Integration of Wind Catchers in Modern Residential Buildings in the UAE as a Means of Providing Thermal Comfort حسب Riza, Raashid

"…Of the configurations tested, the optimal configuration bore the following characteristics: Floor to Ceiling Height of 6m, wind tower height of 9m with North West orientation, window area of 3 m2, wind tower opening of 2 m2, Percentage window opening of 100% and a percentage of wind tower opening 100%. The optimal configuration when tested resulted in 47.1% decrease in degree discomfort hours and a 22.1% increase of hours annually in the thermal comfort range when compared to the existing case. …"
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Mixed precision iterative refinement with adaptive precision sparse approximate inverse preconditioning حسب Noaman Khan (19810050)

"…<p dir="ltr">Hardware trends have motivated the development of mixed precision algorithms in numerical linear algebra, which aim to decrease runtime while maintaining acceptable accuracy. …"

A 28 nm CMOS 10 bit 100 MS/s Asynchronous SAR ADC with Low-Power Switching Procedure and Timing-Protection Scheme حسب Fang Tang (116243)

"…Several techniques are adopted in the proposed switching procedure to achieve better linearity, power and area efficiency. A single-side-fixed technique is utilized to reduce the number of capacitors; a parallel split capacitor array in combination with a partially thermometer coded technique can minimize the switching energy, improve speed, and decrease differential non-linearity (DNL). …"

Influence of temperature on tire-pavement noise in hot climates: Qatar case حسب Okan, Sirin

"…There is an apparent trend of decreasing temperature coefficient with increasing mean texture depth of dense graded asphalt pavements. …"
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Perceptions of Science Teachers Regarding Instruction that Increase High School Students' Motivation to Learn Science in Al Ain City حسب ALKHATIB, SARA

"…This study recommended that other studies be conducted on science instruction that increases students’ motivation to learn science using a broader sample to include other schools and other educational stages and with a larger sample size of teachers. …"
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Non-linear relationship between real commodity price volatility and real effective exchange rate: The case of commodity-exporting countries حسب Boubakri, Salem

"…However, for periods when a country is better integrated financially, we observe a decrease in the impact of real commodity price volatility on REER, especially for the two panels of food and beverages as well as energy. …"
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Morphological changes in amblyopic eyes in choriocapillaris and Sattler’s layer in comparison to healthy eyes, and in retinal nerve fiber layer in comparison to fellow eyes through... حسب Masri, Oussama Samer

"…Purpose Establishing the reliability of a new method to check the mean retinal and choroidal reflectivity and using it to find retinal and choroid changes in amblyopia. …"
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Epidemiological and genetic characterization of pH1N1 and H3N2 influenza viruses circulated in MENA region during 2009–2017 حسب Hebah A. Al Khatib (10494573)

"…Additionally, more fixed substitutions were encountered in H3N2 virus compared to larger number of non-fixed substitutions in pH1N1.…"

Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations are inversely associated with body adiposity measurements but the association with bone mass is non-linear in postmenopausal women حسب Vijay Ganji (8710491)

"…In multivariable adjusted analysis, no association was found between serum 25(OH)D concentration and bone mass when serum 25(OH)D was categorized. In a continuous variable analysis, the association between 25(OH)D and bone mass was significant, non-linear, inverse ‘U’. …"

Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations are inversely associated with body adiposity measurements but the association with bone mass is non-linear in postmenopausal women حسب Vijay, Ganji

"…In multivariable adjusted analysis, no association was found between serum 25(OH)D concentration and bone mass when serum 25(OH)D was categorized. In a continuous variable analysis, the association between 25(OH)D and bone mass was significant, non-linear, inverse ‘U’. …"
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Influence of temperature on tire-pavement noise in hot climates: Qatar case حسب Okan Sirin (14603304)

"…There is an apparent trend of decreasing temperature coefficient with increasing mean texture depth of dense graded asphalt pavements. …"

Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants حسب Bin, Zhou

"…The global increase in the number of adults with raised blood pressure is a net effect of increase due to population growth and ageing, and decrease due to declining age-specific prevalence. …"
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Solar Technology and District Cooling System in a Hot Climate Regions: Optimal Configuration and Technology Selection حسب Rabah Ismaen (18387189)

"…</p><p> </p></div><h2>Other Information</h2> <p> Published in: Energies<br> License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en15072657" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en15072657</a></p>…"

Controversy and Debate: Questionable utility of the relative risk in clinical research: Paper 1: A call for change to practice حسب Suhail A., Doi

"…Methods We used mathematical derivation to determine if the RR is a measure of effect magnitude alone (i.e., a larger absolute value always indicating a stronger effect) or not. …"
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Controversy and Debate: Questionable utility of the relative risk in clinical research: Paper 1: A call for change to practice حسب Suhail A. Doi (9552474)

"…</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">We used mathematical derivation to determine if the RR is a measure of effect magnitude alone (i.e., a larger absolute value always indicating a stronger effect) or not. …"

Analyzing the Influence of Climate and Anthropogenic Development on Vegetation Cover in the Coastal Ecosystems of GCC حسب Abhilash Dutta Roy (22466830)

"…A multiple linear regression analysis among the various climatic and anthropogenic factors showed that higher temperature positively affected mangroves and seagrass while having a negative relation to dense vegetation. …"

Preterm birth in low-middle income Countries حسب Alim, Swarray-Deen

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Run Rules-Based EWMA Charts for Efficient Monitoring of Profile Parameters حسب Ali Yeganeh (16624998)

"…The proposed EWMAR chart with run rules exhibits a much better performance in detecting small and decreasing shifts than the other competing charts. …"

Optimal Energy Dispatch Engine for PV-DG-ESS Hybrid Power Plants Considering Battery Degradation and Carbon Emissions حسب Laith Kanaan (21632714)

"…The test results revealed a 9.2% and 3.5% decrease in daily costs compared to the heuristic and stochastic methods, respectively, and a 29.4% decrease in carbon emission costs.…"

Average Model-Based Feedforward and Feedback Control for PUC5 Inverter حسب Khaled Rayane (16870002)

"…Then, a feedback linearizing control technique is designed to improve the transient and steady-state performances. …"