From the Renewed Policy of Sport Mega Events to Prosumerism: Articulating the challenges faced by the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar by Bretherton, Paul

“…These changes in the bidding and organisation of SMEs can be seen as examples of prosumerism, which refers to "the tendency towards a market where the distinction between producers and consumers decreases, where consumers are producing their own goods and services" (IGI Global, 2022, para. 2). …”
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Phospholipase C zeta profiles are indicative of optimal sperm parameters and fertilisation success in patients undergoing fertility treatment. by Kashir, Junaid

“…Male recruitment criteria required a minimum sperm count of 5 × 10 spermatozoa/mL, while all female patients included in this study yielded at least five oocytes for treatment. …”
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Investigating algal CO2 capture through screening of Qatari desert microalgae & cyanobacteria strains by Al Muraikhi, Mariam

“…A number of different trends in CO2 tolerance could be identified from the results; a number of strains showed a clear inhibition of growth with CO2 concentrations of 5% and higher, whilst others showed increasing growth rates for increasing CO2 concentrations up to 30%. …”
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Combined effects of treated domestic wastewater, fly ash, and calcium nitrite toward concrete sustainability by Abushanab, Abdelrahman

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Climate, trends and variability of extreme winds along the southwest coast of India by Abdulla, Cheriyeri Poyil

“…The 99th percentile wind speeds during premonsoon, SW monsoon and postmonsoon are 8.8, 12.3 and 8.9 m·s−1, respectively. A significant decreasing trend is observed in the 99th percentile wind speeds during 1979–2021, ranging from 3 to 6 cm·s−1·year−1 off Kerala coast. …”
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Montmorency tart cherry supplementation does not impact sleep, body composition, cellular health, or blood pressure in healthy adults by Hillman, Angela R.

“…Despite the potential benefits of antioxidants and melatonin, we did not find improvements in sleep time or quality, cellular health or BP in participants consuming MTC for 30 days, though BM decreased in capsule groups. …”
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Development And Performance Evaluation Of Smart Polymeric Coatings For Corrosion Protection Of Steel by Khan, Adnan

“…Consequently, they are a promising solution for longer durability of coated piping steel and decreased operation expense. …”
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STANDARDIZATION OF AN IN VITRO MODEL OF DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY IN RENAL TUBULAR CELLS AND INVESTIGATION OF THE ROLE OF ALDOSE REDUCTASE PATHWAY IN HIGH GLUCOSE-INDUCED RENAL CELL INJ... by El Gamal, Heba

“…Normal rat kidney (NRK-52E) cells were exposed to high glucose (30 mM) or normal glucose (5 mM) media for 24 to 72 hours, and then assessed for changes in cell viability using MTT assay. …”
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Portfolio Selection Problem Using CVaR Risk Measures Equipped with DEA, PSO, and ICA Algorithms by Hamdi, Abdelouahed

“…Therefore, in this study we examined this market based on the price index of the automotive group, then optimized a portfolio of automotive companies using two methods. …”
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The impacts of water level fluctuations from paddy fields and aquaculture ponds on wetland habitats for wintering waterbirds: Implications for wetland management by Cheng, Bo

“…Based on remote sensing image data and hydrological data, we selected Caizi Lake as a study site and comparatively analyzed the changes in wintering waterbird habitats in a water level sequence under the two scenarios. …”
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Utilization of Two Microalgae Species, Synechococcus sp. and Cheatoceros sp., for Aquatic Toxicity Assessments in the Qatari Marine Environmen by Bacha, Sarah

“…The lowest growth rates were observed at the lowest temperatures, while a decreased rate was also observed at the highest temperature. …”
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Hot and Hypoxic environments inhibit simulated soccer performance and exacerbate performance decrements when combined by Aldous, Jeffrey

“…Sprint distance covered was unchanged (p>0.05) in HOT and HYP and only decreased in HH (−8%) compared with CON. Body mass (−2%), temperatures (+2–5%), and TS (+18%) were altered in HOT. …”
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Metabolic consequences of obesity on the hypercoagulable state of polycystic ovary syndrome. by Moin, Abu Saleh Md

“…Eight pro-coagulation proteins were elevated in PCOS: plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (p < 0.0001), fibrinogen (p < 0.01), fibrinogen gamma chain (p < 0.0001), fibronectin (p < 0.01), von Willebrand factor (p < 0.05), D-dimer (p < 0.0001), P-selectin (p < 0.05), and plasma kallikrein (p < 0.001). However, two anticoagulant proteins, vitamin K-dependent protein-S (p < 0.0001) and heparin cofactor-II (p < 0.001) were elevated and prothrombin was decreased (p < 0.05). …”
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The Effect of Experimental Recuperative and Appetitive Post-lunch Nap Opportunities, With or Without Caffeine, on Mood and Reaction Time in Highly Trained Athletes by Romdhani, Mohamed

“…Purpose: To investigate the effects of placebo (PLA), 20 min nap opportunity (N20), 5mg·kg−1 of caffeine (CAF), and their combination (CAF+N20) on sleepiness, mood and reaction-time after partial sleep deprivation (PSD; 04h30 of time in bed; study 1) or after normal sleep night (NSN; 08h30 of time in bed; study 2). …”
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Dynamic Distributed Multi-Path Aided Load Balancing for Optical Data Center Networks by Wang, Fu

“…The simulation results show that our proposed algorithm reduces the TOR-to-TOR latency by 15.88% and decreases the packet loss by 22.06% compared to conventional algorithms under regular load conditions, which effectively improves the overall performance of the Hoe-DCNs. …”
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Inhibition of alpha-synuclein seeded fibril formation and toxicity by herbal medicinal extracts. by Ardah, Mustafa T

“…In order to investigate the inhibitory mechanisms of these two compounds towards fibril formation, we demonstrated that salvianolic acid B binds predominantly to monomers, while dihydromyricetin binds to oligomeric species and to a lower extent to monomers. …”
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Reactive Absorption of CO2 Using Ethylaminoethanol Promoted Aqueous Potassium Carbonate Solvent by Bhosale, Rahul Rambhau

“…The H_(CO2) was observed to be decreased by 5 and 31% due to the increase in the EAE concentration from 0.6 to 2 kmol/m3 and reaction temperature from 303 to 318 K, respectively. …”
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Association between metabolically healthy obesity and metastasis in lung cancer patients – a systematic review and meta-analysis by Malki, Ahmed

“…A statistically significant decreased risk of LC (pooled RR = 0.72, 95% CI: 0.68 to 0.77) was also observed in the obese individuals. …”
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Determining the role of missense mutations in the POU domain of HNF1A that reduce the DNA-binding affinity: A computational approach by P., Sneha

“…Substitution of arginine with cysteine at position 203 decreases the affinity of the protein for DNA, thereby destabilizing the protein. …”
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The Expression of TBC1 Domain Family, Member 4 (TBC1D4) in Skeletal Muscles of Insulin-Resistant Mice in Response to Sulforaphane by Rizk, Nasser M

“…Sulforaphane (SFN) has been suggested as a new potential anti-diabetic compound acting by reducing blood glucose levels through mechanisms not fully understood (1). …”
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