An empirical study on measuring operating efficiency and revenue of real estate assets in the UAE using data envelopment analysis by Alafifi, Abdulrahman

“…Result also shows that 95% of the building assets in the sample are by and large operating at decreasing returns to scale. This implies that managers need to considerably reduce the operational resources (input) to improve the levels of revenue. …”
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Oxandrolone Treatment in Adults with Severe Thermal Injury by Btaiche, Imad F.

“…Muscle protein catabolism in patients with severe thermal injury is the result of stress-induced increased release of cytokines and counterregulatory hormones. Coupled with decreased serum anabolic hormone concentrations such as testosterone and growth hormone along with the presence of insulin resistance, anabolism in patients with severe thermal injury is inefficient or impossible during the acute postburn period. …”
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Improving the performance of a commercial absorption cooling system by using ejector: A theoretical study by Hamza K. Mukhtar (17821004)

“…It was found that the increase in the ambient temperature not only increased the activation temperature, but it also decreased the COP and increased the circulation ratio (CR). …”

Developing a Stochastic Model to Predict Cost Overrun due to the Causes of Projects Delay in Oil Fields Construction Industry by ALKHOORI, KHALID ABDUL MAJEED

“…The criticality of managing projects delay in oil fields construction projects has been exacerbated by the general complexities associated with the sources of projects delay and how varied the impact may be to various stakeholders such as client/owner, contractor, design/consultant and miscellaneous/external groups within the industry. …”
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Comparative Genomic Mapping Implicates LRRK2 for Intellectual Disability and Autism at 12q12, and HDHD1, as Well as PNPLA4, for X-Linked Intellectual Disability at Xp22.31 by Jonathan D. J. Labonne (18090841)

“…<p dir="ltr">We report a genomic and phenotypic delineation for two chromosome regions with candidate genes for syndromic intellectual disability at 12q12 and Xp22.31, segregating independently in one family with four affected members. Fine mapping of three affected members, along with six unreported small informative CNVs, narrowed down the candidate chromosomal interval to one gene LRRK2 at 12q12. …”

Impact of Exclusive Bus Lanes on Traffic Performance in Urban Areas by Abdulwahid, Amro Riyadh

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Novel proteins implicated in lipid metabolism disorders by Nature Research (16552612)

“…After feeding, its expression is decreased, promoting the uptake of dietary lipids in fat tissue. …”

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. …”

Rhegmatogenous retinal detachments associated to Stickler syndrome in a tertiary eye care center in Saudi Arabia by Alshahrani, Saeed T.

“…Success rates were: 60% of patients after scleral buckling; 57.1% after pars plana vitrectomy; and 75% after combined scleral buckling and pars plana vitrectomy. Sixty-one (93.8%) of patients had successful surgery (including second surgery). …”
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Assessment of aged biodegradable polymer-coated nano-zero-valent iron for degradation of hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) by Wazne, Mahmoud

“…Guar gum with loadings rates one order of magnitude lower than that of CMC and AA achieved good iron stabilization but significantly higher RDX degradation rates. …”
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α-ketoglutarate (αKG) acts as a protective factor against chronic stress and has antidepressant properties by modulating BDNF levels in the brain by Eid, Fady

“…Major depression and anxiety are one of the most common mental disorders worldwide. …”
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StarD13 is a tumor suppressor in breast cancer that regulates cell motility and invasion by Hanna, Samer

“…Breast cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in women around the world. …”
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Cdc42 regulates migration, invadopodia formatio and invasion in glioblastoma cells. (c2018) by Masri, Zeinab S El

“…Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is one of the most aggressive human cancers. It’s associated with poor prognosis and high mortality rate. …”
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Impacts of twenty years of experimental warming on soil carbon, nitrogen, moisture and soil mites across alpine/subarctic tundra communities by Juha M. Alatalo (2931234)

“…There was a significant site effect on the density of one mite species, Oppiella neerlandica, and all soil parameters. …”

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

“…Low power consumption has become one of the major requirements for most microelectronic devices and systems. …”
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Hepatitis serology predicts tumor and liver-disease characteristics but not prognosis after resection of hepatocellular carcinoma by Abdalla, Eddie

“…Using a multicenter international database, we identified 446 patients with complete HBV and HCV serology. One hundred twenty-six patients were negative for HBV and HCV, 163 patients had HBV infection only, 79 patients had HCV infection only, and 78 patients had coinfection with HBV and HCV. …”
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Supplementation of retrobulbar block with clonidine in vitreoretinal surgery by Abi Nader, Elie

“…Study Objective To evaluate the effect of clonidine when added to local anesthetics on duration of postoperative analgesia during retrobulbar block. Design Prospective, randomized controlled trial. Setting Operating room and Postanesthesia Care Unit of a university-affiliated hospital. …”
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Successful endoscopic management of gastrojejunal anastomotic strictures after Roux-en-Y gastric bypas by Azar, Riad

“…Dilation to at least 15 mm is safe and decreases the need for further endoscopic dilation.…”
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Thermochemical splitting of CO₂ using solution combustion synthesized lanthanum–strontium–manganese perovskites by Gorakshnath Takalkar (14151135)

“…The n_O2 is decreased, and the re-oxidation capacity of each LSM perovskite is improved from cycle one to three. …”

The effect of indoor air quality on health and performance of labors in joinery factories by Sadeghi, Hengameh

“…Dubai is one of the most flourishing cities in the region. …”
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