Building thermal resilience framework (BTRF): A novel framework to address the challenge of extreme thermal events, arising from climate change by Mohammad Zaher Serdar (17191381)

“…Moreover, recently, the rate and the impacts of these extremes have increased, despite all the mitigation efforts, necessitating a resilience-based approach to address these challenges stemming from the accelerated global warming and the advent of climate change. …”

Leftover spaces for the mitigation of urban overheating in municipal Beirut by Kaloustian, Noushig

“…In some cases, the introduction of trees leads to an increase of the air temperature near the ground because they became an obstacle of the natural ventilation. …”
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Changes in Blood microRNA Expression and Early Metabolic Responsiveness 21 Days Following Bariatric Surgery by Stephen L. Atkin (6684368)

“…<h3>Background: </h3><p dir="ltr">Early metabolic responses following bariatric surgery appear greater than expected given the initial weight loss and coincide with improvement in diabetes. …”

Understanding the phenomenon of saltwater intrusion sourced from desalination plants at coastal aquifers by Farhat Abbas (5480)

“…Column Peclet numbers from the two analyses were identical for potassium ions but those for bromide ions were c. 60% greater from the two-region model than from the convective–diffusion equation. …”

Comparative study of the parameters affecting the performance of microchannels' heat exchangers: Latest advances review by Muhammad Asim (2235472)

“…Apart from this, investigating the inlet/outlet arrangement through finite volume method for D‐, I‐, N‐, S‐, U‐, and V‐type arrangements, it is evident that the V‐type sink has overall greater performance. In terms of gravity, it is observed that it has no effect on the performance of microchannel heat exchangers. …”

Release of colloids in saturated porous media under transient hydro-chemical conditions: A pore-scale study by Safna Nishad (16932474)

“…., repulsion absent, repulsion at long-range of separation distances and attraction absent with the micromodel surface, respectively) were deposited in the micromodel and then a series of colloid release experiments were conducted at different conditions including increasing the flow rate, decreasing the ionic strength and increasing the solution pH. …”

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

“…Impaired protein degradation and increased levels of α-synuclein may trigger a pathological aggregation <i>in vitro</i> and <i>in vivo</i>. …”

Theoretical and experimental investigations of vanadium pentoxide–based electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline media by Dima Abu Alhawa (21768260)

“…In recent years, there have been increasing efforts aimed at developing noble metal-free electrocatalysts that are earth-abundant and electroactive towards hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in alkaline electrolytes, wherein an initial water dissociation step is followed by a two-electron transfer cathodic reaction. …”

Biomarkers of COVID-19 severity may not serve patients with polycystic ovary syndrome by Abu Saleh Md Moin (6189512)

“…Whilst the comparison with absolute disease-free normality is relevant, an increasing proportion of the population have insulin resistant states with associated metabolic conditions; an example of such a metabolic condition is polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) where it has been shown that protein expression patterns may differ compared to those without PCOS [3]. …”

Performance analysis of a new PV array reconfiguration approach: Simulations and outdoor experiments under fixed and moving shadows by Abinisha Thiruchuthan (23073046)

“…<p dir="ltr">Partial shading can significantly impair photovoltaic (PV) array performance in large-scale systems, by reducing power output and increasing the complexity of wiring and maintenance. …”

Friction stir extrusion of ultra-thin wall biodegradable magnesium alloy tubes — Microstructure and corrosion response by Vasanth C. Shunmugasamy (10474766)

“…For example, tubular devices such as coronary stents manufacture require defect-free, highquality tubes with thin walls (100 μm – 1 mm) as a precursor. …”

Complete resection of the alar folds in eight standing horses with a bipolar dividing and vessel‐sealing device by Airina Kallmyr (18622924)

“…The surgery significantly improved race earnings and performance while avoiding the risk associated with general anesthesia and offered a short and complication‐free rehabilitation period.</p> <h3>Clinical impact</h3> <p>This study describes a surgical technique offering a novel approach to resection of the alar folds in the standing horse.…”

Landscape of childhood epilepsies – A multi-ethnic population-based study by Ruba Benini (17563083)

“…At the last follow up, only 36% of patients were seizure-free and 12% (170/1422) had a history of status epilepticus. …”

Comparative life cycle assessment of sustainable energy carriers including production, storage, overseas transport and utilization by Mohammed Al-Breiki (14152476)

“…<p dir="ltr">Countries are under increasing pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as an act upon the Paris Agreement. …”

"Thrombosis takedown, safeguarding your journey": QI project to raise Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) awareness among staff and patients at Hamad International Airport, North Node Cli... by Muhammad Azhar Majeed (18506948)

“…Furthermore, VTE risk increases by 26% for each two hours of added air travel, from over four hours. …”

Industrial wastewater volume reduction through osmotic concentration: Membrane module selection and process modeling by Joel Minier-Matar (17052378)

“…At higher concentration factors, the increased dilution of the draw solution negatively impacted flux. …”

The Effect of High Dose Isoflavone Supplementation on Serum Reverse T3 in Euthyroid Men With Type 2 Diabetes and Post-menopausal Women by Thozhukat Sathyapalan (704787)

“…Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) serum concentrations increased while free thyroxine (fT₄) concentrations decreased with 3 months of SPI compared to SP supplementation for both men and women. rT₃ correlated with TSH in both studies (<i>p</i> = 0.03) but not with either fT₃ or fT₄. fT₃ levels did not differ between the SPI and SP preparations.…”

Caloric restriction reduces trabecular bone loss during aging and improves bone marrow adipocyte endocrine function in male mice by Charlotte Rinne (18766966)

“…<h3>Introduction</h3><p dir="ltr">Caloric restriction (CR) is a nutritional intervention that increases life expectancy while lowering the risk for cardio-metabolic disease. …”

Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific burden of diarrhoeal diseases, their risk factors, and aetiologies, 1990–2021, for 204 countries and territories: a systematic analy... by Hmwe Hmwe, Kyu

“…The most pronounced decline was in children younger than 5 years, with a 79·2% (72·4–84·6) decrease in diarrhoeal deaths. Global YLLs also decreased substantially, from 186 million (147–221) in 1990 to 51·4 million (39·9–65·9) in 2021. …”
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Rapid mercury removal using living indigenous microalgal communities for water treatment applications by Amr Nasr Fekry (22521185)

“…Comprehensive isotherm analysis revealed the Dubinin-Radushkevich model provided the best fit (R² = 0.998), indicating physical adsorption as the predominant mechanism, as the calculated mean free energy (E = 5.00 kJ/mol) falls within the 1–8 kJ/mol range characteristic of physical adsorption. …”