Vocal Changes in Patients With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Hannoun, Antoine

“…There was no statistically significant difference in the acoustic parameters except for an increase in the relative average perturbation (P value = 0.035) and a decrease in maximum phonation time (P value = 0.001) in patients with PCOS. …”
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Salvia libanotica improves glycemia and serum lipid profile in rats fed a high fat diet by Bassil, Maya

“…Results The intake of S. libanotica extract was associated with a significant decrease in fasting serum glucose (102.9 ± 10.8 in GII and 87.5 ± 6.4 in GIII vs. 152.1 ± 7.9 mg/dl in controls) and a two fold increase in fasting serum insulin (GIII) and liver glycogen content (GII and GIII). …”
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Hepatoprotective, Antioxidant, and Anticancer Effects of the Tragopogon porrifolius Methanolic Extract by Tenkerian, Clara

“…The highest dose of the extract (250 mg/kg) recorded a fold increase of 1.68 for SOD, 2.49 for GST, and 3.2 for CAT. …”
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Extraction and characterization of biofunctional lignocellulosic fibers from Pulicaria undulata plant and the effect of alkali treatment on their bio-physicochemical properties by Mohammed, Alsafran

“…In contrast, alkali-treated fibers showed a significant decrease in radical scavenging activity (almost 7–8 fold) and reducing power potential (6-fold) and exhibited no antifungal activity, potentially due to the loss of bioactive components such as lignin and essential oils. …”
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The molecular mechanisms of apoptosis accompanied with the epigenetic regulation of the NY-ESO-1 antigen in non-small lung cancer cells treated with decitabine (5-aza-CdR) by Varghese P. Inchakalody (14557382)

“…Bisulfite-sequencing demonstrated 45.6% demethylation efficiency at the NY-ESO-1 gene promoter region and RT-qPCR analysis confirmed the significant induction of NY-ESO-1 at mRNA level (128-fold increase, *p < 0.050). …”

Curcumin encapsulated colloidal amphiphilic block co-polymeric nanocapsules by Bechnak, Linda

“…The nanocapsules exhibited a >30–fold decrease in IC50, suggesting enhanced anticancer activity associated with curcumin encapsulation. …”
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A Study on Reducing Heat Gains through the use of Green Envelope by Alabadla, Mania

“…The usage of green roof and living walls in high rise building reduced the cooling loads by 24.35% comparing to the base case. The energy use of the whole building dropped by 23% compared to the base case while the CO2 emissions dropped by 17%. …”
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Hygienic quality of chlorinated city water stored in household tanks in Byblos, Lebanon. (c2004) by Abi Chedid, Najib

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Effect of temperature on the rheological properties of neat aqueous Wyoming sodium bentonite dispersions by Vryzas, Zisis

“…The yield stress increased linearly with temperature by almost three-fold, the flow consistency index decreased exponentially with temperature by almost five-fold and the flow behavior index increased by about 20%, tending towards the Newtonian value. …”
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Host Genetic Variants Potentially Associated With SARS-CoV-2: A Multi-Population Analysis by Maria K. Smatti (4675852)

“…Remarkably, Africans seem to carry extremely lower frequencies of SARS-CoV-1 susceptibility alleles, reaching to 32-fold decrease compared to other populations.</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">Multiple genetic variants, which could potentially modulate SARS-CoV-2 infection, are significantly variable between populations, with the lowest frequency observed among Africans. …”

Efficacy of Cannabidiol Combination with Cisplatin or Paclitaxel against Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer Cell Lines by Ismail, Jana

“…Thus, according to Drug Reduction Index (DRI), a combination of 6-fold less concentration of cisplatin with 1.3-fold less concentration of CBD yields a 95% cell growth inhibition. …”
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Qatar’s immigrants at higher risk of diabetes by Nature Research (16552612)

“…Those of South Asian descent had a 13-fold increased risk of having elevated glycated haemoglobin levels, and Filipinos a 4.5-fold increase, compared to the native Arab population. …”

The impact of COVID‐19 pandemic lockdown on smoking habits and lifestyle: A cross‐sectional study by Almu'atasim Khamees (11875640)

“…Females who started smoking last year were 2.6‐fold more than males (<i>p</i>< 0.0001). We also noticed that there is a significant relationship between those who started smoking and are <18 years, living in a family consisting of seven members or more, being unemployed, having a diploma or bachelor's degree in a health‐related major, having no chronic illnesses, increasing of daily meals or night meals, almost daily sugar intake, starting to follow social media account concerning physical activity, exercising once or twice a week, and sleeping more hours per day since the beginning of the pandemic (<i>p</i> < 0.01).…”

A lipidomic screen of hyperglycemia-treated HRECs links 12/15-Lipoxygenase to microvascular dysfunction during diabetic retinopathy via NADPH oxidase by Ahmed S. Ibrahim (10049522)

“…LC/MS lipidomic screen of human retinal endothelial cells (HRECs) demonstrated that 15-HETE was the only significantly increased metabolite (2.4 ± 0.4-fold, <i>P</i> = 0.0004) by high glucose (30 mM) treatment. …”

Examining the Deviation in Energy Saving Estimations Due to the Use of the Degree Days Method by Mokhtar, Ahmed

“…The results of this preliminary investigation show that the deviation can be significant in some cases. They also show the possibility that a particular base temperature for calculating the degree days can give more accurate savings estimations. …”
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Cost-Benefit Analysis of Genotype-Guided Interruption Days in Warfarin Pre-Procedural Management by Islam, Eljilany

“…The model event probability inputs were extracted from major literature clinical trials, and the setting-specifc and cost inputs were locally obtained. The model was based on a multivariate analysis at its base case. …”
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Sustainable energy-water-food nexus integration and carbon management in eco-industrial parks by Jamileh Fouladi (16932549)

“…<p dir="ltr">Today, resource depletion is a significant threat to society, exacerbated by the increasing demand for water, energy, and food resources driven by rapid population growth. …”

Cost-Benefit Analysis of Genotype-Guided Interruption Days in Warfarin Pre-Procedural Management by Islam Eljilany (14151588)

“…The model event probability inputs were extracted from major literature clinical trials, and the setting-specifc and cost inputs were locally obtained. The model was based on a multivariate analysis at its base case. …”

Assessment of High-resolution Local Emissions and Land-use in Air Quality Forecasting at an Urban, Coastal, Desert Environment by Christos Fountoukis (4722963)

“…The footprint of the Doha metropolitan area on the geographical distribution of the anthropogenic emissions is much more realistically represented in the new version of emissions, which includes major differences in the magnitude of emission rates, locally, compared to the base case. The use of the local emissions allowed for a significant improvement in the representation of air quality levels in the city. …”

THE IMPACT OF EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE ON MINISTRY LICENSED NON-FEDERAL HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES by Rajivan, Reena

“…The results from this study indicate that external evaluation has played a very crucial role in improving the quality of higher education provision reflected through establishing and building a quality assurance system and a strong base for effective engagement of universities. Significant improvements are noted in Program Design, particularly the manner in which UAE Universities have responded to the need for ensuring alignment of program learning outcomes with the Qualifications Framework (QFEmirates), and in other curricular aspects related to coverage of course content, allocation of prerequisites etc. …”
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