Impact of composition and salinity on swelling and gel strength of poly (acrylamide-co-acrylic acid) preformed particle gel by Ben Ali, Ahmed

“…On the contrary, PPG5, with the lowest acrylic acid and highest crosslinker content, has a swelling capacity of 239 g/g and more than 17 g/g in distilled and brine 1, respectively. …”
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Do labor remittance outflows retard economic growth in Qatar? Evidence from nonlinear cointegration by Alsamara, Mouyad

“…A larger increase in remittance outflows would lead to a decrease in the aggregate demand and produce a deflationary pressure. …”
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Forecast of the outbreak of COVID-19 using artificial neural network: Case study Qatar, Spain, and Italy by Shawaqfah M.

“…The first wave of the pandemic outbreak of the novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) began in September 2019 and continued to March 2020. …”
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The Mechanical and Thermal Response of Shape Memory Alloy-Reinforced Aluminum Nanocomposites by Penchal, Reddy M.

“…YS], damping capacity (Q-1) and damping loss rate (L) was observed, with a concurrent decrease in the values of failure strain (?…”
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Corporate governance and cost of debt financing: Empirical evidence from Canada by Ghouma, Hatem

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Hemoglobin, hematocrit and plasma volume variations following combined sprint and strength: Effect of advanced age by Sellami, M.

“…At P1, PV decrease during exercise was significantly (P <.05) higher in middle-aged compared to young groups. …”
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Enhancing compressive, tensile, thermal and damping response of pure Al using BN nanoparticles by Penchal Reddy M.

“…The addition of BN nanoparticulates enhanced the damping characteristics of pure Al with Al-1.5 vol.% BN nanocomposite exhibiting the maximum damping capacity and damping loss rate with a minimum change in elastic modulus. …”
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Tailoring electrocatalytic properties of Pt nanoparticles grown on Ti3C2Tx MXene surface by Filip, Jaroslav

“…Composites containing 14 wt% Pt showed HER with an onset potential of −75.9 mV and a current density of −10 mA cm−2 achieved at −226 mV. …”
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Nonlinear stochastic modeling for optimal dispatch of distributed energy resources in active distribution grids including reactive power by Mehrjerdi, Hasan

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The impact of using produced water for plant irrigation and its effects on plants and soil characteristics by Atia, Fathy Atia Mohamed

“…The results showed that all plants could not survive except Medicago sativa which tolerated up to 10% produced water with a decrease in intensity, length and biomass. Salsola baryosma tolerated up to20% produced water without any significance differences on the morphological characteristics. …”
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Effect of rat serum lipoproteins on mRNA levels and amiodarone metabolism by cultured primary rat hepatocytes by Brocks, D. R.

“…The effect of hyperlipidemic rat serum, either before or with AM, was profound, causing a significant reduction in the CLint. Reductions were seen in mRNA for cytochrome P450 1A1, 3A2, and 2D1, some transporters, and low-density lipoprotein receptors after exposure of hepatocytes to lipoprotein-rich sera. …”
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Self-assembled zirconia nanotube arrays: Fabrication mechanism, energy consideration and optical activity by Amer, Ahmad W.

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Adaptive effects of seeing green environment on psychophysiological parameters when walking or running by Briki W.

“…Study 1 revealed that walking in a green environment induced a significant reduction in heart rate values as compared to the red and white conditions although no differences in gait speed were found. …”
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Experimental and numerical investigations on axial crushing of square cross-sections tube with vertical wave by Eyvazian, Arameh

“…The annealing of aluminum shells resulted in a 76%increase in ultimate strain and a 60% and 56% decrease in yield and ultimate stresses, respectively. …”
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Palestinian import - export trade modeling For the period 1968-1998, an application of seemingly unrelated regression equations by Abugamea, Gaber Hussain

“…Also, under the prevailing relationship with Israel the Palestinian trade experienced losing of competitiveness, a situation let a shock in real exchange rate renders an increase in imports and a decrease in exports in trading with the ROW. …”
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Resveratrol-Elicited PKC Inhibition Counteracts NOX-Mediated Endothelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Human Retinal Endothelial Cells Exposed to High Glucose by Giordo, Roberta

“…Primary Human Retinal Endothelial Cells (HRECs) were either pre-treated for 24 h with 1 µM resveratrol or left untreated, then glucose (30 mM) was applied at 3-day intervals for 10 days. qRT-PCR and ELISA were used to detect mRNA or protein expression of endothelial markers (CD31, CDH5, vWF) or mesenchymal markers (VIM, αSMA and collagen I), respectively. …”
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Absorption of CO2 in aqueous blend of methyldiethanolamine and arginine by Talkhan, Ahmed Gomaa

“…However, for CO2 partial pressure of above 20 kPa, the addition of Arg caused a decrease in the solubility of CO2. The obtained loading data were correlated using a semiempirical (SE) vapour liquid equilibrium (VLE) model with an average absolute deviation (AAD) less than 4.1% between the predicted and the experimental values. …”
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Mechanical and Electromagnetic Properties of Self-Compacted Geopolymer Concretes With Nano Silica and Steel Fiber Additives by Hasar, Ugur Cem

“…Finally, sample C7, which has 1% SF with a smaller diameter and 2% NS in reference to the mass of the binder, has the optimum NS and SF additives, producing maximum absorbance values.…”
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Tribological studies of nanomodified mineral based multi-grade engine oil by Laad, M.

“…Tests were carried under loads of 40N, 60N and 90N at sliding speeds 0.5 m/s, 1.0 m/s and 1.5 m/s. Nanoparticle concentration in the mineral oil was taken as 1.5 wt%. …”
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ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE ACTIVITY & BIOAVAILABILITY DURING OBESITY CONDITIONS by Das, Sandra Concepcion

“…Levels of plasma ADMA increased and serum nitrite concentrations were reduced in the CAF-OB group while the CAF-WR group had a decrease in plasma ADMA levels and an increase in serum nitrite concentrations. …”
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