Changes in Blood microRNA Expression and Early Metabolic Responsiveness 21 Days Following Bariatric Surgery by Stephen L. Atkin (6684368)

“…<h3>Background: </h3><p dir="ltr">Early metabolic responses following bariatric surgery appear greater than expected given the initial weight loss and coincide with improvement in diabetes. …”

Understanding the phenomenon of saltwater intrusion sourced from desalination plants at coastal aquifers by Farhat Abbas (5480)

“…Column Peclet numbers from the two analyses were identical for potassium ions but those for bromide ions were c. 60% greater from the two-region model than from the convective–diffusion equation. …”

Comparative study of the parameters affecting the performance of microchannels' heat exchangers: Latest advances review by Muhammad Asim (2235472)

“…Apart from this, investigating the inlet/outlet arrangement through finite volume method for D‐, I‐, N‐, S‐, U‐, and V‐type arrangements, it is evident that the V‐type sink has overall greater performance. In terms of gravity, it is observed that it has no effect on the performance of microchannel heat exchangers. …”

The Sustainability (Environmental and Economical) impact of upgrading Bahrain building regulations for affordable housing units: Case study in Bahrain by Al-Saffar, May

“…According to World Population Review, Bahrain population is estimated to be around 1,336,250 people and it’s expected to grow further till 2100. The rapid increase of population and continues growth of cities in Bahrain leads to significant pressure on the ministry of housing to expand their housing development projects to serve the present and future population needs. …”
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Policy Brief on Entrepreneurship in Lebanon Unlocking Potentials: Addressing Barriers and Empowering Entrepreneurs in Lebanon by Haj Youssef, Moustafa

“…However, many lack the necessary skills and resources to succeed, indicating the need for comprehensive training programs and increased access to startup capital. …”
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The contribution of autophagy in glioblastoma multiforme cells treated with human recombinant arginase I-induced arginine deprivation. (c2018) by El Jbeily, Elie

“…Therefore, there is a need for more selective and effective approaches, such as the use of human recombinant arginase I to selectively target cells that are auxotrophic to arginine. …”
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Breakthroughs and Limitations of XML Grammar Similarity by Tekli, Joe

“…SVG1, SMIL2, X3D3 and MPEG-74 are only some examples of XML-based multimedia data representations. With the ever-increasing Web exploitation of XML, there is an emergent need to automatically process XML documents and grammars for similarity classification and clustering, information extraction, and search functions. …”
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Drivers obesity and road crash risks in the United States by Junaid Ahmad Bhatti (366799)

“…The rising national prevalence of obesity extends to US drivers involved in fatal crashes and indicates the need to improve seat-belt use, vehicle design, and post-crash care for this vulnerable population.…”

A synchronous/asynchronous multi-master replication method. (c2007) by Chahine, Amer Mohammad Kheir

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The Impact of Supporting Parents of Children with Disabilities in the UAE by Thabet, Rawy A.

“…The findings also show that there is a pressing need and increasing demand for more training programmes to support parents/caregivers of children with disabilities to better cope with the challenging behaviours. …”
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Feeder protection challenges with high penetration of inverter based distributed generation by Margossian, Haraj

“…The paper discusses the challenges for the protection system related to the integration of increasingly significant amounts of DG and highlights the need for more sophisticated protection systems.…”
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XML Grammar Matching and Comparison: Technical Report by Tekli, Joe

“…XML grammar matching has found considerable interest recently, due to the growing number of heterogeneous XML documents on the web, and the increasing need to integrate, and consequently search and retrieve XML documents originated from different data sources. …”
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The Use of Technology in Raising Awareness:An investigation into E-learning Systems for Helping Children with Diabetes by Hammad Al-Mansoori, Mona Ali Abdullah

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Bureaucratic Management as an Obstacle to Implementation of Recommendations Resulting from Customer Satisfaction Survey by Al Braiki, Layla Salem Saleh Fadhel

“…The relation is directly proportional to bureaucracy where as the number of managers’ increase, the time taken to implement a new project / change increases. …”
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THE IMPACT OF CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON TEACHER’S PERFORMANCE: A CASE STUDY AMONG TEACHERS IN A PRIVATE SCHOOL IN DUBAI by Abbassi, Mona Al

“…Social development theory and organizational development theory were supportive to form relevant understanding needed to develop the study. Supportive related studies were explored that are well situated in the topic explored. …”
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Review of current technologies used in municipal solid waste-to-energy facilities in Canada by Shareefdeen, Zarook

“…The increasing amounts of municipal solid waste produced accompanied with the rising need for energy has caused a growth in the popularity of waste-to-energy (WTE) facilities as waste and energy solutions for many regions in Canada. …”
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Tangled connections between migration and security in the wake of the Arab uprisings by Fakhoury, Tamirace

“…In the wake of the Arab uprisings, the EU has been confronted with governance and humanitarian dilemmas stemming from the need to control migration flows from its southern neighbours. …”
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Changes in the burden and underlying causes of heart failure in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2019: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 by Razieh, Hassannejad

“…A more comprehensive approach is needed to prevent underlying causes and improve medical care to control the burden of HF in the region. …”
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The chemical analysis of Lebanese olive oil and the influence of oil enriched diet on Plasma Lipid profile in rats. (c2002) by Zarikian, Karen Awadis

“…In the second half of this century, emphasis on diet related diseases increased as the major cause of mortality shifted from infections to chronic diseases. …”
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Water Footprint Assessment and Virtual Water Trade in the Globally Most Water-Stressed Country, Qatar by Nayla Higazy (17679453)

“…In 2013, the WF for all subsectors increased drastically possibly due to the national installation of new water infrastructure which resulted in major water losses. …”