A Note on Norland Summability of Fourier Series by Ali, Ziad Rushdi

“…F(n) = o (Pn) as n--+ oo, where (H(x) = d.x g(t) dt, g(t) is continuous, non-increasing, H(x) is slowly varying, and F(x) is positive non-decreasing. THE CASE F(x) = 1, and g(x) =_liS THE RESULT IN [1] .…”
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Resveratrol-Elicited PKC Inhibition Counteracts NOX-Mediated Endothelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Human Retinal Endothelial Cells Exposed to High Glucose by Giordo, Roberta

“…Primary Human Retinal Endothelial Cells (HRECs) were either pre-treated for 24 h with 1 µM resveratrol or left untreated, then glucose (30 mM) was applied at 3-day intervals for 10 days. qRT-PCR and ELISA were used to detect mRNA or protein expression of endothelial markers (CD31, CDH5, vWF) or mesenchymal markers (VIM, αSMA and collagen I), respectively. …”
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Application of a property-based inherently safety quantification framework for integrating risk assessment into process safety life cycle by Kazi, Monzure-Khoda

“…In this work, an Inherently Safer Design Tool (i-SDT) is presented for early stage process synthesis to characterize and track the risk associated with different life-cycle phases of industrial processes and products. …”
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Influence of natural gas composition on adsorption in calcite Nanopores: A DFT study by Elbashier E.

“…Density functional theory is used to study the adsorption of natural gas components in calcite (10.4) cylindrical nanopores with 1–4 nm diameters. The change of adsorption energy with the diameter of the nanopores is studied for CH4 and CO2 gases. …”
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Temperature sensor based on composite film of vanadium complex (VO2(3-fl)) and CNT by Karimov, Kh S.

“…The overall resistance of the sensor decreases by 1.8-2.1 and 1.9-2.0 times at DC and AC voltage, respectively. …”
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Post stroke health-related quality of life, stroke severity and function: A longitudinal cohort study by Hartley, Tasneem

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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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Factors associated with meeting current recommendation for physical activity in scottish adults with diabetes by Salman A.

“…Furthermore, meeting the recommended physical activity levels decreased with age (OR 0.96; 95% CI 0.95–0.97), having a longstanding illness (OR 0.56; 95% CI 0.34–0.93) and body mass index (OR 0.94; 95% CI 0.92–0.97), but increased with higher fruit and vegetable intake (OR 1.16; 95% CI 1.07–1.25) and mental wellbeing (OR 1.04; 95% CI 1.02–1.06). …”
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The Immunophenotyping Changes of Peripheral CD4+ T Lymphocytes and Inflammatory Markers of Class III Obesity Subjects After Laparoscopic Gastric Sleeve Surgery - A Follow-Up Study by Rizk, Nasser M

“…A significant reduction of plasma IL-6, TNF-α, and MCP-1, but IL-10 significantly increased after LGS, with all <0.05. …”
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Basin of Attraction through Invariant Curves and Dominant Functions by Alsharawi, Ziyad

“…We study a second-order difference equation of the form z<inf>n+1</inf> = z<inf>n</inf> F (z<inf>n-1</inf>) + h, where both F (z) and z F (z) are decreasing. …”
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The Performance of Aluminium Electrolysis in A Low Temperature Electrolyte System by Cui, Peng

“…The temperature was 750 °C for KR=1.3 and 800 °C for KR=1.5. Current efficiencies decreased with increasing content of NaF at cryolite ratios 1.3 and 1.5. …”
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Cobalt phthalocyanine as a novel molecular recognition reagent for batch and flow injection potentiometric and spectrophotometric determination of anionic surfactants by El-Nemma, Eman M.

“…The maximum absorption of the reagent at 658 nm linearly decreases with the increase of anionic surfactant over the concentration range 2–30 μg mL−1. …”
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Intelligent and secure edge-enabled computing model for sustainable cities using green internet of things by Haseeb, Khalid

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Anticoagulant activity of cellulose nanocrystals from isora plant fibers assembled on cellulose and sio2 substrates via a layer-by-layer approach by Mohan T.

“…The organization and surface features (i.e., morphology, thickness, wettability) of CNCs ad-sorbed on the surfaces of PEI deposited at different ionic strengths (50-300 mM) of sodium chloride were analysed in detail by profilometry layer-thickness, atomic force microscopy and contact angle measurements. …”
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Study of diesel-biodiesel blends combustion and emission characteristics in a CI engine by adding nanoparticles of Mn (II) supramolecular complex by Elkelawy, M.

“…X-ray diffraction of one crystal, a spectroscopy technique and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) have been entirely examined for the structure formation of SC1. …”
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Emotional intelligence and criminal behavior by Megreya, Ahmed M.

“…This study examined the link between emotional intelligence (EI) and criminal behavior. One hundred Egyptian adult male offenders who have been sentenced for theft, drug dealing or murder and 100 nonoffenders were administered the Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i). …”
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Molecular Mechanisms of Adiponectin-Induced Attenuation of Mechanical Stretch-Mediated Vascular Remodeling by Ghantous, Crystal M.

“…Stretching the RPV for 10 minutes significantly decreased phosphorylation of LKB1, AMPK, and eNOS, while APN significantly increased p-LKB1, pAMPK, and p-eNOS in stretched vessels. …”
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Combined effects of oxygen, partial vacuum, temperature, humidity and gamma radiation on mating competitiveness of culex pipiens complex l. Males by Abdel Rahman, A. M.

“…When the pupal stage of Culex pipiens complex L. male mosquito was exposed to gamma radiation (60 Gy), oxygen, partial vacuum (0.1 torr), low temperature (10°C), for one or two hours, or low humidity (31% R. …”
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Ramadan intermittent fasting induced poorer training practices during the COVID-19 lockdown: A global cross-sectional study with 5529 athletes from 110 countries by Washif, Jad

“…We investigated training practices (i.e., training load and training times) of athletes, using pre-defined survey criteria/questions, during the ‘first’ COVID-19 lockdown, comparing RIFL to lockdown-alone (LD) in Muslim athletes. …”
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The mitochondria: A target of polyphenols in the treatment of diabetic cardiomyopathy by Bhagani, Humna

“…The most important intermediates by which polyphenols exert their protective effect include Bcl-2, UCP2, SIRT-1, AMPK and JNK1. Bcl-2 acts to attenuate apoptosis, UCP2 decreases oxidative stress, SIRT-1 increases mitochondrial biogenesis and decreases oxidative stress, AMPK increases autophagy, and JNK1 decreases apoptosis and increases autophagy. …”
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