OSRA Grant Cycle 5 Public Reports : Project Title: Comprehensive Parenting Program to Enhance Preterm Infants’ Health and Development A Randomized Controlled Trial by Lama Charafeddine (6843536)

“…<p dir="ltr">This original research addresses the critical challenges faced by preterm infants born at less than 32 weeks, who are at high risk of developmental delays and disabilities. …”

Impact of corporate social responsibility and corporate governance on the performance of nonfinancial companies by Omnia Ahmed (22563962)

“…In addition, the higher the leverage in the GCC the less is the profitability of firms. Finally, the larger the company the better is the performance. …”

An Advanced Hierarchical Identity-Based Security Mechanism by Blockchain in Named Data Networking by Bing Li (43671)

“…Especially, the average response delay of the AHISM-B scheme is less by 8% than that of the classic NDN scheme. With the increase of the average arrival rate of Interest packets, the advantage of the AHISM-B could be enhanced further to 11%.…”

A Low-Cost Process for Fabricating Reinforced 3D Printing Thermoplastic Filaments by Hassanien, Mohamed

“…Improvements in tensile strength (up to 8%) and stiffness (up to 4.5%) were observed, but at low reinforcement levels (less than 2 wt%). Results showed that the proposed process could be used to fabricate filaments with multiple types of particles. …”
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Antitumor activity of β-2-himachalen-6-ol in colon cancer is mediated through its inhibition of the PI3K and MAPK pathways by Daaboul, Hamid E.

“…The SW1116 colon cancer cell line was treated with HC (1, 5, 10 and 25 μg/ml) and cell viability was evaluated with WST 1 assay kit. …”
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The anticancer effect of β-2 himachalen-6-ol from Lebanese wild carrot on human acute myeloid leukemia cells. (c2016) by Boulos, Joelle C.

“…Cell cycle analysis using flow cytometry revealed an increase in the sub-G1 population. Analysis of cell death after treatment with various drug concentrations showed that cells were positive for annexin V, PI, and active caspase staining, indicating a caspase dependent apoptotic cell death. …”
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The Potential of Lettuce Seed Assay for Sustainable Applied Toxicity Testing by Ammar M. S. Abdalla (23752962)

“…<p dir="ltr">This study was conducted to establish an approach for environmental toxicity assessment by using Effect-Directed Analysis (EDA) to increase the chances of toxicant identification through links between toxicity testing and chemical analysis. …”

BCL-2 Inhibitor Venetoclax Induces Autophagy-Associated Cell Death, Cell Cycle Arrest, and Apoptosis in Human Breast Cancer Cells by Ali Alhoshani (3720718)

“…Importantly, these cellular changes by VCX increased the chemo-sensitivity of MDA-MB-231 cells to doxorubicin.…”

Human recombinant arginase I (Co)-PEG5000 [HuArgI (Co)-PEG5000]-induced arginine depletion is selectively cytotoxic to human glioblastoma cells by Khoury, Oula

“…Addition of l-citrulline led to the rescue of 6 GBM cell lines but only at concentrations of 11.4 mM, reflecting the extent of arginine auxotrophy in GBM. …”
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Fixed Shading Scenarios to Optimize Lighting Performance and Energy Efficiency in Office Buildings Case Study of Dubai Design District by Hamad, Khadije

“…The annual energy consumption of the optimal scenario is reduced from 1670 MWh to 1532MWh in the Egg-crate scenario three, which is a high reduction of 138MWh per year. Moreover, daylighting analysis shows decreased average illuminance levels from 407.8 to 154.97 Lux, equivalent to a 60% reduction in December and June. …”
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Biodegradable polysaccharide grafted polyacrylamide inhibitor for corrosion in CO₂- saturated saline solution by Rem Jalab (11715205)

“…Nevertheless, the AGGPAM-inhibited solution exhibited a corrosion rate of 26.7 mils per year at 50 °C, which is still lower than that of blank at 25 °C. …”

A Multidecadal Assessment of Drought Intensification in the Middle East and North Africa: The Role of Global Warming and Rainfall Deficit by Ahmed El Kenawy (7510103)

“…The region experienced more frequent and prolonged, but less intense, droughts in the past two decades. Spatially, the SPEI highlighted significant drought intensification in temperate and cold desert (CWb, BWk) zones across the region, primarily driven by increasing air temperatures. …”

Towards a Critical Construction Management Research Agenda in the MENA Region by Abu-Salah, Alaa'

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Location matters: spatial dynamics of tumor-infiltrating T cell subsets is prognostic in colon cancer by Hehuan Zhu (4808445)

“…We demonstrated an increase in immune cell density and a decrease in the distance of CD3⁺CD8⁺ T cells to the nearest tumor cell, in the immune active, ICR High, immune subtypes. …”

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in labor housing in Dubai and its impact on ccupants' health by Nazzal, Saja Bassam

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A Comprehensive Method of Ion Exchange Resins Regeneration and Its Optimization for Water Treatment by Al-Asheh, Sameer

“…The strong acidic cation polymeric exchanger resin is commercially called MERCK 104765 cation exchanger IV with capacity greater than 3.2 mmol/ml, while the strong basic anion polymeric exchanger resin is commercially called MERCK 104767 anion exchanger III with capacities greater than 1.0 mmol/ml. …”
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Hemodynamics of small aneurysm pairs at the internal carotid artery by Jou, Liang-Der

“…The maximum wall shear stress increases for serial aneurysms, but decreases for parallel aneurysms. Interaction between parallel aneurysms is not significant; however, the proximal aneurysm in serial aneurysms may be subject to a greater rupture risk.…”
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G9a-mediated repression of CDH10 in hypoxia enhances breast tumour cell motility and associates with poor survival outcome by Francesco Casciello (18557613)

“…CDH10 overexpression significantly reduces cellular movements in breast cancer cell lines and prevents the hypoxia-mediated increase in cell motility. …”

The relationship between Determinants of Risk Governance assurance and efficacy of the Public projects in the Government of Dubai from the perspective of Internal Audit Function by MUBARAK, ALIA MARJAN

“…The government of Dubai has been heavily focusing on the public sector and investing in the infrastructural development of mega-projects to support and increase the economic growth of the nation and have reliable alternatives to the gas and oil sector. …”
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The global, regional, and national burden of stomach cancer in 195 countries, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease study 2017 by Arash Etemadi (330880)

“…The highest age-standardised incidence rates in 2017 were seen in the high-income Asia Pacific (29·5, 28·2–31·0 per 100 000 population) and east Asia (28·6, 27·3–30·0 per 100 000 population) regions, with nearly half of the global incident cases occurring in China. …”