Hemodynamics of small aneurysm pairs at the internal carotid artery by Jou, Liang-Der

“…The maximum wall shear stress increases for serial aneurysms, but decreases for parallel aneurysms. Interaction between parallel aneurysms is not significant; however, the proximal aneurysm in serial aneurysms may be subject to a greater rupture risk.…”
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The impact of automatic tube current modulation related settings of a modern GE CT scanner on image quality and patient dose; details do matter by Ioannis A. Tsalafoutas (14776939)

“…As surrogates of image quality were used the image noise and the detectability index (d’) of five different materials (air, solid water, polystyrene, iodine, and bone) embedded in the Mercury phantom calculated with the ImQuest software.…”

Fire detection and anti-fire system to enhance food security: A concept of smart agriculture systems-based IoT and embedded systems with machine-to-machine protocol by Morchid, Abdennabi

“…This is due to: 1) the growth of the world population, 2) the decline of natural resources, 3) the loss of agricultural land, and 4) the increase of unforeseen environmental conditions (storms, fires, and other natural hazards). …”
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Estimation of Virtual Trust on Driverless Cars using Type-1 Fuzzy logic by Mohamed Kayed Alhyasat, Khaled

“…These vehicles boost confidence, increase road capacity, and decrease traffic accident. The major benefit is a decrease in traffic enforcement, plus self-driving cars consume less fuel than other types of vehicles and don't require auto insurance. …”
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A Review of the Integrated Renewable Energy Systems for Sustainable Urban Mobility by Hanadi Al-Thani (8350050)

“…<p dir="ltr">Several challenges have emerged due to the increasing deterioration of urban mobility and its severe impacts on the environment and human health. …”

Airflow dynamics in an emergency department: A CFD simulation study to analyse COVID-19 dispersion by Odi Fawwaz Alrebi (19499188)

“…According to the two scenarios examined, the possibility of air transmission from these locations to neighboring areas becomes apparent, increasing the likelihood of transmitting the virus from these locations and infecting people in the adjacent areas, including patients and health care providers. …”

Influence of temperature on tire-pavement noise in hot climates: Qatar case by Okan, Sirin

“…The ambient air temperature greatly influences tire-pavement noise measurements. …”
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A Sociodemographic Analysis of the Impact of COVID-19-Related Schools’ Closure on the Diet and Physical Activity of Children and Adolescents in Qatar by Muna Abed Alah (14779534)

“…We found a significant decrease in the intake of vegetables, increases in the intake of soft drinks, fried food, fast food, and sweets, and a reduction in physical activity during schools’ closure compared to before. …”

Investigation of positive education implementation and its impact on students' wellbeing and academic self-efficacy in K-12 private schools in Dubai by KHREIBI, RIMA ABOU

“…The findings revealed the following: 1) in recent years there has been increasing positive education implementation grounding in the recent international, national, local, and educational authority policies and initiatives. 2) absence of standardised local and school policy related to positive education implementation has led to the need for adaptability of positive education implementation across school. 3) there has been strong engagement of the internal school community (teachers, school leaders and students) with external school community (parents). 4) significant changes in the overall level DSWC indicators associated with social emotional wellbeing, life satisfaction, perseverance, feeling safe, and belonging to school. 5) insignificant changes associated with DSWC indicators associated with emotional regulation, happiness, optimism, academic self-concept, cognitive engagement, engagement (flow), peer belonging and school climate. 6) PASS assessment factors show increase in wellbeing, motivation and self-efficacy for regulation and decrease in academic self-efficacy. 7) significant increase in emotional, social wellbeing and academic self-efficacy among students due to positive education implementation as perceived by teachers, parents, and students.…”
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Ionic electroactive hybrid transducers by Akle, Barbar J.

“…SWNT/PANI hybrid also increased both strain and strain rate but not as significant as with RuO2. …”
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KINETIC DOUBLE SKIN FAÇADE AS AN ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIVE STRATEGY TO REDUCE ENERGY AND IMPROVE LIGHT COMFORT IN AN OFFICE BUILDING IN DUBAI - UAE by ALSALEEM, MOAMIN

“…The wind test results end up with the best cavity as 1800mm due to the optimal air velocity and air pressure in the cavity. CFD software used to measure the stack effect of the double skin, and the simulation concurs the disadvantage of high rise scale of double skin façade due to chimney effect factor where wind temperatures increased drastically. …”
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Effect of Hydroxycut Intake on Fasted and Postprandial Lipemia in Rats by Daher, Costantine F.

“…The drug did not affect the number and composition of secreted very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) particles except for a decrease in VLDL TAG when the fat content in the diet was high. …”
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Levels and indoor–outdoor relationships of PM10 and soluble inorganic ions in Beirut, Lebanon by Saliba, N.A.

“…Ventilation and air exchange rates were found to be approximately equal to unity during summer since most doors and windows remain open. …”
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Influence of temperature on tire-pavement noise in hot climates: Qatar case by Okan Sirin (14603304)

“…<p dir="ltr">The ambient air temperature greatly influences tire-pavement noise measurements. …”

Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2... by Michael, Brauer

“…We separated risk factors into three groups according to trajectory over time: those with a decreasing attributable burden, due largely to declining risk exposure (eg, diet high in trans-fat and household air pollution) but also to proportionally smaller child and youth populations (eg, child and maternal malnutrition); those for which the burden increased moderately in spite of declining risk exposure, due largely to population ageing (eg, smoking); and those for which the burden increased considerably due to both increasing risk exposure and population ageing (eg, ambient particulate matter air pollution, high BMI, high FPG, and high SBP). …”
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Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on environment, society, and food security by Hafiz Mohkum Hammad (17541432)

“…COVID-19 has caused several positive impacts as well, such as a reduction in air, water, and noise pollution. However, its negative impacts are by far critical such as increased death rate, increased release of microcontaminants (pesticides, biocides, pharmaceuticals, surfactants, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), flame retardants, and heavy metals), increased biomedical waste generation due to excessive use of safety equipment and its disposal, and municipal solid waste generation. …”

Effect of Climate Change on the Energy Performance and Thermal Conditions of a Single-family Detached House in Canada by Mutasim Baba, Fuad

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Targeting arginine auxotrophy in pancreatic cancer cells using human recombinant arginase I-induced arginine deprivation. (c2017) by Khalil, Nathalie

“…It is one of the deadliest cancer types since its mortality rate per year is nearly equal to its incidence rate. Therefore, there’s a need for more effective and selective therapeutic approaches for targeting PC. …”
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The Pros and Cons of Use of Handheld Electronic Devices During Ward Rounds and the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic by Shireen Suliman (13554986)

“…The COVID-19 pandemic led to a decrease in the use of HEDs by both faculty [38(64%)] and PGTs [42(60%)].…”

BCL-2 Inhibitor Venetoclax Induces Autophagy-Associated Cell Death, Cell Cycle Arrest, and Apoptosis in Human Breast Cancer Cells by Ali Alhoshani (3720718)

“…However, the mechanisms of anti-cancer effect of VCX either as a monotherapy or in combination with other chemotherapeutic agents against breast cancer need investigation.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">Breast cancer cell lines with different molecular subtypes (MDA-MB-231, MCF7, and SKBR-3) were treated with different concentrations of VCX for indicated time points. …”