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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Fathers and Reproductive Labor by Hakim, Diana El

“…Using thematic analysis, six themes emerged, centering around 1) Transformed Perceptions about Father’s Duties, 2) Normalizing the Availability of Fathers Through Reproductive Labor, 3) From Binary Gender Roles to Partnership Relationship, 4) The Impact of Economic Needs and Women’s Work on Fathers’ Roles, 5) Increase in Women’s Fight for Their Rights, 6) The Impact of Father’s Involvement in Reproductive Labor on Family and Child Development. …”
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Assistive Technology's Effect on the Academic Performance of Students with Disabilities: An Investigative Study at Higher Education Institutions in the UAE by Alsoori Alzaabi, Abdulla

“…The study recommends establishing AT services and support centers in HEIs along with creating an AT Act to be regulate these provisions in the UAE…”
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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. …”

Glycemic outcomes of Advanced Hybrid Closed Loop system in children and adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes, previously treated with Multiple Daily Injections (MiniMed 780G system in... by Goran Petrovski (129836)

“…</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">In this prospective open label single-arm, single-center, clinical investigation, we recruited children and adolescents (aged 7–17 years) with T1D on MDI therapy and HbA1c below 12.5%. …”

Comparative effects of epidural analgesia and intramuscular morphine on maternal and neonatal outcomes: a retrospective cohort study by Abdelrahman Elsayed (6288913)

“…</p><p><br></p><h3>STUDY DESIGN</h3><p dir="ltr">A study at the Women's Wellness and Research Center in Qatar analyzed 7721 low-risk normal vaginal deliveries from January 2017 to April 2018. …”

Two-surgeon technique of parenchymal transection contributes to reduced transfusion rate in patients undergoing major hepatectomy by Palavecino, Martin

“…Liver resection has been used increasingly in the last 20 years, and mortality rates associated with the procedure are less than 5% at high-volume centers.1, 2 and 3 The safety of liver resection is in part the result of the development of techniques aimed at reducing blood loss. …”
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Durability of Cardiometabolic Outcomes Among Adolescents After Sleeve Gastrectomy: First Study with 9-Year Follow-up by Wahiba Elhag (5245547)

“…</p> <h2>Results</h2> <p>Follow-up rates were 57.53%, 82.87%, 85.24%, 83.92%, and 83.33% at the five time points. The preoperative mean body mass index (BMI) (45.60 ± 6.50 kg/m2) decreased at year 1 (30.04 ± 4.96 kg/m2, P=0.001) and was maintained up to 9 years (30.20 ± 3.92 kg/m2, P = 0.001). …”

Hypospadias Reconstruction Training: Development of an Ex-Vivo Model for Objective Evaluation of Surgical Skills by Tariq Abbas (368053)

“…However, EMG measurements showed significant reductions in average EMG power, total time, dominant frequency, and cumulative muscle workload after training. Additionally, the mean power spectral density of the EMG signal decreased notably post-training. …”

Peripheral inflammatory and metabolic markers as potential biomarkers in treatment-resistant schizophrenia: Insights from a Qatari Cohort by Mohamed Adil Shah Khoodoruth (14589828)

“…Multivariate analysis highlighted significant differences in platelet count, mean platelet volume (MPV), TG, HbA1c, BMI, neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR), monocyte/lymphocyte ratio (MLR), and ferritin among the groups. …”

Brain microstructural changes support cognitive deficits in HIV uninfected children born to HIV infected mothers by Yadav, Santosh K.

“…Decreased FA along with both increased and decreased MD in different brain regions was present in HUC compared to CHNM. …”
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The globalization of social sciences? Evidence from a quantitative analysis of 30 years of production, collaboration and citations in the social sciences (1980-2009) by Mosbah-Natanson, Sébastien

“…In other words, the dynamic of internationalization of social science research may also lead to a phagocytosis of the periphery into the two major centers, which brings with it the danger of losing interest in the local objects specific to those peripheral regions. © The Author(s) 2013.…”
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Women leadership and employee satisfaction in the United Arab Emirates by Al Ghafry, Mai Hamdan Nasser H. Bin

“…The basic premise of this dissertation study is centered on a discussion on women leadership skills and how they affect the level of job satisfaction of their subordinates in the context of the United Arab Emirates‟ culture. …”
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Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes Post Bariatric Surgery: A Population-Based Study by Nader I. Al-Dewik (17039794)

“…</p> <h3>Design</h3> <p>This population-based study was conducted using 12-month retrospective registry data from the PEARL-Peristat Study at the Women's Wellness and Research Center (WWRC) in Qatar.</p> <p>Methods: We examined 6,212 parturient women and their offspring. …”

The English Language Centre Community College Qatar: A Position Report by Irum Naz (17948078)

“…One of these was the provision of a learning center for students that would help them to receive personalized tuition and differentiated instruction. …”

Perinatal factors impacting echocardiographic left ventricular measurement in small for gestational age infants: a prospective cohort study by Ibrahim Elmakaty (14614270)

“…<h2>Introduction</h2><p dir="ltr">Infants born small for gestational age (SGA) have an increased risk of developing various cardiovascular complications. …”

Optimizing Truck Visits to Container Terminals with Consideration of Multiple Drays of Individual Drivers by Raka Jovanovic (17947838)

“…While the vast majority of published research analyzes the TAS from the perspective of drayage companies and terminal operations, in this work this topic is centered around truck drivers. The objective of this approach is to show that it is possible to increase the satisfaction of drivers which will maintain the positive effects that the TAS provides to the port. …”

Public motives and willingness to participate in first-in-human clinical trials in Saudi Arabia: A new era in the making by Almutairi, Adel F.

“…Results Study participants who were invited and completed the survey were 657. The percentage mean score of participants’ attitudes and concern was 70.1 ± 16.4 and 58.3 ± 15.3 respectively. …”
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Rapid mercury removal using living indigenous microalgal communities for water treatment applications by Amr Nasr Fekry (22521185)

“…Comprehensive isotherm analysis revealed the Dubinin-Radushkevich model provided the best fit (R² = 0.998), indicating physical adsorption as the predominant mechanism, as the calculated mean free energy (E = 5.00 kJ/mol) falls within the 1–8 kJ/mol range characteristic of physical adsorption. …”