The global, regional, and national burden of inflammatory bowel disease in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 20... by Sudabeh Alatab (11257335)

“…The age-standardised rate of DALYs decreased from 26·5 (21·0–33·0) per 100 000 population in 1990 to 23·2 (19·1–27·8) per 100 000 population in 2017. …”

Dihydromyricetin and Salvianolic acid B inhibit alpha-synuclein aggregation and enhance chaperone-mediated autophagy by Jia-Zhen Wu (6844793)

“…We also found increased levels of LAMP-1 and LAMP-2A both <i>in vitro</i> and <i>in vivo</i>, along with decreased levels of α-synuclein. …”

Exergames versus self-regulated exercises with instruction leaflets to improve adherence during geriatric rehabilitation: a randomized controlled trial by Peter Oesch (3572426)

“…</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">Design: single center parallel group non-blinded randomized controlled trial with central stratified randomization. …”

Grid electricity demand reduction through applying passive and active strategies for a house in Baghdad, Iraq by Al-Badri, Nadia Rashid

“…By adopting 1Pearl, it provided 4.33% energy reduction while 2 Pearls can achieve about 4.37% decrease in energy. …”
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SAR and molecular mechanism studies of monoamine oxidase inhibition by selected chalcone analogs by Raed Shalaby (3756112)

“…The <i>K</i>_<em>i</em> values of compound 16 were determined to be 0.047 and 0.020 μM for the inhibition of MAO-A and MAO-B, respectively. …”

Social Media Use and Body Checking Among Lebanese Adults by Korkomaz, Aya

“…Participants (n = 423, 18-50 years old of both genders), filled a questionnaire measuring body checking, social media use, self-esteem, perceived stress and emotional eating. …”
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Phosphorus supplement alters postprandial lipemia of healthy male subjects by Bassil, Maya

“…Concurrently, phosphorus supplementation increased postprandial concentrations of apolipoprotein B48 (ApoB48) (p < 0.05) and decreased that of apolipoprotein B100 (ApoB100) (p < 0.05). …”
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Empiric antibiotic therapy of community-acquired Pneumonia at the American University of Beirut Medical Center. (c2001) by Cherfan, Antoine

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Investigating the moderating role of Export PromotionProgrammes using evidence from North-Africa by Yacine Haddoud, Mohamed

“…To examine these links, five main hypotheses are proposed and tested through a non-linear partial least squares structural equation modelling on a sample of 128 Algerian SMEs. …”
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Low Power Wireless Subcutaneous Transmitter by Ali, Mai

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Hydrothermal and irreversibility numerical analysis of helical coil energy storage tank with nano-encapsulated PCMs: A comprehensive study with magnetic filled, Soret/Dufour, and m... by Mohammed Azeez Alomari (20482592)

“…The cavity is rectangular with four circular heat sources on the right which are attached to a porous layer (0.1 W) while the cold is by the right wall. The considered parameters are Rayleigh number (103–105), fusion temperature (0.1 ≤ θf ≤ 0.9), Stefan number (0.1 ≤ Ste ≤ 0.9), the volume concentration of nanoparticles (0 ≤ ϕ ≤ 0.035), Darcy number, (10–4 ≤ Da ≤ 10–1), bouncy ratio (1 ≤ Nz ≤ 5), Lewis number (0 ≤ Le ≤ 10) and Hartmann number (0 ≤ Ha ≤ 50). …”

Initial risk assessment for pulmonary hypertension in patients with COPD by Yammine, Joe

“…A composite prediction model was developed that assigned one point for each of the following: age > 55 years, oxyhemoglobin desaturation > 3%, prebronchodilator FEV1 < 50% predicted, and 6MWD < 1175 ft. …”
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Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 co... by Alize J, Ferrari

“…Non-communicable diseases contributed 1·73 billion (95% UI 1·54–1·94) DALYs in 2021, with a decrease in age-standardised DALY rates since 2010 of 6·4% (95% UI 3·5–9·5). …”
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The antiproliferative and pro-apoptotic effect of kefir on human leukemic cell lines. (c2008) by Maalouf, Katia E.

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Characterizing the Effect of Arginine Deprivation on Autophagic Response in Breast Cancer cells by Haidar, Fatemah

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Predicting Compression Modes and Split Decisions for HEVC Video Coding Using Machine Learning Techniques by Hassan, Mahitab Alaaeldin

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Finding novel targets for the treatment and reversal of type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity by Imran Ramzan (15430807)

“…</p> <p>Results: The BCAA-restricted diet significantly reduced circulating BCAA concentrations by ~50% i.e., baseline 437 ± 60 to 217 ± 40 µmol/L (p < 0.005). …”

Global, regional, and national burden of upper respiratory infections and otitis media, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Sirota, Sarah Brooke

“…The mortality rate of URIs in 2021 was 0·2 per 100 000 (0·1 to 0·5), a decrease of 64·2% (–84·6 to –43·4) from 1990, when the mortality rate was 0·7 per 100 000 (0·2 to 1·1). …”
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Chromogranin A‐positive hormone‐negative endocrine cells in pancreas in human pregnancy by Abu Saleh Md Moin (6189512)

“…</p> <h2>Results</h2> <p>The frequency of clustered β-cells was increased in pregnant compared to non-pregnant subjects (46.6 ± 5.0 vs. 31.8 ± 5.0% clustered β-cells of total clustered endocrine cells, pregnant vs. non-pregnant, <em>p</em> < .05). …”

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sexually transmitted infection testing and diagnosis in Lebanon: A retrospective chart review by Sunji, Nadine

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