The Grid Iron Patterns & Detached Villas as the Main Drivers of Sharjah City’s Urban Sprawl by MOHAMED, SHAMSELDIN SAEED

“…The city of Sharjah is among the Gulf cities that have increased in size at an unprecedented rate by all standards, and within a period of time not exceeding four decades, after it remained confined within its old wall since its inception until the beginning of the seventies of the last century, with an area of 2.5 square kilometers. …”
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Association Between Three-Months Vitamin D Supplementation and Depressive Symptomatology incidence among Saudi Arabian Adults by Khaddaj, Rashel

“…When vitamin D was considered as continuous variable, each unit increase in vitamin D levels was associated with a lower depression prevalence (OR=0.87; 95% CI:0.79-0.95, p=0.005) and when compared to those insufficient, those deficient were 4 times more likely to suffer from depression (OR=4.47, 95% CI:1.39-14.38,p=0.012) Nevertheless, these significant results were lost with further adjustment for BMI, MeDi adherence and physical activity: continuous vitamin D: OR=0.90; 95% CI: 0.81-1.01, p=0.08, deficient versus insufficient:OR=2.18; 95% CI: 0.56-8.47,p=0.259). …”
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Chemical, rheological, and sensory properties of wheat biscuits fortified with local buckwheat by Ahmed Hussein (683680)

“…The additional increment enhanced the arrival time, dough development time, dough stability, the mixing tolerance index, and weakening. …”

Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms with dyslipidemia and risk of metabolic disorders in the State of Qatar by Dalal Al‐Sharshani (19479814)

“…Finally, males were three times more likely to have dyslipidemia in comparison with females, hypertension was two times more likely to be present in the dyslipidemia group, and diabetes was six times more likely to be in the dyslipidemia group.…”

Synthesis of graphene oxide nanofluid based micro-nano scale surfaces for high-performance nucleate boiling thermal management systems by Shoukat Alim Khan (14778226)

“…The highest CHF of 1850 kW/m2 has been observed for GO over the plane surface, increasing 2.31 times. M surface with deionized water resulted in the highest average HTC of 64.36 kW/m².K, increasing 3.47 times. …”

Using machine learning algorithm for detection of cyber-attacks in cyber physical systems by Almajed, Rasha

“…Detecting assaults on CPSs, which are increasingly being targeted by cyber criminals and cyber threats, is becoming increasingly difficult. …”
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Training for awareness of one's own spirituality by Bar-Sela, Gil

“…Objective When patients feel spiritually supported by staff, we find increased use of hospice and reduced use of aggressive treatments at end of life, yet substantial barriers to staff spiritual care provision still exist. …”
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Cyclosporine lymphocyte maximum level by Kilani, Halal E.

“…Results: Rejecting patients had significantly lower LTmL than did those with normal graft function (27 ± 11 pg/Lc vs 71 ± 79 pg/Lc; P < 0.01) and similar LTmL to those with nephrotoxicity (27 ± 8 pg/Lc). …”
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The impact of automatic tube current modulation related settings of a modern GE CT scanner on image quality and patient dose; details do matter by Ioannis A. Tsalafoutas (14776939)

“…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">The scanning direction did not have any effect on ATCM curves, unlike what has been observed in CT scanners from other manufacturers. …”

Pioglitazone Effect on Clinical Outcome and Inflammatory Response in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and COVID-19: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Eman Elmekaty (14777932)

“…</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">Pioglitazone treatment did not provide any additional clinical benefit to patients with T2D admitted with COVID-19 infection.…”

Giving cancer patients the support they need by Nature Research (16552612)

“…This percentage is expected to increase ten-fold by 2050, which could have significant implications for cancer care.…”

Remediation of chromite ore processing residue using ferrous sulfate and calcium polysulfide by Wazne, Mahmoud

“…Smaller particle size resulted in increases in alkaline digestion and Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) Cr(VI) concentrations for the untreated samples. …”
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Female dental students’ perceptions of patient safety culture: a cross sectional study at a middle eastern setting by Al-Surimi, Khaled

“…Perception of dental students towards patient safety culture is expected to improve with the increase of clinical training.…”
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The Association Between Estrogen‐Containing Oral Contraceptive Pills and Hypothyroidism by Lama Alkahlout (22392196)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Hypothyroidism is an endocrine disorder that affects 10 times more females than males, with substantial health impacts. …”

Piezoelectric properties of zinc oxide/iron oxide filled polyvinylidene fluoride nanocomposite fibers by Abdulrahman Mohmmed AlAhzm (14151183)

“…Higher dielectric constant value obtained for the same composite (three times higher than the neat PVDF) confirms the increased energy storage efficiency as well. …”

Optimization of Vapor Compression Refrigeration Cycles with Clathrate Hydrates Thermal Energy Storage by Gadalla, Akram Mohamed

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Support and attitudes of Qatar mental health professionals to a proposed mental health inpatient smoking ban: Results of a cross‐sectional survey by Ashishkumar Badanapurkar (14779579)

“…</h3> <div> <ul> <li>Further staff training is necessary to achieve more consistent attitudes that support a total smoking ban and increase the likelihood of successful implementation.…”

Effect of Heterogeneity and Innovation on Decision Making – “A study of a telecom service provider in UAE" by Kumar, Ashwin Ajith

“…As market mature across the globe, every telecom operator has to increase their value and reduce their commercial costs. …”
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Retinal nerve fiber layer and macular thickness in amblyopia as measured by spectral domain optical coherence tomography by Al-Haddad, Christiane E.

“…In the control group of non-amblyopic anisometropia, the interocular difference did not reach statistical significance. Conclusions Central macular thickness was significantly increased in anisometropic amblyopia using SD-OCT. …”
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Supplementation of retrobulbar block with clonidine in vitreoretinal surgery by Abi Nader, Elie

“…The median number of postoperative analgesic requests per patient during the first 24 hours was higher in the control group than the clonidine group [2 (0-3) vs. 1 (0-3); P < 0.001]. …”
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