Comparing the Prognostic Value of Lactate to the Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio Among Sepsis Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study by Bou Chebl R, Haidar S, Kattouf N, Assaf M, Alwan JS, Khamis MM, Abdeldaem K, Makki M, Tamim H, Abou Dagher G

“…Ralphe Bou Chebl,1,* Saadeddine Haidar,1,* Nadim Kattouf,1 Mohamad Assaf,1 Joudie Sahar Alwan,1 Mohamad Moustafa Khamis,1 Karim Abdeldaem,1 Maha Makki,2 Hani Tamim,2 Gilbert Abou Dagher1 1Department of Emergency Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; 2Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Gilbert Abou Dagher, Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, P.O.Box - 11-0236, Riad El Solh, Beirut, 1107 2020, Lebanon, Tel +961 1 350000 Ext: 6631, Email ga66@aub.edu.lbBackground: Lactate has long been recognized as a key prognostic biomarker in sepsis. …”
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Recent Advancements in Deep Learning Frameworks for Precision Fish Farming Opportunities, Challenges, and Applications by Gaganpreet Kaur, Nirmal Adhikari, Singamaneni Krishnapriya, Surindar Gopalrao Wawale, R. Q. Malik, Abu Sarwar Zamani, Julian Perez-Falcon, Jonathan Osei-Owusu

“…The growth of the fish is influenced by a variety of scientific factors. So, profit can be easily achieved by using some clever techniques, for example, maintaining the correct pH level along with the dissolved oxygen (DO) level and temperature, as well as turbidity for good growth of fish. …”
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Unveiling shadows: A data-driven insight on depression among Bangladeshi university students by Sanjib Kumar Sen, Md. Shifatul Ahsan Apurba, Anika Priodorshinee Mrittika, Md. Tawhid Anwar, A.B.M. Alim Al Islam, Jannatun Noor

“…By doing so, it ultimately aims to contribute to building a brighter, healthier, and more resilient educational environment in the country.…”
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Heat and mass transfer performance of power-law nanofluid flow with thermal radiation and joule heating aspects: Surface heat flux analysis by Mhamed Benaissa, Zia Ullah, A. Dahshan, Md Mahbub Alam, Khadijah M. Abualnaja, Hanaa Abu-Zinadah, Abdullah A. Faqihi, Nidhal Ben Khedher

“…With the use of MATLAB and Keller box method, the quantitative connection of skin friction and heat transport is demonstrated. …”
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Colorectal Cancer and Polyps in Diverticulosis Patients: A 10-Year Retrospective Study in 13680 Patients by Fadi Abu Baker, Jesus Alonso Z'cruz De La Garza, Amir Mari, Abdel-Rauf Zeina, Amani Bishara, Oren Gal, Yael Kopelman

“…Diverticulosis, however, was associated with an increased polyp detection rate compared to controls (30.5% vs. 25.5%; odds ratio=1.2, P<0.001, and 95%CI=1.11‐1.299). Conclusion. We demonstrated that diverticulosis was not associated with an increased risk for CRC. …”
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Building Information Modeling and Internet of Things Integration in the Construction Industry: A Scoping Study by Baydaa Hashim Mohammed, Hasimi Sallehuddin, Nurhizam Safie, Afifuddin Husairi, Nur Azaliah Abu Bakar, Farashazillah Yahya, Ihsan Ali, Shaymaa AbdelGhany Mohamed

“…The integration of BIM-IoT in the construction industry, a high-risk industry, might increase overall performance and reduce related hazards. …”
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Application of artificial intelligence for feature engineering in education sector and learning science by Chao Wang, Tao Li, Zhicui Lu, Zhenqiang Wang, Tmader Alballa, Somayah Abdualziz Alhabeeb, Maryam Sulaiman Albely, Hamiden Abd El-Wahed Khalifa

“…In order to tackle this issue, we utilized three sophisticated machine learning methodologies: Adaptive Lasso (ALasso), Artificial Neural Networks (ANN), and Support Vector Regression (SVR). …”
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Prevalence of Missed Canals and Their Association with Apical Periodontitis in Posterior Endodontically Treated Teeth: A CBCT Study by Mohammed Mashyakhy, Fatimah Ali Hadi, Hashimah Alhassan Alhazmi, Rawan Ali Alfaifi, Fatimah Saleem Alabsi, Hashim Bajawi, Mazen Alkahtany, Abdulaziz AbuMelha

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Unraveling employee life satisfaction: exploring the impact of psychological contract breach, self-efficacy, mental health, and abusive supervision, with work engagement and job satisfaction as mediators by Md. Abu Issa Gazi, Abdullah Al Masud, Md. Abdul Kaium, Mohammad Bin Amin, Prince Mahmud, Abdul Rahman bin S Senathirajah, Masuk Abdullah

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Phytochemical and Biological Activities of Four Wild Medicinal Plants by Anwar Ali Shad, Shabir Ahmad, Riaz Ullah, Naser M. AbdEl-Salam, H. Fouad, Najeeb Ur Rehman, Hidayat Hussain, Wajid Saeed

“…Hence, the proper propagation, conservation, and chemical investigation are recommended so that these fruits should be incorporated for the eradication of food and health related problems.…”
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Clinical manifestations of COVID-19 infection and its impact on the outcome in children and adolescents with benign and malignant hematological disease in Egypt: a single-center ex... by Fatma Soliman Elsayed Ebeid, Aya Mostafa, Sondos M. Magdy, Haidy Moahmed Abd El Kader, Amal Abdel Azim Lotfy, Nihal Hussien Aly

“…Aim As a preliminary step in developing a national registry for children and adolescents with hemato-oncological disease who were diagnosed with COVID-19 infection, in this study we aimed to determine (a) the frequency of COVID-19 infection in children with hematological disease, (b) the presenting clinical manifestations, and (c) the associated underlying disease outcome and its clinical determinants. …”
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Variations in rumen microbiota and host genome impacted feed efficiency in goat breeds by Alaa Emara Rabee, Ibrahim Abou-souliman, Ahmed I. Yousif, Mebarek Lamara, Mohamed A. El-Sherbieny, Eman Ali Elwakeel, Ahmed M. Sallam

“…The association analysis identified 26 genome windows containing several putative candidate genes, such as TMEM241, AP4S1, FTO, HYAL2, BBS2, CD52, CRYBG2, PIGV, WDTC1, EEF1A2, GBA2, FNIP1, ACSL6, STARD10, VPS26B, ACAD8, GLB1L3, NRN1L, LCAT, and SLC7A6. …”
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Recent Advances in Sharding Techniques for Scalable Blockchain Networks: A Review by Brandon Liew Yi Quan, Nur Haliza Abdul Wahab, Arafat Al-Dhaqm, Ahmad Alshammari, Ali Aqarni, Shukor Abd Razak, Koh Tieng Wei

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The Assessment of Cholinesterase from the Liver of Puntius Javanicus as Detection of Metal Ions by Mohd Khalizan Sabullah, Mohd Rosni Sulaiman, Mohd Yunus Abd Shukor, Mohd Arif Syed, Nor Aripin Shamaan, Ariff Khalid, Siti Aqlima Ahmad

“…Crude extract of ChE from the liver of Puntius javanicus was purified using procainamide-sepharyl 6B. S-Butyrylthiocholine iodide (BTC) was selected as the specific synthetic substrate for this assay with the highest maximal velocity and lowest biomolecular constant at 53.49 µmole/min/mg and 0.23 mM, respectively, with catalytic efficiency ratio of 0.23. …”
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Gender differences in the price elasticity of demand for waterpipe and cigarette smoking in Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine: a volumetric choice experiment by Ramzi G Salloum, Mohammed Jawad, Aya Mostafa, Yousef Khader, Rima Nakkash, Niveen ME Abu-Rmeileh, Ali Chalak, Ruba Abla, Sameera Awawda

“…Objectives This study assessed the extent to which the elasticity of cigarette and waterpipe tobacco products differs between men and women. We also explored the levels of substitution and complementarity in tobacco products among men and women.Setting The study examines tobacco elasticities in three Arab countries: Lebanon, Jordan and the West Bank of Palestine.Participants We used data from nationally representative surveys of adults aged ≥18 years in Lebanon (n=1680), Jordan (n=1925) and Palestine (n=1679). …”
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Molecular imprinted polymer-based potentiometric approach for the determination of carvedilol and ivabradine hydrochloride in dosage form, spiked human plasma and in presence of th... by Nermine V. Fares, Haitham A. El Fiky, Dina A. Ahmed, Maha F. Abd El Ghany, Amr M. Badawey, Mahmoud A. Tantawy

“…Solid contact ion-selective electrodes with wide range of applications have been developed for analysis of these two active ingredients. Those types of electrodes have common drawbacks. …”
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ANFIS method to enhance FMEA water operation model of Indonesia drinking water distribution system by Diah Septiyana, Mohamed Abd. Rahman, Tasnim Firdaus Mohamed Ariff, Desy Rosarina, Erry Yulian T. Adesta, Galang Persada Nurani Hakim, Nor Aiman Sukindar

“…To solve this problem, we propose additional methods, such as the ANFIS, to give weight based on risk level classification. …”
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The roles and outcomes of surgery in large anterior mediastinal tumors by Yan Le Ho, Mohammad Fauzi bin Jamaluddin, Gerard Francis Lopez, Sotheenathan Krishinan, Abu Yamin bin Khamis, Basheer Ahamed bin Abdul Kareem

“…Due to the rarity of this clinical entity, very few studies have been conducted on large mediastinal tumors. Here, we describe the surgical approach and outcomes of surgery for large mediastinal tumors. …”
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Microbial boundaries in peri-implantitis: a review of pathogen-related advances by Ehab Qasim Talib, Ghada Ibrahim Taha, Dhuha Mahmood Ali, Sahar Hashim Al-Hindawi, Fadia Abd Almuhsin Al-Khayat, Israa Amer Hasan

“…The study was conducted using pertinent publications from scientific databases, including Scopus, Google Scholar, PubMed, and Web of Science. We searched these databases using the following terms: periodontitis, microbial, dental implants, peri-implantitis, and biofilm formation.…”
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The Impact of Movement Control Order (MCO) during Pandemic COVID-19 on Local Air Quality in an Urban Area of Klang Valley, Malaysia by Mohd Shahrul Mohd Nadzir, Maggie Chel Gee Ooi, Kemal Maulana Alhasa, Mohd Aftar Abu Bakar, Anis Asma Ahmad Mohtar, Mohd Fadzil Firdzaus Mohd Nor, Mohd Talib Latif, Haris Hafizal Abd Hamid, Sawal Hamid Md Ali, Noratiqah Mohd Ariff, Johary Anuar, Fatimah Ahamad, Azliyana Azhari, Norfazrin Mohd Hanif, Mohammed Ahmed Subhi, Murnira Othman, Mohd Zaim Mohd Nor

“…Nevertheless, data on the effects of MCOs on air quality at local scales are still sparse. Here, we investigate changes in air quality during the MCO at an urban area using the air sensor network AiRBOXSense which measures monoxide (CO) and particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10). …”
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