Feasibility of a group-based laughter yoga therapy on anxiety and happiness among community-dwelling older adults: A quasi-experimental study حسب Mona Metwally El-Sayed (17725127)

"…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Applying a unique, non-pharmacological therapy for community-dwelling older adults, such as Laughing Yoga Therapy, may have a considerable impact on their anxiety, happiness, and psychological well-being.…"

A customised fetal growth and birthweight standard for Qatar: a population-based cohort study حسب Thomas Farrell (3933833)

"…The main pathological factors were preexisting diabetes (increase by +175.7 g) and smoking (decrease by −190.9 g). The SGA and LGA rates in the entire cohort after applying the population-specific customized centiles were 11.1 and 12.2 %, respectively (contrasting with the Hadlock standard: SGA-26.3 % and LGA-1.8 %, and Fenton standard: SGA-12.9 % and LGA-4.0 %).…"

Studying coral reef patterns in UAE waters using panel data analysis and multinomial logit and probit models حسب Ben Romdhane, Haifa

"…Like coral reefs around the world, the reefs of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are facing global climate change and associated threats. …"
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An additive manufacturing approach based on electrohydrodynamic printing to fabricate P3HT:PCBM thin films حسب Zulfikre Esa (19457344)

"…As the annealing temperature and the flow rate were increased, discernible alterations in the PCBM clusters were consequently observed in the blends of the film and the size of the PCBM clusters has decreased by 3% while the distance between them was highly reduced by as much as 82%.…"

Acute intense fatigue does not modify the effect of EVA and TPU custom foot orthoses on running mechanics, running economy and perceived comfort حسب Ken Van Alsenoy (14150559)

"…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. …"

Tranexamic Acid for Traumatic Injury in the Emergency Setting: A Systematic Review and Bias-Adjusted Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials حسب Pieter Francsois, Fouche

"…The methodological quality of the trials underwent assessment using the MASTER scale, and the meta-analysis applied the quality-effects method to adjust for methodological quality. …"
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Analyzing the Influence of Climate and Anthropogenic Development on Vegetation Cover in the Coastal Ecosystems of GCC حسب Abhilash Dutta Roy (22466830)

"…Our results revealed significant changes in land cover, as seen by an increase in artificial built-up areas by 15.5% in two decades and a corresponding decrease in bareland and dense vegetation. We also observed an increase in mangrove and seagrass areas, likely due to recent conservation and afforestation efforts. …"

Innovative strategies to reduce traffic related injuries and deaths in youth حسب Joanne Banfield (19794507)

"…Studies have shown young drivers are more likely to underestimate the probability of specific risks caused by traffic situations, as well as to overestimate their own driving skills making them more vulnerable to trauma. …"

Stemming cardiovascular diseases in Qatar حسب Nature Research (16552612)

"…Many of the heart attack and stroke patients had diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, and/or were smokers, whereas controls were much less likely to have these factors.</p><p>All of these factors are associated with reduced physical activity and increased consumption of high-fat foods. …"

Pleiotropic functions of the tumor- and metastasis-suppressing matrix metalloproteinase-8 in mammary cancer in MMTV-PyMT transgenic mice حسب Julie Decock (44558)

"…These findings provide novel insight into the suppressive action of MMP-8 on mammary tumorigenesis and metastasis, and indicate that the loss of MMP-8 likely has pleiotropic effects on innate immunity and angiogenesis that are reflected in changes in the protease web.…"

Hydrothermal and irreversibility numerical analysis of helical coil energy storage tank with nano-encapsulated PCMs: A comprehensive study with magnetic filled, Soret/Dufour, and m... حسب Mohammed Azeez Alomari (20482592)

"…On the other hand, average values of Nusselt and Sherwood are decreased with the rise of the Hartmann number. Furthermore, Nusselt average and Sherwood’s average decrease by 21.4 % and 24.9 % respectively when Darcy’s number increases from 0.1 to 10^-4.…"

Factors Affecting Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking among University Students in Qatar حسب Ghadir Fakhri Al-Jayyousi (14519192)

"…Compared to non-users, waterpipe tobacco users were significantly more likely to believe that waterpipe tobacco is less addictive than cigarettes (<i>p</i> = 0.009) and significantly less likely to believe that waterpipe tobacco can lead to cardiovascular diseases (<i>p</i> = 0.003) or dental problems (<i>p</i> = 0.02). …"

Fluid-Structure-Acoustic coupling analysis for external laminar and turbulent fluid flows حسب Tohid, Adibi

"…The results indicate that the transmission loss is 27% more at the elastic plate’s highest position. By decreasing the length of the elastic plate by 50%, the mean transmission loss is reduced by 9%. …"
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A new perspective on cardiovascular drift during prolonged exercise حسب Amine Souissi (9931616)

"…<p dir="ltr">Prolonged exercise induces cardiovascular drift, which is characterized by decreasing mean arterial pressure (MAP), stroke volume and heart rate increase. …"

Prediction of biogas production from chemically treated co-digested agricultural waste using artificial neural network حسب Fares Almomani (12585685)

"…An ANN model consists of three layers, 15 neutrons and 260 <i>epochs</i> accurately predict the CMP with 99.1% of data within ±10% deviation of the mean experimental value. The developed model can be used to forecast the CMP as a function of operating temperature, the substrate composition, and chemical dose, and can be used for scaling-up and cost analysis purposes.…"

Maternal Body Mass Index and Recommended Gestational Weight Gain in a Middle Eastern Setting حسب Tawa Olukade (11619453)

"…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">The mean maternal age was 29.7 ± 5.5 years, prepregnancy BMI was 27.5 ± 5.8 kg/m2, GWG was 9.58 kg ± 6.87 kg and gestational age at birth was 38.5 ± 1.9 weeks. …"

Fluid-Structure-Acoustic coupling analysis for external laminar and turbulent fluid flows حسب Tohid Adibi (17871551)

"…The results indicate that the transmission loss is 27% more at the elastic plate’s highest position. By decreasing the length of the elastic plate by 50%, the mean transmission loss is reduced by 9%. …"

A kinetic evaluation of nutrient and organic matter removal in greywater for green Walls: Assessing the performance of Mineral-Based, Organic, and Waste-Derived plant support media حسب Shaheeda Marakkar Anangadan (19239607)

"…<p dir="ltr">Greywater recycling provides a means to address rising water demand with reduced environmental impact due to its abundance and lightly polluted nature. …"

The impact of COVID‐19 pandemic lockdown on smoking habits and lifestyle: A cross‐sectional study حسب Almu'atasim Khamees (11875640)

"…Participants who smoke were more likely to adopt an unhealthy lifestyle during the pandemic. …"

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

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