Rhegmatogenous retinal detachments associated to Stickler syndrome in a tertiary eye care center in Saudi Arabia by Alshahrani, Saeed T.

“…Visual acuity improved in 54% of eyes and decreased in 5%. Statistically significant associations were present for eyes with final visual acuity ≥20/200, and total retinal detachment (P<0.001); preoperative cataract (P=0.023); and proliferative vitreoretinopathy (P<0.001). …”
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α-ketoglutarate (αKG) acts as a protective factor against chronic stress and has antidepressant properties by modulating BDNF levels in the brain by Eid, Fady

“…In the hippocampus, aKG increases BDNF levels possibly through the PGC1a-BDNF pathway. In the NAc, aKG decreases BDNF levels possibly through the FNDC5-BDNF pathway.…”
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Enhancing the electrocoagulation process for harvesting marine microalgae (Tetraselmis sp.) using interdigitated electrodes by Wardan A. Khatib (17302747)

“…In this study, 10 min electrolysis time was found to be sufficient to harvest 82.4% microalgae with 1 cm electrode distance and 50 mA/cm2 current density. Furthermore, decreasing the electrode distance to 0.5 cm increased the algal harvesting efficiency to 96.18%. …”

Trends in prescribing and outcomes in obese versus non-obese patients receiving rivaroxaban therapy: an observational study using real-world data by Majdoleen Alalawneh (13961580)

“…Multivariate logistic regression analyses showed that the likelihood of all-cause mortality was significantly higher in overweight and all categories of obese patients compared to underweight patients: overweight (OR: 5.3, 95% CI: 2.3–11.9, p< 0.001); obese class 1 (OR: 5.4, 95% CI: 2.3 – 12.2, p< 0.001); obese class 2 (OR: 6.5, 95% CI: 2.7 – 15.6, p< 0.001); and obese class 3 (OR: 3.7, 95% CI: 1.6 – 8.7, p = 0.003).…”

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 (9938696)

“…These key performance indicators were slightly decreased when fingerstick whole-blood samples were used: sensitivity [85.7 %(63.7–97)], specificity [90.0 %,(81.5–96)], good agreement (Cohen's Kappa = 0.7) and very strong correlation (r = 0.9, p < 0.0001) with cobas® e 601. …”

Which firms export? An empirical analysis for the manufacturing sector in the MENA region by Fakih, Ali

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The impact of counseling on nutritional status among hematopoietic stem cell recipients: results of a randomized controlled trial by Jabbour, Jana

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Novel proteins implicated in lipid metabolism disorders by Nature Research (16552612)

TCAD Simulation and Analysis of Selective Buried Oxide MOSFET Dynamic Power by Mahmoud, Rana

“…Increasing power dissipation may lead to decreasing system effciency and lifetime. The BULK metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) has relatively high power dissipation and low frequency response due to its internal capacitances. …”
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Hepatitis serology predicts tumor and liver-disease characteristics but not prognosis after resection of hepatocellular carcinoma by Abdalla, Eddie

“…Patients with hepatitis were more likely to have tumors smaller than 5 cm and bilateral HCC involvement. Hepatitis status (negative vs. …”
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Reduced graphene aerogels as energy efficient selective oil sorbents by Junaid Saleem (14670322)

“…The gases used to reduce graphene oxide aerogel are H₂ and N₂ with an optimized ratio of 5:95. The presence of H₂ significantly decreased the oxygen-containing functional groups in graphene aerogel. …”

Comparative Study of Several Energy Dissipating Devices by Abdul-Latif, Akrum

“…Superplastic material used in this study has a considerably sensitivity to the quasi-static strain rate in the range of (10-5 to 10-3/s). Hence, this material could be employed as a representative material to simulate the classical engineering material behavior under high strain rate. …”
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To What Extent is Humanistic Language Teaching Incorporated in the Instructional Practices of the Foundation Teachers in Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT)-Fujairah, UAE? A Case S... by Abu Khait, Baha Eddin Hussein Shukri

“…The survey consisted of 30 closed-item statements with a 5-point Likert scale to gauge the extent to which HLT is incorporated in the instructional practices of the Foundation teachers. …”
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Rising mortality related to cardiovascular disease and prostate cancer amongst older men across the United States by Abdul Ahad (545575)

“…</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">After decreasing death rates associated with CVD and PCa from 1999 to 2015, a reversal in the trend was observed from 2015 to 2019. …”

The effect of indoor air quality on health and performance of labors in joinery factories by Sadeghi, Hengameh

“…According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), wood particles intervention the respiratory system, which decreases the lung capacity and causes signs such as, allergic reaction, irritation of eyes, nose, and throat, and cancer (Sawane & Sawane 2017). …”
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The Effect of EVA and TPU Custom Foot Orthoses on Running Economy, Running Mechanics, and Comfort by 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. …”

Resveratrol-Elicited PKC Inhibition Counteracts NOX-Mediated Endothelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Human Retinal Endothelial Cells Exposed to High Glucose by Roberta Giordo (299595)

“…Primary Human Retinal Endothelial Cells (HRECs) were either pre-treated for 24 h with 1 µM resveratrol or left untreated, then glucose (30 mM) was applied at 3-day intervals for 10 days. qRT-PCR and ELISA were used to detect mRNA or protein expression of endothelial markers (CD31, CDH5, vWF) or mesenchymal markers (VIM, αSMA and collagen I), respectively. …”

Strain rate effect on twip/trip high entropy alloy by El Batal, Omar Mohammad Marwan

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Shear Strength Behaviors of Tire Shred-Dune Sand Admixtures by Elmootassem, Ruba A.

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Effect of Flexural NSM-FRP Bars on the Shear Strength of Reinforced Concrete Beams by Saleh, Rayyan Bashar

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