OSRA Grant Cycle 5 Public Reports : Project Title: Comprehensive Parenting Program to Enhance Preterm Infants’ Health and Development A Randomized Controlled Trial by Lama Charafeddine (6843536)

“…To mitigate these issues, a comprehensive program for parents of preterm infants, both during their NICU stay and after discharge, was developed. The program aimed to increase parental knowledge, involvement, sensitivity, and responsiveness, empowering them to track their infants' developmental milestones using a mobile application in Arabic. …”

An atomistic molecular dynamic model to study the properties of LLDPE and wax by M. F. T. Mosoabisane (17725950)

“…There was a decrease in the solubility parameter of the modelled LLDPE with an increase in temperature. The LLDPE and wax properties, examined through MD simulations, were within 10% of the experimental values.…”

Cost-benefit analysis for the installation of cogeneration CSP technology in Cyprus by Poullikkas, Andreas

“…The results indicate that the electricity unit cost or benefit for both cases of electricity purchasing tariff are decreased or increased with the increase of the capacity factor and the capacity size of the plant. …”
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Memory Effect of the Southern Atlantic Subtropical Dipole by Santis, Wlademir

“…Turbulent and nonlinear processes are most important to reduce entrainment in the southwest dipole region and to increase the memory effect asymmetry.…”
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Brain Connectivity Analysis Under Semantic Vigilance and Enhanced Mental States by Yahya, Fares

“…On the other hand, happy and calmness factors increased with audio stimulation, p < 0.05.…”
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Closed Loop Supply Chain Under Consignment Stock Partnership by Khan, Zenab

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The Impact of a Teacher Induction Programme on the Retention of Teachers: A Study in a Private School in Abu Dhabi by Almahmoud, Nahed

“…The key professional challenge in this study is to identify weaknesses in the induction programme and modify it so that it is fit for purpose. The goal after achieving these improvements is to increase teacher morale and improve retention rates in the school bringing about a positive effect on teaching and learning in this school. …”
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Sustainable Solutions for Construction Waste Reduction in UAE by Yahya, Mina Muwafaq

“…The survey offers overwhelming positive responses on having a mandatory procedure of controlling the waste by the authority and increase the level of awareness. Waste minimization should be integrated and effectually implemented starting from the planning phase, design, through preparation, during and after implementation of the project. …”
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The relationship between sleep duration and health status in Qatar’s population by Al-Thani, Maryam A.

“…Participants who reported the poorest health status had increased odds of sleeping < 7hrs (OR 1.38, P ​= ​0.04) compared with those who reported good health after adjustment for covariates. …”
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Intraocular pressure trends following intravitreal injections of anti-VEGF agents for diabetic macular edema by Al-Abdullah, Abdulelah

“…Purpose: To investigate the intraocular pressure (IOP) trends after intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) agents for diabetic macular edema (DME). …”
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Polyurethane/Silane-Functionalized ZrO₂ Nanocomposite Powder Coatings: Thermal Degradation Kinetics by Farimah Tikhani (18768025)

“…Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images reveled that, by increase of V-ZrO₂ content from 0.1 to 0.3 wt.% and then 0.5 wt.%, some agglomerations of nanoparticles are formed in the PU matrix. …”

Chemical, rheological, and sensory properties of wheat biscuits fortified with local buckwheat by Ahmed Hussein (683680)

“…The samples with <i>F</i>. tataricum demonstrated greater amounts of fiber and ash while the samples made of soft wheat flour were rich in carbohydrates. …”

Characterization of the Escherichia coli YedU protein as a molecular chaperone by Malki, Abderrahim

“…It promotes the functional folding of citrate synthase and α-glucosidase after urea denaturation and prevents the aggregation of citrate synthase under heat shock conditions. …”
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Neonatal Simulation Program: A 5 Years Educational Journey From Qatar by Mohammad A. A. Bayoumi (17993782)

“…The mean duration of PICC insertion has been improved from 39.7 ± 25 to 34.9 ± 12.4 min after implementing the program (<i>P</i> = 0.33). …”

Trends in Necrotizing Fasciitis‐Associated Mortality in the United States 2003–2020: A CDC WONDER Database Population‐Based Study by Saad Khan (296295)

“…A significant rise in mortality rates was observed across all regions after 2014. Additionally, urban–rural analysis indicated that large central metropolitan areas had consistently elevated mortality rates, whereas smaller metropolitan and noncore areas experienced sharper increases.…”

Transhepatic Ipsilateral Right Portal Vein Embolization Extended to Segment IV by Madoff, David

“…RESULTS After right PVE + IV with PVA particles, FLR volume increased 45.5% ± 40.9% and FLR/TELV ratio increased 6.9% ± 5.6%. …”
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Roles of RhoA, RhoC and RhoG in Secretion of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) by Astrocytoma Cells and Angiogenesis in Vascular Endothelial Cells. (c2015) by Fakih, Amira K.

“…As the tumor size increases, cancer cells stimulate neighboring vascular endothelial cells to proliferate and form new blood vessels in order to irrigate the tumor. …”
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Consumers’ health-locus-of-control and social distancing in pandemic-based e-tailing services by Itani, Omar S.

“…Overall, the empirical analyzes corroborate the association of consumers’ social distancing- and online grocery shopping behavior (for consumers of different age profiles), both during and after the pandemic.…”
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Cognition and physical functioning in patients with schizophrenia: any role for vitamin D? by Azar, Jocelyne

“…Severe VD deficiency was significantly associated with an increase in MRSS score after adjusting for covariates (Beta = 2.44), however, no significant association was found with the BCRS score. …”
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A photoactivatable Ru (II) complex bearing 2,9-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline by Mansour, Najwa

“…Upon photoactivation, complex 1 exhibited time-dependent cytotoxic activity with a phototoxicity index (P Index) of >100 after 72 h. A significant increase in cell rounding and detachment, loss of membrane integrity, ROS accumulation and DNA damage was observed. …”
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