The Grid Iron Patterns & Detached Villas as the Main Drivers of Sharjah City’s Urban Sprawl by MOHAMED, SHAMSELDIN SAEED

“…On the other hand, the same study proved that the grid system and the villa model are the main reason behind the urban sprawl of the city. …”
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Ensemble Deep Random Vector Functional Link Neural Network for Regression by Minghui Hu (2457952)

“…Our present work first fills the gap of dRVFL and edRVFL work in the field of regression. …”

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... by Masri, Oussama Samer

“…Main outcome measure: mean reflectivity of retinal and choroid layers. …”
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Factors Determining SMEs Intention to Access Alternative Financing in Emerging Markets: Evidence from the UAE by SHAH, SHAZIA

“…Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play a crucial role in driving economic growth, fostering innovation, and creating employment opportunities in the UAE. Despite their significance, SMEs often face a persistent challenge namely the funding gap. …”
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An Investigation on Users’ Perceptions of Open Government Data in Qatar by Rima Charbaji El-Kassem (22047890)

“…Among 13 OGD attributes, six were identified as opportunities, five required improvement, and two were considered lower priorities. The OGD gap revealed an 82% surplus. Path analysis demonstrated that the OGD gap, combined with two other latent variables, significantly influenced users’ trust in OGD. …”

The Impact of Non-Interest Income on Commercial Bank Profitability in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region by Bashar Abukhalaf (21488780)

“…Non-interest income significantly influences the profitability of MENA region banks across all three models, supporting the main hypothesis. …”

Effect of acute and chronic grapefruit, orange and pineaple juice consumption upon blood lipoprotein synthesis and metabolism in the rat. (c2004) by Abou-Khalil, Jamil

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Hyper-Hypo study: A Retrospective Observational Study of Neonatal Hypoglycemia Related to Maternal Hypertension by Thiruveni Ramkumar (17075051)

“…On the other hand, neonates of hypertensive mothers administered with methyldopa showed a significant decrease of initial blood glucose reading.…”

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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Rescue cerclage by Khoury, Alfred

“…Advanced dilation of 3 cm and/or prolapsed membranes (n = 18) did not decrease the likelihood of reaching 28 weeks. Mean gestational age at delivery for this subset of patients was 30.7 ± 7.2 weeks. …”
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Revealing the Adoption Factors of Electric Vehicles in Dubai by BIN HUMAID, HUDA

“…Electric vehicles (EVs) have gained interest in the last decades, as a significant amount of people in Dubai depend on private vehicles. …”
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Food safety knowledge attitude and practices of oncology nurses, in Lebanese hospitals by Angy, Mallah

“…Knowledge scores were higher among nurses holding a graduate degree (mean = 85; p < 0.05), and those who attended a training course (mean = 79; p < 0.05). …”
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Wage discrimination in Lebanon as related to experience and education by Fahed-Sreih, Josiane

“…The findings indicate that there is a wage gap on the Lebanese job market. Significantly, a male with the same experience and the same educational background as a female will earn more than her in terms of the basic salary. …”
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Residential energy consumption patterns by Houri, Ahmad

“…In an attempt to fill a significant gap in baseline information, 509 households have been studied to analyse the residential consumption patterns in the urban environment in Lebanon. …”
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A retrospective study on comparison of clinical characteristics and outcomes of diabetic ketoacidosis patients with and without acute pancreatitis by Adeel Ahmad Khan (14152953)

“…Univariate logistic regression analysis showed age, Asian ethnicity, male gender, T2D, admission WBC count, hb, urea, creatinine, potassium, venous pH, bicarbonate, anion gap, total cholesterol, TGL and LDL level were significantly associated with the development of DKA with AP (p < 0.05). …”

Sleeve Gastrectomy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Anthropometric and Cardiometabolic Improvements at 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 years—Are the Initial Benefits Sustained? by Wahiba Elhag (5245547)

“…Mean HbA1c significantly decreased from 8.1%preop to 6.77%_{year 9}. …”

The Impact of Digital Transformation on Organisational Performance in UAE Construction Organisations: The Moderating Role of Organisational Culture by SHATAT, BASHAR KHALID

“…Sectoral resistance (notably in infrastructure) and size-based variations in OC were also observed. Regression analysis showed DT accounted for 54.6% of the variance in OP (supporting H1), while moderation analysis revealed a significant but negative interaction effect (rejecting H2), indicating that stronger OC may hinder DT benefits unless strategically aligned. …”
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Sex differences on quality of life and mental health outcomes when using a brief cognitive-behavioral skill building intervention with adolescent Syrian refugees: a secondary analy... by Kazandjian, Chant

“…Among males only, significant decreases in depression and anxiety scores were observed with significant improvement in total QOL.…”
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Food safety knowledge attitude and practices of oncology nurses, in Lebanese hospitals by Angy Mallah (17831954)

“…Knowledge scores were higher among nurses holding a graduate degree (mean = 85; p < 0.05), and those who attended a training course (mean = 79; p < 0.05). …”

Training and Self-Rated Performance in the UAE Free Zones Context by Al Mazmi, Shaikha Ali

“…Among these methods of analysis included factor analysis, a specific test was used to check if the Training Scale is Uni-Dimensional or Multi-Dimensional; reliability test, a test used to check the reliability of Training Variable, Performance Variable, and the Performance Factors in the study; correlation test, a test used to check the level of the significance of the relationship between the variables and the factors; and finally, the regression test, a test used to examine the validity of the seven hypotheses of this dissertation paper. …”
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