Factors associated with functional disability among Lebanese elderly living in rural areas by Zgheib, Elias

“…Chronic diseases, nutrition, and socioeconomic status also had a large effect on disability. Skin ulcer (ORa = 8.569; CI 5.330-14.823), followed by dementia (ORa = 3.667; CI 1.167-8.912), and anti-gout drugs (ORa = 3.962; CI 1.290-7.622) were found to be significantly associated with increased odds of disability the most. …”
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The Combined Effect of Loading Frequency, Temperature, and Stress Level on the Fatigue Life of Asphalt Paving Mixtures Using the IDT Test Configuration by Al-Khateeb, Ghazi

“…In addition, the rate of increase in the fatigue life with the loading frequency was exponential, and the difference in the fatigue life (Nf) between the different loading frequencies was found to be higher at lower stress levels than that at higher strain levels at the two temperatures. …”
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Associations between Bone Mineral Density and WOMAC Scores in Healthy Individuals: Insights from the Qatar Biobank by Mohammed Al-Hamdani (16962702)

“…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">After controlling for sociodemographic variables, total body and specific BMD measures did not predict pain. However, BMD measures significantly contributed to predicting stiffness after controlling for sociodemographic variables (R² = 0.065, ΔF(7, 1724) = 3.34, p= 0.002), with a higher total body BMD associated with increased stiffness and a higher trunk BMD associated with decreased stiffness. …”

High-level synthesis from purely behavioral descriptions by Youssef, H.

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Regression Analysis between the Different Breast Dose Quantities Reported in Digital Mammography and Patient Age, Breast Thickness, and Acquisition Parameters by Dhou, Salam

“…The radiation dose from mammography increases the patients’ risk of radiation-induced cancer. …”
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Association of Differing Qatari Genotypes with Vitamin D Metabolites by Youssra Dakroury (9991407)

“…This study was undertaken to determine if there was an increased risk of deficiency of vitamin D and its metabolites associated with differing genotypes, perhaps due to genetic differences in skin pigmentation. …”

The relation between motivational and behavioral cultural intelligence and the three dimensions of cross-cultural adjustment among Arabs working in the USA by Dagher, Grace K.

“…For a number of years the number of businesses going internationally has increased. With the increase of international businesses, an increase of cross-cultural interaction at the different levels and aspects of our life around the world took place. …”
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Expanding the donor pool by Ramos, Emilio

“…These measures may be beneficial in terms of increasing the number of donors and decreasing the waiting time. …”
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Vocal Changes in Patients With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Hannoun, Antoine

“…Results The age range was between 19 and 38 years with a mean age of 26 years. The most common prevailing symptom was throat clearing present in 76.5% versus 4.8% in the controls, followed by loss of voice (47.6%), lump in the throat (41.2%), and deepening of voice (35.3%). …”
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Improving pediatric trauma care: an automated system for wrist trauma detection using GELAN by Promit Basak (22997776)

“…The results of our study highlight the capacity of deep learning to improve the diagnosis of pediatric trauma, decrease the burden on radiologists, and boost patient outcomes.…”

Drive‐up INR testing and phone‐based consultations service during COVID‐19 pandemic in a pharmacist‐lead anticoagulation clinic in Qatar: Monitoring, clinical, resource utilization... by Eman N. Alhmoud (14778706)

“…Combined with teleclinics, using drive-up fingerstick International normalized ratio (INR) testing was recommended to decrease exposure risk of anticoagulation patients.…”

Anticancer Effects of Lebanese Cannabis Oil Against in vivo and in vitro Models of Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Azar Atallah, Shirine

“…Reactive oxygen species (ROS) detection assay did not show a significant involvement of oxidative stress in the cytotoxicity of COE. …”
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Enhanced glucose uptake in phenylbutyric acid-treated 3T3-L1 adipocytes by Fakhoury, H.

“…Treating differentiated adipocytes with PBA did not alter their differentiation status, but decreased the leptin to adiponectin ratio. …”
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Ethylmalonic aciduria by Youssef, N.

“…All patients showed vascular lesions of the skin, characterized by waxing and waning petechiae and ecchymoses. …”
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Hydration Assessment Using the Bio-Impedance Analysis Method by Reem AlDisi (18418764)

“…In this paper, a model of human skin is developed and simulated to be used as a guide to designing a dehydration monitoring system based on a bio-impedance analysis technique. …”

Stemming cardiovascular diseases in Qatar by Nature Research (16552612)

“…This is projected to increase to more than 23 million by 2030, with the largest increase to occur throughout the Middle East, due in part to the adoption of the sedentary Western lifestyle.…”

The Use of Transferrin and Ultrasound in Cancer Treatment by AlSawaftah, Nour Majdi

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Deletion of <i>RFX6</i> impairs iPSC-derived islet organoid development and survival, with no impact on PDX1⁺/NKX6.1⁺ progenitors by Noura Aldous (15429873)

“…Upon differentiating iPSCs lacking RFX6 into pancreatic islets, a significant decrease in PDX1 expression at the PF stage was observed, although this did not affect PPs co-expressing PDX1 and NKX6.1. …”

An improved non-dimensional model of wet-cooling towers by QURESHI, BILAL AHMED

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Timing driven genetic placement by Sait, Sadiq M.

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