The economic impact of cigarette smoking on the poor in Jordan by Toukan, Amjad M.

“…The average poorest adult male cigarette smoker with an income of 100 to 250 Jordanian dinars per month spends approximately 25 times more on cigarettes than on health, approximately 10 times more on cigarettes than on education, approximately 2.5 times more on cigarettes than on housing, and approximately 1.5 times more on cigarettes than on food. …”
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Qatar’s immigrants at higher risk of diabetes by Nature Research (16552612)

“…Those of South Asian descent had a 13-fold increased risk of having elevated glycated haemoglobin levels, and Filipinos a 4.5-fold increase, compared to the native Arab population. …”

Hygienic quality of chlorinated city water stored in household tanks in Byblos, Lebanon. (c2004) by Abi Chedid, Najib

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Sucrose solution intake and its schedule of access affect the response to chronic variable stress in mice by Zeeni, Nadine

“…There is a strong relationship between the intake of calorically-dense palatable food and stress. Moreover, intake of sodas is an important contributory factor to obesity, and is often associated with palatable food consumption. …”
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Ablation of LAT2 Transporter Causes Intramuscular Glutamine Accumulation and Inhibition of Fasting‐Induced Proteolysis by Meritxell Espino‐Guarch (22565774)

“…The absence of LAT2 led to increased intramuscular glutamine (Gln) accumulation (6.3‐fold, <i>p</i> < 0.0001), accompanied by a reduction in skeletal muscle proteolysis during fasting (0.61‐fold, <i>p</i> = 0.0004) primarily due to decreased proteasomal and autophagic activity (0.45‐fold, <i>p</i> = 0.016 and 0.7‐fold, <i>p</i> = 0.002, respectively). …”

Curcumin encapsulated colloidal amphiphilic block co-polymeric nanocapsules by Bechnak, Linda

“…The nanocapsules exhibited a >30–fold decrease in IC50, suggesting enhanced anticancer activity associated with curcumin encapsulation. …”
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Zirconium phytate-based proton conductors for high-temperature fuel cell applications by Nimir, Wessam Ahmed Mohamed

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The effects of Cucurbita pepo seeds on testosterone induced benign prostatic hyperplasia by Nawfal, T.

“…(pumpkin) seeds are considered a snack food in most social gatherings in Lebanon and the Middle East. …”
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High phosphorus diet mitigates impairments in lipid and glucose metabolism associated with diet-induced obesity in male sprague dawley rats by Bassil, Maya

“…Fasting insulin increased significantly (p=0.008) in HF (2.8±0.4ng/ml) vs. control (1.2±0.4ng/ml) but was not different in HFHP group (2.2±0.5ng/ml). …”
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Efficacy of Cannabidiol Combination with Cisplatin or Paclitaxel against Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer Cell Lines by Ismail, Jana

“…Thus, according to Drug Reduction Index (DRI), a combination of 6-fold less concentration of cisplatin with 1.3-fold less concentration of CBD yields a 95% cell growth inhibition. …”
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The effect of phosphorus manipulation on in vivo glycogenesis and lipogenesis of rats fed a high fructose diet by Mattar, Lama

“…Methods: Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were maintained for four days on high fructose diet with different added quantities of phosphorus (0%, 0.015%, 0.15% and 1.5%). Food intake and body weight were monitored throughout the experiment. …”
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Interactions of black carrot concentrate powder as a natural coloring agent with gelatine and sucrose in model gummy samples by Ilyas, Atalar

“…With growing consumer concerns about the sustainability and safety of synthetic food colorings, the food industry is increasingly turning to natural colorants derived from plants. …”
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The Relationship between Lifestyle Factors and Obesity Indices among Adolescents in Qatar by Abdelhamid Kerkadi (10724304)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Physical inactivity, sedentary behaviour and an unhealthy diet are factors that may increase weight and general and/or abdominal obesity. …”

Development and validity of the ‘Modified Mediterranean Prime Screen’ to assess dietary intake among women of reproductive age in Lebanon by Assaad, Mariam

“…The study included 143 women, aged 31·5 (sd 4·6) years, BMI 24·2 (sd 4·0) kg/m2, 87 % with university education and 91 % food secure. …”
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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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Effect of theophylline on l-alanine absorption in the rat jejunum by Daher, Costantine F.

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Retinal imaging based glaucoma detection using modified pelican optimization based extreme learning machine by Debendra Muduli (20748758)

“…This method is entitled extracting curve-like features and creating a feature set. The combined feature reduction techniques named as principal component analysis and linear discriminant analysis, have been applied to generate prominent features and decrease the feature vector dimension. …”

Emtricitabine/rilpivirine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in adults by Kabbara, Wissam K.

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Eating habits and obesity among Lebanese university students by Rizk, Sandra

“…Background: In the past year Lebanon has been experiencing a nutritional transition in food choices from the typical Mediterranean diet to the fast food pattern. …”
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Treatment of produced water using graphene by Abou Chacra, Lamis

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