Insulin detemir in combination with oral antidiabetic drugs improves glycemic control in persons with type 2 diabetes in Near East countrie by Echtay, Akram

“…The percentage of persons who achieved the target of HbA1c<7% increased from .7% at baseline to 39% at week 24. Mean FPG decreased significantly from 213.7 ± 60.1 mg/dL to 120.3 ± 25.7 mg/dL (P<.001), and mean PPG from 271 ± 65.3 mg/dL to 158.1 ± 36.4 mg/dL (P<.0001). …”
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Portfolio Selection Problem Using CVaR Risk Measures Equipped with DEA, PSO, and ICA Algorithms by Abdelouahed Hamdi (14158899)

“…It was found that when solving the Mean-CVaR model with evolutionary algorithms, the risk decreased. …”

Kefir exhibits anti‑proliferative and pro‑apoptotic effects on colon adenocarcinoma cells with no significant effects on cell migration and invasion by Khoury, Nathalie

“…Kefir was also found to induce apoptosis, as seen by cell death ELISA. Results from RT‑PCR showed that kefir decreases the expression of transforming growth factor α (TGF‑α); and transforming growth factor‑β1 (TGF‑β1) in HT‑29 cells. …”
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Basophil-VAMP7 is a vital regulator of skin barrier integrity and chronic itch by Zhang, Wenhao

“…The role of basophil-VAMP7 was assessed through RNA sequencing, fluorescence-activated cell sorting, quantitative RT-PCR, ELISA, and pharmacological inhibition. ResultsBa-V7KO mice exhibited impaired chronic itch but normal AIF, accompanied by reduced skin levels of MCPT8, histamine, CCL24, and CCR3 across both models, whereas OSM was reduced only in the AIF model. …”
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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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Multivariate epidemiologic analysis of type 2 diabetes mellitus risks in the Lebanese population by Ghassibe-Sabbagh, Michella

“…People with T2DM showed a significant decrease in HDL-C levels. A strong correlation of overall hyperlipidemia with the diabetes affection status was shown (p < 0.0001). …”
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Waterpipe Tobacco Smoke Nicotine Mediates Resilience to Chronic Stress by Activating BDNF Signaling by Khalifeh, Mohamad Rabieh

“…Even though initially, WTS decreased anxiety-like behaviors it was found that prolonged exposure after the completion of CSDS significantly induced anxiety-like behaviors. …”
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Nicotine induces resilience to chronic social defeat stress in a mouse model of water pipe tobacco exposure by activating BDNF signaling by Khalifeh, Mohamad

“…Even though WTS initially decreased anxiety-like behaviors, prolonged exposure after the completion of CSDS significantly induced anxiety-like behaviors. …”
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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. …”

Which factor explains the life‐history of <i>Xanthium strumarium</i> L., an aggressive alien invasive plant species, along its altitudinal gradient? by Rafi Ullah (8146836)

“…Xanthium strumarium L. is one of the successful invasive species in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. …”

Dietary Curcumin Nanoparticles Improve Growth Performance, Oxidative Status and Immune Response of European Seabass (<i>Dicentrarchus Labrax</i>) by Albandari Bin-Ammar (16381128)

“…Fish fed with CURNPS at various levels exhibited remarkable increase in digestive enzymes (amylase and lipase), immune markers (immunoglobulin G (IgG), lysozyme and phagocytic indices), and antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx)). A noticeable decrease (P<0.05) in malondialdehyde (MDA) and considerable upregulation of hepatic insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) and interleukin-1beta (IL-1β) mRNA levels were found in CURNPs-supplemented fish in a dose-dependent manner. …”

Effects of statins on clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia by Zeenny, Rony M.

“…Results Sixty-one patients were taking statins and 90 patients were not taking statins. …”
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The Impact of COVID-19 on the HIV Cascade of Care in Botswana – An Interrupted Time Series by Alice Sehurutshi (21842696)

“…<p dir="ltr">Globally, Botswana has one of the highest burdens of HIV. This study estimated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the HIV cascade of care in Sub-Saharan Africa. …”

A Qualitative Investigation of University Students’ Experience of the Beirut Port Explosion by Issa, Elio

“…The collective’s role in fostering social support was evident through decreased fearful reactions. Many lost trust in the judicial system and favored emigration over standing for justice. …”
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Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants by Bin, Zhou

“…Global age-standardised prevalence of raised blood pressure was 24·1% (21·4–27·1) in men and 20·1% (17·8–22·5) in women in 2015. Mean systolic and mean diastolic blood pressure decreased substantially from 1975 to 2015 in high-income western and Asia Pacific countries, moving these countries from having some of the highest worldwide blood pressure in 1975 to the lowest in 2015. …”
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Psychological inoculation against problematic social media use among adolescents: An experimental study by Sameha Alshakhsi (17032311)

“…Scenarios employed Cialdini's persuasion principles (reciprocity, liking, social proof, scarcity, authority, and commitment and consistency) and explained these principles to participants. …”

Simulation of the size-composition distribution of atmospheric nanoparticles over Europe by David Patoulias (4722960)

“…The ground level concentrations of particles with a diameter larger than 100 nm (N100) were reproduced with a daily normalized mean error of 40 % and a daily normalized mean bias of −20 %. …”

Inhibiting HSP90 changes the expression pattern of PINK1 and BNIP3 and induces oxidative stress in colon cancer cells by Ejlal Abu-El-Rub (5168183)

“…Cell proliferation and apoptosis were measured via CCK8 ELISA and Fluorescent Apoptosis Assays. Western blotting and immunocytochemistry assessed oxidative and mitochondrial stress markers BNIP3, PINK1, GP91/NOX2, and IRE1α in treated cells.…”

Dissection of the Genetic and Molecular Pathways of Cleft Lip and Palate by Hatoum, Jinine

“…It does so by emphasizing the role of cell motility in lip and palate formation and establishing one of the mechanisms by which this function can be altered.…”
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PGAP3 Associated with Hyperphosphatasia with Mental Retardation Plays a Novel Role in Brain Morphogenesis and Neuronal Wiring at Early Development by Sahar I. Da’as (9631717)

“…The zebrafish functional modeling of PGAP3 loss resulted in HPMRS4-like features, including structural brain abnormalities, dysmorphic cranial and facial features, hypotonia, and seizure-like behavior. …”