valuation of salt tolerance in selected Qatari halophytes at the two initial growth stages by Alhaddad, Fedae A.

“…In general the seed germination experiments showed a decrease in the rate of germination as the salt concentration increased. …”
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Food groups and the risk of colorectal cancer: results from a Jordanian case-control study by Abu-Mweis, Suhad S.

“…In a comparison of the highest with the lowest weekly frequency of consumption, there was a direct association between the risk of CRC and the frequency of consumption of chicken (OR=2.52, 95% CI: 1.33-4.77). An increase in risk was observed with increased consumption of white bread (OR=3.13, 95% CI: 1.18-9.25), whereas consumption of whole bread was associated with a decreased risk for CRC (OR=0.32, 95% CI: 0.12-0.84). …”
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Role of Graphene Oxide in Bacterial Cellulose−Gelatin Hydrogels for Wound Dressing Applications by Khan, Muhammad Umar Aslam

“…The hemolysis of all hydrogel samples is less than 0.5%, and the blood coagulation time decreased as the hydrogel concentration increased. …”
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The Effect of Experimental Recuperative and Appetitive Post-lunch Nap Opportunities, With or Without Caffeine, on Mood and Reaction Time in Highly Trained Athletes by Romdhani, Mohamed

“…After PSD, POMS score decreased after CAF (p < 0.001; d = 2.38; Δ% = 66.97) and CAF+N20 (p < 0.001; d = 1.68; Δ% = 46.68). …”
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Co-doped zigzag graphene nanoribbon based gas sensor for sensitive detection of H2S: DFT study by Salih, Ehab

“…The adsorption energy (Eads) of H2S/Zn-ZGNR and H2S/Cu-ZGNR systems were found to be −2.237 and −1.129 eV, respectively. For the case of H2S/Cu/Zn-ZGNR, the adsorption energy (Eads) and charge transfer (Δq) reflected an outstanding increase to −7.043 eV and −0.311 e, respectively, when compared with both pristine and doped systems: ZGNR, Zn-ZGNR, and Cu-ZGNR. …”
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Enhancing the corrosion resistance of reinforcing steel under aggressive operational conditions using behentrimonium chloride by Radwan A.B.

“…Using only a 50 ?mol L?1 of BTC, we are able to measure an inhibition efficiency of 91, 79, and 71% in SCP solution with 3.5% NaCl at pH of 12.5, 10 and 7, respectively without showing any effect on the mechanical properties on the cured mortars. …”
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Assessing the risk of angiotensin receptor blockers on major cardiovascular events: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. by Wanas, Yara

“…The pooled estimates revealed that ARBs do not increase the risk of all-cause mortality (RR 1.00; 95%CI 0.97-1.04), myocardial infarction (RR 1.01; 95%CI 0.96-1.06), and stroke (RR 0.92; 95%CI 0.83-1.01). …”
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Synthesis of High-Antifouling and Antibacterial Ultrafiltration Membranes Incorporating Low Concentrations of Graphene Oxide by Alkhouzaam, Abedalkader Ibraheem

“…The pure water permeability (PWP) decreased with loadings of GO from 181.7 L.m-2.h-1.bar-1 of pure PSF to 181.1 and 167.4 L.m-2.h-1.bar-1 with 0.02 and 0.1 wt.% GO respectively. …”
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Trends and Appropriateness of Sodium-glucose Co-transporter 2 Inhibitors Use in Qatar by Zaghloul, Nancy

“…Male gender (odds ratio [OR], 1.692; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.015 to 2.822; P=0.044), patients with a baseline glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) >7% (OR, 3.219; 95% CI, 1.838 to 5.637; P<0.001) and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) (OR, 2.182; 95% CI, 1.053 to 4.523), patients on metformin (OR, 7.556; 95% CI, 4.460 to 12.802; P<0.001), sulfonylureas (OR, 2.301; 95% CI, 1.160 to 4.563; P=0.017), and dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors (DPP4is) (OR, 3.430; 95% CI, 2.004 to 5.871; P<0.001) were more likely to be prescribed a SGLT2i. …”
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Proliposome tablets manufactured using a slurry-driven lipid-enriched powders: Development, characterization and stability evaluation by Khan I.

“…Sorbitol-based proliposome tablets in a 1:15 w/w ratio were found to be the best formulation as it exhibited excellent powder flowability with an angle of repose of 25.62 � 1.08� and when compacted the resultant tablets had low friability (0.20 � 0.03%), appropriate hardness (crushing strength) (120.67 � 12.04 N), short disintegration time (5.85 � 0.66 min), and appropriate weight uniformity. …”
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Selection of Bacillus spp. with decontamination potential on multiple Fusarium mycotoxins by Zahoor Ul, Hassan

“…Likewise, BM344-1 showed a decreasing degradation trend (81, 78% and 55%) at increasing T-2 contamination levels (0.3, 0.6 and 1.2 μg/ml, respectively). …”
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Nitrogen Transformations as affected by some factors at cultivated soils in Saudi Arabia by Al Falih, Abdullah M. [عبد الله مساعد خلف الفالح]

“…The influence of serial concentration of salts (0.5, 1.0 and 1.5%), application of organic matter (0.5, 1.0 and 1.5% of wheat strat) and varying soil moisture content 50, 70 and 90%) on nitrification in sandy loam soil was studied. …”
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Relationship between Asymmetry Indices, Anthropometric Parameters, and Physical Fitness in Obese and Non-Obese High School Students by Haddad, Monoem

“…In the second regression analysis, controlling for age, body mass, and BMI, the regression coefficients associated with height (B = −1.692, 95% CI [−3.115, −0.269], p < 0.05] and body fat percentage (B = 0.529, 95% CI [0.075, 0.983], p < 0.05) indicated that with each additional unit of height or body fat percentage, the CMJ AI decreased by 1.692 units and increased by 0.529 units. …”
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The effect of post-lunch napping on mood, reaction time, and antioxidant defense during repeated sprint exercice by Romdhani, Mohamed

“…However, only N20 enhanced post-exercise glutathione peroxidase activity (p < 0.001, d = 1.01) compared to pre-nap. Further, MCRT performance was higher after N20 compared to No-nap and N90 (p < 0.001, d = 1.15; d = 0.81, respectively). …”
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Ethanolic extract of Origanum syriacum L. leaves exhibits potent anti-breast cancer potential and robust antioxidant properties by Mesmar, Joelle

“…Non-cytotoxic concentrations of OSEE attenuated cell proliferation and induced G0/G1 cell cycle arrest, which was associated with phosphorylation of p38 MAPK, an increase in the levels of tumor suppressor protein p21, and a decrease of proliferation marker protein Ki67. …”
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Repositioning of the global epicentre of non-optimal cholesterol by Taddei, Cristina

“…Here we pooled 1,127 population-based studies that measured blood lipids in 102.6 million individuals aged 18 years and older to estimate trends from 1980 to 2018 in mean total, non-HDL and HDL cholesterol levels for 200 countries. …”
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Three dimensional evaluation of the skeletal and temporomandibular joint changes following stabilization splint therapy in patients with temporomandibular joint disorders and mandi... by Ahmed, Madiha Mohammed Saleh

“…The mandibular rotation was significantly decreased from 3.58 ± 2.02° to 3.17 ± 1.60. The deviated side’s superior and posterior joint TMJ spaces were significantly increased from 2.49 ± 0.88 mm and 1.25 ± 0.79 mm to 2.98 ± 1.02 mm and 1.86 ± 0.72 mm, respectively. …”
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Improving mechanical, thermal and damping properties of niti (Nitinol) reinforced aluminum nanocomposites by Matli, Penchal R.

“…Compared to the unreinforced aluminum, hardness, ultimate compression/tensile strength and yield strength increased by 105%, 46%, 45%, and 41% while elongation and coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) decreased by 49% and 22%, respectively. The fabricated Al-1.5 NiTi nanocomposite exhibited significantly higher damping capacity (3.23 × 10−4) and elastic modulus (78.48 ± 0.008 GPa) when compared to pure Al.…”
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Fecal Carriage and Molecular Characterization of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales in the Pediatric Population in Qatar by Pérez-López, Andrés

“…All 9 blaOXA-48-type-gene-containing E. coli sequence type 38 (ST38) strains were isolated from patients without international travel history. The mean quarterly incidence of fecal carriage decreased more than 6-fold after the implementation of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related international travel restrictions in Qatar in mid-March 2020. …”
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Screening of Qatari Microalgae and Cyanobacteria for Application in CO2 Utilization by Schipper, Kira

“…Picochlorum maculatum was found to have the highest lipid and protein content, with 24.0 ± 1.3, 28.0 ± 1.4 and 27.0 ± 1.4 % (w/w) lipids and 21.2 ± 0.2, 23 ± 0.1, and 20 ± 0.9 % (w/w) proteins for cultivation at 30, 35 and 40˚C respectively. …”
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