Carotid artery revascularization through a radiated field by Lesèche, Guy

“…Follow-up duplex scans showed asymptomatic recurrent stenosis greater than 60% in 3 patients, 2 of whom with stenosis greater than 80% underwent repeat operation. …”
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Reimaging Public-Private Partnership Model as Hybrid: South Africa Viewpoint by Sinkala, Alinaswe

“…The research adopted a two-pronged qualitative data collection approach, utilizing semi structured interviews as well as case studies to obtain empirical evidence that was compared to secondary data on how PPP practices in South Africa can be enhanced. …”
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Thermodynamic analyses of an integrated PEMFC-TEARS-geothermal system for sustainable buildings by Ratlamwala, Tahir Abdul Hussain

“…In this paper we undertake a comprehensive study to meet the building heating/cooling and power demand through a sustainable operation. …”
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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. …”

“It's disappointing and it's pretty frustrating, because it feels like it's something that will never go away.” A qualitative study exploring individuals’ beliefs and experiences o... by Jeffrey Turner (341283)

“…</p><h3>Design</h3><p dir="ltr">A qualitative, interpretive description design was performed using semi-structured telephone interviews.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">Semi-structured interviews were conducted on 15 participants (8 male and 7 female) with AT. …”

Nurse’s experience working 12-hour shift in a tertiary level hospital in Qatar: a mixed method study by Bejoy Varghese (18001666)

“…</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">A mixed method study design was applied consisting of a survey and semi-structured interviews. Data was collected from 350 nurses through an online survey and from 11 nurses through semi-structured interviews. …”

Effect of climate change on the energy performance and thermal comfort of high-rise residential buildings in cold climates by Mutasim Baba, Fuad

“…As a result, for the bylaw case, the total energy consumption would be decreased for two climate zones, while for PH case, the total energy consumption would be increased for zone 4 and decreased for zone 7. …”
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The role of objectively recorded smartphone usage and personality traits in sleep quality by Aftab Alam (5158601)

“…<h3>Purpose</h3><p dir="ltr">The proliferation of smartphones, accompanied by internet facilities, has contributed to a decrease in sleep quality over the last decades. It has been revealed that excessive internet usage impacts the physical and mental health of smartphone users, while personality traits (PT) could play a role in developing internet addictions and preventing their negative effects. …”

Assessment of Brain Function After 240 Days Confinement Using Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy by Yahya, Fares

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On the evolution of sub- and super-saturated water uptake of secondary organic aerosol in chamber experiments from mixed precursors by Yu Wang (12152)

“…This indicates that the evaporation of semi-volatile organics in the CCN counter together with non-ideality could have led to the observed κ discrepancy. …”

Knowledge Management: Understanding the Emerging Role and Contribution of Knowledge Management in project management practice in the UAE by Al Jasmi, Halima Ahmed Mohamed

“…Knowledge management (KM) is a discipline that is increasingly gaining ground in Abu Dhabi and the United Arab Emirates as a whole. …”
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The Effect of Outdoor Educational Activities on Developing the Social-Emotional Learning Skills and Behaviour of Primary School Students in Fujairah by ALBAKER, KHADIJA SAEED MOHAMED

“…This research employed a semi-experimental methodology, enabling an investigation of practical examples of outdoor educational activities. …”
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Implementing IOT in Effective Project Management by Khatib, Mounir

“…The research was conducted through semi-structured interviews on questionnaires. The research found that IoT can offer significant benefits in project management, including cost reduction, increased efficiency, and improved communication and coordination. …”
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Water Footprint Assessment and Virtual Water Trade in the Globally Most Water-Stressed Country, Qatar by Nayla Higazy (17679453)

“…The virtual water exports gradually decreased over the years with the most notable decrease in 2018 following Qatar’s blockade. …”

Economics of hydrogen production and liquefaction by geothermal energy by Yilmaz, Ceyhun

“…Also, capital costs for the models involving hydrogen liquefaction are greater than those for the models involving hydrogen production only.…”
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Channel Network Control on Seasonal Lake Area Dynamics in Arctic Deltas by Tejedor, Alejandro

“…We find that monthly shrinkage rates have a pronounced structured variability around the channel network with the shrinkage rate systematically decreasing farther away from the channels. This pattern of shrinkage is predominantly attributed to a deeper active layer enhancing near-surface connectivity and storage and greater vegetation density closer to the channels leading to increased evapotranspiration rates. …”
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Simulation based generation of X-parameters using the harmonic balance first moment by Toukhtarian, Raffi

“…As the complexity of radio frequency circuits increases, the generation of macromodels for circuit blocks that can be used in system simulations has become increasingly useful and even necessary. …”
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An investigation into the effectiveness of CLIL in improving second-language competency in Mathematics in an Intermediate School in Abu Dhabi by Al Quraan, Elaine

“…Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) is increasingly being introduced across the global mainstream education sector. …”
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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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CEO gender and managerial entrenchment by Dah, Mustafa A.

“…We find that the presence of female CEO decreases the turnover-performance sensitivity, increases the E-index, and inflates CEO compensation. …”
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