Screen Time Soars and Vision Suffers: How School Closures During the Pandemic Affected Children and Adolescents’ Eyesight by Muna Abed Alah (18336771)

“…The mean screen time across the week increased significantly by 11.5 ± 11.6 h during school closures. …”

Evaluation of Greywater as a Sustainable Source of Irrigation for Ornamental Crops in Green Walls—A Study of Plant and Soil Using Ruellia tuberosa by Shaheeda Marakkar Anangadan (19239607)

“…However, greywater-irrigated plants had reduced chlorophyll content (10.7%, p < 0.001), and increased leaf chlorosis (<i>p</i> = 0.003), likely caused by stress from laundry and detergent chemicals. …”

Smartphone Usage before and during COVID-19: A Comparative Study Based on Objective Recording of Usage Data by Khansa Chemnad (17346994)

“…Females were also found to be more likely to launch social media apps than males. There has also been an increase in the number of people who use gaming apps since the pandemic. …”

Predictive modelling in times of public health emergencies: patients’ non-transport decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic by Hassan Farhat (9000509)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a surge in pre-hospital emergency calls due to the increased prevalence of flu-like symptoms and panic related to the pandemic. …”

Manipulating away the dizziness by Nature Research (16552612)

“…The woman described feeling like the room was spinning as she got out of bed.…”

Salivary α-amylase activity is associated with cardiometabolic and inflammatory biomarkers in overweight/obese, non-diabetic Qatari women by Neyla S. Al Akl (15189997)

“…<h3>Introduction</h3><p dir="ltr">Obesity, prevalent in approximately 80% of Qatar’s adult population, increases the risk of complications like type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. …”

Novel proteins implicated in lipid metabolism disorders by Nature Research (16552612)

“…</p><p>ANGPTL3 is a protein secreted by the liver, belonging to the angiopoietin-like family of eight proteins. Research shows that these proteins play an important role in lipid and glucose metabolism, which varies for each protein during different nutritional states, such as feeding and fasting.…”

Factors Impacting the Adoption and Implementation of Business Intelligence and Analytics Projects in Organizations by Amer, Noha Tarek

“…The main aim of this research is to increase the understanding of why some organizations invest in and adopt Business Intelligence and Analytics (BI&A) projects while others do not. …”
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Causes of blindness and vision impairment in 2020 and trends over 30 years, and prevalence of avoidable blindness in relation to VISION 2020: the Right to Sight: an analysis for th... by Jaimie D Steinmetz (18015919)

“…</p><p><br></p><h3>Findings</h3><p dir="ltr">Global crude prevalence of avoidable vision impairment and blindness in adults aged 50 years and older did not change between 2010 and 2019 (percentage change −0·2% [95% UI −1·5 to 1·0]; 2019 prevalence 9·58 cases per 1000 people [95% IU 8·51 to 10·8], 2010 prevalence 96·0 cases per 1000 people [86·0 to 107·0]). …”

MicroRNA-24-3p Targets Notch and Other Vascular Morphogens to Regulate Post-ischemic Microvascular Responses in Limb Muscles by Micol Marchetti (18623410)

“…Exposure to hypoxia increased miR-24-3p in ECs but not in pericytes. Transfection with a miR-24-3p precursor (pre-miR-24-3p) increased miR-24-3p expression in ECs, reducing the cell survival, proliferation, and angiogenic capacity. …”

The economic impact of cigarette smoking on the poor in Jordan by Toukan, Amjad M.

“…Normative analysis suggests that an increase in tobacco taxes is likely to be the most efficient policy tool to reduce cigarette smoking in Jordan.…”
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Population Reference Values for Serum Methylmalonic Acid Concentrations and Its Relationship with Age, Sex, Race-Ethnicity, Supplement Use, Kidney Function and Serum Vitamin B12 in... by Vijay Ganji (8710491)

“…Serum MMA concentrations begin to rise at the age of 18–20 years and continue to rise afterwards. Age-related increase in serum MMA concentration is likely to be due to a concomitant decline in kidney function and vitamin B-12 status.…”

From classrooms to controllers: how school closures shaped children's video gaming habits by Muna Abed Alah (14779534)

“…Male students, expatriates, and those reporting increased video gaming time were more likely to develop IGD than their female and local counterparts.…”

Managing the safety of young novice drivers through safer vehicle purchase by Jennifer Oxley (10057811)

“…<p dir="ltr">Significant reductions in road trauma among young drivers could be achieved if they drove safer vehicles. Parents are likely to play a critical role in the access, timing of vehicle purchase, available budget, and vehicle choice for the young driver’s first vehicle. …”

Prehospital Intervals and In-Hospital Trauma Mortality: A Retrospective Study from a Level I Trauma Center by Hassan Al-Thani (440106)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">The increase in mortality and total prehospital time (TPT) seen in Qatar appear to be realistic. …”

COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy and attitudes in Qatar: A national cross‐sectional survey of a migrant‐majority population by Majid Alabdulla (12051430)

“…Citizens and females were more likely to be vaccine hesitators than immigrants and males, respectively. …”

Innovative strategies to reduce traffic related injuries and deaths in youth by Joanne Banfield (19794507)

“…Studies have shown young drivers are more likely to underestimate the probability of specific risks caused by traffic situations, as well as to overestimate their own driving skills making them more vulnerable to trauma. …”

Long-Chain Acyl-CoA Synthetase 1 Role in Sepsis and Immunity: Perspectives From a Parallel Review of Public Transcriptome Datasets and of the Literature by Jessica Roelands (7516439)

“…Inferences drawn from both the literature (via indirect associations) and public transcriptome data (via correlation) point to the likely participation of ACSL1 and ACSL4, another family member, in inflammasome activation in neutrophils during sepsis. …”

Impact of COVID-19 related home confinement measures on the lifestyle, body weight, and perceived glycemic control of diabetics by Muna Abed Alah (14779534)

“…We found a significant increase in the sitting/reclining, and screen times. …”

Burden of disease scenarios for 204 countries and territories, 2022–2050: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Stein Emil, Vollset

“…Forecasts for the reference scenario found that health will improve in the coming decades, with all-cause age-standardised DALY rates decreasing in every GBD super-region. The total DALY burden measured in counts, however, will increase in every super-region, largely a function of population ageing and growth. …”
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