Renal Nutrition-Related Knowledge, Dietary Compliance and Malnutrition among Hemodialysis Patients in Lebanon by El Nakouzi, Jana

“…Weight loss was the most common phenotypic criterion among malnourished patients, while severe weight loss was significantly associated with poor compliance. Additionally, people with poor compliance tended to be younger (<55 years of age) and with lower levels of income and education (p<0.05) Conclusion and Recommendations: Malnutrition rates are alarmingly high among patients with ESKD in our sample and are significantly associated with poor treatment and dietary compliance. …”
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Thrombophilic genetic anomalies and their association with dialysis initiation age in a cohort of Lebanese hemodialysis patients by Barbari, A.

“…OBJECTIVES:The relationship between chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease is complex and bidirectional. …”
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Rising blood pressure in Bangladesh by Nature Research (16552612)

“…Finally, obese participants, those with a high waist circumference, a family history of stroke or cardiovascular disease, or who consumed less than 2.5 cups of vegetables per day were at a higher risk of developing the disease. …”

Design and Development of Inexpensive Paper-Based Chemosensors for Detection of Divalent Copper by Mithra Geetha (14151807)

“…High concentration of copper in blood serum and urine is associated with diseases like liver diseases, carcinomas, acute and chronic infections, rheumatoid arthritis, etc. …”

Behavior of axially loaded drilled shaft foundations with symmetric voids outside and inside the caging by Abishdid, Caesar

“…Anomalies throughout the length can significantly reduce the axial load capacity of the drilled shaft. …”
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Profiling the autoantibody repertoire reveals autoantibodies associated with mild cognitive impairment and dementia by Hanan Ehtewish (17149825)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Dementia is a debilitating neurological disease affecting millions of people worldwide. The exact mechanisms underlying the initiation and progression of the disease remain to be fully defined. …”

Clinical and Prognostic Implications of Plasma Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Kaseb, Ahmed O.

“…The combination of low IGF-1 and high VEGF predicted median OS of 2.7 months compared with 19 months for patients with high IGF-1 and low VEGF (P < .001), further refining the prognostic ability of conventional HCC staging (P < .001). …”
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Redox Homeostasis and Inflammation Responses to Training in Adolescent Athletes: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Evdokia Varamenti (8154642)

“…</p><h3>Conclusions</h3><p dir="ltr">The results showed significant alterations in oxidative stress and cytokine levels after acute exercise, ranging from moderate to extremely large. …”

Effect of acute and chronic grapefruit, orange, and pineapple juice intake on blood lipid profile in normolipidemic rat. by Daher, Costantine F.

“…Background: High fruit intake is known to be associated with reduced riskof coronary heart disease. …”
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Brucellosis in older person: a case report from Qatar by Hanadi Khamis Al Hamad (21406964)

“…The confirmation of Brucellosis made with serological tests, with significantly high titer, in the presence or absence of blood culture. …”

A Review of Acetone Vapor Sensors for Non-Invasive Diabetes Diagnosis and Management: Technologies, Challenges, and Future Directions by Georgeous, Joel

“…DM is a chronic metabolic disorder characterized by insufficient insulin production or impaired use in the cells, leading to a high blood glucose level. This disease requires constant monitoring of blood glucose levels. …”
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Mutational landscape of aggressive cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma by Saade, Rami E.

“…Purpose: Aggressive cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is often a disfiguring and lethal disease. Very little is currently known about the mutations that drive aggressive cSCC. …”
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Type II diabetes mellitus and hyperhomocysteinemia by Platt, Daniel E.

“…The associations between Hc levels and other variates contradicted the result: hypertension associates positively with high Hc levels, and with T2DM. The MTHFR 667C>T only associated significantly with high Hc levels. …”
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An Exploration of Smoking Patterns Among People with Serious Mental Illness Attending an Outpatient Clinic in Qatar by Monica Zolezzi (10115698)

“…Positive and significant associations with current smoking were found for the male gender, psychotic disorders, and high levels (≥6.2 mmol/L) of total cholesterol. …”

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

“…Comparisons of these risk factors among diabetics, healthy, and coronary artery disease (CAD) patients were performed. Results: The prevalence of T2DM significantly increased with increasing BMI (p < 0.0001). …”
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Organizational climate and its effects on the employees commitment by El-Kassar, Abdul-Nasser

“…Moreover, normative commitment is significantly related with three organizational climates: rewards, warmth and support, and expect approval. …”
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Mining exposes Sudanese population to harmful pollutants by Nature Research (16552612)

“…Chromium absorbed by the human body is quickly broken down to the ionic form Cr . A high blood plasma level of this is associated with a wide variety of diseases and conditions, including skin ulcers, lung cancer, brain damage, encephalitis, emphysema and bronchitis. …”

Phosphorus supplement alters postprandial lipemia of healthy male subjects by Bassil, Maya

“…Background Epidemiological studies have found a U-shaped relationship between serum phosphorus and cardiovascular disease (CVD). The mechanism(s) behind such a relationship are poorly understood. …”
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Acetone Sensor Readout Circuit for Noninvasive Diabetes Diagnosis and Monitoring by Georgeous, Joel Nabil

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Application of Data Mining to Predict and Diagnose Diabetic Retinopathy by Haniyeh, Maryam

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