Short-Term Effects of Experimental Warming and Precipitation Manipulation on Soil Microbial Biomass C and N, Community Substrate Utilization Patterns and Community Composition by LI, Guanlin

“…Decreased and increased precipitation significantly reduced microbial biomass C by 13.5% and 24.9% and microbial biomass N by 22.9% and 17.6% in unwarmed plots, respectively (P < 0.01). …”
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The Role of Demographic and Clinical Characteristics in Distinguishing Testicular Torsion from Torsion of the Appendix Testis: A Single-center Retrospective Study by Zvizdic, Zlatan

“…Color Doppler ultrasound (CDUS) findings of absent/decreased testicular blood flow in the affected testis strongly favored the diagnosis of TT (p<0.001). …”
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The Effect of Visual Impairment and Its Severity on Vision-Related and Health-Related Quality of Life in Jordan: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study by Jammal, Hisham M.

“…The VFQ-25 subscales (except general health and ocular pain), PCS, and MCS scores significantly decreased with more severity of VI. In the adjusted multivariate analysis, lower level of education (p=0.013), male sex (p=0.016), and the presence of cerebrovascular disease (p=0.019) were significantly associated with lower VFQ-25 composite scores in visually impaired patients compared to controls. …”
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The burden of ischemic heart disease and the epidemiologic transition in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: 1990-2019 by Sadeghi, Masoumeh

“…It has been estimated that in the next decade, IHD prevalence, DALYs and deaths will increase more significantly in EMR than in any other region of the world. …”
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Parasites As Indicators Of Environmental Change And Pollution In Marine Ecosystems by Mackenzie, Ken

“…Good biological indicators to monitor the effects of pollutants on marine organisms must be exceptionally sensitive to environmental change so that a significant reduction in their numbers can be used as a warning of deteriorating conditions before the majority of less sensitive organisms are seriously affected. …”
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Correlations between Resting Electrocardiogram Findings and Disease Profiles: Insights from the Qatar Biobank Cohort by Qafoud, Fatima

“…Elevated QTc was observed in CAD patients, whereas decreased QTc was correlated with decreased levels of calcium and potassium. …”
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Allelopathic effects of the invasive Prosopis juliflora (sw.) Dc. On seed germination of selected Qatari native plant species by Bibi, Shazia

“…The seed germination and seed radical length of Sueda aegyptica were significantly decreased with increased concentration of crude water extract of P. juliflora. …”
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Enzymatic treatment of peanut butter to reduce the concentration of major peanut allergens by Yu, Jianmei

“…The amount of water used to disperse enzyme did not have significant effect on allergen reduction but affected the consistency and colour of treated products, especially when the amount of water added was above 5% of peanut butter weight.…”
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Debt maturity, financial crisis and corporate performance in GCC countries: A dynamic-GMM approach by Zeitun, Rami

“…Our findings indicate that the long-term and short-term debt financing affect firms' performance negatively. The results also show that the economic importance of short-term debt increases as a determinant of firms' performance after crisis, while the effect of long-term debt decreases.…”
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A MEASUREMENT CAMPAIGN TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECT OF USING SOFT RAILPADS ON GROUND-BORNE VIBRATIONS FROM UNDERGROUND RAILWAYS by Alsharo, Anas

“…Railway networks may run through or beneath populated regions and significant landmarks. Hence, the ground-borne vibration caused by the trains might affect nearby buildings, residents, and the sensitive equipment within these buildings. …”
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Effect of hyperglycemia on EPCs function and regenerative ability by Hendawi, Hadeel Khalil

“…The results have shown significant effects of chronic hyperglycemic conditions on cell proliferation (n=3, p<0.05), and migration (n=3, p<0.05) which were decreased when compared to control. …”
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Adaptive effects of seeing green environment on psychophysiological parameters when walking or running by Briki W.

“…Study 2 showed that running in a green environment was associated with an increased level of perceived exertion at similar speeds (compared to other color conditions), while exposure to red induced a significant decrease in the level of tension. In both studies, the preferred gait speed was not affected by the colored environment which is discussed in relation to the energy-conservation principle. …”
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OIL PRICE SHOCKS AND STOCK PRICE INFORMATIVENESS: EVIDENCE FROM GCC FIRMS by ABOHAMIDA, ALA A.

“…Therefore, any abrupt oil price change directly affects these exporting countries across various dimensions, including their production processes. …”
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Responses of lichen communities to 18 years of natural and experimental warming by Alatalo, Juha M.

“…Lichen cover, species richness, effective number of species evenness were negatively correlated with plant canopy cover. There was a significant negative impact on one species and a non-significant tendency of lower abundance of the most common species in response to experimental warming. …”
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Corrosion behavior of API X100 steel material in a hydrogen sulfide environment by Okonkwo, Paul C.

“…At the same time, the presence of significant amounts of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in natural gas and crude oil cause pipeline materials to corrode, which affects their integrity. …”
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INTERACTION BETWEEN CLOCK GENE AND LIFESTYLE FACTOR IN RELATION TO OBESITY RISK FACTOR by ABDULKADER, HADIL

“…Background: Circadian rhythms regulate vital biological processes affecting metabolic pathways. Its dysregulation is associated with obesity, cardiovascular diseases, insulin resistance, and other signs of metabolic syndrome. …”
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Novel Isosteviol Derivatives Induced Apoptosis In Human Lung Cancer by Malki, Ahmed

“…In mice, oral administration of isosteviol derivative 9d inhibited the growth of xenograft tumors, invasion, migration, and anchorage-independent growth in tumor tissues without affecting body weight and it decreased the expression levels of VEGF, MMP-9, MEK and MAPK in tumor tissues. …”
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Enhancing effect of chia seeds on heterocyclic amine generation in meatball by Elbir, Zeynep

“…Cooking temperatures significantly affected (P < 0.01) the water content, cooking loss and total HAAs content. …”
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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

“…SF-evoked relaxation was not affected by indomethacin, verapamil, glibenclamide, tetraethylammonium, pyrilamine or atropine. …”
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The response of culturally important plants to experimental warming and clipping in Pakistan Himalayas by Karimi, Saira

“…It was found that clipping decreased the effects of warming in interactive plots. …”
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