Institutional development and the dowry death curve across states in India by Austin M. Mitchell (14778793)

“…<p dir="ltr">Why do some informal institutions increase in prevalence while other informal institutions decline? We study why dowry deaths have increased with economic development in some Indian states but have decreased in others. …”

Excess pCO2 and carbonate system geochemistry in surface seawater of the exclusive economic zone of Qatar (Arabian Gulf) by Connor, Izumi

“…CO2 is lost from the Gulf due to gas exchange, decreasing DIC, and reducing pCO2 to 464 μatm, similar to that observed. …”
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The Impact of COVID-19 on the HIV Cascade of Care in Botswana – An Interrupted Time Series by Alice Sehurutshi (21842696)

“…<p dir="ltr">Globally, Botswana has one of the highest burdens of HIV. This study estimated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the HIV cascade of care in Sub-Saharan Africa. …”

Portfolio Selection Problem Using CVaR Risk Measures Equipped with DEA, PSO, and ICA Algorithms by Abdelouahed Hamdi (14158899)

“…It was found that when solving the Mean-CVaR model with evolutionary algorithms, the risk decreased. …”

Which factor explains the life‐history of <i>Xanthium strumarium</i> L., an aggressive alien invasive plant species, along its altitudinal gradient? by Rafi Ullah (8146836)

“…Xanthium strumarium L. is one of the successful invasive species in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. …”

Performance comparison of different flow arrangements of 4-fluid internally-cooled liquid desiccant dehumidifiers by Ali Pakari (14158902)

“…The approximate difference between the best and poorest performing flow arrangements in terms of the decrease in supply air humidity ratio and enthalpy is 4.3% and 10.5%, respectively. …”

Experimental investigation of double-pipe heat exchangers in air conditioning applications by Saud Ghani (7205633)

“…Double-pipe heat exchangers are considered one of the practical solutions in today’s HVAC industry. …”

Plasma volume variations in response to high intensity interval training in obese women: The influential role of menopausal status and age by Jabbour, Georges

“…Following HIIT, only menopause status accounted for 19 % of the variation in PV decreases after warm-up and 21 % of the variation in PV decreases after SCT. …”
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The burden of unintentional drowning: global, regional and national estimates of mortality from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 Study by Richard Charles Franklin (9154052)

“…Global age-standardised mortality rates decreased 57.4%, from 9.3 (8.5 to 10.0) in 1990 to 4.0 (3.8 to 4.1) per 100 000 per annum in 2017. …”

Functionalization of reverse osmosis membrane with graphene oxide to reduce both membrane scaling and biofouling by Mohammad Y. Ashfaq (14152290)

“…Results indicated that the permeate flux was reduced by only 15% at the end of the scaling experiment as opposed to the bared RO membrane which faced up to 22% decline in flux. The results of scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared, and X-ray diffraction confirmed that the bared RO membrane was extensively scaled by the CaSO4 precipitates. …”

Simulation of the size-composition distribution of atmospheric nanoparticles over Europe by David Patoulias (4722960)

“…The ground level concentrations of particles with a diameter larger than 100 nm (N100) were reproduced with a daily normalized mean error of 40 % and a daily normalized mean bias of −20 %. …”

Land surface temperature responses to land use dynamics in urban areas of Doha, Qatar by Shikha, Patel

“…The LST data derived from remote sensing sources demonstrates an upward trend for summer and a contrasting trend for winter. Specifically, the mean summer LST increases by 7.64 °C (0.34 °C annually), and the mean winter LST decreases by 4.87 °C (0.22 °C annually). …”
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Modeling the risk-based decisions of the microgrid in day-ahead energy and reserve markets considering stochastic dispatching of electrical and thermal energy storages by Salah Bahramara (21347576)

“…Also, the risk-based behavior of the MGO showed that increasing the robust parameter decreases the reserve provided for the market and the net power trading with the market. …”

Water Footprint Assessment and Virtual Water Trade in the Globally Most Water-Stressed Country, Qatar by Nayla Higazy (17679453)

“…<p dir="ltr">Qatar is one of the most water stressed countries globally, despite Qatar’s aridity and its lack of freshwater resources, per capita water consumption became one of the highest in the world due to population growth, agricultural expansion, rapid urbanization and industrialization and it is expected to increase in the coming decades. …”

Klotho overexpression protects human cortical neurons from β-amyloid induced neuronal toxicity by Mohammed R. Shaker (10316180)

“…Our data reveal that upregulation of <i>KLOTHO</i> significantly reduced β-amyloid-induced neuronal degeneration and apoptosis, as evidenced by decreased cleaved caspase-3 expression and preservation of axonal integrity. …”

Characteristics of aerosols and planetary boundary layer dynamics during biomass burning season by Muhammad Zeeshaan Shahid (18131689)

“…The planetary boundary layer (PBL) height, measured with Ceilometer LIDAR, showed decreasing trend in height from October to December that support aerosol accumulation near the surface during the the month of November. …”

Performance and analysis of kappa-carrageenan hydrogel for PFOA-contaminated soil remediation wastewater treatment by Alsaka, Lilyan

“…Due to pore size shrinkage, the AC-kC and V-kC hydrogels achieved the highest PFOA rejection at pH 4, whereas the water flux decreased. Increasing the PFOA concentration reduced water flux and increased PFOA rejection. …”
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Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific burden of diarrhoeal diseases, their risk factors, and aetiologies, 1990–2021, for 204 countries and territories: a systematic analy... by Hmwe Hmwe, Kyu

“…The most pronounced decline was in children younger than 5 years, with a 79·2% (72·4–84·6) decrease in diarrhoeal deaths. …”
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Mental health, burnout and resilience in community pharmacists during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study by Zeana, Samir AlKudsi

“…Participants had shown moderate resilience (mean score: 27.64 (SD = 8.31)) and their mean score fear of COVID19 was 15.67 (SD = 6.54). …”
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Excess pCO₂ and carbonate system geochemistry in surface seawater of the exclusive economic zone of Qatar (Arabian Gulf) by Connor Izumi (17337868)

“…CO₂ is lost from the Gulf due to gas exchange, decreasing DIC, and reducing pCO₂ to 464 μatm, similar to that observed. …”