An investigation into links between UAE STI Policy and the Federal Universities STEM Majors’ Enrolments, Graduates and Research Development: an evidence-based exploration of the im... by Khreibi, Rima Abou

“…In terms of United Arab Emirates University (UAEU), there has been a decrease in STEM programs enrolment, while STEM graduates in UAEU has stayed steady at 1/3 STEM majors compared to 2/3 non-STEM programs. …”
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The mediating effect of corporate social responsibility on the relationship between corporate governance and financial performance. (c2016) by AlKassar, Abdul Rahman

“…Over the years, corporations have concentrated their efforts on increasing the effectiveness of their governance practices. In an attempt to decrease risk while ensuing higher returns to shareholders, corporations made efforts to measure such practices. …”
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Effects of Social Media Use and Dependence on Dietary Intake and Prevalence of Orthorexia in Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Women by Issa, Yara

“…That being said, interventions to regulate social media content and limit exposure to unrealistic thin ideal as well as to educate women about dietary changes and requirements during pregnancy may be helpful to increase intuitive eating behaviors and decrease the risk of disordered eating and orthorexia in this population.…”
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Exploring the influence of salesperson lone wolf tendencies on customer value co-creation: a social exchange perspective by Itani, Omar S.

“…Findings The results from the quantitative study indicate that salesperson LWTs reduce customer value co-creation, which can, in turn, boost sales performance while decreasing customer propensity to leave. The findings suggest that salespeople with higher LWTs are more likely to undermine customer trust and escalate conflicts with customers. …”
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Daucus Carota oil extract, a chemotherapeutic agent, acts as an antidepressant that promotes resilience to chronic social defeat stress by Houbeika, Rouba

“…In this study, we used the chronic social defeat stress model to induce depressive-like behaviors in mice and studied the effect of the Daucus carota oil extract (DCOE) and HC-6-ol on social behavior following chronic stress. …”
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The Photocatalytic Degradation of 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-Dioxin in the Presence of Silver–Titanium Based Catalysts by Samara, Fatin

“…Byproducts of degradation were evaluated using Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC–MS), resulting in 2,3,7-trichlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, a lower chlorinated congener and less toxic, as the main degradation product. Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) was used to evaluate the relative toxicity of the degradation byproducts were a decrease in optical density indicated that some products of degradation could be potentially more toxic than the parent TCDD. …”
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Comparative Genomic Mapping Implicates LRRK2 for Intellectual Disability and Autism at 12q12, and HDHD1, as Well as PNPLA4, for X-Linked Intellectual Disability at Xp22.31 by Jonathan D. J. Labonne (18090841)

“…RT-qPCR assays revealed that LRRK2 transcripts were dramatically reduced in our microdeletion patient DGDP289A compared to his healthy grandfather with no deletion. The decreased expression of LRRK2 may affect protein–protein interactions between LRRK2 and its binding partners, of which eight have previously been linked to intellectual disability. …”

Psychological and Coping Strategies Related to Home Isolation and Social Distancing in Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-sectional Study by Abduljaleel Abdullatif Zainel (18055382)

“…Higher levels of anger, depression, and general anxiety were prevalent among 1.3% (n=84), 3.9% (n=260), and 1.6% (n=104) of participants, respectively. The mean score for the emotional constructs anger and depression decreased with increased compliance with regulations (<i>P</i>=.04 and <i>P</i>=.11, respectively). …”

The Triple “S” Impact of COVID-19: Nationwide Evidence of the Impact of the Stress Associated With Restrictive Measures on Substance Use, Sleep, and Social Connectedness in Qatar... by Muna Abed Alah (18171346)

“…Of tobacco users in our sample, 36% reported increased tobacco use since the start of home confinement, while 41.6% of alcohol users reported decreased alcohol use. Concerning sleep, 46.1% reported an increase in average sleep duration per day (0.77 h mean increase, 95% CI: 0.66-0.88, P<0.001), and a third of participants reported poorer sleep quality. …”

Unraveling the impaired incretin effect in obesity and type 2 diabetes: Key role of hyperglycemia-induced unscheduled glycolysis and glycolytic overload by Naila Rabbani (291722)

“…Incretin effect impairment is characterized by decreased secretion of incretins from enteroendocrine cells and incretin resistance of pancreatic β-cells. …”

Nicotine induces resilience to chronic social defeat stress in a mouse model of water pipe tobacco exposure by activating BDNF signaling by Khalifeh, Mohamad

“…We found that WTS promotes resilience to stress and rescues social avoidance. Even though WTS initially decreased anxiety-like behaviors, prolonged exposure after the completion of CSDS significantly induced anxiety-like behaviors. …”
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Antibody‐based methods for the measurement of α‐synuclein concentration in human cerebrospinal fluid – method comparison and round robin study by Brit Mollenhauer (482499)

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

Exploring beyond numeric weight loss: The metabolic effects of semaglutide by Sara Sokary (17337724)

“…Furthermore, semaglutide was the only effective Glucagon Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist in reducing Low-Density Lipoprotein and total cholesterol levels, with mean differences of −0.16 mmol/L and −0.48 mmol/L, respectively. …”

COVID-19 may have increased global support for universal health coverage: multi-country observational study by Claudia F. Nisa (11346055)

“…</p><h3 dir="ltr">Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">Online survey data was collected over 18 months (from March 2020 to August 2021) across 73 countries, containing various social attitudes and risk perceptions related to COVID-19. …”

A Cross-cultural study of pragmatically requestive speech act realization patterns by Elsayed, Elsayed Mahmoud

“…It looks at how the speech acts’ requesting strategies differ across different cultures in terms of the social distance, size of imposition and power. It also looks at the types of politeness strategies, which could increase or decrease the degree of the imposion on the hearer(s), employed by the two groups in terms of the aforementioned sociolinguistic variables. …”
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The role of objectively recorded smartphone usage and personality traits in sleep quality by Aftab Alam (5158601)

Effects of corporate governance on fraud prevention. (c2016) by Chaoul, Lea F.

“…Fraudulent financial reporting and dishonesty in financial statements decrease credibility in audited financial reports. …”
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Achieving a systematic service integration program for children with challenging behaviors in school setting in Lebanon. (c2015) by Mahmoud, Hadeel

“…Another finding is that the disruptive behavior displayed by the student decreased throughout the intervention period. Future research requires more attention to school based interventions and social skills programs. …”
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Driving against the clock: Investigating the impacts of time pressure on taxi and non-professional drivers’ safety and compliance by Qinaat Hussain (15294164)

“…<p>Drivers often encounter time pressure, which can lead to riskier driving habits, decreased safety margins, and a higher chance of accidents. …”