Investigation of urban heat island and climate change and their combined impact on building cooling demand in the hot and humid climate of Qatar by Athar Kamal (17191843)

“…The impacts of UHI and climate change on the climatic conditions of the Marina district of Lusail City, Qatar, are evaluated using Urban Weather Generator (UWG) and World Weather Generator (WWG) tools, respectively, for 2050 and 2080. …”

Long non-coding RNA MALAT1 promotes steatosis in HepG2 cells by modulating target gene expression in presence of Exendin-4 by Olfa Khalifa (10914452)

“…</p> <p>Methods: A steatosis cell model was established using HepG2 cells by treating them overnight with 400 mM oleic acid (OA). …”

A novel inhibitor of STAT3 activation is efficacious against established central nervous system melanoma and inhibits regulatory T cells by Abou-Ghazal, Mohamed K.

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Salivary α-amylase activity is associated with cardiometabolic and inflammatory biomarkers in overweight/obese, non-diabetic Qatari women by Neyla S. Al Akl (15189997)

“…<h3>Introduction</h3><p dir="ltr">Obesity, prevalent in approximately 80% of Qatar’s adult population, increases the risk of complications like type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. …”

Epigenetic DNA Methylation Signatures Associated With the Severity of Paget’s Disease of Bone by Ilhame Diboun (3522413)

“…DNA methylation profiling was performed using Illumina Infinium HumanMethylation 450K array.…”

Sex Differences in Fish Oil and Olanzapine Effects on Gut Microbiota in Diet-Induced Obese Mice by Mostafa M. Abbas (17058093)

“…In conclusion, FO reduced dietary obesity and its associated inflammation and increased the B/F ratio in male mice but did not benefit the female mice. …”

Stromal TRIM28-associated signaling pathway modulation within the colorectal cancer microenvironment by Seán Fitzgerald (721911)

“…Strength and direction of associations between signaling endpoints were identified using Spearman’s rank-order correlation analysis and compared to TRIM28 levels. …”

The protective effects of conditioned media from human mesenchymal stem cells against Methylglyoxal-mediated injury of cultured endothelial cells by Maram Hasan (6672440)

“…We also investigated the protective effects of MSCs-CM against MGO-induced apoptosis in EA.hy926 endothelial cells using the Annexin V/propidium iodide assay and the quantification of caspases 3/7 activity. …”

Protein arginine methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5) activates WNT/β‐catenin signalling in breast cancer cells via epigenetic silencing of DKK1 and DKK3 by Harshita Shailesh (14779408)

“…<p></p><div> <p>Protein arginine methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5) activity is dysregulated in many aggressive cancers and its enhanced levels are associated with increased tumour growth and survival. However, the role of PRMT5 in breast cancer remains underexplored. …”

Characterizing the transitioning epidemiology of herpes simplex virus type 1 in the USA: model-based predictions by Houssein H. Ayoub (9262512)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) is a prevalent lifelong infection that appears to be undergoing an epidemiologic transition in the United States (US). Using an analytical approach, this study aimed to characterize HSV-1 transitioning epidemiology and estimate its epidemiologic indicators, past, present, and future.…”

GPS spoofing detection via crowd-sourced information for connected vehicles by Gabriele Oligeri (14151426)

“…Our solution allows for a tunable tradeoff between detection delay and false positive; for instance, we can detect an attack in approximately 6 s, when leveraging the information coming from only the WiFi, while the delay increases to 30 s when using the information from the mobile cellular network, still achieving a false positive probability strictly less than 0.01. …”

Exploring the potential of single-batch and multi-batch electrodialysis treatment of domestic wastewater for resource recovery by Asifa Anwar (20884229)

“…This study investigates electrodialysis (ED) for nutrient recovery and hydrogen generation from domestic wastewater using single-batch (SB) and multi-batch (MB) modes. …”

Why does the adverse effect of inappropriate MRI for LBP vary by geographic location? An exploratory analysis by Mujahed Shraim (14153145)

“…The aim was to explore whether the known risk of increased length of disability (LOD) associated with eMRI scanning not adherent to guidelines for occupational LBP varies according to patient and area-level characteristics, and the potential reasons for any observed variations.…”

Support for smallholder farmers through Islamic instruments by Ishrat Hossain (18090535)

“…<h3>Purpose</h3><p dir="ltr">In societies with strong presence of Islam, Islamic instruments with more scope for fairness and equity can be innovatively harnessed to play an increasing role in the development process and poverty alleviation schemes. …”

Protocol for extramedullary hematopoiesis in patients with transfusion‐dependent β‐thalassemia (TDT): A systematic review by Fateen Ata (12217764)

“…However, there are increasingly reported cases of EMH in BTM. The incidence of EMH in BTM is thought to be <1%. …”

Multi-Objective Optimization for Food Availability under Economic and Environmental Risk Constraints by Bashar Hassna (19170940)

“…<p dir="ltr">Food security remains a critical global challenge, increasingly threatened by the adverse effects of climate change on agricultural productivity and food supply chains. …”

Too big to handle, too important to abandon: Reforming Sudan’s Gezira scheme by Anna Goelnitz (17115565)

“…A popular reform for increasing participation and ownership is represented by Irrigation Management Transfers (IMTs). …”

Safety and Efficacy of Inclisiran in Hyperlipidemia: An Updated Meta‐Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials by Jawad Basit (19231376)

“…The analysis was conducted using the random effects model, and a p‐value of < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.…”

CubeSat Communication Subsystems: A Review of On-Board Transceiver Architectures, Protocols, and Performance by Amr Zeedan (17983750)

“…Moreover, constellations of CubeSats in low Earth orbits (LEOs) can meet the increasing demands of global-coverage low-cost high-speed flexible connectivity. …”

Amine free direct air capture integrated with buildings’ cooling systems in humid environments by Yasser M. Abdellatif (23072722)

“…However, adsorption-based direct air capture system faces significant challenges in humid environments due to water-CO₂ co-adsorption, which substantially increases thermal regeneration energy requirements and negatively impacts overall efficiency. …”