Combating political hostage‐taking by Shahin, Wassim

“…Rational actor models have examined the effects of increasing punishment or the probability of apprehension on terrorists activities including hostage‐taking. …”
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New epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus infections in the Middle East by Tokajian, S.

“…Sequence type 80-MRSA-IV is one common clone detected in different countries within the region showing country-based differences, and hence more likely to form clonal lineages. MRSA is endemic in this region, and the burden and the difficulty in detecting imported strains are increasing. …”
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Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms with dyslipidemia and risk of metabolic disorders in the State of Qatar by Dalal Al‐Sharshani (19479814)

“…Finally, males were three times more likely to have dyslipidemia in comparison with females, hypertension was two times more likely to be present in the dyslipidemia group, and diabetes was six times more likely to be in the dyslipidemia group.…”

CRISPR-Cas Controls Cryptic Prophages by Sooyeon Song (4891132)

“…Specifically, compared to the wild-type strain, reducing the amounts of specific interfering RNAs (crRNA) decreases growth by 40%, increases cell death by 700%, and prevents persister cell resuscitation. …”

Determinants of Domestic Workers' Employment by Fakih, Ali

“…Controlling for household, household head, dwelling, and regional characteristics, we find that the probability of hiring a domestic worker is significantly higher for larger households, female headed households, larger dwellings, and increases with aggregate household consumption. Furthermore, regional differences are found to be highly significant where households located outside the capital city are less likely to retain a domestic worker. …”
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Human Resource Satisfaction as a Predictor of Job Engagement and Organizational Citizenship Behavior by Helou, Pia

“…Organizational goals are increasingly centered on getting the best performance out of employees, therefore human resource satisfaction is becoming a growing priority for executives and managers. …”
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Unravelling the predictors of late cancer presentation and diagnosis in Jordan: a cross-sectional study of patients with lung and colorectal cancers by Damsees, Rana

“…For lung cancer, Jordanians living in rural areas were 9.29 (95% CI 2.46 to 35.1) times more likely to report late diagnosis. Jordanians who did not screen for cancer in the past were 7.02 (95% CI 1.69 to 29.18) times more likely to report late diagnosis. …”
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Are Risk Management Disclosures Informative or Tautological? Evidence from the U.S. Banking Sector by Jizi, Mohammad I.

“…Banks experienced increasing risk levels during the latest financial crisis. …”
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Diversity in the workplace by Armache, Jalal

“…The world's increasing globalization requires more interaction among people from diverse cultures, beliefs, and backgrounds than ever before. …”
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Hypertension in Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome by Ibrahim F. Shatat (14150601)

“…Children with NS are more likely to suffer from other cardiovascular disease risk factors, such as obesity, increased measures of arterial stiffness [increased carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT), endothelial dysfunction, increased pulse wave velocity (PWV)], impaired glucose metabolism, dyslipidemia, left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), left ventricular dysfunction, and atherosclerosis. …”

Benthic development on large-scale engineered reefs: a comparison of communities among breakwaters of different age and natural reefs by Burt, John

“…Breakwaters represent large-scale engineered artificial reefs that can develop diverse and abundant communities and are likely to play an increasing role in marine ecosystems as human populations grow in coastal urban areas. …”
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Analysis of Serum Advanced Glycation Endproducts Reveals Methylglyoxal-Derived Advanced Glycation MG-H1 Free Adduct Is a Risk Marker in Non-Diabetic and Diabetic Chronic Kidney Dis... by Naila Rabbani (291722)

“…MG-H1 Glomerular filtration flux was increased 5-fold in diabetes, likely reflecting increased methylglyoxal glycation status. …”

Evaluation of the Effects of Social and Cultural Differences in Learning English as a Secondary Language by YOUNES, MOHAMMED SOBHY IBRAHIM ABDELHAMID

“…The evaluation of this relationship is likely to have a positive impact or influence in the classroom which results in positive and increased learning outcomes. …”
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Evaluating the degree of difficulty of laparoscopic colorectal surgery by Dimassi, Hani

“…It aims to elucidate the specific difficulties that are likely to be encountered by breaking down each surgical procedure into its key elements. …”
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Predictive factors for giftedness among Syrian refugee students: A focus on academic achievement, gender, and school context by Ali M. Alodat (22508036)

“…Middle school students were less likely to be identified compared to secondary students, while gender differences were not significant. …”

Hyper-Consumption to Circular Economy in the United Arab Emirates: Discarding the Disposable and Cherishing the Valuable by Lusk, Jeniece

“…Emirati citizens are more likely to participate in the circular economy, in particular repairing items, than expat residents. …”
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The DJ-1 superfamily member Hsp31 repairs proteins from glycation by methylglyoxal and glyoxal by Mihoub, Mouadh

“…Our results suggest that other Hsp31 members, previously characterized as glutathione-independent glyoxalases, likely function as protein deglycases.…”
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Living with air-conditioning: experiences in Dubai, Chongqing and London by Murtagh, Niamh

“…Extreme heat is a likely consequence of global warming, leading to increased mortality and reduced wellbeing. …”
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Portfolio Project Management In Philanthropic Organizations by El Hassan, Nojoud Hassan

“…Moreover, the combination of weak strategic plans and increased scale of giving is likely to cause unwise selection of projects and portfolios. …”
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Impact of Digital Banks on Conventional Banks in the UAE by Schoeib, Karim

“…Though conventional banks are surviving in an immediate, post-pandemic landscape, their failure to address organizational structure changes away from complex hierarchies and product-oriented processes will likely diminish their survivability among digital banking competitors in the long term.…”
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