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

“…Prevalence rates of elevated PAP were 32% for a score of 0–1 (low risk), 68% for a score of 2 (moderate risk), and 78% for a score of 3–4 (high risk). …”
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Reliability of high strain ionomeric polymer transducers fabricated using the direct assembly process by Akle, Barbar

“…Large voltage and large strain are proven to decrease the life of the transducer. Formamide based samples are stable for 3 days under a 1 V actuation signal, while they are only reliable for 3–4 h under a 2 V actuation signal. …”
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Use of Ultrasound and Ionic Liquids to Enhance the Extractive Desulfurization of Oils by Zuraiqi, Karma

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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

“…When the whisky dose was replaced by an equivalent ethanol dose, results exhibited similar trends but without being consistently significant. 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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Innovative strategies to reduce traffic related injuries and deaths in youth by Joanne Banfield (19794507)

“…This is consistent with the cognitive dissonance theory, which states that changing the beliefs that underlie certain behaviors can cause a behavioral change (2). From these theories, one can expect that changing the risk taking attitudes of adolescents can lead to a decrease in the probability of collisions. …”

Andrographolide pre-treatment enhances the anti-tumor activity of topotecan on acute myeloid leukemia cells in vitro by Rizk, Sandra

“…However, pretreating the cells with andrographolide for 24 hours prior to topotecan addition, led to a significant decrease in cell proliferation (39%) as compared to treatment with the compounds separately (67%). …”
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Theoretical and experimental insights into the C-steel aqueous corrosion inhibition at elevated temperatures in 1.0 M HCl via multi-carbonyl Gemini cationic surfactants by Nasser M. El-Basiony (18021631)

“…The Tafel polarization revealed that at 0.1 mM of LAPG and MAPG, the corrosion current density (i _corr) of CS was reduced to the lowest extent (75.56 and 53.82 μA cm⁻²) compared to 529.3 μA cm⁻² in the absence of the inhibitors. …”

Influenza prevalence and vaccine efficacy among diabetic patients in Qatar by Swapna, Thomas

“…Among the typed IVA-positive cases, 33.4% were H1N1, and 7.7% were H3N2. A significant decrease in influenza infections was reported in vaccinated DM patients (14.5%) when compared to non-vaccinated patients (18.9%) (p-value = 0.006). …”
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Reduction of laboratory utilization in the intensive care unit by Diab, Khalil

“…We hypothesized that a program that involves physician and staff education and alters the current ICU order sets will lead to a sustained decrease in routine laboratory test ordering. …”
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Antioxidant and hepatoprotective activities of the oil fractions from wild carrot (Daucus carota ssp. carota) by Shebaby, Wassim N.

“…Pretreatment with F1 and F4 reversed the CCl4-induced decrease in SOD, CAT, and GST levels and reduced significantly hepatic damage. …”
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Pleiotropic functions of the tumor- and metastasis-suppressing matrix metalloproteinase-8 in mammary cancer in MMTV-PyMT transgenic mice by Julie Decock (44558)

“…Using quantitative real-time RT-PCR, we tracked the expression of the entire Mmp and Timp gene families, observing a significant decrease in Mmp3 expression in Mmp8-null tumors compared to wild-type and heterozygotes throughout the time course of the model, which was confirmed at the protein level. …”

Evapotranspiration and water availability response to climate change in the Middle East and North Africa by Salah Basem Ajjur (14150967)

“…Outcomes reveal that the MENA region is indeed vulnerable to a surge in temperature, which can increase evapotranspiration losses and decrease water availability. …”

Unsustainability in emergent systems by Haddad, Marc

“…We propose a framework of corresponding mitigation options as a roadmap for improving the sustainability of the system, namely by reducing the reliance on fossil fuels, decreasing pollutants and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, reducing mobility costs and increasing passenger safety.…”
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Fourier-Transform Infrared Imaging Spectroscopy and Laser Ablation -ICPMS New Vistas for Biochemical Analyses of Ischemic Stroke in Rat Brain by Mohamed H. M. Ali (5768066)

“…</p><p dir="ltr"><br></p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">The FTIR results revealed that in the lesioned gray matter the relative distribution of lipid, lipid acyl and protein contents decreased significantly. …”

Surgical Strategies for Synchronous Colorectal Liver Metastases in 156 Consecutive Patients by Bouquet, Antoine

“…Surgical resection of all tumor sites is the only treatment that enables prolonged survival, but the synchronous presentation of CLM has been associated with poor outcomes.1 Preoperative chemotherapy is widely used in these patients to provide early treatment of metastatic disease, to improve patient selection for surgical resection,2 and 3 and to decrease the recurrence rate after surgery.4 The traditional surgical strategy for patients with resectable synchronous CLM includes resection of the primary tumor followed by chemotherapy and then liver resection. …”
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Synthetic Cannabinoid AB-FUBINACA Negatively Impacted the Male Fertility and Induced Testicular Toxicity by Ayman Alzu’bi (13162392)

“…These findings were associated with higher level of oxidative stress (GP91 expression and malondialdehyde level) and elevated expression of key regulators of apoptosis (Bax and caspase-3) as well as reduced expression of mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes SDHB (II), UQCRC2 (III), and ATP5a (V) in the testicular tissue.…”

Hypoxic Stress Induces Complement-Mediated Lysis of Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Downregulating Factor H and CD59 by Ramada R. Khaswaneh (22224544)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Factor H and membrane inhibitor of reactive lysis (CD59) are key regulators of complement activation. …”

Using primary healthcare facilities and patients’ expectations about triage system: Patients’ perspective from multisite Jordanian hospitals by Mohammad Minwer Alnaeem (19143733)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr"> Using primary healthcare facilities can decrease the tension and workload in emergency departments (EDs). …”

Unraveling the future productivity burden of cardiovascular disease in Qatar: Investigating the modifiable risk factors control in type 2 diabetes by Dina Abushanab (10696501)

“…<h3>Aims</h3><p dir="ltr">Insufficient risk factor control can lead to a loss of millions of productivity-adjusted life years (PALYs). …”

The contribution of autophagy in glioblastoma multiforme cells treated with human recombinant arginase I-induced arginine deprivation. (c2018) by El Jbeily, Elie

“…In order to study the effect of apoptosis on GBM cells treated with HuArgI (Co)-PEG5000, Z-VAD, a pan-caspase inhibitor was used. Following the coincubation of SF cells with Z-VAD and HuArgI (Co)-PEG5000, failure of Z-VAD to decrease arginine depletion-induced cell death was shown. …”
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