Observations on Food Consumption Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Oman by Tarek Ben Hassen (15742605)

“…Indeed, the paper findings indicated (i) a shift to healthier diets, as shown by the fact that 45.5% of the participants increased their intake of fruits and vegetables, 42.4% ate more healthy foods, and 53.1% reduced their intake of unhealthy foods; (ii) an increase in the consumption of local products, owing to food safety concerns, with 25.8% of the cohort stating that they purchase more local food items; (iii) a shift in grocery shopping behaviors, especially with 28.1% of the participants buying more groceries online; (iv) the absence of panic buying in Oman, since 62.36% of the participants said they did not stockpile food items; and (v) a reduction of food waste. …”

Optical pavement treatments and their impact on speed and lateral position at transition zones: A driving simulator study by Qinaat Hussain (15294164)

“…These innovative measures aim to produce the impression of increased speed that could stimulate drivers to better adapt speed limits. …”

The Impact of Acute and Chronic Exercise on Immunoglobulins and Cytokines in Elderly: Insights From a Critical Review of the Literature by Maha Sellami (4351159)

“…Our literature analysis revealed that acute endurance exercise resulted in increased secretory salivary immunoglobulin A (SIgA), while acute bouts of muscle strengthening exercise (i.e., isokinetic, eccentric, knee extensor exercise) increased plasma/muscle interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8 and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) levels. …”

Analysis of risk factors progression of preterm delivery using electronic health records by Zeineb Safi (18281719)

“…Identifying the population level factors that increase the risk of preterm deliveries is an important step in the direction of mitigating the impact and reducing the frequency of occurrence of preterm deliveries. …”

Reducing Caesarean Rates in Qatar: A Pressing Public Health Imperative – Policy adjustments in Labour Inductions. by Morounfolu Thompson (17045472)

“…Maternal and neonatal morbidity did not increase compared to baseline unit data, and 50% of the women achieved a vaginal delivery, reducing the number of Caesarean sections.…”

The impact of job satisfaction on nurses’ work lives: A literature review by Aisha Hamad Al-Qahtani (20278134)

“…These factors need to be taken into account in developing interventions to increase nurses’ job satisfaction and their work output.…”

Impact of COVID-19 related home confinement measures on the lifestyle, body weight, and perceived glycemic control of diabetics by Muna Abed Alah (14779534)

“…We found a significant increase in the sitting/reclining, and screen times. …”

Tackling diabetes through lifestyle changes by Nature Research (16552612)

“…Being male and obese also increased risk for DM, as did having a higher monthly income, lower level of educational attainment, and lower levels of physical activity. …”

Efficacy of Antimicrobial-Impregnated Catheters in Preventing Sepsis Post Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheter (PICC) Removal in Neonates: A Retrospective Study by Mohammad Ayman Al Khateeb (17045509)

“…Sepsis after PICC removal has been reported in several studies and can increase the incidence of late-onset sepsis and length of stay. …”

Teachers' and Students' Attitudes Toward the Use of Music in UAE English Language Classrooms by Hejjawi, Lina

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Finite Element Modelling of FRCM-Confined RC Columns Exposed to Fire by Talo, Reem

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An experimental study to measure the impact of a short-term disability awareness campaign on attitudes of primary school learners towards peers with physical disabilities by RAD, ELAHE NASERI

“…Affective and behavioural attitude responses did not display any significant change over the 5-month period. …”
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Processing Effects on the Oxytetracycline and Tylosin Antibiotic Residues in Middle Eastern Dairy Products by Saidy, Liz

“…As for TYL, HTST had a significant (p=0.012) effect with 32% degradation, while holder pasteurization did not cause a significant degradation (26%). Curding step had a significant (p=0.028) effect on OTC only with the concentration increasing by almost 1.5 folds. …”
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Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants by Bin, Zhou

“…Global age-standardised prevalence of raised blood pressure was 24·1% (21·4–27·1) in men and 20·1% (17·8–22·5) in women in 2015. Mean systolic and mean diastolic blood pressure decreased substantially from 1975 to 2015 in high-income western and Asia Pacific countries, moving these countries from having some of the highest worldwide blood pressure in 1975 to the lowest in 2015. …”
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Removal of copper ions from aqueous solution using NaOH-treated rice husk by Shagufta Zafar (10027380)

“…Different analytical techniques (FTIR, SEM, and EDX) were used to confirm the adsorption (ads) of Cu (II) onto the TRH. …”

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 %. …”

Training for awareness of one's own spirituality by Bar-Sela, Gil

“…Objective When patients feel spiritually supported by staff, we find increased use of hospice and reduced use of aggressive treatments at end of life, yet substantial barriers to staff spiritual care provision still exist. …”
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Cyclosporine lymphocyte maximum level by Kilani, Halal E.

“…Results: Rejecting patients had significantly lower LTmL than did those with normal graft function (27 ± 11 pg/Lc vs 71 ± 79 pg/Lc; P < 0.01) and similar LTmL to those with nephrotoxicity (27 ± 8 pg/Lc). …”
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The impact of automatic tube current modulation related settings of a modern GE CT scanner on image quality and patient dose; details do matter by Ioannis A. Tsalafoutas (14776939)

“…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">The scanning direction did not have any effect on ATCM curves, unlike what has been observed in CT scanners from other manufacturers. …”

Prioritizing health promotion in Saudi Arabia by Nature Research (16552612)

“…<p>The World Health Organization defines health promotion as “the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health.” …”