Surgical Strategies for Synchronous Colorectal Liver Metastases in 156 Consecutive Patients by Bouquet, Antoine

“…Surgical resection of all tumor sites is the only treatment that enables prolonged survival, but the synchronous presentation of CLM has been associated with poor outcomes.1 Preoperative chemotherapy is widely used in these patients to provide early treatment of metastatic disease, to improve patient selection for surgical resection,2 and 3 and to decrease the recurrence rate after surgery.4 The traditional surgical strategy for patients with resectable synchronous CLM includes resection of the primary tumor followed by chemotherapy and then liver resection. …”
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Forecast of the outbreak of COVID-19 using artificial neural network: Case study Qatar, Spain, and Italy by Moayyad Shawaqfah (17280637)

“…The model sensitivity was analyzed using the root mean square error (RMSE), the mean absolute percentage error and the regression coefficient index R2, which yielded highly accurate values of the predicted correlation for the infected and dead cases of 0.99 for the dates considered. …”

Clinical and biochemical determinants of length of stay, readmission and recurrence in patients admitted with diabetic ketoacidosis by Fateen Ata (12217764)

“…Patients with a 6-month DKA recurrence, female gender and T1DM had higher odds of 12-month recurrence, whereas a consult with a diabetes educator at the index admission was associated with decreased odds of recurrence.</p><h3>Conclusions/interpretation</h3><p dir="ltr">This is the most extensive study from the Middle-East region reporting on LOS, readmissions and the recurrence of DKA. …”

Organizational Behaviour and Teacher Burnout in KG Schools in Sharjah by Nasab, Riaan Mohammad Raghib

“…This dissertation is an explorative research study aimed at understanding the level of burnout kindergarten teachers are facing in three schools in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. It is aimed at designing a leadership model that could contribute to low teacher’s burnout levels. …”
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Inappropriate Medication Use in Elderly Lebanese Outpatients by Saab, Yolande B.

“…More than half (59.6%) of the patients taking drugs at the time of the study were taking at least one inappropriate medication. …”
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Online Monitoring of Outdoor Non-Ceramic Insulators by Shurrab, Ibrahim Yehia

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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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Two-surgeon technique of parenchymal transection contributes to reduced transfusion rate in patients undergoing major hepatectomy by Palavecino, Martin

“…Conclusion Although most factors that affect the red cell transfusion rate for liver resection are patient- or tumor-related, the parenchymal transection technique is under the surgeon's control. The decrease in transfusion rate associated with the use of the 2-surgeon technique emphasizes the important role of the hepatobiliary surgeon in determining outcomes after liver resection. …”
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Improvement Algorithm for Limited Space Scheduling by Zouein, Pierrette

“…This paper addresses the combined problem termed “space scheduling” and presents an algorithmic time-space trade-off model for adjusting activity durations and start dates to decrease the need for space over congested time periods. …”
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Investigating the impact of remittance outflows and oil price on economic growth in Gulf Cooperation Council countries by Mouyad Alsamara (17823668)

“…This study utilizes the nonlinear augmented mean group method to explore the possible asymmetric impact of remittance outflows on economic growth in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries for the period of 2000–2019. …”

Investigating the impact of remittance outflows and oil price on economic growth in Gulf Cooperation Council countries by Mouyad, Alsamara

“…This study utilizes the nonlinear augmented mean group method to explore the possible asymmetric impact of remittance outflows on economic growth in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries for the period of 2000–2019. …”
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Impact of staying at home measures during COVID-19 pandemic on the lifestyle of Qatar’s population: Perceived changes in diet, physical activity, and body weight by Muna Abed Alah (14779534)

“…Participants reported increased sitting/reclining time (1.94 h/day mean increase), screen times (2.05 h/day mean increase) with p < 0.001, and decreased exercise time (0.11 h/day mean reduction) with p < 0.001. …”

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

“…Rats (n = 14) were divided into three groups: control (<i>n</i>= 2), AuNPs (<i>n</i>= 6) and AgNPs (<i>n</i>= 6), to mimic potential biomedical exposure scenarios. …”

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 %. …”

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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Transfer function analysis between arterial pressure and renal sympathetic nerve activity at cardiac pacing frequencies in the rat by Kanbar, Roy

“…Cardiac pacing slightly increased mean AP (0.8 ± 0.2 mmHg/Hz) and decreased pulse pressure (−3.6 ± 0.3 mmHg/Hz) while leaving the mean level of RSNA essentially unaltered (P = 0.680, repeated-measures ANOVA). …”
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Effect of Crude Oil Products on the Geotechnical Properties of Sandy Soil by Shaheen, Ehab Taher

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Nurses’ work environment and intent to leave in Lebanese hospitals by Dimassi, Hani

“…Results The NWI-R subscale with the lowest mean score related to control. Younger nurses had lower scores on organizational support and career development. …”
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Acute intense fatigue does not modify the effect of EVA and TPU custom foot orthoses on running mechanics, running economy and perceived comfort by Ken Van Alsenoy (14150559)

“…Two-way repeated measures ANOVA [condition (CON, EVA, and TPU) × fatigue (fresh and fatigued)] were conducted. Flight time shortened (P = 0.026), peak braking (P = 0.016) and push-off (P = 0.032) forces decreased and vertical stiffness increased (P = 0.014) from before to after the repeated-sprint exercise, independent of footwear condition. …”

Parallel Algorithm for Hardware Implementation of Inverse Halftoning by Siddiqi, Umair F.

“…It can provide at least 4 times decrease in lookup table size when compared with serial lookup table method implemented multiple times for same number of pixels.…”
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