Passion for guns and beliefs in a dangerous world: An examination of defensive gun ownership by Jocelyn J. Bélanger (9603968)

“…Study 3 showed that knowledge of the Christchurch attack intensified the link between OP and BDW, leading to increased support for gun access, a willingness to act as a citizen‐protector, and prejudice against Muslims. …”

An Ontology-based Semantic Web for Arabic Question Answering: The Case of E-Government Services by ALBARGHOTHI, ALI BAHA’EDDIN

“…Next, we map the rules to link the ontology components with the extracted keywords. …”
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Effects of selenium in comparison to exendin-4 on the expression of GLP-1R, IRS-1 and preproinsulin in the pancreas of diabetic rats by Rizk, Sandra

“…It binds and activates GLP-1R with greater potency than GLP-1 and is used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus. …”
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Trends in criminal convictions in Japan for vehicle collisions where one driver suffers from an epileptic seizure by Mineko Baba (19774386)

“…To reduce collisions to an even greater degree, this type of collision should be prevented. …”

The E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase UHRF1 promotes adipogenesis and limits fibrosis by suppressing GPNMB-mediated TGF-β signaling by Muneera Vakayil (12037693)

“…Treating differentiating preadipocytes with recombinant GPNMB led to an increase in TGF-β protein and secretion levels, which was accompanied by an increase in secretion of fibrosis markers such as MMP13 and a reduction in adipogenic conversion potential. …”

Genetic and environmental influences on total plasma homocysteine and its role in coronary artery disease risk by Milane, Aline

“…Hypertension is a major link between hyperhomocysteinemia and CAD occurrence. …”
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Vitamin D Association With Macrophage-Derived Cytokines in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: An Enhanced Risk of COVID-19 Infection? by Abu Saleh Md Moin (6189512)

“…Vitamin D deficiency was associated with decreased CD80 and IFN-γ in PCOS and IL-12 in both groups (p<0.05). …”

Effects of COVID-19 on Autism Spectrum Disorder in Qatar by Fouad A. Alshaban (17281108)

“…Parents also reported decreased access to family and social support networks, as well as decreased quality of clinical and community support. …”

Remediation of chromite ore processing residue using ferrous sulfate and calcium polysulfide by Wazne, Mahmoud

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Competitiveness and managerial discretion: an empirical investigation at the national-level by Haj Youssef, Moustafa Salman

“…The objective is to empirically link the strategic management discipline particularly the upper echelon theory to the concept of country performance measured by competitiveness. …”
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Biphasic effects of vitamin D and FGF23 on human osteoclast biology by Georgess, Dan

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Impact of ICT on Business Continuity and Sustainable Performance: Mediating role of Digital Transformation Culture by Mikhael, Michael

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Terrorist attacks and environmental social and governance performance: Evidence from cross‐country panel data by Hamzeh Al Amosh (15944827)

“…<p dir="ltr">This study is motivated by the absence of similar research that investigates the link between terrorism level and social and environmental performance measured by the ESG score. …”

Assessing the Relationship Between Motivation and Foreign Language Anxiety: The Role of Variance by Boktor, Mary

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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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The Triple “S” Impact of COVID-19: Nationwide Evidence of the Impact of the Stress Associated With Restrictive Measures on Substance Use, Sleep, and Social Connectedness in Qatar... by Muna Abed Alah (18171346)

“…Of tobacco users in our sample, 36% reported increased tobacco use since the start of home confinement, while 41.6% of alcohol users reported decreased alcohol use. Concerning sleep, 46.1% reported an increase in average sleep duration per day (0.77 h mean increase, 95% CI: 0.66-0.88, P<0.001), and a third of participants reported poorer sleep quality. …”

Independent and Combined Effects of Antioxidant Supplementation and Circuit Resistance Training on Selected Adipokines in Postmenopausal Women by Ayoub Saeidi (17331085)

“…Participants in experimental groups either performed CRT (3 sessions per week with intensity at 55% of one-repetition maximum) or supplemented with Zataria Multiflora (500 mg every day after breakfast with 100 ml of water), or their combination, for 8 weeks. …”

Do Older Adults with Multimorbidity Meet the Recommended Levels of Physical Activity? An Analysis of Scottish Health Survey by Ahmad Salman (3173418)

“…Also, meeting recommended PA decreased with age [OR 0.92 (95% CI 0.90–0.94)] and body mass index [OR 0.93 (95% CI 0.91–0.95]; but increased per additional portion of fruit and vegetables taken [OR 1.19 (95% CI 1.12–1.25)] and with increase in well-being scale score [OR 1.05 (95% CI 1.03 to 1.06)]. …”

Radio free Palestine: a model for cross‐border solidarity broadcasting by King, Gretchen

“…Stations often pool resources in order to increase networks of community-based stations, as in the case of the Miners’ Radio Network, connecting dozens of communities in Bolivia, or the Wawatay Radio Network, linking 49 stations and serving over 30,000 Indigenous people in the Nishnawbe Aski Nation and Treaty 3 areas.…”
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The Role of DJ-1 in the Glycation Process of Skin and Plasma Proteins in Mice Models by Abou Younes, Nour

“…At the level of the proteins, AGEs are glycated cross-linked proteins that aggregate with time and lose their function. …”
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