Impact of staying at home measures during COVID-19 pandemic on the lifestyle of Qatar’s population: Perceived changes in diet, physical activity, and body weight by Muna Abed Alah (14779534)

“…Participants reported increased sitting/reclining time (1.94 h/day mean increase), screen times (2.05 h/day mean increase) with p < 0.001, and decreased exercise time (0.11 h/day mean reduction) with p < 0.001. …”

Which factor explains the life‐history of <i>Xanthium strumarium</i> L., an aggressive alien invasive plant species, along its altitudinal gradient? by Rafi Ullah (8146836)

“…Among climatic variables, mean yearly temperature, mean annual yearly humidity, and mean day length in hours, while in soil variables, organic matter and nitrogen percentage significantly affect the phenological and morphological stages. …”

When Should a Brain MRI Be Performed in Children with New-Onset Seizures? Results of a Large Prospective Trial by Hourani, R.

“…Univariate analysis showed a significant increase in the frequency of epileptogenic lesions with decreasing age, the presence of developmental delay, and the number and types of seizures at presentation. …”
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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Sustainability Aspects among Higher Education Students in Qatar by Shaikha R. Al-Nuaimi (19488232)

“…This value gradually decreases in attitudes and behaviors based on evaluating the pro-sustainability student responses. …”

The distribution of toxic sources in Louisiana by Djoundourian, Salpie Sarkis

“…A distance gradient analysis indicates that as distance from the nearest toxic source increases, the mean percentage of blacks in the community decreases and the mean percentage of whites increases. …”
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Association Between Three-Months Vitamin D Supplementation and Depressive Symptomatology incidence among Saudi Arabian Adults by Khaddaj, Rashel

“…Results: The final sample size included 71 participants with an average age of 30.23 ±7.66and constituted of 59.2% females. The mean baseline 25(OH)D3 concentration was 16.92±7.23ng/ml in the vitamin D group and 16.44±5.91 ng/ml in the control group (p =0.76). …”
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Transfer function analysis between arterial pressure and renal sympathetic nerve activity at cardiac pacing frequencies in the rat by Kanbar, Roy

“…Cardiac pacing slightly increased mean AP (0.8 ± 0.2 mmHg/Hz) and decreased pulse pressure (−3.6 ± 0.3 mmHg/Hz) while leaving the mean level of RSNA essentially unaltered (P = 0.680, repeated-measures ANOVA). …”
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A Power Ripple Compensator for DC Nanogrids via a Solid-State Converter by Ahmad Khan (6067526)

“…</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ojies.2020.3035073" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ojies.2020.3035073</a></p>…”

Macular ultrastructural features in amblyopia using high-definition optical coherence tomography by Al-Haddad, Christiane Elias

“…Also, amblyopic eyes demonstrated a shallow foveal pit compared with normal fellow eyes. Mean foveal thickness was significantly increased in amblyopic (228.56 µm) versus fellow eyes (221.72 µm), p=0.03. …”
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Experimental and Analytical Investigations of the Use of Groove-Epoxy Anchorage System for Shear Strengthening of RC Beams Using CFRP Laminates by Mohamed, Khalid Mustafa Elradi

“…The developed models predicted the experimental shear-strength of the tested RC beams with a good level of accuracy, with an average mean absolute percent error (MAPE) = 3.31% and 6.68%, normalized mean square error (NMSE) = 0.072, 0.523, and coefficient of determination R2 = 0.964, 0.691, for plates and sheets, respectively.…”
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Changing life expectancy in European countries 1990–2021: a subanalysis of causes and risk factors from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Nicholas, Steel

“…In 2019–21, there was an overall decrease in mean annual life expectancy across all countries (overall mean –0·18 years [95% UI –0·22 to –0·13]), with all countries having an absolute fall in life expectancy except for Ireland, Iceland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, which showed marginal improvement in life expectancy, and Belgium, which showed no change in life expectancy. …”
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The Assessment of Wind Power for Electricity Generation in Lebanon by Elkhoury, Michel

“…Implementing such wind farms would greatly decrease the harmful emission of greenhouse gases produced by the energy sector devoted to electricity generation by fuel (El-Fadel et al., 2003). …”
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IS security menace by Balozian, Puzant

“…It is widely believed in IS security literature that enforcing IS security policy compliance on employees through various means is the solution for security effectiveness. …”
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Understanding the phenomenon of saltwater intrusion sourced from desalination plants at coastal aquifers by Farhat Abbas (5480)

“…Miscible displacements of potassium bromide were observed from a column of 2.0–2.8 mm aggregates of sepiolite over 4 ranges of concentration and at 11 displacement speeds under saturated vertical flow deionized water and vice versa. …”

Investigating the causes and drivers of food waste in the hospitality sector in Dubai-UAE. Toward implementing food waste prevention strategies.” by SADEH, REHAM ZEYAD

“…Saving natural resources to protect the planet and help sustain a better future for the generations requires focusing mainly on the three pillars of a sustainable society that are important for humans to live and interact. …”
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Evaluation of the Surface Integrity and Recast Layer in Electrical Discharge Turning of WC-Co Composites by Mehdi Soleymani (3347741)

“…The results indicated that increasing the rotational speed led to a 10% to 17% decrease in the recast layer thickness and a 14% to 54% reduction in the surface roughness (Ra).…”

Improving the Performance Measurement Using Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) in Borouge by ALMUTAWA, MUBARAK

“…The findings show there is no set up/adjustment and speed losses. Moreover, breakdown losses were 2.2% for first extruder and 6.06% for second extruder, and decreased quality losses were 1.28% for first extruder and 2.8% for second extruder for the study of six significant losses (which became three big losses due to speed losses and set up/adjustment do not exist).…”
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Psychological and Coping Strategies Related to Home Isolation and Social Distancing in Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-sectional Study by Abduljaleel Abdullatif Zainel (18055382)

“…Higher levels of anger, depression, and general anxiety were prevalent among 1.3% (n=84), 3.9% (n=260), and 1.6% (n=104) of participants, respectively. The mean score for the emotional constructs anger and depression decreased with increased compliance with regulations (<i>P</i>=.04 and <i>P</i>=.11, respectively). …”

Notes total mesorectal excision (TME) for patients with rectal neoplasia by Chouillard, E.

“…A median of 17 nodes (range 12–81) was retrieved per specimen. Mean length of hospital stay was 10 days (range 4–29 days). …”
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The effect of Dopamine Agonists on patients with advanced Parkinson's disease subjected to subthalamic deep brain stimulation. (c2000) by Jabre, Mazen Gerges

“…The mean levodopa dose was reduced by 90% (p < 0.01), while the mean dopamine agonist dose was increased by 15% from preoperative level. …”
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