Critical Success Factors for Public Private Partnership in the UAE by ALREDHA, MARYAM

“…Countries such as UAE are increasingly pursuing PPP with the goal of improving service delivery to the public as the economy becomes increasingly diversified. …”
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The relationship of soluble neuropilin-1 to severe COVID-19 risk factors in polycystic ovary syndrome by Abu Saleh Md Moin (6189512)

“…Therefore, tissues enriched for NRP1 have increased infectivity risk [1] and subjects expressing increased NRP1 may have increased risk.…”

Ecological impacts and potential hazards of nickel on soil microbes, plants, and human health by Muhammad, Rizwan

“…The contamination of agricultural soils with Ni, increases risks of its entry to terrestrial ecosystems and food production systems posing a threat to both food security and safety. …”
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COPE for adolescent Syrian refugees in Lebanon: a brief cognitive–behavioral skill-building intervention to improve quality of life and promote positive mental health by Doumit, Rita

“…Feasibility and acceptability findings indicated that the COPE program was a positive experience for teens. Significant decreases in depression and anxiety, and increases in QOL were also reported. …”
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The impact of political alliances on voter prejudice in post conflict countries by Ouaiss, Makram E.

“…Scholars of conflict resolution have studied ways to reduce prejudice in society for years, believing that prejudice leads to or increases the likelihood of conflict. The primary focus has been on schools, universities and communities. …”
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Machine Learning Models for Scheduling On-Demand Fog Placement and Optimizing Container Deployment by Farhat, Peter

“…Second, we propose a K-Means based clustering model embedded within a multi-objective optimization scheme for fog and container placement. …”
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Ecological impacts and potential hazards of nickel on soil microbes, plants, and human health by Muhammad Rizwan (536386)

“…The contamination of agricultural soils with Ni, increases risks of its entry to terrestrial ecosystems and food production systems posing a threat to both food security and safety. …”

Numerical analysis of spatial distribution of carbon in methane dry reforming over supported nickel catalyst in a packed bed reactor by Ebrahimi, Parisa

“…However, in the absence of carbon deposition, steady-state was reached around 100 s after the feed entered, at a velocity of 3 cm/s. Methane conversion reached 97% at 950 °C.…”
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Global pattern, trend, and cross-country inequality of early musculoskeletal disorders from 1990 to 2019, with projection from 2020 to 2050 by Yingzhao, Jin

“…The disease burden of gout, LBP, and OA attributable to high BMI and gout attributable to kidney dysfunction increased, while the contribution of smoking to LBP and RA and occupational ergonomic factors to LBP decreased. Between 1990 and 2019, the slope index of inequality increased for six MSK disorders, and the relative concentration index increased for gout, NP, OA, and OMSKDs but decreased for LBP and RA. …”
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Effects of recording food intake using cell phone camera pictures on energy intake and food choice by Doumit, Rita

“…Background: The well-documented increases in obesity and unhealthy dietary practices substantiate the need for evidence-based tools that can help people improve their dietary habits. …”
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Quantitative Elastohydrodynamic Film-Forming for an Oil/ Refrigerant System by Bair, Scott

“…It seems that only central film thicknesses have been experimentally measured for oil/refrigerant systems leaving these calculations as the only means of assessing the minimum.…”
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Numerical analysis of spatial distribution of carbon in methane dry reforming over supported nickel catalyst in a packed bed reactor by Ahmed Aheed Ali Mohammed (22155979)

“…However, in the absence of carbon deposition, steady-state was reached around 100 s after the feed entered, at a velocity of 3 cm/s. Methane conversion reached 97% at 950 °C.…”

3D Tissue-Engineered Vascular Drug Screening Platforms: Promise and Considerations by Isra Marei (11312895)

“…Besides factors such as the increased cost of clinical trials and increases in the requirements and the complexity of the regulatory processes, there is also a gap between the currently existing pre-clinical screening methods and the clinical studies in humans. …”

Coping mechanisms among Lebanese first-time college students by Doumit, Rita

“…Those problems may be further exacerbated for adolescents who live in countries plagued by the uncertainties of war and violence. …”
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Channel Network Control on Seasonal Lake Area Dynamics in Arctic Deltas by Tejedor, Alejandro

“…This shrinkage signal, easily extracted from remote sensing observations, may offer the means to constrain estimates of lacustrine methane emissions and to develop process-based estimates of depth to permafrost on arctic deltas.…”
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Evaluating the degree of difficulty of laparoscopic colorectal surgery by Dimassi, Hani

“…These concerns have now been addressed in randomized controlled trials that have shown that the laparoscopic approach is associated with the same significant short-term benefits without a compromise in oncological long-term outcomes.7- 10 It is therefore anticipated that there will be an increased demand for laparoscopic colorectal procedures in the future, with many surgeons entering this field. …”
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Neuro-Wavelet Based Islanding Detection Technique by Fayyad, Yara

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Phase 1 and 2 Studies Demonstrate the Safety and Efficacy of Intraprostatic Injection of PRX302 for the Targeted Treatment of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Secondary to Benign Prost... by Abi-Habib, Ralph

“…Phase 1 subjects received increasing concentrations of PRX302 at a fixed volume; phase 2 subjects received increasing volumes per deposit at a fixed concentration. …”
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The burden of prostate cancer in North Africa and Middle East, 1990–2019: Findings from the global burden of disease study by Mohsen Abbasi-Kangevari (9714440)

“…This study presents estimates of PCa prevalence, incidence, death, years-of-life-lost (YLLs), years-lived-with-disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted-life-years (DALYs), and the burden attributable to smoking during 1990-2019 in North Africa and Middle East using data of Global Burden of Diseases (GBD) Study 2019.…”

Influence of co-current vapor flow on falling film over horizontal tube by Furqan Tahir (14429547)

“…A two-dimensional (2D) computational fluid dynamics model is developed and validated, in which sea water enters at 65 °C, which represents the maximum limit of current MED plant, and falls on a tube of 25.4 mm diameter from a 2 mm orifice. …”