Potato Peels as an Adsorbent for Heavy Metals from Aqueous Solutions: Eco-Structuring of a Green Adsorbent Operating Plackett–Burman Design by Marwa El-Azazy (14151705)

“…<p>Treatment of wastewater is becoming a concern of an increasing prominence. Trace amounts of toxic metalloids and heavy metals (HMs) would contaminate large volumes of water. …”

THz-Enabled UAV Communications Under Pointing Errors: Tractable Statistical Channel Modeling and Security Analysis by Mohammad Javad Saber (4334227)

“…The small-scale fading is modeled using the α–μ distribution, which accurately represents various fading environments. …”

PD-L1 Blockade by Atezolizumab Downregulates Signaling Pathways Associated with Tumor Growth, Metastasis, and Hypoxia in Human Triple Negative Breast Cancer by Reem Saleh (3513056)

“…Gene set enrichment analyses revealed that a significant number of these genes are related to the NF-kB, PI3K/Akt/mTOR, MAPK, and CD40 signaling pathways. Using functional assays, we confirmed that atezolizumab increases MDA-MB-231 cell apoptosis/necrosis, and reduces their proliferation and viability. …”

Window-Windcatcher for Enhanced Thermal Comfort, Natural Ventilation and Reduced COVID-19 Transmission by Odi Fawwaz Alrebei (17562522)

“…<div><p>We investigate and test the effectiveness of a novel window windcatcher device (WWC), as a means of improving natural ventilation in buildings. Using ANSYS CFX, the performance of the window-windcatcher is compared to a control case (no window-windcatcher), in three different geographic locations (Cardiff, Doha and Amman) which are representative of three different types of atmospheric conditions. …”

Does corporate sustainability disclosure mitigate earnings management: empirical evidence from Jordan by Ahmad Yuosef Alodat (17900027)

“…Moreover, two models were used for earnings management, which adds value to the existing literature.…”

GIS-based study on the Susceptibility of Dubai Creek (UAE) to Eutrophication by Ali, Tarig

“…The creek’s water quality monitoring program showed increased concentrations of phosphorus- and nitrogen-based nutrients starting in 2008 and 2009. …”
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Technopreneurial Intentions: The Effect of Innate Innovativeness and Academic Self-Efficacy by M. Salhieh, Sa’Ed

“…The results of the structural equation modeling (SEM) using AMOS showed that technopreneurial self-efficacy had a positive and significant impact on technopreneurial intentions. …”
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A Data-Driven Decision-Making Framework for Fleet Management in the Government Sector of Dubai by ALGHANEM, HANI SUBHI MOHD

“…Data-driven decision-making has become increasingly widespread and relevant across all business areas, including private and public sectors. …”
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Epidemiology of gonorrhoea: systematic review, meta-analyses, and meta-regressions, World Health Organization European Region, 1949 to 2021 by Omar Chidiac (3158871)

“…</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">We used Cochrane and PRISMA guidelines to systematically review, report, synthesise and analyse NG prevalence data from 1949 to 30 September 2021. …”

Validation of plasma protein glycation and oxidation biomarkers for the diagnosis of autism by Aisha Nasser J. M. Al-Saei (17885957)

“…We conclude that ASD diagnosis may be supported using an algorithm with features of plasma protein CML, CMA, 3DG-H and DT in 5–12 years-old children, and an algorithm with additional features applicable for ASD screening in younger children. …”

Modulation of gut microbiota: The effects of a fruits and vegetables supplement by Arun Prasath Lakshmanan (6807152)

“…The antioxidant capacity, measured by using the oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) method, was also slightly higher in the FVS group than in the PLA group but did not reach statistical significance. …”

Changes and trends of pre-hospital emergency disease spectrum in Beijing in the past decade (from 2003 to 2012) by Tianbing Wang (514759)

“…Medical Priority Dispatch System was used to classify the call demands. Linear regression models were constructed to examine the changing trends.…”

Soft Computing-Based Damping Controllers With Online Parameters Tuning for Stability Enhancement of Power Systems by Farman Ullah Jan (22278835)

“…<p dir="ltr">Power system stability continues to be a major challenge as modern grids grow more complex, uncertain, and increasingly reliant on renewable energy sources. This paper presents two new Neuro-Fuzzy controllers for Static Synchronous Compensators (STATCOMs): the Direct Chebyshev Wavelet-Based Neuro-Fuzzy Controller (DNF-CW), which adapts parameters online using fixed-structure rules, and the Indirect Chebyshev Wavelet-Based Neuro-Fuzzy Controller (IDNF-CW), which uses an online identifier to measure plant sensitivity. …”

Bittransfer: Mitigating Reactive Jamming in Electronic Warfare Scenarios by Savio Sciancalepore (16864152)

“…To demonstrate its applicability to a wide class of commercial wireless devices, BitTransfer has been implemented using a real constrained hardware platform (the Openmote-b), released as freely available and open-source, and tested using the IEEE 802.15.4 communication technology, adopted within the Bluetooth and Zigbee 3.0 protocol stacks. …”

Evaluation of activated carbon fiber packed-bed for the treatment of gas-to-liquid wastewater: experimental, modeling and ASPEN Adsorption simulation by Roghayeh Yousef (16442150)

“…<p dir="ltr">This study investigates the continuous adsorption treatment of gas-to-liquid (GTL) wastewater from the Fischer-Tropsch process using activated carbon fiber (ACF) as the adsorbent. …”

Non-medical cancer support for Qatari women by Nature Research (16552612)

“…<p>Patients' perceptions of the importance of psychosocial support is becoming increasingly important for improving the quality of patient-centred care, but information about the attitudes of female cancer patients in Arab and Muslim populations is scarce. …”

A Novel Partitioned Random Forest Method-Based Facial Emotion Recognition by Hanif Heidari (22467148)

“…A range of machine learning (ML) methods can be used to recognize facial expressions based on data from small to large datasets. …”

Osmotically assisted reverse osmosis: Assessing pretreatment on hypersaline produced water by Mashael Al-Maas (14152386)

“…Membrane fouling tests using level I PW quality resulted in immediate fouling and a flux drop of ~20 %. …”

Carbide Derived Carbon (CDC) as novel adsorbent for ibuprofen removal from synthetic water and treated sewage effluent by Ismail W. Almanassra (14151321)

“…In the present study, carbide derived carbon (CDC) was used for the first time as a new adsorbent to remove ibuprofen from synthetic water and wastewater effluent.…”

Can the Salivary Microbiome Predict Cardiovascular Diseases? Lessons Learned From the Qatari Population by Selvasankar Murugesan (4376506)

“…To assess the salivary microbiome (SM) composition, 16S-rDNA libraries were sequenced and analyzed using QIIME-pipeline. Machine Learning (ML) strategies were used to identify SM-based predictors of CVD risk.…”