Pushing an existing villa in Dubai to nearly Zero Energy Building passing through AL SA’AFAT rating system by Al Ali, Meera Hamid Obaid

“…During the years between 1980 and 2003 the consumption of energy had been doubled and it is still increasing and by 2025 it is expected to increase even more by 50% (Pless & Torcellini, 2009). …”
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Structure of a reattaching supersonic shear layer by Samimy, M.

“…Some of these structures appear to survive the recompression and reattachment processes, while others break down into smaller scales and the flow becomes increasingly three-dimensional. The survived large-scale structures lose their organization through recompression/reattachment, but regain it after reattachment. …”
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Safety and efficacy of tirofiban in the management of stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Mohammed Maan Al-Salihi (13105835)

“…Tirofiban significantly increased the number of patients with mRS 0 score after 90 days than control; RR= 1.39, 95 %CI [1.15, 1.69]; p = 0.0006. …”

Strategies for Resection Using Portal Vein Embolization: Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma by Anaya, Daniel

“…Analysis of the degree of hypertrophy of the FLR after PVE (a dynamic test of liver regeneration) complements analysis of the pre-PVE FLR volume (a static test). …”
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Local Over-Expression of VEGF-DDNDC in the Uterine Arteries of Pregnant Sheep Results in Long-Term Changes in Uterine Artery Contractility and Angiogenesis by Abi Nader, Khalil

“…Previously we showed that adenovirus (Ad)-mediated VEGF-A165 expression in the pregnant sheep uterine artery (UtA) increased nitric oxide synthase (NOS) expression, altered vascular reactivity and increased UABF. …”
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The Effects of Social Determinants of Health on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Lebanese with Type 2 Diabetes by Saadé, Rita

“…Background: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases in Lebanon and is known to increase the risks of cardio-metabolic events. Diabetes self-management is essential for glycemic control and prevention of cardiovascular complications. …”
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Corporate culture at Universal Bank, S.A.L. (c1994) by Harfouche, Randa

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Prostaglandin E2 regulates the level and stability of cyclooxygenase-2 mRNA through activation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase in interleukin-1β-treated human synovial fibr... by Faour, Wissam

“…Transfection experiments with a human COX-2 promoter construct revealed a minor element of p38 MAPK-dependent transcriptional control after IL-1β stimulation. p38 MAPK synergized with the cAMP/cAMP-dependent protein kinase cascade to transactivate the COX-2 promoter. …”
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Crystallization properties of arsenic doped GST alloys by Vinod E. Madhavan (8136774)

“…Though both the GST and arsenic doped GST are amorphous in the as-deposited state, only GST alloy turns to crystalline NaCl-type structure after annealing at 150 °C for 1 h. Results from the resistance versus temperature study show a systematic increase in the transition temperature and resistivity in the amorphous and crystalline states when the arsenic percentage in the GST alloy increases. …”

How FIFA World Cup 2022™ can meet the carbon neutral commitments and the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development?: Reflections from the tree nursery project in Qatar... by Ioannis Spanos (2086933)

“…It was also found that the amount of carbon footprint reduction after the FIFA World Cup 2022 is expected to increase steadily during the average life expectancy of the trees assessed, which were evaluated to be circa 135 years. …”

Assessment of High-resolution Local Emissions and Land-use in Air Quality Forecasting at an Urban, Coastal, Desert Environment by Christos Fountoukis (4722963)

“…The model’s forecast accuracy was assessed against measurement data from five ground air quality monitoring stations in the greater metropolitan area of Doha over a one-month period. …”

The Effects of Online Formative and Summative Assessment on Test Anxiety and Performance: A Study Among First-Year Undergraduate Students at A Higher Education Institution in Abu D... by ALSUWAIDI, MUNA

“…The presented study was conducted to provide greater insight into the potential positive, neutral and/or negative effects of online formative and summative assessment on test anxiety and performance. …”
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Optical coherence tomography findings in persistent diabetic macular edema by Ghazi, Nicola G.

“…Methods Fifty eyes with PDME after at least one focal laser treatment were enrolled prospectively. …”
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Amoxicillin/Clavulanic Acid-Induced Thrombocytopenia by Mansour, Hanine

“…After several tests, the patient was diagnosed with thrombocytopenia induced by amoxicillin/clavulanic acid. …”
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Novel paclitaxel formulations solubilized by parenteral nutrition nanoemulsions for application against glioma cell lines by Najlah, Mohammad

“…The zeta potential of linoleic had a greater negative value than that of Intralipid.Loading efficiencies for paclitaxel were 70.4–80.2% and 44.2–57.4% for Clinoleic and Intralipid formulations, respectively. …”
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SYSTEM DYNAMICS APPROACH FOR WHOLE LIFE CYCLE COST MODELLING OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PROJECTS IN UNITED ARAB EMIRATES by Sadek, Ahmed

“…Simulated costs under adjusting risks' levels can be presented in the same exported data sheet. All cash flow scenarios, under three cost risks levels, can be trended in the same chart, simultaneously, including all project's lifecycle time steps. …”
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Effects of electrolytes and suwannee river humic acid on the aggregation behavior of silicon nanoparticles by Wazne, Mahmoud

“…The aggregation rates in the presence of SRHA were higher than that in the absence of SRHA at the same Ca2+ concentrations and the critical coagulation concentrations (CCC) decreased from 0.4 M to 0.1 M. …”
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Investigating mixed biosolids and cardboard for methylene blue adsorption: Activation, adsorption modelling and thermodynamics by Shifa Zuhara (14150862)

“…Additionally, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) results indicate increased C–O–C stretches and O–H bonds after activation of the samples. …”

High phosphorus diet mitigates impairments in lipid and glucose metabolism associated with diet-induced obesity in male sprague dawley rats by Bassil, Maya

“…Rats were then sacrificed after 10-hour fast, abdominal fat and liver were collected and weighed and serum samples were isolated from venous blood drawn from the inferior vena cava. …”
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Triple therapy with pravastatin, low molecular weight heparin and low dose aspirin improves placental haemodynamics and pregnancy outcomes in obstetric antiphospholipid syndrome in... by Eleftheria Lefkou (17052414)

“…Comparable to the observations in women, the triple therapy protected pregnancies in OAPS-mice, increasing placental perfusion and pregnancy outcomes. …”