Analyzing the effectiveness of various coatings to mitigate photovoltaic modules soiling in desert climate by Alaa Elsafi (22282354)

“…The results indicate a decrease in light transmittance and an increase in surface coverage area over time due to dust accumulation. …”

Using primary healthcare facilities and patients’ expectations about triage system: Patients’ perspective from multisite Jordanian hospitals by Mohammad Minwer Alnaeem (19143733)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr"> Using primary healthcare facilities can decrease the tension and workload in emergency departments (EDs). …”

An Analysis of Thermal Comfort at the School Outdoor Spaces: A Case Study of the American School of Creative Science, Dubai, UAE by 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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A robust experimental-based artificial neural network approach for photovoltaic maximum power point identification considering electrical, thermal and meteorological impact by 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. …”

Evidence-based safety education and training for traffic injury prevention by Abbas Motevalian (338825)

“…Education only interventions were less effective than those providing free helmet. School based programs were less effective than community based. …”

Insulin detemir in combination with oral antidiabetic drugs improves glycemic control in persons with type 2 diabetes in Near East countrie by 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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Fixed Shading Scenarios to Optimize Lighting Performance and Energy Efficiency in Office Buildings Case Study of Dubai Design District by Hamad, Khadije

“…The energy consumption test was carried on every month of a year with a total energy consumption result for each scenario. …”
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The Kumaraswamy Pareto IV Distribution by 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 by 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 by 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 by 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%). …”

Suppression of Rotating Stall by Throttle Rings Control in Vaneless Diffusers of Centrifugal Compressors by Mohammed, Dhafar

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Rhus coriaria L. (Sumac) Demonstrates Oncostatic Activity in the Therapeutic and Preventive Model of Breast Carcinoma by Peter Kubatka (11008854)

Technical assessment of different extraction methods and transcriptome profiling of RNA isolated from small volumes of blood by Mahesh Kumar Reddy Kalikiri (17886695)

“…The samples isolated manually displayed a higher variability in the transcriptomic data as compared to the other samples. The TURBO DNA Free treatment affected the RNA samples negatively, decreasing the RNA yield and reducing the quality and reproducibility of the transcriptomic data. …”

Simulation of the size-composition distribution of atmospheric nanoparticles over Europe by 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 %. …”

Performance analysis of a small-scale Orthopter-type Vertical Axis Wind Turbine by ElCheikh, A.

“…Wind tunnel experiments were carried out to measure the torque of two-, three, and four-bladed turbine, each at a set of different wind speeds and blade aspect ratios. …”
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Excess pCO2 and carbonate system geochemistry in surface seawater of the exclusive economic zone of Qatar (Arabian Gulf) by 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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Portfolio Selection Problem Using CVaR Risk Measures Equipped with DEA, PSO, and ICA Algorithms by 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 by 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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The Effects of Local Aggregates on the Mechanical Properties of Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) by Obied, Michel

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