Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of candida albicans Lebanese hospital isolates resistant and sensitive to caspofungin. (c2018) by Toutounji, Maggie Nazih

“…Caspofungin sensitive strains showed decreased resistance to Congo red yet increased virulence and biofilm formation. All filamentous strains were adhesive but only some were virluent. …”
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Fuzzified ant colony optimization algorithm for efficient combinational circuits synthesis by Sarif, B.A.B.

“…With the increasing demand for high quality, more efficient, less area and less power circuits, the problem of logic circuit design has become a multiobjective optimization problem. …”
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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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Tumor protease-activated fusion toxins by Abi-Habib, Ralph J.

“…These toxins are activated by ubiquitously expressed furin-proteases and, though highly potent and selective against tumor cells, are still toxic to some normal cells that express the receptor for their tumor-targeting moiety. …”
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TEACHERS’ PERSPECTIVE ON ENGAGED TEACHING: STUDY FROM AN AMERICAN CURRICULUM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN DUBAI by ALBASHA, WAFA

“…Problem statement: Collaborative learning is hectic for some learners, hence the need for a skilled teacher to ensure effective teaching outcomes. …”
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The Determinants of the Performance of Commercial Banks Industry Evidence of Listed Commercial Banks at ADX by MOHAMMAD YASSEN DARKAL, MOHAMMAD YASSAR

“…In addition to simple linear regression method that used in hypotheses testing, correlation and some descriptive statistics were also applied in the analysis of data. …”
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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. …”

Healthcare Professionals' Attitudes Toward Patients With Mental Illness: A Cross-Sectional Study in Qatar by Suhaila Ghuloum (796180)

“…</p> <h3>Results</h3> <p>A total of 406 nurses and 92 doctors participated in the study. The nurses' mean MICA score was significantly higher than that of the physicians. …”

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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Structure of a reattaching supersonic shear layer by Samimy, M.

“…The preliminary results show that large-scale relatively organized structures with limited spanwise extent form in the free shear layer. Some of these structures appear to survive the recompression and reattachment processes, while others break down into smaller scales and the flow becomes increasingly three-dimensional. …”
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A marking technique for intraoperative localization of small liver metastases before systemic chemotherapy by Zalinski, Stephanie

“…Preoperative chemotherapy is increasingly used prior to resection of colorectal liver metastases (CLM). …”
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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. …”

Sensitivity analysis of work plane illuminance to room surface reflectance values by WAFI, RANA BASHIR

“…In the large open spaces , and when the ceiling surface reflectance is high , the illumination will be increased more than results of increasing wall reflectance values . …”
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Effects of religious diversity on the employees' perception and reaction by Messarra, Leila

“…With increased globalization and emigration, religious diversity is becoming an essential part of workforce diversity. …”
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On the exact recovery of cumulants by Cheded, L.

“…Two new theorems on the variance aspects of 3 unbiased linear sample moment estimators are also presented. Finally, some simulation results on the recovery of cumulants, which are in very good agreement with the theory, are included…”
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Provision of spiritual care to advanced cancer patients by doctors and nurses in the Middle East by Bar_Sela, G.

“…Background: In the US, ∼75% of advanced cancer patients want doctors and nurses to provide some spiritual care, and a similar percentage of staff believe they should do so. …”
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