Real-time AI-based inference of people gender and age in highly crowded environments by Jasseur Abidi (17870426)

“…<p>Gender identity is one of the most fundamental aspects of life. Automatic gender identification is increasingly being used in areas such as security, marketing, and social robots. …”

Investigating Cross-Lingual Hate Speech Detection on Social Media by KHWILEH, HASSAN YOUSEF

“…Social media platforms are becoming an integral part of our life. Massive amounts of content are being uploaded to social media platforms every second by online users. …”
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Effectiveness of Scrum Methodology in the management of software development projects by JANAHI, ABDULRAHIM YAQOOB

“…Framework: Management of the software development project changes daily and increases day to day. Major benefits that attract firms to develop software some are a reduction on cost, delivery time reduction, the quality improvement well definition of the process, resource allocation and improvement in documentation. …”
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Seismic Retrofitting of Reinforced Concrete Structures by KANDY, ARCHANA THUNDY

“…In the current scenario of ever-increasing incidence of earthquakes around the world, we need to carry out a macro level study and review the causes of earthquakes and consequential effects of it and identification at Source and tracking it to the Society. …”
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Critical Evaluation of Psychological Adaptation as a Factor for Determining Thermal Comfort in Public Outdoor Spaces in Dubai by Tehrani, Maryam Behzadi

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Qatar’s genetic counseling landscape: Current insights and future prospects by Abiib, Sumaya

“…In Qatar, the significance of genetic counseling is underscored by the distinctive demographic characteristics of the population, including elevated rates of consanguinity and larger family sizes, contributing to the increased incidence of many genetic conditions. This emphasizes the crucial role of genetic counseling in addressing the specific needs of the community. …”
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Changes in Blood microRNA Expression and Early Metabolic Responsiveness 21 Days Following Bariatric Surgery by Stephen L. Atkin (6684368)

“…<h3>Background: </h3><p dir="ltr">Early metabolic responses following bariatric surgery appear greater than expected given the initial weight loss and coincide with improvement in diabetes. …”

Understanding the phenomenon of saltwater intrusion sourced from desalination plants at coastal aquifers by Farhat Abbas (5480)

“…Column Peclet numbers from the two analyses were identical for potassium ions but those for bromide ions were c. 60% greater from the two-region model than from the convective–diffusion equation. …”

The effect of Hydrogen Peroxide treatments on dental enamel porosity and protein structure and its long-term implications on tooth hardness and optical properties by Ovidiu, Ciobanu

“…ObjectiveThe aim of this study is to investigate how hydrogen peroxide (HP) treatments affect enamel porosity and protein structure, as well as their impact on tooth shade and hardness over time. MethodsFifty healthy teeth were collected from adult patients. …”
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Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of chewing tobacco use in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Diseas... by Parkes J Kendrick (9714851)

“…Among females, none of these 12 countries had significant decreases in prevalence of chewing tobacco use, whereas seven of 12 countries had a significant decrease in the prevalence of tobacco smoking use for the period. …”

Supplementation of retrobulbar block with clonidine in vitreoretinal surgery by Abi Nader, Elie

“…Conclusions The addition of clonidine 0.5 μg/kg to the local anesthetics of a retrobulbar block for vitreoretinal surgery decreases the frequency of postoperative pain and prolongs the time of analgesia.…”
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Influence of co-current vapor flow on falling film over horizontal tube by Furqan Tahir (14429547)

“…First, the liquid load is varied between 0.02 and 0.05 kg/(m·s), and its effects on the film thickness and the wetting time are calculated, presented and discussed. Afterwards, the impact of co-current vapor flow on film distribution, wetting time, minimum thickness and its location are quantified and examined by increasing the vapor velocity up to 6 m/s with 2 m/s intervals. …”

Sustainable Detoxification of Methylene Blue in Wastewater via Tea Residue Adsorption: Optimization and Kinetics by Farah F. Salameh (21797300)

“…The impact of various parameters on MB removal was assessed, including solution pH, adsorbent dosage, pollutant concentration, and contact time. Optimal conditions were identified as pH 10, a dosage of 4 g/L, a concentration of 100 mg/L, and a contact time of 2 h, achieving nearly 99% removal efficiency at 25 °C. …”

Self-Organization and Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning for Taxi Dispatch by Alshamsi Omran, Aamena Ali Ahmed

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Throughput of ARQ protocols over Rician, Nakagami and MIMO block fading channels by Zummo, Salam A.

“…Keywords: ARQ, throughput, error probability, fading channels, space-time, multiple antennas, transmit diversity, MIMO, Rician, Nakagami.…”
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Enhancing sustainability through resource efficiency in beef production systems using a sliding time window-based approach and frame scores by Muhammad Ismail (3176079)

“…Collectively, this increases the need to enhance sustainability in the beef sector. …”

Analysis of hydrogen production costs in Steam-Methane Reforming considering integration with electrolysis and CO₂ capture by Mary Katebah (17380462)

“…Integration with electrolysis is shown to be less attractive compared to the proposed heat and power integration schemes for the SMR process with CO₂ capture and compression for subsequent sequestration or utilization, which can reduce emissions by 90% with hydrogen production costs increasing only moderately by 13%. This blue hydrogen production is compared in terms of costs and emissions against the emerging alternative production by electrolysis in the context of renewable and fossil electricity generation and electricity mixes while considering life-cycle emissions.…”

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

“…Annotation of metabolites was determined by retention times and specific MRMs for each compound. Results indicate that AuNPs treatment significantly impacted several metabolic pathways. …”

Caloric restriction reduces trabecular bone loss during aging and improves bone marrow adipocyte endocrine function in male mice by Charlotte Rinne (18766966)

“…<h3>Introduction</h3><p dir="ltr">Caloric restriction (CR) is a nutritional intervention that increases life expectancy while lowering the risk for cardio-metabolic disease. …”

Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis... by Marissa B Reitsma (8674341)

“…</p><p><br></p><h3>Interpretation</h3><p dir="ltr">In the absence of intervention, the annual toll of 7·69 million deaths and 200 million disability-adjusted life-years attributable to smoking will increase over the coming decades. …”