Life cycle assessment of compressed air, vanadium redox flow battery, and molten salt systems for renewable energy storage by Manal AlShafi (14778373)

“…</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Energy Reports<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2021.09.161" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2021.09.161</a></p>…”

Ambulatory general urgent clinic: an initiative at the time of COVID-19 pandemic by Abdullah Al-Hothi (18505290)

“…Long waiting time to get an appointment is a universal challenge that increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”

Fabrication of Ag₂O/WO₃ based sensors for detection of hydrogen sulfide by Ahmad Al-Sarraj (17151007)

“…</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Sensors and Actuators A: Physical<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2021.113256" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2021.113256</a></p><p dir="ltr">Additional institutions affiliated with: Liberal Arts and Science Program - VCUarts Qatar</p>…”

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

“…Also, participants who used the internet for diet information a great deal were more likely to decrease the amount of sugary and fatty foods they ate compared to women who used the internet somewhat or very little (61.4, 45.2, and 18.2%, p < 0.001; respectively) and (50.9, 30.4, and 18.2%, p = 0.001; respectively).…”

Sustainable Consumption Through Education for Sustainability in Higher Education Institutes in Qatar by Shaikha Al-Nuaimi (18623737)

“…The results showed that students have a decrease in positive effects towards sustainability from knowledge to attitudes and practices. …”

Intravenous administration of gold nanoparticles in rats exhibit alterations in sphingomyelins, bile acids, sphingolipids, and cholesterol esters levels by Haya Al-Sulaiti (5449256)

“…Notably, there was an increase in sphingomyelin (SM 34:2) levels (estimate 0.23, <i>p</i> ≤ 0.001), which are critical for cell membrane structure and signalling. Additionally, a decrease in glycochenodeoxycholic acid levels was also triggered by treatment with AuNPs, suggesting modulation of bile acid metabolism with potential effects on lipid homeostasis. …”

Making Biomarkers Relevant to Healthcare Innovation and Precision Medicine by Nader I. Al-Dewik (14152884)

“…In addition, the utility of biomarkers in clinical decision and therapy guidance seeks to improve the patient outcomes and decrease wasteful and harmful treatment. Efficient biomarkers are crucial for the advancement of diagnoses, better molecular targeted therapy, along with therapeutic advantages in a broad spectrum of various diseases. …”

Hedgehog Signaling Inhibition by Smoothened Antagonist BMS-833923 Reduces Osteoblast Differentiation and Ectopic Bone Formation of Human Skeletal (Mesenchymal) Stem Cells by Nihal AlMuraikhi (6002234)

“…Effects on in vivo ectopic bone formation were assessed by implanting hMSC mixed with hydroxyapatite-tricalcium phosphate granules subcutaneously in 8-week-old female nude mice, and the amount of bone formed was assessed using quantitative histology. Results. BMS-833923, a SMO antagonist/Hedgehog inhibitor, exhibited significant inhibitory effects on osteoblast differentiation of hMSCs reflected by decreased ALP activity, in vitro mineralization, and downregulation of osteoblast-related gene expression. …”

Oxidative stress cytotoxicity induced by platinum-doped magnesia nanoparticles in cancer cells by Mohamed Qasim, Al-Fahdawi

“…Pt/MgO nanoparticles also induced production of reactive oxygen species, decreased cellular glutathione level, and increased lipid peroxidation. …”
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Optoelectronic properties of highly porous silver oxide thin film by Ahmad Al-Sarraj (17151007)

“…</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: SN Applied Sciences<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/10.1007/s42452-020-04091-1" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42452-020-04091-1</a></p>…”

دور مكاتب الإصلاح والوساطة والتوفيق الأسري في الأردن في الحد من النزاعات الأسرية من وجهة نظر العاملين بها... by Al-Oqaili , Amneh Irshied

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Clinical and Biochemical Analysis of Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase Deficiency Presented with Late-Onset Spinocerebellar Ataxia and Hemolytic Anemia by Mohammed Al-Hatou (22225603)

“…Magnetic resonance imaging of the head and cervical spine showed global cerebellar atrophy with widened folia and decreased diameter of the upper cervical spine. Blood workup revealed hemolytic anemia with genetic testing confirmed a homozygous variant, c.514 T>A in exon 4 of the GCLC gene, resulting in Ser172Thr (TCC>ACC). …”

Energy conversion of heat from abandoned oil wells to mechanical refrigeration - Transient analysis and optimization by Mohammed Al-Khawaja (17093017)

“…Results show that at realistic and conservative conditions, the geofluid temperature considerably decreases for the first four months of operation (by an average of 30 °C) and tends to be constant after half a year of operation. …”

Ecotoxicological Assessment of Thermally- and Hydrogen-Reduced Graphene Oxide/TiO₂ Photocatalytic Nanocomposites Using the Zebrafish Embryo Model by Halema Al-Kandari (6316961)

“…</p><p dir="ltr"><br></p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Nanomaterials<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/10.3390/nano9040488" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano9040488</a></p>…”

Associations between Bone Mineral Density and WOMAC Scores in Healthy Individuals: Insights from the Qatar Biobank by Mohammed Al-Hamdani (16962702)

“…However, BMD measures significantly contributed to predicting stiffness after controlling for sociodemographic variables (R² = 0.065, ΔF(7, 1724) = 3.34, p= 0.002), with a higher total body BMD associated with increased stiffness and a higher trunk BMD associated with decreased stiffness. …”

Nurse-Led System-wide Unit-based Hospital Acquired Pressure Injury (HAPI) Reduction Project by Mariam Al-Mutawa (18505317)

“…Medical devices contribute to approximately 50% of these total HAPI. HAPI is a significant patient safety issue in hospitalized patients and can lead to increased healthcare costs and a decreased quality of life for patients . …”

Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Alters Neuropilin-1, PlGF, and SNAI1 Expression Levels and Predicts Breast Cancer Patients Response by Noura Al-Zeheimi (5177066)

“…Kaplan–Meier analysis indicated that patients who received NAC cycles and their excised tumors remained with high levels of NRP-1 had a lower overall survival compared with patients whose tissue NRP-1 decreased post-NAC (log-rank <i>p</i> = 0.049). …”

Assessment of treatment burden and its impact on quality of life in dialysis-dependent and pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease patients by Asmaa Al-mansouri (16931739)

“…Similarly, the HD patients demonstrated significantly lower HR-QOL compared to the pre-dialysis patients [median (IQR) score of 2140 (1100) vs. 2930 (995), respectively; p < 0.001). There was a strong negative correlation between TBQ score and KDQOL-36™ score [rs (251) = −0.616, p < 0.001], signifying that HR-QOL decreases as treatment burden increases.…”

Factors Affecting Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking among University Students in Qatar by Ghadir Fakhri Al-Jayyousi (14519192)

“…</p><h3>Conclusions and implications</h3><p dir="ltr">The findings shed light on factors shaping WTS and provide evidence for designing multilevel behavioral interventions to decrease the prevalence of WTS among youth.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Substance Use & Misuse<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2021.2012695" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2021.2012695</a></p>…”

School children growth monitoring program in the state of Qatar: Observations from two survey rounds in 2016–17 and 2019–20 by Mohammed H. Al‐Thani (21406742)

“…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">Overall, the proportion of overweight and obese category of students increased from 44% in 2016–17 to 49.3% in 2019–20 with a decrease in the proportion of students in normal BMI‐z‐score category (from 48.8% to 47.8%) and severe thinness and thinness category (from 7.3% to 3%) between two rounds of growth monitoring survey. …”