Developing pretreatment methods to promote the production of biopolymer and bioethanol from residual algal biomass (RAB) by Fares, AlMomani

“…The maximum bioethanol production (Mbio−ethP) of 0.950 ± 0.005 mL/gRAB was achieved using microalgae pretreated with Mv-H2O2-Fe-PT and incubated at pH = 5.5 and 37 °C. The Mbio−ethP was negatively affect by increasing the pH or decreasing the temperature. …”
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Conceptual Framework for Planning Urban Roadside Vegetation to Enhance Air Quality for Roadside Users by Mogra, Soujanya

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The Interference of Notch1 target Hes1 affects cell growth, differentiation and invasiveness of glioblastoma stem cells through modulation of multiple oncogenic targets by Cenciarelli, Carlo

“…Herein, we report that exposure to a Stat3/5 inhibitor, induced apoptosis either in shHes1-CSC or control cells. …”
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Food shopping, preparation and consumption practices in times of COVID-19: case of Lebanon by Ben Hassen, Tarek

“…Indeed, the study outcomes suggested (1) a move toward healthier diets; (2) a rise in the consumption of domestic products due to food safety concerns; (3) a change in the grocery shopping behaviors (with a rise in online shopping); (4) a surge of food stockpiling; and (5) a decrease in household food wastage. …”
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Effect of Hyperglycemia on eNOS function in EPCs by Elshiekh, Duaa Ibnomer

“…Results showed that both acute and chronic hyperglycemia showed a trend towards decrease in phosphorylation of eNOS and Akt. …”
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Numerical investigation of steady air injection flow to control rotating stall in centrifugal compressors by Halawa, Taher

“…Numerical model was built to simulate high speed transonic centrifugal compressor working at an operating point close to surge. Air was injected at 12 locations at the vaneless region between the impeller and the diffuser at shroud surface with 5 different injection angles and 3 different injection mass flow rates. …”
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Linear hydrogen gas sensors based on bimetallic nanoclusters by Ayesh, Ahmad I.

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Understanding the mechanisms mediating cardio-renal benefit of empagliflozin in type 2 diabetes mellitus by Dimitrios, Patoulias

“…They have demonstrated1 that empagliflozin treatment resulted in a significant decrease in pulse pressure (PP), mean arterial pressure (MAP) and cardiac workload, compared with placebo; at week 12, placebo-adjusted mean changes from baseline were − 2.5 mmHg for PP, − 2.2 mmHg for MAP and − 315 mmHg x beats per minute (bpm) for cardiac workload (p < 0.0001 for all). …”
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Foamed phase change materials based on recycled polyethylene/paraffin wax blends by Sobolčiak, Patrik

“…Differential Scanning Calorimetry was used to determine the specific enthalpies of melting (22.4–25.1 J/g) what is the latent heat of materials utilized during a heat absorption. …”
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Assessment of SnO2 nanoparticles' impact on the growth of Picochlorum maculatum algae by Bounnit, Touria

“…To determine the effect of SnO2 nanoparticles on Picochlorum maculatum - isolated from a Qatar marine environment, algal growth media are amended with different nanoparticle concentrations (1, 5, 25, 50, and 100 mg L−1) and the culture was observed for 72 h. …”
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Use Of Cement By-Pass Dust In Soil Stabilization by Taha, Ramzi

“…Mixtures were subjected to the following tests: (1) Atterberg limits, (2) pH, (3) compaction, (4) California Bearing Ratio (CBR), (5) swell percent, and (6) swell pressure. Results indicate that as cement by-pass dust content increases, the swell percent and maximum dry density decrease while the pH and CBR values tend to increase. …”
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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

“…Background: Obesity is commonly accompanied by impaired glucose homeostasis. Decreased glucose transport to the peripheral tissues, mainly skeletal muscle, leads to reduced total glucose disposal and hyperglycemia. …”
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The Cellular Interplay Between Na+/H+ Exchanger Isoform I and Osteopontin in Cardiac Hypertrophy by Abdelaziz, Iman Ahmed

“…This was significantly abolished in the presence of siRNA-OPN (20.2 fold decrease±0.12 of control) and (68.5±0.24% vs. 586.5±103.54% NHE1-infected). …”
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Failure mode analysis for single-phase Multi-level qZSI interfacing PV system to utility grid by Rahman, Syed

“…The power deficit due to a failure of the module is reflected as a decrease in the grid current reference. …”
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Enzymatic treatment of peanut butter to reduce the concentration of major peanut allergens by Yu, Jianmei

“…Treatment of peanut butter with a combination of trypsin and alpha-chymotrypsin resulted in a decrease in IgE-binding, suggesting that enzymatic treatment has the potential to reduce the allergenicity. …”
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Impact of trace noble metals on the catalytic performance of LaNiMgO towards methane dry reforming by Mohamed, Assem T.

“…In addition, the presence of noble metals at the Ni surface afforded a high density of adsorbed oxygen species, which enhanced coke gasification and consequently decreased the extent of deactivation of the catalysts by coke formation. …”
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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 cultures were maintained at 22 ± 1.0°C, under a 14 h:10 h/light:dark cycle provided by cool white fluorescence light (7000 ± 10% lux), in nutrient-enriched synthetic seawater (F/2 medium) at pH 8.0 ± 0.5 and salinity 40 g/L. …”
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The Influence of Urbanization on Natural Overland Flow Paths by Al-Sayed, Amna Mohammed

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ASSOCIATION BETWEEN INSULIN RESISTANCE AND NITRIC OXIDE IN HUMAN RETINAL MICROVASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CELLS IN VITRO by Bushra, Sumbul

“…This may suggest that insulin could counteract the hyperglycemic effect on AKT/PI3 kinase which mediates NO production and VEGF-A, with decreased adhesion molecules such as p-selectin that is involved in barrier disorder of retinal endothelial cells. …”
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Tailoring of the thermal, mechanical and dielectric properties of the polypropylene foams using gamma-irradiation by Mrl�k, Miroslav

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