Effects of polyphenol-rich traditional herbal teas on obesity and oxidative stress in rats fed a high-fat–sugar diet حسب Iftikhar, Neelam

"…A significant decrease in the levels of serum TC, TG, LDL, and VLDL was observed in all the treatment groups in comparison with the HFSDC group. …"
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StabTrust-A Stable and Centralized Trust-Based Clustering Mechanism for IoT Enabled Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks حسب Awan, Kamran Ahmad

"…The recognition of these nodes helps to eliminate the risk of invalid information. We have also evaluated the proposed mechanism with the existing approaches and the results illustrate that the mechanism is able to provide security and improve the stability by increasing the lifetime of CHs and by decreasing the computation overhead of the CH re-selection. …"
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A jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) seed cake extracts express hepatoprotective activity against paracetamol-induced toxicity in rats حسب Firas, Feki

"…Two aqueous extracts from jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) seed cake, a simmondsin-rich extract (WE), and a simmondsin-hydrolyzed extract (NE) using Viscozyme L enzyme have been prepared and characterized. …"
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The effectiveness of targeted relative to empiric prophylaxis on infectious complications after transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy: a meta-analysis حسب Scott, S.

"…Overtreatment associated with augmented prophylaxis approaches may be reduced as a result. Further prospective assessment and cost?…"
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An enhanced distance-dependent electric field model for contact-separation triboelectric nanogenerator: Air-breakdown limit as a case study حسب Ahmed, Anas A.

"…The maximum surface charge density that can be obtained without air breakdown was predicted to be lateral sizedependent. It shows a monotonical decrease from 51.94 to 33.59 µC/m2 with a lateral size increase from 0.5 to 10 cm. …"
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Synthesis and characterization of Sm3+-doped ZnO nanoparticles via a sol–gel method and their photocatalytic application حسب Ba-Abbad, Muneer M.

"…It was noticed that in the presence of samarium ions, the band gap slightly changed from the 3.198 eV of ZnO to 3.288 eV for samarium-doped ZnO with enhanced absorption in the UV region. …"
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The Association between Zinc and Copper Circulating Levels and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Adults: A Study of Qatar Biobank Data حسب Kerkadi, Abdelhamid

"…High Zn/Cu ratio increased the prevalence of low HDL (4.508; p < 0.001) and MetS (5.570; p < 0.01). These findings suggest that high plasma Cu levels are associated with a protective effect on DBP, HDL and MetS and that high plasma Zn/Cu ratio is associated with the risk of having low HDL and MetS.…"
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Community structure and activity of a highly dynamic and nutrient-limited hypersaline microbial mat in Um Alhool Sabkha, Qatar حسب Al-Thani, Roda

"…Chlorophyll a (Chl a) concentration and distribution (measured by HPLC and hyperspectral imaging, respectively), the phycocyanin distribution (scanned with hyperspectral imaging), oxygenic photosynthesis (determined by microsensor), and the abundance of photosynthetic microorganisms (from 16S and 18S rRNA sequencing) decreased with depth in the euphotic layer (L1). …"
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A robust experimental-based artificial neural network approach for photovoltaic maximum power point identification considering electrical, thermal and meteorological impact حسب Gowid, Samer

"…Nonetheless, the consideration of irradiance, electrical, thermal, and weather parameters (scenario IV) yielded higher identification accuracy. The results showed a decrease in the MSE of Vmp by 74.3% (from 1.6 V to 0.411 V), and in the MSE of Imp by 95% (from 4.4e−6 A to 2.16e−7 A), respectively. …"
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Bariatric Surgery Improves Serum CD40L Levels as a Predictor of Cardiovascular Risk: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis حسب Jamialahamdi, Tannaz

"…Circulating levels of CD40L are decreased after bariatric surgery which may represent a mechanism for improvement of metabolic profile.…"
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Effect of pH on acidic and basic chelating agents used in the removal of iron sulfide scales: A computational study حسب Onawole, Abdulmujeeb T.

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Greensporone C, a Freshwater Fungal Secondary Metabolite Induces Mitochondrial-Mediated Apoptotic Cell Death in Leukemic Cell Lines حسب Prabhu K.S.

"…Antitumor activity of greensporone C (GC), a new resorcylic acid lactone isolated from an organic extract of a culture of a Halenospora sp. freshwater fungus, was subjected for screening against a panel of leukemic cell lines (K562, U937, and AR320). …"
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An experimental study on achieving even-frosting for an air source heat pump using a novel dual-fan outdoor coil حسب Bai, Xiaoxia

"…Besides, as tTIAO values were decreased from 15 mins to 10 mins for both fans, and to 6 mins for Fan A and 8 mins for Fan B, heating/frosting operation duration was increased by 8.9% and 19.4%, respectively, at a higher and , as compared to those using the traditional single-fan outdoor coil. …"
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Improved properties of Al-Si3N4 nanocomposites fabricated through a microwave sintering and hot extrusion process حسب Matli, Penchal Reddy

"…In this study, nano-sized Si3N4 (0, 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 vol%)/Al composites were fabricated using a powder metallurgy method involving microwave sintering technique followed by hot extrusion. …"
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Assessing the risk of angiotensin receptor blockers on major cardiovascular events: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. حسب Wanas, Yara

"…Risk of all-cause mortality and stroke decreased with ARB when the proportion of smokers in a population was < 25% (RR 0.91; 95%CI 0.84-0.98) and in females (RR 0.76; 95%CI 0.68-0.84), respectively. …"
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Experimental and theoretical studies on the mechanical and structural changes imposed by the variation of clay loading on poly(vinyl alcohol)/cloisite 93A nanocomposites حسب Kabalan L.

"…Depending on the interface interactions between polymeric chains and clay sheets, various classes of polymer/clay nanocomposite exist: Intercalated, flocculated and exfoliated nanocomposites. In this work, we present an experimental study of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)-cloisite 93A followed by a classical molecular dynamic (MD) simulations. …"
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The Effect of Visual Impairment and Its Severity on Vision-Related and Health-Related Quality of Life in Jordan: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study حسب Jammal, Hisham M.

"…Glaucoma had a significantly larger reduction in mean scores of all the VFQ-25 subscales, and the PCS of the SF-12 compared to all other ocular diseases. …"
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A new insight into the separation of oil from oil/water emulsion by Fe3O4?SiO2 nanoparticles حسب Elmobarak W.F.

"…In contrast, the value achieved for the seawater injection was 76.5%. For the oil recovery process, the Fe3O4 was applied for the inhibition (i.e., decrease) of oil sedimentation, and the SiO2 NPs were applied for wettability alteration and IFT reduction. …"
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Solar-driven hydrogen production from a water-splitting cycle based on carbon-TiO2 nano-tubes حسب Almomani F.

"…The C-Ti-NTs were prepared using an alkaline hydrothermal method, characterized using different state of art techniques and tested for the S-DPOH via water splitting. Adding a carbon layer on the surface of TiO2 nano-tube with a thickness of ~1 nm reduced the bandgap of the C-Ti-NTs 0.88 eV, improved the quantum efficiency under UV light to 100%, enhanced the absorption capacity under VIS-light and extremely suppressed the charge recombination. …"
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The Role of Demographic and Clinical Characteristics in Distinguishing Testicular Torsion from Torsion of the Appendix Testis: A Single-center Retrospective Study حسب Zvizdic, Zlatan

"…The acute scrotum (AS) in the pediatric population is a medical emergency. AS is usually caused by testicular torsion (TT) and torsion of the appendix testis (TAT). …"
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