Adult appendicitis score versus Alvarado score: A comparative study in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis by Mohamed Said Ghali (16810713)

“…It requires proper management to decrease mortality and morbidity. Clinical scoring systems for diagnosing AA aimed to decrease the use of radiological scans and the rate of negative appendectomies (NA). …”

Ablation of LAT2 Transporter Causes Intramuscular Glutamine Accumulation and Inhibition of Fasting‐Induced Proteolysis by Meritxell Espino‐Guarch (22565774)

“…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">LAT2KO mice experienced a notable reduction in body weight during fasting (WT:14% and LAT2KO:18%, <i>p</i> = 0.02), with a greater reduction in fat mass (0.5‐fold, <i>p</i> = 0.013) and a higher relative retention of muscle mass (1.3‐fold, <i>p</i> = 0.0003) compared with WT. …”

Assessment Tools for Pulmonary Involvement in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: Is Diaphragmatic Ultrasonography Correlated to Spirometry? by Rim Dhahri (21406871)

“…The left inspiratory diaphragmatic thickness was correlated with the percentage of the FVC decrease (r= 0.35; <i>p</i> = 0.01) defined as the percentage of difference between FVC and supine FVC. …”

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

“…The effectiveness has been evaluated using two standard datasets called G1020 and ORIGA with the $$10 \times 5$$-fold stratified cross-validation technique to ensure reliable evaluation. …”

The Impact of COVID-19 on the HIV Cascade of Care in Botswana – An Interrupted Time Series by Alice Sehurutshi (21842696)

“…<p dir="ltr">Globally, Botswana has one of the highest burdens of HIV. This study estimated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the HIV cascade of care in Sub-Saharan Africa. …”

Salicylic acid restricts mercury translocation by activating strong antioxidant defense mechanisms in sweet pepper (Capsicum annum L.) by Muhammad Fasih Khalid (10652246)

“…Spraying of 100 μ M SA at three different Hg levels, i.e., 0 μ M, 50 μ M, 100 μ M, and 150 μ M. The maximum decrease in photosynthetic machinery, plant growth attributes (shoot length, root length, no. of leaves, fresh and dry biomass (shoot and root)), and more accumulation of Hg in leaves, roots, and fruits of sweet pepper. …”

Predictors of mortality and morbidity in critically ill COVID‐19 patients: An experience from a low mortality country by Mohamad Y. Khatib (11659459)

“…Factors independently associated with mortality included older age ([OR]; 2.3 [95% CI; 1.92–2.75] for each 10-year increase in age, <i>p</i> < 0.001), chronic kidney disease (OR; 1.9 [95% CI; 1.02–3.54], <i>p</i> = 0.04), active malignancy (OR; 6.15 [95% CI; 1.79–21.12], <i>p</i> = 0.004), lower platelet count at ICU admission (OR; 1.41 [95% CI; 1.13–1.75] for each 100 × 103/µl decrease, <i>p</i> = 0.002), higher neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio at admission (OR; 1.01 [95% CI; 1–1.02] for each 1- point increase, <i>p</i> = 0.016), higher serum ferritin level at admission (OR; 1.05 [(95% CI; 1.02–1.08] for each 500 µg/L increase, <i>p</i> = 0.002), and higher serum bilirubin level at admission (OR; 1.19 [95% CI; 1.04–1.36] for each 10 μmol/L increase, <i>p</i> = 0.01). …”

Postprandial lipaemia 10 and 34 hours after playing football: Does playing frequency affect the response? by Darren J. Paul (6905450)

“…For the 3FOOT, there was a non significant decrease in postprandial TG AUC (-2.7%; p = 0.73; 95%CI = -2.0 to 1.5; ES = 0.05) and iAUC (-17.5%; p = 0.41; 95%ci = -2.5 to 1.1; ES = 0.31) from 10 to 34 hrs, respectively. …”

Solar hydrogen production via thermochemical magnesium oxide – Magnesium sulfate water splitting cycle by Rahul R. Bhosale (6467102)

“…Overall analysis confirms that although the rise in the molar flow rate of Ar from 1 to 50 mol/s results in a decrease in the thermal reduction temperature from 1490 K to 1282 K, the solar-to-fuel energy conversion efficiency is adversely affected and reduces from 47.7% to 18.1%. …”

Predictors of prolonged hospitalization among geriatric trauma patients using the modified 5-Item Frailty index in a Middle Eastern trauma center: an 11-year retrospective study by Husham Abdelrahman (768893)

“…Severe frailty significantly predicted longer hospitalization (odds ratio 1.83, <i>p</i> = 0.007).</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">One out of eleven trauma admissions was aged > 55. …”

Regional variations in incidence of surgical site infection and associated risk factors in women undergoing cesarean section: A systematic review and Meta-Analysis by Nazmul, Islam

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Breaking the barriers towards large-scale microalgae-based bio-hydrogen production by Isra Koko (22631396)

“…Integration levers show tangible gains: secondary-treated wastewater enabled <i>Chlorella</i> growth with 76 % NH₄+ removal and 53 % lipid accumulation; the spent medium yielded 200.8 μmolH₂/mg_{chlorophyll.a} in cyanobacteria; swine-wastewater loops cut freshwater use six-fold with 45.5 mLH₂/gVS; alginate immobilization raised H₂ ∼40 % (to 2.4 LH₂/_Lculture) over five reuse cycles. …”

Improving pediatric trauma care: an automated system for wrist trauma detection using GELAN by Promit Basak (22997776)

“…Our proposed framework surpassed the most advanced techniques, showcasing exceptional precision and effectiveness, achieving a mean average precision (mAP50) score of 74.1%, 95%, and 85.5% for Task A (trauma detection), Task B (fracture detection), and Task C (fracture severity detection), respectively. …”

Comprehensive thermoeconomic, exergoeconomic, and optimization analyses of direct oxy‐combustion supercritical CO₂ intercooled and reheated cycles under design and off‐d... by Wahib A. Al‐Ammari (18877408)

“…At design conditions (high‐pressure of <i>P</i>_c,o = 20 MPa, low‐pressure of <i>P</i>_c,o = 5.4 MPa, TIT = 750°C, CIT = 50°C [dry‐cooling]), the PIC has the highest thermal efficiency (47.78%) compared to 38.36% for DRC, 45.71% for ICC, and 44.39% for RHC. …”

Excess pCO₂ and carbonate system geochemistry in surface seawater of the exclusive economic zone of Qatar (Arabian Gulf) by Connor Izumi (17337868)

“…Its values in the Gulf ranged from −50 to −310 μmol kg⁻¹ implying CaCO₃ precipitation. …”

Road safety and traffic medicine in Iran: Achievements and challenges by A. Motevalian (19807242)

“…The number of annual fatalities, which had been on the rise for several decades, reached to the maximum number of over 27500 deaths in 2005. The number decreased to 23000 in 2010 and less than 18000 in 2013. …”

Extraction and characterization of biofunctional lignocellulosic fibers from Pulicaria undulata plant and the effect of alkali treatment on their bio-physicochemical properties by Mohammed, Alsafran

“…The average yield of raw fibers obtained was 28.1 %. The raw fibers of P. undulata were rich in cellulose (36.2 %), followed by hemicellulose (30.3 %), lignin (16.2 %), moisture (11.1 %), and pectin (3.9 %). …”
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A Comprehensive Assessment of an Autonomous Electric Vehicle Fast Charging Station with Multiple Renewables and Energy Storage Systems by Abdulla M. Al Wahedi (20433668)

“…<p dir="ltr">E-mobility has become of great interest for many countries worldwide, where the main objective is to decrease the dependency on fossil fuel-based transportation means and reduce CO₂ emissions generated from the transportation sector. …”

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). …”

Novel thiazolones for the simultaneous modulation of PPARγ, COX-2 and 15-LOX to address metabolic disease-associated portal inflammation by Mai S. El-Shoukrofy (19646815)

“…As well, the expression levels of 20-HETE, Il-1β and TNF-α were decreased in LPS-challenged RAW264.7 macrophages upon treatment with compound <b>2a</b>. …”