Assessing and mitigating overheating risk in existing Canadian school buildings under extreme current and future climates حسب Mutasim Baba, Fuad

"…This paper provides a framework for the systematic assessment of overheating risks and the development of passive mitigation strategies to reduce the overheating risks without increasing cool ing energy consumption under current and future climates with simulation models that are calibrated based on measured indoor air temperatures and outdoor weather conditions. …"
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Lead Nitrate Induces Inflammation and Apoptosis in Rat Lungs Through the Activation of NF-κB and AhR Signaling Pathways حسب Ibraheem M. Attafi (14151735)

"…<p>Lead (Pb) is one of the most frequent hazardous air contaminants, where the lungs are particularly vulnerable to its toxicity. …"

Unsustainability in emergent systems حسب Haddad, Marc

"…In this paper we present a detailed case study of the passenger road transport system in the Greater Beirut Area (GBA) where we identify the root causes of the major problems facing the system today and over the long-term. …"
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Efficacy of Cannabidiol Combination with Cisplatin or Paclitaxel against Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer Cell Lines حسب Ismail, Jana

"…Thus, according to Drug Reduction Index (DRI), a combination of 6-fold less concentration of cisplatin with 1.3-fold less concentration of CBD yields a 95% cell growth inhibition. …"
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Effect of acute and chronic moderate alcohol consumption on fasted and postprandial lipemia in the rat حسب Daher, Costantine F.

"…Unlike the acute study, an alcohol–fat load in animals put on chronic alcohol intake results in increased HDL cholesterol concentrations and less pronounced postprandial hypertriglyceridemia and hypercholesterolemia but not hyperchylomicronemia. …"
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Production and investigation of flexible nanofibers of sPEEK/PVP loaded with RuO2 nanoparticles حسب Mariem Chamakh (14150481)

"…The annealed samples exhibit enhanced thermal stability and less crystallinity as compared to the as prepared samples according to thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) along with differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). …"

Characterizing the dynamics of climate and native desert plants in Qatar حسب Meshal Abdullah (17746950)

"…However, the probability of rainfall events over 80 mm was less than 5%, while low rainfall seasons (1–17 mm) were more likely (90–99% chance). …"

An Exploration of Smoking Patterns Among People with Serious Mental Illness Attending an Outpatient Clinic in Qatar حسب Monica Zolezzi (10115698)

"…Many countries worldwide have observed a decrease in the prevalence of tobacco smoking; however, the smoking rates among people with SMI have declined much less than in those without mental illness. …"

Design and analysis of PV fed high-voltage gain DC-DC converter using PI and NN controllers حسب Madisa V.G., Varaprasad

"…To reuse the leakage-inductor (LI) energy of the CI with the help of a passive clamp circuit for reducing the voltage stress across the switch, similarly switch has less resistance so conduction losses also decreased. …"
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The distribution of toxic sources in Louisiana حسب Djoundourian, Salpie Sarkis

"…Furthermore, the greater the percentage of blacks in a community, the greater the reductions in discharges. …"
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A Multidecadal Assessment of Drought Intensification in the Middle East and North Africa: The Role of Global Warming and Rainfall Deficit حسب Ahmed El Kenawy (7510103)

"…Spatially, the SPEI highlighted significant drought intensification in temperate and cold desert (CWb, BWk) zones across the region, primarily driven by increasing air temperatures. On the other hand, SPI tended to capture well the mild and moderate drought events, while it underestimated the severity of the most anomalous dry events (i.e., severe, extreme, and very extreme). …"

Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants حسب Bin, Zhou

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Aerosol Optical Thickness over Large Urban Environments of the Arabian Peninsula—Speciation, Variability, and Distributions حسب Dillan Raymond Roshan (18094867)

"…Reductions in local urban emissions are still considered to be efficient measures to improve air quality in these population centers despite the significant contribution of desert dust in the total particulate matter levels in the region.…"

Quantifying CO₂ Emissions and Energy Production from Power Plants to Run HVAC Systems in ASHRAE-Based Buildings حسب Odi Fawwaz Alrebei (18288904)

"…<p dir="ltr">Recent evidence available in the literature has highlighted that the high-energy consumption rate associated with air conditioning leads to the undesired “overcooling” condition in arid-climate regions. …"

Fabrication of bioinspired 3D-printed microtextures for efficient water harvesting using plasma treatment حسب Nithusha Kallingal (14149944)

"…<p dir="ltr">Water harvesting from the air offers a promising solution to<u> water scarcity</u> in <u>arid environments</u>. …"

Triple-renewable energy system for electricity production and water desalination حسب Emad Abdelsalam (14148831)

"…The PVPs were integrated within the structure to increase the Pelc production and enhance the process performance by heating the air inside the system. …"

Analysis of Partial Discharges in Oil-Impregnated Transformer Paper Insulation and PET-G Insulation حسب Sayed Mohammad Kameli (22467040)

"…Thus, the impact of varying the radius and position of spherical air voids on the characteristics of PDs in PTs is examined using a 3-D finite element analysis (FEA) model designed in COMSOL Multiphysics. …"

Battery Thermal Management: An Application to Petrol Hybrid Electric Vehicles حسب Raja Mazuir Raja Ahsan Shah (17541516)

"…<div><p>Battery thermal management systems (BTMS) in hybrid electric vehicles can be complex and heavy. They tend to increase energy consumption, leading to higher carbon dioxide emissions. …"

Trade Flow and Nation Brand Distance: A Structural Gravity Model Approach حسب AL BESHER, HUDA ISMAIL

"…Overall, the results supported most of the study expectations and found evidence that less nation brand distance between two trading partners will have a positive moderation impact export volume mainly and import volume to some extent. …"
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Comfort Assessment of a Fully/Semi-enclosed Courtyard: Case Study of Bahrain Low Rise Villa Housing Model حسب Al Awadhi, Maryam Hasan

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