Retinal nerve fiber layer and macular thickness in amblyopia as measured by spectral domain optical coherence tomography by Al-Haddad, Christiane E.

“…The mean macular thickness was significantly increased in the amblyopic (273.8 μm) vs fellow eyes (257.9 μm), p=0.001. …”
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Effect of Hydroxycut Intake on Fasted and Postprandial Lipemia in Rats by Daher, Costantine F.

“…A significant increase in serum blood glucose level was observed with hydroxycut intake in the presence of a high-fat diet. …”
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Delineating the molecular mechanisms of hippocampal neurotoxicity induced by chronic administration of synthetic cannabinoid AB-FUBINACA in mice by Ayman Alzu'bi (18192898)

“…These findings were found to be correlated with increased level of <u>oxidative stress, neuroinflammation,</u> and apoptosis markers, and reduced expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which plays an essential role in modulating <u>synaptic plasticity</u> integral for promoting learning and memory in the hippocampus. …”

A young patient with Graves' disease presenting with a triad of heart failure, pancytopenia, and jaundice: A case report by Mohamed Kamal Sabra (17075230)

“…On examination, he had jaundice, bilateral exophthalmos, diffuse goiter, ascites, and significant lower limb edema. Laboratory investigations showed increased Thyroxin level with a suppressed thyroid stimulating hormone and positive anti‐thyrotropin receptor antibodies. …”

Motivational Factors Affecting Emirati English Learners by Watt, Rachael

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Delineating the molecular mechanisms of hippocampal neurotoxicity induced by chronic administration of synthetic cannabinoid AB-FUBINACA in mice by Ayman, Alzu'bi

“…These findings were found to be correlated with increased level of oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, and apoptosis markers, and reduced expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which plays an essential role in modulating synaptic plasticity integral for promoting learning and memory in the hippocampus. …”
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A snapshot of current medical research: The notion of supply and demand by Almutairi, Adel F.

“…The primary goals of many researchers are to improve the quality of healthcare services, provide evidence to guide practice, provide better treatment regimens for some diseases, decrease the burden caused by chronic diseases, fight incurable diseases, and contain any potential emerging pathogens. …”
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Implementation of corporate governance rules and procedures in lebanese firms by Elgammal, Walid

“…The results suggest that, in order to enhance and improve the implementation level of corporate governance disclosures, Lebanese firms should increase the level of knowledge and education of corporate governance benefits, especially at the top management level. …”
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Feasibility of a group-based laughter yoga therapy on anxiety and happiness among community-dwelling older adults: A quasi-experimental study by Mona Metwally El-Sayed (17725127)

“…As well as an increase in happiness level among the study group compared to the control group were found (pre = 54.23 (6.60), immediate = 62.05 (4.09), post three-month = 61.95 (4.38), with statistical significant= <0.001 and effect size = 0.677.…”

Perceived confidence of dental students and new graduates in performing tooth extractions—An exploratory study by Kamis Gaballah (17991469)

“…A three‐way contingency table (counts of each confidence‐level response by stage of education by expert rating of cases) suggests a statistically significant association between the three factors. …”

Investigation of positive education implementation and its impact on students' wellbeing and academic self-efficacy in K-12 private schools in Dubai by KHREIBI, RIMA ABOU

“…The findings revealed the following: 1) in recent years there has been increasing positive education implementation grounding in the recent international, national, local, and educational authority policies and initiatives. 2) absence of standardised local and school policy related to positive education implementation has led to the need for adaptability of positive education implementation across school. 3) there has been strong engagement of the internal school community (teachers, school leaders and students) with external school community (parents). 4) significant changes in the overall level DSWC indicators associated with social emotional wellbeing, life satisfaction, perseverance, feeling safe, and belonging to school. 5) insignificant changes associated with DSWC indicators associated with emotional regulation, happiness, optimism, academic self-concept, cognitive engagement, engagement (flow), peer belonging and school climate. 6) PASS assessment factors show increase in wellbeing, motivation and self-efficacy for regulation and decrease in academic self-efficacy. 7) significant increase in emotional, social wellbeing and academic self-efficacy among students due to positive education implementation as perceived by teachers, parents, and students.…”
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Particle size impact on pyrolysis of multi-biomass: a solid-state reaction modeling study by Sabah Mariyam (14150859)

“…<p dir="ltr">yrolysis has gained significant attention due to its generation of value-added products from waste feeds in an environmentally friendly manner. …”

The mediating effect of corporate social responsibility on the relationship between corporate governance and financial performance. (c2016) by AlKassar, Abdul Rahman

“…Empirical evidence of this quantitative study confirmed the significance of the relationships as well as the mediating effects of CSR.…”
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Effects of habitat complexity on the abundance, species richness and size of darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) in artificial vegetation by Bartholomew, Aaron

“…We deployed artificial vegetation with 4 different interstructural space widths (complexities): 6, 10, 14 and 27 mm. At the high levels of habitat complexity used in this study, the main effect of increasing complexity was excluding beetles from higher complexity treatments, particularly larger beetle species. …”
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Effect of chronic and non-chronic moderate wine consumption upon rat lipoprotein profile in the blood. (c2002) by Slaiby, Rita

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Comparison of the Incidence and Magnitude of Hyponatremia Among Patients With Poststroke Depression Receiving Either Escitalopram or Sertraline by Lina Naseralallah (14146465)

“…Findings from the multivariate logistic regression did not yield a model with significant association (<i>p</i>=0.353). Escitalopram and sertraline were both associated with an increased risk of hyponatremia in poststroke patients, with most cases being mild. …”

BCL-2 Inhibitor Venetoclax Induces Autophagy-Associated Cell Death, Cell Cycle Arrest, and Apoptosis in Human Breast Cancer Cells by Ali Alhoshani (3720718)

“…This effect was associated with a significant increase in the percentage of apoptotic MDA-MB-231 cells and in the expression of the apoptotic genes, caspase 3, caspase 7, and BAX, with inhibition of antiapoptotic gene, BCL-2 levels. …”

Polarimetric SAR Speckle Reduction by Hybrid Iterative Filtering by Yahia, Mohamed

“…Speckle filtering in synthetic aperture radar polarimetry (PolSAR) is essential for the extraction of significant information. In this study, the authors introduced a hybrid iterative filtering scheme. …”
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Hypoxic Stress Induces Complement-Mediated Lysis of Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Downregulating Factor H and CD59 by Ramada R. Khaswaneh (22224544)

“…</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">The loss of Factor H and CD59 in hypoxic MSCs can initiate their lysis and apoptosis mediated by activating MAC complex. Preserving the level of Factor H and CD59 in MSCs has significant clinical implication to increase their retention rate in hypoxic conditions and prolong their survival.…”

Mechanical Properties of Sustainable High Strength High Ductility PE-ECC at Elevated Temperatures by Mahmoudi, Fardin

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