Selection of Bacillus spp. with decontamination potential on multiple Fusarium mycotoxins by Zahoor Ul, Hassan

“…In vivo mycotoxin degradation potential of BM344-1 tested on artificially contaminated maize showed 25-44% reduction of ZEN and 15-19% reduction of T-2, with a non-significant effect in case of combined mycotoxins contamination. …”
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Hypospadias Reconstruction Training: Development of an Ex-Vivo Model for Objective Evaluation of Surgical Skills by Abbas, Tariq

“…Additionally, the mean power spectral density of the EMG signal decreased notably post-training. ConclusionThis study presents a structured approach for hypospadias training and highlights the effectiveness of wearable sensor technology for objective skill assessment. …”
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Methylated pentavalent arsenic metabolites are bifunctional inducers, as they induce cytochrome P450 1A1 and NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase through AhR- and Nrf2-dependent mechanis... by Anwar-Mohamed, Anwar

“…The induction of CYP1A1 by these metabolites seems to be ligand-independent, possibly through a decrease in HSP90 protein expression levels. The metabolites also increased ROS production, which was significantly higher than that produced by As(III). …”
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Impact of SARS-CoV-2 on Ambient Air Quality in Northwest China (NWC) by Zaib, Shah

“…To prevent the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, China imposed a countrywide lockdown that significantly improved the air quality. To investigate the collective effect of SARS-CoV-2 on air quality, we analyzed the ambient air quality in five provinces of northwest China (NWC): Shaanxi (SN), Xinjiang (XJ), Gansu (GS), Ningxia (NX) and Qinghai (QH), from January 2019 to December 2020. …”
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Adsorption of Congo Red Dye Using Activated Carbon-Fe3O4 Composite by Mahmud, Nafis

“…Initial dye concentration also had significant impact on the adsorption process as the adsorption capacity of the AC- Fe3O4 adsorbents decreased with increase in dye concentrations. …”
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Vertical zonation and functional diversity of fish assemblages revealed by ROV videos at oil platforms in The Gulf by Ben-Hamadou, Radhouan

“…The functional indices showed no significant differences between water depths or diel cycles (day / night). …”
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Debt maturity, financial crisis and corporate performance in GCC countries: A dynamic-GMM approach by Zeitun, Rami

“…The study also investigates the effects of the financial crisis on the significance of long-term and short-term debt financing as determinants of firms' performance. …”
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Thymus vulgaris (Thyme) inhibits proliferation, adhesion, migration, and invasion of human colorectal cancer cells by Al-Menhali, Afnan

“…Therefore, T. vulgaris could have an anticancer effect and that some of its bioactive compounds may prove to be effective treatment modalities for human CRC.…”
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THE ROLE OF QATAR COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS IN DEPRESSION CARE: A SURVEY OF ATTITUDES, PRACTICES AND PERCEIVED BARRIERS by SHAMI, RULA

“…Responses were measured on a 5-point-Likert scale. Study outcomes were scores of attitudes to depression, scores of self-reported depression care practices and the number of perceived barriers. …”
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Psychiatric inpatients' views of their mental health, and their experience of social change, during the pandemic: A report from Qatar by Badanapurkar, Ashishkumar

“…Those reporting worsened mental health, attributable to the pandemic, were significantly more likely to report having experienced four negative social changes during the pandemic, namely reduced ability to discuss emotions/feelings with family members, decreased time spent exercising, decreased time spent relaxing and increased stress from the home. …”
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A novel index based on planktonic copepod reproductive traits as a tool for marine ecotoxicology studies by Mohamed Bakr, Hussain

“…Cadmium affects reproductive traits in Centropages ponticus, decreasing EPR and particularly HS. Furthermore, copper and chromium at high concentrations induce significant decreases in eggs per female in Notodiaptomus conifer. …”
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Biocompatibility and toxicity of novel iron chelator Starch-Deferoxamine (S-DFO) compared to zinc oxide nanoparticles to zebrafish embryo: An oxidative stress based apoptosis, phys... by Nasrallah, Gheyath

“…Clinically approved iron chelators are effective in decreasing significant transfusional iron accumulation. …”
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Pharmacoeconomic Evaluations of Oral Anticancer Agents. Thematic Systematic Review by Alkadour, Ahmad Amer

“…Oral anticancer drugs (OACDs) have shown to be eliminating the need for hospitalization, decreasing the rate of adverse drug reactions and, ultimately, improving patients' quality of life. …”
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Covid-19 pandemic and quality of life among Romanian athletes by Cosma, Germina Alina

“…Trait anxiety has an increasing effect on the intensity of the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, 0.23, CI 95% (.10, 0.35), Z = 3.56, p < 0.01, and the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has a decreasing effect on quality of life, −0.47, CI 95% (−0.67, −0.27), Z = −4.62, p < 0.01. …”
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Network analysis of anxiety and depressive symptoms among quarantined individuals: Cross-sectional study by Abdul Karim, Mustafa

“…Results Participants with COVID-19 were significantly older and had a significantly higher proportion of males. …”
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Salvia fruticosa Induces Vasorelaxation in Rat Isolated Thoracic Aorta: Role of the PI3K/Akt/eNOS/NO/cGMP Signaling Pathway by Anwar, M. Akhtar

“…Here we determined the effects of an ethanolic extract of SF leaves on rings of isolated thoracic aorta from Sprague-Dawley rats. …”
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A vector quantization based k-NN approach for large-scale image classification by Ozan, Ezgi Can

“…However, with the growth of the size of image datasets and the number of dimensions of image descriptors, popularity of k-NNs has decreased due to their significant storage requirements and computational costs. …”
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The Influence of Loneliness and Living Alone on the Quality of Life of the Elderly: Evidence from Europe by Ammari, Lora

“…This research indicates a positive correlation between living alone and loneliness, with a greater effect on males, and identifies loneliness as an independent factor decreasing QoL. …”
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Nanotargeted Delivery of Immune Therapeutics in Type 1 Diabetes by Jung, Sungwook

“…This effect is associated with a significant reduction of T effector cell populations in the PLNs and a decreased production of pro-inflammatory cytokine in the mice treated with MECA79-anti-CD3-NPs. …”
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The Gender-Pay Gap and the Family in the Gulf: Root Causes, Implications and Policy Response by Al-Ahmadi, Hala

“…According to evidence it decreases family incomes and increases poverty. Although, women contribute significantly to the family's economic well-being, they continue to earn less than their male colleagues. …”
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