An Analysis of Thermal Comfort at the School Outdoor Spaces: A Case Study of the American School of Creative Science, Dubai, UAE by ABU-QULBAIN, LANA

“…The enhanced outcome was evaluated against the initial one, using PET (physiological equivalent temperature), revealing that shade separately had the highest impact on its corresponding location with a decrease of up to 16% in PET, but no decrease to the overall PET of the microclimate. …”
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Modulation of Chronic Stress Outcomes by Dietary Sweeteners: A Comparative Study of Sucrose and Aspartame in Mice by Akil, Shaymaa

“…It has been suggested that sucrose consumption attenuates stress-induced cortisol secretion, whereas aspartame has been reported to increase activity of glucocorticoids and anxiety-like behavior in rodents Aim: The present study aimed to assess the differential effects of sucrose and aspartame on the physiological and behavioral response in chronic stress in mice. …”
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Estimation of Virtual Trust on Driverless Cars using Type-1 Fuzzy logic by Mohamed Kayed Alhyasat, Khaled

“…On the other hand, problems with software like data security and dependability must be resolved. …”
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Exploring the Impact of Explainable Artificial Intelligence on Decision-making in Healthcare by MOHAMMAD, AHMAD HASAN

“…As artificial intelligence (AI) advances in healthcare, there is an increasing need to understand how AI-driven decision-making affects healthcare workers and patients. …”
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Impact of the fear of Covid-19 infection on intent to breastfeed; a cross sectional survey of a perinatal population in Qatar by Shuja Mohd Reagu (12051406)

“…Breastfeeding requires close physical contact and observance of hygienic measures like handwashing. Worries around contamination increase during the perinatal period and can be expressed as increase in obsessive compulsive symptoms. …”

A robust experimental-based artificial neural network approach for photovoltaic maximum power point identification considering electrical, thermal and meteorological impact by Samer Gowid (15955152)

“…The results showed a decrease in the MSE of V_mp by 74.3% (from 1.6 V to 0.411 V), and in the MSE of I_mp by 95% (from 4.4e−6 A to 2.16e−7 A), respectively. …”

Methionine mediates resilience to chronic social defeat by modulating NMDA receptor expression in the cortex. (c2018) by Bilen, Maria

“…Male C57BL/6 mice were subjected to CSD for 10 consecutive days, followed by behavioral testing to assess anxiety and depression-like symptoms. Animals subjected to CSD and treated with 1.55mg/Kg of methionine through intraperitoneal injections, showed a rescue in the social avoidance behavior. …”
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Dextran Sodium Sulfate-Induced Impairment of Protein Trafficking and Alterations in Membrane Composition in Intestinal Caco-2 Cell Line by Toutounji, Mohamad

“…The present study investigates endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in addition to alterations in protein and membrane trafficking in a dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced IBD-like phenotype of intestinal Caco-2 cells in culture. …”
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Bioinspired Synthesis of Lead Oxide Using Bougainvillea Flower Extract for Electrochemical Sensing of Iron (III) Ions in Aqueous Solutions by Sreedevi Paramparambath (17346997)

“…However, iron overdose can result in health issues like liver damage and neurodegenerative disorders. …”

Energy modeling and photovoltaics integration as a mitigation measure for climate change impacts on energy demand by Dana I. Al Huneidi (18805828)

“…Furthermore, the climate in hot and humid countries like Qatar is becoming warmer over the years. This causes electricity consumption for cooling to increase, causing a rise in carbon emissions. …”

Buildability Analysis of 3D Concrete Printing Process: A Parametric Study Using Design of Experiment Approach by Shoukat Alim Khan (14778226)

“…In geometrical design parameters, the structure’s design is more sensitive, followed by the width and length of the printed design. The buildability increases when we move from sharp corners to more stable structures like fillets and circular geometry. …”

The prevalence of internationalization of higher education in the Middle East and North Africa: challenges and opportunities by Wael Yousef (11890850)

“…Institutions are recommended to allocate more staffing and financial resources to increase internationalization, making it a strategic asset.…”

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

“…Nanoindentation results revealed that both the mechanical characteristics, elastic modulus and hardness, decrease with increasing EG concentration. On the other hand, the melt flow index of treated PET exhibited an increase with increasing EG concentration in the PET matrix.…”

THE UTILIZATION OF DIGITAL ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES IN K-12 EDUCATION by ALAKALEEK, WAFAA SULEMAN IRSHED

“…As online and blended learning has evolved into dominant teaching pedagogies, digital assessment has become a necessity, instead of a prestigious style like it used to be. The current study sheds light on the effectiveness and reliability of digital assessment and to what extent it can reflect the learning performance of students. …”
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Simulation Study of Thermal Effects of Vegetation Covered Sand dune mounds within the Landscape around Urban Structures in the UAE by Al-Yaqoob, Dana

“…The investigations in this research were performed by testing the vegetation dune-like mounds on a selected site against three different base cases to compare the overall effect of surface temperatures around urban areas in Dubai. …”
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The effect of the Technical Risks on the successful implementation of BIM by ASSAF, OBAID MHD DEIA ELDIN

“…All the responses were analyzed the statistical software (SPSS) by applying different statistical tests like descriptive, reliability, ANOVA and Tukey which will help in interpreting the participants answers. …”
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Effectiveness of Career Guidance and Counselling: A Study among Higher Education Emirati Female Students in Northern Emirates by Al Rasbi, Sumayya

“…Implications: Overall, all recommendations indicate the need to increase the awareness of the importance of the role of the career counsellor and students need to refer to their campus career counsellor for any career major issues. …”
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From Waste Reduction to Worker Comfort: Leveraging Lean Manufacturing and Ergonomics in Textiles Sewing Industries in UAE by ALAM, SAUD AMIR

“…This project focuses on lean manufacturing techniques like the Yamazumi Chart, Kaizen, and 5S. Therefore, in this research, the novel manufacturing of the lean implementation to increase productivity is proposed. …”
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Many meta-analyses of rare events in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews were underpowered by Pengli, Jia

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Insulin detemir in combination with oral antidiabetic drugs improves glycemic control in persons with type 2 diabetes in Near East countrie by Echtay, Akram

“…The percentage of persons who achieved the target of HbA1c<7% increased from .7% at baseline to 39% at week 24. Mean FPG decreased significantly from 213.7 ± 60.1 mg/dL to 120.3 ± 25.7 mg/dL (P<.001), and mean PPG from 271 ± 65.3 mg/dL to 158.1 ± 36.4 mg/dL (P<.0001). …”
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