Global, regional, and national burden of hepatitis B, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 by Brittney S Sheena (9715568)

“…HBV-related death rates also decreased, but HBV-related death counts increased as a result of population growth, ageing, and <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/cohort-effect" target="_blank">cohort effects</a>. …”

Changes in Blood microRNA Expression and Early Metabolic Responsiveness 21 Days Following Bariatric Surgery by Stephen L. Atkin (6684368)

“…</p><p dir="ltr"><br></p><h3>Methods: </h3><p dir="ltr">Twenty-nine type 2 patients with severe obesity (mean BMI 46.2 kg/m²) and diabetes underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery. …”

Flavonoids Alleviate Peripheral Neuropathy Induced by Anticancer Drugs by Manaal Siddiqui (18891637)

“…Specifically, precise pharmacological mechanisms and side effects need to be elucidated in human models before clinical benefits can be achieved.…”

A Comparison of Greywater Irrigation and Hydraulic Loading Rate on Growth and Treatment Performance With Various Ornamental Plants by Salam Akinkunmi Alli (21547055)

“…The system suffered a decrease in chlorophyl content across all irrigation conditions except for <i>Pennisetum rubrum</i> which had improved foliage chlorophyll content (3.13±1.49 spad units) at 200 mL/d greywater irrigation. …”

Effects of the addition of a high energy density fuel, adamantane to diesel on its cetane number, sooting propensity, and soot nanostructural properties by Al Zaabi, Alanood

“…The addition of up to 6.75 wt% of adamantane in diesel significantly increased the smoke point of diesel from 18 to 29 mm (and threshold sooting index decreased by 44%), indicating a drastic drop in fuel sooting tendency. …”
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Microstructure–properties relationship in ethylene-propylene diene monomer (EPDM)/nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR)/halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) nanocomposites by Seyed Mohamad Reza Paran (17541846)

“…The crosslinking rate increased by HNTs loading, but the scorch time decreased. …”

Numerical investigation of MIL-101(Cr)/GrO composite performance in adsorption cooling systems by Eman Elsayed (19720093)

“…The 5%GrO_phys composite showed a decreased SCP and an increased COP at the same cycle time. …”

Providing Health Care in Armed Conflict Countries: The Case of Yemen by Esraa Ali Sayed Ali (20741327)

“…</p><h3>Result</h3><p dir="ltr">Humanitarian and health actors in Yemen face numerous challenges in providing adequate services to those who need them, especially in the highly affected areas of the country. …”

Epibenthic communities from offshore platforms in the Arabian Gulf are structured by platform age and depth by Felipe Torquato (14158845)

“…The lowest number of functional groups occurred in the early ages (2–3 years old), and some groups either increased or decreased their frequency and abundance along the years. …”

Phase state of secondary organic aerosol in chamber photo-oxidation of mixed precursors by Yu Wang (12152)

“…Considering the combining role of the RH and chemical composition in aerosol phase state, the BF decreased monotonically with increasing hygroscopic growth factor (GF), and the BF was ∼ 0 when GF was larger than 1.15. …”

Effect of carbon nanotubes on the bonding mechanism of non-corrosive reinforcements to concrete by Alaa, Taha

“…Results showed a slight reduction in bond strength, minor improvement in normalized bond strength, increased development length of FRP bars, and decreased reinforcement slippage associated with the ultimate bond stress when MWCNTs were incorporated into the concrete mixture. …”
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Financial Performance of Islamic and Conventional Banks in Oman: A Comparative Analysis by Zamzam Ismail Al Tubi (20741477)

“…Results of the table show that with the increase in bank size, the CAMEL rating decreases. …”

Acute spasticity in malignant MCA stroke: a case report and review of literature by Muhammad Faizan (12710607)

“…This case emphasizes the need for awareness of atypical stroke presentation and the potential role of anabolic steroids in stroke risk.…”

Oxidative stress cytotoxicity induced by platinum-doped magnesia nanoparticles in cancer cells by Mohamed Qasim, Al-Fahdawi

“…Pt/MgO nanoparticles also induced production of reactive oxygen species, decreased cellular glutathione level, and increased lipid peroxidation. …”
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World Cups apart: comparing <i> </i><i>New York Times</i> coverage of the 2018 Russia and 2022 Qatar World Cup tournaments by Mohammed el-Nawawy (18174943)

“…While the New York Times’ negative directionality of the Russian World Cup decreased over time, coverage of the Qatar World Cup showed the opposite pattern, as negative directionality increased drastically post-event. …”

Enhancing the electrocoagulation process for harvesting marine microalgae (Tetraselmis sp.) using interdigitated electrodes by Wardan A. Khatib (17302747)

“…In this study, 10 min electrolysis time was found to be sufficient to harvest 82.4% microalgae with 1 cm electrode distance and 50 mA/cm2 current density. Furthermore, decreasing the electrode distance to 0.5 cm increased the algal harvesting efficiency to 96.18%. …”

Luspatercept's use in a patient with transfusion‐dependent beta‐thalassemia and intrathoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) by Mohammed Najdat Seijari (17563263)

“…Still, its use in patients with EMH was not well studied, and literature showed an increased risk of EMH expansion or development of new masses after its use. …”

Development of eco-friendly coating for the fabrication of high performing loose nanofiltration membranes for dye-contaminated wastewater treatment by Abedalkader Alkhouzaam (15842647)

“…This is further evidenced by SEM, MWCO, and contact angle measurements, which reveal decreased pore size and increased hydrophilicity. The TA/PVA-coated membranes demonstrated high water permeability up to 138 LMH/bar and excellent dye/salt selectivity, achieving ~99 % Congo Red (CR) rejection with <10 % salt rejection in both single-component and dye/salt mixture filtrations. …”

Carbon Nanotube Effect on the Ductility, Flexural Strength, and Permeability of Concrete by Mohamed O. Mohsen (14590765)

“…The permeability coefficient (kT) decreased by at least 45% when CNTs were added to concrete. …”

SAR and molecular mechanism studies of monoamine oxidase inhibition by selected chalcone analogs by Raed Shalaby (3756112)

“…Our results revealed that these selected chalcone analogs increased dopamine levels in the rat hepatoma (H4IIE) cells and decreased the relative mRNA expression of the MAO-B enzyme.…”