Dynamic stretching alone can impair slower velocity isokinetic performance of young male handball players for at least 24 hours by Monoem Haddad (5345357)

“…<p dir="ltr">There are many adult studies reporting static stretch (SS)-induced deficits and dynamic stretch (DS) performance improvements shortly after the intervention. However, there is only a single study examining stretch-induced performance changes with youth at 24 hours’ post-stretch. …”

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

“…The dietary intake, assessed by 24-h recalls, did not show any significant changes after the supplementation in both the groups. The gut microbiome composition, measured by 16S rDNA sequencing, showed no difference in both alpha and beta diversities, whereas the LEfse analysis revealed a microbial shift after the treatment, with a decreased abundance of the genus <i>Ruminococcus</i> from the Lachnospiraceae family (<i>p</i> = 0.009), and the unclassified genus from the family Erysipelotrichaceae (UC36, <i>p</i> = 0.003) in the FVS group compared with the PLA group (confirmed by SIAMCAT analysis, AUC = 74.1%). …”

Structural performance of buried prestressed concrete cylinder pipes with harnessed joints interaction using numerical modeling by Hajali, Masood

“…Broken prestressing wire wraps are the main cause of failure in buried prestressed concrete cylinder pipes (PCCP), which form the backbone of water and wastewater infrastructure networks in North America. …”
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Effect of the number of broken wire wraps on the structural performance of PCCP with full interaction at the gasket joint by Hajali, M.

“…Broken prestressing wire wraps are the main cause of failure in prestressed concrete cylinder pipes (PCCP). …”
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Comparison of diesel emission experiments in view of the environment: A case study at Dubai by Al Ali, Yousif

“…Comparing the two experiments with a baseline vehicle, the results indicate that after the inspection and maintenance experiment, a significant reduction in emissions was achieved in carbon monoxide (300%), nitrogen oxides (500%) and hydrocarbons (88%). …”
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Investigation of infiltration rates under different experimental conditions by Maani, Mariam S.

“…Infiltration characteristics were measured for two different scenarios: Before Irrigation (BI) and After Irrigation (AI). The infiltration results of FH and CH showed that the initial moisture content highly affects the magnitude of the final IR as the infiltration capacity of the tested soils decreases for AI cases. …”
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Trade Flow and Nation Brand Distance: A Structural Gravity Model Approach by AL BESHER, HUDA ISMAIL

“…The empirical findings shows that NBD influence both export and import volume in which less distant countries in term of nation brands are able to overcome the negative effect of geographical distance which can stimulates the export mainly and import flow to some extent. The results on the impact of NBD on FTA and trade flows provides some interesting insights as the there is a negative and significant moderation impact of NBD on the relationship between FTA and both export and import volume which suggest that a decrease of NBD will increase the effect of FTA on trade flow. …”
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Electrically conductive hybrid organic crystals as flexible optical waveguides by Li, Liang

“…In cyclic operation mode, their conductivity decreases less than 1% after 10,000 thermal cycles. …”
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Reducing terrorism with development ; the United Nations' new path. (c2009) by Kassis, Maria-Rita

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Effects of habitat complexity on the abundance, species richness and size of darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) in artificial vegetation by Bartholomew, Aaron

“…At the high levels of habitat complexity used in this study, the main effect of increasing complexity was excluding beetles from higher complexity treatments, particularly larger beetle species. …”
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Heart Rate Variability Analysis Reveals a Non-monotonic Relationship between Humanin Concentration and Cardiac Autonomic Regulation by Feng, Samuel

“…Mitochondrial ATP production is the main source of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and hence the regulation of ROS becomes an important issue in maintaining optimal ANS functionality. …”
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Tranexamic Acid Application in Facial Aesthetic Surgery: An Umbrella Review by Mohamed Badie Ahmed (10223510)

“…This review focuses on giving readers a comprehensive overview regarding the use of TXA in facial aesthetic surgeries. …”

Application of Emotional Intelligence in Surgical Education: A Scoping Review by Arshad Ali (638656)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Emotional Intelligence (EI) encompasses the ability to perceive, understand, and manage emotions and is increasingly recognized as a vital nontechnical (soft) skill within surgical education. …”

Genomic Landscape And Structural Impact Of Biotinidase (BTD) Variants In A Middle Eastern Population by BalaSubramani Gattu Linga (19325617)

“…MD simulations indicated that H323R, D444H, and P497S exhibited greater structural flexibility (increased RMSD/RMSF and PCA trace values), whereas R209C and D444H demonstrated reduced compactness (higher radius of gyration). …”

Internet Searches for Medical Symptoms Before Seeking Information on 12-Step Addiction Treatment Programs: A Web-Search Log Analysis by George Nitzburg (18614989)

“…Second, we examined symptom queries preceding queries on the 12-step program at time lags of 0-7 days, 7-14 days, and 14-30 days, where the probability of asking about a medical symptom was greater in the 30-day time window preceding 12-step program information-seeking as compared to all previous times that the symptom was queried.…”

The role of IT governance in enhancing the competitiveness of for-profit private schools' business by Jasim, Alaa H

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Pilot scale evaluation of thin film composite membranes for reducing wastewater volumes: osmotic concentration process by Abdelrahman M. Awad (16932519)

“…The membrane achieved a water flux of 10 LMH, which slightly decreased to 9.6 after 48 h of operation, mainly due to inorganic scaling. …”

Corporate Governance and the diversification discount by Boumosleh, Anwar

“…However, we find that the sensitivity of the diversification discount to CEO power decreases significantly after the implementation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which implies that the restrictions and regulations passed by the act enhance corporate governance and limit the misallocation of resources and the diversification discount respectively.…”
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The Effect of Atorvastatin (and Subsequent Metformin) on Adipose Tissue Acylation-Stimulatory-Protein Concentration and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Overweight/Obese Women With Polyc... by Thozhukat Sathyapalan (704787)

“…Following the 12 week randomization; both group of women with PCOS were subsequently started on metformin 1,500 mg daily for further 12 weeks to assess whether pre-treatment with atorvastatin potentiates the effects of metformin on markers of adipose tissue function We conducted a post-hoc review to detect plasma ASP and the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL6 and MCP-1 before and after 12 and 24 weeks of treatment.</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">There was significant reduction in ASP (156.7 ± 16.2 vs. 124.4 ± 14.8 ng/ml p <0.01), IL-6 (1.48 ± 0.29 vs.0.73 ± 0.34 pg/ml p = 0.01) and MCP-1 (30.4 ± 4.2 vs. 23.0 ± 4.5 pg/ml p = 0.02) after 12 weeks of atorvastatin that was maintained subsequently with 12 weeks treatment with metformin. …”

Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Alters Neuropilin-1, PlGF, and SNAI1 Expression Levels and Predicts Breast Cancer Patients Response by Noura Al-Zeheimi (5177066)

“…To further identify the role of NRP-1 and its interacting molecules in correspondence with patients' response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC), we conducted a comparative study on blood and tissue samples collected from a cohort of locally advanced breast cancer patients, before and after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC). From a panel of tested proteins and genes, we found that the levels of plasma NRP-1, placenta growth factor (PlGF) and immune cell expression of the transcription factor <i>SNAI1</i> before and after NAC were significantly different. …”