Tobacco control in the Eastern Mediterranean region: implementation progress and persisting challenges حسب Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M E

"…Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable mortality worldwide, projected to claim 1 billion lives in the twenty-first century.1 Tobacco prevalence rates are expected to decrease across all the WHO regions by 2025 as a result of tobacco control efforts. …"
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Acute and chronic toxicity assessments of 17β-estradiol (E2) and 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2) on the calanoid copepod Acartia clausi: Effects on survival, development, sex-ratio and... حسب Emna, Djebbi

"…Embryos showed non-monotonic dose-response and hatching success was significantly reduced at low realistic concentrations of E2 (0.005, 0.5, and 5 μg L-1) and EE2 (0.05 and 5 μg L-1).Survival, development and sex ratio of A. clausi to EE2 exposure at 1 and 100 μg L-1 were also determined during a life cycle experiment. …"
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Evacuated tube heat pipe solar collector for Encontech engine-driven reverse osmosis solar desalination حسب Takalkar, Gorakshnath

"…Both energetic and exergetic efficiencies exhibit upper values at A co/A abs ratio up to 1. Further increment in this ratio up to 3 resulted in a decrease in the efficiency of the ETHPSC.…"
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Comparison of fosfomycin against fluoroquinolones for transrectal prostate biopsy prophylaxis: an individual patient-data meta-analysis حسب Roberts M.J.

"…Purpose: Rectal culture screening for fluoroquinolone (FQ)-resistant Enterobacteriaceae before transrectal ultrasound guided prostate (TRUSPB) biopsy and targeted antibiotic prophylaxis (TAP) may decrease post-TRUSPB infection rates compared to empiric (EAP) regimens. …"
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Integrating Building Information Management (BIM) in Civil Infrastructure Coordination: Application at LUSAIL Plaza حسب Abotaleb, Mohab Mohamed

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Backfilling Shaft Surround Using Recycled Concrete Waste Material حسب Brown, John

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Pharmacologic inhibition of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-hydroxylases ameliorates allergic contact dermatitis حسب Manresa M.C.

"…Background When an immune cell migrates from the bloodstream to a site of chronic inflammation, it experiences a profound decrease in microenvironmental oxygen levels leading to a state of cellular hypoxia. …"
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Development of Semitransparent UV Photodetector Based on PTB7-Th:PCBM Composite Using the Cost-effective Fabrication Method حسب Riaz, Muhammad

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Orthodontic camouflage versus orthodontic-orthognathic surgical treatment in borderline class III malocclusion: a systematic review. حسب Alhammadi, Maged S

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Brine management strategies, technologies, and recovery using adsorption processes حسب Al-Absi R.S.

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In vitro effects of hydrogen peroxide on rat uterine contraction before and during pregnancy حسب AlanaziR.

"…Results In both term-pregnant and non-pregnant uterine strips, H 2 O 2 elicited a biphasic response, consisting of a transient contraction followed by a persistent decrease in spontaneously generated contractions, contractions induced by oxytocin, and contractions induced by high Ca +2 (all P< 0.01, compared with controls) in a concentration-dependent manner. …"
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Assessment strategies of different molten salts for heat transfer in tri-generation systems حسب Klaimi, Rachid

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Results from the first culturally tailored, multidisciplinary diabetes education in Lebanese adults with type 2 diabetes: effects on self-care and metabolic outcomes حسب 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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Phenolic contents-based assessment of therapeutic potential of Syzygium cumini leaves extract حسب Ahmed, Rashid

"…The leaf extract also demonstrated an analgesic effect in rabbits as indicated by the decrease in writhing (12.2 ± 1.7 control vs. 3.7 ± 0.6 treated) and anti-inflammatory activity in rabbits paw with a protection against inflammation of 64.1 ± 2.4%. …"
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Effects of the P20 protein from Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis on insecticidal crystal protein Cry4Ba حسب Jaoua, Samir

"…Cry4BLB crystals produced in the presence of P20 were much less soluble than those produced by the control strain lacking P20 at pH lower than or equal to 10.5. The observed toxicity perturbation correlates with a decrease of Cry4BLB inclusions solubility. …"
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Experimental studies on the biodiesel production parameters optimization of sunflower and soybean oil mixture and DI engine combustion, performance, and emission analysis fueled wi... حسب Elkelawy M.

"…70% biodiesel) were prepared to power a single cylinder diesel engine. The engine results as compared to diesel fuel, show a reduction in the rate of change of CO by 33.8% for D50B50. …"
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Gender Prespecified Sampling for Cost Control حسب Trung Le1, Kien

"…The benefits are twofold: (1) a reduction in survey costs and (2) simplified withinhousehold selection. …"
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Influenza prevalence and vaccine efficacy among diabetic patients in Qatar حسب Swapna, Thomas

"…Among the typed IVA-positive cases, 33.4% were H1N1, and 7.7% were H3N2. A significant decrease in influenza infections was reported in vaccinated DM patients (14.5%) when compared to non-vaccinated patients (18.9%) (p-value = 0.006). …"
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Influenza prevalence and vaccine efficacy among diabetic patients in Qatar حسب Swapna, Thomas

"…Among the typed IVA-positive cases, 33.4% were H1N1, and 7.7% were H3N2. A significant decrease in influenza infections was reported in vaccinated DM patients (14.5%) when compared to non-vaccinated patients (18.9%) (p-value = 0.006). …"
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Thermo-economic assessment of forward osmosis as pretreatment to boost the performance and sustainability of multi-effect distillation for seawater desalination حسب Ortega-Delgado, B.

"…This work presents the thermodynamic and techno-economic assessment of a forward osmosis – multi-effect distillation (FO-MED) system able to improve the thermal performance of the MED seawater desalination process and reduce its environmental impact. …"
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