Effects of superelastic nano-NiTi additions on electroless Ni –P coating properties under bending by MacLean M.

“…In this study, electroless Ni –P-nano-NiTi composite coatings containing 5.14 wt%, 6.07 wt%, and 7.02 wt % NiTi were subjected to three-point bend testing in order to determine bending properties. …”
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Adult appendicitis score versus Alvarado score: A comparative study in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis by Ghali, Mohamed Said

“…It requires proper management to decrease mortality and morbidity. Clinical scoring systems for diagnosing AA aimed to decrease the use of radiological scans and the rate of negative appendectomies (NA). …”
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Origanum Syriacum Inhibits Proliferation, Migration, Invasion and Induces Differentiation of Human Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells by AlDisi, Sara

“…Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are still the number one cause of morbidity and mortality both in Qatar and worldwide. A major risk factor of CVDs is atherosclerosis, the hardening of blood vessels caused by decreased diameter and formation of plaque. …”
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Age-Related Differences of the Athlete`s Heart by Kneffel, Zsuzsanna

“…LV hypertrophy is less marked or missing at the older ages (50-80 years). Left ventricle muscle mass (LVMM) is higher in older endurance athletes than in age-matched non-athletes (5) but the difference between athletic and non-athletic subjects decrease continuously or disappears during the ageing. …”
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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.

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Prospects Of Amino Acids And Ionic Liquids As Natural Gas Hydrate Inhibitors For Offshore Flow Assurance by Qureshi, M. Fahed Aziz

“…The inhibitors tend to show better hydrate inhibition effect at low pressures (40 bars) and their inhibition effect decreases as the pressure rises. At the same concentration (10 wt%), the ammonium-based ionic liquid [EA][Of] provided the inhibition effect similar to MEG and at the higher concentration (20 wt%) the amino acid glycine provided better hydrate inhibition effect than the MEG. …”
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Association between Insulin and Nitric Oxide in Human Retinal Microvascular Endothelial Cells in vitro by Rizk, Nasser Moustafa

“…This study demonstrated that hyperglycemia causes an increase in ROS/oxidative stress and apoptosis, while insulin promotes a significant decrease in ROS and apoptosis. eNOS mediated NO production increases with hyperglycemia but remarkably decreases with insulin treatment after 1 hour, 2 hours and 4 hours. …”
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Biodegradable polysaccharide grafted polyacrylamide inhibitor for corrosion in CO2- saturated saline solution by Jalab, Rem

“…Lastly, potentiostatic testing of steel with AGGPAM at an applied potential of 50 mV illustrated surface protection and decreased current over a prolonged time. …”
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Cold Plasma as Effective Tool for Aluminum Surface Cleaning by Popelka, Anton

“…In the final step, two layers of foils are wounded together and rolling oil is sprayed between the two layers and the -twin foil- is rolled down. A continuous amorphous oxide layer is formed immediately after rolling process due to the reaction of oxygen and air humidity and therefore new metal surface is produced [5]. …”
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Synthesis and properties of HA/ZnO/CNT nanocomposite by Ding M.

“…The goal of this study was to examine the tribomechanical properties of hydroxyapatite (HA)/ZnO and HA/ZnO/CNT composite ceramics (carbon nanotubes; with different ratios 0.5 wt%, 1.0 wt%, and 1.5 wt%). The composites were synthesized using the hydrothermal method in an autoclave. …”
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Flight Scheduling in the Airspace by Msakni, Mohamed Kais

“…The mathematical model has been solved using CPLEX 12.6 and the scatter search has been coded using C language under Microsoft Visual Studio v12 environment. The tests were conducted under a Windows 7 machine with an Intel Core i7 and 8 GB of RAM. …”
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The effects of gas tungsten arch welding on the corrosion and mechanical properties of AA 6061 T6 by Eltai, Elsadig

“…Corrosion of welded and un-welded Aluminum Alloy 6061 T6 was investigated by immersing specimens in 3.5% (wt) NaCl solution. Potentiodynamic and open circuit potential measurements were conducted. …”
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Caffeine use or napping to enhance repeated sprint performance after partial sleep deprivation: Why not both? by Romdhani, Mohamed

“…Purpose: To compare the effect of a 20-minute nap opportunity (N20), a moderate dose of caffeine (CAF; 5 mg·kg-1), or a moderate dose of caffeine before N20 (CAF+N) as possible countermeasures to the decreased performance and the partial sleep deprivation-induced muscle damage. …”
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Combined effects of treated domestic wastewater, fly ash, and calcium nitrite toward concrete sustainability by Abushanab, Abdelrahman

“…Test results revealed that TWW slightly decreased concrete compressive and flexural strengths by 5%-12%, whereas it dramatically increased the porosity and chloride permeability by about 40%. …”
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Utilization of Emergency Services by Children with Asthma in Qatar by Arafah, Dima

“…Background: Asthma is a leading chronic disease in children worldwide, which if left untreated or poorly controlled, can lead to altered lung function and poor quality of life. 1 Early detection and improved control of asthma are recommended to decrease utilization of emergency services and hospitalizations. …”
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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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Barriers and Motivators of Appropriate Antibiotic Prescription at PHCC in Qatar: Perspective of Physicians and Pharmacists by Sharaf, Nahla

“…Two different interview guides were constructed; one for physicians and one for pharmacists. In-depth, face-to-face, five focus groups were conducted and transcribed verbatim. …”
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Barriers and motivators of appropriate antibiotic prescription at PHCC in Qatar: perspective of physicians and pharmacists by Sharaf, Nahla

“…Two different interview guides were constructed; one for physicians and one for pharmacists. In-depth, face-to-face, five focus groups were conducted and transcribed verbatim. …”
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Molecular dynamics of CH4/CO2 on calcite for enhancing gas recovery by Carchini, Giuliano

“…These results highlight how the CO2 geometry of adsorption is well defined and characterized by strong interaction, while methane adsorption is quite loose and depicts a very dynamic picture. Focusing on the effect of pressure, RDF peaks intensities increase, although this effect is limited to the 1-5 MPa range. …”
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CLINICAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF GENETIC AND NON-GENETIC FACTORS ON INR NORMALIZATION IN PRE-OPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF WARFARIN PATIENTS by ELJILANY, ISLAM AHMED SAYED AHMED

“…To optimize the period of preprocedural warfarin interruption to decrease the incidence of bleeding in case of bridging and the incidence of thromboembolism in case of non-bridging, a study was conducted to determine the influence of CYP2C9, VKORC1, CYP4F2, FII, and FVII genetic polymorphisms and non-genetic factors on INR decline in a cohort of Arabs undergoing a procedure that requires warfarin interruption and developing an algorithm to tailor the duration of warfarin interruption before the procedure. …”
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