Essays on Digital Financial Inclusion and Financial Resilience for Sustainable Development in Sub-Saharan Africa by Jamila Abubakar (22653059)

“…A significant body of literature suggests the SSA’s middle class’s vulnerability to financial shocks, and our findings, indicating savings volatility and decreased savings accumulation due to financial shocks for the middle-income class groups, support these claims. …”

Past and future climate effects on population structure and diversity of North Pacific surfgrasses by Ana I. Tavares (6942986)

“…</p><h3>Time Period</h3><p dir="ltr">Analyses considered a timeframe from the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM; 20 kybp) until one Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) scenario of future climate changes (RCP 8.5; 2100).…”

The Effect of EVA and TPU Custom Foot Orthoses on Running Economy, Running Mechanics, and Comfort by Ken Van Alsenoy (14150559)

“…</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Frontiers in Sports and Active Living<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2019.00034" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2019.00034</a></p><p dir="ltr">Additional institutions affiliated with: Athlete Health and Performance Research Center - ASPETAR </p>…”

Run Rules-Based EWMA Charts for Efficient Monitoring of Profile Parameters by Ali Yeganeh (16624998)

“…The proposed EWMAR chart with run rules exhibits a much better performance in detecting small and decreasing shifts than the other competing charts. …”

Electrically conductive hybrid organic crystals as flexible optical waveguides by Li, Liang

“…The elements respond rapidly to temperature by curling or uncurling in about 0.2 s, which in one typical case corresponds to exceedingly fast deformation and recovery rates of 2187.5° and 1458.3° , respectively. In cyclic operation mode, their conductivity decreases less than 1% after 10,000 thermal cycles. …”
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Persona Transparency: Analyzing the Impact of Explanations on Perceptions of Data-Driven Personas by Joni Salminen (7434770)

“…</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2019.1688946" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2019.1688946</a></p>…”

Graph-Guided Regularized Regression of Pacific Ocean Climate Variables to Increase Predictive Skill of Southwestern U.S. Winter Precipitation by Tejedor, Alejandro

“…This approach both decreases the effective dimensionality of the problem and identifies the most predictive features without specifying them a priori. …”
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Sulforaphane Delays Fibroblast Senescence by Curbing Cellular Glucose Uptake, Increased Glycolysis, and Oxidative Damage by Florence Hariton (18629764)

“…SFN delayed senescence by decreasing glucose metabolism on the approach to senescence, exhibiting a caloric restriction mimetic-like activity and thereby decreased oxidative damage to cell protein and DNA. …”

The Trace Element Composition of Size Fractionated Suspended Particulate Matter Samples from the Qatari EEZ of the Arabian Gulf: The Role of Atmospheric Dust by Oguz Yigiterhan (14151006)

“…We calculated the excess metal concentrations by correcting the bulk composition for inputs from atmospheric dust using aluminum (Al) as a lithogenic tracer and the metal / Al ratios for average Qatari dust. …”

Driving and hypoglycemia by Stephen Beer (5480411)

“…Hypoglycemia has been associated with cardiac arrhythmia, a decreased ability to drive and driving mishap. …”

Microbiota and sensorial attributes of buffalo meat stored under vacuum packaging: combined impact of marination, citrox and oregano essential oil by Tareq Osaili (11550286)

“…The pH values of the treatments with citrox and oregano EO followed a steadily decreasing (P < .05) trend during storage. …”

Life cycle assessment of binary recycled ceramic tile and recycled brick waste-based geopolymers by Namra Mir (17017734)

“…The LCA analysis is also modelled on a large-scale industrial basis. This results in decreased environmental impacts, and they are 1352 kg CO₂-eq, 3.01 kg SO₂-eq, 0.19 kg N-eq, 6.56E-9 kg CFC 1-eq for GWP, AP, EP, and ODP, respectively.…”

Vertical Distribution of Phosphorous Fractions and Bioavailability of the Nutrient in the Southern Indian Ocean by Muhammed Nayeem Mullungal (21385463)

“…Phosphorus fractions in sediments were analyzed by a modified sequential extraction procedure (SEDEX). …”

Optimization of Community Integrated Energy System for the State of Qatar Towards Sustainable Development by Abdelrahman Mahmoud Ahmed Moursi (22674269)

“…The analysis showed that reducing the discount rate from 10% to 5% decreased the total annualized cost by 24%, demonstrating the impact of financial instruments on capital-intensive sustainable energy systems. …”

Trace element composition of size-fractionated suspended particulate matter samples from the Qatari Exclusive Economic Zone of the Arabian Gulf: the role of atmospheric dust by Oguz Yigiterhan (14151006)

“…We calculated the excess metal concentrations by correcting the bulk composition for inputs from atmospheric dust using aluminum (Al) as a lithogenic tracer and the metal∕Al ratios for average Qatari dust. …”

Trace Element Composition of Plankton from the Qatari Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Arabian Gulf by Oguz Yigiterhan (14151006)

“…</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: SEANOE - Sea Open Scientific Data Publication<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/</a><br>See dataset on publisher's website: <a href="https://doi.org/10.17882/71591" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.17882/71591</a></p>…”

Migration frameworks in Africa by Alemu Asfaw Nigusie (16962900)

“…<p>Migration has become a prominent issue in the international agenda in recent years due to the rise in its intensity and impact (actual/perceived) on national and international affairs. …”

How global spine sagittal alignment and spinal degeneration affect locomotive syndrome risk in the elderly by Ramada R. Khasawneh (6837734)

“…Except for L1–L2 and L5–S1, lumbar disc height (LDH) decreased with higher LS risk stages. …”

Marine Bacterial Community Structures of Selected Coastal Seawater and Sediment Sites in Qatar by Shimaa S. El-Malah (16931790)

“…<p dir="ltr">Severe environmental conditions can have a diverse impact on marine microorganisms, including bacteria. …”

Aorta deformation linked to heart disease by Nature Research (16552612)

“…<p>A cardiovascular condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is associated with abnormal mechanical properties of the aorta, which could be used in the clinic to assess risk for the disease, according to new research published in the journal Global Cardiology and Practice . …”