Development and Mechanical Performance of Sustainable Geopolymer Concrete by Zannerni, Ghina M.

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

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Multivariate epidemiologic analysis of type 2 diabetes mellitus risks in the Lebanese population by Ghassibe-Sabbagh, Michella

“…People with T2DM showed a significant decrease in HDL-C levels. A strong correlation of overall hyperlipidemia with the diabetes affection status was shown (p < 0.0001). …”
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Orthodontic camouflage versus orthodontic-orthognathic surgical treatment in borderline class III malocclusion: a systematic review by Maged S. Alhammadi (14150757)

“…Regarding the vertical jaw relation, one study reported a significant decrease in mandibular plane inclination in OC and a significant increase in OOS. …”

Utilization of the internet for physical activity and diet information and its influence on pregnant women’s lifestyle habits in Qatar by Ayman Al-Dahshan (8962568)

“…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">A total of 327 pregnant women (mean age of 29.5 years ± 4.0) completed and returned the questionnaire (response rate: 87.5%). …”

Estimation of Virtual Trust on Driverless Cars using Type-1 Fuzzy logic by Mohamed Kayed Alhyasat, Khaled

“…These vehicles boost confidence, increase road capacity, and decrease traffic accident. The major benefit is a decrease in traffic enforcement, plus self-driving cars consume less fuel than other types of vehicles and don't require auto insurance. …”
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Trade Flow and Nation Brand Distance: A Structural Gravity Model Approach by AL BESHER, HUDA ISMAIL

“…The NBD is calculated based on Country Brand Strength Index (CBSI) which consists of relative values per capita of the statistical data for five different areas that composite the index, which includes the dimensions of exports, tourism, foreign direct investment, immigration, and government environment. …”
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Brain microstructural changes support cognitive deficits in HIV uninfected children born to HIV infected mothers by Yadav, Santosh K.

“…Decreased FA along with both increased and decreased MD in different brain regions was present in HUC compared to CHNM. …”
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Branched-chain amino acids mediate resilience to chronic social defeat stress by activating BDNF/TRKB signaling by Nasrallah, Patrick

“…Mice exposed to chronic stress displayed increased susceptibility and social avoidance. BCAA promoted resilience to chronic stress, rescued social avoidance behaviors and increased hippocampal BDNF levels and TRKB activation. …”
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Cytotoxicity of Anthrax Lethal Toxin to Human Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells Is Nonapoptotic and Dependent on Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase 1/2 Activity by Abi-Habib, Ralph J.

“…Co-treatment of AML cells with both LeTx and LY294002 did not lead to increased sensitivity, showing a lack of additive/synergistic effects when both pathways are inhibited. …”
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Carbon dioxide insufflation during ERCP for reduction of postprocedure pain by Azar, Riad

“…Adverse events were infrequent and did not differ by group. No serious cardiopulmonary complications occurred. …”
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Pilot-scale study on the suspension of drill cuttings: Effect of fiber and fluid characteristics by Husameldin Mahmoud (16932600)

“…Fiber sweeps enhanced hole-cleaning performance and increased cuttings transport to the surface with a negligible increase in fluid viscosity. …”

Qatari Genotype May Contribute to Complications in Type 2 Diabetes by Youssra Dakroury (9991407)

“…These data suggest that the genotype may contribute to complication risk, as exemplified by the increase in hypertension and retinopathy in the Q3 ancestry, though the SLMAP allele was not implicated; however, diabetes prevalence did not differ between the four Qatari ancestries.…”

Optimizing emergency services in hospitals by Nature Research (16552612)

“…They believe, however, that their model is an improvement on earlier ones, which did not take length of stay into account, and that hospital managers could use it to evaluate and optimize resources in their emergency departments. 1 “We plan to refine the model by applying new optimization techniques and more data,” says Faghih, “and hope that other hospitals will use the simulation to optimize resource allocation.”…”

Observations on Food Consumption Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Oman by Tarek Ben Hassen (15742605)

“…Indeed, the paper findings indicated (i) a shift to healthier diets, as shown by the fact that 45.5% of the participants increased their intake of fruits and vegetables, 42.4% ate more healthy foods, and 53.1% reduced their intake of unhealthy foods; (ii) an increase in the consumption of local products, owing to food safety concerns, with 25.8% of the cohort stating that they purchase more local food items; (iii) a shift in grocery shopping behaviors, especially with 28.1% of the participants buying more groceries online; (iv) the absence of panic buying in Oman, since 62.36% of the participants said they did not stockpile food items; and (v) a reduction of food waste. …”

Optical pavement treatments and their impact on speed and lateral position at transition zones: A driving simulator study by Qinaat Hussain (15294164)

“…These innovative measures aim to produce the impression of increased speed that could stimulate drivers to better adapt speed limits. …”

The Impact of Acute and Chronic Exercise on Immunoglobulins and Cytokines in Elderly: Insights From a Critical Review of the Literature by Maha Sellami (4351159)

“…Our literature analysis revealed that acute endurance exercise resulted in increased secretory salivary immunoglobulin A (SIgA), while acute bouts of muscle strengthening exercise (i.e., isokinetic, eccentric, knee extensor exercise) increased plasma/muscle interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8 and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) levels. …”

Analysis of risk factors progression of preterm delivery using electronic health records by Zeineb Safi (18281719)

“…Identifying the population level factors that increase the risk of preterm deliveries is an important step in the direction of mitigating the impact and reducing the frequency of occurrence of preterm deliveries. …”

Reducing Caesarean Rates in Qatar: A Pressing Public Health Imperative – Policy adjustments in Labour Inductions. by Morounfolu Thompson (17045472)

“…Maternal and neonatal morbidity did not increase compared to baseline unit data, and 50% of the women achieved a vaginal delivery, reducing the number of Caesarean sections.…”

The impact of job satisfaction on nurses’ work lives: A literature review by Aisha Hamad Al-Qahtani (20278134)

“…These factors need to be taken into account in developing interventions to increase nurses’ job satisfaction and their work output.…”