The nexus between debt structure, firm performance, and the financial crisis: non-linear panel data evidence from Japan by Rami Zeitun (17075215)

“…In addition, there is a U-shaped relationship between firm performance and short-term debt, suggesting that a firm’s profit decreases at lower levels of short-term debt (below 45.2%) and increases at higher levels of debt with short-term maturity. …”

Reduced graphene aerogels as energy efficient selective oil sorbents by Junaid Saleem (14670322)

“…The presence of H₂ significantly decreased the oxygen-containing functional groups in graphene aerogel. …”

Nonlinear effects in locally resonant nanostrip phononic metasurface at GHz frequencies by Feng Gao (3548)

“…Due to the nonlinearity, the resonance frequency of the device decreases with the increase in stimulation power. The underlying mechanism of the nonlinearity is found to be the power-dependent coupling of the adjacent nanostrips. …”

Removal of copper ions from aqueous solution using NaOH-treated rice husk by Shagufta Zafar (10027380)

“…Treating RH with NaOH altered the surface and functional groups, and on the surface of RH, the ionic ligands with high electro-attraction to Cu increased and thus improved the removal efficiency. The %RCu decreased by increasing the [Cu]i and increased by increasing the ct, Dad, and T. …”

Intermittent Fasting Regulates Metabolic Homeostasis and Improves Cardiovascular Health by Rawan Diab (16941484)

“…Notably, IF corrects dyslipidemia, reduces WAT accumulation, and decreases inflammation, which reduces CVD and obesity. …”

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

“…Furthermore, mature adipocytes differentiated from <i>FOXA2</i> KO derived MSCs showed elevated apoptosis indicated by the Annexin V staining, lipid accumulation detected by Oil Red O staining, and decreased expression of adipocyte maturation and functional genes utilizing the RT-PCR technique. …”

Analysis of road traffic crashes in the State of Qatar by Chantal Timmermans (18090547)

“…Time series analyses show an increasing trend of RTCs leading to severe injury and a slight decreasing trend for fatal RTCs. Secondly, different RTC severity levels are related to diverse RTC causes. …”

Conflict in Ukraine and the unsettling ripples: implications on food systems and development in North Africa by Tarek Ben Hassen (15742605)

“…The consequent high fertilizer prices have also affected local food production, decreasing yields and increasing food prices. However, those countries with substantial financial resources (cf. …”

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. Drug repurposing for several molecules has emerged as a rapid temporary solution for COVID-19. …”

Impacts of twenty years of experimental warming on soil carbon, nitrogen, moisture and soil mites across alpine/subarctic tundra communities by Juha M. Alatalo (2931234)

“…Here we report the impact of 20 years of experimental warming on soil properties and soil mites in three contrasting plant communities in alpine/subarctic Sweden. Long-term warming decreased juvenile oribatid mite density, but had no effect on adult oribatids density, total mite density, any major mite group or the most common species. …”

Functionalization of reverse osmosis membrane with graphene oxide to reduce both membrane scaling and biofouling by Mohammad Y. Ashfaq (14152290)

“…After functionalization, the membrane surface properties were improved as the water contact angle was reduced from 41.7 ± 4.5⁰ to 26.9 ± 0.9⁰ demonstrating improvement in hydrophilic properties besides decreasing membrane surface roughness. Membrane scaling tests were done in the presence of CaSO4 solution at 20 mM concentration as feedwater showed that the modified membranes (GO@RO) had superior anti-scaling properties. …”

Optoelectronic properties of highly porous silver oxide thin film by Ahmad Al-Sarraj (17151007)

“…The Ag₂O phase of silver oxide appears after 300 s of oxidation under the same conditions, while the optical transparency of the thin film decreases as plasma etching time increases. The sheet resistance of the final film is influenced by the oxidation time and the plasma application periodicity.…”

Luspatercept's use in a patient with transfusion‐dependent beta‐thalassemia and intrathoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) by Mohammed Najdat Seijari (17563263)

“…While also highlighting the benefits of using luspatercept regarding decreasing the iron overload and improving hemoglobin levels and examining how it was used safely to manage a transfusion‐dependent thalassemia patient with an extramedullary hematopoiesis mass with no adverse events of note.…”

On-site workshop investment problem: A novel mathematical approach and solution procedure by Nima Moradi (19418821)

“…These temporary OSWs are cost-effective, leading to decreasing the material handling cost and project makespan, which indicates their important role as a part of a construction project. …”

Development of eco-friendly coating for the fabrication of high performing loose nanofiltration membranes for dye-contaminated wastewater treatment by Abedalkader Alkhouzaam (15842647)

“…This is further evidenced by SEM, MWCO, and contact angle measurements, which reveal decreased pore size and increased hydrophilicity. The TA/PVA-coated membranes demonstrated high water permeability up to 138 LMH/bar and excellent dye/salt selectivity, achieving ~99 % Congo Red (CR) rejection with <10 % salt rejection in both single-component and dye/salt mixture filtrations. …”

The Gut Microbiome and Colorectal Cancer: An Integrative Review of the Underlying Mechanisms by Farah Karam (22330564)

“…While the incidence and mortality of CRC have decreased overall due to better screening, rates in adults under 50 have risen. …”

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

“…The permeability coefficient (kT) decreased by at least 45% when CNTs were added to concrete. …”

Solar syngas production via methanothermal reduction of strontium oxide by Rahul R. Bhosale (6467102)

“…Application of heat recuperation considerably decreased the requirement of solar energy input, and hence the process efficiency is further amplified. …”

Enhanced PSO-Based NN for Failures Detection in Uncertain Wind Energy Systems by Khaled Dhibi (16891524)

“…The proposed methodology improves the diagnosis abilities, reduces the computation time, and decreased the storage cost. The presented experimental results prove the high performance of the suggested paradigms in terms of computation time and accuracy.…”

Hypertension in Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome by Ibrahim F. Shatat (14150601)

“…Others are associated with chronic and more sustained HTN such as renal fibrosis, decreased GFR, and progression of chronic kidney disease. …”