Local Over-Expression of VEGF-DDNDC in the Uterine Arteries of Pregnant Sheep Results in Long-Term Changes in Uterine Artery Contractility and Angiogenesis by Abi Nader, Khalil

“…There was a tendency to higher UABF in Ad.VEGF-DΔNΔC compared to Ad.LacZ transduced UtAs (50.58% v/s 26.94%, p = 0.152). There was no significant effect on maternal haemodynamics. An increased number of proliferating endothelial cells and adventitial blood vessels were observed in immunohistochemistry. …”
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Examining the impact of ecological deficit on life expectancy in GCC countries: a nonlinear panel data investigation by Shaif Jarallah (18810964)

“…Meanwhile, our panel threshold results highlight more nuanced impacts of our variables of interest, revealing significant threshold effects and intricate dynamics influencing LE. …”

Breast cancer cells and bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells by Faour, Wissam H.

“…While co-culture assays with SaOS-2 increased the expression of osteoblastic markers in MCF-7 cells, SaOS-2 cell conditioned medium increased the expression of RANKL, PTHrP, VEGF and NOGGIN in MCF-7 cells. …”
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Examining depression, antidepressants use, and class and their potential associations with osteoporosis and fractures in adult women: Results from ten NHANES cohorts by Rajha, Humam Emad

“…IntroductionOsteoporosis, a significant public health concern, affects millions of adult women globally, leading to increased morbidity and fracture risk. …”
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The Impact of Labor Migration on Couple and Family Relationships and Dynamics: The Lebanese Women's Perspective by Arab, Nabila

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Burden and disease pathogenesis of influenza and other respiratory viruses in diabetic patients by Swapna Thomas (17337925)

“…<p dir="ltr">Over the past two decades, diabetes mellitus (DM) has been receiving increasing attention among autoimmune diseases. The prevalence of type 1 and <u>type</u><u> </u><u>2 diabetes</u> has increased rapidly and has become one of the leading causes of death worldwide. …”

Engineering the Surface and Mechanical Properties of Water Desalination Membranes Using Ultralong Carbon Nanotubes by Yehia M. Manawi (18091207)

“…The water flux of the fabricated membranes increased considerably (up to 20 times) along with the increase in CNT loading. …”

Strengthening of thin reinforced concrete slabs with CFRP laminates by Hawileh, Rami

“…However, for the second group, the flexural capacity of the strengthened slab was increased by 48% of that of the control specimen. The preliminary results from this study have shown that, the thin RC slabs can carry significantly higher loads in buildings if externally strengthened with CFRP laminates. …”
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Public Debt Management Strategies: South Korea vs. France by Arar, Saif

“…It is empirical that a robust, user-friendly, and adequately functioning public debt management system allows governments to have a robust system. Effective debt management ensures that a country significantly manages its public funds and indicates good governance. …”
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Long non-coding RNA MALAT1 promotes steatosis in HepG2 cells by modulating target gene expression in presence of Exendin-4 by Olfa Khalifa (10914452)

“…</p> <p>Results: Treatment with 200nM Ex-4 for 3h decreased the OA-induced lipid buildup significantly (p<0.05). Concurrently, Ex-4 significantly lowered the expression levels of De novo lipogenesis genes such as SREBP-1, SCD-1and ACC. …”

Enhancing the stability and performance of graphene oxide-poly(amido amine) polysulfone membranes with (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane crosslinker by Ahmed T. Yasir (17302753)

“…<p dir="ltr">The separation of oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions is a critical focus in industrial water treatment, where<u> ultrafiltration membrane technology</u> is increasingly utilized due to its modularity, cost-effectiveness, and high rejection efficiency. …”

Crisis Management and Crisis Communication in the Digital Age: The Impact of Social Media by Thomas, Agnel Rose

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Combined bronchodilators (tiotropium plus olodaterol) for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Ramadan, Wijdan H.

“…Several well-designed randomized trials confirmed that the synergistic effect of both drugs in combination was able to improve lung function and health-related quality of life without a significant increase in adverse effects. …”
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β-2-himachalen-6-ol protects against skin cancer development in vitro and in vivo by Daaboul, Hamid E.

“…A significant decrease in protein levels of p53 and Bcl-2 and a significant increase in p21 and Bax were observed. …”
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Epigenetic DNA Methylation Signatures Associated With the Severity of Paget’s Disease of Bone by Ilhame Diboun (3522413)

“…Moreover, FDR-significant effects from region analysis implicated genes with genetic variants previously associated with PDB severity, including RIN3 and CSF1. …”

Economic Statistical Design Of (X)Over-Bar Control Charts For Systems With Gamma(Lambda, 2) In-Control Times by Al-Oraini, H.A.

“…The study shows that the statistical performance of control charts can be improved significantly, with only a slight increase in the cost, by adding constraints to the optimization problem. …”
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Economic Statistical Design Of (X)Over-Bar Control Charts For Systems With Gamma (Lambda,2) In-Control Times by Al-Oraini, H.A.

“…The study shows that the statistical performance of control charts can be improved significantly, with only a slight increase in the cost, by adding constraints to the optimization problem. …”
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Natural products as chemo-radiation therapy sensitizers in cancers by Sabah Nisar (12561961)

“…Unfortunately, treatment failure due to intrinsic and acquired resistance to the current CT and RT is a significant challenge associated with poor patient prognosis. …”

How does varying the number of personas affect user perceptions and behavior? Challenging the ‘small personas’ hypothesis! by Joni Salminen (7434770)

“…Our study results from eye-tracking and survey data suggest that when using interactive persona systems, the number of personas can be increased from the conventionally suggested ‘less than ten’, without significant negative effects on user perceptions or task performance, and with the positive effects of increasing engagement with the personas, having a more diverse representation of the end-user population, as well as users accessing personas from more varied demographic groups for a design task. …”

Buckling and crushing behavior of foam-core hybrid composite sandwich columns under quasi-static edgewise compression by Arameh Eyvazian (16500978)

“…The results revealed that using the resin pins changes the unstable Euler buckling mode to a more stable progressive end-crushing and significantly increases the buckling load, specific buckling load, and energy absorption capability, which are highly favorable. …”