Validation of Polygenic Risk Scores for Coronary Heart Disease in a Middle Eastern Cohort Using Whole Genome Sequencing by Mohamad Saad (214545)

“…Whole genome sequencing at 30× coverage was performed in 1067 coronary heart disease cases (mean age=59 years; 70.3% males) and 6170 controls (mean age=40 years; 43.5% males).…”

Unraveling the future productivity burden of cardiovascular disease in Qatar: Investigating the modifiable risk factors control in type 2 diabetes by Dina Abushanab (10696501)

“…<h3>Aims</h3><p dir="ltr">Insufficient risk factor control can lead to a loss of millions of productivity-adjusted life years (PALYs). We aimed to assess the productivity burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in type 2 diabetes (T2D) and examine the potential advantages of enhancing the control of modifiable CVD risk factors in Qatar. …”

Diabetic Sensorimotor Polyneuropathy Severity Classification Using Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System by Fahmida Haque (16896489)

“…<p dir="ltr">Diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy (DSPN) is an early indicator for non-healing diabetic wounds and diabetic foot ulcers, which account for one of the most common complications of diabetes, leading to increased healthcare cost, decreased quality of life, infections, amputations, and death. …”

Association of coronary artery disease and chronic kidney disease in Lebanese population by Milane, Aline

“…We observed a steady increase in the CADSS mean as eGFR declined and a progressive reduction in renal function with the worsening of CAD (P < 0.05). …”
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Baroreflex control of renal sympathetic nerve activity during air-jet stress in rats by Kanbar, Roy

“…Baroreflex function curves relating AP and RSNA were constructed by fitting a sigmoid function to RSNA and AP measured during sequential nitroprusside and phenylephrine administrations. Stress increased mean AP from 112 ± 2 to 124 ± 2 mmHg, heart rate from 381 ± 10 to 438 ± 18 beats/min, and RSNA from 0.80 ± 0.14 to 1.49 ± 0.23 μV. …”
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Effect of Implementing Sustainable Management Practices on Construction Claims Mitigation by Thabet, Zeina

“…The received data was checked for reliability and then analyzed using Mean Score technique and factor analysis to identify major clusters of SMPs. …”
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Vocal Changes in Patients With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Hannoun, Antoine

“…Results The age range was between 19 and 38 years with a mean age of 26 years. The most common prevailing symptom was throat clearing present in 76.5% versus 4.8% in the controls, followed by loss of voice (47.6%), lump in the throat (41.2%), and deepening of voice (35.3%). …”
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Chemotherapy With Bevacizumab Does Not Affect Liver Regeneration After Portal Vein Embolization in the Treatment of Colorectal Liver Metastases by Zorzi, Daria

“…After a median of 4 weeks after PVE, there was no difference in FLR volume increase among patients treated with or without chemotherapy. …”
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Use of over the counter products in older cardiovascular patients admitted to a tertiary care center in USA by Sheikh-Taha, Marwan

“…Background In recent years there has been a substantial increase in the use of over-the-counter (OTC) products around the world. …”
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Endovascular treatment of high-flow carotid cavernous fistulas by stent-assisted coil placement by Moron, Fanny E.

“…Follow-up angiograms in 3 of the 6 patients obtained at intervals between 3 and 6 months (mean, 4.5 months) revealed no fistula recurrence and no evidence of intimal hyperplasia within the stent. …”
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Cigarette use among Arab Americans in the Detroit metropolitan area by Kulwicki, A.

“…With the growing numbers of Middle Eastern immigrants, there is potential for a dramatic increase in smoking-related health problems.…”
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Effects of Radiotherapy on the Risk of Developing Secondary Malignant Neoplasms in Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Survivors by Abou-Antoun, Tamara

“…There were 6 cases of SMNs in the combined modality cohort and 5 cases in the CHT cohort. The mean RT dose in the combined modality cohort was 34.5 Gray (Gy) (SD ± 5.3). …”
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A meta‐analysis of the educational effectiveness of three‐dimensional visualization technologies in teaching anatomy by Yammine, Kaissar

“…The primary outcomes were scores of anatomy knowledge tests expressed as factual or spatial knowledge percentage means. Secondary outcomes were perception scores of the learners. …”
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Current rise criterion by Ammouri, A.H.

“…The CRI that accounts for the damage (including wear) suffered by the tool is calculated as the square root of the sum of the squared percent increase in the root mean square (RMS) current values of the spindle and drive motors. …”
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Aerosol Optical Thickness over Large Urban Environments of the Arabian Peninsula—Speciation, Variability, and Distributions by Dillan Raymond Roshan (18094867)

“…An increase in AOT values between 2005 and 2009 is attributed to increased dust generation from the Sahel region in Northern Africa, and the Fertile Crescent (Syria, Iraq, Jordan) due to an extended dry period. …”

Internalized stigma and its correlates in families of persons with mental illness in Qatar: a cross-sectional study by Vahe Kehyayan (21241649)

“…A cross-sectional study of 106 family members was conducted using the Family Internalized Stigma Mental Illness Scale. The mean stigma score was 2.04 suggesting a mild level of stigma overall. …”

Establishing Autonomous AUS-Quadrotor by Al Younes, Younes

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Prediction of the Backwater Level Due to Bridge Constriction in Waterways by Assar, Kimia Haji Amou

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In-Between Projection Interpolation in Cone-Beam CT Imaging using Convolutional Neural Networks by Dweek, Samaa

“…The interpolated projections using the proposed method were compared to the corresponding original projections by calculating the peak-signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR), root mean square error (RMSE), and structural similarity index measurement (SSIM). …”
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Urtica dioica extract and its impact on blood lipids, glycemia & inflammation in the rat model. (c2005) by Baroudy, Karmen George

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