Deletion of <i>RFX6</i> impairs iPSC-derived islet organoid development and survival, with no impact on PDX1⁺/NKX6.1⁺ progenitors by Noura Aldous (15429873)

“…Upon differentiating iPSCs lacking RFX6 into pancreatic islets, a significant decrease in PDX1 expression at the PF stage was observed, although this did not affect PPs co-expressing PDX1 and NKX6.1. …”

Promising approaches for controlled pulmonary drug delivery by Nature Research (16552612)

“…Inhaled drugs are also degraded by enzymes in the lungs, and absorbed rapidly owing to the lungs’ large surface area. Micro- and nanoparticles-based drug delivery systems could potentially improve the delivery of inhaled drugs significantly, because they can be designed in specific shapes and sizes, and with certain other properties that optimize their bioavailability. …”

Adaptation of a Mice Doppler Echocardiography Platform to Measure Cardiac Flow Velocities for Embryonic Chicken and Adult Zebrafish by Fatiha M. Benslimane (6695087)

“…While clinical echocardiography platforms can be used for relatively large animals such as pigs and rats, specialized systems are needed for smaller species. Theoretically, as the size of the imaged sample decreases, the frequency of the ultrasound transducer needed to image the sample increases. …”

Hepatoprotective, Antioxidant, and Anticancer Effects of the Tragopogon porrifolius Methanolic Extract by Tenkerian, Clara

“…In rats subjected to CCl4-induced hepatotoxicity, significant increase in CAT, SOD, and GST levels was detected. …”
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Predictors of Mortality in Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Regardless of Early Left Ventricular Unloading: A National Experience by Alaa Rahhal (14150403)

“…In-hospital 30-day mortality occurred in 42.7% among those who received VA-ECMO support regardless of IABP use, while it was 46.9% among those receiving early LV unloading with IABP. The significant positive predictors of mortality with VA-ECMO regardless of IABP in CS were CPR > 20 minutes (aOR 14.74, 95% CI 2.02-107.41; p-value= 0.008), older age (i.e., greater than 55 years) and LM disease of more than 50% stenosis were associated with a fourfold increase in the odds of mortality while on VA-ECMO. …”

SYSTEM DYNAMICS APPROACH FOR WHOLE LIFE CYCLE COST MODELLING OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PROJECTS IN UNITED ARAB EMIRATES by Sadek, Ahmed

“…There is a high demand to have many developments within a short period and acceptable quality. The significance of cost modelling comes from the forecasted information value. …”
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Residential Demand Response Scheduling with Consideration of Consumer Preferences by Raka Jovanovic (17947838)

“…In the existing literature, customers submit binary values for each time period to indicate their operational preferences. …”

Acquiring firms' stock returns by Raad, Elias

“…Results indicate that stockholders of mergers financed with stocks suffer significant losses. These losses are larger when management ownership is low and smaller in mergers that resulted in acquiring firm leverage decreases. …”
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Refractive Index of Engine‐Emitted Black Carbon and the Influence of Organic Coatings on Optical Properties by Dawei Hu (2186113)

“…The absorption is significantly over‐estimated by core‐shell, volume mixing, and effective medium approximations and under‐estimated by external mixing. …”

Challenges and opportunities in biogas conversion to microbial protein: A pathway for sustainable resource recovery from organic waste by Hafiz Muhammad Aamir Shahzad (6687767)

“…Concurrently, urban expansion significantly increases organic waste, undermining both economic and environmental sustainability. …”

Modeling of tri-parameter contracts integrating cost, time and risk by Rabie, Mohamad M.

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Overheating risk of a single-family detached house built at different ages under current and future climate in Canada by Mutasim Baba, Fuad

“…Sensitivity analysis is carried out to evaluate the influence of five design parameters, i.e. wall and roof insulation, airtightness, U-value and SHGC of windows. Sensitivity analysis shows that wall insulation, airtightness, and windows U-value are the three most significant parameters influencing the overheating risk without natural ventilation. …”
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Thermo-economic analysis of blending hydrogen into natural gas pipeline with gaseous inhibitors for sustainable hydrogen transportation by Laveet Kumar (11460088)

“…The findings also indicate that blending 30% hydrogen increases storage volume by 30–55% while reducing higher and lower heating values by 20–25%. …”

Comparative cost assessment of sustainable energy carriers produced from natural gas accounting for boil-off gas and social cost of carbon by Mohammed Al-Breiki (14152476)

“…<p dir="ltr">As a result of particular locations of large-scale energy producers and increases in energy demand, transporting energy has become one of the key challenges of energy supply. …”

Neutrophil‐to‐lymphocyte ratio as a predictor of clinical outcomes in critically ill COVID‐19 patients: A retrospective observational study by Husain S. Ali (11659423)

“…There was also a significant association between the requirement of mechanical ventilation (34.7% vs. 51.8%, <i>p</i> < 0.001) and increased ICU LOS (8 vs. 10 days, <i>p</i> < 0.01) in patients with ICU admission NLR ≥ 6.55.…”

Causes of construction reworks and their mitigation strategies by HAYAT, KAMRAN

“…By reducing the reworks , client feel more comfortable and satisfied, company market value increases ,less wastage of material, reduce waste and time, fatigue and tension will be less among staff , more comfortable and safe work environment can be achieved. …”
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Estimating the permeability of fractured rock masses for design of construction dewatering systems by Hisham T. Eid (16500703)

“…Back-calculated permeabilities can be up to five orders of magnitude larger than the measured values. Such discrepancy increases with increasing permeability of rock mass. …”

Neural network based predistortion of radio frequency power amplifiers by Ali, Anfal Alsayed

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Accommodating High Penetrations of Renewable Distributed Generation Mix in Smart Grids by Khayata, Mohammad Tarek

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Enhancing Urban Connectivity and Regeneration of Historic Areas: Case Study of Heart of Sharjah by Jumah, Ghadeer Mohammad

“…It also improves physical and visual connectivity and integration within the neighborhood and among the surrounding areas to encourage walkability in the district provides a liveable community, and increase accessibility and social interaction. A unique and significant historical district in Sharjah called ‘Heart of Sharjah’ is analyzed and assessed in terms of its livability and connectivity through a resilient urban framework. …”
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