The Association Between Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Exposure to Tobacco Smoking: A Case-Control Study in Qatar by Bushra Abdallah (21406922)

“…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">A total of 89 CD cases, median age of 37 years (IQR 29– 47), and 362 UC cases, median age of 35 years (IQR 28– 44), and equal numbers of controls were included. After multivariable logistic regression, CD was associated with higher odds of being a current smoker (OR 2.51, 95% CI 0.85– 7.37, p=0.095), with weak evidence against the null hypothesis. …”

Identification of two HLA-A*0201 immunogenic epitopes of lactate dehydrogenase C (LDHC): potential novel targets for cancer immunotherapy by Remy Thomas (702843)

“…Analysis of HLA-A*0201 responses revealed a significant T cell activation after stimulation with peptide pools 2 (PP2) and 8 (PP8). …”

A customised fetal growth and birthweight standard for Qatar: a population-based cohort study by Thomas Farrell (3933833)

“…The main pathological factors were preexisting diabetes (increase by +175.7 g) and smoking (decrease by −190.9 g). …”

Development of image quality related reference doses called acceptable quality doses (AQD) in paediatric CT exams in Qatar by Mohammad Hassan Kharita (14158812)

“…</p> <h2>Results</h2> <p>After initial training in image quality scoring of CT images of 49 patients by three radiologists, the study on 715 patients indicated 665 studies (93%) were clinically acceptable as per scoring criteria. …”

The Effect of Different Doses of Intravenous Dexmedetomidine on the Properties of Subarachnoid Blockade: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Mohammad K Al Nobani (16561248)

“…<p><b>Background:</b> Dexmedetomidine is a sedative and analgesic medication which has gained an increased usage as an adjuvant to both general and regional anaesthesia in recent years. …”

Dark side of the shoulder: suprascapular and axillary nerve compressions by Gokhan Ayik (22391938)

“…Although physical therapy is recommended after surgical treatment, there is no consensus on this issue in the literature. …”

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. …”

The synergistic effects of cationic surfactant and smart seawater on the recovery of medium-viscosity crude oil from low-permeability carbonates by Osama Massarweh (17012217)

“…<p dir="ltr">In the petroleum industry, there is a continuous search for cost-effective enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods to increase oil extraction. Surfactant-based EOR is one of these effective methods, which is applied after the primary and secondary recovery phases. …”

Sentiment Analysis for Arabic Social media Movie Reviews Using Deep Learning by MEZAHEM, FATEMA HAMAD

“…We test the CNN model first, then the LSTM, and finally the CNN-LSTM combo. After comparing these three modes, the best mode was chosen in order to compare it to the BERT model. …”
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Effects of natural organic matter on aggregation kinetics of boron nanoparticles in monovalent and divalent electrolytes by Liu, Xuyang

“…However, the attachment efficiency kept increasing in the presence of CaCl2 and alginate with the increase in the electrolyte concentration and was greater than unity at >4 mM CaCl2. The destabilization was attributed to bridging of the nanoparticles by the alginate–Ca2+ system. …”
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Optimum sizing of steam turbines for concentrated solar power plants by Poullikkas, Andreas

“…Finally, although the cost of electricity of a CSP plant with capacities greater than 1MWe is significantly reduced to less than 1US$/kWh, currently such technology can only become economically viable through supporting schemes.…”
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Anti-xa guided enoxaparin thromboprophylaxis is associated with less thromboembolism than fixed dose dalteparin in trauma patients admitted to intensive care by Ahmad Kloub (16855149)

“…VTE incidence after protocol implementation decreased from 4 to 1.3% (OR 0.31; 95% CI 0.1–0.9, P = 0.03) without increasing the bleeding rate. …”

Students' Staying and Supportive Intentions at Federal Higher Education Institutions in the United Arab Emirates by ALHASSANI, AMAL ABDULLA

“…If the antecedents of satisfaction offered by the universities are meeting the expectations of the students, it will increase their level of satisfaction. These are steps that follow one after the other and are highly dependent on each other to operate properly. …”
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Salvage surgery for esophageal cancer by Cohen, Charlotte

“…Salvage surgery (SALV) is considered the best treatment option in case of persistent or recurrent disease for operable patients, but SALV has been associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study is to identify factors linked to outcomes after SALV to better select candidates and to optimize perioperative care. …”
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Using Data Mining and Text Mining Techniques in Predicting the Price of Real Estate Properties in Dubai by Khashan, Deena Younis Abo

“…Then, the linear regression prediction experiments are repeated after text mining the descriptive text features. …”
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A control algorithm to increase the efficient operation of wind energy conversion systems under extreme wind conditions by Nyam Jargalsaikhan (17380429)

“…<p dir="ltr">This paper aims to increase the power production of gearless permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) based wind energy conversion systems (WECS) in strong (greater than 25 m/s) wind speed regions. In general, most wind turbines cut off when wind speed is over the cut-out rate; as a result, the power generation of the wind farm decreases. …”

A Small Cut, a Big Challenge: Pediatric Mucormycosis in an Unexpected Host by Marriam Tanvir (22330462)

“…We present a case of a 15‐month‐old girl with increasing swelling and redness in her left eye after a minor traumatic injury. …”

Antitumor activity of β-2-himachalen-6-ol in colon cancer is mediated through its inhibition of the PI3K and MAPK pathways by Daaboul, Hamid E.

“…HC showed a dose-dependent decrease in cell survival with an IC50 of 18 and 14.5 μg/ml after 24 and 48 h respectively. Flow cytometry analysis revealed that 10 μg/ml HC increased the number of cells undergoing necrosis (18.05%) and late apoptosis (15.66%). …”
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Targeting potential arginine auxotrophy in glioblastoma (GBM) cells using human recombinant arginase I (CO)-PEG 5000 [HuArgl (Co)-PEG5000]. (c2013) by Khoury, Oula

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The anticancer effect of β-2 himachalen-6-ol from Lebanese wild carrot on human acute myeloid leukemia cells. (c2016) by Boulos, Joelle C.

“…Cell cycle analysis using flow cytometry revealed an increase in the sub-G1 population. Analysis of cell death after treatment with various drug concentrations showed that cells were positive for annexin V, PI, and active caspase staining, indicating a caspase dependent apoptotic cell death. …”
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