Introducing Extended Data on Terrorist Groups (EDTG), 1970 to 2016 حسب Hou, Dongfang

"…Our EDTG-based survival analysis is at odds with some of the literature: for example, the demise of a leader and a larger share of transnational terrorist attacks increase the group’s odds of failure. After 2001, religious terrorist groups are more resilient than those with other ideologies. …"
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A Simulation Study of the Role of Mechanical Stretch in Arrhythmogenesis during Cardiac Alternans حسب Hazim, Azzam

"…We show that this transition is due to the increase of the dispersion of conduction velocity. …"
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A geoenvironmental application of burned wastewater sludge ash in soil stabilization حسب AI-Sharif, Munjed M.

"…The addition of percentage higher than 7.5 % by dry weight of the soil decreases both the maximum dry density and the unconfined compressive strength; as a result it showed less effectiveness in stabilizing the soil. …"
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Personnel contributions to UN and non-UN peacekeeping missions A public goods approach حسب Gaibulloev, Khusrav

"…The analysis shows that UN missions are much less responsive to personnel spillovers, derived from other contributors' peacekeepers, than is the case of non-UN missions. UN peacekeeping missions display either no response or free riding to these personnel spillovers, while non-UN missions indicate spillover complementarity. …"
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Reusing Minarets as a Passive Cooling (Wind Catcher/Solar Chimney): A Case Study in the Emirate of Sharjah حسب ABDALLA, TALIB ABDALLA ALI

"…The minaret accompanies the design of each mosque, which is equivalent to the number of mosques, and more, since some mosque designs have more than one minaret. In this research, the idea of repurposing minarets or adding new uses to them is studied, such as using minarets as a passive cooling method, such as using them as wind catchers/solar chimneys that contribute to the process of directing the wind to the prayer hall and work to increase thermal comfort through environmentally friendly passive cooling methods. …"
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A New Method for Generalizing Burr and Related Distributions حسب Chakraborty, Tanujit

"…The models of this newly introduced generalized Burr family can significantly increase the flexibility of the former Burr distribution with respect to the density and hazard rate shapes. …"
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The impact of COVID‐19 pandemic lockdown on smoking habits and lifestyle: A cross‐sectional study حسب Almu'atasim Khamees (11875640)

"…Females who started smoking last year were 2.6‐fold more than males (<i>p</i>< 0.0001). We also noticed that there is a significant relationship between those who started smoking and are <18 years, living in a family consisting of seven members or more, being unemployed, having a diploma or bachelor's degree in a health‐related major, having no chronic illnesses, increasing of daily meals or night meals, almost daily sugar intake, starting to follow social media account concerning physical activity, exercising once or twice a week, and sleeping more hours per day since the beginning of the pandemic (<i>p</i> < 0.01).…"

Infliximab versus ciclosporin in steroid resistant acute severe ulcerative colitis: a model-based cost-utility analysis of data from CONSTRUCT pragmatic trial حسب Mohammed Fasihul Alam (6832217)

"…Beyond 2-year trial follow-up, Markov model predicted a decrease in colectomy rate, but it remained slightly higher for ciclosporin. …"

Intravenous administration of gold nanoparticles in rats exhibit alterations in sphingomyelins, bile acids, sphingolipids, and cholesterol esters levels حسب Haya Al-Sulaiti (5449256)

"…These findings contribute to the growing understanding of nanoparticle toxicity profile and underscore the need for further research to ensure the safe application of nanoparticles in biomedical and other fields.…"

Optimization of Electric Vehicles Wireless Charging حسب Gesrou, Abdalla

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TCAD Simulation and Analysis of Selective Buried Oxide MOSFET Dynamic Power حسب Mahmoud, Rana

"…Low power consumption has become one of the major requirements for most microelectronic devices and systems. Increasing power dissipation may lead to decreasing system effciency and lifetime. …"
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Hypothetical high-surface-area carbons with exceptional hydrogen storage capacities حسب Kuchta, Bodgan

"…(iv) Additional increase of hydrogen uptake could potentially be achieved by chemical substitution and/or intercalation of OCF structures, in order to increase the energy of adsorption. …"
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Pregnancy and traffic crashes in North America حسب Donald Redelmeier (3586313)

"…We excluded women less than age 18 years, individuals living outside Ontario, those who lacked a valid identifier number under universal insurance, and cases managed by a midwife. …"

Novel Whole-Cell Inactivated Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Microparticles as Vaccine Formulation in Microneedle-Based Transdermal Immunization حسب Rikhav Gala (18069364)

"…<div><p>Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a strict human pathogen responsible for more than 100 million new sexually transmitted infections worldwide each year. …"

Fourier-Transform Infrared Imaging Spectroscopy and Laser Ablation -ICPMS New Vistas for Biochemical Analyses of Ischemic Stroke in Rat Brain حسب Mohamed H. M. Ali (5768066)

"…<h3>Objective</h3><p dir="ltr">Stroke is the main cause of adult disability in the world, leaving more than half of the patients dependent on daily assistance. …"

Potentials of Retrofitting the Federal Buildings in the UAE to Net Zero Electricity Cost Buildings by Implementing Passive and Active Measures حسب Alkhateeb, Enas Ezziddien

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Effectiveness of Intravenous Iron Therapy in the Management of Severe Iron Deficiency Anemia: A Retrospective Study حسب Obaidullah Zafar (17910572)

"…Hemoglobin levels significantly increased from 6.4 to 11.1 g/dl (<i>p</i> < 0.001) after IV iron treatment, as did ferritin levels, while total iron-binding capacity decreased. …"

Image coding using entropy-constrained reflected residual vector quantization حسب Khan, M.A.U.

"…The constrained Ref-RVQ codebook exhibits an increase in distortion. However, it was conjectured that the Ref-RVQ codebook has a lower output entropy than that of the multipath RVQ codebook. …"
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Foreign currency borrowing by small firms in emerging markets حسب Mora, Nada

"…Firms reliant on formal financing (banks and supplier credit) are more likely to contract dollar debt than firms reliant on informal financing (family, friends and moneylenders). …"
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Predictors of psychological distress in Lebanese hostages of war حسب Doumit, Myrna

"…In the multivariate analysis, the significant predictors for distress were: years of education and increase in religiosity after release. In conclusion, even after 2 years of release, more than one-third of the Lebanese hostages released from Khiam prison were found to have psychological distress. …"
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