Basin of Attraction through Invariant Curves and Dominant Functions by Alsharawi, Ziyad

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The Effect of Atorvastatin (and Subsequent Metformin) on Adipose Tissue Acylation-Stimulatory-Protein Concentration and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Overweight/Obese Women With Polyc... by Thozhukat Sathyapalan (704787)

“…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">There was significant reduction in ASP (156.7 ± 16.2 vs. 124.4 ± 14.8 ng/ml p <0.01), IL-6 (1.48 ± 0.29 vs.0.73 ± 0.34 pg/ml p = 0.01) and MCP-1 (30.4 ± 4.2 vs. 23.0 ± 4.5 pg/ml p = 0.02) after 12 weeks of atorvastatin that was maintained subsequently with 12 weeks treatment with metformin. …”

Durability of Cardiometabolic Outcomes Among Adolescents After Sleeve Gastrectomy: First Study with 9-Year Follow-up by Wahiba Elhag (5245547)

“…</p> <h2>Results</h2> <p>Follow-up rates were 57.53%, 82.87%, 85.24%, 83.92%, and 83.33% at the five time points. The preoperative mean body mass index (BMI) (45.60 ± 6.50 kg/m2) decreased at year 1 (30.04 ± 4.96 kg/m2, P=0.001) and was maintained up to 9 years (30.20 ± 3.92 kg/m2, P = 0.001). …”

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

“…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 COVID-19 on the HIV Cascade of Care in Botswana – An Interrupted Time Series by Alice Sehurutshi (21842696)

“…<p dir="ltr">Globally, Botswana has one of the highest burdens of HIV. This study estimated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the HIV cascade of care in Sub-Saharan Africa. …”

Salicylic acid restricts mercury translocation by activating strong antioxidant defense mechanisms in sweet pepper (Capsicum annum L.) by Muhammad Fasih Khalid (10652246)

“…Spraying of 100 μ M SA at three different Hg levels, i.e., 0 μ M, 50 μ M, 100 μ M, and 150 μ M. The maximum decrease in photosynthetic machinery, plant growth attributes (shoot length, root length, no. of leaves, fresh and dry biomass (shoot and root)), and more accumulation of Hg in leaves, roots, and fruits of sweet pepper. …”

Predictors of mortality and morbidity in critically ill COVID‐19 patients: An experience from a low mortality country by Mohamad Y. Khatib (11659459)

“…Factors independently associated with mortality included older age ([OR]; 2.3 [95% CI; 1.92–2.75] for each 10-year increase in age, <i>p</i> < 0.001), chronic kidney disease (OR; 1.9 [95% CI; 1.02–3.54], <i>p</i> = 0.04), active malignancy (OR; 6.15 [95% CI; 1.79–21.12], <i>p</i> = 0.004), lower platelet count at ICU admission (OR; 1.41 [95% CI; 1.13–1.75] for each 100 × 103/µl decrease, <i>p</i> = 0.002), higher neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio at admission (OR; 1.01 [95% CI; 1–1.02] for each 1- point increase, <i>p</i> = 0.016), higher serum ferritin level at admission (OR; 1.05 [(95% CI; 1.02–1.08] for each 500 µg/L increase, <i>p</i> = 0.002), and higher serum bilirubin level at admission (OR; 1.19 [95% CI; 1.04–1.36] for each 10 μmol/L increase, <i>p</i> = 0.01). …”

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. …”

Solar hydrogen production via thermochemical magnesium oxide – Magnesium sulfate water splitting cycle by Rahul R. Bhosale (6467102)

“…Overall analysis confirms that although the rise in the molar flow rate of Ar from 1 to 50 mol/s results in a decrease in the thermal reduction temperature from 1490 K to 1282 K, the solar-to-fuel energy conversion efficiency is adversely affected and reduces from 47.7% to 18.1%. …”

Oxygen targets following cardiac arrest: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Huzaifa Ahmad Cheema (16328980)

“…Our primary outcome was all-cause mortality at 90 days while our secondary outcomes were the level of neuron-specific enolase (NSE) at 48 h, ICU length of stay (LOS), and favorable neurological outcome (the proportion of patients with Cerebral Performance Category scores of 1–2 at end of follow-up). We used RevMan 5.4 to pool risk ratios (RRs) and mean differences (MDs).…”

Combined effects of treated domestic wastewater, fly ash, and calcium nitrite toward concrete sustainability by Abdelrahman Abushanab (17268940)

“…Test results revealed that TWW slightly decreased concrete compressive and flexural strengths by 5%–12%, whereas it dramatically increased the porosity and chloride permeability by about 40%. …”

Central and peripheral muscle fatigue following repeated‐sprint running in moderate and severe hypoxia by Nathan Townsend (14779642)

“…No significant differences between conditions for mean distance occurred in set 2. There was a decrease in maximal voluntary contraction torque (Δ = −31.4 ± 18.0 N m, <i>P</i> < 0.001) and voluntary activation (%VA; Δ = −7.1 ± 5.1%, <i>P</i> = 0.001) from Pre- to Post-set 1, but there was no effect of hypoxia. …”

PD-L1 Expression in Human Breast Cancer Stem Cells Is Epigenetically Regulated through Posttranslational Histone Modifications by Pramod Darvin (153341)

“…The active demethylation of PD-L1 promoter was confirmed by the increase in the distribution of 5hmC and decrease in 5mC levels and the upregulation of TET3 and downregulation of DNMTs enzymes in MCF-7 tumorspheres, compared with the cell line. …”

Modulation of SLFN11 induces changes in DNA Damage response in breast cancer by Christophe Michel Raynaud (17449906)

“…As oncogenic transcriptomic downregulation is often driven by methylation of the promotor region, we explore the demethylation effect of 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine (decitabine), on the SLFN11 gene. …”

Screening the growth inhibition mechanism of sulfate reducing bacteria by chitosan/lignosulfonate nanocomposite (CS@LS) in seawater media by Kashif Rasool (2542492)

“…The SRBs spiked with 500 µg/mL CS@LS showed a reduction in cell viability to 1.5 × 106 MPN/mL. To assess the biosafety of the nanocomposite on the marine biota, the 72-hours acute toxicity assays using zebrafish embryo model revealed that the LC50 for the CS@LS was 103.3 µg/mL. …”

Nonlinear effects in locally resonant nanostrip phononic metasurface at GHz frequencies by Feng Gao (3548)

“…<p dir="ltr">In this paper, we report on the observation of nonlinear effects in a nanostrip phononic metasurface (NPM) that enable the tuning of resonance frequencies at 1.42 GHz. …”

Wales’ tourists not a burden for local healthcare by Nature Research (16552612)

“…<p>Researchers in southern Wales reviewed nine-years-worth of hospital data and found non-Welsh residents accounted for only 0.5% of unintentional injuries presenting to an emergency department.…”

Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 co... by Alize J, Ferrari

“…Non-communicable diseases contributed 1·73 billion (95% UI 1·54–1·94) DALYs in 2021, with a decrease in age-standardised DALY rates since 2010 of 6·4% (95% UI 3·5–9·5). …”
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Low-Dose Eltrombopag in a Patient with Chronic Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Post Sleeve Gastrectomy by Mohanad A. Ahmed (14777299)

“…Here we are reporting a 46-year-old female with ITP and sleeve gastrectomy who responded to low-dose eltrombopag 25 mg every other day, which is equivalent to 12.5 mg daily, and maintained adequate platelet counts on this dose.…”

Rhus coriaria L. (Sumac) Demonstrates Oncostatic Activity in the Therapeutic and Preventive Model of Breast Carcinoma by Peter Kubatka (11008854)

“…In addition, treated tumors showed significant dose-dependent decrease in mitotic activity index by 36.5% and 51% in comparison with the control group. …”