Basel II and securitising bank holdings of foreign currency government debt by Shahin, Wassim

“…This paper examines one aspect of the balance-sheet implications of the Basel II Accord concerning capital held by commercial banks against their holdings of foreign currency government debt (Eurobonds) issued by their own governments. Basel II attaches 150 per cent risk weight to this asset for countries with classification risk of seven and 100 per cent for countries with classification risk of four to six. …”
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Effects of information and communication technology on total-factor carbon emission efficiency and the health co-benefits by Jingying Linghu (22337614)

“…Specifically, for every 10 per cent increase in the internet development index, the TFCEE increases by 0.11 per cent. …”

Oxygen targets following cardiac arrest: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Huzaifa Ahmad Cheema (16328980)

“…</p> <h3>Conclusions</h3> <p>Conservative oxygen therapy did not decrease mortality, improve neurologic recovery, or decrease ICU LOS as compared to a liberal oxygen regimen. …”

The effect of vancomycin doses greater than 2 grams on serum creatinine and vancomycin trough levels by Mansour, Hanine

“…The use of doses greater than 2 grams of IV vancomycin did not show a statistically significance increase in serum creatinine. The two subjects who did have a significant increase in serum creatinine were receiving concomitant nephrotoxins. …”
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Evaluating the Sustainability of Traffic Growth in Malaysia by Abdelfatah, Akmal

“…The results indicate that the traffic growth is mainly due to increases in the private cars motorcycles, while the rate of increase for buses is very small.The percentages for passenger cars and motorcycles are increasing while the percentage of buses is slightly dropping down, which is a negative indication regarding the traffic growth in Malaysia. …”
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Cost effectiveness of mobile phone teledentistry in dental treatment planning in pediatric care in the UAE by Hajj, Nadine

“…The teledentistry intervention is not cost efficient from the National Insurance perspective compared with a conventional consultation, where an additional cost of 59AED per point of increase in sensitivity in treatment planning was calculated. …”
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Did the periodic intensification of routine immunisation strategy (Intensified mission Indradhanush) reduce the demand for pediatric antibiotic formulations in India? by Habib Hasan Farooqui (7861166)

“…Interestingly, Trimethoprim sales increased by 17.1% in the first month but decreased by 0.4% per month (IRR 0.959, 95%CI 0.945–0.973) post-intervention. …”

Central air conditioning, air pollution and housing location: evidence from Lebanon by Al Gharib, Fairouz

“…Findings This study finds that local air pollution positively and significantly affects the presence of central air conditioning in dwellings. The estimated increase in the probability of having central air conditioning for a one microgram per cubic meter increase in Particulate Matter 2.5 concentration is 6.4%. …”
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Short-term outcomes of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with or without lateral tenodesis or anterolateral ligament reconstruction: a retrospective cohort by Ashraf T. Hantouly (14150319)

“…However, there was a significant decrease in postoperative flexion in the ACL and ALL reconstruction group by a mean of 22° (95% CI − 40.7 − 3.4; P = 0.02) at 6 weeks compared to ACLR alone, which was not evident on later follow-ups.…”

Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on health and well-being in the United Arab Emirates by Dalibalta, Sarah

“…Alarmingly, sedentary behavior dramatically increased with 71% of participants spending an average of 4–8 h per day sitting and over 54% of participants spending more than 4 h watching TV on an average day during lockdown. …”
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STRADA: Road traffic accident and injury data in Sweden by Marie Skyving (10468519)

“…Without a comprehensive increase in traffic surveillance it is difficult to achieve traffic safety (VTI 2005). …”

Are wars detrimental to the environment? Evidence from air pollution and land use by Marrouch, Walid

“…We find that, although wars decrease per capita CO2 emissions, they increase CO2 intensity. …”
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Modification of glucocorticoid effects on body weight gain, plasma lipids by changes in diet composition by Bouclaous, Carmel

“…All groups showed a decrease in relative intestinal absorption with time. …”
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Sex differences on quality of life and mental health outcomes when using a brief cognitive-behavioral skill building intervention with adolescent Syrian refugees: a secondary analy... by Kazandjian, Chant

“…Males demonstrated a significant decrease in anxiety scores compared to females. Among males only, significant decreases in depression and anxiety scores were observed with significant improvement in total QOL.…”
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Zirconium phytate-based proton conductors for high-temperature fuel cell applications by Nimir, Wessam Ahmed Mohamed

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Model Based Control of Amine Sweetening Unit by Al Hammadi, Jasim

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Parallel multi-voltage power minimization in VLSI circuits. (c2013) by Younes, Rabih Halim

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Rebound effects undermine carbon footprint reduction potential of autonomous electric vehicles by Nuri C. Onat (14779093)

“…Recycling efforts can offset this increase, cutting emissions by 6.65 tons of Carbon dioxide equivalent per vehicle. …”

Experimental Investigation Into the Fire Performance of GFRP-Reinforced Concrete Beams by Al Dawood, Mohammed

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Evaluation of Microplastics in Beach Sediments along the Coast of Dubai, U.A.E by Aslam, Huda

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