The impact of different acidic conditions and food substrates on Listeria monocytogenes biofilms development and removal using nanoencapsulated carvacrol by Jina, Yammine

“…However, at pH 5.5 and 6.5, increased biofilm levels were observed in both the culture media and food substrates, with the WT strain showing significantly higher biofilm formation (3.04–6.05 log CFU cm−2) than the mutant strains (2.30–5.48 log CFU cm−2). …”
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Unsupervised Feature-Based Visualization Tool Applied on Medical Data by Moufarrej, Angela Sleiman

“…Our tool accepts as input semi-structured and multi-featured data, and allows the user to select the target features to be visualized and mapped against each other, as well as their relative impacts (weights) on the visualization process. …”
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Breakthroughs and Limitations of XML Grammar Similarity by Tekli, Joe

“…All these applications require some notion of structural similarity, XML representing semi-structured data. In this area, most work has focused on estimating similarity between XML documents (i.e., data layer). …”
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Adopting a systems thinking approach to investigate the implementation and provision of a pharmacist-led post-discharge domiciliary medicines review service by Hamde Nazar (1733509)

“…</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">Semi-structured interviews informed by a conceptual model for the diffusion, dissemination and implementation of innovations, were conducted with hospital and community pharmacy staff between Oct–Dec 2016. …”

Using primary healthcare facilities and patients’ expectations about triage system: Patients’ perspective from multisite Jordanian hospitals by Mohammad Minwer Alnaeem (19143733)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr"> Using primary healthcare facilities can decrease the tension and workload in emergency departments (EDs). …”

Diabetic Sensorimotor Polyneuropathy Severity Classification Using Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System by Fahmida Haque (16896489)

“…Early detection and intelligent classification tools for DSPN can allow correct diagnosis and treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy as well as a timely intervention to prevent foot ulceration, amputation, and other diabetic complications. …”

Evaluation of 3D Concrete Printing in the United Arab Emirates by Alchaar, Aktham S.

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Soil Characterization Utilizing GPR Technique by Al Kej, Fateh Tamam

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Masked phenomenon: renal and cardiovascular complications; review and updates by Elmukhtar Habas (14777677)

“…The masked phenomenon (MP) (MHTN and MUHTN) increases susceptibility to end-organ damage (a two-fold greater risk for cardiovascular events and kidney dysfunction). …”

Investigation of the Effect of Imatinib and Hydroxyurea Combination Therapy on Hematological Parameters and Gene Expression in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) Patients by Esraa K. Al-Amleh (16023071)

“…With regards to the treatment effect on hematological parameters, notably in CML patients in later stages, the combination therapy (HU + IM) raised lymphocyte count, indicating a greater response to the treatment. When compared to single medicines, the combination treatment reduced the proportion of neutrophils to normal reference ranges. …”

Evaluation of Workability and Structuration Rate of Locally Developed 3D Printing Concrete Using Conventional Methods by Ahmed, Sara

“…Therefore, the main objective of this research was to develop 3D printing mixes with different aggregate-to-binder (a/b) ratios (1.2, 1.5, and 1.8) and evaluate it in terms of its fresh printing properties, which include the workability, extrudability, setting time, open time, and buildability. The compressive strengths of cast and printed specimens were also tested to determine the effect of the layering process. …”
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Effects of Operating Conditions on Water Absorption Capacity of Superabsorbent Hydrogels by Abdelwahab, Noun

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An Experimental Investigation of the Effects of Dressing and Grinding Parameters on Sustainable Grinding of Inconel 738 Used for Automated Manufacturing by Mohammadjafar Hadad (17541345)

“…<p dir="ltr">The significant effect of the dressing process on the surface of the grinding wheel (GW) and the need to provide an optimal dressing condition are the requirements of reduction machining time and energy consumption in the sustainable grinding process. …”

Advancing human and social dimensions in balanced scorecards for GCC corporations: a nuanced approach by Emad Awadallah (22155562)

“…Our empirical investigation involved 89 GCC firms and 201 senior executives, alongside 21 semi-structured interviews from the same pool of senior executives who had completed the survey. …”

The impact of different acidic conditions and food substrates on <i>Listeria </i><i>monocytogenes</i> biofilms development and removal using nanoencapsulated carvacrol by Jina Yammine (17317048)

“…However, at pH 5.5 and 6.5, increased biofilm levels were observed in both the culture media and food substrates, with the WT strain showing significantly higher biofilm formation (3.04–6.05 log CFU cm⁻²) than the mutant strains (2.30–5.48 log CFU cm⁻²). …”

Workforce localization in the UAE : recruitment and selection challenges and practices in private and public organizations by Waxin, Marie-France

“…Data were collected using semi-structured interviews with HR/ Localization managers in five private (PVO) and six public organizations (PSO) in the UAE, in different industrial sectors. …”
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Control and Optimization of Membrane Biological Reactor Processes by Abachi, Noor Ali

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Potential mechanisms of human recombinant arginase I (Co)-PEG5000 [HuArgI (CO) - PRG5000] induced cytotoxicity in glioblastoma cells. (c2018) by El Jawhari, Yassmine

“…The addition of chloroquine, an autophagy inhibitor, increased the sensitivity of cells to [HuArgI (Co)-PEG5000]-mediated arginine depletion at earlier time points. We also concluded that autophagy was activated in response to arginine depletion and plays a protective role at early time points. …”
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Targeting arginine auxotrophy in pancreatic cancer cells using human recombinant arginase I-induced arginine deprivation. (c2017) by Khalil, Nathalie

“…We have established that autophagy, a process of cellular destruction activated in response to arginine deprivation, can be the leading cause of cell death at late drug incubation times. Hence, our study demonstrates that HuArgI (Co)-PEG5000 is a novel, potent and selective potential therapeutic approach for PC.…”
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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. …”