0844 Impact of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on patients admitted with Influenza Viral Pneumonia, A Nationwide Study by El Labban, Mohamad

“…Introduction There is evidence of increased risk of admission with influenza in patients with untreated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). …”
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Dimensional and positional temporomandibular joint osseous characteristics in normodivergent facial patterns with and without temporomandibular disorders by Maged S. Alhammadi (14150757)

“…Anterior and medial joint spaces increased while the superior and posterior joint spaces reduced in temporomandibular disorders patients.…”

The outcome of severe traumatic brain injury in children in Qatar: Six-year study by Azhar Khattab (19774476)

“…The study was conducted among children aged 14 years or less at the Children Rehabilitation Unit, Pediatric Department, Hamad General Hospital. …”

Evaluation of cell disruption methods for protein and coenzyme Q10 quantification in purple non-sulfur bacteria by Ojima Z. Wada (14155734)

“…For example, close to 50% of the amino acids, such as sensitive ones like tryptophan, threonine, cystine, and methionine, were detected in higher concentrations in NaOH-assisted sonication (>10% relative difference) compared to bead-milling due to its less disruptive nature and improved solubility of amino acids in alkaline conditions. …”

Drivers obesity and road crash risks in the United States by Junaid Ahmad Bhatti (366799)

“…Compared to non-obese controls, obese drivers were less likely to drink-drive (0.41≤aOR≤0.72) and speed ≥65mph (0.78≤aOR≤0.93).. …”

Management of leak after sleeve gastrectomy: outcomes of 73 cases, treatment algorithm and predictors of resolution by Moataz Bashah (14148867)

“…Our clinical experience demonstrated less urge to perform extensive surgical interventions. …”

Advancements and techno-economic viability of pole-integrated vertical PV tubes: Evaluating alternatives to conventional flat panels in arid and low-maintenance environments – A re... by Khaled A’amar (21165317)

“…<p dir="ltr">The increasing demand for sustainable energy solutions has driven the expansion of pole-installed photovoltaic systems (PIPVS), particularly in remote and arid environments where conventional energy infrastructure is impractical. …”

Bridging Qatar's food demand and self-sufficiency: A system dynamics simulation of the energy–water–food nexus by Haya Talib Shubbar (18186817)

“…This heightened demand for energy and water translates into increased costs and escalates environmental impacts. …”

Knee Angle Affects Posterior Chain Muscle Activation During an Isometric Test Used in Soccer Players by Paul James Read (14152221)

“…Conclusions: These results indicate that biceps femoris and overall posterior chain muscle activation is increased with the knee positioned at 30° of flexion; however, the 90° angle displayed less variation in performance within individual participants, especially in the gluteus maximus and medial gastrocnemius. …”

Shear Behavior of One-Way Reinforced Concrete Hollow Slabs Voided with PET Void Formers by Hasan, Haider H.

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Linear Solvers for Reservoir Simulation Problems: An Overview and Recent Developments by Stefano Nardean (14151900)

“…., the solver and the preconditioner, are the focus of our analysis, especially the latter, which is still the subject of extensive research. The progressive increase in reservoir model size and complexity, along with the introduction of additional physics to the classical flow problem, display the limits of existing solvers. …”

Software-Defined-Networking-Based One-versus-Rest Strategy for Detecting and Mitigating Distributed Denial-of-Service Attacks in Smart Home Internet of Things Devices by Neder Karmous (19743430)

“…These are considered to be an increasing trend, and it will be a major challenge to reduce risk, especially in the future. …”

Transhepatic Ipsilateral Right Portal Vein Embolization Extended to Segment IV by Madoff, David

“…RESULTS After right PVE + IV with PVA particles, FLR volume increased 45.5% ± 40.9% and FLR/TELV ratio increased 6.9% ± 5.6%. …”
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Absence of cardiac siderosis by MRI T2* despite transfusion burden, hepatic and serum iron overload in Lebanese patients with sickle cell disease by Inati, Adlette

“…TR was a much better predictor of iron burden (LIC, ferritin, NTBI) than TLT. In fact, TR less than 10 Units/yr did not produce significant iron overload reflecting spontaneous losses as high as 0.11 mg/kg/d. …”
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Comparative assessment of fracture risk among osteoporosis and osteopenia patients: a cross-sectional study by Snezana Tomasevic-Todorovic (5782682)

“…Results from FRAX index in osteoporotic patients showed that more than half (58.70%) of patients had a low risk of fracture; less than one-third of patients (30.43%) had an intermediate risk of major osteoporotic fracture, while almost four out of every 10 (39.96%) had a high risk of hip fracture. …”

The Alignment of IT Strategic Planning with the Corporate Strategy Case Study: Dubai Customs by Al Shehhi, Mohammed Marzooq

“…Different assessment methods have been used to try to pursue the complexity of this dynamic and evolutionary alignment. …”
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Dynamic Change in Insulin Resistance Induced by Free Fatty Acids Is Unchanged Though Insulin Sensitivity Improves Following Endurance Exercise in PCOS by Myint Myint Aye (6404327)

“…The M value was significantly less in PCOS compared to controls for both saline (p < 0.01) and lipid (p < 0.05). …”

SYSTEM DYNAMICS APPROACH FOR WHOLE LIFE CYCLE COST MODELLING OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PROJECTS IN UNITED ARAB EMIRATES by Sadek, Ahmed

“…This is because UAE age (≈ 50 year) is less than the model's lifecycle (60 years). The model is developed for residential buildings in UAE. …”
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Phase state of secondary organic aerosol in chamber photo-oxidation of mixed precursors by Yu Wang (12152)

“…This RH-dependent phase behaviour (RH_{BF=0.2, 0.5, 0.8}) increased towards a maximum, with an increasing organic–inorganic mass ratio (MR_org_/inorg) during SOA formation evolution in all investigated VOC systems. …”

Temporal self-attention for risk prediction from electronic health records using non-stationary kernel approximation by Rawan AlSaad (14159019)

“…<p dir="ltr">Effective modeling of patient representation from electronic health records (EHRs) is increasingly becoming a vital research topic. Yet, modeling the non-stationarity in EHR data has received less attention. …”