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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Enhancing the production of biogas through anaerobic co-digestion of agricultural waste and chemical pre-treatments by Fares Almomani (12585685)

“…The present study proposes a strategy for optimizing the anaerobic co-digestion of ASWs and cow dung (CD), identifies the key factors governing the co-digestion performance and evaluates the effect of NaHCO₃ alkalinity treatment on improving the economy and performance of anaerobic digestion (AD). …”

Effective Approach for Increasing the Heteroatom Doping Levels of Porous Carbons for Superior CO2 Capture and Separation Performance by Abdelmoaty, Yomna H

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Soluble Neuropilin-1 Response to Hypoglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes: Increased Risk or Protection in SARS-CoV-2 Infection? by Abu Saleh Md Moin (6189512)

“…</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">Hypoglycemia potentiated both plasma sNRP1 level elevation and its ligands VEGF and SEMA3A, likely through an ADAM9-mediated mechanism that was not associated with RAS overactivity or ACEi therapy; however, whether this is protective or promotes increased risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection in T2D is unclear.…”

The emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 variant (Omicron) and increasing calls for COVID-19 vaccine boosters-The debate continues by Naushad Ahmad Khan (6406973)

“…<p dir="ltr">The emergence of highly mutated severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variant Omicron (B.1.1.529) has ushered panic responses around the world due to its contagious and vaccine escape mutations. …”

Increased complications of COVID-19 in people with cardiovascular disease: Role of the renin–angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) dysregulation by Robin Augustine (3976964)

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. …”

CO, CO2, and SO2 detection based on functionalized graphene nanoribbons: First principles study by Ehab, Salih

“…Before modification, the adsorption energies have been found to be −0.260, −0.145, and −0.196 eV due to the adsorption of CO, CO2, and SO2, respectively. After modification, the adsorption energy increased remarkably to −0.538 and −0.767 eV for the cases of AGNR-O-OH-CO2 and AGNR-O-OH-SO2, respectively. …”
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AI avatars and co-creation in the metaverse by Ramadan, za

“…Findings Based on data triangulation, the extracted themes dealt with four key areas: (1) avatars’ relational encounters in hospitality, (2) avatars’ realism, (3) self-representation and self-perception skewness and (4) AI co-creation. The findings show that while avatars’ realism would increase the authenticity of virtual social connections, engagement and monetization, the issue of a self-misrepresentation will diminish the effect of virtual encounters. …”
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Andrographolide pre-treatment enhances the anti-tumor activity of topotecan on acute myeloid leukemia cells in vitro by Rizk, Sandra

“…Topotecan treatment caused a specific cell-cycle arrest at the S phase in addition to an increase in the percentage of cells in the preG phase. These alterations in cell cycle progression were further enhanced upon andrographolide pre-treatment: the percentage of cells in the S-phase reached 40.4%, compared to 19.3% upon treatment with topotecan alone. …”
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Pt-doped armchair graphene nanoribbon as a promising gas sensor for CO and CO2: DFT study by Ehab, Salih

“…Moreover, an increase of almost 13 times was observed in the adsorption energy for the case of CO on Pt–H-AGNR. …”
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The Economic Impact of Optimizing a COVID-19 Management Protocol in Pre-Existing Cardiovascular Disease Patients by Dina Abushanab (10696501)

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

“…The transition in husbandry leading to high density camel farming along with increased exposure to humans, combined with the increase of camel movement for the racing and breeding industry, have led to a convergence of factors driving spillover of MERS-CoV from camels to humans.…”

Salesperson moral identity and value co-creation by Itani, Omar S.

“…This process facilitates the mechanisms for salesperson moral identity centrality to decrease selling orientation and increase customer orientation and value co-creation, leading to higher sales performance. …”
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SARS-CoV-2 Variants in Lebanon by Al Kodsi, Ibrahim

“…Variants of concern (VOC) included Alpha, Beta, Delta, Gamma, and most recently Omicron. Co-infections of SARS-CoV-2 with influenza viruses were detected and led to increased infectivity and SARS-CoV-2 viral load. …”
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Pt-doped armchair graphene nanoribbon as a promising gas sensor for CO and CO₂: DFT study by Ehab Salih (17075206)

“…Moreover, an increase of almost 13 times was observed in the adsorption energy for the case of CO on Pt–H-AGNR. …”

Methane production enhancement from Tetraselmis biomass co-digestion using frying oil residue as co-substrate and ultrasonication as pretreatment by Firas, Feki

“…Tetraselmis sp. microalgae biomass co-digestion with frying oil residue was investigated without or with an ultrasonication pretreatment to enhance methane production. …”
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Assessment of treatment burden and its impact on quality of life in dialysis-dependent and pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease patients by Asmaa Al-mansouri (16931739)

“…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">Two hundred-eighty CKD patients (HD = 223 and pre-dialysis = 57) were included in the analyses (response rate 60.9%). …”

CO, CO₂, and SO₂ detection based on functionalized graphene nanoribbons: First principles study by Ehab Salih (17075206)

“…After modification, the adsorption energy increased remarkably to −0.538 and −0.767 eV for the cases of AGNR-O-OH-CO₂ and AGNR-O-OH-SO₂, respectively. …”

First principles investigation of CO and CO₂adsorption on graphene nanoribbon modified by ZrO_x by Ahmad I. Ayesh (10188469)

“…In particular, the Zr doped GNR has the highest capacity for both gases' adsorption, where the adsorption energy for CO and CO₂ increases 18.4 and 16.5 times, respectively, reference to the pristine GNR. …”