Experimental and numerical investigation of the flexural behavior of one-way RC slabs strengthened with near-surface mounted and externally bonded systems by Aljidda, Omar

“…In contrast, the slabs reinforced with EB experienced a decrease in ductility ranging from 38 % to 50 %. …”
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Contrasting effects of necrotrophic and biotrophic plant pathogens on the aphid Aphis fabae by Al-Naemi, F.

“…However, sequential plant infection (pathogens applied 5 days apart) led to a 70% decrease in fecundity and 50% reduction in intrinsic rate of increase. …”
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Asymmetric effects of oil price shocks on the demand for money in Algeria by Amirouche, Chelghoum

“…This paper investigates the symmetric and asymmetric effects of real oil prices on real money demand in Algeria over the period 1999:Q1–2020:Q1. Using a linear autoregressive distributed lag model (ARDL), and a nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag model (NARDL), we find no evidence of a long-term relationship among the variables. …”
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Carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) Prevents Short-Term Memory Deficit Induced by Chronic Stress in Rats by Alzoubi K.H.

“…Carob extract was administered to animals via intraperitoneal (i.p.) route at a daily dose of 50?mg/kg. Radial arm water maze (RAWM) was utilized to test for spatial learning and memory. …”
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Developmental Toxicity of Surface-Modified Gold Nanorods in the Zebrafish Model by Zakaria, Zain Z

“…Results: we found that AuNR treatment decreases the survival rate in embryos in a dose-dependent manner. …”
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The burden of ischemic heart disease and the epidemiologic transition in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: 1990-2019 by Sadeghi, Masoumeh

“…The age-standardized prevalence of IHD in the EMR increased from 5.0% to 5.5% between 1990 and 2019, while it decreased at the global level. …”
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Flight Scheduling in the Airspace by Msakni, Mohamed Kais

“…The tests were conducted under a Windows 7 machine with an Intel Core i7 and 8 GB of RAM. The model was tested on each instance with 1 hour time limit. …”
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Antibiotic Prescription Patterns for Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Outpatient Qatari Population in the Private Sector by Butt, Adeel Ajwad

“…The most common prescribers were General/Family physicians (53% of claims; 50% inappropriate), followed by Pediatrics (18.6% of claims; 36% inappropriate) and Internal Medicine (14.1 of claims; 44% inappropriate). …”
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Pharmacologic inhibition of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-hydroxylases ameliorates allergic contact dermatitis by Manresa M.C.

“…The hypoxia‐inducible factor‐1α (HIF‐1α) promotes an adaptive transcriptional response to hypoxia and as such is a major regulator of immune cell survival and function. …”
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Effect of mobile text messages on antiretroviral medication adherence and patient retention in early HIV care: An open-label, randomized, single center study in south Florida by Sherman, Elizabeth M.

“…Background People with HIV (PHIV) with limited access to health services often experience suboptimal antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence. We investigated whether a daily text messaging intervention improves ART adherence and retention in early HIV care in PHIV in a south Florida hospital-based clinic. …”
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Nanoclay compatibilization of phase separated polysulfone/polyimide films for oxygen barrier by Ammar, Ali

“…Thermal decomposition (TGA) measurements of PSF/PI films showed a decrease in thermal stability upon adding C30B due to its surfactant modification, while film mechanical tensile modulus properties improved slightly by adding low concentration of C30B (~ 1 mass%), but higher nanoclay loading decreased tensile strength and elongation at break. …”
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Effects of Combined Calcium Hypochlorite and Chlorine Dioxide on Drinking Water Quality in Qatar and Disinfection by Products Formation by Mohamed, Elsamoul H.

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Energy Demand Estimation and Forecasting in Qatar by Khalifa, Ahmed Ali

“…He consider three scenarios, the reference one and two alternatives with increases/decreases in the factors affecting energy demand. …”
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Estimating and decomposing changes in the White–Black homeownership gap from 2005 to 2011 by Seah, Kiat Ying

“…In fact, we find that the gap decreased for households that were the least likely to own and remained unchanged for households that were the most likely to own, and that Black households with around a 50% probability of homeownership were especially vulnerable to the crisis. …”
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Computational approach to unravel the impact of missense mutations of proteins (D2HGDH and IDH2) causing D-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria 2. by Thirumal Kumar, D

“…In this study, we studied six mutations, four in the D2HGDH (I147S, D375Y, N439D, and V444A) and two in the IDH2 proteins (R140G, R140Q). …”
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Preliminary investigation of elevated collagen and blood-clotting markers as potential noninvasive biomarkers for small cell lung cancer by Thorlacius-Ussing, Jeppe

“…However, we observed a decrease in the degradation of type I collagen following chemotherapy. …”
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Origanum Syriacum Inhibits Proliferation, Migration, Invasion and Induces Differentiation of Human Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells by AlDisi, Sara

“…A major risk factor of CVDs is atherosclerosis, the hardening of blood vessels caused by decreased diameter and formation of plaque. A key player in atherosclerosis prognosis is the switch of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) phenotype from their undifferentiated state to a synthetic one. …”
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Mixed Solid Municipal Waste-Based Biochar for Soil Fertility and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation by Bansode, Rishipal

“…Municipal solid waste management is one of the major challenges facing Qatar with more than 2.5 million tons of municipal solid waste each year, a very high waste generation rate in a country with small land mass. …”
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Wireless Car Control Over the Cellular System by Al-Shamali, Haleema Khamis

“…Nowadays, electric robots play big role in many fields as they can replace humans and decrease the amount of load on humans. There are several types of robots that are present in the daily life, some of them are fully controlled by humans while others are programmed to be self-controlled. …”
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Effect Of The Apical Ectodermal Ridge On Mitotic Index In Hind Limb Bud Mesenchyme In Bufo Regularis by Abdel Karim, Ahmed E.

“…The operated bud (80% of cases) showed a decrease in its volume and there was no significant difference in mesenchyme MI. …”
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