Struvite Recovery from Anaerobically Digested Dairy Manure: A Review of Application Potential and Hindrances by Tao, Wendong

Get full text

Shoulder complaints more likely in volleyball players with a thickened bursa or supraspinatus tendon neovessels by Christopher Skazalski (14779618)

“…Outside hitters and opposites were 12.2-fold more likely to develop complaints, and greater shoulder ER ROM increased risk by 8% for each additional degree. A side-to-side difference in SAB thickness ≥0.3 mm in the dominant compared with the non-dominant arm was associated with a 10.2-fold increased risk. …”

Design and development of a biomimetic jellyfish robot that features ionic polymer metal composites cituators by Akle, Barbar

“…In order to provide increased shape holding ability and reduced weight, the bell is fabricated from a commercially available heat-shrinkable polymer film. …”
Get full text
Get full text
Get full text
Get full text

The Experience of Palliative Care Nurses in Qatar During the Time of COVID-19: A Qualitative Study by Jessie JOHNSON (18805810)

“…Palliative care nurses were thrust into a world of chaos as they faced increasing numbers of patients who were in the process of dying.…”

A Low Cost, Large Bandwidth Patch Antenna design for utilization in Frequency Diverse Arrays by Iqbal, Usama Mozammil

Get full text

Hybrid Liposome/Metal–Organic Framework as a Promising Dual-Responsive Nanocarriers for Anticancer Drug Delivery by Karami, Abdollah

“…In this work, liposome-coated iron (III) benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylate (Fe-BTC) metal–organic framework is examined as a promising pH/Ultrasound dual-responsive nanocarriers for doxorubicin (DOX) delivery. …”
Get full text

Hybrid liposome/metal–organic framework as a promising dual-responsive nanocarriers for anticancer drug delivery by Karami, Abdollah

“…In this work, liposome-coated iron (III) benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylate (Fe-BTC) metal–organic framework is examined as a promising pH/Ultrasound dual-responsive nanocarriers for doxorubicin (DOX) delivery. …”
Get full text

Cognitive Load Estimation Using a Hybrid Cluster-Based Unsupervised Machine Learning Technique by Iqbal Hassan (22155274)

“…In this study, we harnessed the capabilities of a four-channel, wearable EEG device that captured brain activity data during two distinct CL states: Baseline (representing a non-CL, resting state) and the Stroop Test (a CL-inducing state). …”

Prevalence, Associated Risk Factors, and Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes of Statins Discontinuation: A Systematic Review by Shahd A. Ageeb (22047824)

“…</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">Our findings indicate a high prevalence of statin discontinuation and an increased likelihood of adverse cardiovascular outcomes within the first year of discontinuation, despite wide variability across published studies. …”

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

“…</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/jbhi.2019.2947243" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/jbhi.2019.2947243</a></p>…”

Parametric investigation of a chilled water district cooling unit using mono and hybrid nanofluids by Eric C. Okonkwo (14151060)

“…Finally, an enhancement of 21.6% in COP was recorded for Al₂O₃–TiO₂/EG-water nanofluids at a 5% nanoparticle volume concentration.</p><p><br></p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Scientific Reports<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98754-7" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98754-7</a></p>…”

Protocol for extramedullary hematopoiesis in patients with transfusion‐dependent β‐thalassemia (TDT): A systematic review by Fateen Ata (12217764)

“…Beta thalassemia (BT) occurs due to a deficient production of the beta-globin chain of hemoglobin. …”

Predictors of Pressure Injuries in a Critical Care Unit in Lebanon: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Associated Factors by El-Masri, Jihad

“…Among the continuous variables, analysis revealed significant relationships between weight at discharge (t = 2.31, P = .02), MSICU length of stay (t = 5.30; P = .000), cumulative Braden Scale score (t = 3.06; P = .002), hypotension (t =−2.74; P = .007), and development a new pressure injury. …”
Get full text
Get full text
Get full text
Get full text

Congenital heart disease research landscape in the Arab world: a 25-year bibliometric review by Fouad Bitar (19239466)

“…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">The research output from Arab countries over the 25 years showed an average annual growth rate of 11.5%. However, Arab countries exhibited lower research productivity than the United States and Europe, with a 24-fold difference. …”

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sexually transmitted infection testing and diagnosis in Lebanon: A retrospective chart review by Sunji, Nadine

“…ResultsMen who have sex with men (MSM) comprised 35 % and 40 % of attendees pre- and post- COVID-19 onset, respectively. Post-COVID-19 onset, a total of 1350 VCT services and 406 medical consultations were provided, an overall 45 % decrease compared with pre-COVID-19 onset. …”
Get full text
Get full text
Get full text

Impact of transcranial alternating current stimulation on psychological stress: A functional near-infrared spectroscopy study by Khan, Malik Nasir Afzal

“…The anode and cathode for the transcranial tACS were placed on the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC). tACS, was applied with current intensity of 1.5 mA at 16 Hz over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), aimed to modulate cortical activation and mitigate stress. …”
Get full text

Blood flow restriction‐enhanced platelet‐rich plasma: A pilot randomised controlled trial protocol by Muhammad Ayyan (16328986)

“…Participants will be randomly allocated in a 1:1 ratio. Twenty‐two healthy individuals will be enrolled if the predefined inclusion criteria are met: (1) males, (2) ages 18–40, (3) Tegner activity level ≥5 and (4) with no musculoskeletal conditions that would interfere with exercise. …”

Reducing Caesarean Rates in Qatar: A Pressing Public Health Imperative – Policy adjustments in Labour Inductions. by Morounfolu Thompson (17045472)

“…Notably, 87% of newborns had a 5-minute Apgar ≥ 9, and no cases were reported with a 5-minute Apgar score below 7. …”

Suicidal gene therapy in an NF-κB-controlled tumor environment as monitored by a secreted blood reporter by Zalloua, P. A.

“…The nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) is known to be activated in many cancer types including lung, ovarian, astrocytomas, melanoma, prostate as well as glioblastoma, and has been shown to correlate with disease progression. We have cloned a novel NF-κB-based reporter system (five tandem repeats of NF-κB responsive genomic element (NF; 14 bp each)) to drive the expression cassette for both a fusion between the yeast cytosine deaminase and uracil phosphoribosyltransferase (CU) as a therapeutic gene and the secreted Gaussia luciferase (Gluc) as a blood reporter, separated by an internal ribosomal entry site (NF-CU-IGluc). …”
Get full text
Get full text
Get full text
Get full text

Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on lifestyle behaviors and their association with personality among adults in Qatar: A cross-sectional study by Tamara Al-Abdi (8710488)

“…There was an increase in olive oil (9% vs. 12%; p < 0.001), vegetables (54.3% vs. 58.7%; p = 0.005), legumes (11.8% vs. 15.3%; p = 0.007), sofrito (70.9% vs. 77.3%; p < 0.001) and fat (45.9% vs. 53.8%; p < 0.001) consumption and a decrease in fresh fruit (39.4% vs. 15.8%; p < 0.001) and fish/seafood (5.9% vs. 3.9%; p = 0.0035) consumption during lockdown. …”