The relationship between sleep duration and health status in Qatar’s population by Al-Thani, Maryam A.

“…Qatar’s population exhibited high prevalence of short sleep duration, which was significantly associated with poor rated health, obesity, and chronic illness independent of age, gender, or social class.…”
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Duration of symptoms is the only predictor of testicular salvage following testicular torsion in children: A case-control study by Zlatan Zvizdic (9212371)

“…Testicular salvage was possible in 18 (58.1%) patients. The duration of symptoms and a lesser degree of torsion indicated a testicular salvage in children and adolescents with testicular torsion, but in multivariate analysis only duration of symptoms (time to surgical detorsion) was significantly associated with the risk of non-salvage. …”

Association Between Three-Months Vitamin D Supplementation and Depressive Symptomatology incidence among Saudi Arabian Adults by 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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Early reduction versus skin traction in the orthopaedic treatment of femoral shaft fractures in children under 6 years old by Hayek, Toni

“…Hip spica casting leads to significant reductions in weight-bearing delay, hospitalisation duration and pain. …”
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Optimisation of PV Cleaning Practices: Comparison Between Performance Based and Periodic Based Approaches by 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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Extended Preoperative Chemotherapy Does Not Improve Pathologic Response and Increases Postoperative Liver Insufficiency After Hepatic Resection for Colorectal Liver Metastases by Kishi, Yoji

“…Methods A total of 219 patients underwent hepatic resection following FOLFOX with or without bevacizumab and were divided into 2 groups according to the chemotherapy duration: 1–8 cycles (short duration [SD]; N = 157) and ≥9 cycles (long duration [LD]; N = 62). …”
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Effect of consanguinity on birth weight for gestational age in a developing country by Wakim, Gerard

“…No significant difference was observed in the decrease in birth weight between the first- and second-cousin marriages. …”
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Service user Outcomes of staff training in positive behaviour support using person‐focused training by Grey, Ian I.

“…Groups were matched on type of challenging behaviour, duration of challenging behaviour, gender and level of disability. …”
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β-2-himachalen-6-ol protects against skin cancer development in vitro and in vivo by 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 by 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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A Meta-Analysis to Gauge the Effectiveness of STEM Informal Project-Based Learning: Investigating the Potential Moderator Variables by Malavika Santhosh (17714346)

“…Correspondingly the moderator analysis revealed that the overall effectiveness of informal PjBL was influenced by the teaching model, assessment method, students’ group size, and course duration. However, the participants’ educational level and study location (country) did not emerge as being significant. …”

The Impact of the Flipped Classroom Model of Instruction on the Reading Achievement of Ninth Grade Female Emirati students in the Qurtoba Public School in Dubai by Khadragy, Saada Abdelgawad Mohamed

“…Fifty-five students were put into two groups (the experimental and the control group). As the method of teaching was intended to be the main variable, instructional videos were designed for the experimental group only, while the control group was taught face to face in the usual way with what might be characterized as a student-centered approach. …”
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Plasma exchange (PE) versus intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) for the treatment of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) in patients with severe symptoms: A systematic review and meta-anal... by Hany A. Zaki (15954222)

“…However, the statistical analysis of outcomes from 3 studies showed that the risk of discontinuation was significantly lower in the IVIG group than in the PE group (RR: 0.22; 95% CI: 0.06–0.88; <i>p</i> = 0.03).…”

Pediatric hepatic hydatid cysts: recurrence risk factors following laparoscopic surgery–a 16-year cohort analysis by Marwa Messaoud (22827959)

“…</p><h3 dir="ltr">Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">Key predictors of post-laparoscopy recurrence included extended surgical duration and cyst location. Although perioperative albendazole therapy was more frequent in the non-recurrence group, it did not reach statistical significance in reducing recurrence rates. …”

''Effectiveness of Non-invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in ELBW Infants: A Comparison of Successful and Failed Outcomes'' by Ratheesh Paramban (17046388)

“…The duration of NIPPV support was significantly longer in the NIPPV-success group compared to the NIPPV-failure group (mean 36+_27.6 hours vs 9.4+_21.3 hours, p<0.001), 2 babies in the NIPPVS we later intubated at mean 209 hours vs 9.4 hours in the NIPPV-F group, due to increased work of breathing and FiO2 requirement. …”

Surgical outcomes of laparoscopic total extraperitoneal (TEP) inguinal hernia repair compared with Lichtenstein tension-free open mesh inguinal hernia repair: A prospective randomi... by Mohammed Yunus Shah (21363248)

“…Time duration taken to resume normal activities was significantly lower in group A (13.6 ± 6.8) vs (19.8 ± 4.6) in group B (<i>P</i>< .001).…”

Exploring factors influencing time from dispatch to unit availability according to the transport decision in the pre-hospital setting: an exploratory study by Hassan Farhat (9000509)

“…In the competing risk analysis, the ‘Not Transported’ group demonstrated a higher incidence of prolonged TDA than the ‘Transported’ group at specified time points.…”

Harnessing digital health to objectively assess cognitive impairment in people undergoing hemodialysis process: The Impact of cognitive impairment on mobility performance measured... by He Zhou (224270)

“…However, the mobility performance was different between groups. The cognitive-impaired group spent significantly higher percentage of time in sitting and lying (Cohens effect size d = 0.78, p = 0.005) but took significantly less daily steps (d = 0.69, p = 0.015) than the cognitive-intact group. …”

The Effect of Different Doses of Intravenous Dexmedetomidine on the Properties of Subarachnoid Blockade: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Mohammad K Al Nobani (16561248)

“…Dexmedetomidine-related side effects were higher in patients receiving larger doses; the incidence of bradycardia was higher (OR=3.53, P<0.001) and incidence of hypotension showed a 1.29 fold increase when compared to the control group (P=0.065).</p><p><b>Conclusion:</b> The administration of intravenous dexmedetomidine in conjunction with spinal anaesthesia can significantly prolong the duration of both sensory and motor blockade. …”

Effect of war on the menstrual cycle by Hannoun, Antoine

“…These percentages were significantly different from each other and from that in Group C (2.6%). …”
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