Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on household food waste behaviour in Iran by Mohammad Sadegh Allahyari (17017701)

“…Indeed, according to the survey findings: (i) Iran's households have a positive attitude toward reducing food waste; (ii) food waste dropped during the pandemic; (iii) consumers made fewer shopping trips and spent less on groceries during the pandemic; (iv) food waste did not increase during the month of Ramadan. The survey results provide valuable insights to reduce food wastage and address food security risks during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran. …”

Impact of Classroom Plants on Students’ Comfort and Performance in UAE by Al-Bustami, Hadil

“…It was concluded that the impact on the students was more psychological than tangible as the measurements did not differ to the extent to affect indoor quality. …”
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Targeting arginine auxotrophy in pancreatic cancer cells using human recombinant arginase I-induced arginine deprivation. (c2017) by Khalil, Nathalie

“…It is one of the deadliest cancer types since its mortality rate per year is nearly equal to its incidence rate. …”
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The impact of COVID‐19 pandemic lockdown on smoking habits and lifestyle: A cross‐sectional study by Almu'atasim Khamees (11875640)

“…While those who had a decrease in their smoking level experienced a somehow healthier lifestyle regarding nutrition and other aspects.…”

Sources of stress for first year students and their perception of the university employed support services by Messarra, Leila Canaan

“…Peer interaction was the main non-academic service used by students although it did not reduce the stress for all students equally, for some it actually increased it.…”
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Evidence-based safety education and training for traffic injury prevention by Abbas Motevalian (338825)

“…Stronger GDL programs achieve greater fatality reduction. A systematic review on the effects of post-license driver education, provides no evidence of its effects on preventing road traffic crashes or injuries. …”

Utilization of the internet for physical activity and diet information and its influence on pregnant women’s lifestyle habits in Qatar by Ayman Al-Dahshan (8962568)

“…</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">Many pregnant women use the internet to access information about PA and diet, and greater use is associated with more positive lifestyle changes. …”

The global, regional, and national burden of oesophageal cancer and its attributable risk factors in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global... by Farin Kamangar (63964)

“…Oesophageal cancer caused 9·78 million (9·53–10·03) DALYs, with an age-standardised rate of 120 (117–123) per 100 000 population. Between 1990 and 2017, age-standardised incidence decreased by 22·0% (18·6–25·2), mortality decreased by 29·0% (25·8–32·0), and DALYs decreased by 33·4% (30·4–36·1) globally. …”

Dietary Curcumin Nanoparticles Improve Growth Performance, Oxidative Status and Immune Response of European Seabass (<i>Dicentrarchus Labrax</i>) by Albandari Bin-Ammar (16381128)

“…Growth performance (final body weight (FBW), daily weight gain (DWG), weight gain (WG), relative growth rate (RGR), and protein efficiency ratio (PER)) and feed uptake (feed conversion rate (FCR)) were improved significantly in CURNPs (100 and 150 mg/ kg)-supplemented groups. …”

An optimized approach to video traffic splitting in heterogeneous wireless networks with energy and QoE consideration by Abbas, Nadine

“…However, the continuous use of multiple wireless interfaces will increase the system performance but at the expense of more energy. …”
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Diagnosis and surgical treatment of dysplasia epiphysealis hemimelica. A report of nine cases by Assi, C.

“…One patient with femoral lesion involving the distal medial part of the epiphysis developed, four months after surgical excision, a calcification outside the area of total excision. This calcification did not increase in size at two years follow-up. …”
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Circulating lipid levels and risk of coronary artery disease in a large group of patients undergoing coronary angiography by Deeb, Mary E.

“…The TC/HDL-C ratio ≥4 significantly predicts ≥50 % stenosis in all vessels individually with the odds ratio (OR) ranging from 1.22 to 1.92. The OR increased with increasing number of ≥50 % stenotic vessels (1.39 for 2 vessels and 1.64 for 3–4 vessels), as did risk due to diabetes, CAD family history, gender, and age. …”
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Antibacterial activity of curcuma longa, opuntia ficusindica and linum usitatissimum by Na'was, Tarek

“…The methanolic extract only of Curcuma longa was capable of inhibiting the growth of all the bacterial strains used starting from a concentration of 0.25mg/ml, with an increasing inhibitory effect with the increase in the concentration of the extract. …”
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Use of over the counter products in older cardiovascular patients admitted to a tertiary care center in USA by Sheikh-Taha, Marwan

“…Background In recent years there has been a substantial increase in the use of over-the-counter (OTC) products around the world. …”
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Investigating the Fate of Tetracycline in an Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor and Its Effects on Antibiotic Resistance Gene Proliferation from Different Membrane Types by Zeeb, Reem

“…The contribution of adsorption of tetracycline to the biofilm layer developed on each of the three membranes to removal was negligible. For ARGs, an increase in the abundance of tet-associated iARGs, with variation depending on the membrane pore size, was detected in the effluent, in opposition to tet-associated eARGs and non-tet ARGs which did not show an interpretable response to tetracycline.…”
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Emtricitabine/rilpivirine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in adults by Kabbara, Wissam K.

“…Efavirenz, on the other hand, did not demonstrate cross resistance to rilpivirine and etravirine, leaving the latter drugs as options for use in case of virological failure with efavirenz. …”
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Science Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge of Plastic Waste by Dakroub, Rozan

“…Results were compared and triangulated to increase credibility and trustworthiness of the study findings. …”
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Characterization of MXene as a Cancer Photothermal Agent Under Physiological Conditions by Samar Shurbaji (9938696)

“…Interestingly, dynamic culture alone did not result in a significant increase in uptake suggesting the need for surface modifications for enhanced cellular uptake under shear stress. …”

Adsorption and recovery of lithium ions from groundwater using date pits impregnated with cellulose nanocrystals and ionic liquid by Sara A. Wahib (17269246)

“…At pH 6, there is a significant increase in the removal efficiency where it increased to 90%. …”

A Real-Time Energy Management System Across Diverse Energy Sectors in Smart Cities by Alshamsi, Aisha Rashid

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