Absence of cardiac siderosis by MRI T2* despite transfusion burden, hepatic and serum iron overload in Lebanese patients with sickle cell disease by Inati, Adlette

“…A total of 9 (49.9%) patients were splenectomized. The mean TR was 14.1 ± 13.2 Units/yr, and the mean hemoglobin level was 9.0 g/dL. …”
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A new concept to achieve optimal weight gain in malnourished infants on total parenteral nutrition by Abi Nader, Elie

“…Background Infants with intestinal failure (IF) are at increased risk of malnutrition and require adapted nutrition support. …”
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Performance analysis of a small-scale Orthopter-type Vertical Axis Wind Turbine by ElCheikh, A.

“…Increasing solidity was achieved by either decreasing the blade aspect ratio or increasing the number of blades, both resulting in a higher peak power coefficient (Cp,max) of the VAWT. …”
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The Kumaraswamy Pareto IV Distribution by Tahir, M. H.

“…Various structural properties are derived including explicit expressions for the quantile function, ordinary and incomplete moments, Bonferroni and Lorenz curves, mean deviations, mean residual life, mean waiting time, probability weighted moments and generating function. …”
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The impact of metformin therapy for gestational diabetes on fetal growth in women with risk factors for fetal growth restriction- a registry-based study from Qatar by Komal Rafique (17075074)

“…</p> <h3>Conclusion</h3> <p>The results of this study suggest that in women with additional risk factors for FGR, the concurrent use of metformin significantly decreases the birthweight and increases the risk for LBW, SFD, PTB and admission to NICU. …”

Biochar from food waste: a sustainable amendment to reduce water stress and improve the growth of chickpea plants by Snigdhendubala Pradhan (9872262)

“…This study demonstrates that biochar application at 2–6% is an effective means to increase chickpea yield and reduce water stress. …”

A photoactivatable chemotherapeutic Ru(II) complex bearing bathocuproine ligand efficiently induces cell death in human malignant melanoma cells through a multi-mechanistic pathway by Elias, Maria George

“…A significant increase in ROS production and DNA damage was also observed. …”
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Compliance with surveillance recommendations for foregut subepithelial tumors is poor by Azar, Riad R.

“…During follow-up, 16 SELs (25%) increased in size, with a mean increase of 3.4 ± 3.9 mm (range, 1-15). …”
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Hygroscopicity and CCN potential of DMS-derived aerosol particles by Bernadette Rosati (7498127)

“…Lowering the temperature to 258 K increases κ slightly, particularly for small particles. …”

Screen Time Soars and Vision Suffers: How School Closures During the Pandemic Affected Children and Adolescents’ Eyesight by Muna Abed Alah (18336771)

“…We interviewed 1546 parents of selected students, about 24% reported their children’s history of visual disturbances, primarily refractive errors. The mean screen time across the week increased significantly by 11.5 ± 11.6 h during school closures. …”

Strategic and flexible LNG production under uncertain future demand and natural gas prices by Noor Yusuf (15748120)

“…In this study, the economic valuation of the flexible Air Product's AP-X liquefaction technology was investigated considering the modelling of price volatilities, using the mean-reverting jump-diffusion pricing model and Monte Carlo simulation, assuming different demand level scenarios in the high-income Asia Pacific markets based on historical trends. …”

Assessment of Diabetes and its Risk Factors Knowledge in AUS students by Hannan, Hadia

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Rapid separation of very low concentrations of bacteria from blood by Buchanan, Clara M.

“…While there was scatter in the data from blood with low bacterial concentrations, the mean average recovery was 69%. The gender of the blood donor made no statistical difference in bacterial recovery. …”
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Lacertus fibrosus release in proximal median nerve entrapment- a systematic review by Qutaiba N. M. Shah Mardan (20884597)

“…A significant improvement was reported in postoperative quick DASH (mean = 24 points), work DASH (mean = 28.8 points), and activity DASH (mean = 44.8 points). …”

Insulin Inertia Among People With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Qatar: The INERT‐Q Study by Mohammed Bashir (5593550)

“…The mean HbA1C at the time of insulin initiation was 10.4 ± 2.1%. …”

Effect of 7-minute workout on weight and body composition by Mattar, L.

“…Waist circumference decreased between week 1 and 3 (P=0.003) and week 6 (P=0.01) by 4 cm on average. …”
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Retinal nerve fiber layer and macular thickness in amblyopia as measured by spectral domain optical coherence tomography by Al-Haddad, Christiane E.

“…The mean macular thickness was significantly increased in the amblyopic (273.8 μm) vs fellow eyes (257.9 μm), p=0.001. …”
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Predictors of Mortality in Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Regardless of Early Left Ventricular Unloading: A National Experience by Alaa Rahhal (14150403)

“…Most of the patients were male (90%) with a mean age of 53±11 years. Around 67% were Asian. The majority of patients were admitted with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (87%) with 26% presenting with left main (LM) disease. …”

Impaired Liver Size and Compromised Neurobehavioral Activity are Elicited by Chitosan Nanoparticles in the Zebrafish Embryo Model by Haissam Abou-Saleh (497840)

“…Although no single sign of cardiotoxicity was observed upon exposure to 200 mg/L of ChNPs, as judged by heartbeat rate, the corrected QT interval (QTc, which measures the time between the start of the Q wave and the end of the T wave in the heart's electrical cycle), maximum cardiac arrest, and ejection fraction assays, the same dosage elicited the impairment of both liver size (decreased liver size, but without steatosis and lipid yolk retention) and neurobehavioral activity (increased movement under different light conditions). …”

Tolfenamic Acid Derivatives: A New Class of Transcriptional Modulators with Potential Therapeutic Applications for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders by Jaunetta Hill (18255631)

“…Specific levels of SP1-driven genes and AD biomarkers such as amyloid precursor protein (APP) and Tau proteins were also decreased as part of this targeted systemic response. …”