Effects of SARS-CoV-2 Alpha, Beta, and Delta variants, age, vaccination, and prior infection on infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2 infections by Qassim, Suelen H.

“…Using the cycle threshold (Ct) value of an RT-qPCR-positive test to proxy the inverse of infectiousness, we investigated infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2 infections by variant, age, sex, vaccination status, prior infection status, and reason for testing in a random sample of 18,355 RT-qPCR-genotyped infections. …”
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Computational approach to unravel the impact of missense mutations of proteins (D2HGDH and IDH2) causing D-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria 2. by Thirumal Kumar, D

“…In the case of D2HGDH protein, the mutations I147S and V444A that are positioned in the beta sheet region exhibited higher Root Mean Square Deviation (RMSD), decrease in compactness and number of intramolecular hydrogen bonds compared to the mutations N439D and D375Y that are positioned in the turn and loop region, respectively. …”
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Implementing and Analyzing a Recursive Technique for Building Path Oblivious RAM by Rachid, Maan Haj

“…Zahur, S., Wang, X., Raykova, M., Gascon, A., Doerner, J., Evans, D., et al. (n.d.). Revisiting square-root oram: Efficient random access in multi-party computation. 2016: Security and Privacy (SP), IEEE Symposium on. …”
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Use and assessment of “e-plastics” as recycled aggregates in cement mortar by Makri, Chrysanthi

“…The obtained results, for all RPs, (especially those of 7.5% and 10%) exhibited an increase in the CS of the specimens by 15.4% and 7.8%, respectively, with the MoE decreased in both cases by 18.1% and 23.8%, respectively. …”
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Phase change materials for thermal energy storage applications in greenhouses: A review by Nishad S.

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L5 Spinal Nerve Axotomy Induces Distinct Electrophysiological Changes in Axotomized L5- and Adjacent L4-Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons in Rats . by Djouhri, Laiche

“…Consistent with this hypothesis, we found (7 days post-SNA), in SNA rats with established pain hypersensitivity, slower AP kinetics in axotomized L5-neurons and faster AP kinetics in L4-nociceptive neurons including decreased rise time in Aδ-and Aβ-fiber nociceptors, and after-hyperpolarization duration in Aβ-fiber nociceptors. …”
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Investigation of the temperature-relatedwear performance of hard nanostructured coatings deposited on a s600 high speed steel by Santecchia E.

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An Improved Fault Tolerant Five-Phase Induction Machine Using A Combined Star/Pentagon Single Layer Stator Winding Connection by Abdel-Khalik, Ayman S.

“…For the healthy case, the machine is similar to a conventional star connected five-phase machine. …”
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An Eco-Friendly Quaternary Ammonium Salt as a Corrosion Inhibitor for Carbon Steel in 5 M HCl Solution: Theoretical and Experimental Investigation by Jalab, Rem

“…This study aims to investigate the performance of an environment-friendly Quaternium-22 (Q-22) surfactant which is widely used in cosmetics for C-steel corrosion inhibition in a 5 M HCl medium. Weight loss experiments were performed at different concentrations and immersion times, presenting a maximum efficiency at 2.22 mmol·L−1. …”
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Effects of a single dose of ivermectin on viral and clinical outcomes in asymptomatic sars-cov-2 infected subjects: A pilot clinical trial in lebanon by Samaha, Ali A.

“…Objective: This study was designed to determine the efficacy of ivermectin, an FDA-approved drug, in producing clinical benefits and decreasing the viral load of SARS-CoV-2 among asymptomatic subjects that tested positive for this virus in Lebanon. …”
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Evidence by ac-conductivity for the higher mobility of boron (over aluminium)-associated Brønsted sites in boron-modified HZSM-5 by Sayed, Moein B.

“…A correlation ac-conductivity analysis is performed at 102–105 Hz, 373–613 K and 0.8 V for characterizing the effect of increasing boron incorporation in HZSM-5 lattice on altered electric features in BZSM-5 samples of similar origin. …”
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Methylated pentavalent arsenic metabolites are bifunctional inducers, as they induce cytochrome P450 1A1 and NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase through AhR- and Nrf2-dependent mechanis... by Anwar-Mohamed, Anwar

“…Upon knockdown of AhR and Nrf2 the MMA(V)-, DMA(V)-, and TMA(V)-mediated induction of both CYP1A1 and NQO1 proteins was significantly decreased. …”
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Plant growth, metabolism and adaptation in relation to stress conditions v. Effects of salinity on the fatty acids of germinating flax, cotton and castor bean seeds by Younis, M. E. [محمود الباز يونس]

“…In the three seeds, salinization with 0.5% and 1.0% NaCI led to decreases or increases in the contents of certain fatty acids. …”
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A Modular Multilevel Voltage-Boosting Marx Pulse-Waveform Generator for Electroporation Applications by Elgenedy M.A.

“…At start up, all the arm's SM capacitors are resonantly charged in parallel from 0 V, simultaneously via directing diodes, to a voltage in excess of the source voltage. …”
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A computational method to characterize the missense mutations in the catalytic domain of GAA protein causing Pompe disease. by Thirumal Kumar, D

“…Eight missense mutations (R437C, G478R, N573H, Y575S, G605D, V642D, L705P, and L712P) were predicted to be pathogenic and destabilizing to the protein structure. …”
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A computational model to predict the structural and functional consequences of missense mutations in O6-methylguanine DNA methyltransferase by Thirumal Kumar, D

“…The Y114E mutant showed almost a null effect from the structural analysis. …”
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Assessment of Dapagliflozin Effectiveness as Add-on Therapy for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Qatari Population by Al AdAwi R.M.

“…Administration of dapagliflozin as an add-on therapy was found to decrease HbA1c significantly by 0.8 percentage point after 6 months (P = 0.006) and by 1.5 percentage point after 12 months (P = 0.062). …”
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Ferroelectric Properties and Electrocaloric Effect in Dy2O3 Substitution on Lead-Free (Na0.5 Bi0.5)0.94 Ba0.06TiO3 Ceramic by Turki, O.

“…Using the direct EC measurement, the ceramic corresponding to y = 0.02 exhibited a significant EC response, where ΔT = 1.2 K under 5 kV/mm. …”
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Elucidating the role of interacting residues of the MSH2-MSH6 complex in DNA repair mechanism: A computational approach. by Thirumal Kumar, D

“…From the simulation studies, we observed higher deviation, lower protein compactness, and a decrease in the number of intramolecular hydrogen bonds in the mutant W764C MSH2-MSH6 protein complex. …”
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Abnormal brain structure and behavior in MyD88-deficient mice. by Schroeder, Patricia

“…Our data indicate a pathophysiological significance of MyD88 for mammalian CNS development, structure, and function.…”
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