SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Smoking: What is the association? A brief review by Ishita, Gupta

“…Although, the effects of smoking on COVID-19 are less described and controversial, we presume a link between smoking and COVID-19. Smoking has been shown to enhance the expression of the angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 (ACE-2) and transmembrane serine protease 2 (TMPRSS2) key entry genes utilized by SARS-CoV-2 to infect cells and induce a ‘cytokine storm’, which further increases the severity of COVID-19 clinical course. …”
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Predictors of prolonged hospitalization among geriatric trauma patients using the modified 5-Item Frailty index in a Middle Eastern trauma center: an 11-year retrospective study by Husham Abdelrahman (768893)

“…The modified FI-5 performs well as a predictive tool of prolonged hospitalization in trauma patients with different age groups.…”

Drivers of MERS-CoV Emergence in Qatar by Elmoubasher Farag (6701129)

“…The discovery and exploitation of oil and gas led to a 5-fold increase in Qatar GDP coupled with a 7-fold population growth in the past 30 years. …”

Decreased Expression and Activity of cAMP Phosphodiesterases in Cardiac Hypertrophy and Its Impact on β-Adrenergic cAMP Signals by Abi-Gerges, Aniella

“…Aortic stenosis rats exhibited a 67% increase in heart weight compared to sham-operated animals. …”
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SARS-CoV-2 Variants in Lebanon by Al Kodsi, Ibrahim

“…The causative agent, SARS-CoV-2, has a positive single-stranded RNA genome. …”
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Follow up and comparative assessment of IgG, IgA, and neutralizing antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 between mRNA-vaccinated naïve and unvaccinated naturally infected individuals ov... by Salma Younes (6424865)

“…At the 7th month, there was a significant decline in antibody responses among VN individuals, but not NI individuals, with a minimum decrease of 3.7-fold (p < 0.001). …”

Decreased methylglyoxal-mediated protein glycation in the healthy aging mouse model of ectopic expression of UCP1 in skeletal muscle by Jinit Masania (7164239)

“…<p dir="ltr">Mice with ectopic expression of uncoupling protein-1 (UCP1) in skeletal muscle exhibit a healthy aging phenotype with increased longevity and resistance to impaired metabolic health. …”

Decreased methylglyoxal-mediated protein glycation in the healthy aging mouse model of ectopic expression of UCP1 in skeletal muscle by Jinit, Masania

“…Mice with ectopic expression of uncoupling protein-1 (UCP1) in skeletal muscle exhibit a healthy aging phenotype with increased longevity and resistance to impaired metabolic health. …”
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Increased MicroRNA Levels in Women With Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome but Without Insulin Resistance: A Pilot Prospective Study by Alexandra E. Butler (6189536)

Increasing consultant-level staffing as a proportion of overall physician coverage improves emergency department length of stay targets by Dominic Jenkins (9983446)

“…Multiple linear regression, which also adjusted for total on-duty EP n and other operational factors, also indicated LOS benefit from more on-duty Consultants: each additional on-duty Consultant was associated with a shift’s median LOS improving by 5.4 min (95% CI 4.3 to 6.5, p < .0001).…”

Boosting the visibility of services in microservice architecture by Ahmet Vedat Tokmak (17773479)

Effect of ALOX5AP gene variants on coronary artery disease risk. (c2009) by Alwan, Ahmad A.

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Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Performance Adaptations to High-Intensity Interval Training: Are There Differences Between Men and Women? A Systematic Review with Meta-Analyses by Merilyn Lock (9440240)

“…Meta-analyses included 19 studies for V̇ O_2max, eight for peak power output from V̇ O_2max testing (PPO), and five for threshold power (powerAT). …”

Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors in Hypertension by Ali H. Eid (5461829)

P-glycoprotein expression and function are increased in an animal model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by Milane, Aline

“…Consistent with this, P-gp function was also increased by 1.5-fold and riluzole brain disposition was decreased by 1.7-fold in mSOD1 mice. …”
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Phosphorus supplementation increases thermic response to glucose solution in healthy lean subjects by Bassil, Maya

“…We hypothesised that the addition of P to a glucose load would enhance ATP production resulting in an increase in TEF. …”
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Fourier-Transform Infrared Imaging Spectroscopy and Laser Ablation -ICPMS New Vistas for Biochemical Analyses of Ischemic Stroke in Rat Brain by Mohamed H. M. Ali (5768066)

“…Areas close to the stroke focus experienced decrease in the lipid and lipid acyl contents associated with an increase in lipid ester, olefin, and methyl bio-contents with a novel finding of Aβ1-42 in the PL-GM and L-WM. …”

Surface microenvironment engineering of black V₂O₅ nanostructures for visible light photodegradation of methylene blue by Ahmed Badreldin (9574341)

“…The optimized bV₂O₅ sample yielded 92% photodegradation of 20 mg/L cationic methylene blue (MB) in 60 min under visible light irradiation – corresponding to a 58-fold increase in photodegradation efficiency over pristine V₂O₅. …”

Demographics and Epidemiology of Hepatitis B in the State of Qatar: A Five-Year Surveillance-Based Incidence Study by Hamad E. Al Romaihi (18112765)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Expatriates represent >80% of Qatar’s population, mostly arriving from countries in Africa and Asia that are endemic with many diseases. This increases the risk for introducing new pathogens into the country and provides a platform for maintenance of endemic pathogen circulation. …”

Antibody‐based methods for the measurement of α‐synuclein concentration in human cerebrospinal fluid – method comparison and round robin study by Brit Mollenhauer (482499)

“…<p dir="ltr">α‐Synuclein is the major component of Lewy bodies and a candidate biomarker for neurodegenerative diseases in which Lewy bodies are common, including Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies. …”