Modeling the influence of daily temperature and precipitation extreme indices on vegetation dynamics in Katsina State using statistical downscaling model (SDM) by Mohammad Hadi Ahmad (17632248)

“…All the scenarios present increasing minimum and maximum temperatures and decreasing precipitation, except for RCP8.5, which predicted a more adverse trend. …”

Using Data Mining and Text Mining Techniques in Predicting the Price of Real Estate Properties in Dubai by Khashan, Deena Younis Abo

“…It is found that the results of linear regression prediction have been improved significantly after adding text mining to the experiments. The root mean squared errors RMSEs for all data subsets have decreased leading to enhancing the accuracy of prediction. …”
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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. …”

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in labor housing in Dubai and its impact on ccupants' health by Nazzal, Saja Bassam

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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). …”

Hypospadias Reconstruction Training: Development of an Ex-Vivo Model for Objective Evaluation of Surgical Skills by Tariq Abbas (368053)

“…However, EMG measurements showed significant reductions in average EMG power, total time, dominant frequency, and cumulative muscle workload after training. Additionally, the mean power spectral density of the EMG signal decreased notably post-training. …”

Peripheral inflammatory and metabolic markers as potential biomarkers in treatment-resistant schizophrenia: Insights from a Qatari Cohort by Mohamed Adil Shah Khoodoruth (14589828)

“…Multivariate analysis highlighted significant differences in platelet count, mean platelet volume (MPV), TG, HbA1c, BMI, neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR), monocyte/lymphocyte ratio (MLR), and ferritin among the groups. …”

Brain microstructural changes support cognitive deficits in HIV uninfected children born to HIV infected mothers by Yadav, Santosh K.

“…Decreased FA along with both increased and decreased MD in different brain regions was present in HUC compared to CHNM. …”
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Global, regional and national burden of bladder cancer and its attributable risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of... by Saeid Safiri (3713035)

“…Age-standardised death rate decreased by 15.7% (8.6 to 21.0), during the period 1990–2019. …”

Global, regional, and national burden of upper respiratory infections and otitis media, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Sirota, Sarah Brooke

“…The global all-age incidence rate of URIs decreased by 10·1% (–12·0 to –8·1) from 1990 to 2019. …”
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Burden of disease scenarios for 204 countries and territories, 2022–2050: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Stein Emil, Vollset

“…MethodsUsing forecasts of major drivers of health such as the Socio-demographic Index (SDI; a composite measure of lag-distributed income per capita, mean years of education, and total fertility under 25 years of age) and the full set of risk factor exposures captured by GBD, we provide cause-specific forecasts of mortality, years of life lost (YLLs), years lived with disability (YLDs), and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) by age and sex from 2022 to 2050 for 204 countries and territories, 21 GBD regions, seven super-regions, and the world. …”
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Changes in Blood microRNA Expression and Early Metabolic Responsiveness 21 Days Following Bariatric Surgery by Stephen L. Atkin (6684368)

“…</p><p dir="ltr"><br></p><h3>Methods: </h3><p dir="ltr">Twenty-nine type 2 patients with severe obesity (mean BMI 46.2 kg/m²) and diabetes underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery. …”

SYSTEM DYNAMICS APPROACH FOR WHOLE LIFE CYCLE COST MODELLING OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PROJECTS IN UNITED ARAB EMIRATES by Sadek, Ahmed

“…The applied adjusting risks are comprising three value levels. Minimum, mean, and maximum cost risks. Simulated costs under adjusting risks' levels can be presented in the same exported data sheet. …”
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Total and segmental liver volume variations by Abdalla, Eddie

“…Liver volume is measured with CT before living-donor liver transplantation or major hepatic resection in patients with and without chronic liver disease.3., 4., 5., 6., 7., 8., 9. and 10. …”
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Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2... by Michael, Brauer

“…By contrast, the global risk-attributable burden and exposure to many other risk factors declined, notably for risks such as child growth failure and unsafe water source, with age-standardised attributable DALYs decreasing by 71·5% (64·4–78·8) for child growth failure and 66·3% (60·2–72·0) for unsafe water source. …”
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Conceptual Skills in Leading Change: A Competence Approach to Public Sector Leadership by JASIM, ARIF FADHEL AHMED

“…These interpretive cognitive acts of meaning construction by leaders and followers include significant elements of conceptual thinking and explanation. …”
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Implementation of corporate governance rules and procedures in lebanese firms by Elgammal, Walid

“…It also helps the organization to determine the means to achieve its objectives and monitor its performance. …”
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An Evaluation of Short-Term Effects of Different Soil Management Systems on Soil Physical, Structural and Hydraulic Properties and an Estimation and Optimization of Water Infiltrat... by Merheb, Caroline

“…In both soils, tillage application decreased the densities, the aggregate mean weight diameter, the residual moisture content, and the fine pore volumes while increased the organic matter content, the porosity, the saturated hydraulic conductivity, and the amount of large pores of undisturbed soil. …”
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New media and new practices of exploitation by Uzunoglu, Sarphan

“…If he was alive, he would be responsible to analyze new exploitation mechanisms came into our lives through the introduction of new technologies, especially new media.We need to handle the new media and exploitation issues through four key terms: Posession, censorship, exploitation and political content production. …”
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