Unsustainability in emergent systems by Haddad, Marc

“…These challenges are already significant enough to seriously hamper the network's ability to deliver an acceptable level of service within reasonable norms for environmental, health and safety impacts, especially in and around the country's major urban centers. …”
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Managing span of control efficiency and effectiveness by El-Kassar, Abdul-Nasser

“…Purpose The purpose of this paper is to address the following issues: first, the significance of the three independent variables (the chassis, trim, and assembly departments) on the three outputs (direct run loss first time capability, jobs per hour (JPH) lost, and injury rate); second, the optimal level of span of control based on the best achieved outputs; and third, whether increasing the span of control post 2009 improved manufacturing outputs in comparison with a span of control pre 2009. …”
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Smoking cessation advice: the self-reported attitudes and practice of primary health care physicians in a military community, central Saudi Arabia by AlAteeq, Mohammed

“…Patients who are seeking smoking cessation advice should be referred to physicians with higher levels of education. Routinely scheduled training on proper delivery of smoking cessation advice may increase physicians’ confidence; improve their attitude, and subsequently, their practice.…”
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The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Undergraduate Students’ Stress and Anxiety in a University in the UAE by Alfalasi, Khulood

“…Education has faced a significant transition in the 21st century, shifting from face-to-face classes to online classes due to the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Inflammatory Markers and COVID-19 Disease Progression by Santosh Kumar Sidhwani (16488557)

“…Almost all patients exhibited increased levels of various inflammatory markers, with procalcitonin (97.2%) being the most common. …”

Thymoquinone from Nigella sativa seeds promotes the antitumor activity of noncytotoxic doses of topotecan in human colorectal cancer cells in vitro by Khalife, Rana

“…The reduction in proliferation was significantly dose- and time-dependent. After determining the best combination (40 µM thymoquinone and 0.6 µM topotecan), cell proteins were extracted after treatment, and the expression levels of B-cell lymphoma 2 and of its associated X protein, proteins p53 and p21, and caspase-9, caspase-3, and caspase-8 were studied by Western blot. …”
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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.…”

First-principle computational insights on Furan- and Thiophene- functionalized zinc-porphyrins as high performance organic cathodes for electrochemical energy storage systems by Marya K. Noor (20487272)

“…The oxidized form, Zn-T16, retains a non-zero DOS at the Fermi energy despite significant Fermi level shifts, ensuring continued electronic conductivity. …”

The Influence of Transformational and Transactional Leadership on Employee Performance and Organizational Commitment A Case Study in the UAE Public Sector by Abdalla, Hani Gawdat

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Doping in sports and current regulations by Muneera Ahmed Alkhelaifi (21347873)

“…Moreover, in order to fight this phenomenon, local and international laws should penalize athletes who are engaged in doping at various levels. This criminal offense charges should implement prison sentence as well as imposing significant fine amounts to be paid. …”

A Novel Hybrid Physical-Layer Authentication Scheme for Multiuser Wireless Communication Systems by Elmehdi Illi (19368673)

“…<p dir="ltr">Guaranteeing decent secrecy levels in future wireless network generations has gained crucial importance due to the unprecedented increase in wireless connectivity worldwide. …”

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. …”

Multivariate epidemiologic analysis of type 2 diabetes mellitus risks in the Lebanese population by Ghassibe-Sabbagh, Michella

“…Results: The prevalence of T2DM significantly increased with increasing BMI (p < 0.0001). …”
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Dextran Sodium Sulfate-Induced Impairment of Protein Trafficking and Alterations in Membrane Composition in Intestinal Caco-2 Cell Line by 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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Potential Biomarkers to Predict Acute Ischemic Stroke in Type 2 Diabetes by 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. …”

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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Beyond the needle: How nonsurgical management transforms foot and ankle ability in male footballers with posterior ankle impingement- a longitudinal study by Gupta, Jyoti

“…Tenderness and ROM showed significant changes after 4 and 8 weeks. The FAAM% score significantly increased (p < 0.001) after 8 weeks, reflecting enhanced overall functional ability. …”
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Characterization of the Potency and Mechanism of Action of a Novel Dual-Selective Intermolecularly Complemented Version of Anthrax Lethal Toxin (PAU2R200A- PAL1I207R/FP59) in Breas... by Basala, Sobhiya

“…Later we detected uPAR levels in breast cancer cell lines. MDA-MB-231 had the most significant uPAR expression, MCF-7 had a moderate level of expression, and UACC-2087 had negligible expression. …”
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The protective effects of conditioned media from human mesenchymal stem cells against Methylglyoxal-mediated injury of cultured endothelial cells by Maram Hasan (6672440)

“…We noted that only the mRNA expression of Nrf2 was increased in cells treated with MSCs-CM (50%). At the protein expression level, our results demonstrated that MSCs-CM (50%) enhanced the expression of the detoxifying NQO1in MGO-injured cells.…”

The Determinants of Cryptocurrency Adoption: An Integrated Framework for the UAE by NICOLAS, SALAM IBRAHIM EL KHOURI

“…This study contributes theoretically by extending the UTAUT2 with the risk and uncertainty constructs, and offers practical implications for regulators, developers, and marketers seeking to increase consumer engagement with cryptocurrencies in high-risk, innovation-driven environments like the UAE. …”
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