20-HETE and EETs in Diabetic Nephropathy: A Novel Mechanistic Pathway by Stephanie Eid (440990)

“…In conclusion, we show that hyperglycemia in diabetes has a significant effect on the expression of Arachidonic Acid (AA)-metabolizing CYPs, manifested by increased AA metabolism, and might thus alter kidney function through alteration of type and amount of AA metabolites.…”

Nicotine induces resilience to chronic social defeat stress in a mouse model of water pipe tobacco exposure by activating BDNF signaling by Khalifeh, Mohamad

“…Even though WTS initially decreased anxiety-like behaviors, prolonged exposure after the completion of CSDS significantly induced anxiety-like behaviors. Finally, we showed that nicotine mediates the effects of WTS only on resilience to stress by increasing BDNF and TRKB levels and signaling. …”
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Should the Outsiders be Left Out? Director Stock Options, Expectations and Earnings Management by Boumosleh, Anwar

“…We find no evidence to suggest director options increase the likelihood of earnings management. Overall, our results indicate that director stock options indeed provide directors with an incentive to promote shareholder interests, but unlike CEO stock options, do not add significant disclosure related agency costs.…”
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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)

“…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.…”

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.…”

Pleiotropic functions of the tumor- and metastasis-suppressing matrix metalloproteinase-8 in mammary cancer in MMTV-PyMT transgenic mice by Julie Decock (44558)

“…Throughout the 14 weeks of the model, tumor burden increased in homozygous Mmp8-null mice compared to Mmp8-wild-type and -heterozygote animals. …”

Study of the Impact of Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) Changes on local climate in Six Mega Global Cities in the 21st Century by Sabobeh, Lara Ali

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Meal pattern of male rats maintained on histidine-, leucine-, or tyrosine-supplemented diet. by Bassil, Maya S.

“…Histidine supplementation reduced diurnal meal size by 42% (p 0.05), whereas that of leucine increased nocturnal meal size by 35% (p 0.05). Tyrosine supplementation increased food intake of the nocturnal period and decreased that of the diurnal period. …”
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12/15-Lipoxygenase-Derived Lipid Metabolites Induce Retinal Endothelial Cell Barrier Dysfunction: Contribution of NADPH Oxidase by Amira Othman (380131)

“…ROS generation and NOX2 expression were also measured in mice retinas. 12- and 15- HETE significantly increased permeability and reduced TER and ZO-1expression in REC. …”

Ultrasound Triggered Release of Estrone- Targeted Liposomes by Kawak, Pierre

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Cardiovascular impact of post-traumatic stress disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Bijaya K Padhi (16823745)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is increasingly recognized for its effects beyond mental health, with emerging evidence suggesting a significant association with cardiovascular diseases (CVD). …”

Students’ perceptions of Kahoot!: An exploratory mixed-method study in EFL undergraduate classrooms in the UAE by Alawadhi, Azza

“…However, the effect on academic performance was not significant as perceived by Emirati students. …”
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Interleukin-35 and Thymoquinone nanoparticle-based intervention for liver protection against paracetamol-induced liver injury in rats by Maisa Siddiq Abduh (16381125)

“…Moreover, levels of Capase-3, and cytochrome C were significantly reduced by THYO or IL35, while, levels of Bcl-2 were markedly increased. …”

Willingness to Pay for Clean Air: Evidence from the UK by Maarraoui, Giorgio

“…We estimate augmented Cobb-Douglas utility functions using pooled and random effects ordinal logit models. Results show that increases in NO2, PM10 and PM2.5 significantly decrease the odds of longterm happiness and short-term mental health in the UK. …”
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Preparation and Characterization of Alumina HDPE Composites by Mohamed Saleh (11255823)

“…The permittivity values of the prepared composites also increased with the addition of the fillers. The incorporation of fillers also increased the electrical conductivity values of the prepared composites at high frequencies.…”

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)

“…We observed robust up-regulation of anti-angiogenic thrombospondin-1 (TSP1) and increased TSP1-CD36 co-localization with a marked decrease in the levels of phosphorylated vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 (pVEGFR2; Y1175) in 2DG (5 mM) exposed cells treated with metformin (2 mM). …”

Advanced Thermal Management in Intermittent Electronics: Integrating Metal Foam and Phase Change Materials by Ahmad, Muhammad

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Strain response of hot-mix asphalt overlays for bottom-up reflective cracking by Ghauch, Ziad G.

“…The occurrence of reflective cracking under the combined effect of traffic and environmental loading significantly reduces the design life of the HMA overlays and can lead to its premature failure. …”
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Promising approaches for controlled pulmonary drug delivery by Nature Research (16552612)

“…They, too, enhance the bioavailability of delivered drugs, and also prolong their therapeutic effects. Similarly, nano- and microparticles made of natural or synthetic polymers increase bioavailability and, being biocompatible, 1 they also minimize toxicity. …”

A comparison of peer, teacher and self-feedback on the reduction of language errors in student essays by Diab, Nuwar Mawlawi

“…Comparison of students' performance on pronoun agreement errors revealed that all groups increased the percentage of this error on the immediate post-test but decreased it on the delayed post-test, with no significant difference between the groups. …”
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