The burden of unintentional drowning: global, regional and national estimates of mortality from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 Study by Richard Charles Franklin (9154052)

“…<div><h2>Background</h2> <p>Drowning is a leading cause of injury-related mortality globally. …”

Long non-coding RNA MALAT1 promotes steatosis in HepG2 cells by modulating target gene expression in presence of Exendin-4 by Olfa Khalifa (10914452)

“…MALAT1 (metastasis associated with lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1) is a well-conserved lncRNA that has been linked to a variety of illnesses, including cancer. …”

Spectrofluorometric investigations on the solvent effects on the photocyclization reaction of diclofenac by Abdulilah Dawoud, Bani-Yaseen

“…The spectral information obtained for the photochemical reaction of DCF in a set of neat solvents demonstrates that the photoconversion reaction rate of DCF is not only medium polarity dependent but also hydrogen-bonding dependent. …”
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Cdc42 regulates migration, invadopodia formatio and invasion in glioblastoma cells. (c2018) by Masri, Zeinab S El

“…Our data showed that Cdc42 decreases cell adhesion by downregulating RhoA and Rac1. …”
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Development of eco-friendly coating for the fabrication of high performing loose nanofiltration membranes for dye-contaminated wastewater treatment by Abedalkader Alkhouzaam (15842647)

“…Utilizing a one-step co-deposition technique onto a polysulfone (PSF) substrate, the integration of TA and PVA has produced membranes with excellent functional capabilities. …”

Carbon Nanotube Effect on the Ductility, Flexural Strength, and Permeability of Concrete by Mohamed O. Mohsen (14590765)

“….% CNTs were prepared using a mixing method that consisted of a 30-minute solution sonication and a 60-minute batch mixing. …”

Hardware Trojan Mitigation Technique in Network-on-Chip (NoC) by Musharraf Hussain (17541498)

“…We propose a collaborative method which uses flit integrity and dynamic flit permutation to eliminate the hardware Trojan inserted into the router of the NoC by a disloyal employee or a third-party vendor corporation. …”

Epibenthic communities from offshore platforms in the Arabian Gulf are structured by platform age and depth by Felipe Torquato (14158845)

“…In turn, multivariate analyses showed a slight structure among platforms with different ages. …”

Optimal load distribution for the detection of VM-based DDoS attacks in the cloud by Abdel Wahab, Omar

“…Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) constitutes a major threat against cloud systems owing to the large financial losses it incurs. …”
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mTORC1 loss impairs epidermal adhesion via TGF-b/Rho kinase activation by Georgess, Dan

“…In mice with conditional epidermal loss of the mTORC1 components Rheb or Rptor, mTORC1 loss of function unexpectedly resulted in a profound skin barrier defect with epidermal abrasions, blistering, and early postnatal lethality, due to a thinned epidermis with decreased desmosomal protein expression and incomplete biochemical differentiation. …”
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An empirical approach to understanding users' fake news identification on social media by Aoun Barakat, Karine

“…Findings The findings show that expertise in social media use and verification behavior have a positive impact on fake news identification, while trust in social media as an information channel decreases this identification behavior. …”
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Effect of surfactants on the convective heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics of ZnO/DIW nanofluids: An experimental study by Qamar, Adnan

“…Experimental and theoretical results showed a maximum deviation of ±7.0% and ±4.0%, respectively.…”
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Thermodynamic analyses of an integrated PEMFC-TEARS-geothermal system for sustainable buildings by Ratlamwala, Tahir Abdul Hussain

“…In addition, the increase in membrane thickness affected the efficiency, the utilization factor, and change in temperature of hot water in a negative way and they were found to be decreasing from 47.3% to 42%, 85% to 49%, and 23 K to 12 K, respectively for different cooling loads. …”
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Effects of UV Radiation on Germination, Growth, Chlorophyll Content, and Fresh and Dry Weights of Brassica rapa L. and Eruca sativa L. by Hussan Ara Begum (17542320)

“…The source of UV light was a UV box having a UV Tube. The UV exposure on the seeds reduced the germination percentage in both species. …”

Investigating the Quality Combined Effect of Root Cause Analysis (RCA) in Quality Management in Manufacturing Firms by ALBLOOSHI, ROUDHA KHALID ABDULLA

“…However, ensuring product quality and reliability remains a critical challenge. This research delves into the application of Total Quality Management (TQM) and Six Sigma DMAIC methodologies to optimise the manufacturing process of LED High Bay lights within a Golf Country-based factory. …”
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Post-materialistic values and entrepreneurial intention– the case of Saudi Arabia by Alammari, Khalid

“…The study was conducted as a “snapshot” of the current situation of entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia with a cross-sectional survey design. …”
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Optimum sizing of steam turbines for concentrated solar power plants by Poullikkas, Andreas

“…The results indicate that the estimated efficiency and the expected specific capital cost of the power block are very important criteria in choosing the best steam turbine size of a CSP plant. For capacity sizes of 10kWe up to 50MWe, the steam turbine efficiency increases and the steam turbine expected specific capital cost of the power block decreases at a high rate, whereas for larger sizes they remain almost constant. …”
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Thalidomide-Revisited: Are COVID-19 Patients Going to Be the Latest Victims of Yet Another Theoretical Drug-Repurposing? by Athar Khalil (5906330)

“…In the absence of an effective anti-viral molecule and until the formulation of a successful vaccine, anti-inflammatory drugs might offer a complementary tool for controlling the associated complications of COVID-19 and thus decreasing the subsequent fatalities. …”

Assessment of High-resolution Local Emissions and Land-use in Air Quality Forecasting at an Urban, Coastal, Desert Environment by Christos Fountoukis (4722963)

“…The overall forecast error decreased from –51% to 8% for PM2.5 and from –88% to 20% for NOx while a significant improvement was observed in the diurnal profile of predicted ozone. …”

In-Vehicle Performance Validation of the Semi-Active Hybrid Energy Storage System by Rehman, Habib-ur

“…In the semi-active topology, UCs power the traction motor directly, and batteries with mass amount of energy storage are connected in parallel with UCs through a bi-directional DC-DC converter. The UCs supply the dynamic component of the load current which decreases the battery size, limits the battery peak current, and extends its life. …”
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