Biochar from food waste: a sustainable amendment to reduce water stress and improve the growth of chickpea plants by Snigdhendubala Pradhan (9872262)

“…The biochar produced at 400 °C was applied to the soil as an amendment to observe the qualitative changes of soil quality, plant growth, and water retention capacity of the soil based on screening in a previous study. Pot experiments were conducted at a laboratory scale having 0%, 2%, and 6% biochar mixed with sand. …”

The Effect of EVA and TPU Custom Foot Orthoses on Running Economy, Running Mechanics, and Comfort by Ken Van Alsenoy (14150559)

“…Braking force was decreased by 3.4±9.1% at LS and by 2.7±9.8% at HS for EVA compared to CON (P = 0.03, η² = 0.20). …”

Technical assessment of different extraction methods and transcriptome profiling of RNA isolated from small volumes of blood by Mahesh Kumar Reddy Kalikiri (17886695)

“…We have used the QuantSeq 3′ FWD mRNA-Seq Library Prep kit to prepare RNA-seq libraries, which were sequenced on the Illumina NextSeq 500 system. …”

Shear Strength Behaviors of Tire Shred-Dune Sand Admixtures by Elmootassem, Ruba A.

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Detailed organic characterization of process water to evaluate reverse osmosis membrane fouling in industrial wastewater treatment by Minier-Matar, Joel

“…Bench-scale operational and water quality results were comparable to the full-scale RO performance data validating the lab testing procedure implemented in this study.…”
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ACTB Loss-of-Function Mutations Result in a Pleiotropic Developmental Disorder by Sara Cuvertino (18892069)

“…<i>ACTB</i> mRNA expression levels in lymphoblastic lines and fibroblasts derived from affected individuals were decreased in comparison to those in control cells. …”

Phase state of secondary organic aerosol in chamber photo-oxidation of mixed precursors by Yu Wang (12152)

“…Liquid (bounce fraction; BF < 0.2) at RH > 80 % and nonliquid behaviour (BF > 0.8) at RH < 30 % were observed, with a liquid-to-nonliquid transition with decreasing RH between 30 % and 80 %. …”

Angiotensin II AT1 receptor internalization, translocation and de novo synthesis modulate cytosolic and nuclear calcium in human vascular smooth muscle cells by Sleiman, S.

“…Using 3-D imaging technique, hAT1 receptors were localized at the sarcolemma and in the cytosolic and nuclear compartments. …”
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Essays on the effect of excess compensation and governance changes on firm value by Dah, Mustafa A.

“…We propose that our findings are predicated on an off equilibrium result whereby firms were forced to modify their endogenously chosen board composition. …”
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Small molecule inhibition of stat3 enhances survival in mice with intracerebral melanoma by Abou-Ghazal, Mohamed

“…In addition, WP1066 decreased the level of c-Myc and survivin in melanoma cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner. …”
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An empirical correlation-based model to predict solid-fluid phase equilibria and phase separation of the ternary system CH₄-CO₂-H₂S by Hani Ababneh (9218272)

“…The model predictions for the solidification points of 5 different mixtures were within the acceptable error when compared to the experimental data available in the literature. …”

Machine Learning-Based Management of Electric Vehicles Charging: Towards Highly-Dispersed Fast Chargers by Mostafa Shibl (18810412)

“…The results obtained from the LSTM model were similar to the results obtained from past literature using quadratic programming, with the increased speed and simplicity of ML.…”

Mapping subnational HIV mortality in six Latin American countries with incomplete vital registration systems by Local Burden of Disease HIV Collaborators (13279180)

“…In all six countries included in this analysis, 50% or more HIV deaths were concentrated in fewer than 10% of municipalities in the latest year of study. …”

Associations between Bone Mineral Density and WOMAC Scores in Healthy Individuals: Insights from the Qatar Biobank by Mohammed Al-Hamdani (16962702)

“…</p><h3>Methodology</h3><p dir="ltr">BMD, sociodemographic, and WOMAC data were collected from 1764 <u>healthy adult</u> individuals attending the Qatar <u>Biobank</u> (QBB). …”

Composite hydrogels from carrageenan-cl-carboxymethyl chitosan–PVA incorporated ZiF-8 as dressing material for wound healing applications by Tooba Yasin (19131382)

“…The swelling, degradation, water contact angle, and gel fraction were performed to determine physicochemical properties. …”

Biomarkers show promise for treatment of heart valve disease by Nature Research (16552612)

“…They also found that levels of sclerostin, a signalling protein involved in inhibiting bone formation, were four times higher in the serum of CAVS patients. …”

Proteomics Analysis of Human Obesity Reveals the Epigenetic Factor HDAC4 as a Potential Target for Obesity by Mohamed Abu-Farha (18535590)

“…Thrombospondin 1 (TSP1) was among the proteins that were upregulated in obese subjects and then decreased by physical exercise. …”

Trends in prescribing and outcomes in obese versus non-obese patients receiving rivaroxaban therapy: an observational study using real-world data by Majdoleen Alalawneh (13961580)

“…On the other hand, no significant differences were found between the BMI groups in terms of bleeding, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis and stroke incidences. …”

Modulation of gut microbiota: The effects of a fruits and vegetables supplement by Arun Prasath Lakshmanan (6807152)

“…With a minor effect, the genus <i>Faecalibacterium </i>and unclassified genus and family from the order Lactobacillales (UC31) were also increased in the FVS group compared with the PLA group (<i>p</i> = 0.0474, <i>p</i> = 0.0352, respectively). …”

Crystallization properties of arsenic doped GST alloys by Vinod E. Madhavan (8136774)

“…Structure properties of amorphous GST, Ge₂Sb_2−0.3As_0.3Te₅ and (GST)_0.85As_0.15 models were studied using first principles molecular dynamics simulations, compared their partial radial distribution functions, and q parameter order. …”