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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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. …”

Gender and care by Mokhbat, Jacques E.

“…The expansion of HIV testing in recent years, albeit still to a limited extent, has contributed to the increasing number of reported HIV cases, although limited reliable data and weak surveillance systems in the region make it difficult to accurately estimate the number of cases of HIV/AIDS or to determine trends over time. …”
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Forecasting the impact of diabetes mellitus on tuberculosis disease incidence and mortality in India by Susanne F Awad (18618622)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr"> In context of the rapidly expanding diabetes mellitus (DM) epidemic in India and slowly declining tuberculosis (TB) incidence, we aimed to estimate the past, current, and future impact of DM on TB epidemiology. …”

The rising danger of heat waves by Nature Research (16552612)

“…It was responsible for more than 70,000 deaths throughout Europe, and is estimated to have cost more than US$13 billion in economic loss. …”

Safe Kids/FedEx children pedestrian road safety program by Jesus Juco de la Fuente (19794411)

“…The consequent urbanization has rapidly increased the number of motor vehicles resulting in increased number of road traffic injuries in the country. …”

Numerical analysis of spatial distribution of carbon in methane dry reforming over supported nickel catalyst in a packed bed reactor by Ahmed Aheed Ali Mohammed (22155979)

“…The total carbon deposited was estimated to be around 18 g after 10,000 s of Time on Stream (TOS) at 650 °C. …”

Experimental Validation of a Mitigation Method of Ferranti Effect in Transmission Line by Tareq Foqha (17947778)

“…This paper investigates the impact of increasing the length of the transmission line on its receiving end voltage under no-load conditions. …”

A Combined Method to Model Dynamic Recrystallization Based on Cellular Automaton and a Phenomenological (CAP) Approach by Morteza Azarbarmas (18091189)

“…During the CDRX mechanism, new recrystallized grains are generated by the progressive increasing of the low-angle boundary misorientations. …”

Impact of Ministry Schools’ Envelopes on Daylighting and Energy Performance in the UAE by ABDALJAWAD, IYAD J. S.

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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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Transhepatic Ipsilateral Right Portal Vein Embolization Extended to Segment IV by Madoff, David

“…RESULTS After right PVE + IV with PVA particles, FLR volume increased 45.5% ± 40.9% and FLR/TELV ratio increased 6.9% ± 5.6%. …”
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Building roads with dynamic pricing to address congestion in Beirut, Lebanon by El Khoury, John

“…The concepts addressed in this paper include the operational and design issues associated with the elevated reversible lanes, the simulation tools used to analyze operations of the proposed facility, demand estimation and the needed dynamic tolling strategies, and the evaluation of benefits to costs of the proposed facility.…”
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Clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of coats disease in a Saudi Arabian population by Al-Qahtani, Abdullah

“…Results: The most common presenting complaint was decreased visual acuity followed by strabismus and then leukocoria. …”
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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. …”

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. …”

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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