Profiling of intestinal microbiota in patients infected with respiratory influenza a and b viruses by Al Khatib, Hebah A.

“…Little is known about the association between respiratory viral infections and their impact on intestinal microbiota. Here, we compared the effect of influenza types, A and B, and influenza shedding in patients’ stools on the gut microbiota diversity and composition. …”
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Reviewing the oil price-GDP growth relationship: A replication study by Charfeddine, Lanouar

“…Extending the ARX(4), we only find little evidence that oil price decreases impact GDP growth rates on the full data set. …”
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A decision support system for automating document retrieval and citation screening by van Dinter, Raymon

“…In two cases, our model yielded a better performance over the benchmark review datasets. …”
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Implementing and Analyzing a Recursive Technique for Building Path Oblivious RAM by Rachid, Maan Haj

“…We employ a recursive generalized version of this approach. …”
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Membrane solubilization in erythrocytes as a measure of radiation exposure to fast neutrons by Monem, A Soltan

“…Membrane solubilization and osmotic fragility of rat erythrocytes irradiated in vivo with fast neutron fluences ranging from 106 to 5 x 107 n cm-2 using a 252Cf source were measured instantaneously using a light scattering technique. …”
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Intended and Unintended Benefits of Folic Acid Fortification—A Narrative Review by Ismail, Shrooq

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Linear dynamics modelling of droplet deformation in a pulsatile electric field by Vivacqua, Vincenzino

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Enhanced boron removal by electricity generation in a microbial fuel cell by Ping, Qingyun

“…In the post-treatment mode, the MFC removed 80–90% of boron and decreased the boron concentration from 20 to 2 mg L− 1 or from 5 to 1 mg L− 1, which meets the irrigation water requirement. …”
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The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on tobacco use: A population-based study by Alomari, Mahmoud A.

“…Results The prevalence of smoking was 33.3%, 46.1%, and 21.1% for cigarettes (Cg), waterpipe (Wp), and E-cigarettes (ECg), respectively. Among the smokers, 38.5-45.8% reported a "no-change,"while 32.1-41.7% reported a "decrease"in SH during confinement. …”
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The Effects of Statin Treatment on Serum Ferritin Levels: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Jamialahmadi, Tannaz

“…Results: The meta-analysis of nine studies (1611 patients) analyzing the effects of statins on serum ferritin levels that were included showed a significant decrease in circulating ferritin levels caused by statins. …”
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Socket Shield Technique to Improve the Outcomes of Immediate Implant: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Scarano, Antonio

“…Additionally, SST had a significant increase in implant stability (MD = 3.46, 95 % CI [1.22, 5.69], p = 0.002) and pink esthetic score (MD = 1.60, 95% CI [0.90, 2.30], p < 0.0001). …”
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Proline Accumulation In Plants Of Different Ecological Groups As A Response To Water Deficit by Batanouny, K. H. [كمال الدين حسن البتانوني]

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Phase change materials for thermal energy storage applications in greenhouses: A review by Nishad S.

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Impact of Draw Solution Concentration on Forward Osmosis Process: A Simulation Study by Alfahel, Radwan

“…Also, while increasing concentration of draw solution, energy consumption decreased. The maximum recovery rate of 33% was achieved using (0.5M NaCl) draw solution and a flow rate of 40000 m3/day. …”
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Limiting the Rise in Core Temperature During a Rugby Sevens Warm-up With an Ice Vest. by Taylor, Lee

“…Measures of thermal sensation (TS) and comfort (TC) were obtained pre- and post-warm-ups, with rating of perceived exertion (RPE) taken post-warm-ups. Athletes in VEST had a lower ΔTc [mean (SD) VEST 1.3°C (0.1°C); CONTROL 2.0°C (0.2°C)] from pre-warm-up to post-warm-up [effect size (ES) ± 90% confidence limit; -1.54; ±0.62] and Tc peak [mean (SD) VEST 37.8°C (0.3°C); CONTROL 38.5°C (0.3°C)] at the end of the warm-up (-1.59; ±0.64) compared to CONTROL. …”
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Tailoring optical absorption in silicon nanostructures from UV to visible light: A TDDFT study by Hassan, Walid M.I.

“…(ii) The exciton binding energy is seen to decrease by approximately 45% from 0.67 eV to about 0.3 eV with length increase, for a nanostructure with a cross-section diameter of approximately 12 Å. …”
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Urology Residents' Perspectives on the In-House On-Call Systems: A Study in an Accredited Academic Center by Khalil, Ibrahim A. and Ibrahim, Tarek and Aldeeb, Maya and Mohamed, Ahmed and Ben Salah, Rym and Aboumarzouk, Omar M. and Al-Naimi, Abdulla

“…Quality of life and education: We adopted a validated survey based on a 5-point Likert scale to assess the residents' perception of the transition to a 12-hour on-call system on their quality of life and education. …”
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Trade Liberalization and Economic Diversification: A Dynamic CGE Model for The Economy of Qatar by Vellinga, Nico

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A new process for the recovery of ammonia from ammoniated high-salinity brine by Mohammad, Ameera F.

“…The initial ammonia concentration in a Solvay effluent of 13,700 mg/L N was decreased to 190 mg/L N. …”
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Effect of using Cement Kiln Dust as a nano-material on the strength of cement mortars by Alnahhal, Wael

“…The CKD was milled up to 4 hours in a planetary ball mill. In addition to the control cement mortar mixture with 0% CKD, a total of 28 concrete mortar mixtures were prepared with four different replacement percentages of nano-CKD (5, 10, 15, and 20 %), and seven different milling times (1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, and 4 hours). …”
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