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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Adult appendicitis score versus Alvarado score: A comparative study in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis by Mohamed Said Ghali (16810713)

“…In addition, AAS is found to decrease the need for radiological images and NA rate more than Alvarado</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Surgery Open Science<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sopen.2023.07.007" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sopen.2023.07.007</a></p>…”

Hyper-Hypo study: A Retrospective Observational Study of Neonatal Hypoglycemia Related to Maternal Hypertension by Thiruveni Ramkumar (17075051)

“…There was no significant difference in the mean initial blood glucose between neonates in the hypertensive versus non-hypertensive groups of mothers (1.7 vs 1.6 mmol/L). However, a sub-group comparison of neonates (with initial blood glucose <2.6 mmol/L) showed methyldopa to be marginally associated with a 2 mmol/L decrease from the mean initial blood glucose, mean 1.6 ± 0.5 mmol/L, and methyldopa (1.4 ± 0.5 mmol/L; p= .045). …”

The impact of scoliosis surgery on pulmonary function in spinal muscular atrophy: a systematic review by Abduljabber Alhammoud (14152503)

“…Given the available evidence, the following GRADE C recommendations were made: (1) surgery is most often associated with decreases in pulmonary function; (2) the impact of surgery on pulmonary function is variable, but does not improve over pre-operative baseline; (3) surgery may result in a decreased rate of decline in pulmonary function post-operatively. …”

Hemodynamic effect of Neuroform stent on intimal hyperplasia and thrombus formation in a carotid aneurysm by Jou, Liang-Der

“…Stents play an important role in management of cerebral aneurysms. A stent reconstructs the parent artery, assists coil embolization, and decreases flow activity within an aneurysm. …”
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A Comprehensive Method of Ion Exchange Resins Regeneration and Its Optimization for Water Treatment by Al-Asheh, Sameer

“…In general, it was observed that the conductivity decreases with time until one point is reached and then starts to increase as a result of resin saturation. …”
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Redox Homeostasis and Inflammation Responses to Training in Adolescent Athletes: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Evdokia Varamenti (8154642)

“…Following more extended training periods, GSH showed moderate increases (ES 1.131; 95% CI 0.350 to 1.913;<i>Z</i>= 2.839,<i>p</i>= 0.005) while TBARS displayed a small decrease (ES 0.568; 95% CI − 0.062 to 1.197;<i>Z</i>= 1.768,<i>p</i>= 0.077). …”

Outcome of home parenteral nutrition in 251 children over a 14-y period by Abi Nader, Elie

“…The mean ± SD age at HPN onset was 0.7 ± 0.3 y, with a mean duration of 1.9 ± 0.4 y. The indications for HPN were short bowel syndrome (SBS) (59%), PNDD (14%), congenital enteropathies (10%), chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction syndromes (9%), inflammatory bowel diseases (5%), and other digestive diseases (3%). …”
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Salvia officinalis water extract: a potential hypolipidemic, hypoglycemic and anti-ulcerogenic remedy by Alayan, I.

“…All doses used caused significant decreases in stool water content indicating that the extract is a possible remedy for patients with diarrhea. …”
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A numerical study of friction in isothermal EHD rolling-sliding sphere-plane contacts with spinning by Dormois, H.

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Particle size impact on pyrolysis of multi-biomass: a solid-state reaction modeling study by Sabah Mariyam (14150859)

“…Both activation energy and pre-exponential factor decreased from 18.78 to 5.57 kJ/mol and 1.16 E+10 to 1.48 E+08 with reducing particle sizes. …”

A simple quality-of-service-based connection setup management approach for optical networks by Abou-Rjeily, C.

“…This necessitates ensuring a controlled network resource usage while decreasing connection blocking probability. …”
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Dynamics of Neisseria gonorrhoeae transmission among female sex workers and clients: A mathematical modeling study by Houssein H., Ayoub

“…Increasing symptomatic treatment coverage among FSWs from 0 % to 100 % decreases prevalence from 10.6 % to 4.5 %, 0.8 % to 0.4 %, and 0.3 % to 0.1 %, respectively. …”
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Integration of Wind Catchers in Modern Residential Buildings in the UAE as a Means of Providing Thermal Comfort by Riza, Raashid

“…Of the configurations tested, the optimal configuration bore the following characteristics: Floor to Ceiling Height of 6m, wind tower height of 9m with North West orientation, window area of 3 m2, wind tower opening of 2 m2, Percentage window opening of 100% and a percentage of wind tower opening 100%. The optimal configuration when tested resulted in 47.1% decrease in degree discomfort hours and a 22.1% increase of hours annually in the thermal comfort range when compared to the existing case. …”
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Risk Factors for Post-Cesarean, Surgical Site Infections in a Multi-Ethnic Population of Qatar by Sufia Athar (14777830)

“…Gestational diabetes, anemia, body mass index >30kg/m2, prolonged rupture of membranes >24 hours, and chorioamnionitis were identified as risk factors (p<0.05) (Figure 1). The most common organisms for SSIs were Staphylococcus aureus (25.58%), E. coli (27.13%) and Klebsiella pneumonia (10.08%). …”

Comparative Genomic Mapping Implicates LRRK2 for Intellectual Disability and Autism at 12q12, and HDHD1, as Well as PNPLA4, for X-Linked Intellectual Disability at Xp22.31 by Jonathan D. J. Labonne (18090841)

“…<p dir="ltr">We report a genomic and phenotypic delineation for two chromosome regions with candidate genes for syndromic intellectual disability at 12q12 and Xp22.31, segregating independently in one family with four affected members. …”

The impact of COVID‐19 pandemic lockdown on smoking habits and lifestyle: A cross‐sectional study by Almu'atasim Khamees (11875640)

“…While those who had a decrease in their smoking level experienced a somehow healthier lifestyle regarding nutrition and other aspects.…”

Salvia libanotica improves glycemia and serum lipid profile in rats fed a high fat diet by Bassil, Maya

“…Results The intake of S. libanotica extract was associated with a significant decrease in fasting serum glucose (102.9 ± 10.8 in GII and 87.5 ± 6.4 in GIII vs. 152.1 ± 7.9 mg/dl in controls) and a two fold increase in fasting serum insulin (GIII) and liver glycogen content (GII and GIII). …”
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Phenotypic and proteomic characterization of Dbr48, a candida albicans cell wall protein. (c2018) by Salameh, Carell C.

“…Our results showed that the heterozygous mutant strain exhibited a 10% decrease in adhesion mirrored by a 20% decrease in biofilm formation, and a slight sensitivity to oxidative stress agents and SDS. …”
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Grid electricity demand reduction through applying passive and active strategies for a house in Baghdad, Iraq by Al-Badri, Nadia Rashid

“…There is little benefit when moving from a 1 Pearl to a 2 Pearl refurbishment level. Thus by using 1 Pearl it was evaluated to be a more practical and economical option. …”
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