COVID-19 and Anemia: What Do We Know So Far? by Luai Abu-Ismail (10712857)

“…The primary effect of these mechanisms is a decrease in circulating hemoglobin levels, reducing oxygen availability for cells. …”

Production of flexible nanocomposite membranes for x-ray detectors by Ahmad I. Ayesh (10188469)

“…Electrical impedance tests reveal that both dc resistance and activation energy decrease with increasing temperature as well as nanoparticle concentration. …”

Fabrication of titanium dioxide nanomaterial for implantable highly flexible composite bioelectrode for biosensing applications by Omnia Mohamed (15862753)

“…Long-time stability tests revealed an overall decrease in impedance and an increase in the charge capacity up to 475% of the initial value within three weeks.…”

Renewable Energy Consumption and Carbon Emissions: Evidence from an Oil-Rich Economy by Shahriyar Mukhtarov (19325662)

“…According to the findings, a 1% increase in renewable energy consumption leads to a 0.26% decrease in consumption-based CO₂ emissions, while a 1% rise in real GDP per capita leads to a 0.46% rise in consumption-based CO₂ emissions. …”

Machine learning in crime prediction by Karabo Jenga (17788496)

“…We consider that this research paves the way for further research to help governments and countries fight crime and decrease this for better safety and security.</p><p> </p></div><h2>Other Information</h2> <p> Published in: Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing<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/10.1007/s12652-023-04530-y" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12652-023-04530-y</a></p>…”

An atomistic molecular dynamic model to study the properties of LLDPE and wax by M. F. T. Mosoabisane (17725950)

“…The chain length of the wax showed no relationship to the solubility parameter in the solid state or in the melt. There was a decrease in the solubility parameter of the modelled LLDPE with an increase in temperature. …”

Formation of Trihalomethanes during Seawater Chlorination by Ahmed Abdel-Wahab (1748986)

“…Chlorination of seawater has shown significant increase in total THMs (TTHMs) and in bromoform concentrations. Rapid decrease of UV absorbance at 254 nm was also observed during seawater chlorination which is indicative of natural organic matter degradation into small organic molecules including THMs and other by-products. …”

Structural and physical properties of the dust particles in Qatar and their influence on the PV panel performance by Brahim Aïssa (14157243)

“…However, even when these characteristics have been addressed appropriately, there are other factors that adversely affect the performance of PV systems, namely the temperature-induced voltage decrease leading to a PV power loss and the dust accumulation (soiling). …”

Solar hydrogen production via thermochemical magnesium oxide – Magnesium sulfate water splitting cycle by Rahul R. Bhosale (6467102)

“…Overall analysis confirms that although the rise in the molar flow rate of Ar from 1 to 50 mol/s results in a decrease in the thermal reduction temperature from 1490 K to 1282 K, the solar-to-fuel energy conversion efficiency is adversely affected and reduces from 47.7% to 18.1%. …”

Ferroelectric Properties and Electrocaloric Effect in Dy2O3 Substitution on Lead-Free (Na0.5 Bi0.5)0.94 Ba0.06TiO3 Ceramic by Turki, O.

“…Higher stability of the ferroelectric (FE) phase was obtained at room temperature for the compositions y = 0.01, 0.02 and 0.05, with optimum values for y = 0.02 as remanent polarization Pr = 32µC/cm2, as well as piezoelectric coefficients d33 = 137 pC/N, kp = 0.27 and kt = 0.16, whereas a higher content of Dy (y = 0.08) induced a remarkable decrease of the ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties. …”
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Multilayer Reversible Data Hiding Based on the Difference Expansion Method Using Multilevel Thresholding of Host Images Based on the Slime Mould Algorithm by Abu Zitar, Raed

“…As a result, the embedding capacity in each class can increase by reducing the value of the difference between two consecutive pixels, and the distortion of the marked image can decrease after inserting the personal data using the DE method. …”
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Understanding the Mechanism of Diabetes Mellitus in LRBA-Deficient Patient by Iman Hawari (12561958)

“…</p><h3>Hypothesis</h3><p dir="ltr">1) LRBA deficiency in the patient leads to decreased surface CTLA-4 expression level and therefore immune mediated type 1 diabetes mellitus. 2) LRBA protein may be involved in the insulin biosynthesis and secretion in β-cells.…”

Optimal management, prevalence, and clinical behavior of saddle pulmonary embolism: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Fateen Ata (12217764)

“…AC, TT, ST, and PT are all associated with decreased odds of death from SPE.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Thrombosis Research<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.thromres.2022.07.013" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.thromres.2022.07.013</a></p>…”

Effects of financial turmoil on financial integration and risk premia in emerging markets by Boubakri, Salem

“…We find that while the financial integration of emerging stock markets has registered short-term reversals episodes in countries that have been exposed to national or/and regional financial crises, it has decreased in most of the emerging countries of our sample since the global crisis. …”
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Cost-Benefit Analysis of Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in the Adult General Medicine Setting in Qatar by Dina Abushanab (10696501)

“…</p><h3> Results</h3><p dir="ltr">The operational costs of the program decreased with maturity by cost savings of QAR125 per 100-patient beds per year. …”

Unraveling the impaired incretin effect in obesity and type 2 diabetes: Key role of hyperglycemia-induced unscheduled glycolysis and glycolytic overload by Naila Rabbani (291722)

“…Incretin effect impairment is characterized by decreased secretion of incretins from enteroendocrine cells and incretin resistance of pancreatic β-cells. …”

Vitamin D association with coagulation factors in polycystic ovary syndrome is dependent upon body mass index by Abu Saleh Md Moin (6189512)

“…It is reported that PCOS subjects show marked platelet dysfunction and decreased plasma fibrinolytic activity, resulting in a prothrombotic state. …”

Outcomes of POCUS‐Guided Peripheral Intravenous Access in Difficult Venous Access Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Hany A. Zaki (17337673)

“…A systematic review of 15 studies with 1485 patients, sourced from five databases, including PubMed, Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, Web of Science, and Google Scholar, showed POCUS significantly improved success rates (OR: 4.25), first‐attempt success (OR: 5.31), reduced attempts (MD: −0.83), and decreased procedure time (MD: −9.75 min). Fewer complications (OR: 0.49) observed with POCUS compared to standard techniques. …”

Effects of the addition of a high energy density fuel, adamantane to diesel on its cetane number, sooting propensity, and soot nanostructural properties by Al Zaabi, Alanood

“…The addition of up to 6.75 wt% of adamantane in diesel significantly increased the smoke point of diesel from 18 to 29 mm (and threshold sooting index decreased by 44%), indicating a drastic drop in fuel sooting tendency. …”
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Khalasa date palm leaf fiber as a potential reinforcement for polymeric composite materials by Elsadig Mahdi (9967349)

“…CE applications can be a viable option for the sustainable production of polymeric composite materials by decreasing the cost and improving product lifetimes and mechanical performance. …”