Drive‐up INR testing and phone‐based consultations service during COVID‐19 pandemic in a pharmacist‐lead anticoagulation clinic in Qatar: Monitoring, clinical, resource utilization... حسب Eman N. Alhmoud (14778706)

"…Combined with teleclinics, using drive-up fingerstick International normalized ratio (INR) testing was recommended to decrease exposure risk of anticoagulation patients.…"

Predictors of prolonged hospitalization among geriatric trauma patients using the modified 5-Item Frailty index in a Middle Eastern trauma center: an 11-year retrospective study حسب Husham Abdelrahman (768893)

"…Head injury and bleeding were the leading causes of mortality in the study cohort. There was a significant decrease in the trend of geriatric trauma over the years. …"

Dextran Sodium Sulfate-Induced Impairment of Protein Trafficking and Alterations in Membrane Composition in Intestinal Caco-2 Cell Line حسب Toutounji, Mohamad

"…This was associated with an alteration in the expression levels of inflammatory factors in addition to an increase in the expression of the ER stress protein markers, namely immunoglobulin-binding protein (BiP), C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP), activation transcription factor 4 (ATF4), and X-box binding protein (XBP1). …"
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Assessing the Impact of Water Efficiency Policies on Qatar’s Electricity and Water Sectors حسب Athar Kamal (17191843)

"…Further results suggest that while replacing groundwater with desalinated water can increase the energy consumption significantly, reuse of treated wastewater has almost the same footprint as groundwater, but can increase the resilience of the system considerably as groundwater abstraction levels are lowered to their renewal rates</p><p dir="ltr"><br></p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Energies<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en14144348" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en14144348</a></p>…"

Mechanisms underlying the effects of caloric restriction on hypertension حسب Ahmad A. Al Attar (17563152)

"…Accumulating evidence suggests that CR promotes endothelium-dependent vasodilation through activating eNOS and increasing nitric oxide (NO) levels through multiple cascades involving modulation of oxidative stress, autophagy, and inflammation. …"

Triple therapy with pravastatin, low molecular weight heparin and low dose aspirin improves placental haemodynamics and pregnancy outcomes in obstetric antiphospholipid syndrome in... حسب Eleftheria Lefkou (17052414)

"…</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">LMWH + LDA + PRAV increased serum NO levels and significantly improved placental haemodynamics and maternal and neonatal outcomes in women and mice with OAPS. …"

Potential Biomarkers to Predict Acute Ischemic Stroke in Type 2 Diabetes حسب Abu Saleh Md Moin (6189512)

"…PPBP and THBS1 tended to increase at hypoglycemia in both cohorts, though reached significance only in controls (p < 0.05), returning to BL levels post-hypoglycemia. …"

Interleukin-35 and Thymoquinone nanoparticle-based intervention for liver protection against paracetamol-induced liver injury in rats حسب Maisa Siddiq Abduh (16381125)

"…Additionally, IL-35 or THYO decreased TNF-α, NF-κB, IL-10, IL-6 and IFN-γ in contrast to the PAR control group. Moreover, levels of Capase-3, and cytochrome C were significantly reduced by THYO or IL35, while, levels of Bcl-2 were markedly increased. …"

Changes in the burden and underlying causes of heart failure in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2019: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 حسب Razieh, Hassannejad

"…This study provides a systematic analysis of the burden and underlying causes of HF in the EMR, including at the country level, between 1990 and 2019. MethodsWe used the 2019 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) data for estimates of prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), and underlying causes of HF in the EMR. …"
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Super Neurons حسب Serkan Kiranyaz (3762058)

"…It is highly desired to improve the receptive field size without increasing the kernel dimensions. This requires a significant upgrade over the generative neurons to achieve the “non-localized kernel operations” for each connection between consecutive layers. …"

Hybrid Multimodule DC-DC Converters for Ultrafast Electric Vehicle Chargers حسب Mena ElMenshawy (18810244)

"…<p dir="ltr">To increase the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), significant efforts in terms of reducing the charging time are required. …"

Sustainable urban development strategies to enhance outdoor thermal comfort and promote walkability in the United Arab Emirates حسب ALTENEIJI, AHMED SALIM AHMED SAIF

"…Moreover, individuals can walk less than 10 min in summertime before the feel very uncomfortable. while this duration significantly increases if the street is shaded. The result if simulations shows that street orientation and H/W aspect ratio can contribute to enhancement of 2 °C. …"
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Detection, molecular typing and phylogenetic analysis of Leishmania isolated from cases of leishmaniasis among Syrian refugees in Lebanon حسب Tokajian, Sima

"…Sequencing and phylogenetic analysis revealed high levels of heterogeneity. A statistically significant correlation was observed between PI and the results of the nested ITS1-5.8S rDNA gene PCR. …"
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Dietary Trichosporon mycotoxinivoron modulates ochratoxin-A induced altered performance, hepatic and renal antioxidant capacity and tissue injury in broiler chickens حسب Sheraz Ahmed Bhatti (9759633)

"…Dietary OTA at all the tested levels induced the hepatic and renal tissue injury as indicated by significant decreased total antioxidant capacity in these organs along with significant decreased (p ≤ 0.05) serum concentrations of total proteins and albumin. …"

The effect of colchicine on myocardial infarction: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials حسب Ayesha, Younas

"…ConclusionThe use of colchicine post-MI reduces the composite of adverse cardiovascular events, and hospitalization urgency but increases adverse gastrointestinal events. However, colchicine does not impact all-cause mortality, cardiac arrest, stroke incidence, incidence of recurrent MI and the levels of hs-CRP. …"
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The Effects of Social Determinants of Health on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Lebanese with Type 2 Diabetes حسب Saadé, Rita

"…ACE, diabetes family history, age were found to be significantly and indirectly linked to the primary outcome (waist circumference) through A1C as a mediator, unlike health literacy that was significantly and directly linked to the primary outcome (χ2= 8.30 with p= 0.1405, CFI = .94 and RMSEA = .049 with PCLOSE of .44) Discussion: Patients that were health literate, working fewer hours with positive diabetes family history, and higher BMI and A1C levels were shown to have higher waist circumference and higher risk for cardiovascular risk factors. …"
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Feeder protection challenges with high penetration of inverter based distributed generation حسب Margossian, Haraj

"…The increasing proportion of inverter based distributed generation (DG) in the power system may limit the short circuit power available at distribution substations and consequently cause significant troubles for the protection of distribution feeders where DG are connected. …"
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Teaching the novel in a university english as a foreign language (EFL) context حسب Bacha, Nahla Nola

"…The aim of the present study is to explore the preliminary  effect of selected novels combined with film and student oral presentations on L1 Arabic EFL learners  use of vocabulary in one 20th Century American Novel course at an English medium university in Lebanon. Two literary essay tests were administered to 25 students, one at the beginning and another at the end of the semester, holistically scored and qualitatively analyzed for vocabulary variety. Main findings indicated that although the holistic scores did not significantly increase, there was use of a more diverse and use of vocabulary on Test 2. Recommendations are made for classroom practice and future research.…"
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Aorta deformation linked to heart disease حسب Nature Research (16552612)

"…They found that the mechanics of the aorta were altered, with the pulsatile change in aortic diameter, distention and elasticity of the aortic walls being significantly decreased, and aortic stiffness significantly increased, in HCM patients compared to the controls. …"

Microalgal-based desalination brine remediation: Achievements, challenges, and future research trends حسب Isra E. Gilani (17019066)

"…<p dir="ltr">Desalination brine discharge has several negative impacts on the marine environment, such as increase in salinity levels, effects on marine biodiversity, and alteration of the physical and chemical characteristics of water. …"