Annual performance assessment of an off‐grid and self‐sufficient sustainable climate refuge for hot arid climates by Fariha Niaz (14778319)

“…The electrical efficiency of the photovoltaic cells decreases from 16.87% to 15.24% with an increase in cell temperature from 309 K to 315 K. …”

Effect of carbon nanotubes on the bonding mechanism of non-corrosive reinforcements to concrete by Alaa Taha (17302783)

“…Results showed a slight reduction in bond strength, minor improvement in normalized bond strength, increased development length of FRP bars, and decreased reinforcement slippage associated with the ultimate bond stress when MWCNTs were incorporated into the concrete mixture. …”

Persona Transparency: Analyzing the Impact of Explanations on Perceptions of Data-Driven Personas by Joni Salminen (7434770)

“…Contrary to our hypothesis, the perceived credibility of the personas decreases with the increased transparency, possibly due to the technical complexity of the persona profiles disrupting the facade of the personas being real people. …”

Thermodynamic analysis of solar-driven integrated system for efficient brine management and hydrogen production by Nadira Salsabila (16855101)

“…The PEM fuel cell generates 4.9 kW of electricity, though its efficiency decreases with higher current density.</p><h2>Other Information</h2> <p> Published in: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy<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.ijhydene.2024.12.428" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.12.428</a></p>…”

Application of Low-Fermenting Yeast Lachancea thermotolerans for the Control of Toxigenic Fungi Aspergillus parasiticus, Penicillium verrucosum and Fusarium graminearum and Their M... by Randa Zeidan (14778388)

“…Very interestingly, it was shown that even 7 yeast colonies reduced <i>Fusarium’s</i> growth and the synthesis of its mycotoxin, deoxynivalenol (DON). Moreover, decreasing yeast nutrient concentrations did not affect the inhibition of fungal growth, but reduced DON synthesis. …”

Morphology Control of TiO₂ Nanorods Using KBr Salt for Enhancing the Photocatalytic Activity of TiO₂ and MoS₂/TiO₂ Heterostructures by Zeineb A. Thiehmed (15945042)

“…This results in affecting the morphology by decreasing the diameter of the nanorods, and increasing the free space between them. …”

Frugal innovation for sustainable rural development by Mokter Hossain (14634969)

“…We developed a classification that identifies the increasing positive and decreasing negative parameters of SDGs to assess the extent to which frugal enterprises contribute to specific SDGs. …”

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

“…They found that the mechanics of the aorta were altered, with the pulsatile change in aortic diameter, distention and elasticity of the aortic walls being significantly decreased, and aortic stiffness significantly increased, in HCM patients compared to the controls. …”

Pilot testing of a novel Multi Effect Distillation (MED) technology for seawater desalination by Shahzada Aly (17191465)

“…By implementing this invention's design, the heat transfer area has been decreased and accordingly, the capital cost of the evaporator is reduced by 20%. …”

Use of Carbide Derived Carbon in Water Treatment and Thermal Fluids Applications by Ismail W. Almanassra (14151321)

“…Water scarcity is a global issue due to the increasing demand and consumption of natural water resources, which are under stress from; a growing human population, decreasing ground water tables and precipitation, and increasing agriculture, industrialization and urbanization. …”

Predictive Power of Random Forests in Analyzing Risk Management in Islamic Banking by Ahmet Faruk Aysan (11902115)

“…Concerns related to terrorism financing and cybersecurity risks have also decreased due to the better enforcement of anti-money laundering regulations and investments in cybersecurity infrastructure and education. …”

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

“…This study addresses these challenges via a predictive model based on a graph-guided regularizer that simultaneously promotes similarity of predictive weights for highly correlated covariates and enforces sparsity in the covariate domain. 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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Trace Element Composition of Plankton from the Qatari Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Arabian Gulf by Oguz Yigiterhan (14151006)

“…Dust in Qatar is depleted in aluminum and enriched in calcium relative to global average Upper Continental Crust due to the geology of the outcropping sedimentary rocks and topsoil in the source areas of the dust.The excess concentrations relative to average dust from Qatar for most trace elements decreased with distance from shore. This may be due to large scale of dust input to the nearshore surface waters in the Gulf. …”

Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations are inversely associated with body adiposity measurements but the association with bone mass is non-linear in postmenopausal women by Vijay, Ganji

“…Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to increased adiposity and decreased bone density. It is not known if vitamin D is linked to adiposity measures and bone mass in postmenopausal Qatar women. …”
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Effect of AlN nanoparticle concentration in the electrolyte on corrosion resistance and mechanical properties of the electrodeposited composite coatings by Khan, M.S.

“…The impact of corrosion is widespread, affecting structures, equipment, and infrastructure across various industries increasing the maintenance cost and thereby decreasing profit and efficiency. Nickel-based coatings are one of the most tempting options owing to their enhanced mechanical and corrosion-resistant properties. …”
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Novel thiazolones for the simultaneous modulation of PPARγ, COX-2 and 15-LOX to address metabolic disease-associated portal inflammation by Mai S., El-Shoukrofy

“…As well, the expression levels of 20-HETE, Il-1β and TNF-α were decreased in LPS-challenged RAW264.7 macrophages upon treatment with compound 2a. …”
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Trends in prevalence of blindness and distance and near vision impairment over 30 years: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study by Rupert Bourne (603842)

“…Globally, between 1990 and 2020, among adults aged 50 years or older, age-standardised prevalence of blindness decreased by 28·5% (–29·4 to −27·7) and prevalence of mild vision impairment decreased slightly (–0·3%, −0·8 to −0·2), whereas prevalence of moderate and severe vision impairment increased slightly (2·5%, 1·9 to 3·2; insufficient data were available to calculate this statistic for vision impairment from uncorrected presbyopia). …”

The global, regional, and national burden of inflammatory bowel disease in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 20... by Sudabeh Alatab (11257335)

“…The age-standardised death rate decreased from 0·61 (0·55–0·69) per 100 000 population in 1990 to 0·51 (0·42–0·54) per 100 000 population in 2017. …”

Mutations in L-type amino acid transporter-2 support SLC7A8 as a novel gene involved in age-related hearing loss by Meritxell Espino Guarch (18810097)

“…Thus, a screening of a cohort of ARHL patients and controls was carried out revealing several variants inSLC7A8, whose role was further investigated by in vitro functional studies. Significant decreases in SLC7A8 transport activity was detected for patient’s variants (p.Val302Ile, p.Arg418His, p.Thr402Met and p.Val460Glu) further supporting a causative role for SLC7A8 in ARHL. …”

The Economic Impact of Optimizing a COVID-19 Management Protocol in Pre-Existing Cardiovascular Disease Patients by Dina Abushanab (10696501)

“…<p>This study answers the question of whether the health care costs of managing COVID-19 in preexisting cardiovascular diseases (CVD) patients increased or decreased as a consequence of evidence-based efforts to optimize the initial COVID-19 management protocol in a CVD group of patients. …”