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The Interplay Between Diet and the Epigenome in the Pathogenesis of Type-1 Diabetes
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Frontiers
, 2021 , Article Review)
The autoimmune disease, Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM), results in the destruction of pancreatic β-cells, and the International Diabetes Federation reports that its incidence is increasing worldwide. T1DM is a complex ...
Information, Thermodynamics and Life: A Narrative Review
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MDPI
, 2021 , Article Review)
Information is probably one of the most difficult physical quantities to comprehend. This applies not only to the very definition of information, but also to the physical entity of information, meaning how can it be ...
An overview of brine management: Emerging desalination technologies, life cycle assessment, and metal recovery methodologies
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article Review)
This study examines which management methods are the most recent and advanced in managing rejected brine generated from desalination plants. It also provides up-to-date information regarding the most adequate technologies ...
The Genetic Control of the Rheumatic Heart: Closing the Genotype-Phenotype Gap
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Frontiers Media
, 2021 , Article Review)
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is a heritable inflammatory condition characterized by carditis, arthritis, and systemic disease. Although remaining neglected, the last 3 years has seen some promising advances in RHD research. ...
Rapid diagnostics of coronavirus disease 2019 in early stages using nanobiosensors: Challenges and opportunities
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2021 , Article Review)
The rapid outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) around the world is a tragic and shocking event that demonstrates the unpreparedness of humans to develop quick diagnostic platforms for novel infectious diseases. ...
Gravitational Influence on Human Living Systems and the Evolution of Species on Earth
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MDPI
, 2021 , Article Review)
Gravity constituted the only constant environmental parameter, during the evolutionary period of living matter on Earth. However, whether gravity has affected the evolution of species, and its impact is still ongoing. The ...
Microneedles: A new generation vaccine delivery system
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MDPI
, 2021 , Article Review)
Transdermal vaccination route using biodegradable microneedles is a rapidly progressing field of research and applications. The fear of painful needles is one of the primary reasons most people avoid getting vaccinated. ...
A review of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19): based on genomic structure, phylogeny, current shreds of evidence, candidate vaccines, and drug repurposing
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Springer Verlag
, 2021 , Article Review)
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is instigated by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). As of March 13, 2021, more than 118.9 million cases were infected with COVID-19 worldwide. SARS-CoV-2 ...
Genetic polymorphisms associated with obesity in the Arab world: a systematic review
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Springer Nature
, 2021 , Article Review)
Background: Obesity, one of the most common chronic health conditions worldwide, is a multifactorial disease caused by complex genetic and environmental interactions. Several association studies have revealed a considerable ...
Assessing left ventricular systolic function by emergency physician using point of care echocardiography compared to expert: systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
, 2021 , Article Review)
Assessing left ventricular systolic function (LVSF) by echocardiography assists in the diagnosis and management of a diverse range of patients presenting to the emergency department (ED). We evaluated the agreement between ...