Endocrine contribution to the sexual dysfunction in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease and the role of hyperprolactinemia by Haitham Elbardisi (14058048)

“…Patients treated with cabergoline (<i>n</i> = 26) showed a significant increase in LH levels (<i>p</i> = .003) and a significant decrease in prolactin levels (<i>p</i> = .003). …”

Intraocular pressure trends following intravitreal injections of anti-VEGF agents for diabetic macular edema by Al-Abdullah, Abdulelah

“…Eyes requiring a higher number of injections with shorter intervals between injections appear to be at increased risk.…”
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Analyzing the Influence of Climate and Anthropogenic Development on Vegetation Cover in the Coastal Ecosystems of GCC by Abhilash Dutta Roy (22466830)

“…Our results revealed significant changes in land cover, as seen by an increase in artificial built-up areas by 15.5% in two decades and a corresponding decrease in bareland and dense vegetation. …”

A Comparative study of Technical Efficiency in GCC Islamic Financial Institutions during the Global financial Crisis using Malmquist-Type Data Envelopment analysis by Al Hammadi, Khalid Faisal

“…The results suggest that generally GCC and non-GCC IFIs efficiency was not significantly affected by the financial crisis. However, Individual IFIs result showed that some bank has experienced increase or decrease of efficiency after the crisis. …”
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Evaluation of waterpipe smoke toxicity in C57BL/6 mice model by Abi-Gerges, Aniella

“…However, no changes in p38 and EGFR protein levels were noted between the three groups of mice. Our results mainly showed a significant increase in urea serum levels (+28%) in SE mice along with renal pathological damage in both SE and DE mice compared to CON. …”
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Strengthening of High Strength Reinforced Concrete Slabs with CFRP Laminates by Mahmoud, Hasan Saleh

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Aortic stiffness, kidney disease, and renal transplantation by Bahous, Sola Aoun

“…In renal transplant patients, aortic stiffness is significantly increased irrespective of donor type. Donor age and/or acute rejection contribute independently to the increased stiffness. …”
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Impact of COVID‑19 pandemic restrictions and subsequent relaxation on the prevalence of respiratory virus hospitalizations in children by Ahmed Abushahin (17337703)

“…RSV infection rate dropped significantly during the COVID-19 season to 10.4% and then increased again during the post-COVID-19 season to 29.1% (<i>P</i> < 0.001). …”

Sleeve Gastrectomy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Anthropometric and Cardiometabolic Improvements at 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 years—Are the Initial Benefits Sustained? by Wahiba Elhag (5245547)

“…Mean HbA1c significantly decreased from 8.1%preop to 6.77%_{year 9}. …”

A combined experimental and computational study of the effect of electron irradiation on the transport properties of aromatic and aliphatic molecular self-assemblies by Y. Tong (18394389)

“…This structural modification also results in a significant decrease of the current. These findings can be useful in understanding the processes during the electron irradiation of molecular SAMs.…”

Cognition and physical functioning in patients with schizophrenia: any role for vitamin D? by Azar, Jocelyne

“…Severe VD deficiency was significantly associated with an increase in MRSS score after adjusting for covariates (Beta = 2.44), however, no significant association was found with the BCRS score. …”
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Customers' need for uniqueness theory versus brand congruence theory by Abosag, Ibrahim

“…Social media brands may experience a lack of competitiveness and attraction due to the silent negative increase of customers' need for uniqueness (NFU). This is the result of a tension between the theory of brand congruence, that most brands endeavor to establish with their customers, and the theory of consumers' NFU, that many consumers aim to fulfill, that has not been previously examined. …”
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Gender differences in personal values by Ismail, Hussein

“…Design/methodology/approach – Based on a sample of 137 participants, the Kruskal-Wallis test was used to identify if the mean scores or ranks of personal values scores were significantly different between males and females. A scale developed by McDonald and Gandz (1991, 1992) was used in this study. …”
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Characterizing the dynamics of climate and native desert plants in Qatar by Meshal Abdullah (17746950)

“…By analyzing Landsat satellite images from 1985 to 2022 and their relation to rainfall patterns, we found significant impacts of climatic variables on vegetation coverage, particularly after 1990. …”

Risk Factors for Post-Cesarean, Surgical Site Infections in a Multi-Ethnic Population of Qatar by Sufia Athar (14777830)

“…In our hospital, the SSIs after CD were noted to increase in 2016 and first quarter of 2017. One of the methods implemented for SSI reduction included identifying modifiable risk factors.…”

Targeting the MAP kinase pathway in astrocytoma cells using a recombinant anthrax lethal toxin as a way to inhibit cell motility and invasion by Al-Dimassi, Saleh

“…However, astrocytoma cells that were treated with LeTx showed a significant decrease in cell motility as seen by wound healing as well as random 2D motility in serum. …”
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Total hip arthroplasty: Evolution of the use of dual mobility cups in Lebanon by Assi, Chahine

“…Recurrent dislocation, being a major reason for revision total hip arthroplasty (THA), was found to decrease significantly using dual mobility cup (DMC) compared to standard cups (SC), and that in both primary and revision THA. …”
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Cyclosporine lymphocyte maximum level by Kilani, Halal E.

“…Objectives: To determine the relationship between clinical outcome, lymphocyte count (LC), and cyclosporine (CsA) lymphocyte maximum level (LTmL) in kidney transplant recipients. …”
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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)

“…Treatment with a combination of 2DG (5 mM) and metformin (2 mM) also significantly decreased cell proliferation, migration and tubulogenic capacity when compared to cells that were treated with either 2DG or metformin alone. …”

Internet Searches for Medical Symptoms Before Seeking Information on 12-Step Addiction Treatment Programs: A Web-Search Log Analysis by George Nitzburg (18614989)

“…</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">We extracted all queries made by people in the United States on the Bing search engine from November 2016 to July 2017. …”