Effect of consanguinity on birth weight for gestational age in a developing country by Wakim, Gerard

“…No significant difference was observed in the decrease in birth weight between the first- and second-cousin marriages. …”
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Why do some countries produce more capital intensive output than others? by Toukan, Amjad

“…Our model predictions suggest that differences in productivity and therefore output per worker across countries are driven primarily by differences in the quality of governance. …”
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Towards a Critical Construction Management Research Agenda in the MENA Region by Abu-Salah, Alaa'

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Giving fragile bones a stronger foothold by Nature Research (16552612)

“…In the West, diagnosis, treatment and research of the condition, which causes bones to become fragile, have increased. But less attention is given to it in the Middle East and Africa, with only a few countries in both regions providing accessible guidelines for its prevention and treatment. …”

Portal vein embolization by Abdalla, Eddie

“…The increase in remnant liver volume averages 12 per cent of the total liver. …”
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Effects of recording food intake using cell phone camera pictures on energy intake and food choice by Doumit, Rita

“…Participants then crossed over to complete 3 more days of diet recording using the alternate method. Focus groups were conducted to obtain feedback on the effectiveness and acceptability of cell phone picture–based diet recording. …”
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Bone Benefits of Fish Oil Supplementation Depend on its EPA and DHA Content by Haissam Abou-Saleh (497840)

“…Twelve-month old mice were fed with 1% and 4% CFO and 4% safflower oil (SFO) diets, including a group with a 4% regular-FO diet and a group with a lab chow diet for 12 months. …”

Reduction of laboratory utilization in the intensive care unit by Diab, Khalil

“…The number of iSTAT laboratory tests per patient-day decreased from 7.37 to an average of 1.16 (P < .001) over the same time period. …”
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Evapotranspiration and water availability response to climate change in the Middle East and North Africa by Salah Basem Ajjur (14150967)

“…Outcomes reveal that the MENA region is indeed vulnerable to a surge in temperature, which can increase evapotranspiration losses and decrease water availability. Under the shared socioeconomic pathway (SSP2-4.5), the potential evapotranspiration (PET) has been projected to increase throughout the MENA region by up to 0.37 mm per year during the middle of the twenty-first century (2021–2050) and by up to 0.51 mm per year during the end of the twenty-first century (2071–2100). …”

Can Leadership-coaching Mind-set Substitute that of Crisis Management in Higher Education? by Chaika, Oksana

“…The term ‘crisis management’ includes the three stages, i.e. pre-crisis, crisis per se, and post-crisis management in higher education. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on lifestyle behaviors and their association with personality among adults in Qatar: A cross-sectional study by Tamara Al-Abdi (8710488)

“…This study aimed to identify changes in adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) and physical activity (PA) and associations with personality during lockdown. …”

Optimizing the number of players and training bout durations in soccer small‐sided games: Effects on mood balance and technical performance by Zouhaier Farhani (22330693)

“…Therefore, coaches should consider longer continuous bouts when planning SSGs‐based training to significantly decrease TMD and enhance technical‐tactical performance in soccer SSGs.…”

Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of fall-related injuries: a retrospective study by Ahammed Mekkodathil (4578838)

“…</p> <h2>Results</h2> <p>A total of 4040 patients with fall-related injuries were identified in the study duration which corresponds to the rate of 2.34 per 10,000 population. Although the rate of fall-related injuries decreased over the years, the average number of patients per year remained high accounting for 32% of the hospitalized patients with moderate to severe injuries. …”

16S rRNA Gene-Based Characterization and Functional Profiling of the Microbiome in Young Adults by Makhlouf, Rita

“…The high observed Firmicutes to Bacteroidetes ratio and the dominance of Bacteroides over Prevotella are associated with a diet rich in fat and proteins. An increased Proteobacteria level was linked with gut dysbiosis and reported in Type 2 diabetes, metabolic disorders, and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). …”
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Targeting the Folate Receptor: Effects of Conjugating Folic Acid to DOX Loaded Polymeric Micelles by Elkhodiry, Mohamed A.

“…Results show an 80% increase in the accumulation of the antineoplastic agent in the FR+ cell line, when compared to the FR- cell line, thus providing evidence that the efficacy of Pluronic micelles, as drug delivery vehicles, can be enhanced via folic acid targeting.…”
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Are wars detrimental to the environment? Evidence from air pollution and land use by Marrouch, Walid

“…We find that, although wars decrease per capita CO2 emissions, they increase CO2 intensity. …”
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Genetic Deletion of DNAJB3 Using CRISPR-Cas9, Produced Discordant Phenotypes by Shadi Nejat (19457212)

“…We hypothesized that mice lacking DNAJB3 would be more prone to high-fat (HF)-diet-induced increase in body weight and body fat, inflammation, glucose intolerance and insulin resistance as compared with wild-type (WT) littermates. …”

Clinical correlates of white-matter abnormalities on head magnetic resonance imaging by Dimassi, Hani

“…Children with white-matter abnormalities and increased tone had a greater frequency of increased reflexes and tended to have more signal abnormalities than the other groups. …”
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Colloid retention and mobilization mechanisms under different physicochemical conditions in porous media: A micromodel study by Safna Nishad (16932474)

“…However, hydrophilic colloids redeposited on gas-water-solid interfaces or thin water films because of their greater capillary potential. Therefore, greater filtration efficiency is achieved with the hydrophilic colloids compared to the hydrophobic colloids for which the efficiency can be improved by changing the solution chemistry. …”

Urban Geometry: The Effect of Height Diversity and Buildings Configuration on Thermal Performance and Cooling Load at Urban Scale. A Case Study in Dubai / UAE by SHAREEF, SUNDUS LUAY

“…However, the previous studies have primarily focused on traditional methods of increasing the shading effect, such as by increasing buildings height / canyon width H/W ratio to provide the required compactness for desired solar access and energy saving target. …”
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