Vulnerabilities of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus to Proteotoxicity—Opportunity for Repurposed Chemotherapy of COVID-19 Infection by Maryam S. Al-Motawa (9501818)

“…A strategy for improved drug therapy is to increase levels of endogenous reactive metabolites for selective toxicity to SARS-CoV-2 by preferential damage to the viral proteome. …”

A genetically encoded BRET-based SARS-CoV-2 Mpro protease activity sensor by Anupriya M. Geethakumari (17052375)

“…<p dir="ltr">The main protease, M^pro, is critical for SARS-CoV-2 replication and an appealing target for designing anti-SARS-CoV-2 agents. …”

Do high energy-efficient buildings increase overheating risk in cold climates? Causes and mitigation measures required under recent and future climates by Mutasim Baba, Fuad

“…While without adequate ventilation, the overheating risk in high-energy-efficient buildings can be higher than old buildings, where decreasing wall and window U-values and infiltration rate has a greater contribution to the increase of indoor temperature, while decreasing window SHGC has a lower contribution to the decrease in indoor temperature compared to the case with adequate ventilation. …”
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DiaNet v2 deep learning based method for diabetes diagnosis using retinal images by Hamada R. H. Al-Absi (16726299)

“…Utilizing the most extensive collection of retinal images from the 5545 participants (2540 diabetic patients and 3005 control), DiaNet v2 is developed for diabetes diagnosis. DiaNet v2 achieves an impressive accuracy of over 92%, 93% sensitivity, and 91% specificity in distinguishing diabetic patients from the control group. …”

Genetic Variation in CCL5 Signaling Genes and Triple Negative Breast Cancer: Susceptibility and Prognosis Implications by Jingxuan Shan (4711089)

“…High expression of <i>CCL5</i> in breast tumors was significantly associated with an increased OVS in all BC patients, but particularly in TNBC/Basal-like patients. …”

Correlation of MPTP neurotoxicity in vivo with oxidation of MPTP by the brain and blood-brain barrier in vitro in five rat strains by Riachi, Naji J.

“…We studied 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) neurotoxicity in 5 strains of rats by assessing mortality and brain monoamine changes after MPTP injections into the internal carotid artery. …”
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Extended Preoperative Chemotherapy Does Not Improve Pathologic Response and Increases Postoperative Liver Insufficiency After Hepatic Resection for Colorectal Liver Metastases by Kishi, Yoji

“…We evaluated the association between the duration of preoperative chemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), leucovorin, oxaliplatin (FOLFOX) ± bevacizumab, pathologic response, and hepatotoxicity after hepatic resection for CLM. …”
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Coping mechanisms among Lebanese first-time college students by Doumit, Rita

“…As the usage of withdrawal coping strategies, being exposed to stress related to self and uncertainty increased, the well-being of Lebanese first-time college students decreased. …”
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Bound by barriers: demystifying the constraints on an elevated Kuwait-Türkiye co-operation in the defence realm by Ali Bakir (17917703)

“…First, Kuwait is less inclined to enhance its security and defence ties with Türkiye compared to the UAE, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. …”

Modeling of tri-parameter contracts integrating cost, time and risk by Rabie, Mohamad M.

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Landslide detection in real-time social media image streams by Ferda Ofli (8983517)

“…In contrast, as a non-traditional data source, social media has been increasingly used in many disaster response and management studies in recent years. …”

Dielectric Properties of Y3Fe5O12 (YIG) Prepared at Different Molarities of NaOH by Assi, B.

“…In this study, Yttrium Iron Garnet (Y3Fe5O12) (YIG) powders were synthesized via co-precipitation method, followed by calcining the precipitates at 1100˚C. …”
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Electrochemical and thermodynamic study on the corrosion performance of API X120 steel in 3.5% NaCl solution by Khuram Shahzad (575887)

YOLO-SAIL: Attention-Enhanced YOLOv5 With Optimized Bi-FPN for Ship Target Detection in SAR Images by Prabu Selvam (22330264)

C1 neurons excite locus coeruleus and A5 noradrenergic neurons along with sympathetic outflow in rats by Abbott, S. B.

“…Stimulation of ChR2-expressing neurons at 20 Hz produced modest increasesin LC and A5 neuronal discharge. In additional rats, the retrotrap ezoid nucleus region wasdestroyed with substance P–saporin prior to lentivirus injection into the rostral ventrolateralmedulla, increasing the propor tion of C1 ChR2-expressing neurons (83%). …”
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Para-Oleum 2 Fluid (POF): A Novel Magnetic Nanotechnology for Increased Oil Recovery from Contaminated Soil and Oil Spill Incidents by Aizere Andossova (23752959)

Abiotic stress applied to Tetraselmis subcordiformis reveals enhanced metabolic responses and increased production of Omega-3 fatty acids: A Metabolomic approach by Imen, Saadaoui

“…Moreover, nitrogen content increase by 20 % and 5.8 % for 100 PSU and N-starvation stress. …”
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Abiotic stress applied to Tetraselmis subcordiformis reveals enhanced metabolic responses and increased production of Omega-3 fatty acids: A Metabolomic approach by Imen Saadaoui (14159025)

“…Moreover, nitrogen content increase by 20 % and 5.8 % for 100 PSU and N-starvation stress. …”

Ambulatory general urgent clinic: an initiative at the time of COVID-19 pandemic by Abdullah Al-Hothi (18505290)

“…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">186 clinics were screened over 2 years (2 clinics per week). The average waiting time reduced from 21 days to 10 days (30%). 651 were booked as urgent patients. 73% of patients attended the clinics (Figure 1). 0.8% were referred directly to the Paediatric Emergency Centre and 5% were admitted to hospital from the clinics (Figure 2). …”

Particle size and pH effects on remediation of chromite ore processing residue using calcium polysulfide (CaS5) by Moon, Deok Hyun

“…Ettringite formation, due to pH increase over time in the samples, where the initial pH was adjusted to 9, was verified by XRPD and SEM-EDX analyses, indicating that a pH less than 9 should be maintained to avoid ettringite formation.…”
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