The global burden of cancer attributable to risk factors, 2010–19: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 by Christopher J L Murray (18278781)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Understanding the magnitude of cancer burden attributable to potentially modifiable risk factors is crucial for development of effective prevention and mitigation strategies. …”

Long-Haul Northeast Travel Disrupts Sleep and Induces Perceived Fatigue in Endurance Athletes by Christopher J. Stevens (3391547)

“…Nap duration was likely increased on the first day after arrival (36 ± 65 min; 3.90; ±3.70). There was also a likely increase in self-reported fatigue upon waking after the first night in the new destination (1.1 ± 1.6 AU; 0.54; ±0.41) and there were three athletes (25%) who developed symptoms of illness 3–5 days after arrival. …”

Carotid artery revascularization through a radiated field by Lesèche, Guy

“…All patients were followed up for a mean of 40 months (range, 3-99 months). Results There was one (3.3%) perioperative death, from massive intracerebral hemorrhage; and 1 patient had a transient ischemic attack. …”
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Assessment of tropospheric NO₂ concentrations over greater Doha using Sentinel-5 TROPOspheric monitoring instrument (TROPOMI) satellite data: Temporal analysis, 2018–202... by Yasir E. Mohieldeen (22155901)

“…Analysis of annual NO₂ levels from 2019 to 2023 showed an increase in 2022 compared to that of the previous three years and a clear decrease in 2023 post the completion of the world cup preparations and hosting. …”

Effective non-intrusive load monitoring of buildings based on a novel multi-descriptor fusion with dimensionality reduction by Yassine Himeur (14158821)

“…The latter can not only reduce feature dimensionality, but it can also effectively decrease the intra-class distances and increase the extra-class distances of appliance features; and (iii) a powerful decision bagging tree classifier is implemented to accurately classify electrical devices using the reduced features. …”

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

“…This paper suggests an Agent-based model-based framework that simulates the behavior and tracks the economic and environmental performances of the tomato supply system in the State of Qatar. It considers three different scenarios representing the current situation of the market in addition to a competitive and a cooperative trade network. …”

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

“…There were non significant increase for postprandial TG AUC (9.1%; p = 0.17; 95%CI = -0.43 to 2.0; ES = -0.23) and iAUC (14.2%; p = 0.43; 95%CI = -0.92 to 1.9; ES = -0.24) between 10 and 34 hrs after the 1FOOT. 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 RhoG in migration and invasion of glioblastoma cells. (c2017) by Ezzeddine, Amani M.

“…Invasion assay also showed a decrease in cell invasion when RhoG was knocked down. …”
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Effect of Hydroxycut Intake on Fasted and Postprandial Lipemia in Rats by Daher, Costantine F.

“…The drug did not affect the number and composition of secreted very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) particles except for a decrease in VLDL TAG when the fat content in the diet was high. …”
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Phenotypic and cell wall proteomic characterization of a DDR48 mutant candida albicans strain by El Khoury, Pamela

“…Results showed that the mutant strain exhibited a 10% decrease in adhesion mirrored by a 20% decrease in biofilm formation, and slight sensitivity to menadione, diamide, and SDS. …”
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The anti-cancer effect of the pentane fraction of Daucus carota oil extract is mediated through cell cycle arrest and an increase in apoptosis by Mroueh, MA

“…We indeed determined that the PF treatment led to a decrease in p-ERK as compared to total ERK levels, whereas the level of phosphorylated Akt was not affected. …”
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Does standalone phacoemulsification lower intraocular pressure in glaucomatous eyes? A systematic review and meta-analysis by Osama Hussein (21301202)

“…For OAG patients, the pooled effect showed an IOPR% of 18.94% with a significant absolute change of −4.35 mmHg, <i>p</i> < 0.001 at 12 months, and IOPR% of 16.95% with an absolute IOP change of −3.83 mmHg, <i>p</i> < 0.001 at 24 months. In ACG patients, medication use decreased by 67.13% at 12 months and 51.58% at 24 months (<i>p</i> < 0.001 for both), while in OAG patients, the reduction was 45.52% at 12 months and 50.19% at 24 months (<i>p</i> < 0.001). …”

Optimal Energy Dispatch Engine for PV-DG-ESS Hybrid Power Plants Considering Battery Degradation and Carbon Emissions by Laith Kanaan (21632714)

“…The test results revealed a 9.2% and 3.5% decrease in daily costs compared to the heuristic and stochastic methods, respectively, and a 29.4% decrease in carbon emission costs.…”

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

“…This deficit in the cells’ migratory ability was attributed to a decrease in the activity of Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 1 (Rac1), a member of the Rac family of small GTPases known to play role in cytoskeletal reorganization of the cell and ultimately its motility. …”
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BRET-based biosensors for SARS-CoV-2 oligonucleotide detection by Asfia Sultana (19170880)

“…<p dir="ltr">The need for the early detection of emerging pathogenic viruses and their newer variants has driven the urgent demand for developing point-of-care diagnostic tools. …”

Exploring Sustainable Strategies for Shelter Design at Refugee Camps: The Case of Domiz 1 Refugee Camp in Iraq by AL AMEEN, FARAH

“…As a result, the proposed strategy provides an opportunity for personalization and deepens the refugees’ sense of belonging and dignity. Furthermore, a 42% decrease in cooling loads, and 31% decrease in heating loads was achieved by using the proposed wall panel, the sunspace during winter, and the roof canopy during winter, in comparison to the baseline case, the UNHCR tent.…”
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Macular ultrastructural features in amblyopia using high-definition optical coherence tomography by Al-Haddad, Christiane Elias

“…Also, amblyopic eyes demonstrated a shallow foveal pit compared with normal fellow eyes. Mean foveal thickness was significantly increased in amblyopic (228.56 µm) versus fellow eyes (221.72 µm), p=0.03. …”
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The chemotherapeutic effect of β-2-himachalen-6-ol in chemically induced skin tumorigenesis by Daaboul, Hamid E.

“…It also significantly decreased the levels of pro-caspase-3, p53, Bcl-2, p-Erk/Erk and p-Akt/Akt and increased p21 and Bax proteins. …”
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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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Diabetic Sensorimotor Polyneuropathy Severity Classification Using Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System by Fahmida Haque (16896489)

“…This study also investigates the changes in muscle activity during gait from three different lower limb muscles (vastus lateralis (VL), tibialis anterior (TA), and gastrocnemius medialis (GM)) electromyography (EMG) of DSPN patients with different severity levels classified by the proposed classifier and observed that VL and GM muscles show an increase in delay for activation peak and decrease in peak magnitude during gait with the progression of DSPN severity. …”