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

“…The variation along the short direction of the urban block has a greater positive effect and the saving in cooling energy consumption reaches 4.6 %. …”
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Effect of COVID-19 on the Generation of Waste in Marrakech, Morocco by Abdellah Ouigmane (18460623)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">The production of solid waste continues to increase as the population and standard of living increases. …”

Temporal patterns of cancer burden in Asia, 1990–2019: a systematic examination for the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study by Rajesh, Sharma

“…Its heightened risk calls for increased cancer awareness, preventive measures, affordable early-stage detection, and cost-effective therapeutics in Asia. …”
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Basal and Stress-Induced Network Activity in the Adrenal Medulla In Vivo by Jose R. Lopez Ruiz (18385038)

“…Hypoglycemic stress, induced by insulin administration resulted in increased activity of a subset of the chromaffin cells. …”

The effect of sperm DNA fragmentation on intracytoplasmic sperm injection outcome by Kareim Khalafalla (14148807)

“…This cohort reported that the clinical reproductive outcomes of intracytoplasmic sperm injection showed no statistical significance with increase sperm DNA fragmentation levels. In sperm DNA fragmentation above 30%, favourable females had significantly higher clinical pregnancy rate and live birth rate than unfavourable females, while fertilisation rate and miscarriage rate showed no significance between the subgroups. …”

Auto Mechanism International Cleaning System Project Management of Cleaning Panels Opportunity in the Exterior Design Approach to Achieve Design Growth in the Built Environment by ALGARMOOUZI, SALA ESSAM HUSSEIN

“…Due to covid-19 pandemic and the extremely needs for a healthier environment, weather from the exterior elevations or from the interior materials, the auto mechanism cleaning system came to improve the sustainability through the cleaning system, to improve the lifestyle & the health of human-beings, and to increase the culture motivation between us in create an easier life, in addition to enhance the technological orientation as well as the sustainable orientation from worldwide, due to the move toward a technological sustainable environment. …”
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Arab female and male perceptions of factors facilitating and inhibiting their physical activity: Findings from a qualitative study in the Middle East by Tam Truong Donnelly (4264201)

“…The purpose of this study was to explore facilitators and barriers influencing PA of adult Arab men and women living in Qatar and to understand what they think would be helpful to increase PA. …”

The Impact of an Ethnomathematics Intervention on Sixth Graders’ Perceptions about the Nature of Mathematics by Khanafer, Heba

“…Data from different sources were triangulated and compared to increase the reliability of the study results. Findings revealed that teaching an ethnomathematical geometry unit had a great impact on students’ perceptions towards the nature of mathematics. …”
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Comprehensive insights into sustainable conversion of agricultural and food waste into microbial protein for animal feed production by Kashif Rasool (2542492)

“…<p dir="ltr">The growing global population and higher living standards instantly demand the transition in the direction of a sustainable food system. …”

Addressing Challenges of Distance Learning in the Pandemic with Edge Intelligence Enabled Multicast and Caching Solution by Kashif Bilal (16896357)

“…Moreover, user preferences and network’s contextual information can differentiate between live and cached access patterns optimizing edge caching decisions. …”

Food purchase and eating behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey of Russian adults by Tarek Ben Hassen (15742605)

“…<p dir="ltr">The Russian government took strong containment measures to prevent the spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) with rigid hygiene protocols and restrictions on daily living, such as social distancing and closing businesses and schools. …”

Assessment of Diabetes and its Risk Factors Knowledge in AUS students by Hannan, Hadia

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Coping with Neologisms in English / Arabic Translation by Hameed, Sinan Gailan

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Energy Efficient Refurbishment for Existing Office Building in UAE by Kalkura, Subraya

“…The main principles of sustainable refurbishment are to improve the living conditions and to provide user-friendly spaces, increasing flexibility of the whole building and its parts according to the current and future needs of the inhabitants. …”
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Prevalence and attributable health burden of chronic respiratory diseases, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 by Joan B Soriano (6458528)

“…Death rates due to interstitial lung disease and pulmonary sarcoidosis were greater than those due to pneumoconiosis in all super-regions. …”

Can bitcoin’s volatility be tamed? by Ammous, Saifedean

“…Bitcoin is a software for operating a peer-to-peer payment network with its own hard money, without having to rely on a trusted third party. …”
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Branched-chain amino acids mediate resilience to chronic social defeat stress by activating BDNF/TRKB signaling by Nasrallah, Patrick

“…Mice exposed to chronic stress displayed increased susceptibility and social avoidance. BCAA promoted resilience to chronic stress, rescued social avoidance behaviors and increased hippocampal BDNF levels and TRKB activation. …”
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Effectiveness of Positron Emission Tomography for Predicting Chemotherapy Response in Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases by Glazer, Evan

“…We hypothesized that PET uptake levels were artificially decreased after chemotherapy. That is, lesions that appeared to be nonmalignant were actually viable malignant lesions.…”
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A Qualitative Systematic Review of Parental Perceptions, Motivators, and Barriers to Management of Childhood Obesity by Sarah Musa (14111196)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Childhood obesity is a global epidemic affecting millions worldwide. Children living with obesity face increased risks of health-related and psychosocial problems extending into adulthood. …”

Exploring pre‐hospital healthcare workers' readiness for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats in the State of Qatar: A cross‐sectional study by Hassan Farhat (9000509)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Hazardous Material—Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (HazMat-CBRN) incidents, though infrequent, are environmentally precarious and perilous to living beings. They can be deliberate or accidental or follow the re-emergence of highly contagious diseases. …”