Insulin Inertia Among People With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Qatar: The INERT‐Q Study by Mohammed Bashir (5593550)

“…The mean HBA1c at 6th month, 12th month and 2nd year was 8.5 ± 1.8%, 8.4 ± 1.8% and 8.5 ± 1.7%, respectively. …”

Window-Windcatcher for Enhanced Thermal Comfort, Natural Ventilation and Reduced COVID-19 Transmission by Odi Fawwaz Alrebei (17562522)

“…Those locations correspond to the regions with a lower infection risk of spreading airborne viruses such as SARS-CoV-2, which is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic.…”

Quality of palliative care. Perspective of Lebanese patients with cancer by Doumit, Myrna

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Query acceleration in distributed database systems by Haraty, Ramzi A.

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CSF Biomarkers Reflecting Protein Pathology and Axonal Degeneration Are Associated with Memory, Attentional, and Executive Functioning in Early-Stage Parkinson′s Disease by Linda P. Oosterveld (18891679)

“…CSF levels of total-α-synuclein and phosphorylated-α-synuclein, neurofilament light chain, amyloid-β42, and total-tau and phosphorylated-tau were measured in 26 PD patients (disease duration ≤5 years and Hoehn and Yahr stage 1–2.5). Multivariable linear regression models, adjusted for age, gender, and educational level, were used to assess the relationship between CSF biomarker levels and memory, attention, executive and visuospatial function, and language performance scores. …”

Daucus carota pentane/diethyl ether fraction inhibits motility and reduces invasion of cancer cells by Zgheib, Perla

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A population-based study of self-reported adverse drug events among Lebanese outpatients by Ramia, Elsy

“…Around 37% of patients reported experiencing an ADE in the previous year. When ADEs occur, 70.5% of the respondents reported informing their physicians. …”
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Design and development of a biomimetic jellyfish robot that features ionic polymer metal composites cituators by Akle, Barbar

“…In order to provide increased shape holding ability and reduced weight, the bell is fabricated from a commercially available heat-shrinkable polymer film. …”
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SWIPT-Enabled Relaying Networks for Next-Generation Wireless Systems: A Review of Achievable Rates and Future Challenges by Zaino, Rami

“…This approach, known as Simultaneous Wireless Information and Power Transfer (SWIPT), has garnered increasing attention from both researchers and industry due to its potential to extend battery life. …”
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Investigating Tensile Behavior of Sustainable Basalt–Carbon, Basalt–Steel, and Basalt–Steel-Wire Hybrid Composite Bars by Mirdarsoltany, Mohammadamin

“…Basalt and carbon T300 composite fibers, steel bars with a diameter of 6 mm, and steel wires with a diameter of 1.5 mm were used to fabricate hybrid composite bars, and vinyl ester 901 was used as the resin. …”
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Processing Effects on the Oxytetracycline and Tylosin Antibiotic Residues in Middle Eastern Dairy Products by Saidy, Liz

“…Curding step had a significant (p=0.028) effect on OTC only with the concentration increasing by almost 1.5 folds. Acidification and heating of whey to produce Double Cream decreased significantly (p=0.037) OTC concentration by 14.7 to 46.3%, while TYL concentration increased significantly (p=0.000) by 300%. …”
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Acute kidney injury requiring dialysis after endovascular intervention for acute deep venous thrombosis: A case report and literature review by Najlaa Essa A. H. Al‐Mannai (21841775)

“…Intravascular Hemolysis and hemoglobinuria caused by pharmachomechanical chather directed thrombolysis (PCDT) devices like the Angiojet is associated with an increased risk of acute kidney injury (AKI). Acute tubular necrosis that is severe enough to require hemodialysis can occur. …”

Bortezomib exerts its anti-cancer activity through the regulation of Skp2/p53 axis in non-melanoma skin cancer cells and C. elegans by Kirti S. Prabhu (4246144)

“…While surgical removal remains the conventional therapy with a 95% 5-year cure rate, there is a growing interest in exploring alternative treatment strategies. …”

Causes of blindness and vision impairment in 2020 and trends over 30 years, and prevalence of avoidable blindness in relation to VISION 2020: the Right to Sight: an analysis for th... by Jaimie D Steinmetz (18015919)

“…Age-standardised prevalence of avoidable blindness decreased by −15·4% [–16·8 to −14·3], while avoidable MSVI showed no change (0·5% [–0·8 to 1·6]). However, the number of cases increased for both avoidable blindness (10·8% [8·9 to 12·4]) and MSVI (31·5% [30·0 to 33·1]). …”

Measuring routine childhood vaccination coverage in 204 countries and territories, 1980–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2020, Release 1 by Natalie C Galles (9715361)

“…Third-dose polio vaccine (Pol3) coverage also increased, from 42·6% (41·4–44·1) in 1980 to 79·8% (78·4–81·1) in 2019, and global coverage of newer vaccines increased rapidly between 2000 and 2019. …”

Traffic medicine in the Netherlands by W. H. Brouwer (19794582)

“…This is particularly problematic because the older population is increasing and with the arrival of the e-bike, cycling is increasingly popular. …”

Simulating microclimate adaptation: Evaluating heat mitigation strategies for Doha, Qatar, under current and future climate conditions by Omer Abedrabboh (17346847)

“…The scenarios are based on four heat mitigation strategies: (1) Green infrastructure, including extensive and intensive green roofs and facades, increased tree canopy cover, and introduction of an urban park, (2) cool and super cool materials for roofs, facades, and pavements, (3) urban morphology modifications, increasing building heights, and (4) shading structures. …”

Additive manufacturing for vernacular architecture using local earthen soil and bio-waste materials by Arslan Yousaf (18021805)

“…This study addresses this gap by evaluating the 3D printability and design adaptability of local earthen soil reinforced with 0–4.5 wt% date palm fibers. Rheological characterization showed that increasing fiber content improved shear strength from 18 to 40 kPa, plastic viscosity from 25 to 38 Pa·s, and open time from 70 to 150 min. …”

DUSP1 Is a Potential Marker of Chronic Inflammation in Arabs with Cardiovascular Diseases by Abdelkrim Khadir (437074)

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that DUSP1 and hsCRP are independently associated with CVD in the studied population, as reflected by 2-fold and 1.5-fold increased risks with increased levels of DUSP1 and hsCRP, respectively. …”

Comparison and assessment of family- and population-based genotype imputation methods in large pedigrees by Ehsan Ullah (2698921)

“…<p dir="ltr">Genotype imputation is widely used in genome-wide association studies to boost variant density, allowing increased power in association testing. Many studies currently include pedigree data due to increasing interest in rare variants coupled with the availability of appropriate analysis tools. …”