An Analysis of Thermal Comfort at the School Outdoor Spaces: A Case Study of the American School of Creative Science, Dubai, UAE حسب ABU-QULBAIN, LANA

"…The enhanced outcome was evaluated against the initial one, using PET (physiological equivalent temperature), revealing that shade separately had the highest impact on its corresponding location with a decrease of up to 16% in PET, but no decrease to the overall PET of the microclimate. …"
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Morphology Control of TiO₂ Nanorods Using KBr Salt for Enhancing the Photocatalytic Activity of TiO₂ and MoS₂/TiO₂ Heterostructures حسب Zeineb A. Thiehmed (15945042)

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

The mechanism of action of kefir and its effect on the motility of breast and colorectal cancer cells. (c2013) حسب Khoury, Nathalie El

"…Recent studies have focused on the direct effect of kefir cell-free fractions on cancer cells in vitro. Earlier work in our lab has shown that cell-free fractions of kefir have anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic effect on Caco-2 and HT-29 colorectal adenocarcinoma cells. …"
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Determinants of dividend payout ratio حسب Elgammal, Walid

"…On the other hand, the results detected weak relationships between Dividend Payout Ratio and Sale Growth, Debt to Equity Ratio, Firm size, and Free Cash Flow. The study suggests that board of directors tend to compensate shareholders and minimize the agency cost by distributing a high portion of profits in form of dividends whenever return on equity decreases. …"
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A robust experimental-based artificial neural network approach for photovoltaic maximum power point identification considering electrical, thermal and meteorological impact حسب Samer Gowid (15955152)

"…The results showed a decrease in the MSE of V_mp by 74.3% (from 1.6 V to 0.411 V), and in the MSE of I_mp by 95% (from 4.4e−6 A to 2.16e−7 A), respectively. …"

Insulin detemir in combination with oral antidiabetic drugs improves glycemic control in persons with type 2 diabetes in Near East countrie حسب Echtay, Akram

"…The percentage of persons who achieved the target of HbA1c<7% increased from .7% at baseline to 39% at week 24. Mean FPG decreased significantly from 213.7 ± 60.1 mg/dL to 120.3 ± 25.7 mg/dL (P<.001), and mean PPG from 271 ± 65.3 mg/dL to 158.1 ± 36.4 mg/dL (P<.0001). …"
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The Kumaraswamy Pareto IV Distribution حسب Tahir, M. H.

"…Various structural properties are derived including explicit expressions for the quantile function, ordinary and incomplete moments, Bonferroni and Lorenz curves, mean deviations, mean residual life, mean waiting time, probability weighted moments and generating function. …"
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Multivariate epidemiologic analysis of type 2 diabetes mellitus risks in the Lebanese population حسب Ghassibe-Sabbagh, Michella

"…People with T2DM showed a significant decrease in HDL-C levels. A strong correlation of overall hyperlipidemia with the diabetes affection status was shown (p < 0.0001). …"
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Orthodontic camouflage versus orthodontic-orthognathic surgical treatment in borderline class III malocclusion: a systematic review حسب Maged S. Alhammadi (14150757)

"…Regarding the vertical jaw relation, one study reported a significant decrease in mandibular plane inclination in OC and a significant increase in OOS. …"

Utilization of the internet for physical activity and diet information and its influence on pregnant women’s lifestyle habits in Qatar حسب Ayman Al-Dahshan (8962568)

"…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">A total of 327 pregnant women (mean age of 29.5 years ± 4.0) completed and returned the questionnaire (response rate: 87.5%). …"

Recyclable polyaspartate-coated magnetic nanoparticles for sustainable control of calcite and barite scales in oilfield operations حسب Abdelrahman T. Abdelaal (14674629)

"…<p dir="ltr">Scale formation is a major challenge in hydrocarbon production, leading to decreased efficiency, equipment damage, and increased operational costs. …"

Simulation of the size-composition distribution of atmospheric nanoparticles over Europe حسب David Patoulias (4722960)

"…The ground level concentrations of particles with a diameter larger than 100 nm (N100) were reproduced with a daily normalized mean error of 40 % and a daily normalized mean bias of −20 %. …"

Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants حسب Bin, Zhou

"…Global age-standardised prevalence of raised blood pressure was 24·1% (21·4–27·1) in men and 20·1% (17·8–22·5) in women in 2015. Mean systolic and mean diastolic blood pressure decreased substantially from 1975 to 2015 in high-income western and Asia Pacific countries, moving these countries from having some of the highest worldwide blood pressure in 1975 to the lowest in 2015. …"
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Resection of liver metastases from breast cancer حسب Abbott, Daniel

"…At a 62-month median follow-up, the disease-free survival and overall survival were 14 and 57 months, respectively. …"
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Portfolio Selection Problem Using CVaR Risk Measures Equipped with DEA, PSO, and ICA Algorithms حسب Abdelouahed Hamdi (14158899)

"…It was found that when solving the Mean-CVaR model with evolutionary algorithms, the risk decreased. …"

Land surface temperature responses to land use dynamics in urban areas of Doha, Qatar حسب Shikha, Patel

"…The LST data derived from remote sensing sources demonstrates an upward trend for summer and a contrasting trend for winter. Specifically, the mean summer LST increases by 7.64 °C (0.34 °C annually), and the mean winter LST decreases by 4.87 °C (0.22 °C annually). …"
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A new method for broad‐scale modeling and projection of plant assemblages under climatic, biotic, and environmental cofiltering حسب Alessandro Ferrarini (3951098)

"…Our model explained presences and absences of 175 plant species in 608 plots with >87% cross-validated accuracy, predicted decreases in <i>α, β</i>, and <i>γ</i> diversity by 2040 under both moderate and extreme climate scenarios, and identified likely advantaged and disadvantaged plant species under climate change. …"

The Effects of Local Aggregates on the Mechanical Properties of Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) حسب Obied, Michel

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Excess pCO2 and carbonate system geochemistry in surface seawater of the exclusive economic zone of Qatar (Arabian Gulf) حسب Connor, Izumi

"…CO2 is lost from the Gulf due to gas exchange, decreasing DIC, and reducing pCO2 to 464 μatm, similar to that observed. …"
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Angiotensin II AT1 receptor internalization, translocation and de novo synthesis modulate cytosolic and nuclear calcium in human vascular smooth muscle cells حسب Sleiman, S.

"…The present study was designed to verify if human (h) Angiotensin II (Ang II) type-1 receptor (hAT1R) undergoes internalization, nuclear translocation, and de novo synthesis in primary culture of human aortic vascular smooth muscle cells (hVSMCs) and if overexpression of this receptor modulates sustained free cytosolic ([Ca]c) and nuclear ([Ca]n) calcium. 3-dimensional (3-D) confocal microscopy was used to monitor free intracellular Ca2+ and hAT1R-green fluorescence protein (GFP) fusion protein in cultured hVSMCs. …"
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