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Metaverse Security: Issues, Challenges and a Viable ZTA Model
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2023 , Article)The metaverse is touted as an exciting new technology amalgamation facilitating next-level immersive experiences for users. However, initial experiences indicate that a host of privacy, security and control issues will ... -
Meteorological Factors and Seasonal Stroke Rates: A Four-year Comprehensive Study
( W.B. Saunders , 2019 , Article)Introduction: There is a growing body of evidence suggesting that acute cardiovascular events including stroke are not distributed randomly over time but instead depend on months/season of the year. We report the impact ... -
Metformin and HER2-positive breast cancer: Mechanisms and therapeutic implications
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Due to the strong association between diabetes and cancer incidents, several anti-diabetic drugs, including metformin, have been examined for their anticancer activity. Metformin is a biguanide antihyperglycemic agent used ... -
Metformin Attenuates Albumin-induced Alterations in Renal Tubular Cells In Vitro
( Wiley Periodicals, Inc , 2017 , Article)Proteinuria (albuminuria) plays a crucial role in the etiology of chronic kidney disease (CKD) via alteration of multiple signaling pathways and cellular process in renal cells. The objectives of this study are to investigate ... -
Metformin attenuates V-domain Ig suppressor of T-cell activation through the aryl hydrocarbon receptor pathway in Melanoma: In Vivo and In Vitro Studies
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Melanoma is an aggressive skin cancer with a high rate of metastasis to other organs. Recent studies specified the overexpression of V-domain Ig suppressor of T-cell activation (VISTA) and Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor (AHR) ... -
Metformin in pregnancy to avert gestational diabetes in women at high risk: Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
( Wiley , 2019 , Article Review)Previous randomized and observational studies on the efficacy of metformin in pregnancy to reduce incident gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in women at high risk (obesity, polycystic ovary syndrome [PCOS], or pregestational ... -
Metformin increases 3-hydroxy medium chain fatty acids in patients with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional pharmacometabolomic study
( Frontiers Media SA , 2024 , Article)Background: Metformin is a drug with a long history of providing benefits in diabetes management and beyond. The mechanisms of action of metformin are complex, and continue to be actively debated and investigated. The aim ... -
Metformin Induces Different Responses in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Caki Cell Lines.
( MDPI , 2019 , Article)Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is the most common and lethal form of urological cancer diagnosed globally. Mutations of the von Hippel-Lindau tumor-suppressor gene and the resultant overexpression of hypoxia-inducible ... -
Metformin is comparable to insulin for pharmacotherapy in gestational diabetes mellitus: A network meta-analysis evaluating 6046 women.
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)The comparative efficacy of gestational diabetes (GDM) treatments lack conclusive evidence for choice of first-line treatment. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of metformin and glibenclamide to insulin ... -
Methane as a Substrate for Energy Generation Using Microbial Fuel Cells
( Springer , 2019 , Article Review)Methane (CH 4 ) is a well-known and abundant feedstock for natural gas, and is readily available from various sources. In thermal plants, the CH 4 generated from anthropogenic sources is converted into electrical energy ... -
Methane production enhancement from Tetraselmis biomass co-digestion using frying oil residue as co-substrate and ultrasonication as pretreatment
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Tetraselmis sp. microalgae biomass co-digestion with frying oil residue was investigated without or with an ultrasonication pretreatment to enhance methane production. Interestingly, compared to untreated Tetraselmis ... -
Methanol Electro-Oxidation in Alkaline Medium by Ni Based Binary and Ternary Catalysts: Effect of Iron (Fe) on the Catalyst Performance
( Pleiades Publishing , 2019 , Article)Pt free methanol electro oxidation catalysts with stable response are of interest to reduce the overall cost of the direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC). Here, nickel based bi and tri metallic catalysts have been prepared on ... -
Methanol Electrolysis for Hydrogen Production Using Polymer Electrolyte Membrane: A Mini-Review
( MDPI AG , 2020 , Article Review)Hydrogen (H2) has attained significant benefits as an energy carrier due to its gross calorific value (GCV) and inherently clean operation. Thus, hydrogen as a fuel can lead to global sustainability. Conventional H2 ... -
A method of chained recommendation for charging piles in internet of vehicles
( Springer , 2021 , Article)With the popularization of new energy electric vehicles (EVs), the recommendation algorithm is widely used in the relatively new field of charge piles. At the same time, the construction of charging infrastructure is facing ... -
Method to prepare ternary methanol electro-oxidation catalysts for direct methanol fuel cell applications
( Electrochemical Society, Inc. , 2017 , Article)In this work ternary methanol electro-oxidation catalysts based on mesoporous carbon (MC) were prepared by a novel approach for direct methanol fuel cell applications. Platinum (Pt), ruthenium (Ru) along with oxides of ... -
method validation of drug quantification poster
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)A lowest detection limit with straight linearity were obtained by developing a method to analyze Phenacetin (Phe) in both aqueous and organic extraction by using Liquid chromatography Triple Quoadrpole mass with electrospray ... -
Methodical evaluation of Arabic word embeddings
( Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL) , 2017 , Conference Paper)Many unsupervised learning techniques have been proposed to obtain meaningful representations of words from text. In this study, we evaluate these various techniques when used to generate Arabic word embeddings. We first ... -
Methodological assessment of systematic reviews and meta-analyses on COVID-19: A meta-epidemiological study
( Wiley , 2021 , Article)Rationale, aims, and objectives: COVID-19 has caused an ongoing public health crisis. Many systematic reviews and meta-analyses have been performed to synthesize evidence for better understanding this new disease. However, ... -
Methodological considerations for identifying multiple plasma proteins associated with all-cause mortality in a population-based prospective cohort
( Nature Research , 2021 , Article)Novel methods to characterize the plasma proteome has made it possible to examine a wide range of proteins in large longitudinal cohort studies, but the complexity of the human proteome makes it difficult to identify robust ... -
Methodological issues of systematic reviews and meta-analyses in the field of sleep medicine: A meta-epidemiological study
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)An increasing number of systematic reviews and meta-analyses (SRMAs) have been published in the field of sleep medicine. We evaluated the methodological issues of these SRMAs. A protocol was developed in advance. Three ...