The impact of metformin therapy for gestational diabetes on fetal growth in women with risk factors for fetal growth restriction- a registry-based study from Qatar by Komal Rafique (17075074)

“…</p> <h3>Conclusion</h3> <p>The results of this study suggest that in women with additional risk factors for FGR, the concurrent use of metformin significantly decreases the birthweight and increases the risk for LBW, SFD, PTB and admission to NICU. …”

A Scoping Review to Find Out Worldwide COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Its Underlying Determinants by Md. Rafiul Biswas (17293966)

“…<div><p>Background: The current crisis created by the coronavirus pandemic is impacting all facets of life. …”

Acute pain management and assessment by Zeitoun, Abeer A.

“…Aim and objectives  The objective of this study is to evaluate the presence and effectiveness of acute pain management and its impact on the quality of life in hospitals throughout Lebanon, in both cancer and non-cancer populations. …”
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In vitro ischemia suppresses hypoxic induction of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α by inhibition of synthesis and not enhanced degradation by Sleiman, Sama F.

“…Furthermore, OGD does not affect the half-life of ODD-luc protein following hypoxia, suggesting that OGD abrogates hypoxic HIF-1α induction by reducing HIF-1α synthesis rather than by enhancing its degradation. …”
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In-Vehicle Performance Validation of the Semi-Active Hybrid Energy Storage System by Rehman, Habib-ur

“…The UCs supply the dynamic component of the load current which decreases the battery size, limits the battery peak current, and extends its life. …”
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An Experimental Investigation of the Effects of Dressing and Grinding Parameters on Sustainable Grinding of Inconel 738 Used for Automated Manufacturing by Mohammadjafar Hadad (17541345)

“…With multipoint diamond tools, the grinding performance during the life of the dressing tool also tends to remain more consistent, which is a definite advantage in automated production. …”

Techno-economic and environmental analyses of the pyrolysis of food waste to produce bio-products by Mohammad Alherbawi (14155767)

“…Using an established empirical model, the effect of these parameters on product yields, techno-economic implications, energy requirements, and life cycle analysis (LCA) outcomes were investigated. …”

Evidence-based safety education and training for traffic injury prevention by Abbas Motevalian (338825)

“…Bicycle skill training for children and youth may increase their safety knowledge, but not necessarily improve their behavior or decrease their injury rates. Non-legislative interventions were found effective for increasing observed helmet use among bicyclists. …”

Dietary Curcumin Nanoparticles Improve Growth Performance, Oxidative Status and Immune Response of European Seabass (<i>Dicentrarchus Labrax</i>) by Albandari Bin-Ammar (16381128)

“…Fish fed with CURNPS at various levels exhibited remarkable increase in digestive enzymes (amylase and lipase), immune markers (immunoglobulin G (IgG), lysozyme and phagocytic indices), and antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx)). A noticeable decrease (P<0.05) in malondialdehyde (MDA) and considerable upregulation of hepatic insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) and interleukin-1beta (IL-1β) mRNA levels were found in CURNPs-supplemented fish in a dose-dependent manner. …”

Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on lifestyle behaviors and their association with personality among adults in Qatar: A cross-sectional study by Tamara Al-Abdi (8710488)

“…The overall MD adherence decreased during lockdown (5.9 vs. 6.1, p < 0.001). …”

Fixed-interval versus OCT-guided variable dosing of intravitreal bevacizumab in the management of neovascular age-related macular degeneration by El-Mollayess, Georges M.

“…Results Compared to baseline, variable dosing had a mean improvement in BCVA of 11.0 letters after 12 months vs 9.2 letters for fixed-interval dosing (P = .81). …”
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The Triple “S” Impact of COVID-19: Nationwide Evidence of the Impact of the Stress Associated With Restrictive Measures on Substance Use, Sleep, and Social Connectedness in Qatar... by Muna Abed Alah (18171346)

“…Of tobacco users in our sample, 36% reported increased tobacco use since the start of home confinement, while 41.6% of alcohol users reported decreased alcohol use. Concerning sleep, 46.1% reported an increase in average sleep duration per day (0.77 h mean increase, 95% CI: 0.66-0.88, P<0.001), and a third of participants reported poorer sleep quality. …”

Synergetic effects of dodecylamine-functionalized graphene oxide nanoparticles on antifouling and antibacterial properties of polysulfone ultrafiltration membranes by Abedalkader Alkhouzaam (15842647)

“…All membranes were characterized in terms of chemical structure, morphology, hydrophilicity, porosity and mean pore size. Cross-section SEM images showed the distribution of GO and rGO-DDA between the pores and on the polymer walls. …”

Evaluating the impact of the Minimization of Aggression and Violence (MoAV) intervention on mechanical restraint use in Qatar's acute mental health setting by Ananth Nazarene (21239912)

“…The percentage of restrained patients decreased from 25 % to 4 %, p = (<0.001). The mean duration of restraint incidents slightly increased from 59.1 min in 2016 to 61.3 min in 2021, though this change was not statistically significant. …”

The effects of long-term testosterone treatment on endocrine parameters in hypogonadal men: 12-year data from a prospective controlled registry study by Aksam Yassin (14779204)

“…In this single-centre, cumulative, prospective, registry study, 321 hypogonadal men (mean age: 58.9 years) received testosterone undecanoate injections in 12-week intervals for up to 12 years. …”

Modeling the influence of daily temperature and precipitation extreme indices on vegetation dynamics in Katsina State using statistical downscaling model (SDM) by Mohammad Hadi Ahmad (17632248)

“…All the scenarios present increasing minimum and maximum temperatures and decreasing precipitation, except for RCP8.5, which predicted a more adverse trend. …”

Using Data Mining and Text Mining Techniques in Predicting the Price of Real Estate Properties in Dubai by Khashan, Deena Younis Abo

“…It is found that the results of linear regression prediction have been improved significantly after adding text mining to the experiments. The root mean squared errors RMSEs for all data subsets have decreased leading to enhancing the accuracy of prediction. …”
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Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of Candida albicans Lebanese hospital isolates resistant and sensitive to caspofungin by Toutounji, Maggie

“…The fungus Candida albicans is both a commensal and an opportunistic human pathogen, present as part of the normal human microflora causing serious mucosal, and systemic life threatening infections. The antifungal drug caspofungin of the echinocandin family is the latest generation of antifungal drugs to be developed. …”
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Response of cauliflower (<i>Brassica oleracea</i> L.) to nitric oxide application under cadmium stress by Jing Ma (24574)

“…Our results illustrated that the increasing levels of Cd in the sand, significantly (P < 0.05) decreased shoot length, root length, shoot fresh weight, root fresh weight, shoot dry weight, root dry weight, germination percentage, germination index, mean germination time, time to 50% germination, chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, total chlorophyll and carotenoid contents in all genotypes of B. oleracea. …”

Assessing the Electricity Production Capacities of Emerging Markets for the Sustainable Investments by Tamer Aksoy (17947802)

“…<p dir="ltr">It is essential to supply the necessary electricity for both the increase in the quality of life of the citizens and the stable growth of the country’s economy. …”