The Design and Simulation of a Fuzzy Logic-Controlled Upper-body Exoskeleton for Lower-Limb Paraplegics Using Swing Through Gait Ambulation by Jad, Eid

“…Currently, most of the research activities and the resulting commercial products offer motorized lower-limb exoskeletons that assist paraplegics in ambulating while standing up. …”
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Vegetation communities and identification of indicator species in the riparian areas of Zabarwan mountain range in the Kashmir Himalaya by Shiekh Marifatul Haq (16538978)

“…After preliminary surveys, the three sites representing the study area were selected for detailed field sampling (Community-1 at the lower end of the stream; Community-2 at the middle of the stream, and Community-3 at the upper end of the stream). …”

Pyrolysis of biosolids with waste cardboard: effect of operating parameters, feedstock size and blending ratio by S. Zuhara (17788967)

“…A significant effect with change in blending ratio and a minimal effect by varying particle size was observed on the biochar yield. …”

Global, regional, and national progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 for neonatal and child health: all-cause and cause-specific mortality findings from the Global Burd... by Katherine R Paulson (8674293)

“…Given the widespread effects of COVID-19, considerable effort will be required to maintain and accelerate progress.</p><p><br></p><h3>Funding</h3><p dir="ltr">Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.…”

Myeloid Cells in Circulation and Tumor Microenvironment of Colorectal Cancer Patients with Early and Advanced Disease Stages by Salman M. Toor (8854751)

“…We found high levels of granulocytic myeloid cells (GMCs) in whole blood, but their levels were significantly lower in PBMCs. Importantly, we found significantly higher levels of GMCs in the TME compared to NT. …”

Nasturtium officinalis water extract. (c2009) by Fares, Najwan

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Conceptual Skills in Leading Change: A Competence Approach to Public Sector Leadership by JASIM, ARIF FADHEL AHMED

“…Then, the middle level group of leaders have a lower set of conceptual skills, and progressively fewer skills still at the third level. …”
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Enhancing human thermal comfort in hot arid cities: A systematic review of urban heat island observations and mitigation strategies by Omer Abedrabboh (17346847)

“…Key findings include: (1) majority of hot arid cities experience a daytime urban cool island effect, (2) urbanization (land use/land cover changes) led to lower daytime and higher nighttime temperatures, (3) during the day, bare sand and industrial zones (LCZs F, 8, 10) record the highest temperatures, while compact built areas (LCZs 1, 2, 3) are hottest at night, (4) green infrastructure (mostly modelled and simulated using ENVI-met (local/micro-scale) and Weather Research and Forecasting Tool (mesoscale)), particularly tree canopies, is the most implemented and effective heat mitigation strategy, followed by cool materials, and (5) coastal arid cities show moderated UHI intensity. …”

An Investigation on Users’ Perceptions of Open Government Data in Qatar by Rima Charbaji El-Kassem (22047890)

“…Path analysis demonstrated that the OGD gap, combined with two other latent variables, significantly influenced users’ trust in OGD. This study prioritizes areas for improving OGD attributes, aiming to enhance users’ trust in OGD.…”

Food safety and handling knowledge and practices of Lebanese university students by Hassan, Hussein F.

“…Students who cook all the time showed a significant (p = 0.001) lower difference in terms of their food safety knowledge compared to those who cook less frequently. …”
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Decolonisation of curricula in undergraduate dental education: an exploratory study by Kamran Ali (14152581)

“…A comparison showed that average student responses were lower compared with average staff responses. Of the 24 survey items, 17 showed significantly lower scores reported by minority ethnic (ME) students. …”

Vision: Leveraging Low Earth Orbit Satellites for Future Ubiquitous Positioning by Sherif Mostafa (13548916)

“…<p dir="ltr">Designing a globally ubiquitous positioning system that works seamlessly in all environments remains a critical area of ongoing research. While Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), such as GPS, are the predominant technology for global outdoor positioning, they fail in areas with physical obstructions (e.g., dense urban regions and indoors) and are prone to jamming. …”

A Comparative study of Technical Efficiency in GCC Islamic Financial Institutions during the Global financial Crisis using Malmquist-Type Data Envelopment analysis by Al Hammadi, Khalid Faisal

“…The results suggest that generally GCC and non-GCC IFIs efficiency was not significantly affected by the financial crisis. However, Individual IFIs result showed that some bank has experienced increase or decrease of efficiency after the crisis. …”
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Study of the Impact of Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) Changes on local climate in Six Mega Global Cities in the 21st Century by Sabobeh, Lara Ali

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Evaluation of psychological distress, burnout and structural empowerment status of healthcare workers during the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19): a cross-sectional quest... by Sara Taleb (11264352)

“…In addition, the analysis showed that HCWs working in the COVID-19 areas experienced significantly higher symptoms of severe stress, anxiety, depression and higher levels of burnout compared to those working in other areas. …”

Impact of mainstream classroom setting on attention of children with autism spectrum disorder: an eye-tracking study by Bilikis Banire (14158833)

“…The gaze behaviors included time to first fixate (TTFF), first fixation duration (FFD), average fixation duration (AFD) and the sum of fixation count (SFC) on fourteen areas of interest (AOIs) in the classroom. Our results showed that children with ASD exhibit similar gaze behaviors to TD children, but with significantly lower performance scores and SFC on the target AOI. …”

Sustainable food development for societies in hot arid regions: Thermoeconomic assessment of passive-cooled soil-based and hydroponic greenhouses by Omer Abedrabboh (17346847)

“…Moreover, heat waves and increasing average ambient temperatures have significantly increased plants' dehydration and death. …”

Exploring home-to-school trip mode choices in Kandy, Sri Lanka by Charitha Dias (12191671)

“…<p dir="ltr">Schools are major trip generators in urban areas and school trips may largely contribute to the congestion, particularly during morning peak hours. …”

Prediction of Soil Loss in a Reservoir Watershed Using an Erosion Model and Modern Technological Tools: A Case Study of Marathon Lake, Attica in Greece by Pavlopoulos, Kosmas

“…In the current survey, the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) was used to estimate soil loss in the watershed area of the streams that end in Marathon Lake. The estimated value from the RUSLE was substantially lower (3.02 hm3) than that calculated in the bathymetric survey.…”
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An ensemble-based machine learning model for predicting type 2 diabetes and its effect on bone health by Belqes Alsadi (18695031)

“…We observed that bone area, bone mineral content, and bone mineral density were slightly lower in the Diabetes group across almost all body parts, but the difference against the control group was not statistically significant except in T12, troch and trunk area. …”