Results from the first culturally tailored, multidisciplinary diabetes education in Lebanese adults with type 2 diabetes: effects on self-care and metabolic outcomes by Sukkarieh-Haraty, Ola

“…This pilot-study tested the effect of culturally-tailored education targeting diabetes selfcare on glycemia and cardiovascular risk factors of Lebanese with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) (n = 27; Age: 61 ± 10 yrs, 59% males, HbA1c: 8.98 ± 1.38%). Results: Diabetes self-care (Diet, Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose and foot care) improved after 6 months, which was reflected in a significant drop in glycemic levels (HbA1c:-0.5%; FPG: − 38 mg/dl), and cholesterol/HDL ratio (4.45 ± 1.39 vs. 4.06 ± 1.29). …”
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PROFILE OF OXIDATIVE STRESS GENES IN RESPONSE TO OBESITY TREATMENT by AHMED, AMIRA

“…Conclusion: This study demonstrated that SFN had lowered body weight in WT-DIO mice by decreasing OS damage in skeletal muscles through the NrF2 pathway and can be a potential anti-obesity drug.…”
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Prospects of Biocrude Production Potential from Local Diatom by Al-Namimi, Sara Mohammed

“…A marine diatom Nitzchia reversa was grown in 5 sq. m open raceway pond (10 cm culture depth, 500 L culture volume) in the Qatari desert environment. …”
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Modeling the risk-based decisions of the microgrid in day-ahead energy and reserve markets considering stochastic dispatching of electrical and thermal energy storages by Bahramara, Salah

“…However, the proposed robust two-stage stochastic model leads to a smaller reduction of the MGO's first-stage decisions in the worst case in comparison with the conventional methods, i.e. deterministic and probabilistic ones. …”
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Screening the growth inhibition mechanism of sulfate reducing bacteria by chitosan/lignosulfonate nanocomposite (CS@LS) in seawater media by Kashif, Rasool

“…The SRBs spiked with 500 µg/mL CS@LS showed a reduction in cell viability to 1.5 × 106 MPN/mL. …”
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Experimental Investigation on the Flexural Capacity of Reinforced Concrete Beams with Treated Wastewater and Recycled Concrete Aggregates by Abushanab, Abdelrahman

“…In addition, the utilization of FA at a 20% replacement ratio enhanced the flexural strength by 5% to 7%.…”
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Oxidative stress cytotoxicity induced by platinum-doped magnesia nanoparticles in cancer cells by Mohamed Qasim, Al-Fahdawi

“…The cytotoxicity of Pt/MgO nanoparticles was determined via the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)−2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay on the human lung and colonic cancer cells (A549 and HT29 respectively) and normal human lung and colonic fibroblasts cells (MRC-5 and CCD-18Co repectively). …”
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Oxidative stress cytotoxicity induced by platinum-doped magnesia nanoparticles in cancer cells by Mohamed Qasim, Al-Fahdawi

“…The cytotoxicity of Pt/MgO nanoparticles was determined via the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)−2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay on the human lung and colonic cancer cells (A549 and HT29 respectively) and normal human lung and colonic fibroblasts cells (MRC-5 and CCD-18Co repectively). …”
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Gender Prespecified Sampling for Cost Control by Trung Le1, Kien

“…The benefits are twofold: (1) a reduction in survey costs and (2) simplified withinhousehold selection. …”
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Green Revolution dwarfing Rht genes negatively affected wheat floral traits related to cross-pollination efficiency by Schierenbeck, Matías

“…Anthers extrusion decreased from 40% (rht) to 20% (Rht1 and Rht2), 11% (Rht3), 8.3% (Rht1 + 2), and 6.5% (Rht2 + 3). …”
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Unanswered issues on decarbonizing the aviation industry through the development of sustainable aviation fuel from microalgae by Rony, Zahidul Islam

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The response of culturally important plants to experimental warming and clipping in Pakistan Himalayas by Karimi, Saira

“…Contrastingly, clipping had a marginally significant effect in reducing the biomass and cover of all plant species. …”
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Biodegradable polysaccharide grafted polyacrylamide inhibitor for corrosion in CO2- saturated saline solution by Jalab, Rem

“…Lastly, potentiostatic testing of steel with AGGPAM at an applied potential of 50 mV illustrated surface protection and decreased current over a prolonged time. …”
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Burden of disease attributable to suboptimal diet, metabolic risks and low physical activity in Ethiopia and comparison with Eastern sub-Saharan African countries, 1990-2015: findi... by Melaku, Yohannes Adama

“…While the age-adjusted proportion of all-cause mortality attributable to CMU decreased significantly between 1990 and 2015, it increased from 10.8% [95% UI: 8.8-13.3] to 14.5% [95% UI: 11.7-18.0] for dietary risks and from 17.0% [95% UI: 15.4-18.7] to 24.2% [95% UI: 22.2-26.1] for metabolic risks. …”
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Microbially induced calcite precipitation in calcareous soils by endogenous Bacillus cereus, at high pH and harsh weather by Oualha, Meriam

“…Microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) improves the physical properties of soils by increasing the solid content, decreasing the pore sizes and improving the rigidity of the particle-to-particle contact ending with a better mechanical and geotechnical performances of the soils. …”
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Dietary patterns associated with the risk of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women by Tayyem, Reema F.

“…The ‘High-Fruits and Vegetables’ dietary pattern showed a decreased likelihood of osteoporosis risk in the fourth quartile [Q4: AOR 0.375, 95% CI (0.154–0.9150), P = 0.031]. …”
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Thermal and mechanical stability of microwave sintered cold compact bismuth telluride thermoelectric material by Farheen F., Jaldurgam

“…The compression strength for all the samples had almost a constant value of 64 ± 0.5 MPa. Our fabrication method has the benefits of a low-cost, simple, and quick process paired with better thermal and mechanical properties, making it a good prospect for bismuth telluride thermoelectrics.…”
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Effect of graphene loading on thermomechanical properties of poly(vinyl alcohol)/starch blend by Jose, J.

“…Polymer nanocomposites based on poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)/starch blend and graphene were prepared by solution mixing and casting. Glycerol was used as a plasticizer and added in the starch dispersion. …”
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Microwave-Assisted Solvothermal Synthesis of Mo-Doped TiO2 with Exceptional Textural Properties and Superior Adsorption Kinetics by Ahmad, Yahia H.

“…The average particle size ranged between 9.7 and 27.5 nm and it decreased with increasing the Mo content. …”
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Arabic gum as green agent for ZnO nanoparticles synthesis: properties, mechanism and antibacterial activity by Ba-Abbad, Muneer M.

“…The size of the spherically shaped ZnO NPs decreased with an increase in the amount of Arabic gum, up to an optimal 1.50 wt%. …”
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