Forecast of the outbreak of COVID-19 using artificial neural network: Case study Qatar, Spain, and Italy حسب 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. …"

Mechanisms behind the immediate effects of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery on type 2 diabetes حسب Roland E Allen (19187023)

"…I.e., the largest possible decrease in glucose predicted by the model is smaller than reported decreases, and the model predicts no decrease whatsoever in glucose ×insulin, in contrast to large observed decreases in homeostatic model assessment insulin resistance (HOMA-IR). …"

Evaluation of the Surface Integrity and Recast Layer in Electrical Discharge Turning of WC-Co Composites حسب Mehdi Soleymani (3347741)

"…The results indicated that increasing the rotational speed led to a 10% to 17% decrease in the recast layer thickness and a 14% to 54% reduction in the surface roughness (Ra).…"

Food safety knowledge attitude and practices of oncology nurses, in Lebanese hospitals حسب Angy Mallah (17831954)

"…</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">Accordingly, the findings highlight the need to develop standardized food safety curriculum and training necessary to allow oncology nurses to contribute to the education of cancer patients and decrease their risk of foodborne infection.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Heliyon<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e12853" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e12853</a></p>…"

Sleeve Gastrectomy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Anthropometric and Cardiometabolic Improvements at 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 years—Are the Initial Benefits Sustained? حسب Wahiba Elhag (5245547)

"…Mean HbA1c significantly decreased from 8.1%preop to 6.77%_{year 9}. …"

Improving pediatric trauma care: an automated system for wrist trauma detection using GELAN حسب Promit Basak (22997776)

"…The results of our study highlight the capacity of deep learning to improve the diagnosis of pediatric trauma, decrease the burden on radiologists, and boost patient outcomes.…"

Reactive Extrusion of Polyethylene Terephthalate Waste and Investigation of Its Thermal and Mechanical Properties after Treatment حسب Mahmoud A. Mohsin (19691662)

"…The FT-IR analysis was used to investigate the formation of new linkages like hydrogen bonds between PET and EG due to the hydroxyl and carbonyl groups. …"

The protective role of lidocaine in surgeries involving trigeminal nerve manipulation: a meta-analysis of trigeminocardiac reflex prevention حسب Almonzer Al-Qiami (22393303)

"…This leads to a rapid increase in parasympathetic activity, resulting in a decrease in heart rate (HR) and blood pressure, which can potentially lead to bradycardia, and cardiac arrest, with a prevalence of 14.5% during neurointerventional procedures (8). …"

Coping strategies, optimism, and resilience factors associated with mental health outcomes among medical residents exposed to coronavirus disease 2019 in Qatar حسب 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.…"

Blockchain, climate damage, and death: Policy interventions to reduce the carbon emissions, mortality, and net-zero implications of non-fungible tokens and Bitcoin حسب Jon Truby (14153022)

"…</p><p dir="ltr">Nonetheless, many popular types of blockchain have resisted the pressure to decrease their environmental impact, including Bitcoin, whose attributed 2021 annual emissions will produce emissions responsible for around 19,000 future deaths. …"

Salicylic acid restricts mercury translocation by activating strong antioxidant defense mechanisms in sweet pepper (Capsicum annum L.) حسب Muhammad Fasih Khalid (10652246)

"…So, the experiment was designed to assess the effect of SA on sweet pepper (Capsicum annum L.) seedlings grown under different Hg toxicity concentrations. …"

Stemming cardiovascular diseases in Qatar حسب Nature Research (16552612)

"…Diabetes was the largest preventable risk factor to decrease heart attacks and strokes.</p><p>Heart attack and stroke are the leading causes of death and disability worldwide, which have killed an estimated 17.1 million people in 2004, according to the World Health Organization. …"

Modulation of SLFN11 induces changes in DNA Damage response in breast cancer حسب Christophe Michel Raynaud (17449906)

"…The use of a CRISPR-dCas9 UNISAM and KRAB system could increase or decrease SLFN11 expression significantly (up to fivefold), stably and specifically in BT-549 and T47D cancer cell lines. …"

Enhancing Security and Performance in Live VM Migration: A Machine Learning‐Driven Framework With Selective Encryption for Enhanced Security and Performance in Cloud Computing Envi... حسب Raseena M. Haris (17773470)

"…Rigorous experiments demonstrate its effectiveness, showcasing an average 51.82% reduction in downtime and an average 72.73% decrease in total migration time across diverse workloads. …"

Short-term outcomes of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with or without lateral tenodesis or anterolateral ligament reconstruction: a retrospective cohort حسب Ashraf T. Hantouly (14150319)

"…However, there was a significant decrease in postoperative flexion in the ACL and ALL reconstruction group by a mean of 22° (95% CI − 40.7 − 3.4; P = 0.02) at 6 weeks compared to ACLR alone, which was not evident on later follow-ups.…"

Assessment Tools for Pulmonary Involvement in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: Is Diaphragmatic Ultrasonography Correlated to Spirometry? حسب Rim Dhahri (21406871)

"…The left inspiratory diaphragmatic thickness was correlated with the percentage of the FVC decrease (r= 0.35; <i>p</i> = 0.01) defined as the percentage of difference between FVC and supine FVC. …"

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

"…</p><h3>Conclusions and implications</h3><p dir="ltr">The findings shed light on factors shaping WTS and provide evidence for designing multilevel behavioral interventions to decrease the prevalence of WTS among youth.…"

A decision support system for automating document retrieval and citation screening حسب Raymon van Dinter (10521952)

"…The proposed DSS is effective and can substantially decrease the document retrieval and citation screening steps' workload and error rate.…"

IoT‐based mock oxygenator for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation simulator حسب Aya Sayed (14779249)

"…</p> <h3> Methods</h3> <p>Consequently, it is advised that the training process include a simulated version of oxygenators to optimize reusability and decrease training expenses. Toward this goal, this article demonstrates a mock oxygenator for ECMO SBT, designed to precisely replicate the real machine structure and operation.…"

Sleeping habits during COVID-19 induced confinement: A study from Jordan حسب Mahmoud A. Alomari (14780446)

"…Being a male is associated with a “decrease” and being a female is associated with an “increase” in nighttime sleeping hours (p < 0.05). …"