Urban Geometry: The Effect of Height Diversity and Buildings Configuration on Thermal Performance and Cooling Load at Urban Scale. A Case Study in Dubai / UAE by SHAREEF, SUNDUS LUAY

“…Therefore, designing the urban block with a significant diversity in building heights, or gradual height variation will have the potential of a shading effect and wind speed increase to enhance the thermal performance of the urban block. …”
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Multilayer Reversible Data Hiding Based on the Difference Expansion Method Using Multilevel Thresholding of Host Images Based on the Slime Mould Algorithm by Abu Zitar, Raed

“…In the DE-based RDH method, finding spaces that create less distortion in the marked image is a significant challenge, and has a high insertion capacity. …”
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Genetic Variation in CCL5 Signaling Genes and Triple Negative Breast Cancer: Susceptibility and Prognosis Implications by Jingxuan Shan (4711089)

“…We characterized variants in <i>CCL5</i> and that of six other CCL5 signaling genes (<i>CCND1, ZMIZ1, CASP8, NOTCH2, MAP3K21, and HS6ST3</i>) among 1,082 unrelated Tunisian subjects (544 BC patients, including 196 TNBC, and 538 healthy controls), assessed the association of the variants with BC-specific overall survival (OVS) and progression-free survival (PFS), and correlated CCL5 mRNA and serum levels with <i>CCL5</i> genotypes. We found a highly significant association between the <b><i>CCND1</i></b><b> </b><b>rs614367-TT</b> genotype (OR = 5.14; <i>P</i> = 0.004) and TNBC risk, and identified a significant association between the <b>rs614367-T</b> allele and decreased PFS in TNBC. …”

The efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation in patients with medication overuse headaches secondary to chronic migraines (P4.128) by Ahdab, Rechdi

“…There was also a significant decrease in the consumption of analgesic medications in the DLPFC group and in the pain intensity in the Occipital group. …”
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Efficacy of Cannabidiol Combination with Cisplatin or Paclitaxel against Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer Cell Lines by Ismail, Jana

“…Evaluating the effect of CBD combined with paclitaxel against SK-OV-3 cell line demonstrated antagonism on all relevant inhibitory effect levels. Nonetheless, priming SK-OV-3 cells with CBD for 24h to sensitize them to the effect of cisplatin or paclitaxel treatment has shown to decrease the IC50 of the chemotherapeutic drugs. …”
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Physical Exercise Enhanced Heat Shock Protein 60 Expression and Attenuated Inflammation in the Adipose Tissue of Human Diabetic Obese by Abdelkrim Khadir (437074)

“…More interestingly, a 3-month physical exercise differentially affected HSP60 expression and the heat shock response but attenuated inflammation in both groups, as reflected by decreased endogenous levels of IL-6 and TNF-α. Indeed, HSP60 expression levels in SAT were significantly increased by exercise in the diabetes group, whereas they were decreased in the non-diabetes group. …”

Asphalt modification with polyphosphoric acid by Bazi, Gabriel

“…Another significant finding is that binders treated with polyphosphoric acid show increased resistance to oxidative aging, as measured by the pressure-aging vessel. …”
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The effectiveness of Brain Gym® Exercises on Improving Students’ Performance in classes of middle school boys in private schools in Dubai, UAE(Ethnographic Study Conducted at the A... by AL HERBAWI, DUA’A

“…On the academic level, the marks of post-implemented quizzes showed a significant drop, however, post-implemented major exams showed a significant rise. …”
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Correlation of MPTP neurotoxicity in vivo with oxidation of MPTP by the brain and blood-brain barrier in vitro in five rat strains by Riachi, Naji J.

“…Decreased striatal dopamine levels in these latter rat strains were associated with increased dopamine turnover. …”
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A Machine Learning Approach on Chest X-Rays for Pediatric Pneumonia Detection by Barakat, Natali Imad

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Nurse-Led System-wide Unit-based Hospital Acquired Pressure Injury (HAPI) Reduction Project by Mariam Al-Mutawa (18505317)

“…Medical devices contribute to approximately 50% of these total HAPI. HAPI is a significant patient safety issue in hospitalized patients and can lead to increased healthcare costs and a decreased quality of life for patients . …”

Response of cauliflower (<i>Brassica oleracea</i> L.) to nitric oxide application under cadmium stress by Jing Ma (24574)

“…The concentration of malondialdehyde (MDA) and Cd accumulation (roots and shoots) increased significantly (P < 0.05) under the increasing levels of Cd in all genotypes of B. oleracea while antioxidant (enzymatic or non-enzymatic) capacity and nutritional status of the plants was decreased with varying levels of Cd in the sand. …”

Determinants of nurse absenteeism and intent to leave: An international study by Burmeister, Elizabeth A.

“…Results The level of absenteeism and intent to leave varied significantly across countries, with registered nurses in Lebanon reporting the highest intention to leave within 12 months (43%) and registered nurses in Iceland and Australia the highest level of absenteeism (74% and 73%, respectively). …”
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Role of nutritional indices in predicting outcomes of vascular surgery by Jabbour, Jana

“…Background Malnutrition is frequent among vascular surgery patients, given their age, chronic comorbidities, and poor functional status, and it is believed to increase their operative risk. We aimed to assess the combined use of recent significant weight loss (>10% body mass) and serum albumin levels as a nutritional status index to predict outcomes. …”
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The impact of water table fluctuation and salinity on LNAPL distribution and geochemical properties in the smear zone under completely anaerobic conditions by Reem Elfatih Ismail (14151663)

“…At the source zone, benzene and toluene reached their maximum concentration after 30 and 10 days for the stable and the fluctuating columns, respectively. Significant decrease in benzene and toluene concentrations occurred under the fluctuating water table. …”

Wound healing potential of quercetin-3-O-rhamnoside and myricetin-3-O-rhamnoside isolated from Pistacia lentiscus distilled leaves in rats model by Wiem Elloumi (17148337)

“…Indeed, the level of the inflammatory protein CRP is significantly lower in groups treated with MM and QM than in the negative control group. …”

‘The newest vital sign among pregnant women attending women wellness and research Centre in Qatar: a cross-sectional study’ by Sarah Naja (9954737)

“…Furthermore, the insufficient level of health literacy was significantly associated with low educational background, decreased household income, and primigravida. …”

Immunoprofile of childhood diabetes by Meritxell Espino-Guarch (15430868)

“…When transcriptomic data was interrogated, an imbalance between ITGA4/ ITGB1 was observed in all groups where CD49d showed increased expression. Associated with these findings, anti-inflammatory Treg cytokines including IL-10 were decreased in T2D patients and elevated plasma levels of IL-17, which contributes to the insulin resistance and inflammation were observed.…”

Effect of Crude Oil Products on the Geotechnical Properties of Sandy Soil by Shaheen, Ehab Taher

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Adaptive Effects of Seeing Green Environment on Psychophysiological Parameters When Walking or Running by Walid Briki (688845)

“…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. …”