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

“…The addition of KBr with different concentrations provides a controllable growth of TiO₂ NRs using hydrothermal method. …”

Analysis of road traffic crashes in the State of Qatar by Chantal Timmermans (18090547)

“…Time series analyses show an increasing trend of RTCs leading to severe injury and a slight decreasing trend for fatal RTCs. Secondly, different RTC severity levels are related to diverse RTC causes. …”

A 5-year trend in the use of sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors and other oral antidiabetic drugs in a Middle Eastern country by Nancy Zaghloul (14147865)

“…Among SGLT2is, empagliflozin prescriptions showed an increase from 537 (10.65%) to 2881 (34.40%) compared to dapagliflozin, which decreased by the end of 2018 from 4505 (89.35%) to 5494 (65.6%).…”

Upgrading co-pyrolysis products from ternary biomass: An investigative study of commercial and locally-made catalysts by Sabah Mariyam (14150859)

“…This study investigates the impact of natural and commercial catalysts on the co-pyrolysis of ternary biomass at two different temperatures (550 °C and 750 °C). At higher temperatures, secondary decompositions become prominent, leading to increased gas yields and decreased char and liquid oil yields. …”

Allelopathic Effects of the Invasive Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC. on Native Plants: Perspectives toward Agrosystems by Shazia Bibi (16500318)

“…Is highly recognized for its invasive character and its detrimental effects on different plant species across the world. In this study, a field survey was performed to assess the impact of P. juliflora on the surrounding native plants, followed by the effect of different concentrations of its aqueous leaf extract on seed germination and seedling growth of selected Qatari flora. …”

Preterm birth in low-middle income Countries by Alim, Swarray-Deen

“…Although the overall trend is decreasing, this is mainly in high-income countries (HIC). …”
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Enhancing the corrosion resistance of reinforcing steel under aggressive operational conditions using behentrimonium chloride by A. Bahgat Radwan (9631720)

“…In conclusion, this new inhibitor shows high corrosion inhibition efficiencies under different aggressive conditions and can be used in concrete to reduce the corrosion rate of reinforcing steel without decreasing the mechanical properties of the concrete.…”

Immunoprofile of childhood diabetes by Meritxell Espino-Guarch (15430868)

“…Despite having distinctly different pathologies, both types of diabetes are associated with defects in immune regulation that mediate sensitivity to insulin. …”

The effect of Hydrogen Peroxide treatments on dental enamel porosity and protein structure and its long-term implications on tooth hardness and optical properties by Jelena Eric (21015107)

“…Hardness analysis revealed significant decreases in microhardness in the bleached group compared to the control group (<i>p </i> < 0.05). …”

Influence of direct electric field on PMCG-alginate-based microcapsule by Peter Kasak (1360617)

“…Microcapsules showed swelling and decreasing mechanical properties under the applied electric current, and the microcapsule membrane showed anisotropic swelling on the electrode side. …”

On the Performance of the Node Control Volume Finite Element Method for Modeling Multi-phase Fluid Flow in Heterogeneous Porous Media by Abdul Salam Abd (14151648)

“…We perform numerical tests to quantify and visualize the extent of this artificial fluid smearing in domains with different material properties. The domains are composed of tetrahedron finite elements. …”

Heart Rate Variability Analysis Reveals a Non-monotonic Relationship between Humanin Concentration and Cardiac Autonomic Regulation by Feng, Samuel

“…A mitohormetic type of relationship was observed with HRV features increasing and then decreasing with increasing HN concentration. These results are consistent with previous findings of the importance of HN levels in regulating OS and extend these by revealing a concomitant effect on the modulation of cardiac rhythm by the ANS.…”
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Effects of the addition of a high energy density fuel, adamantane to diesel on its cetane number, sooting propensity, and soot nanostructural properties by Al Zaabi, Alanood

“…To understand the impact of adamantane addition to diesel on the characteristics of soot particles, different techniques including TGA, HRTEM, XRD, EDX, and EELS were used. …”
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Comparison of Burr-Hole Craniostomy versus Twist-Drill Craniostomy Operations for Patients with Chronic Subdural Hematoma: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis by Mohammed Maan Al-Salihi (13105835)

“…However, sBHC showed no difference compared with dBHC and TDC. There was no significant difference among dBHC, sBHC, and TDC regarding the hospitalization duration, complication rates, mortality, and cured rates.…”

The promise of tirzepatide: A narrative review of metabolic benefits by Sara Sokary (17337724)

“…Tirzepatide also significantly decreased food intake, reduced overall appetite scores and increased fasting visual analog scale scores for satiety and fullness across different clinical trials. …”

Understanding the Mechanism of Diabetes Mellitus in LRBA-Deficient Patient by Iman Hawari (12561958)

“…Consistent with our results, blood transcriptomic analysis revealed that abundance of aggregates related to T cells or B cells (A1 & A2) or inflammation (A33 & A35) did not differ compared to healthy controls. However, aggregates related to CD71+ erythroid cells, which have immunosuppressive characteristic, were highly upregulated in the LRBA-deficient patients.Experimental analysis of MIN6 cell in culture revealed that in siRNA-mediated-knockdown of LRBA revealed a significant decreased intracellular proinsulin and mature insulin inside β-cells in comparison so the wild type cells. …”

A new quadratic asymmetric error correction model: does size matter? by Ayman Mnasri (16932486)

“…We also propose a test protocol that allows to rigorously identify different sources of long-run nonlinearity, namely quadratic nonlinearity, size asymmetry and sign asymmetry. …”

Drying Studies of Purple Non-Sulphur Bacterial Biomass and Application as a Single-Cell Protein Feed for <i>Litopenaeus vannamei</i> by Asifa Anwar (20884229)

“…No significant differences existed in the proximate composition of the PNSB biomass dried at the different considered temperatures. …”

Phase state of secondary organic aerosol in chamber photo-oxidation of mixed precursors by Yu Wang (12152)

“…Considering the combining role of the RH and chemical composition in aerosol phase state, the BF decreased monotonically with increasing hygroscopic growth factor (GF), and the BF was ∼ 0 when GF was larger than 1.15. …”

Increased footwear comfort is associated with improved running economy – a systematic review and meta‐analysis by K. Van Alsenoy (21259700)

“…This finding is based on a meta‐analysis, including four studies, showing a small but statistically significant decreased oxygen consumption at steady state speeds while wearing the most comfortable footwear.…”