Decreased Expression and Activity of cAMP Phosphodiesterases in Cardiac Hypertrophy and Its Impact on β-Adrenergic cAMP Signals by Abi-Gerges, Aniella

“…Engineered cyclic nucleotide-gated (CNG) channels were expressed in single cardiomyocytes to monitor subsarcolemmal cAMP using whole-cell patch-clamp recordings of the associated CNG current (ICNG). …”
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Therapeutic Effect of Lebanese Cannabis Oil Extract in the Management of Sodium Orthovanadate-Induced Nephrotoxicity in Rats by Habchy, Chistabel

“…The effect of Cannabis oil on Sodium orthovanadate-induced nephrotoxicity was studied in vivo using Sprague Dawley male rat model. Rats were intraperitoneally injected with 10mg/Kg Sodium orthovanadate for 10 days followed by 5mg/Kg, 10mg/Kg, or 20mg/Kg intraperitoneal injection of Cannabis oil extract starting day 4 till day 10. …”
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The impact of COVID‐19 pandemic lockdown on smoking habits and lifestyle: A cross‐sectional study by Almu'atasim Khamees (11875640)

“…</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">A cross‐sectional online survey was designed using the Google Forms service and distributed by social media platforms. …”

Are wars detrimental to the environment? Evidence from air pollution and land use by Marrouch, Walid

“…This paper studies the long-run effect of war on environmental quality. Using data from the UCDP/PRIO Armed Conflict Dataset and the World Development Indicators, we apply a generalized difference-in-differences methodology. …”
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Total hip arthroplasty: Evolution of the use of dual mobility cups in Lebanon by Assi, Chahine

“…Recurrent dislocation, being a major reason for revision total hip arthroplasty (THA), was found to decrease significantly using dual mobility cup (DMC) compared to standard cups (SC), and that in both primary and revision THA. …”
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Antibiotic use and escherichia coli resistance trends for quinolones and cotrimoxazole in Sweden by Farra, Anna

“…Ciprofloxacin resistance increased (p &lt; 0.001) in parallel. Quinolone use increased until 1992; subsequently, sales have remained at a stable level. …”
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Boosting the visibility of services in microservice architecture by Ahmet Vedat Tokmak (17773479)

Treatment of produced water using graphene by Abou Chacra, Lamis

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Metformin inhibits 2D and 3D motility in astrocytoma cancer cells. (c2014) by Hassan, Marwa Fouad Al

“…Metformin is an oral anti-hyperglycemic agent in the biguanide class which lowers blood glucose concentrations and has been used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus. Metformin is highly used in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), premature puberty, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). …”
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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

“…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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Transfusion of Plasma from Young Exercise mice ameliorates Aging-associated Cognitive Impairments on Learning and Memory through activation of Autophagy by Khoury, Reine

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A slow but steady nanoLuc: R162A mutation results in a decreased, but stable, nanoLuc activity by Wesam S. Ahmed (10170053)

“…Mutation of the two residues in NLuc revealed a decreased but stable activity of the R162A, but not Q32A, mutant NLuc in live cell and in vitro assays performed using lysates prepared from cells expressing the proteins and with the furimazine substrate. …”

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

“…Generally, the contributions of groove-epoxy on shear-strength decreased with the increase of groove width. Moreover, shear strength prediction models, based on modifications of the ACI440.2R-17 shear model, were developed by incorporating groove factors as a modifier to the FRP shear-strength contribution. …”
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Evidence-based safety education and training for traffic injury prevention by Abbas Motevalian (338825)

“…Bicycle skill training for children and youth may increase their safety knowledge, but not necessarily improve their behavior or decrease their injury rates. Non-legislative interventions were found effective for increasing observed helmet use among bicyclists. …”

Association Between Three-Months Vitamin D Supplementation and Depressive Symptomatology incidence among Saudi Arabian Adults by Khaddaj, Rashel

“…Furthermore, the change between both groups was significantly different (-7.61 ±4.03 in the Vitamin D group, -3.50±1.54 in the control group; p=<0.001) Conclusion: The present study shows thata 50.000 IU/week dose of vitamin D supplementation for 3 months was enough to increase vitamin D levels beyond sufficient and decrease depression symptoms in Saudi Arabian Adults. …”
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Decreased Interfacial Dynamics Caused by the N501Y Mutation in the SARS-CoV-2 S1 Spike:ACE2 Complex by Wesam S. Ahmed (10170053)

“…Here, we dissect the mechanism underlying the increased binding affinity of the N501Y mutant for ACE2 using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of the available ACE2-S1-RBD complex structure (6M0J) and show a prolonged and stable interfacial interaction of the N501Y mutant S1-RBD with ACE2 compared to the wild type S1-RBD. …”

Land surface temperature responses to land use dynamics in urban areas of Doha, Qatar by Shikha Patel (14151027)

“…The LST data derived from remote sensing sources demonstrates an upward trend for summer and a contrasting trend for winter. Specifically, the mean summer LST increases by 7.64 °C (0.34 °C annually), and the mean winter LST decreases by 4.87 °C (0.22 °C annually). …”

Autophagy Mediates the Effects of Physical Exercise on Learning and Memory through Activation of Hippocampal BDNF by Jabr, Vanessa

“…Indeed, we showed that short-term voluntary wheel running increases the protein expression levels of the autophagy marker, protein light chain 3 (LC3B), in the hippocampus of 10-week-old mice. We used the Morris Water Maze to evaluate spatial learning and memory performance in mice belonging to different age groups. …”
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The mechanism of action of kefir and its effect on the motility of breast and colorectal cancer cells. (c2013) by Khoury, Nathalie El

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Psychological inoculation against problematic social media use among adolescents: An experimental study by Sameha Alshakhsi (17032311)

“…A mixed ANCOVA was employed to test the intervention's impact on PSMU, post‐intervention attitude changes, and post‐inoculation talk (PIT) about excessive technology use. Results indicated a significant decrease in PSMU levels following active inoculation, particularly in withdrawal, persistence, displacement, and deception symptoms. …”