Experimental and Analytical Investigations of the Use of Groove-Epoxy Anchorage System for Shear Strengthening of RC Beams Using CFRP Laminates by Mohamed, Khalid Mustafa Elradi

“…The developed models predicted the experimental shear-strength of the tested RC beams with a good level of accuracy, with an average mean absolute percent error (MAPE) = 3.31% and 6.68%, normalized mean square error (NMSE) = 0.072, 0.523, and coefficient of determination R2 = 0.964, 0.691, for plates and sheets, respectively.…”
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Prostaglandin E2 stimulates p53 transactivational activity through specific serine 15 phosphorylation in human synovial fibroblasts ROLE IN SUPPRESSION OF c/EBP/NF-κB-MEDIATED MEKK... by Faour, Wissam

“…PGE2 induced a time-dependent increase in p53 Ser15 phosphorylation, with no discernible change in overall p53 levels. …”
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Diet-induced mechanical stress promotes immune and metabolic alterations in the<i> Drosophila melanogaster </i>digestive tract by Abeer Qush (21383261)

“…For many years, standpoints were mainly centered around damaged cells or structures of invading<u> pathogens</u>, like <u>lipopolysaccharide</u>, being the initiators of danger signals to activate immunity. …”

Use of a two-parameter Weibull distribution for the description of the particle size effect on dust minimum explosible concentration by Asma Abousrafa (17991313)

“…The results show that as the scale and shape parameters increase, the MEC increases with higher dependence on the scale parameter (<i>b</i>). …”

A novel multiplex assay for simultaneous quantification of total and S129 phosphorylated human alpha-synuclein by Natalie Landeck (414147)

“…Interestingly, no increase in phosphorylation was observed when PLK2 and h-asyn were co-expressed in rat striatal neurons. …”

MicroRNA-3148 acts as molecular switch promoting malignant transformation and adipocytic differentiation of immortalized human bone marrow stromal cells via direct targeting of the... by Radhakrishnan Vishnubalaji (3563306)

“…Functional studies revealed that hMSC-miR-3148 exhibited enhanced in vitro cell proliferation, colony formation, migration, invasion, sphere formation, doxorubicin resistance, and increased active number of cells in S and G2/M cell cycle phases and formed sarcoma-like tumors with adipocyte infiltration when implanted into immunocompromised mice. …”

Giving anaemic cardiac surgery patients a better chance by Nature Research (16552612)

“…Anaemia commonly occurs as a result of cardiac surgery and has been repeatedly shown to increase patient illness and death.</p><p>Yet clinicians are not in agreement about the best time to treat anaemia with a blood transfusion. …”

L2 Teachers' Perception Towards the Use of Computers in L2 Language Instruction by Odeh, Naim Zuhdi

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Pushing an existing villa in Dubai to nearly Zero Energy Building passing through AL SA’AFAT rating system by Al Ali, Meera Hamid Obaid

“…During the years between 1980 and 2003 the consumption of energy had been doubled and it is still increasing and by 2025 it is expected to increase even more by 50% (Pless & Torcellini, 2009). …”
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IS security menace by Balozian, Puzant

“…It is widely believed in IS security literature that enforcing IS security policy compliance on employees through various means is the solution for security effectiveness. …”
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Leveraging Large Language Models to Enhance Cybersecurity Defenses Against Sophisticated Cyber Threats by Khaddaj, Naji

“…In our hyper-connected world, cyber threats are becoming more sophisticated by the day, making it increasingly difficult for traditional security methods to keep up. …”
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Students' Staying and Supportive Intentions at Federal Higher Education Institutions in the United Arab Emirates by ALHASSANI, AMAL ABDULLA

“…If the antecedents of satisfaction offered by the universities are meeting the expectations of the students, it will increase their level of satisfaction. These are steps that follow one after the other and are highly dependent on each other to operate properly. …”
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Conceptual Skills in Leading Change: A Competence Approach to Public Sector Leadership by JASIM, ARIF FADHEL AHMED

“…The highest level of leaders makes fewer conceptual errors, and these errors increase as the levels decrease. Furthermore, just as there are essential conceptual skills to lead change, there are also misconceptions. …”
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Efficiency of commercial banks in Lebanon by Djoundourian, Salpie

“…The stochastic production and cost function estimates show that bank level inefficiency effects decreases with time and increases with number of branches, employees per branch, and ratio of staff to operating expenses.…”
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Psychological and Coping Strategies Related to Home Isolation and Social Distancing in Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-sectional Study by Abduljaleel Abdullatif Zainel (18055382)

“…Higher levels of anger, depression, and general anxiety were prevalent among 1.3% (n=84), 3.9% (n=260), and 1.6% (n=104) of participants, respectively. The mean score for the emotional constructs anger and depression decreased with increased compliance with regulations (<i>P</i>=.04 and <i>P</i>=.11, respectively). …”

Unveiling the unreal: Comprehensive imaging review of hepatic pseudolesions by Subramaniyan Ramanathan (14158842)

“…Because of the recent advances in CT and MRI technology, they are being increasingly encountered in daily practice. Broadly they can be categorised in to (1) Focal parenchymal abnormalities like focal fatty change, focal fat sparing, focal confluent fibrosis, segmental hypertrophy and regenerative nodules, (2) Perfusion abnormalities which include transient hepatic parenchymal enhancement in portal vein obstruction, third inflow, intrahepatic shunts, hepatic arterial occlusion and hepatic venous obstruction, (3) Imaging pitfalls like parenchymal compression, unenhanced vessels and pseudolipoma. …”

The effect of Dopamine Agonists on patients with advanced Parkinson's disease subjected to subthalamic deep brain stimulation. (c2000) by Jabre, Mazen Gerges

“…The mean levodopa dose was reduced by 90% (p < 0.01), while the mean dopamine agonist dose was increased by 15% from preoperative level. …”
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Precision meets repurposing: Innovative approaches in human papillomavirus and Epstein-Barr virus-driven cancer therapy by Queenie Fernandes (14557388)

“…HPV and EBV are known to be increasingly involved in the pathogenesis of various classes of cancers like cervical, head and neck, colorectal, breast, oral and anogenitial. …”

An experimental measurement of corona discharge using laser Dopplervelocimetry by Belhadj, C.A.

“…The corona wind velocity was measured by means of a laser Doppler velocimetry system implemented and calibrated in the laboratory. …”
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Characterization of the Escherichia coli YedU protein as a molecular chaperone by Malki, Abderrahim

“…The purified protein shows a single band at 31 kDa on SDS–polyacrylamide gels and forms dimers in solution. Like other chaperones, YedU interacts with unfolded and denatured proteins. …”
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