Vibration suppression through stiffness variation and modal disparity by Issa, Jimmy

“…For the semi-active vibration control strategy, the notion of modal disparity is introduced and exploited as a new method of vibration suppression. For a given structure, modal disparity is a measure of the difference in the mode shapes of the structure in two stiffness states. …”
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The Obesity Paradox in Cancer, Tumor Immunology, and Immunotherapy: Potential Therapeutic Implications in Triple Negative Breast Cancer by Adviti Naik (673163)

“…Given the breadth of the rising global obesity epidemic, it is imperative to gain insight into the immunomodulatory effects of obesity in the peripheral circulation and within the tumor microenvironment. …”

A Novel Genetic Algorithm Optimized Adversarial Attack in Federated Learning for Android-Based Mobile Systems by Faria Nawshin (21841598)

“…Given that Android applications are frequent targets for malware, ensuring the integrity of FL-based malware detection systems is critical. …”

Epac as a tractable therapeutic target by Hasan Slika (17821427)

“…Since then, cAMP has received increasing attention given its multitude of actions. …”

Early‐Life Sugar Consumption Affects the Microbiome in Juvenile Mice by Reem Moath Alasmar (14778949)

“…</p> <h3> Methods and results</h3> <p>CD1 mice are given high concentration of sugar for 15 weeks followed by a recovery period of 10 weeks. …”

Comprehensive review of gas turbine fault diagnostic strategies by Mohammadjavad Soleimani (22302838)

“…<p>Gas turbine engines are predominant prime movers in the transport and energy sectors, serving diverse applications ranging from power generation to aviation propulsion. Given their critical role, ensuring reliable and efficient operation is of paramount significance. …”

Amniotic stem cells as a source of regenerative medicine to treat female infertility by Aisha Naeem (14157078)

“…Easily accessible, placental derived or amniotic stem cells present an invaluable alternative source of non-immunogenic and non-tumorigenic stem cells that possess multilineage potential. Given these characteristics, placental or amniotic stem cells (ASCs) have been investigated for therapeutic purposes to address infertility in the last decade. …”

Applying the ecosystem services - EBM framework to sustainably manage Qatar's coral reefs and seagrass beds by Lucia M. Fanning (16928394)

“…<p dir="ltr">Given the current natural and anthropogenic threats facing Qatar’s marine environment and the consequential expected decline in ecosystem services, this paper examines the potential application of the Ecosystem ServicesEBM framework developed by Granek et al. (2010) to sustainably manage Qatar’s coral reef and seagrass bed ecosystems. …”

Federated Transfer Learning for Authentication and Privacy Preservation Using Novel Supportive Twin Delayed DDPG (S-TD3) Algorithm for IIoT by Arumugam K (18456690)

“…It is mainly due to a single authentication factor, and the poor adaptation to regular increases in the number of users and different requirements that make the current authentication mechanism suffer a lot in IIoT. …”

The Effects of Emotional Decoding on Eliciting Empathic Responses in Language Teachers: An Idiodynamic Case Study by Tamimi, Alaa

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Establishing A Guideline and Decision-Making Approach For UAE Solar Assets Waste Management By Utilising PVsyst by AL-ALI, AMEL

“…As the number of solar panel installations increases, the amount of discarded panels is also expected to escalate to an estimated 60 million tons by 2050, assuming a lifespan of 20-30 years for the panels. …”
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Response of cauliflower (<i>Brassica oleracea</i> L.) to nitric oxide application under cadmium stress by Jing Ma (24574)

“…Our results illustrated that the increasing levels of Cd in the sand, significantly (P < 0.05) decreased shoot length, root length, shoot fresh weight, root fresh weight, shoot dry weight, root dry weight, germination percentage, germination index, mean germination time, time to 50% germination, chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, total chlorophyll and carotenoid contents in all genotypes of B. oleracea. …”

Digital radiography image quality evaluation using various phantoms and software by Ioannis A. Tsalafoutas (14776939)

“…For example, clear trends of improvement of IQ scores with increased IAK and reduction of most IQ scores with increased kVp were observed mostly with the IAEA phantom, but not with the commercial phantoms (for both automatic and visual scoring methods). …”

Low-level amikacin resistance induced by AAC(6′)-Ib and AAC(6′)-Ib-cr in extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacterales isolated from urine in children by Hassan Al, Mana

“…Over the past few years, however, amikacin has been increasingly used to treat urinary tract infections (UTIs) in children caused by Enterobacterales producing extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs), given the low resistance rates to this agent among ESBL-producing uropathogens worldwide. …”
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Safe Kids/FedEx children pedestrian road safety program by Jesus Juco de la Fuente (19794411)

“…The consequent urbanization has rapidly increased the number of motor vehicles resulting in increased number of road traffic injuries in the country. …”

Rethinking (un)blinding in biomedical proposal peer review: A multi-stakeholder qualitative study by Seba Qussini (16727773)

“…</p><h3 dir="ltr">Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">While there remains a strong preference for double-blinded review within the context of our study, its limitations have become evident—particularly given current funding challenges. These shortcomings highlight the need for greater openness in peer review and increased transparency in fund allocation processes.…”

Behavioral Modeling of RF Power Amplifiers Using Reduced Sampling Rate by Abdelnaby, Moustafa Farag

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Cost and Sustainability Optimization of Desalinated Water Supply Chains by Freihat, Sami Taher

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Durability of Cardiometabolic Outcomes Among Adolescents After Sleeve Gastrectomy: First Study with 9-Year Follow-up by Wahiba Elhag (5245547)

“…</p> <h2>Results</h2> <p>Follow-up rates were 57.53%, 82.87%, 85.24%, 83.92%, and 83.33% at the five time points. The preoperative mean body mass index (BMI) (45.60 ± 6.50 kg/m2) decreased at year 1 (30.04 ± 4.96 kg/m2, P=0.001) and was maintained up to 9 years (30.20 ± 3.92 kg/m2, P = 0.001). …”

10-Day structured initiation protocol from multiple daily injection to hybrid closed-loop system in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes by Goran Petrovski (129836)

“…The participants used the sensor for a median of 92% of the time and spent a median of 89% in Auto Mode. The mean HbA1c decreased from 8.2 ± 1.4% (66 ± 15.3 mmol/mol) at baseline to 6.7 ± 0.5% (50 ± 5.5 mmol/mol) at the end of the study (p = 0.017). …”