Multivariate epidemiologic analysis of type 2 diabetes mellitus risks in the Lebanese population حسب Ghassibe-Sabbagh, Michella

"…People with T2DM showed a significant decrease in HDL-C levels. A strong correlation of overall hyperlipidemia with the diabetes affection status was shown (p < 0.0001). …"
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Orthodontic camouflage versus orthodontic-orthognathic surgical treatment in borderline class III malocclusion: a systematic review حسب Maged S. Alhammadi (14150757)

"…Regarding the vertical jaw relation, one study reported a significant decrease in mandibular plane inclination in OC and a significant increase in OOS. …"

Utilization of the internet for physical activity and diet information and its influence on pregnant women’s lifestyle habits in Qatar حسب Ayman Al-Dahshan (8962568)

"…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">A total of 327 pregnant women (mean age of 29.5 years ± 4.0) completed and returned the questionnaire (response rate: 87.5%). …"

The impact of different acidic conditions and food substrates on <i>Listeria </i><i>monocytogenes</i> biofilms development and removal using nanoencapsulated carvacrol حسب Jina Yammine (17317048)

"…This study explores the impact of different acidic conditions of culture media and food matrices on the development and removal of biofilms developed on stainless steel surfaces by wild-type (WT) <i>L. monocytogenes</i> strains as well as in two mutant derivatives, ΔsigB and ΔagrA, that have defects in the general stress response and quorum sensing, respectively. …"

SYSTEM DYNAMICS APPROACH FOR WHOLE LIFE CYCLE COST MODELLING OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PROJECTS IN UNITED ARAB EMIRATES حسب Sadek, Ahmed

"…Cost impact is following an increasing S-Curve behaviour during CAPEX time and risk impact is following a decreasing S-Curve behaviour during CAPEX lifetime. …"
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Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on lifestyle behaviors and their association with personality among adults in Qatar: A cross-sectional study حسب Tamara Al-Abdi (8710488)

"…The overall MD adherence decreased during lockdown (5.9 vs. 6.1, p < 0.001). …"

A new quadratic asymmetric error correction model: does size matter? حسب Ayman Mnasri (16932486)

"…Although our estimation of the Okun’s Law for the USA confirms previous findings on the direction of the sign asymmetry, its reveals that the magnitude of the impact of economic downturns on unemployment decreases faster than the impact of upturns. Forecasting results show that our new model performs better than NARDL.…"

Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants حسب Bin, Zhou

"…Global age-standardised prevalence of raised blood pressure was 24·1% (21·4–27·1) in men and 20·1% (17·8–22·5) in women in 2015. Mean systolic and mean diastolic blood pressure decreased substantially from 1975 to 2015 in high-income western and Asia Pacific countries, moving these countries from having some of the highest worldwide blood pressure in 1975 to the lowest in 2015. …"
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Total and segmental liver volume variations حسب Abdalla, Eddie

"…Bisegment II+III contributed less than 20% of TLV in more than 75% of patients and the left liver contributed 25% or less of TLV in more than 10% of patients. …"
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Simulation of the size-composition distribution of atmospheric nanoparticles over Europe حسب David Patoulias (4722960)

"…The ground level concentrations of particles with a diameter larger than 100 nm (N100) were reproduced with a daily normalized mean error of 40 % and a daily normalized mean bias of −20 %. …"

Effects of visual field impairment on driving حسب Jan Andersson (218600)

"…Reaction time for double stimuli trials was 15% longer (1,68s vs. 1.46s) and hit rate was 27% less (69% vs. 88%). When the results from a secondary trial for drivers visual impairments were compared the normal sighted drivers’ first try the differences decreased but were still statistical significant. …"

Wild carrot pentane-based fractions suppress proliferation of human HaCaT keratinocytes and protect against chemically-induced skin cancer حسب Shebaby, Wassim N.

"…Results All fractions exhibited significant cytotoxicity, with HaCaT cells being 2.4–3 times less sensitive than HaCaT-ras A5 (benign tumorigenic), and HaCaT-ras II4 (malignant) cells. …"
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Seismic strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Structures using External Lateral Post Tensioning حسب Murugesan, Usha

"….; to concrete buildings, structural steel buildings and wood structures. It’s a unique method of strengthening in which the strength of an existing structure is increased for its stability and also reduces the deflection in an existing structure which have been through an earthquake damage.…"
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Excess pCO2 and carbonate system geochemistry in surface seawater of the exclusive economic zone of Qatar (Arabian Gulf) حسب Connor, Izumi

"…CO2 is lost from the Gulf due to gas exchange, decreasing DIC, and reducing pCO2 to 464 μatm, similar to that observed. …"
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Effect of the location of broken wire wraps on the failure pressure of prestressed concrete cylinder pipes حسب Abi Shdid, Caesar

"…A sensitivity analysis was performed to evaluate the cracking of the concrete core and the yielding of the prestressing wires and steel cylinder with increasing internal pressure and with an increasing number of broken wire wraps. …"
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Portfolio Selection Problem Using CVaR Risk Measures Equipped with DEA, PSO, and ICA Algorithms حسب Abdelouahed Hamdi (14158899)

"…It was found that when solving the Mean-CVaR model with evolutionary algorithms, the risk decreased. …"

Land surface temperature responses to land use dynamics in urban areas of Doha, Qatar حسب Shikha, Patel

"…The LST data derived from remote sensing sources demonstrates an upward trend for summer and a contrasting trend for winter. Specifically, the mean summer LST increases by 7.64 °C (0.34 °C annually), and the mean winter LST decreases by 4.87 °C (0.22 °C annually). …"
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The Effects of Local Aggregates on the Mechanical Properties of Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) حسب Obied, Michel

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Two-surgeon technique of parenchymal transection contributes to reduced transfusion rate in patients undergoing major hepatectomy حسب 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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Soluble ACE2 and angiotensin II levels are modulated in hypertensive COVID-19 patients treated with different antihypertension drugs حسب Mohamed A. Elrayess (21398687)

"…Angiotensin II levels decreased with severity (<i>p</i> = 0.04). Higher ACE2 levels are associated with higher CRP and D-dimer levels. …"