The maxima in northerly wind speeds and wave heights over the Arabian Sea, the Arabian/Persian Gulf and the Red Sea derived from 40 years of ERA5 data by Aboobacker, V.M.

“…Recent studies point out the importance of northerly winds and waves in the Arabian Sea, especially those due to shamal and makran events in addition to the northeast monsoon system. …”
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Effects of superelastic nano-NiTi additions on electroless Ni –P coating properties under bending by MacLean M.

“…In this study, electroless Ni –P-nano-NiTi composite coatings containing 5.14 wt%, 6.07 wt%, and 7.02 wt % NiTi were subjected to three-point bend testing in order to determine bending properties. …”
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Generation, performance evaluation and control design of single-phase differential-mode buck-boost current-source inverters by Darwish, Ahmed

“…Since these inverters have continuous input currents, they are suitable for maximum power point tracking (MPPT) operation of photovoltaic systems. …”
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A BRET-based Mpro biosensor containing a nanobody and tandem cleavage sites shows an increased cleavage rate by Geethakumari, Anupriya M

“…We envisage that the NB2E3 nanobody-2× Mpro biosensor engineered here will be useful in drug discovery and functional characterization of Mpro mutants in newly emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants as well as in detecting SARS-CoV-2 infection in a point-of-care testing (POCT) format.…”
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Kv7 Channel Activators Flupirtine and ML213 Alleviate Neuropathic Pain Behavior in the Streptozotocin Rat Model of Diabetic Neuropathy by Ahmed, Ashraf Ibrahim

“…Results: STZ rats exhibited behavioral signs of mechanical and heat hypersensitivity as indicated by significant decreases in the mean paw withdrawal threshold (PWT) and mean paw withdrawal latency (PWL), respectively, at 35 days post-STZ treatment. …”
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MOLECULAR FEATURES OF TRIPLE NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER STEM CELLS: A GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING ANALYSIS OF MDA-MB-231 CELLS by Hourani, Shireen Bayan

“…Finally, CSCs expressed a 100% higher ROS+ than TNBC. TNBC CSCs are quiescent, with highly functional DNA damage repair mechanism. …”
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Knowledge and Perception of and Attitude toward a Premarital Screening Program in Qatar: A Cross-Sectional Study by Al-Shafai, Mashael

“…Premarital screening (PMS) is a primary preventive measure to decrease the incidence of certain genetic disorders and sexually transmitted diseases. …”
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Towards a Comprehensive Study of Fatigue Deducing Techniques for Evaluating the Quality of Experience of Haptic-Visual Applications by Alja'afreh M.

“…With the advancement of cellular communications and the achievement of 5th Generation (5G) mobile networks, a new class of multimedia systems, refereed to as the Tactile Internet, is becoming more prominent. …”
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The Cardiovascular Benefits of Empagliflozin, A Sodium Glucose Cotransporter Inhibitor: Is NHE1 a Viable Target? by Al-Shamasi, Al-Anood

“…In our study, we examine the cellular interplay between NHE1 and SGLT1/SGLT2 in a non-diabetic in vitro model. We characterized H9c2 cardiomyoblasts stimulated with Angiotensin II (ANG II) 100nM in the presence and absence of EMPA (500nM) and measured cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and the expression of NHE1 and SGLT1/2. …”
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Advanced Hard Ctings: Towards A Whole New World by Santecchia, Eleonora

“…All the coatings were deposited on a S600 tool steel. The coatings were subjected to two different thermal cycling tests: (i) 100 thermal cycles consisting of 60 s dwelling time, respectively at the high- (573 to 1173 K) and at the room-temperature, and (ii) 100 thermal cycles consisting of 115 s dwelling time, at same temperatures of the first test, followed by 5 s dwelling at room-temperature. …”
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Zebrafish larvae as a model to demonstrate secondary iron overload. by Nasrallah, Gheyath K

“…The three assays showed that iron treatment alone resulted in a significant increase in total iron. Deferoxamine treatment of the iron-loaded zebrafish larvae showed a significant decrease in total iron concentration. …”
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Qatar University culture collection: A source of biodiversity and numerous applications by Al Ghazal, Ghamza

“…During their phases of growth, they produce a variety of metabolites such as lipids, proteins and carbohydrates in large amounts over a short period of time. …”
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Allergenicity of roasted peanuts treated with a non-human digestive protease by Yu, Jianmei

“…Peanut allergy is a severe and lifelong type of food allergy triggered by allergenic proteins and peptides in peanuts. …”
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Dietary Patterns Associated with Breast Cancer in the Middle East: A Scoping Review by Zamzam, Syed

“…Breast cancer (BC) is the most predominant malignancy in Arab women in the Middle East, and yearly increases in occurrence by 37.5 and mortality rates by 15.2 for every 100,000 in 2019. This review explores the gap in research investigating the role of dietary patterns and BC in Middle Eastern countries. …”
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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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Optimization of cultivation conditions for combined nutrient removal and CO2 fixation in a batch photobioreactor by Al Ketife, Ahmed MD

“…RESULTS Over 10 days the biomass concentration reached almost 3 g L−1 for Cc,g of 5% CO2, with corresponding values of 0.74 g L−1 day−1 and 1.17 day−1 for Rc and μ, respectively, and 100% nutrient (N and P) removals. At 22% CO2 the Rc and μ decreased by around an order of magnitude, and nutrient removal also decreased to 79% and 50% for N and P, respectively. …”
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Topiramate monotherapy for weight reduction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Paravattil, Bridget

“…Results: Of the 284 studies identified, 5 studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Topiramate decreased weight by a mean difference of 3.4 kg (95% CI, -3.79 to -3.04) compared to placebo. …”
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Synergistic effects and optimization of nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations on the growth and nutrient uptake of a freshwater Chlorella vulgaris by Alketife, Ahmed M.

“…The study showed that N/P ratio has a crucial effect on the biomass growth and nutrient removal. …”
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Enhanced Filtration Characteristics and Reduced Bacterial Attachment for Reverse Osmosis Membranes Modified by a Facile Method by Nnadiekwe, Chidera C.

“…The original membrane showed a water contact angle of ∼90−100° that was significantly decreased after silane coating: 63° for 3-APS and ∼52° for 6-AHAS. …”
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Dynamics of Neisseria gonorrhoeae transmission among female sex workers and clients: A mathematical modeling study by Houssein H., Ayoub

“…Increasing symptomatic treatment coverage among FSWs from 0 % to 100 % decreases prevalence from 10.6 % to 4.5 %, 0.8 % to 0.4 %, and 0.3 % to 0.1 %, respectively. …”
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