The cost-benefit associated with the maturity of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program versus prematurity in Heart Hospital of Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar by Dina Abushanab (10696501)

“…With M-ASP, cost of hospital tests use ‘decreased’ by QAR 1,149 per 100-patient beds per year, cost of ASP personnel ‘decreased’ by QAR 125 per 100-patient beds with the M-ASP, cost of drug use ‘increased’ by QAR 176,848 per 100-patient beds, cost of resistance and hospitalization ‘increased’ by QAR 216,279 per 100-patient beds per year. …”

Basin of Attraction through Invariant Curves and Dominant Functions by Alsharawi, Ziyad

“…The case h > 1 is related to the Y2K problem. For 0 < h < 1, we study the stability of the equilibrium solutions and find an invariant region where solutions are attracted to the stable equilibrium. …”
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Hemodynamics of small aneurysm pairs at the internal carotid artery by Jou, Liang-Der

“…Cerebral aneurysms carry significant risks because rupture-related subarachnoid hemorrhage leads to serious and often fatal consequences. …”
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Dietary Trichosporon mycotoxinivoron modulates ochratoxin-A induced altered performance, hepatic and renal antioxidant capacity and tissue injury in broiler chickens by Sheraz Ahmed Bhatti (9759633)

“…Dietary OTA at all the tested levels induced the hepatic and renal tissue injury as indicated by significant decreased total antioxidant capacity in these organs along with significant decreased (p ≤ 0.05) serum concentrations of total proteins and albumin. …”

Studying coral reef patterns in UAE waters using panel data analysis and multinomial logit and probit models by Ben Romdhane, Haifa

“…An extended dataset will enable a means to independently validate the defined models and test other modelling approaches. …”
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Muscle protein anabolism in type 2 diabetes by Bassil, Maya S.

“…Recent findings: T2DM accelerates age-related decreases in muscle mass. This could be related to insulin resistance of whole-body protein anabolism demonstrated in hyperglycemic obese men. …”
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Functional fatigue of Ni50.3Ti25Hf24.7 - Heterogeneities and evolution of local transformation strains by Abuzaid, Wael

“…Transformation strains increased globally in the first few cycles of loading followed by a relatively stable response and eventually started to exhibit drop in their magnitudes with continued loading. …”
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The effect of microbiome therapy on COVID-19-induced gut dysbiosis: A narrative and systematic review by Mahmoud Yousef (9900837)

“…These interventions reduced mortality rates, decreased hospital stays, improved oxygen saturation levels, alleviated gastrointestinal symptoms, enhanced immune response, and improved cognition.…”

The burden of unintentional drowning: global, regional and national estimates of mortality from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 Study by Richard Charles Franklin (9154052)

“…<div><h2>Background</h2> <p>Drowning is a leading cause of injury-related mortality globally. Unintentional drowning (International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 10 codes W65-74 and ICD9 E910) is one of the 30 mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive causes of injury-related mortality in the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study. …”

Hippocampal Programmed Cell Death after Status Epilepticus by Abi-Habib, Ralph J.

“…To investigate potential mechanisms that may underlie SE-related neuronal injury, we studied the occurrence of programmed cell death (PCD) in the hippocampus in the kainic acid (KA) model. …”
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Orofacial Clefts by El Baba, Nada

“…The striking difference in behavior was related to cell migration, whereby the patient-derived cells showed decreased motility, increased adhesion, and a general loss of polarity compared to the healthy cells. …”
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Correlating process parameters to thrust forces and torque in the friction stir processing of AZ31B by Ammouri, Ali

“…The findings are fitted into simple power equations relating thrust force and torque to input parameters of spindle speed and feed. …”
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Exogenous Contrast Agents in Photoacoustic Imaging: An In Vivo Review for Tumor Imaging by Farooq, Afifa

“…While current state-of-the-art oncology imaging techniques have decreased mortality rates, patients still face a diminished quality of life due to treatment. …”
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Exogenous Contrast Agents in Photoacoustic Imaging: An In Vivo Review for Tumor Imaging by Farooq, Afifa

“…While current state-of-the-art oncology imaging techniques have decreased mortality rates, patients still face a diminished quality of life due to treatment. …”
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Intermittent Fasting Regulates Metabolic Homeostasis and Improves Cardiovascular Health by Rawan Diab (16941484)

“…While the prevalence of obesity has been increasing, the incidence of its related complications including dyslipidemia and cardiovascular disease (CVD) has also been rising. …”

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. …”

Effect of structural remodeling (retraction and recoil) of the pipeline embolization device on aneurysm occlusion rate by Jou, L.-D.

“…On average, it increases its diameter by 0.23 mm and decreases its length by 2.88 mm within 6 months of initial deployment. …”
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Finding novel targets for the treatment and reversal of type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity by Imran Ramzan (15430807)

“…The present pilot study represents a novel dietary means by which to reduce BCAA, and as such, provides a blueprint for a potential dietary therapeutic in obesity/diabetes.…”

Assessment of treatment burden and its impact on quality of life in dialysis-dependent and pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease patients by Asmaa Al-mansouri (16931739)

“…There was a strong negative correlation between TBQ score and KDQOL-36™ score [rs (251) = −0.616, p < 0.001], signifying that HR-QOL decreases as treatment burden increases.</p><h3>Conclusions</h3><p dir="ltr">This study suggests that a considerable proportion of CKD patients suffered from treatment-related burden and deterioration in HR-QOL at a varying degree of seriousness. …”

Mapping subnational HIV mortality in six Latin American countries with incomplete vital registration systems by Local Burden of Disease HIV Collaborators (13279180)

“…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">All countries displayed over a 40-fold difference in HIV mortality between municipalities with the highest and lowest age-standardized HIV mortality rate in the last year of study for men, and over a 20-fold difference for women. Despite decreases in national HIV mortality in all countries—apart from Ecuador—across the period of study, we found broad variation in relative changes in HIV mortality at the municipality level and increasing relative inequality over time in all countries. …”