A comparative petrophysical evaluation of the Abu Roash, Bahariya, and Kharita reservoirs using well-logging data, East El-Fayoum, Egypt by Mohamed Osman Ebraheem, Hamza Ahmed Ibrahim, Ahmed Hosny Senosy

“…These zones lie in the Abu Roash/F member. These deduced points prove that the Abu Roash/F member can be an abundant hydrocarbon reservoir. …”
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3D Geometric Modeling of the Abu Madi Reservoirs and Its Implication on the Gas Development in Baltim Area (Offshore Nile Delta, Egypt) by Mohamed I. Abdel-Fattah, Ahmed Y. Tawfik

“…A 3D geometric model of the Late Messinian Abu Madi reservoirs in the time and depth domain is used to investigate the influence of the reservoir geometry on the gas entrapment. …”
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RNA Sequencing Reveals the Differentially Expressed circRNAs between Stable and Unstable Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaques by Xueguang Lin, Ying Deng, Lujuan Ye, Bo Chen, Jindong Tong, Weijun Shi, Bo Wang, Bo Yu, Jingdong Tang

“…Results. We screened 344 DE circRNAs in unstable plaques, consisting of 342 upregulated and 2 downregulated circRNAs. …”
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Red blood cell distribution width is an independent predictor of mortality following amputation for diabetic foot by Yeo Kwon Yoon, Jae Han Park, Hang Hwan Cho, Dong Woo Shim, Wonwoo Lee, Seung Hwan Han, Jin Woo Lee, Kwang Hwan Park

“…This study aimed to assess the prognostic value of RDW in patients undergoing amputation for diabetic foot. We retrospectively analyzed data on 415 patients who underwent diabetic foot amputation between January 2009 and January 2019. …”
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Prevalence of Childhood and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity from 2003 to 2010 in an Integrated Health Care Delivery System by Scott Gee, Debbie Chin, Lynn Ackerson, Dewey Woo, Amanda Howell

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Comparative analysis of real-world data on the efficacy and safety of and adherence to ICS/LABA combinations in asthma management by Hee Sun Park, Jungkuk Lee, Hasung Kim, Seong-Dae Woo

“…Methods Utilizing South Korea’s National Health Insurance Service data, we conducted a population-based cohort study involving patients aged 18–80 years, newly diagnosed with asthma who received ICS/LABA combination therapy between January 2016 and December 2020. …”
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Status and Prospects of Robotic Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: Our Experience and a Review of the Literature by Sejin Lee, Taeil Son, Hyoung-Il Kim, Woo Jin Hyung

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Integration and Analysis of Neighbor Discovery and Link Quality Estimation in Wireless Sensor Networks by Marjan Radi, Behnam Dezfouli, Kamalrulnizam Abu Bakar, Shukor Abd Razak

“…Furthermore, performance of these protocols has not entirely been evaluated yet. In this paper, we perform a comprehensive simulation study on the efficiency of employing adaptive protocols compared to the existing nonadaptive protocols for initializing sensor networks with random topology. …”
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Kimura Disease Manifesting as Synchronous Bilateral Parotid Swelling in a Young Middle-Eastern Patient by Fatemah Faras, Fawaz Abo-Alhassan, Khalid Al-Sebeih, Jassem Bastaki

“…Characteristic features of the disease include, but not limited to, painless subcutaneous head and neck swelling, blood and tissue eosinophilia, and markedly elevated immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels. Herein, we report a rare case of Kimura disease manifesting as synchronous bilateral parotid swelling of 12 years duration in a 33-year-old Middle-Eastern man. …”
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Field Validation for the Constructability of Exposed Aggregate Concrete Overlay by Jaehoon Kim, Makara Rith, Seung Woo Lee, Young Kyu Kim

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Microtensile Bond Strength of Self-Adhesive Luting Cements to Ceramics by Tomoko Abo, Shigeru Uno, Masahiro Yoshiyama, Toshimoto Yamada, Nobuhiro Hanada

“…After 24 hours, microtensile bond strength (μTBS) was measured. There were significant differences in cements. …”
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Efficiency Control in Iridium Complex-Based Phosphorescent Light-Emitting Diodes by Boucar Diouf, Woo Sik Jeon, Ramchandra Pode, Jang Hyuk Kwon

“…We show that there is an ideal concentration for a maximum efficiency of PhOLEDs. …”
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Python-Based Algorithm for Estimating NRTL Model Parameters with UNIFAC Model Simulation Results by Se-Hee Jo, Jina Lee, Wangyun Won, Jun-Woo Kim

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Different methods of bacterial inoculation on the yield of chamomile blossoms and essential oil by A. Mostafa, M. Khalafallah, S. AboSedera, H. Fathy, A. Higazy

“…In this study, 6 bacterial strains were applied using two different inoculation techniques. The first application method was throughout soaking the roots of seedlings in the bacterial suspension before transplanting. …”
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Vanadate reduction by gram-positive fermentative bacteria isolated from deep-sea sediments on the northern Central Indian Ridge. by Bokyung Kim, Dong Kyun Woo, Juhwan Jeong, Min Sub Sim

“…PLoS ONE…”
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Finite Element Analysis of RC Beams by the Discrete Model and CBIS Model Using LS-DYNA by Seung H. Yang, Kwang S. Woo, Jeong J. Kim, Jae S. Ahn

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Analyzing Interactions between Japanese Ports and the Maritime Silk Road Based on Complex Networks by Zhi-Hua Hu, Chan-Juan Liu, Paul Tae-Woo Lee

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Novel nanocomposite synthesis of carboxymethyl cellulose coated to zero-valent iron supported on chitosan for simultaneous removal of heavy metals and pesticides in water: Performa... by Ahmad Abo Markeb, Javier Moral-Vico, Antoni Sánchez, Xavier Font

“…The NC shows 96.91 %, 90.00 %, 60.61 %, 52.73 %, and 40.43 % simultaneous removal of Cr(VI), As(V), Cd(II), Pb(II) and Mn(II), respectively. Also, it demonstrates a significant simultaneous elimination of organochlorine pesticides: DDE, heptachlor, endrin aldehyde, endosulfan, and heptachlor epoxide, being 98.52 %, 94.01 %, 70.98 %, 65.39 %, and 63.02 % the elimination percentage, respectively. …”
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Disease Burden of Chronic Hepatitis B among Immigrants in Canada by William WL Wong, Gloria Woo, E Jenny Heathcote, Murray Krahn

“…BACKGROUND: The prevalence of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection among immigrants to North America ranges from 2% to 15%, 40% of whom develop advanced liver disease. …”
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Single cell transcriptomics in blood of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Yeonjeong Heo, Jeeyoung Kim, Seok-Ho Hong, Woo Jin Kim

“…Among the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in monocyte/macrophages, we identified 15 upregulated genes (EGR1, NR4A1, CCL3, CXCL8, PTGS2, CD83, BCL2A1, SGK1, IL1B, BTG2, NFKBIZ, DUSP2, MAFB, PLAUR and CCL3L1) and 7 downregulated genes (FOLR3, RPS4Y1, HLA-DRB5, NAMPT, CD52, TMEM176A and TMEM176B) in the COPD group compared to the normal control group. …”
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