Secure and Optimized Load Balancing for Multitier IoT and Edge-Cloud Computing Systems by Zhang, Wei Zhe

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Impact of combined oil-in-water emulsions and particulate suspensions on ceramic membrane fouling and permeability recovery by Abdalla M.

“…The addition of 1500 mg·L−1 of bentonite to a 10 vol.% emulsion resulted in a permeability decrease of 3.5–5 times over that recorded for the emulsion, and 8–36 times lower than that of the bentonite suspension. …”
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Electrocatalytic arsenite oxidation in bicarbonate solutions combined with CO2 reduction to formate by Wonjung, Choi

“…This study presents a hybrid electrochemical system that catalyzes the oxidation of As(III) to As(V) with a nanoparticulate TiO2 electrocatalyst (Ti/Ir1-xTaxOy/TiO2; denoted as an n-TEC) while simultaneously converting CO2 to formate on a Bi electrode in aqueous bicarbonate solutions at circum-neutral pH. …”
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Metabolic shift toward oxidative phosphorylation in docetaxel resistant prostate cancer cells by Ippolito, Luigi

“…Consequently, targeting mitochondrial complex I by metformin administration, impairs proliferation and invasiveness of PC3-DR cells without effects on parental cells. …”
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Utilization of Emergency Services by Children with Asthma in Qatar by Arafah, Dima

“…Background: Asthma is a leading chronic disease in children worldwide, which if left untreated or poorly controlled, can lead to altered lung function and poor quality of life. 1 Early detection and improved control of asthma are recommended to decrease utilization of emergency services and hospitalizations. …”
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Bone benefits of fish oil supplementation depend on its EPA and DHA content by Abou-Saleh H.

“…Further, CFO supplementation was associated with an increase in the production of IL-10, IL-12, and IFN-γ and a decrease in the production of TNF-α and IL-6, and the activation of NF-κB, p38 MAPK, and JNK signaling pathways. …”
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Is there truly an increase in risk of cardiovascular and hematological adverse events with vascular endothelial growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors? by Furuya-Kanamori L.

“…The outcome of interest was re-defined as the complementary outcome (i.e. remaining free of an adverse event). The inverse variance heterogeneity model was used to pool the effect size. …”
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Toxic Effect Of Lannate On Cellular Defence System In Erythrocyte Of Rat by Abd El Aziz , A. F.

“…It has been observed that there was a decrease in the activities of superoxide dismutase and glutathione reductase after 1/2 and 16 hour of Lannate addition. …”
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Trends in prevalence of depression and anxiety symptoms and effects of sociodemographic variables before and after the first wave of COVID-19 in Qatar by Khaled, Salma M.

“…The data for 2020/21 showed a 35.1% and 29.2% decrease in depression and anxiety symptoms scores compared to pre-pandemic years (2017/2018) after adjusting for sociodemographic factors. …”
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Salicylic acid restricts mercury translocation by activating strong antioxidant defense mechanisms in sweet pepper (Capsicum annum L.) by Khalid, Muhammad Fasih

“…Spraying of 100 μM SA at three different Hg levels, i.e., 0 μM, 50 μM, 100 μM, and 150 μM. The maximum decrease in photosynthetic machinery, plant growth attributes (shoot length, root length, no. of leaves, fresh and dry biomass (shoot and root)), and more accumulation of Hg in leaves, roots, and fruits of sweet pepper. …”
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Tobacco control in the Eastern Mediterranean region: implementation progress and persisting challenges by Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M E

“…Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable mortality worldwide, projected to claim 1 billion lives in the twenty-first century.1 Tobacco prevalence rates are expected to decrease across all the WHO regions by 2025 as a result of tobacco control efforts. …”
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Experimental and numerical investigations on axial crushing of square cross-sections tube with vertical wave by Eyvazian, Arameh

“…According to the conducted investigations, the lowe maximum force can be observed in the specimen with zero half-wave depth as compared to those having a depth of 1 cm.…”
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Degradation of 4-chlorophenol through cooperative reductive and oxidative processes in an electrochemical system by Yang, Kaichao

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High-Rate Anaerobic Digestion of Waste Activated Sludge by Integration of Electro-Fenton Process by Feki, Emna

“…Following EF pretreatment, the pH, conductivity, soluble chemical oxygen demand (SCOD), and volatile fatty acids (VFA) increased to 7.5, 13.72 mS/cm, 4.1 g/L, and 925 mg/L, respectively. Capillary suction time (CST) analysis highlighted the dewaterability effect of EF on WAS, as demonstrated by the decrease in CST from 429 to 180 s following 30 min of pretreatment. …”
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Identification of key genes regulating macronutrient accumulation and final yield in wheat under potassium deficiency by Thabet, Samar G.

“…Interestingly, the TraesCS1B02G359800 gene was located on chromosome 3B and annotated as protein kinases that harbor the variation of NGS, P, Mg_K2, and Mg_K1. …”
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Prevalence of vincristine induced-peripheral neuropathy among Sudanese cancer patients by Imam, Ethar Abdelmageed

“…Our study showed that 'altered bowel function (i.e constipation)' was the most important neuropathic change, which occurred in 62 (79.5%) of the patients who received vincristine. …”
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Extraction and characterization of biofunctional lignocellulosic fibers from Pulicaria undulata plant and the effect of alkali treatment on their bio-physicochemical properties by Mohammed, Alsafran

“…The average yield of raw fibers obtained was 28.1 %. The raw fibers of P. undulata were rich in cellulose (36.2 %), followed by hemicellulose (30.3 %), lignin (16.2 %), moisture (11.1 %), and pectin (3.9 %). …”
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Control of the antagonistic effects of heat-assisted chlorine oxidative degradation on pressure retarded osmosis thin film composite membrane surface by Ralph Rolly, Gonzales

“…After performing chlorine oxidation at the following optimized conditions: 3025 ppm Cl2·h, pH 10.72, and 3 min heating time, initial non-pressure retarded water flux of 73.2 L m−2 h−1, specific reverse solute flux of 1.17 g L−1, and power density of 18.71 W m−2 (corresponding to water flux of 56.1 L m-2 h-1) at 12 bar were obtained using 0.6 M NaCl as draw and deionized water as feed.…”
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Anaerobic and aerobic contributions to repeated supramaximal cycling exercises and their adaptation to high-intensity interval training in obese perimenopausal and postmenopausal w... by Jabbour, Georges

“…Methods Nineteen perimenopausal women and 21 postmenopausal women with an average age of 50.1 years participated in the 6-week HIIT intervention. …”
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Backfilling Shaft Surround Using Recycled Concrete Waste Material by Brown, John

“…The Public Works Authority, Qatar (Ashghal) has acknowledged that using available domestic sources to produce quality aggregate by recycling pavements, construction and demolition waste, and industry by-products is beneficial when natural sources are getting depleted. One of the projects exploring the possibility of utilizing the recycled concrete waste as surround backfill material is Contract C853/1 named the Wakrah-Wukair Drainage Network Branches (WWDNB). …”
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