Thrombophilic genetic anomalies and their association with dialysis initiation age in a cohort of Lebanese hemodialysis patients by Barbari, A.

“…Homozygous mutations (> 10% of patients) were observed in the PAI-1 (11%), MTHFR A1298C sequence variant (12.7%), and ACE genes (12%); in addition, the FXIII V34L and PAI-1 4G/5G genotypes were significantly associated with early dialysis initiation (P < .001 and P = .004, respectively). …”
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Treatment with a Combination of Metformin and 2-Deoxyglucose Upregulates Thrombospondin-1 in Microvascular Endothelial Cells: Implications in Anti-Angiogenic Cancer Therapy by Samson Mathews Samuel (18808246)

“…Treatment with a combination of 2DG (5 mM) and metformin (2 mM) also significantly decreased cell proliferation, migration and tubulogenic capacity when compared to cells that were treated with either 2DG or metformin alone. …”

Hepatitis serology predicts tumor and liver-disease characteristics but not prognosis after resection of hepatocellular carcinoma by Abdalla, Eddie

“…The presence of hepatitis did not significantly affect the survival rate, but hepatic fibrosis and vascular invasion predicted a decreased survival rate. …”
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Maternal Body Mass Index and Recommended Gestational Weight Gain in a Middle Eastern Setting by Tawa Olukade (11619453)

“…In line with IOM recommendations, we found that higher BMI was correlated with decreased GWG and BMI was significantly associated with GWG even after adjusting for maternal age, parity, and infants’ gestational age at birth. …”

Engineering the Surface and Mechanical Properties of Water Desalination Membranes Using Ultralong Carbon Nanotubes by Yehia M. Manawi (18091207)

“…More pronounced effect on membrane’s mechanical properties was observed due to compatibility of CNTs with PS matrix when compared to other factors (i.e., changes in the CNT aspect ratio). The water contact angle for PS membranes incorporated with commercial CNT sharply decreased from 73° to 53° (membrane hydrophilization) for membranes with 0.1 and 1.0 wt. % of CNTs, while for the same loading of produced CNTs the water contact angles for the membrane samples increased from 66° to 72°. …”

Prevalence of polypharmacy and the association with non-communicable diseases in Qatari elderly patients attending primary healthcare centers: A cross-sectional study by Ayman Al-Dahshan (8962568)

“…Also, the Body Mass Index (BMI) and number of NCDs were found to be significant independent parameters associated with polypharmacy. …”

Correction: Prevalence of polypharmacy and the association with non-communicable diseases in Qatari elderly patients attending primary healthcare centers: A cross-sectional study by Ayman Al-Dahshan (8962568)

“…Also, the Body Mass Index (BMI) and number of NCDs were found to be significant independent parameters associated with polypharmacy.…”

Dietary Curcumin Nanoparticles Improve Growth Performance, Oxidative Status and Immune Response of European Seabass (<i>Dicentrarchus Labrax</i>) by Albandari Bin-Ammar (16381128)

“…Fish fed with CURNPS at various levels exhibited remarkable increase in digestive enzymes (amylase and lipase), immune markers (immunoglobulin G (IgG), lysozyme and phagocytic indices), and antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx)). A noticeable decrease (P<0.05) in malondialdehyde (MDA) and considerable upregulation of hepatic insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) and interleukin-1beta (IL-1β) mRNA levels were found in CURNPs-supplemented fish in a dose-dependent manner. …”

Treatment with decitabine induces the expression of stemness markers, PD-L1 and NY-ESO-1 in colorectal cancer: potential for combined chemoimmunotherapy by Nassiba Taib (14557385)

“…Interestingly, in the metastatic 1872 Col cells treated with DAC, the expression of both PD-L1 and NY-ESO-1 was increased tenfold (*p = 0.0128) and fivefold (***p < 0.0001), respectively.…”

Assessment of treatment burden and its impact on quality of life in dialysis-dependent and pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease patients by Asmaa Al-mansouri (16931739)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">The management of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its complications places a significant burden on patients, resulting in impairment of their health-related quality of life (HR-QOL). …”

Prognostic effects of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) start time and the interval between CPR to extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) on patient outcomes under e... by Amir Vahedian-Azimi (11177056)

“…However, there was no statistically significant connection between either the NFT or the LFT and the improvement of disability or neurologically favorable survival after 28 days of cardiac arrest.…”

Healthcare Professionals' Attitudes Toward Patients With Mental Illness: A Cross-Sectional Study in Qatar by Suhaila Ghuloum (796180)

“…They are higher among nurses as compared to physicians. Factors associated with higher stigmatizing attitudes could be used in creating appropriate intervention to reduce the magnitude of the problem.…”

Gut Microbiota in Familial Mediterranean Fever: Insights into Microbial Patterns and Disease Severity by Rukaya Basala

“…Minor compositional variations were observed, such as increased abundance of Synergistota in FMF patients; however, none reached statistical significance. …”
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Consanguinity by Mumtaz, Ghina

“…Overall, infants of consanguineous parents had a statistically significant 1.6-fold net increased risk of being born at less than 33 weeks’ gestation compared with infants of unrelated parents. …”
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A CFD- RSM study of cuttings transport in non-Newtonian drilling fluids: Impact of operational parameters by Abdelrahman M. Awad (16932519)

“…Response surface methodology (RSM) is employed to explore the two-factor interactions and to optimize the parameters by minimizing the CVT while maximizing the CTR. …”

Research on the potential of photovoltaic technologies in reducing energy consumption in an urban mixed use residential community. A Case study for net zero energy community in Dub... by SUGATHAN, SANAL

“…Accelerated global economic and population growth are the main influencing factors that has led to the increase in electricity consumption. …”
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Epidemiology of injuries from fire, heat and hot substances: global, regional and national morbidity and mortality estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 study by Spencer L James (8673927)

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. The study also uncovers the complex impact living alone has on QoL, underscoring that the feeling of loneliness is detrimental to well-being, not merely the fact of living alone. …”
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Adipocyte Enhancer-Binding Protein 1 (AEBP1) (a Novel Macrophage Proinflammatory Mediator) Overexpression Promotes and Ablation Attenuates Atherosclerosis in ApoE⁻′⁻ and LDLR⁻′⁻ Mi... by Bogachev, Oleg

“…Furthermore, transplantation of AEBP1TG BM cells with the normal apolipoprotein E (ApoE) gene into ApoE⁻′⁻ mice (ApoE⁻′⁻/TG-BM chimera) leads to significant development of atherosclerosis (males: 2.5-fold, P = 0.0001 (en face), 4.7-fold, P = 0.0001 [aortic roots]; females: 1.8-fold, P = 0.0001 (en face), 3.0-fold, P = 0.0001 [aortic roots]) despite the restoration of ApoE expression. …”
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Effects of paternal and chronological age on BEGAIN methylation and its possible role in autism by Ramya Potabattula (4401160)

“…<p dir="ltr">Children from old fathers carry an increased risk for autism spectrum (ASD) and other neurodevelopmental disorders, which may at least partially be mediated by paternal age effects on the sperm epigenome. …”