Energy depletion and opportunistic microbial colonisation in white syndrome lesions from corals across the Indo-Pacific by Smith, Hillary A.

“…Total lipid levels varied significantly among locations, though a consistent stepwise decrease from healthy tissues from healthy colonies (HH) to healthy tissue on WS-diseased colonies (HD; i.e. preceding the lesion boundary) to diseased tissue on diseased colonies (DD; i.e. lesion front) was observed, demonstrating a reduction in energy reserves. …”
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Comparison Of In Vitro Models Of Diabetic Nephropathy Using Renal Tubular Cells by El Gamal, Heba

“…Results: MDCK cells showed a subtle decrease in viability when exposed to high glucose concentrations (30 mM and 1% FBS) for 48 h. …”
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An experimental study on the effect of using gas-to-liquid (GTL) fuel on diesel engine performance and emissions by Bassiony, M. A.

“…Gas to Liquid (GTL) fuel is considered one of the most propitious clean alternative fuels for the diesel engines. …”
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Effects of Fine-Grained Particles' Migration and Clogging in Porous Media on Gas Production from Hydrate-Bearing Sediments by Jung, Jongwon

“…The results show that (1) the concentration of fine particles required to form clogging and/or bridging in pores decreased with the decrease in fine particle-pore throat size ratio, (2) the effects of ionic concentration of fluid on clogging behaviors depend on the types of fine particles, and (3) fine particles prefer to accumulate along the deionized water- (DW-) CO2 interface and migrate together, which in turn easily causes clogging in pores. …”
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Guests’ Happiness in Luxury Hotels in Jordan: The Role of Spirituality and Religiosity in an Islamic Context by Koburtay, Tamer

“…This study uses Stephenson’s model of Islamic-spiritual hotels to examine how spiritual practices and Islamic Shari’a compliant approach (i.e., religious obligations) inside luxury hotels may increase guests’ subjective happiness (GSH). …”
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Global patterns and predictions of seafloor biomass using random forests by Wei, C.-L.

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The Effect of Chronic Endurance Exercise on Serum Levels of MOTS-c and Humanin in Professional Athletes by Alser, M.

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IoT-based mock oxygenator for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation simulator by Sayed, Aya

“…The approach is intrinsically costly since it relies on disposable medical equipment (i.e., oxygenators, heat exchangers, and pumps) that must be replaced regularly due to the damage caused by the liquid used to simulate blood. …”
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Phase change materials for thermal energy storage applications in greenhouses: A review by Nishad S.

“…Greenhouses represent one of the largest energy-demanding sectors, requiring energy for indoor environment control for plant growth and crop yield. …”
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The probiotic supplementation role in improving the immune system among people with ulcerative colitis: a narrative review. by Agraib, Lana M

“…Probiotics, in general, modulate the immune system through their ability to enhance the mucosal barrier function, or through their interaction with the local immune system to enhance regulatory T cell responses, decrease the pro-inflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor alpha and interleukin 1 beta and increase anti-inflammatory factor interleukin 10. …”
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Reduced graphene oxide impregnated gelma hydrogel promotes angiogenic activity in chick embryo model by Rehman, Syed Raza ur

“…Statement of Purpose: Non-healing or slow healing of chronic wounds is among the serious complications of diabetes. Decrease in blood supply along with oxygen, nutrients and growth factors leads to reduced proliferation and migration of fibroblasts and keratinocyte cells as well as decrease in angiogenesis and collagen deposition in diabetic wounds [1]. …”
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Association between Insulin and Nitric Oxide in Human Retinal Microvascular Endothelial Cells in vitro by Rizk, Nasser Moustafa

“…In conclusion, this study demonstrated that Hyperglycemia causes an increase in ROS/oxidative stress and apoptosis, while insulin promotes a significant decrease in ROS and apoptosis, eNOS mediated NO production increases with hyperglycemia but remarkably decreases with insulin treatment after 1 hour, 2 hours and 4 hours, insulin could counteract the hyperglycemic effect on AKT/pI3 kinase which mediates NO production and VEGF-A, decreased adhesion molecules p-selectin involved in barrier disorder of retinal endothelial cells. …”
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Electrical characteristics and density of states of thin-film transistors based on sol-gel derived ZnO channel layers with different annealing temperatures by Wang S.

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Tandem osmotic engine based on hydrogel particles with antipolyelectrolyte and polyelectrolyte effect fuelled by both salinity gradient modes by Padmanabhan, Anjali Cheeramthodi

“…Exchange of sulfobetaine with methacrylamide (SBAm), the main polymer backbone, revealed a positive increase in energy recovery of 670 J kg−1 with a mean power of 0.19 W kg−1 for the tandem system operating under the same parameters (SPA@SBAm). …”
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A quantitative three-dimensional comparative study of alveolar bone changes and apical root resorption between clear aligners and fixed orthodontic appliances. by Almagrami, Ibtehal

“…The dentoalveolar quantitative changes were analyzed using pre- (T0) and post-treatment (T1) CBCT. The measured parameters included alveolar bone thickness (ABT), alveolar bone height (ABH), root length (OIIRR), and maxillary incisor inclinations. …”
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Tobacco Use and Its Health Effects among Professional Athletes in Qatar by Chaabane, Zaina

“…The decrease of FEV1 and FVC among smokers compared to nonsmokers is similar to what has been reported in the literature about other populations.…”
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Effects of Climate and Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition on Early to Mid-Term Stage Litter Decomposition Across Biomes by Kwon, Taeoh

“…In contrast, expected changes in atmospheric N deposition will decrease the mid-term mass loss of high-quality litter by 1.4-2.2% and that of low-quality litter by 0.9-1.5% in the temperate biome. …”
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Convection In A Rotating Fluid Over A Sloping Bottom, With Application To The Arabian Gulf by Al Hajri, Khalid R.

“…These results include (i) a detailed description of the evapora-tive-convective adjustment process; (ii) a measure of the convective length scale and vertical velocity; (iii) an assessment of the relative strengths of the buoyancy induced geostrophic current in the alongshore direction and the direct wind induced velocities; (iv) an assessment of the effect of wind on the density structures and (v) an analogy between the forcing by diffusive buoyant source and advective buoyant source.…”
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Detoxification assays of tunisian tannery wastewater under nonsterile conditions using the filamentous fungus aspergillus Niger by Boujelben, Raouia

“…Characterization of effluents also revealed high salt levels (EC > 17 mS/cm) and high organic matter content (25 g/L for the UE and 7.2 g/L for the FE) but a low biodegradability since BOD5 did not exceed 2.5 and 1.25 g/L for the UE and the FE, respectively. The results of the biological treatment showed that A. …”
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Effect Of Daily Alcohol Injection Of Pregnant Rats On The Developing Embryos by El Shabaka, H. A.

“…Continuous IP injection of alcohol from day 7 through day 15 caused a significant decrease of viable embryos and mean embryonic body weight in groups I and II. …”
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