Verum- versus Sham-Acupuncture on Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) in Animal Models: A Preclinical Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis حسب Fei-Yi Zhao (10887219)

"…The results of the meta-analysis indicated that verum-acupuncture could reduce the escape latency (MD = −12.90, 95% CI (−17.08, −8.71), <em>p</em><0.001) and increase the time spent in the original platform quadrant (MD = 7.28, 95% CI (4.23, 10.33), <em>p</em><0.001) and frequency of the crossing former platform (MD = 2.01, 95% CI (1.53, 2.50), <em>p</em><0.001) compared with the sham-acupuncture. …"

The Relationship between Lifestyle Factors and Obesity Indices among Adolescents in Qatar حسب Abdelhamid Kerkadi (10724304)

"…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Physical inactivity, sedentary behaviour and an unhealthy diet are factors that may increase weight and general and/or abdominal obesity. …"

Perinatal exposure to PFOS and sustained high-fat diet promote neurodevelopmental disorders via genomic reprogramming of pathways associated with neuromotor development حسب Issam Hmila (9239059)

"…We found that female mice exposed to PFOS alone showed an increase in weight, while HFD expectedly increased body weight. …"

TB-CXRNet: Tuberculosis and Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Detection Technique Using Chest X-ray Images حسب Tawsifur Rahman (14150523)

"…However, it is difficult to identify TB from CXR images in the early stage, which leads to time-consuming and expensive treatments. Moreover, due to the increase of drug-resistant tuberculosis, the disease becomes more challenging in recent years. …"

A review of mobile chatbot apps for anxiety and depression and their self-care features حسب Arfan Ahmed (17541309)

"…<h3>Background </h3><p dir="ltr">Anxiety and depression rates are at an all-time high. Smartphone-based mental health chatbots can aid psychiatrists replacing some of the costly human based interaction providing a unique opportunity to expand the availability and quality of mental health intervention whilst providing an alternative approach to fill the much-needed self-care gap. …"

The Grid Iron Patterns & Detached Villas as the Main Drivers of Sharjah City’s Urban Sprawl حسب MOHAMED, SHAMSELDIN SAEED

"…The city of Sharjah is among the Gulf cities that have increased in size at an unprecedented rate by all standards, and within a period of time not exceeding four decades, after it remained confined within its old wall since its inception until the beginning of the seventies of the last century, with an area of 2.5 square kilometers. …"
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Fire detection and anti-fire system to enhance food security: A concept of smart agriculture systems-based IoT and embedded systems with machine-to-machine protocol حسب Morchid, Abdennabi

"…This is due to: 1) the growth of the world population, 2) the decline of natural resources, 3) the loss of agricultural land, and 4) the increase of unforeseen environmental conditions (storms, fires, and other natural hazards). …"
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Students' Staying and Supportive Intentions at Federal Higher Education Institutions in the United Arab Emirates حسب ALHASSANI, AMAL ABDULLA

"…If the antecedents of satisfaction offered by the universities are meeting the expectations of the students, it will increase their level of satisfaction. These are steps that follow one after the other and are highly dependent on each other to operate properly. …"
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A Case Study to Identify the Hindrances to Widespread Adoption of Electric Vehicles in Qatar حسب Amith Khandakar (14151981)

"…<p dir="ltr">The adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) have proven to be a crucial factor to decreasing the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) into the atmosphere. …"

Public motives and willingness to participate in first-in-human clinical trials in Saudi Arabia: A new era in the making حسب Almutairi, Adel F.

"…Less educated participants were 1.75 [1.04–2.93] times more likely to enroll in future clinical trials, adj.P = 0.035. …"
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Effect of phosphorus supplementation on weight gain and waist circumference of overweight/obese adults حسب Bassil, MS

"…Methods: This is a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of 63 adults aged 18–45 years with a body mass index (BMI) of greater than or equal to25 kg m−2 and normal kidney function at the American University of Beirut. …"
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Economic Allocation of Reliability Growth Testing Using Weibull Distributions حسب Awad, Mahmoud

"…The traditional common and practiced approach of RGT is to assess the initial reliability of the system by building and testing few prototypes for a period of time that extends from few months to years. Then, based on the initial reliability, initial testing time, and reliability target; the total testing time is determined using power law based models such as Duane and AMSAA/Crow models. …"
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Characterization of heavy vehicle headways in oversaturated interrupted conditions: Towards development of passenger car equivalency factors حسب Ghanim, Mohammad Shareef

"…The simulation results suggest that PCE increases nonlinearly with increase in congestion level and with percentage of trucks; PCE's increase becomes less marked once sever congestion (stop-and-go with increasing queue lengths) conditions set in.…"
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Over‐the‐counter access to emergency contraception without age restriction حسب Rafie, Sally

"…Family planning remains a high priority area for the United States, with goals to increase the proportion of pregnancies that are intended, reduce pregnancy rates among adolescents, and increase contraceptive use prioritized in the Healthy People 2020 objectives. …"
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A Solution for Future Designs using Techniques from Vernacular Architecture of Southern Iran, Evaz حسب Mirahmadi, Fatima

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Prostaglandin E2 stimulates p53 transactivational activity through specific serine 15 phosphorylation in human synovial fibroblasts ROLE IN SUPPRESSION OF c/EBP/NF-κB-MEDIATED MEKK... حسب Faour, Wissam

"…We examined the regulation of the tumor suppressor gene p53 and p53 target genes by prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) in human synovial fibroblasts (HSF). PGE2 induced a time-dependent increase in p53 Ser15 phosphorylation, with no discernible change in overall p53 levels. …"
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Intraocular pressure trends following intravitreal injections of anti-VEGF agents for diabetic macular edema حسب Al-Abdullah, Abdulelah

"…Results: A total of 237 eyes of 162 patients were included at the time of this submission. The number of injections per eye ranged from 1-11 over a mean follow up of 16.14 months (range: 1-56; SD: 15.1). …"
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Seasonal variations in feed-water chemistry and fouling dynamics of reverse-osmosis systems: A global climate lens حسب Nasser Zareei (22921226)

"…Third, predictive-adaptive systems demonstrate step-change improvements: predictive models enable accurate, real-time antiscalant dosing, while temperature-responsive pretreatment maintains higher permeate flux and reduces energy demand by up to nearly 20 %; quorum-sensing-inhibitor coatings reduce biofilm thickness by 60–69 %; and ceramic ultrafiltration eliminates harmful-algal-bloom capacity losses that degrade polymeric membranes by 30–40 %. …"

A novel multiplex assay for simultaneous quantification of total and S129 phosphorylated human alpha-synuclein حسب Natalie Landeck (414147)

"…Interestingly, no increase in phosphorylation was observed when PLK2 and h-asyn were co-expressed in rat striatal neurons. …"

Giving anaemic cardiac surgery patients a better chance حسب Nature Research (16552612)

"…Anaemia commonly occurs as a result of cardiac surgery and has been repeatedly shown to increase patient illness and death.</p><p>Yet clinicians are not in agreement about the best time to treat anaemia with a blood transfusion. …"