A clustering metaheuristic for large orienteering problems حسب Almiqdad Elzein (13141038)

"…The metaheuristic aims to dramatically improve the computation time of a given Orienteering Problem algorithm without a significant decrease in the solution quality of that algorithm, especially for large Orienteering Problems. …"

Hedonic valuation of land protection methods: implications for cluster development. حسب Kling, Robert

"…The key findings of the study are: (i) proximity to national or state park land and to city or county open space has a significant positive impact on property values, while proximity to national forest land or to privately conserved land exhibits no significant effects; and, (ii) inclusion of a property within a cluster development decreases its value by 17 to 26 %. …"
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Effect of consanguinity on birth weight for gestational age in a developing country حسب Wakim, Gerard

"…No significant difference was observed in the decrease in birth weight between the first- and second-cousin marriages. …"
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Optimisation of PV Cleaning Practices: Comparison Between Performance Based and Periodic Based Approaches حسب ALHAJERI, RASHED ABDULLA

"…Solar energy has the largest untapped reserve in energy and is one of the fastest emerging energy markets. …"
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β-2-himachalen-6-ol protects against skin cancer development in vitro and in vivo حسب Daaboul, Hamid E.

"…Also, there was a significant decrease in p-Erk and p-Akt protein levels. …"
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Renewable Energy, Coal as a Baseload Power Source, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Evidence from U.S. State-Level Data حسب Squalli, Jay

"…After controlling for other sources of emissions, U.S. states that produce a larger share of renewable energy are found to have lower GHG emissions. …"
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An additive manufacturing approach based on electrohydrodynamic printing to fabricate P3HT:PCBM thin films حسب Zulfikre Esa (19457344)

"…As the annealing temperature and the flow rate were increased, discernible alterations in the PCBM clusters were consequently observed in the blends of the film and the size of the PCBM clusters has decreased by 3% while the distance between them was highly reduced by as much as 82%.…"

Effects of habitat complexity on the abundance, species richness and size of darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) in artificial vegetation حسب Bartholomew, Aaron

"…Increasing complexity appeared to lead to decreasing beetle widths. 9 beetle species were relatively rare in, or absent from, the higher complexity treatments, including 5 of the 6 largest species. 2 rare, small beetle species were only found in higher complexity treatments. …"
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Performance evaluation of 3D-printed PLA composites doped with WE43 magnesium alloy for bone tissue engineering applications حسب Sumama Nuthana Kalva (17302906)

"…Adding WE43 alloy to PLA decreased the average pore sizes of the composites. …"

Stemming cardiovascular diseases in Qatar حسب Nature Research (16552612)

"…“Both Qatari nationals and expatriates should adopt healthier lifestyles to reduce the prevalence of these risk factors,” says Christos. Diabetes was the largest preventable risk factor to decrease heart attacks and strokes.…"

Influenza prevalence and vaccine efficacy among diabetic patients in Qatar حسب Swapna, Thomas

"…Among the typed IVA-positive cases, 33.4% were H1N1, and 7.7% were H3N2. A significant decrease in influenza infections was reported in vaccinated DM patients (14.5%) when compared to non-vaccinated patients (18.9%) (p-value = 0.006). …"
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Why do some countries produce more capital intensive output than others? حسب Toukan, Amjad

"…Based on my model I offer an explanation for the variation in physical capital intensity across countries where the model predictions show that a lower quality of governance in a country results in a decrease in the output of capital-intensive goods and an increase in the output of labor-intensive goods. …"
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Influenza prevalence and vaccine efficacy among diabetic patients in Qatar حسب Swapna Thomas (17337925)

"…Among the typed IVA-positive cases, 33.4% were H1N1, and 7.7% were H3N2. A significant decrease in influenza infections was reported in vaccinated DM patients (14.5%) when compared to non-vaccinated patients (18.9%) (p-value = 0.006). …"

Shear Behavior of One-Way Reinforced Concrete Hollow Slabs Voided with PET Void Formers حسب Hasan, Haider H.

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Use of Ultrasound and Ionic Liquids to Enhance the Extractive Desulfurization of Oils حسب Zuraiqi, Karma

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Qatar’s immigrants at higher risk of diabetes حسب Nature Research (16552612)

"…The researchers stress, however, that their preliminary results should be confirmed in future studies involving larger numbers of participants. 1 “We would advise the Qatari government to screen all immigrants entering the country, as this would decrease the risk of unnecessary complications due to the late diagnosis of diabetes,” says lead author Dennis Mook-Nakamori. …"

Acquiring firms' stock returns حسب Raad, Elias

"…Results indicate that stockholders of mergers financed with stocks suffer significant losses. These losses are larger when management ownership is low and smaller in mergers that resulted in acquiring firm leverage decreases. …"
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Preparation of Mesoporous/Microporous MnCo₂O₄ and Nanocubic MnCr₂O₄ Using a Single Step Solution Combustion Synthesis for Bifunction Oxy... حسب Anchu Ashok (14152020)

"…Chronoamperometric (CA) runs for 24 h shows excellent stability of MnCo₂O₄ without any significant decrease in the current or potential value in ORR and OER. …"

Predictive Power of Random Forests in Analyzing Risk Management in Islamic Banking حسب Ahmet Faruk Aysan (11902115)

"…Findings reveal that larger banks provide more consistent survey responses, driven by their confidence and larger survey budgets. …"

Association Between Three-Months Vitamin D Supplementation and Depressive Symptomatology incidence among Saudi Arabian Adults حسب Khaddaj, Rashel

"…Furthermore, the change between both groups was significantly different (-7.61 ±4.03 in the Vitamin D group, -3.50±1.54 in the control group; p=<0.001) Conclusion: The present study shows thata 50.000 IU/week dose of vitamin D supplementation for 3 months was enough to increase vitamin D levels beyond sufficient and decrease depression symptoms in Saudi Arabian Adults. …"
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