Biomarkers show promise for treatment of heart valve disease by 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 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. 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). …”

Nonlinear Control of Brushless Dual-Fed Induction Generator With a Flywheel Energy Storage System for Improved System Performance by Mohammed Hamidat (3722086)

“…After optimization, the SMC settling time was significantly reduced from 0.7 seconds to 19.97 milliseconds, achieving a 96.9% improvement in response speed, while its steady-state error decreased from 0.48 to 0.06, marking an 87.5% reduction in tracking error. …”

Inhibition of alpha-synuclein seeded fibril formation and toxicity by herbal medicinal extracts by 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 by 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 by 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. …”

The investigation of treatment design parameters on carbon integration networks by Sabla Y. Alnouri (6331652)

“…Additionally, the optimal diameter of the treatment column was more responsive to changes in solvent temperature for cases with low net capture targets (below 10%), while its sensitivity decreased for higher capture targets (above 10%).</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10098-023-02585-1" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10098-023-02585-1</a></p>…”

Mapping subnational HIV mortality in six Latin American countries with incomplete vital registration systems by Local Burden of Disease HIV Collaborators (13279180)

“…We modeled HIV mortality using a Bayesian spatially explicit mixed-effects regression model that incorporates prior information on VR completeness. We calibrated our results to the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.…”

Masked phenomenon: renal and cardiovascular complications; review and updates by Elmukhtar Habas (14777677)

“…Normal blood pressure should be 120/80 mmHg, which generally decreases when a person is sleeping or sitting. High blood pressure or hypertension occurs when the blood pressure is too high. …”

Monitoring the Athlete Match Response: Can External Load Variables Predict Post-match Acute and Residual Fatigue in Soccer? A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis by Karim Hader (2548618)

“…In addition, total distance covered is not sensitive enough to inform decision-making during the fatigue monitoring process.…”

Genome-wide association study and meta-analysis of phytosterols identifies a novel locus for serum levels of campesterol by 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 by Yahia H. Ahmad (14340210)

“…These factors boost the catalytic activity.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Applied Surface Science<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2023.157205" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2023.157205</a></p>…”

Chronic reduction of store operated Ca²⁺ entry is viable therapeutically but is associated with cardiovascular complications by 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 by 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.…”

Pore-scale simulation of fine particles migration in porous media using coupled CFD-DEM by Ahmed Elrahmani (17128837)

“…The time required to develop bridging and subsequent clogging of the pore space that lead to permeability reduction decreases as the flow velocity increases. The size of the fine particles has a significant impact on permeability reduction where the reduction in permeability increases as the size of particles increases. …”

Enhanced thermoelectric properties of Bi₂Te_2.55Se_0.45 nanocomposites using eco-friendly Eocene Midra Shale palygorskite nanofillers: A sustainable... by 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. …”

An empirical correlation-based model to predict solid-fluid phase equilibria and phase separation of the ternary system CH₄-CO₂-H₂S by Hani Ababneh (9218272)

“…Overall, it was found that separation of CO₂ in solid phase improves when increasing the operating pressure up to 20 bar, and decreases at higher temperatures. Similarly, the separation of H₂S in either liquid or solid phase improves at higher pressures and lower temperatures. …”

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

“…</p><p><br></p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Scientific Reports<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-44358-1" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-44358-1</a></p>…”

Prevalence and Phylogenetic Analysis of Parvovirus (B19V) among Blood Donors with Different Nationalities Residing in Qatar by Doua Abdelrahman (17280667)

“…B19V DNA prevalence statistically decreased with age (p = 0.03). Anti-B19V IgG was detected in 60.3% (561/930) of the tested samples, while only 2.1% (20/930) were IgM-positive and 1.2% (11/930) were both IgM- and IgG-positive. …”

Application of Fe₃O₄ magnetite nanoparticles grafted in silica (SiO₂) for oil recovery from oil in water emulsions by Wamda Faisal Elmobarak (17058024)

“…Using an MD_dose as low as 10 mg/L attained a %_hdem in the range of 93% - 4.3% for O/W mixtures with C_oil < 2000 mg/L, which slightly decreased to ~90% for higher concentrations. The reported %R_oil(p-value <0.05) was >90 ± 0.1 for tests carried out with pH 7 and C_sur0.1 g/L and declined at higher pH and Csur to % 86.5 due to the increase in emulsion stability. …”