The impact of abnormal maternal body mass index during pregnancy on perinatal outcomes: A retrospective cohort study by Ghinwa Lawand (17075043)

“…<h3>Background</h3> <p>Abnormal Body mass index (BMI) during pregnancy is a growing public health concern as it has been associated with an increased risk of maternal and neonatal complications. …”

Reliability of high strain ionomeric polymer transducers fabricated using the direct assembly process by Akle, Barbar

“…Solvent evaporation is the main reason for degradation in formamide samples and it is increased at 2 V, indicating some electrochemical activity at such high voltages. …”
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Tumor protease-activated fusion toxins by Abi-Habib, Ralph J.

“…This dual-specific toxin, though highly specific, was less potent in vitro than LeTx. However, when we exchanged the catalytic moiety of LeTx with a protein synthesis inhibitor, the potency of both MMP-activated LeTx and a uPA-activated LeTx was dramatically increased while retaining their high specificity. …”
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Trace element removal during in vitro and in vivo continuous haemodialysis by Btaiche, Imad F.

“…Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) increasingly is being used to treat critically ill patients with renal disease. …”
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On-demand mobile sensing framework for traffic monitoring. (c2017) by Abdul Rahman, Sawsan

“…With the increased need for mobility and the overcrowding of cities, the area of Intelligent Transportation aims at improving the efficiency, safety, and productivity of transportation systems by relying on communication and sensing technologies. …”
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Ervilia castanea (Mollusca, Bivalvia) populations adversely affected at CO₂ seeps in the North Atlantic by Marta Martins (69128)

“…Large individuals became less abundant as seawater CO₂ levels rose and were completely absent from the most acidified sites. …”

First-principle computational insights on Furan- and Thiophene- functionalized zinc-porphyrins as high performance organic cathodes for electrochemical energy storage systems by Marya K. Noor (20487272)

“…<p>Organic electrode materials (OEMs) are increasingly replacing conventional inorganic counterparts in metal ion batteries (MIBs) due to their cost-effectiveness and environmental compatibility. …”

GPS spoofing detection via crowd-sourced information for connected vehicles by Gabriele Oligeri (14151426)

“…Our solution allows for a tunable tradeoff between detection delay and false positive; for instance, we can detect an attack in approximately 6 s, when leveraging the information coming from only the WiFi, while the delay increases to 30 s when using the information from the mobile cellular network, still achieving a false positive probability strictly less than 0.01. …”

A Hybrid Intrusion Detection Model Using EGA-PSO and Improved Random Forest Method by Amit Kumar Balyan (18288964)

“…<p dir="ltr">Due to the rapid growth in IT technology, digital data have increased availability, creating novel security threats that need immediate attention. …”

Personalization in Real-Time Physical Activity Coaching Using Mobile Applications: A Scoping Review by Francisco Monteiro-Guerra (16864122)

“…<p dir="ltr">Mobile monitoring for health and wellness is becoming more sophisticated and accurate, with an increased use of real-time personalization technologies that may improve the effectiveness of physical activity coaching systems. …”

Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Qatar (2010–2016): Clinical, Biological, and Prognostic Factors and Treatment Outcomes by Halima El Omri (14778790)

“…The median age at diagnosis was 43 years, and 80% were less than 60 years old; 75% of patients were male. …”

Ethnic-specific association of amylase gene copy number with adiposity traits in a large Middle Eastern biobank by Niccolo’ Rossi (14152692)

“…Indeed, lower AMY1 CN was associated with increased total and trunk fat percentages in Arabs (P < 4.60 × 10−3) but not in Persians. …”

Global smart cities classification using a machine learning approach to evaluating livability, technology, and sustainability performance across key urban indices by Aya Hasan Alkhereibi (17151070)

“…<p dir="ltr">Smart cities have become an increasingly important response to urbanization challenges, integrating technology to enhance city infrastructure, services, and <u>sustainability</u>. …”

How did an international football competition influence the number of 999 calls a national ambulance service had to respond to? A retrospective study by Reem Bassam Tluli (18505131)

“…The inability to cope with increased call volumes can negatively impact service performance and patient care. …”

Effective management of miscarriage by Nature Research (16552612)

“…Four out of five of patients less than nine weeks pregnant required surgical evacuation of remaining uterine tissue following drug treatment.…”

The role of objectively recorded smartphone usage and personality traits in sleep quality by Aftab Alam (5158601)

“…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">The results indicated that more smartphone usage was associated with reduced sleep duration, increased sleep distraction, and later bedtime. Furthermore, smartphone users with the conscientiousness trait had a longer sleep duration, earlier sleeping time, less sleep distraction, and earlier wakeablity. …”

Refractive Index of Engine‐Emitted Black Carbon and the Influence of Organic Coatings on Optical Properties by Dawei Hu (2186113)

“…For BC particles coated with weakly absorbing organics, the extinction and absorption are best described by external mixing when the coating ratio is less than 2.5. When the coating ratio is over 2.5, the difference between the external mixing predictions and measurements increases with the coating ratio. …”

Ab initio molecular dynamics study of the interlayer and micropore structure of aqueous montmorillonite clays by James L. Suter (1369596)

“…The (010) surface does not have the same interfacial hydrogen bonding structure; it is much less stable and we observe dissociation of half the terminal SiOH groups (SiOH→ SiO− +H+) in our models. …”

Evaluation of 3D Concrete Printing in the United Arab Emirates by Alchaar, Aktham S.

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Retrofitting of Composite Steel Beams Pre-Damaged in Flexure using Fiber Reinforced Polymers by Karam, Ehab Clovis

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