Water Footprint Assessment and Virtual Water Trade in the Globally Most Water-Stressed Country, Qatar by Nayla Higazy (17679453)

“…The virtual water exports gradually decreased over the years with the most notable decrease in 2018 following Qatar’s blockade. …”

Investigating the causes and drivers of food waste in the hospitality sector in Dubai-UAE. Toward implementing food waste prevention strategies.” by SADEH, REHAM ZEYAD

“…Tackling this issue needs the united efforts of the private and public sectors and is considered under goal SDG 12.3. …”
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Psychological and Coping Strategies Related to Home Isolation and Social Distancing in Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-sectional Study by Abduljaleel Abdullatif Zainel (18055382)

“…Higher levels of anger, depression, and general anxiety were prevalent among 1.3% (n=84), 3.9% (n=260), and 1.6% (n=104) of participants, respectively. The mean score for the emotional constructs anger and depression decreased with increased compliance with regulations (<i>P</i>=.04 and <i>P</i>=.11, respectively). …”

Exploring attitudes towards health preparedness in the Middle East and North Africa against chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats: A qualitative study by Hassan Farhat (9000509)

“…<p dir="ltr">Since 1970, Middle East and North African (MENA) countries have witnessed evolutionary industrial development and long‐running terrorist and inter‐country conflicts. Additionally, the risk of accidental, deliberate or natural chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) threats has also increased, requiring a collaborative review of the health sectors’ preparedness for potential CBRN risks within the region. …”

The Potential Role of Thyroid Hormone Therapy in Neural Progenitor Cell Differentiation and Its Impact on Neurodevelopmental Disorders by Salam Salloum-Asfar (656363)

“…W6 and W8 neurons exhibited higher action potential frequencies, with W6 showing increased peak amplitudes and shortened inter-spike intervals by 50%, indicating enhanced activity. …”

Personalization in Real-Time Physical Activity Coaching Using Mobile Applications: A Scoping Review by Francisco Monteiro-Guerra (16864122)

“…<p dir="ltr">Mobile monitoring for health and wellness is becoming more sophisticated and accurate, with an increased use of real-time personalization technologies that may improve the effectiveness of physical activity coaching systems. …”

Towards the Future of Leadership in UAE Organizations: Leveraging Diversity by Chaya, Shireen N.

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Notes total mesorectal excision (TME) for patients with rectal neoplasia by Chouillard, E.

“…A median of 17 nodes (range 12–81) was retrieved per specimen. Mean length of hospital stay was 10 days (range 4–29 days). …”
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The effect of Dopamine Agonists on patients with advanced Parkinson's disease subjected to subthalamic deep brain stimulation. (c2000) by Jabre, Mazen Gerges

“…The mean levodopa dose was reduced by 90% (p < 0.01), while the mean dopamine agonist dose was increased by 15% from preoperative level. …”
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Concise fuzzy representation of big graphs by Abu-Khzam, Faisal N.

“…However, rigorous edge storage might not always be essential to be able to draw the needed conclusions. A similar problem takes records with many variables and attempts to extract the most discernible features. …”
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The downsides of information systems security policy compliance efforts by Balozian, Puzant

“…It is widely believed in IS security literature that enforcing IS security policy compliance on employees through various means is the solution for security effectiveness. …”
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DNA methylation predicts the outcome of COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome by Martina Bradic (4923361)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">COVID-19 infections could be complicated by acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), increasing mortality risk. We sought to assess the methylome of peripheral blood mononuclear cells in COVID-19 with ARDS.…”

Outcome of home parenteral nutrition in 251 children over a 14-y period by Abi Nader, Elie

“…Results: A total of 251 patients were included: 217 (86%) had a PDD. The mean ± SD age at HPN onset was 0.7 ± 0.3 y, with a mean duration of 1.9 ± 0.4 y. …”
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Global, regional and national burden of bladder cancer and its attributable risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of... by Saeid Safiri (3713035)

“…Age-standardised death rate decreased by 15.7% (8.6 to 21.0), during the period 1990–2019. …”

On the sampling and integration rates of process noise by Saab, Samer S.

“…It is shown that the covariance of a sampled zero-mean exponentially-correlated process is independent of the sampling rate. …”
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Testing and Evaluation of a Smart Irrigation System Towards Smart Landscaping in UAE by Al Sulaimani, Fatma

“…The outcomes of the use of SMS have shown better results in water conservation, 21%, and 26% decrease in water consumption for the months of September and October, respectively.…”
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Optimizing Functional Unit Binding During HighLevel Synthesis by Ouaiss, Iyad

“…The optimization procedure swaps possible nodes to decrease the number of needed multiplexers in the final design. …”
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Improving the Performance Measurement Using Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) in Borouge by ALMUTAWA, MUBARAK

“…According to the findings, the average OEE on a first extruder is 95%, and second extruder is 91%, the value is higher than the world's ideal OEE standard value of > 85%. But This research needs to make improvement on these components to increase the value of OEE. …”
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Microbiome‐modulating nutraceuticals ameliorate dyslipidemia in type 2 diabetes: A systematic review, meta‐analysis, and meta‐regression of clinical trials by Ridhima Kaul (12485902)

“…<h3>Aims</h3><p dir="ltr">Type 2 Diabetes is intrinsically linked to cardiovascular disease (CVD) via diabetic dyslipidemia, both of which remain global health concerns with annually increasing prevalence. Given the established links between gut microbiome dysbiosis and metabolic diseases, its modulation is an attractive target to ameliorate metabolic imbalances in such patients. …”

Writing and publishing language studies in the Arab region [Khitabaat Journal] by Emad Abdul-latif (21841985)

“…Klein starts from an implicit assumption that writing and reading are individual activities and suggests that (individual) writers must decrease their production to enable their (individual) readers to read it. …”