility to stress, and displayed increased social avoidance behavior. …”
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Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of Candida albicans Lebanese hospital isolates resistant and sensitive to caspofungin by Toutounji, Maggie

“…Strains that were resistant to caspofungin also showed increased resistance to Congo red but decreased biofilm formation and attenuated virulence in a mouse model of infection. …”
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Metabolomics of Dynamic Changes in Insulin Resistance Before and After Exercise in PCOS by Anna Halama (545988)

“…</p><p dir="ltr"><br></p><p dir="ltr">Results: At baseline, PCOS subjects showed increased leucine/isoleucine, glutamate, methionine, ornithine, phenylalanine, tyrosine and proline (p < 0.05) that, following exercise, did not differ from controls. …”

Metabolic comparison of polycystic ovarian syndrome and control women in Middle Eastern and UK Caucasian populations by Alexandra E. Butler (6189536)

“…UK PCOS women had a higher body mass index, systolic and diastolic blood pressures, triglycerides (p < 0.01), whilst Middle Eastern PCOS women showed increased testosterone, free androgen index, HDL and CRP (P < 0.01). …”

Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of candida albicans Lebanese hospital isolates resistant and sensitive to caspofungin. (c2018) by Toutounji, Maggie Nazih

“…In addition strains that are resistant to caspofungin also showed increased resistance to Congo red but decreased biofilm formation and attenuated virulence in a mouse model of infection. …”
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Activation of the unfolded protein response in high glucose treated endothelial cells is mediated by methylglyoxal by Zehra Irshad (18614869)

“…HAECs exposed to high glucose concentration showed increased cellular concentration of MG (2.27 ± 0.21 versus 1.28 ± 0.03 pmol/10⁶ cells, P < 0.01) and formation of MG-modified proteins (24.0 ± 3.7 versus 14.1 ± 3.2 pmol/10⁶ cells/day; P < 0.001). …”

Dihydromyricetin and Salvianolic acid B inhibit alpha-synuclein aggregation and enhance chaperone-mediated autophagy by Jia-Zhen Wu (6844793)

“…Immunofluorescence analyses showed increased colocalization between LAMP-1 and LAMP-2A with α-synuclein inclusions after treatment with DHM and Sal B. …”

Corrosion Inhibition of Mild Steel using Potato Peel Extract in 2M HCl Solution by Ibrahim, Taleb

“…The inhibitive effect of naturally available potato peel extract (PPE) toward the corrosion of mild steel in 2M HCl solution has been investigated by weight loss and electrochemical techniques. The results showed increase in the inhibition efficiency with increasing potato peels extract concentration. …”
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Asphalt modification with polyphosphoric acid by Bazi, Gabriel

“…Another significant finding is that binders treated with polyphosphoric acid show increased resistance to oxidative aging, as measured by the pressure-aging vessel. …”
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