Obesity-induced changes in kidney mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum in the presence or absence of leptin by Munusamy, Shankar

“…Mitochondria from hyperleptinemic LoxTB MC4R−/− mice kidneys respired NADH-generating substrates (including palmitate) at lower rates due to an apparent decrease in complex I activity, and these mitochondria showed oxidative damage. …”
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Driver Drowsiness Detection Study using Heart Rate Variability analysis in Virtual Reality Environment by Chowdhury, Muhammad E.H.

“…Electrocardiogram (ECG) system was used with three Ag/AgCl electrodes attached to a participant's chest. The points of attachment are (i) two electrodes under the right and left collarbone, and (ii) one electrode under the lowest left rib bone of the participant. …”
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Structural performance and moment redistribution of basalt FRC continuous beams reinforced with basalt FRP bars by Abushanab, Abdelrahman

“…This study investigated the structural performance and moment redistribution of basalt fiber reinforced concrete (BFRC) continuous beams reinforced with basalt fiber reinforced polymers (BFRP) bars. A total of 10 reinforced concrete (RC) continuous beams over two equal spans of 1800 mm were tested under five-point loading until failure. …”
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Ethanolic extract of Origanum syriacum L. leaves exhibits potent anti-breast cancer potential and robust antioxidant properties by Mesmar, Joelle

“…Non-cytotoxic concentrations of OSEE attenuated cell proliferation and induced G0/G1 cell cycle arrest, which was associated with phosphorylation of p38 MAPK, an increase in the levels of tumor suppressor protein p21, and a decrease of proliferation marker protein Ki67. …”
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Low levels of Vitamin D during pregnancy associated with gestational diabetes mellitus and low birth weight: results from the MAASTHI birth cohort by Deepa, R.

“…Furthermore, causal mediation analysis showed that a decrease in one unit of Vitamin D is associated with a decrease of 0.015 units of fasting blood sugar (FBS) and 0.019 units of postprandial blood sugar (PPBS) as it flows through the mediator variable insulin resistance. …”
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Flexural behavior of reinforced concrete beams prepared with treated Wastewater, recycled concrete Aggregates, and fly ash by Abushanab, Abdelrahman

“…Utilizing treated domestic wastewater (TWW), recycled concrete aggregates (RCA), and fly ash (FA) in reinforced concrete (RC) structures is of great interest from a sustainability perspective. In this study, four RC beams (180 x 250 x 2000 mm) were fabricated and tested under a four-point bend flexure until failure. …”
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Biodegradable polysaccharide grafted polyacrylamide inhibitor for corrosion in CO2- saturated saline solution by Jalab, Rem

“…Lastly, potentiostatic testing of steel with AGGPAM at an applied potential of 50 mV illustrated surface protection and decreased current over a prolonged time. …”
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Impact of composition and salinity on swelling and gel strength of poly (acrylamide-co-acrylic acid) preformed particle gel by Ben Ali, Ahmed

“…On the contrary, PPG5, with the lowest acrylic acid and highest crosslinker content, has a swelling capacity of 239 g/g and more than 17 g/g in distilled and brine 1, respectively. …”
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Influence of the heteroatom on the optoelectronic properties and transistor performance of soluble thiophene-, selenophene- and tellurophene-vinylene copolymers by Al-Hashimi, Mohammed

“…The optical band gap of the polymers is shown to systematically decrease as the size of the heteroatom is increased, mainly as a result of a stabilization of the LUMO energy, resulting in a small band gap of 1.4 eV for P3TeV. …”
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Predicting Contemporary Volume with Historic Volume at Differential Price Level: Prospect Theory vs. Regret Aversion by El Khouri, Ritab

“…Regret aversion, on the other hand, explains why investors may have difficulty in realising gains as well as losses. A new methodology is used to examine the relationship between volume at a given point in time and volume that took place in the past at different stock price level. …”
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Modelling the asymmetric responses of price level to oil price changes in Qatar by Mrabet, Zouhair

“…To achieve that, we proceed by employing a nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach on data during the period 1990Q1-2014Q4. …”
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Optimal Design of Cogeneration Systems Based on Flaring and Venting Streams and Accounting for the Involved Uncertainty by Tovar-Facio, Javier

“…This paper proposes a solution approach that enables to determine cumulative probability curves to give to decision makers a useful tool to know the financial risk related to the implementation of the proposed system, and the results show that the proposed system is a suitable option to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and to decrease the operating costs. 1 2017 Elsevier B.V.…”
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Structural influence of chromium substituted magnetite ferrofluids on the optical and antibacterial characteristics by Babukutty, B.

“…As the composition of Cr increases from x = 0.2 to x = 0.8, the crystalline size decreases reaching a minimum value of 9 nm. At the same time, the magnetic moment also becomes 1.3 +- 0.08 at a saturation point of 33 +- 0.13 emu/g at the highest Cr composition. …”
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Effect of hexagonal on the in-plane crushing behaviour of plain weave composite hexagonal quadruple ring system by Mahdi, E.

“…Increasing the cell angle showed a decrease in energy absorption capability and load carrying capacity. …”
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Study of the Ion Interclation Mechanism in Mxene Membrane for the Water Treatment Applications by Helal, Mohamed Ibrahim Elsayed Ali Hussein

“…The same observation was true in the in-situ environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM) study, where the cross-section of these cations suffers a significant decrease compared with lower hydration enthalpy cations. …”
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Effects of Climate and Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition on Early to Mid-Term Stage Litter Decomposition Across Biomes by Kwon, Taeoh

“…In contrast, expected changes in atmospheric N deposition will decrease the mid-term mass loss of high-quality litter by 1.4-2.2% and that of low-quality litter by 0.9-1.5% in the temperate biome. …”
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Natural aging of shape stabilized phase change materials based on paraffin wax by Krupa, Igor

“…The addition of 15 wt% of EG to shape stabilized phase change materials (SSPCMs) containing 50 wt% of wax caused a decreasing in the leakage of wax by 50% over 210 days of natural aging. …”
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Fluorinated Benzofuran and Dihydrobenzofuran as Anti-Inflammatory and Potential Anticancer Agents by Ayoub, Abeer J.

“…Their IC50 values ranged from 1.2 to 9.04 µM for interleukin-6; from 1.5 to 19.3 µM for Chemokine (C-C) Ligand 2; from 2.4 to 5.2 µM for nitric oxide; and from 1.1 to 20.5 µM for prostaglandin E2. …”
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Secure two-user AF relaying networks using cooperative jamming by Mallat W.

“…We consider two sources, one destination, one eavesdropper and multiple amplify-and-forwards (AF) relays. …”
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Concentration of sucrose solutions via vacuum membrane distillation by Al-Asheha, S.

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