Director co-option and monitoring efficiency. (c2017) by Abi Dames, Samira Ghassan

“…In addition, we suggest that independent directors appointed after the CEO resumes office are particularly costly to firms since they promote a non-efficient board monitoring environment.…”
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The Interaction between accounting students' preference, teaching methodology and performance by Mattar, Dorine M.

“…A statistically significant increase in academic achievement is found in the conventionally instructed group as compared to the group taught with PPT. …”
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Exploring beyond numeric weight loss: The metabolic effects of semaglutide by Sara Sokary (17337724)

“…<p dir="ltr">The global burden of overweight and obesity has increased by threefold since the 1970s, which led to increased incidences of cardiovascular disease and <u>type 2 diabetes</u>. …”

Unraveling the future productivity burden of cardiovascular disease in Qatar: Investigating the modifiable risk factors control in type 2 diabetes by Dina Abushanab (10696501)

“…The financial value of PALYs was determined based on the gross domestic product (GDP) per full-time worker (i.e. US$80,573). The base-case model estimated the productivity burden of CVD, and interventional scenarios were simulated to assess potential gains resulting from improved control of modifiable risk factors, including reduced incidence of T2D, lower systolic blood pressure (SBP), decreased number of smokers, and reduced total cholesterol. …”

YOLO-DefXpert: An Advanced Defect Detection on PCB Surfaces Using Improved YOLOv11 Algorithm by Prabu Selvam (22330264)

“…Compared to the standard YOLOv11 model, the proposed YOLO-DefXpert attained an improvement of 9.3% and 13.2% in mAP50 and mAP95, an 11.25% increase in frames per second, and a 69.85MB decrease in model size. …”

Obesity in children with Down syndrome: A retrospective review of growth charts and professional recommendations to parents by Nagat Al Kabir (18504997)

“…</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">During a 6-year period (2016-2021), 247 DS patients aged 5 to 14 years old were seen in child development clinics. 40% (100 patients) were selected and represented each age group and gender. …”

Nutrient Recovery from Wastewater Using Desalination Reject Brine by Kamel, Alaa Yasser Ahmed Fouad

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Thermodynamic Analysis of an Integrated Hydrogen Production System Based on Solar and Nuclear Energy Sources in the UAE by Babu, Binish Sam

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Towards a Critical Construction Management Research Agenda in the MENA Region by Abu-Salah, Alaa'

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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. …”

Combined Noncoding RNA-mRNA Regulomics Signature in Reprogramming and Pluripotency in iPSCs by Salam Salloum-Asfar (656363)

“…However, this process remains inefficient since only a small percentage of transfected cells can undergo full reprogramming. …”

Modeling of Chlorophyll-a and Eutrophication Indicators in the Dubai Creek Area using Remote Sensing by Bachir, Abdallah Raafat

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Experimental study of the sonographic diagnosis of testicular torsion by Zeineh, S.J.

“…The observed abnormalities included increase in size of the spermatic cord, testis, and epididymis, decrease in echogenicity of the testis and epididymis, and loss of Doppler signal from the cord. …”
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US and Lebanese labor laws. (c2018) by Hakim, Nassif Adnan Al

“…Many countries have recently suffered from an increase in the rate of unemployment. This has been the result of several factors, including the competition from foreign workers and the lack of protection of national labor. …”
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<i>Tujjar </i>in the Gulf: Changes in Political Influence by Lakshmi Venugopal Menon (15445334)

“…<p dir="ltr">Since the oil boom in the 1970s, the Gulf region has witnessed tremendous growth. …”

An exergy-cost-energy-mass analysis of a hybrid copper-chlorine thermochemical cycle for hydrogen production by Orhan, Mehmet Fatih

“…The results are expected to assist ongoing efforts to increase the economic viability and to reduce product costs of potential commercial versions of this process. …”
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The Emerging Role of MXenes in Cancer Treatment by Salkho, Najla

“…MXenes possess tunable catalytic, optical, and electronic properties, which have attracted significant research interest, primarily in energy storage and biosensing applications. Since their first fabrication in 2011, there has been a rapid increase in studies investigating the use of MXenes in a wide range of applications. …”
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Online Feedback in a Visible Learning School: An Investigation to Study the Effect of Online Feedback during Online Sessions Conducted through Nearpod by QANDEEL, KIFAH

“…Since feedback is one of the most significant elements that support the learning process and online learning is a demand nowadays, the present study utilizes a mixed methodology to investigate the effect of online feedback that is conducted through Nearpod during online sessions in one of the private schools in Sharjah, UAE that implements the visible learning principles. …”
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Arabic Language for Expatriate Parents in Dubai: An Innovated Unit of Learning from an Andragogical Approach by Razem, Reem J.

“…Since the Arabic Language (AL) is a compulsory subject in private schools in Dubai for non-Arabic-speaking expatriate pupils, AL training is being offered to expatriate parents by volunteering school-teachers to foster learning Arabic and promote parental engagement in their children’s Arabic learning. …”
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Reusing Minarets as a Passive Cooling (Wind Catcher/Solar Chimney): A Case Study in the Emirate of Sharjah by ABDALLA, TALIB ABDALLA ALI

“…The minaret accompanies the design of each mosque, which is equivalent to the number of mosques, and more, since some mosque designs have more than one minaret. …”
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