The effect of Ramadan focused education on patients with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Hoda Gad (6470522)

“…</p><h3>Conclusions</h3><p dir="ltr">This systematic review and meta-analysis shows that Ramadan-focused diabetes education leads to a decrease in HbA1c and LDL, but an increase in TG and weight during Ramadan. …”

Modeling and Performance Analysis of mmWave and WiFi-Based Vehicle Communications by Mohamed Rjab (21393908)

“…With the increasing demand for bandwidth in V2V services, exploring innovative solutions has become imperative. …”

Crystallization properties of arsenic doped GST alloys by Vinod E. Madhavan (8136774)

“…Optical band gap (E_opt) values of the as-deposited films show a clear increasing trend; 0.6 eV for GST to 0.76 eV for (GST)_0.85As_0.15. …”

Analysis of Innovative Vapor Compression and Thermal Energy Storage Systems Using Alternative Refrigerants by Morad, Bahaa

Get full text

Online Feedback in a Visible Learning School: An Investigation to Study the Effect of Online Feedback during Online Sessions Conducted through Nearpod by QANDEEL, KIFAH

“…Classroom observations qualitatively collected the data about the characteristics of online feedback, which are summarized as being 1) immediate 2) frequent 3) able to increase the students’ awareness of each other’s mistakes 4) able to allow the students to think critically 5) balanced 6) able to foster equity and establish a sense of community 7) having 3 levels, which are task level, process level and self-regulatory level. …”
Get full text

Long-Chain Acyl-CoA Synthetase 1 Role in Sepsis and Immunity: Perspectives From a Parallel Review of Public Transcriptome Datasets and of the Literature by Jessica Roelands (7516439)

“…Finally, while ACSL1 expression was induced in blood in vitro by a wide range of pathogen-derived factors as well as TNF, induction of ACSL4 appeared restricted to flagellated bacteria and pathogen-derived TLR5 agonists and IFNG. …”

Thrombotic and Hypercoagulability Complications of COVID-19: An Update by Sapha Shibeeb (7903268)

“…<p dir="ltr">The current COVID-19 pandemic emerged in December 2019, in China, affecting millions of people worldwide. COVID-19 is mainly a disease of the respiratory system, yet systematic complications have also been reported among SARS-CoV-2 infected patients. …”

Dietary Trichosporon mycotoxinivoron modulates ochratoxin-A induced altered performance, hepatic and renal antioxidant capacity and tissue injury in broiler chickens by Sheraz Ahmed Bhatti (9759633)

“…<p dir="ltr">Ochratoxin A (OTA), an important fungal metabolite in foods and feeds has been shown to induce oxidative stress and cellular injuries to human and animal subjects. …”

Immune thrombocytopenia relapse post covid-19 vaccine in young male patient by Hana Qasim (17151079)

“…<p dir="ltr">Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a blood disorder in which antibodies coating platelets cause platelets destruction in the spleen with resultant low platelets count and an increased tendency for bleeding. …”

Regulative Loop between β-catenin and Protein Tyrosine Receptor Type γ in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia by Luisa Tomasello (702932)

“…Furthermore, we demonstrated that the increased expression of β-catenin in PTPRG-negative CML cell lines correlates with DNA (cytosine-5)-methyl transferase 1 (DNMT1) over-expression, which is responsible for PTPRG promoter hypermethylation, while its inhibition or down-regulation correlates with PTPRG re-expression. …”

Polymer chain dynamics in epoxy based composites as investigated by broadband dielectric spectroscopy by Hassan, Mohammad K.

Get full text
Get full text
Get full text

A Study on Impact of Change in Contractor’s Project Organization Structure on Project Performance by Sarhan, Sameh Said Mohammed

“…Moreover, contractor’s senior managers play an essential and a vital role in establishing and management the project organization structure, ID # 2013122149 Dissertation MSc.CM P a g e | 4 consequently any unnecessary changes and slow or inadequate response to the project organization structure change will lead to negative impact on the project performance like increase the project activity reworks; weak communication between project team; increase of material wastages; time delay and cost overrun. …”
Get full text

COVID-19 and Anemia: What Do We Know So Far? by Luai Abu-Ismail (10712857)

“…<p dir="ltr">On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel SARS-CoV-2 virus responsible for causing COVID-19, a global pandemic. …”

Akkermansia, a Possible Microbial Marker for Poor Glycemic Control in Qataris Children Consuming Arabic Diet—A Pilot Study on Pediatric T1DM in Qatar by Arun Prasath Lakshmanan (16444663)

“…Moreover, genus <i>Akkermansia</i> was higher in the subjects with poor glycemic control (HbA1c > 7.5%). When we classified the subjects based on dietary patterns and nationality, <i>Akkermansia</i> was significantly enriched in Qataris subjects without the CSII therapy consuming Arabic diet than expatriates living in Qatar and eating a Western/mixed diet. …”

Platelet Protein-Related Abnormalities in Response to Acute Hypoglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes by Abu Saleh Md Moin (6189512)

“…</p><h3>Methods </h3><p dir="ltr">A case-control study of T2D (n=33) and control subjects (n=30) who underwent a hyperinsulinemic clamp to induce normoglycemia in T2D subjects: T2D: baseline glucose 7.5 ± 0.3mmol/l (135.1 ± 5.4mg/dl), reduced to 4.5 ± 0.07mmol/l (81 ± 1.2mg/dl) with 1-hour clamp; Controls: maintained at 5.1 ± 0.1mmol/l (91.9 ± 1.8mg/dl). …”

Biomarkers of COVID-19 severity may not serve patients with polycystic ovary syndrome by Abu Saleh Md Moin (6189512)

“…Whilst the comparison with absolute disease-free normality is relevant, an increasing proportion of the population have insulin resistant states with associated metabolic conditions; an example of such a metabolic condition is polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) where it has been shown that protein expression patterns may differ compared to those without PCOS [3]. …”

Therapeutic targeting of the TPX2/TTK network in colorectal cancer by Hibah Shaath (5599658)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">While the increased screening, changes in lifestyle, and recent advances in treatment regimen have decreased colorectal cancer (CRC) mortality, metastatic disease and recurrence remains a major clinical challenge. …”

Experimental investigations on the performance of a thermo-mechanical refrigeration system utilizing ultra-low temperature waste heat sources by Ahmad K. Sleiti (14778229)

“…At a heat source temperature of 85 °C, a condenser water temperature of 15 °C, and an evaporator water temperature of 33 °C, the energy efficiency of the ORC and COP of the VCC are increased to 9.85 % and 3.99, respectively. …”

Layered homologous compounds (ZnO)_<em>k</em>In₂O₃ (<i>k</i> = 3, 5, and 7) as novel photocatalysts for visible-light-driven photocatalytic degradat... by Abhishek R. Bhapkar (17726418)

“…<p dir="ltr">Homologous compounds (ZnO)_<em>k</em>In₂O₃ (hereafter IZO-<i>k</i>, where <i>k</i> = 3, 5, and 7) consist of a layered structure that features optically active and electrically conductive segments together. …”

MicroRNA Expression Profiling on Paired Primary and Lymph Node Metastatic Breast Cancer Revealed Distinct microRNA Profile Associated With LNM by Ramesh Elango (7542068)

“…The expression of 14 miRNAs (Up: hsa-miR-155-5p, hsa-miR-150-5p, hsa-miR-146a-5p, hsa-miR-142-5p and down: hsa-miR-200a-3p, hsa-miR-200b-3p, hsa-miR-200c-3p, hsa-miR-205-5p, hsa-miR-210-3p, hsa-miR-214-3p, hsa-miR-141-3p, hsa-miR-127-3p, hsa-miR-125a-5p, and hsa-let-7c-5p) was subsequently validated in a second cohort of 32 breast and 32 matched LNM tumor tissues. …”