Qatar’s immigrants at higher risk of diabetes by 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. …”

Perinatal factors impacting echocardiographic left ventricular measurement in small for gestational age infants: a prospective cohort study by Ibrahim Elmakaty (14614270)

“…<h2>Introduction</h2><p dir="ltr">Infants born small for gestational age (SGA) have an increased risk of developing various cardiovascular complications. …”

Crisis Management and Crisis Communication in the Digital Age: The Impact of Social Media by Thomas, Agnel Rose

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Unveiling the dynamics of the breast milk microbiome: impact of lactation stage and gestational age by Parul Singh (191877)

Benthic development on large-scale engineered reefs: a comparison of communities among breakwaters of different age and natural reefs by Burt, John

“…Coral cover on 25 and 31 years old breakwaters (46% and 56%, respectively) was significantly higher than on natural reefs (37%; HSD test p < 0.05 and p < 0.001, respectively). …”
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Impact of body composition analysis on male sexual function: A metabolic age study by Ahmad Majzoub (14058045)

“…Significantly lower T levels (p=0.002), significantly older MetAge (p=0.034), and higher BMI (p=0.044) and degree of obesity (p=0.042) were observed in participants <40 years with erectile dysfunction (ED) compared to their counterparts without ED.…”

Higher serum leptin level in women than in nen with type 1 diabetes by Azar, Sami T.

“…Percentage body fat and fat mass were significant determinants of leptin concentration, whereas age and duration of diabetes were not related to leptin concentration. …”
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Thermal challenges in lithium-ion battery technology: Investigating performance and thermal stability by Kenza Maher (22803425)

“…However, ensuring the safety and reliability of these batteries in desert environments presents significant challenges due to high temperatures, pervasive dust, and limited cooling mechanisms. …”

Age, Disease Severity and Ethnicity Influence Humoral Responses in a Multi-Ethnic COVID-19 Cohort by Muneerah Smith (12542939)

“…As expected, patients with severe disease showed significantly higher antibody titers and interestingly also had significantly broader epitope coverage. …”

Epidemiology of SARS-CoV2 in Qatar’s primary care population aged 10 years and above by Mohamed Ahmed Syed (8794121)

“…Period prevalence of SARS-CoV2 infection was not considerably different across age groups (9.7–19.8%). It was higher in males compared to females (16.2 and 12.7% respectively). …”

COVID-19 lockdowns weigh heavily on youth: an analysis of the impact on BMI for Age Z scores in children and adolescents by Muna Abed Alah (14779534)

“…The BAZ increased significantly by 0.30 (95% CI 0.26–0.35). The increase in BAZ scores was significantly higher among male students and the younger age group compared to females and older counterparts, respectively. …”

Prevalence of asthmatic symptoms in Lebanese patients with type 1 diabetes and their unaffected siblings compared to age-matched controls by Taleb, Nadine

“…Only a statistically non-significant trend of higher risk was observed in carriers of HLA-DQB1*0301 and G allele at the 49 (A/G) nucleotide of CTLA-4 gene. …”
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Coronary artery disease (CAD) risk factor analysis in an age-stratified hospital population with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) by Dennis J., Levinson

“…ObjectivesPatients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are at higher risk for coronary artery disease (CAD) particularly at a younger age. …”
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Epigenetic age acceleration in surviving versus deceased COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome following hospitalization by Yosra Bejaoui (8552574)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Aging has been reported as a major risk factor for severe symptoms and higher mortality rates in COVID-19 patients. …”

Prevalence, risk factors and outcome of neonatal Pulmonary hemorrhage in extremely preterm infants: A case control study by Manish Kumar Malviya (17045911)

“…The mortality and intraventricular hemorrhage rate of the group with PH were significantly higher than those without PH. The rates of periventricular leukomalacia, moderate-to-severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and medically or surgically treated PDA were not significantly different between the PH and non-PH groups.…”

Effects of perinatal variables on echocardiographic assessments of left ventricular dimensions in infants born large for gestational age: a prospective cohort analysis by Ahmed Amarah (17733726)

“…Notably, male infants exhibited significantly higher LV internal dimensions in both diastole and systole, while GA negatively impacted the left ventricular mass index.…”

Omega-3 fatty acid-rich fish oil supplementation prevents rosiglitazone-induced osteopenia in aging C57BL/6 mice and in vitro studies by Chiara Cugno (3441302)

Assessment of aged biodegradable polymer-coated nano-zero-valent iron for degradation of hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) by Wazne, Mahmoud

“…Guar gum with loadings rates one order of magnitude lower than that of CMC and AA achieved good iron stabilization but significantly higher RDX degradation rates. CONCLUSION: It is demonstrated that both migration and reactivity of polymer-stabilized nZVI should be explicitly evaluated over a long period before application in the field. …”
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Patient-oriented educational Sports Medicine YouTube videos in Arabic have higher view counts in the Middle East and North Africa than their English versions by Theodorakys Marín Fermín (12199534)

“…Except for one, the view count was significantly higher in the Arabic version of all 11 videos (minimum sevenfold, P = 0.03). …”

Population Reference Values for Serum Methylmalonic Acid Concentrations and Its Relationship with Age, Sex, Race-Ethnicity, Supplement Use, Kidney Function and Serum Vitamin B12 in... by Vijay Ganji (8710491)

“…Multivariate-adjusted serum MMA concentration was significantly associated with race-ethnicity (p < 0.001) and age (p < 0.001) but not with sex (p = 0.057). …”