Did Usage of Mental Health Apps Change during COVID-19? A Comparative Study Based on an Objective Recording of Usage Data and Demographics by Maryam Aziz (15865175)

“…</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Life<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/life12081266" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.3390/life12081266</a></p>…”

Greater and More Focused Measures Are Needed to Tackle Diabetes and Obesity Epidemics in the Nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council by Abdelilah Arredouani (14070786)

“…There is a consensus that the concomitant increase in obesity rates drives T2D rates upward. …”

Analysis of Environmental Impact for Material Production Investments Using a Novel Soft Computing Methodology by Hasan Dinçer (5922110)

“…Moreover, the items of the life cycle process are defined as alternative set for measuring the environmental effects of each process in the sustainable production investments. …”

Internalized stigma and its correlates in families of persons with mental illness in Qatar: a cross-sectional study by Vahe Kehyayan (21241649)

“…Such internalized stigma can further impact the health and quality of life of both PWMI and their families. This study aimed to examine the level and correlates of internalized stigma in family members of PWMI in Qatar. …”

Digital Wellbeing for All: Expanding Inclusivity to Embrace Diversity in Socio-Emotional Status by Reem S. Al-Mansoori (18103045)

“…<p dir="ltr">The ubiquity of information and communication technology contributed positively in enhancing lives, mainly in increasing productivity and economic growth, while their impact on life satisfaction and wellbeing has been a hidden cost. …”

Genetic diversity of Prosopis juliflora in the state of Qatar and its valuable use against postharvest pathogen of mango fruits by Iman Saleh (14152878)

“…Its susceptibility to postharvest diseases and chill injuries increases its storage cost and put stress on exploring natural products that can increase its shelf-life. …”

A review of post-consumption food waste management and its potentials for biofuel production by Pour, Fatemeh Hassan

“…The global world production of food waste is expected to increase by 33% within the next decade. The current annual food waste stands at around 1.6 billion tonnes, which is worth around $ 1.2 trillion loss. …”
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Sustainability In Construction In The UAE by Al Fahim, Ahmed Taha

“…Among the benefits of effective construction waste management, participants of the study-oriented on the factors of cost reduction, increased productivity, improved health, waste minimization, environmental protection, better life quality, and better use of materials. …”
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Enhanced mechanical and corrosion protection properties of pulse electrodeposited NiP-ZrO₂ nanocomposite coatings by Mostafa H. Sliem (6316958)

“…Similarly, the electrochemical results show a gradual increase in corrosion protection behavior of the NiP-ZrO₂ coatings with increasing ZONP concentration, reaching an eventual value ~5.8 kΩ cm⁻² at NiP-1.0 ZrO₂ coating composition, which is six times greater than the pure NiP coatings. …”

Biochar from food waste: a sustainable amendment to reduce water stress and improve the growth of chickpea plants by Snigdhendubala Pradhan (9872262)

“…The biochar application also increased key soil nutrients K, Mn, S, and P by a factor of 2–9 times. …”

Mitigation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Agricultural Fields through Bioresource Management by Rimsha Khan (17542128)

“…However, the BD plots had the least emissions of CO₂ followed by BC plots, and the emissions increased with an increase in atmospheric/soil temperature. …”

Analysis of Innovative Vapor Compression and Thermal Energy Storage Systems Using Alternative Refrigerants by Morad, Bahaa

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The global, regional, and national burden of colorectal cancer and its attributable risk factors in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global B... by Saeid Safiri (3713035)

“…Globally, colorectal cancer accounted for 896 000 (876 300–915 700) deaths in 2017, with an age-standardised death rate of 11·5 (11·3–11·8) per 100 000 person-years, which decreased between 1990 and 2017 (−13·5% [–18·4 to −10·0]). …”

Hydrophobic Ionic Liquids for Efficient Extraction of Oil from Produced Water by Liaqat, Shehzad

“…Produced water contaminated with oil has adverse effects on human health and aquatic life. Providing an efficient method for the removal of oil from produced water is a challenging task. …”
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Association of genetic polymorphisms in FTO with Overweight/Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes in the Lebanese Population by Maroun, Veronica

“…Background and aims: Overweight and obesity are a worldwide threat to health and quality of life as they increase the risk of many chronic diseases including type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). …”
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Production of Acidic Bio-Char from Food Waste by Pour, Fatemeh Hassan

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Association Between Three-Months Vitamin D Supplementation and Depressive Symptomatology incidence among Saudi Arabian Adults by Khaddaj, Rashel

“…When vitamin D was considered as continuous variable, each unit increase in vitamin D levels was associated with a lower depression prevalence (OR=0.87; 95% CI:0.79-0.95, p=0.005) and when compared to those insufficient, those deficient were 4 times more likely to suffer from depression (OR=4.47, 95% CI:1.39-14.38,p=0.012) Nevertheless, these significant results were lost with further adjustment for BMI, MeDi adherence and physical activity: continuous vitamin D: OR=0.90; 95% CI: 0.81-1.01, p=0.08, deficient versus insufficient:OR=2.18; 95% CI: 0.56-8.47,p=0.259). …”
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Chemical, rheological, and sensory properties of wheat biscuits fortified with local buckwheat by Ahmed Hussein (683680)

“…The additional increment enhanced the arrival time, dough development time, dough stability, the mixing tolerance index, and weakening. …”

Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms with dyslipidemia and risk of metabolic disorders in the State of Qatar by Dalal Al‐Sharshani (19479814)

“…Finally, males were three times more likely to have dyslipidemia in comparison with females, hypertension was two times more likely to be present in the dyslipidemia group, and diabetes was six times more likely to be in the dyslipidemia group.…”

Synthesis of graphene oxide nanofluid based micro-nano scale surfaces for high-performance nucleate boiling thermal management systems by Shoukat Alim Khan (14778226)

“…The highest CHF of 1850 kW/m2 has been observed for GO over the plane surface, increasing 2.31 times. M surface with deionized water resulted in the highest average HTC of 64.36 kW/m².K, increasing 3.47 times. …”