Mercury pollution in doha (Qatar) coastal environment by Al-Madfa, H.

“…Dissolved reactive Hg (2.9 ng L?1) represented 81.0% of the total dissolved Hg (3.5 ng L?…”
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Fabrication and characterization of flexible ruthenium oxide-loaded polyaniline/poly(vinyl alcohol) nanofibers by Chamakh, M.

“…Impedance spectroscopy for the samples with capacitor structure was conducted as function of RuO2 concentration and temperature. The tests revealed the decrease of electrical resistivity and activation energy with increasing RuO2 concentration for the as-prepared samples, while the annealed samples showed lower activation energy values of ~0.1 eV with increasing the concentration of RuO2. …”
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Heat-stress-induced changes in enzymatic antioxidant activities and biochemical processes in bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) seedlings by Bello, Adewale Suraj

“…At 40 and 32 °C, HS led to a decrease in chlorophyll a (4.327 mg g–1 FW), b (1.710 mg g–1 FW), total chlorophyll (5.202 mg g–1 FW), and total carotene (1.092 mg g–1 FW) compared to the control at 25 °C (chlorophyll a 5.383 mg g–1 FW, chlorophyll b 2.358 mg g–1 FW, total chlorophyll 6.692 mg g–1 FW, and total carotene 1.817 mg g–1 FW). …”
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Changes in movement organization and control strategies when learning a biomechanically constrained gait pattern, racewalking: a PCA study by Majed, L.

“…Principal component analysis was then used as a tool to evaluate the evolution of normal walking synergies (S0) immediately at the first practice session (S1) and further with practice (S1–S4). Before the start of practice, normal walking was characterized by two predominant control dimensions explaining an upper-extremities/antero-posterior component (PC1) and a lower-extremities/vertical component (PC2). …”
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ASSOCIATION BETWEEN INSULIN RESISTANCE AND NITRIC OXIDE IN HUMAN RETINAL MICROVASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CELLS IN VITRO by Bushra, Sumbul

“…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 reduced with insulin treatment after 1hour, 2 hours and 4 hours. …”
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Estimating blood pressure from the photoplethysmogram signal and demographic features using machine learning techniques by Chowdhury, Moajjem H.

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Spectral and Structural Properties of High-Quality Reduced Graphene Oxide Produced via a Simple Approach Using Tetraethylenepentamine by Alkhouzaam A.

“…method, were functionalized using two different GO:TEPA ratios (1:5 and 1:10). The reduction of GO was evaluated and confirmed by different spectroscopic and microscopic techniques. …”
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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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Utilization of Emergency Services by Children with Asthma in Qatar by Arafah, Dima

“…Around 60% were boys aged 2 to 13 years, with the peak of utilization in October and November (Figure 1) and during the day between 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM. …”
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DC conductivity and Seebeck coefficient of nonstoichiometric MgCuZn ferrites by Madhuri, W.

“…Nonstoichiometric series of Mg0.5-xCuxZn0.5Fe1.9O4-? where x = 0.0, 0.1, 0.15, 0.2 and 0.25 has been synthesized by conventional solid state reaction route. …”
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Modeling the influence of daily temperature and precipitation extreme indices on vegetation dynamics in Katsina State using statistical downscaling model (SDM) by Mohammad, Hadi Ahmad

“…Tmax and Tmin were projected under low emissions at 20.1 0C and 14.25 0C (RCP2.6), 20.13 °C and 14.26 0C (RCP4.5), and 20.15 0C and 14.27 0C (RCP8.5) respectively. …”
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Understanding the False Positive of Modified Martensitic Steels in Sweet & Sour Service Conditions Using a Point Defect Model Perspective by Martinez, Alan

“…This false-positive is likely attributed to changes in passive film composition and stability with respect to temperature and H2S activity. Electrochemical tests were performed using a 1L autoclave holding 35 bar of CO2 gas with and without H2S at temperatures varied from 25 °C to 150 °C in salt brine solutions with a pH of 3.5. …”
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Pilot-scale petroleum refinery wastewaters treatment systems: performance and microbial communities' analysis by Karray, Fatma

“…The reduction of the COD, BOD5, phenols, and the total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) reached 82.10%, 85.87%, 91.63%, and 81.11%, respectively at high hydraulic residence time (HRT = 10 days). Decreasing HRT to 5 and 2.5 days led to a decrease in the efficiency of the process and a decrease in biomass concentration was also observed (<1000 mg/l). …”
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Effect of mobile text messages on antiretroviral medication adherence and patient retention in early HIV care: An open-label, randomized, single center study in south Florida by Sherman, Elizabeth M.

“…Undetectable HIV RNA (< 50 copies/mL) was 86.7% in the intervention group versus 73.5% in the control group (OR, 2.3; 95% CI 0.8–6.9; p = 0.112). A significant increase in CD4 cell count and a decrease in HIV RNA were found at study end, with no differences between the two groups. …”
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Effect of rat serum lipoproteins on mRNA levels and amiodarone metabolism by cultured primary rat hepatocytes by Brocks, D. R.

“…Reductions were seen in mRNA for cytochrome P450 1A1, 3A2, and 2D1, some transporters, and low-density lipoprotein receptors after exposure of hepatocytes to lipoprotein-rich sera. …”
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Overconfident results with the bivariate random effects model for meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy studies by Furuya-Kanamori, Luis

“…Diaz found that the performance of the bivariate model deteriorates when between-study heterogeneity increases and the number of studies decrease.5 Our simulation studies found similar results—with moderate levels of heterogeneity (tau2 = 1), the coverage probabilities of Se, Sp, and the diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) with the bivariate model dropped below the nominal level.6 Diagnostic accuracy studies usually favor sensitivity over specificity, or vice versa leading to diagnostic 2 × 2 tables with one or more of the cells with low frequency or zero counts. …”
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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 value of the difference from the bilateral condyle head position to the X and Z axes significantly decreased from 2.50 ± 1.56 mm and 2.30 ± 1.57 mm to 1.64 ± 1.58 mm and 1.82 ± 1.11 mm, respectively. …”
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Consumption of some food groups is associated with the risk of cardiovascular disease among Jordanians by Tayyem, Reema

“…Mean age of participants was 56.2+0.55 and 57.2+0.82 for males and females respectively. …”
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Low levels of Vitamin D during pregnancy associated with gestational diabetes mellitus and low birth weight: results from the MAASTHI birth cohort by Deepa, R.

“…For every one-unit increase in Vitamin D levels, Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) decreased by nearly 18%. …”
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Docosahexaenoic Acid, a Key Compound for Enhancing Sensitization to Drug in Doxorubicin-Resistant MCF-7 Cell Line. by Crovella, Sergio

“…In addition, it led to an increase in doxorubicin accumulation and triggered apoptosis by arresting the cell cycle at the G2/M phase. Other observed effects included a decrease in the multi-drug resistance (MDR) carrier P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and TG2, a tumor survival factor. …”
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