Adherence to international guidelines for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections in Lebanon by Kabbara, Wissam K.

“…Conclusions. In an era of increasing bacterial resistance, interventions that improve physicians’ prescribing practices for uncomplicated urinary tract infections are needed.…”
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Methodological issues of systematic reviews and meta-analyses in the field of sleep medicine: A meta-epidemiological study by Xu, Chang

“…An increasing number of systematic reviews and meta-analyses (SRMAs) have been published in the field of sleep medicine. …”
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Stakeholder’s perception of service quality: a case in Qatar by Amal S.A. Shurair (18060337)

“…Management also needs to consider factors such as corporate image and culture/value, as they have the ability to heavily impact the type of services provided by the institution.…”

Runaway projects: project management and strategic alignment by Al Mheiri, Meera

“…This is intended to save on costs as well as ensure that profitability and productivity is increased. The organization needs to follow the recommendations that were put in place for the project management to follow and to ensure that the objectives and goals are achieved with minimal risks.…”
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Artificial Intelligence Chatbots: A Survey of Classical versus Deep Machine Learning Techniques by A. Alazzam, Bayan

“…The adoption of chatbots has increased rapidly in many sectors, including, Education, Health Care, Cultural Heritage, Supporting Systems and Marketing, and Entertainment. …”
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Wales’ tourists not a burden for local healthcare by Nature Research (16552612)

“…</p><p>“The number of visitors to southwest Wales has increased dramatically over the last ten years, however the number of presentations to the emergency department has not increased at the same rate,” says Battle. …”

Assessing the Effects of Music on Anxiety and Performance in Tasks Using Heart Rate Variability and Mean Arterial Pressure by M. Nithya Mylakumar (22155802)

“…However, there was no significant difference between Tasks 2 (performing tasks in silence) and 3 (performing tasks with music) in omission or commission errors among the Kaapi group. RMSDD has been increased by Kaapi raga, thereby increasing heart rate variability, and reducing anxiety. …”

Artificial Intelligence-Based Methods for Precision Cardiovascular Medicine by Farida Mohsen (16994682)

“…However, further research is needed to fully evaluate the clinical utility and effectiveness of AI-based approaches in precision cardiovascular medicine. …”

Impact of timing and severity of COVID-19 infection in pregnancy on intrauterine fetal growth- a registry-based study from Doha-Qatar by Fathima Minisha (16475100)

“…<h3>Background</h3> <p>The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted pregnant women, increasing maternal and neonatal morbidity. The placenta is a potential target for the pathophysiological processes due to the increased thrombotic inflammatory activation and inadequate uteroplacental perfusion and oxygenation, potentially causing intrauterine growth restriction. …”

Multi-Mode Resource Constrained Project Scheduling Problem with Material Ordering to Maximize NPV by Kashwani, Nour Ahmed

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Impact of Multi-Disciplinary Team in Implementing Clinical Audit Recommendations to Improve Health Educators’ Practice at Primary Care in Qatar by Ansif Pallath Majeed (17993848)

“…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">The initial health education and learning needs assessment compliance was 41% during the baseline evaluation but increased to 81% (<i>P</i> = .001) post-intervention. …”

Building roads with dynamic pricing to address congestion in Beirut, Lebanon by El Khoury, John

“…The concepts addressed in this paper include the operational and design issues associated with the elevated reversible lanes, the simulation tools used to analyze operations of the proposed facility, demand estimation and the needed dynamic tolling strategies, and the evaluation of benefits to costs of the proposed facility.…”
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Technopreneurial Intentions: The Effect of Innate Innovativeness and Academic Self-Efficacy by M. Salhieh, Sa’Ed

“…The findings suggest that those who show interest in starting a new technology-based venture have a strong belief in their abilities to perform the technological and entrepreneurial tasks needed, are confident about their ability to acquire the academic technical skills required, and have the inner motivation to seek what is technologically new and different.…”
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Relationship Between Hyperglycemia and Infection in Critically Ill Patients by Btaiche, Imad F.

“…Uncontrolled hyperglycemia may be associated with complications such as fluid and electrolyte disturbances and increased infection risk. Studies have demonstrated impairment of host defenses, including decreased polymorphonuclear leukocyte mobilization, chemotaxis, and phagocytic activity related to hyperglycemia. …”
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A Review on Membrane Fouling Prediction Using Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) by Abuwatfa, Waad Hussein

“…Fouling refers to the accumulation of particles, organic and inorganic matter, and microbial cells on the membrane’s external and internal surface, which reduces the permeate flux and increases the needed transmembrane pressure. Various factors affect membrane fouling, including feed water quality, membrane characteristics, operating conditions, and cleaning protocols. …”
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Mitochondria-ER contact sites expand during mitosis by Fang Yu (156838)

“…This augmented Ca²+ coupling could be important to support the increased energy needs of the cell during mitosis.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: iScience<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.isci.2024.109379" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.109379</a></p>…”

Epigenetic and breast cancer therapy: Promising diagnostic and therapeutic applications by Gulab Sher (12984698)

“…Nevertheless, it promises to provide novel insight needed for utilizing these alterations as potential diagnostic, prognostic markers, predict treatment efficacy, as well as therapeutic agents. …”

Identification and Prioritization of Green Lean Supply Chain Management Factors Using Fuzzy DEMATEL by Md. Ismail Hossain (11649066)

“…A considerable set of factors needs to be identified to implement GLSCM successfully. …”

Thrombotic and Hypercoagulability Complications of COVID-19: An Update by Sapha Shibeeb (7903268)

“…Therefore, better understanding of the mechanisms behind the thrombotic complications is needed to develop treatments that specifically target such pathways, which may aid in better disease management and improve the prognosis.…”

Climatic change impacts on the energy requirements for the built environment sector by Furqan Tahir (14429547)

“…<p>The population growth, rising living standards, and climate change impacts will considerably affect the energy needs for the built environment in the coming decades. …”