IMPROVING BER PERFORMANCE OF LDPC CODES BASED ON INTERMEDIATE DECODING RESULTS by Alghonaim, Esa

“…The behavior of the BP algorithm is first investigated as a function of number of decoder iterations, and it is shown that typical uncorrected error patterns can be classified into 3 categories: oscillating, nearly-constant, or random-like, with a predominance of oscillating patterns at high Signal-to-Noise (SNR) values. …”
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Investigating the causes and drivers of food waste in the hospitality sector in Dubai-UAE. Toward implementing food waste prevention strategies.” by SADEH, REHAM ZEYAD

“…Thus, efforts to tackle the problem have to start, this is in alignment with achieving international targets like SDG 12.3 and national ones such as “Zero Hunger” by 2051. …”
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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. …”

A Numerical Study of Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow in a Channel with an Array of Pin Fins in Aligned and Staggered Configurations by Issa, Johnny

“…The fin array effectiveness, defined as the average Nusselt number to the aggregate pressure coefficient, for all fins in a single row in the streamwise direction, was shown to decrease in the direction of the flow. …”
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Effect of 7-minute workout on weight and body composition by Mattar, L.

“…Waist circumference decreased between week 1 and 3 (P=0.003) and week 6 (P=0.01) by 4 cm on average. …”
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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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Association between sources of sexuality education, sexual beliefs and behaviours in Lebanese young adults by Bouclaous, Carmel H.

“…This study assessed the association between sources of sexuality education, sexual beliefs and behaviour among Lebanese youth. 451 unmarried students at a private university, mean age 20.25 (±1.41) years, participated in the study. …”
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Food safety knowledge attitude and practices of oncology nurses, in Lebanese hospitals by Angy Mallah (17831954)

“…Knowledge scores were higher among nurses holding a graduate degree (mean = 85; p < 0.05), and those who attended a training course (mean = 79; p < 0.05). …”

Association Between Three-Months Vitamin D Supplementation and Depressive Symptomatology incidence among Saudi Arabian Adults by Khaddaj, Rashel

“…After three-months supplementation of 50,000IU, vitamin D levels increased to 51.41 ±11.27ng/ml in the supplemented group and to24.95 ±6.45ng/ml in placebo group (p=0.00). PHQ-9 scores decreased from 12.53 ±5.33 to 4.92 ±2.44 in vitamin D group (p <0.001), and from 12.46 ±4.66 to 8.96±3.75in the control group (p<0.001), indicating enhancement in depressive symptomatology. …”
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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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Bevacizumab and neovascular age related macular degeneration by El Mollayess, Georges

“…We reviewed articles between 1997 and January 2010 that included at least 30 patients with AMD who received intravitreal bevacizumab monotherapy for at least 1 year. The mean number of letters gained, decrease in CRT, and number of injections were 8 letters, 125.3 µm, and 4.3 injections, respectively. …”
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Implementation of corporate governance rules and procedures in lebanese firms by Elgammal, Walid

“…It also helps the organization to determine the means to achieve its objectives and monitor its performance. …”
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Coping strategies, optimism, and resilience factors associated with mental health outcomes among medical residents exposed to coronavirus disease 2019 in Qatar by Malek Smida (14777104)

“…<p> </p> <h2>Objective</h2> <p>The aim of this study is to examine the association between coping strategies, resilience, optimism and different mental health outcomes like stress, anxiety, and depression among the medical residents’ during the COVID-19 pandemic, with consideration of different factors like seniority, frontliner, gender, and coping style.…”

A combined experimental and computational study of the effect of electron irradiation on the transport properties of aromatic and aliphatic molecular self-assemblies by Y. Tong (18394389)

“…The formation of diamond-like structures due to intermolecular-cross linking can also be the reason for the reduced current obtained in the experiments. …”

Correlating the rheological and magneto-optical properties of cobalt substituted magnetite ferrofluids (Co_xFe_1−xFe₂O₄) with theoretical... by Blessy Babukutty (17871482)

“…The optical measurement results demonstrate shift in band edge positions to blue region with decrease in particle size because of the quantum confinement effect. …”

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

“…We estimated worldwide trends in mean systolic and mean diastolic blood pressure, and the prevalence of, and number of people with, raised blood pressure, defined as systolic blood pressure of 140 mm Hg or higher or diastolic blood pressure of 90 mm Hg or higher. …”
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Full Film, Boundary Lubrication and Tribochemistry in Steel Circular Contacts Lubricated with Glycerol by Habchi, W.

“…In fact, water produced in the lubricant decreases traction forces due to the drastic decrease of the viscosity of glycerol with water addition.…”
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The protective role of lidocaine in surgeries involving trigeminal nerve manipulation: a meta-analysis of trigeminocardiac reflex prevention by Almonzer Al-Qiami (22393303)

“…No statistically significant difference in mean arterial pressure was observed between the two groups (MD -5.15, 95% CI [-10.38 to 0.08 mmHg], <i>P</i> = 0.09). …”

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

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