Diet-induced mechanical stress promotes immune and metabolic alterations in the Drosophila melanogaster digestive tract by Abeer, Qush

“…Particularly, we show that feeding on MC-containing diet promotes a marked increase in the relative abundance of Leuconostocaceae/Leuconostoc, microbiota-dependent Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) production, IMD pathway activation, and IMD-dependent elevation in Tk expression. …”
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Feast Your Eyes by Malli, Dana

“…Background: Time spent on social networking sites and the images trolling may have variable effects on physical and mental well-being including changes in perception of body image (BI) and dietary behavior. …”
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Tailored nanofiber composites for a flexible piezoelectric nanogenerator: Poly(vinylidene fluoride) with BaTiO₃/NiFe₂O₄ by Hemalatha Parangusan (6556133)

“…The findings demonstrated that, for a given filler composition, the output voltage achieved was more significant than the voltage generated by the pure PVDF. …”

A comprehensive design and rating study of evaporative coolers and condensers. Part II. Sensitivity analysis by QURESHI, BILAL AHMED

“…For evaporative condenser design, it was seen that, for a 53% increase in the inlet relative humidity, the normalized sensitivity of the surface area increased 1.8 times in value and, for a 15 8C increase in the condenser temperature, the sensitivity increased by 3.5 times. …”
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Information Technology Disaster Recovery Plan (IT DRP) Framework – A study on IT Continuity for Smart City in Abu Dhabi Smart Government by AL HASSAN, LINDA KHALED MOHAMMED

“…Over the years, technology application in various fields of business has increased, with one such concept been seen in the form of smart cities. …”
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Digital Image Watermarking Using Balanced Multiwavelets by Ghouti, L.

“…Therefore, considerable reduction in computational complexity is possible, making this transform a good candidate for real-time watermarking implementations such as audio broadcast monitoring and DVD video watermarking. …”
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Discourse and Multicultural Social Activity in Postwar Lebanon by Bahous, Rima

“…Lively multilingual exchanges increase awareness and understanding as participants influence and are influenced by engagement in open and critical conversations over an extended period of time. …”
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Traumatic inferior epigastric vessel haemorrhage by Dimassi, Hani

“…Facilities for embolization didn't exist in the hospital at the time. The bleeding was life threatening which required an emergency laparotomy. …”
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The impact of bank liquidity on the Lebanese banks’ risk taking behavior by El Khoury, Rim

“…Our results support the view that bank liquidity increases the bank total risk but decreases the bank lending risk. …”
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Do interleukin-6 and macrophage-migration inhibitory factor play a role during sex-associated susceptibility in murine cysticercosis? by Kabbani, Ahmad

“…However, in wild-type strains, females have twice as many parasites as males. At the same time, there is a decrease of 80% in testosterone and dihydrotestosterone serum levels, and a 100-fold increase in the levels of estradiol in infected male mice. …”
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Microbiological Quality and Genotypic Speciation of Heterotrophic Bacteria Isolated from Potable Water Stored in Household Tanks by Tokajian, Sima

“…Upon storage, a statistically significant increase in heterotrophic plate count (HPC) was detected in samples from household tanks. …”
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Molecular pattern of acquiring upper respiratory infection by Mohamed A. Hendaus (9401919)

“…Traditionally, it has been believed that cold and flu viruses thrive in winter mainly because falling temperatures lead to people spending more time indoors, which facilitates easier transmission. …”

Review on Triggered Liposomal Drug Delivery with a Focus on Ultrasound by Moussa, Hesham Gamal

“…Liposomes can be chemically modified to increase their circulation time, their stability, and their sensitivity to specific stimulus. …”
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Optimal Operation of Virtual Charging Systems for Plug-In Electric Vehicles by Mokhtar, Mohamed

“…A new formulation for implementing this novel concept is presented to allow interaction between various VCSs to maximize the profit gained by each VCS as well as minimize the transit charging time and cost for each customer as a measure representing customer satisfaction. …”
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Design and simulation of a UOIT copper-chlorine cycle for hydrogen production by Orhan, Mehmet Fatih

“…In contrast, larger capacity oxy-decomposition reactors with longer residence times are preferable to allow enough time for the copper oxychloride to decompose. …”
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3- DIMENSIONAL CONCRETE PRINTING TECHNOLOGY by ABDULJAWAD, NORAN AMER

“…Taking under consideration that every complex structure gives complex loads and dynamic nature, in addition to that it will increase time and cost which is very critical points in the construction stage. …”
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Grid electricity demand reduction through applying passive and active strategies for a house in Baghdad, Iraq by Al-Badri, Nadia Rashid

“…The integration of passive and active strategies can achieve a decrease of 50.6% in the need of electricity consumption. The production time of the PV should be observed to find out if it corresponds with the demand time or needs to be stored either in a battery or connected to the main grid. …”
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Kefir exhibits anti‑proliferative and pro‑apoptotic effects on colon adenocarcinoma cells with no significant effects on cell migration and invasion by Khoury, Nathalie

“…To assess the effect of kefir on cancer metastasis, wound‑healing and time‑lapse movies, in addition to collagen‑based invasion assay, were used. …”
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The lack of physical exercise in Arab states by Nature Research (16552612)

“…According to recent studies, however, only 40% of men and 27% of women in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries reported being physically active for that amount of time. In Qatar, nearly half of 18- to 19-year-olds have insufficient levels of physical activity, and this rate increases substantially with age. …”

Comparison of the clinical outcomes of non-invasive ventilation by helmet vs facemask in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome by Mohamad Y. Khatib (11659459)

“…The primary and secondary outcomes will be measured by the number of patients requiring endotracheal intubation after application of helmet device, Improvement of oxygenation defined as PaO2/FiO2 ≥ 200 or increase from baseline by 100, duration of mechanical ventilation via an endotracheal tube, intensive care unit length of stay, death from any cause during hospitalization at the time of enrolment, need for proning during the hospital stay, intensive care unit mortality, and the degree to which overt adverse effects of a drug can be tolerated by a patient including feeding tolerance.…”