Release of colloids in saturated porous media under transient hydro-chemical conditions: A pore-scale study by Safna Nishad (16932474)

“…Favorable, medium-favorable and unfavorable colloids (i.e., repulsion absent, repulsion at long-range of separation distances and attraction absent with the micromodel surface, respectively) were deposited in the micromodel and then a series of colloid release experiments were conducted at different conditions including increasing the flow rate, decreasing the ionic strength and increasing the solution pH. …”

A genetically encoded BRET-based SARS-CoV-2 Mpro protease activity sensor by Anupriya M. Geethakumari (17052375)

“…Further, in vitro assays with the BRET-based Mpro sensors revealed a molecular crowding-mediated increase in the rate of M^pro activity and a decrease in the inhibitory potential of GC376. The sensors developed here will find direct utility in studies related to drug discovery targeting the SARS-CoV-2 M^pro and functional genomics application to determine the effect of sequence variation in M^pro.…”

Regional variations in incidence of surgical site infection and associated risk factors in women undergoing cesarean section: A systematic review and Meta-Analysis by Nazmul, Islam

“…Meta-regression showed a significant decrease in SSI incidence in HICs. Maternal factors, procedural aspects, and care quality were associated with SSI. …”
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Alterations in blood Lipoprotein & Apolipoprotein B profile induced by moderate acute & chronic alcohol intake in the rat model. (c2002) by Berberi, Rania

“…On the other hand, a 3% alcohol consumption (as beer or whisky) maintained for a two months period did not have an effect on fasting plasma TAG concentration while total and LDL cholesterol concentrations showed a significant decrease and HDL cholesterol concentration was moderately increased. …”
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Effect of speed and gradient on plantar force when running on an AlterG® treadmill by Athol Thomson (6651008)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Anti-gravity treadmills are used to decrease musculoskeletal loading during treadmill running often in return to play rehabilitation programs. …”

Analyzing the Influence of Climate and Anthropogenic Development on Vegetation Cover in the Coastal Ecosystems of GCC by Abhilash Dutta Roy (22466830)

“…The spatiotemporal analysis showed trends in land cover changes, with agricultural areas generally increasing (21.6%) and bareland steadily decreasing (− 21.2%). Dense vegetation declined by 35% from 2003 to 2023, while mangroves increased by 6%. …”

Initial risk assessment for pulmonary hypertension in patients with COPD by Yammine, Joe

“…In multivariate analysis, statistically significant independent variables were >3% decrease in exercise oxyhemoglobin saturation and decline in prebronchodilator FEV1 (P = 0.01 and P = 0.04, respectively). …”
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Reputation-based cooperative detection model of selfish nodes in cluster-based QoS-OLSR protocol. (c2014) by Moati, Nadia

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Boron doped silver-copper alloy nanoparticle targeting intracellular S. aureus in bone cells by Tahir Abdulrehman (8697696)

“…In addressing the issue, this study deals with the targeting of silver-copper-boron (ACB) nanoparticles to infected osteoblasts, which could decrease systemic toxicity and form the basis of targeting specific markers expressed in bone infections.…”

Competition vs cooperation: An agent based model for sustainable tomatoes’ import system by Sarah Namany (17268922)

“…Market dynamics represented by competitive and cooperative behaviors of the system's main players is one of the uncertainties that influence the availability and <u>affordability</u> of food products. …”

Postprandial lipaemia 10 and 34 hours after playing football: Does playing frequency affect the response? by Darren J. Paul (6905450)

“…For the 3FOOT, there was a non significant decrease in postprandial TG AUC (-2.7%; p = 0.73; 95%CI = -2.0 to 1.5; ES = 0.05) and iAUC (-17.5%; p = 0.41; 95%ci = -2.5 to 1.1; ES = 0.31) from 10 to 34 hrs, respectively. …”

The role of objectively recorded smartphone usage and personality traits in sleep quality by Aftab Alam (5158601)

“…We objectively collected one-week smartphone apps usage data from the participants. …”

Stemming cardiovascular diseases in Qatar by Nature Research (16552612)

“…</p><p>They found that more than two-thirds of heart attacks and one half of strokes occurred in people under 55 years of age, with 12% and 7%, respectively, in people under 40 — which is among the highest rates in young people around the world. …”

Qatar’s immigrants at higher risk of diabetes by Nature Research (16552612)

“…Qatar and the rest of the Middle East have among the highest prevalence of T2D in the world, and it is estimated that up to one quarter of people with the disease remain undiagnosed. …”

Treatment with a Combination of Metformin and 2-Deoxyglucose Upregulates Thrombospondin-1 in Microvascular Endothelial Cells: Implications in Anti-Angiogenic Cancer Therapy by Samson Mathews Samuel (18808246)

“…The status of angiogenic and anti-angiogenic marker proteins, proteins of the mTOR pathway and cell-cycle-related proteins were quantified by Western blot analysis. …”

Trends in the global, regional, and national burden of oral conditions from 1990 to 2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Eduardo, Bernabe

“…Furthermore, DALY rates of lip and oral cavity cancer decreased in the European region and the region of the Americas, while DALY rates of orofacial clefts decreased in all regions. …”
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Risk Factors for Post-Cesarean, Surgical Site Infections in a Multi-Ethnic Population of Qatar by Sufia Athar (14777830)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">The surgical site infection (SSI) rate after Cesarean delivery (CD) is considered one of the key performance indicators, not only for developing and under-developed countries but also for developed nations. …”

Wind shear coefficient, turbulence intensity and wind power potential assessment for Dhulom, Saudi Arabia by Rehman, Shafiqur

“…The study also includes the local values of air density calculated using temperature and pressure measurement made at 2 m AGL during the same period. The mean wind speed above 4 m/s and the standard deviation values were used to obtain the turbulence intensities (TI) at different heights. …”
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A new perspective on cardiovascular drift during prolonged exercise by Amine Souissi (9931616)

“…<p dir="ltr">Prolonged exercise induces cardiovascular drift, which is characterized by decreasing mean arterial pressure (MAP), stroke volume and heart rate increase. …”

Prediction of biogas production from chemically treated co-digested agricultural waste using artificial neural network by Fares Almomani (12585685)

“…An ANN model consists of three layers, 15 neutrons and 260 <i>epochs</i> accurately predict the CMP with 99.1% of data within ±10% deviation of the mean experimental value. The developed model can be used to forecast the CMP as a function of operating temperature, the substrate composition, and chemical dose, and can be used for scaling-up and cost analysis purposes.…”