Urinary Metabolomic Markers of Protein Glycation, Oxidation, and Nitration in Early-Stage Decline in Metabolic, Vascular, and Renal Health حسب Jinit Masania (7164239)

"…Urinary analyte changes were as follows: impaired metabolic health—increased N<em>ε</em>-carboxymethyl-lysine, glucosepane, glutamic semialdehyde, and pyrraline; impaired vascular health—increased glucosepane; and impaired renal health—increased BCAAs and decreased N<em>ε</em>-(<em>γ</em>-glutamyl)lysine. …"

COVID-19 biomarkers for severity mapped to polycystic ovary syndrome حسب Abu Saleh Md Moin (6189512)

"…However, it is observed that in metabolic conditions such as polycystic ovary syndrome expressed proteins differ compared to control women [2] and PCOS patients have increased platelet aggregation and decreased plasma fibrinolytic activity, resulting in a prothrombotic propensity [3, 4], with elevated coagulation markers [5]. …"

Associations between Bone Mineral Density and WOMAC Scores in Healthy Individuals: Insights from the Qatar Biobank حسب Mohammed Al-Hamdani (16962702)

"…However, BMD measures significantly contributed to predicting stiffness after controlling for sociodemographic variables (R² = 0.065, ΔF(7, 1724) = 3.34, p= 0.002), with a higher total body BMD associated with increased stiffness and a higher trunk BMD associated with decreased stiffness. Total body BMD measures also significantly contributed to predicting compromised physical function (R² = 0.091, ΔF(7, 1724) = 3.762, p < 0.001) after controlling for sociodemographic variables, with a higher total body BMD associated with an increase in compromised physical function. …"

Investigation of the Effect of Imatinib and Hydroxyurea Combination Therapy on Hematological Parameters and Gene Expression in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) Patients حسب 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. …"

Essays on Digital Financial Inclusion and Financial Resilience for Sustainable Development in Sub-Saharan Africa حسب Jamila Abubakar (22653059)

"…A significant body of literature suggests the SSA’s middle class’s vulnerability to financial shocks, and our findings, indicating savings volatility and decreased savings accumulation due to financial shocks for the middle-income class groups, support these claims. …"

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

"…In fact, by the introduction of nanotubes the mobility of curing moieties decreased resulting in some deviation of experimental cure rate values from the predicted values obtained using <i>KAS</i> and <i>Friedman</i> methods.…"

Effectiveness of Intravenous Iron Therapy in the Management of Severe Iron Deficiency Anemia: A Retrospective Study حسب Obaidullah Zafar (17910572)

"…Hemoglobin levels significantly increased from 6.4 to 11.1 g/dl (<i>p</i> < 0.001) after IV iron treatment, as did ferritin levels, while total iron-binding capacity decreased. No complications, mortality, or morbidity were reported. …"

Biomarkers show promise for treatment of heart valve disease حسب Nature Research (16552612)

"…The researchers suggest that patients with increased pro- or decreased anti-calcific factors in their serum should avoid replacement with a bioprosthesis. …"

The Effect of EVA and TPU Custom Foot Orthoses on Running Economy, Running Mechanics, and Comfort حسب Ken Van Alsenoy (14150559)

"…Albeit not reaching statistical significance (P = 0.11, η² = 0.12), RE on average improved in EVA (+2.1±4.8% and +2.9±4.9%) and TPU (+0.9±5.9% and +0.9±5.3%) compared to CON at LS and HS, respectively. Braking force was decreased by 3.4±9.1% at LS and by 2.7±9.8% at HS for EVA compared to CON (P = 0.03, η² = 0.20). …"

Inhibition of alpha-synuclein seeded fibril formation and toxicity by herbal medicinal extracts حسب Mustafa T. Ardah (4858657)

"…In an in-vitro cell model, these compounds decreased the insoluble phosphorylated α-syn and aggregation. …"

3D Tissue-Engineered Vascular Drug Screening Platforms: Promise and Considerations حسب Isra Marei (11312895)

"…<p dir="ltr">Despite the efforts devoted to drug discovery and development, the number of new drug approvals have been decreasing. Specifically, cardiovascular developments have been showing amongst the lowest levels of approvals. …"

Glycolytic overload-driven dysfunction of periodontal ligament fibroblasts in high glucose concentration, corrected by glyoxalase 1 inducer حسب Amal Ashour (6752957)

"…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">In high glucose concentration cultures, there was a ca. twofold increase in cellular MG, cellular protein MG-H1 content and decreased attachment of PDLFs to collagen-I. This was driven by increased hexokinase-2 linked glucose metabolism and related increased MG formation. …"

Impact of the fear of Covid-19 infection on intent to breastfeed; a cross sectional survey of a perinatal population in Qatar حسب Shuja Mohd Reagu (12051406)

"…</p><h3>Conclusions</h3><p dir="ltr">The rates of Obsessive–compulsive symptoms were increased and the rates of intent to breastfeed were decreased when compared with pre pandemic rates. The obsessive–compulsive symptoms and the intent to not breastfeed were significantly associated with fear of infection to the new-born. …"

Genome-wide association study and meta-analysis of phytosterols identifies a novel locus for serum levels of campesterol حسب Jamil Mahmoud Alenbawi (21546995)

"…Mutations in these genes lead to decreased excretion of phytosterols, which can accumulate in the body and lead to a variety of health problems, including premature coronary artery disease. …"

Tailoring the deposition of MoSe₂ on TiO₂ nanorods arrays via radiofrequency magnetron sputtering for enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting حسب Yahia H. Ahmad (14340210)

"…Compared to pure TiO₂ NRs, the heterojunction nanostructured assembly displayed excellent spectral and photoelectrochemical properties, including more surface oxygen vacancies, enhanced visible-light absorption, higher photocurrent response, and decreased charge transfer resistance. In particular, the sample synthesized by sputtering of MoSe₂ for 90 s, i.e., MoSe₂@TiO₂-90 s, depicted the highest current density (1.86 mA cm⁻² at 0.5 V vs. …"

Chronic reduction of store operated Ca²⁺ entry is viable therapeutically but is associated with cardiovascular complications حسب Fang Yu (156838)

"…The hypomorph mice are viable and fertile, with no overt defects.</li> <li>Decreased SOCE in the hypomorph mice is due to poor translocation of the mutant STIM1 to endoplasmic reticulum–plasma membrane contact sites resulting in fewer STIM1 puncta.…"

Type 2 Diabetes Coagulopathy Proteins May Conflict With Biomarkers Reflective of COVID-19 Severity حسب Abu Saleh Md Moin (6189512)

"…A hyperinsulinemic clamp was performed and normoglycemia induced in T2D [4.5 ± 0.07 mmol/L (81 ± 1.2 mg/dl)] for 1-h, following which blood glucose was decreased to ≤2.0 mmol/L (36 mg/dl). Proteomic analysis for the complement and coagulation cascades were measured using Slow Off-rate Modified Aptamer (SOMA)-scan.…"

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

"…However, adding higher amounts (0.1, 0.5, and 1) decreased the electrical and thermal conductivities due to the dominant effect of bulky precipitates in increasing the scattering of charge carriers and phonons. …"

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

"…Associated with these findings, anti-inflammatory Treg cytokines including IL-10 were decreased in T2D patients and elevated plasma levels of IL-17, which contributes to the insulin resistance and inflammation were observed.…"

Activation of the unfolded protein response in high glucose treated endothelial cells is mediated by methylglyoxal حسب Zehra Irshad (18614869)

"…Silencing of HK-2 prevented increased glucose metabolism and MG formation. trans-Resveratrol and hesperetin combination (tRES-HESP) corrected increased MG and glucose metabolism by increasing expression of Glo1 and decreasing expression of HK-2. Increased MG glycation activates the UPR in endothelial cells and thereby may contribute to endothelial cell dysfunction in diabetic vascular disease where tRES-HESP may provide effective therapy.…"