Vitamin D Association With Macrophage-Derived Cytokines in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: An Enhanced Risk of COVID-19 Infection? by Abu Saleh Md Moin (6189512)

“…These factors, important in initiating and maintaining the immune response, were again accounted for by BMI.</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">Basal macrophage activation was higher in PCOS with macrophage changes related with increased infection risk associating with vitamin D; all changes were BMI dependent, suggesting that obese PCOS with vitamin D deficiency may be at greater risk of more severe COVID-19 infection, but that it is obesity-related rather than an independent PCOS factor.…”

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

“…<h3>Introduction</h3><p dir="ltr">The unprecedented impact of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has had profound implications on the ASD community, including disrupting daily life, increasing stress and emotional dysregulation in autistic children, and worsening individual and family well-being.…”

Effect of consanguinity on birth weight for gestational age in a developing country by Wakim, Gerard

“…Consanguinity, the marriage between relatives, has been associated with adverse child health outcomes because it increases homozygosity of recessive alleles. The objective of this study was to assess the effect of consanguinity on the birth weight of newborns in Greater Beirut, Lebanon. …”
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Designing constructed wetlands for reclamation of pretreated wastewater and stormwater by Tao, Wendong

“…Wastewater reclamation is getting greater attention as an alternative to conventional approaches to wastewater treatment and water supply due to increasing water stress coupled with more stringent water quality limitation for discharge of treated wastewater. …”
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Effect of theophylline on l-alanine absorption in the rat jejunum by Daher, Costantine F.

“…Alanine accumulation is inhibited when theophylline (TH) concentration in the incubation medium is greater than 0.5 mM. A maximum inhibition of approximately 50% in the presence of 10 mM theophylline is observed. …”
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Exploring cultural heterogeneity: The effect of intra-cultural variation on executives’ latitude of actions in 18 countries by Haj Youssef, Moustafa Salman

“…Using institutional, stakeholder and upper echelons theories, the study shows that greater intra-cultural variation negatively affects the degree of executive discretion. …”
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The Impact of Debate-Based Learning on Arabic Language Proficiency: An Experimental Study by Almutazbellah Ahmad Ali Alabd (22590464)

“…Quantitative data showed greater proficiency gains in the debate-based group as well as increased student engagement and motivation. …”

Modeling and Performance Analysis of mmWave and WiFi-Based Vehicle Communications by Mohamed Rjab (21393908)

“…<p dir="ltr">Vehicle -to-vehicle (V2V) communications are crucial for enhancing road network safety and efficiency. With the increasing demand for bandwidth in V2V services, exploring innovative solutions has become imperative. …”

Seeing is smelling: Pictures improve product evaluations by evoking olfactory imagery by Varun Sharma (4971478)

“…First, the effect of olfactory imagery on product evaluation is greater among consumers with a stronger need for smell. …”

Post‐Operative Analgesics Score, Another Tool in the Quest for a Better Pain Management by Ruben Peralta (768896)

“…Understanding that a hot, dry summer increases the risk of forest fires contributes to enhanced vigilance.…”

Effective Provisions of Educational Services for Native Arabic Learners with dyslexia at a Private School in Northern Emirates in the UAE A case-study by Alkamali, Hana

“…Future research could include more students from both genders and at different grade levels, in more schools in different areas of the UAE and the greater Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Of particular interest would be to investigate the effect of having bilingual 1:1 support assistant to maximize student literacy in both English and Arabic.…”
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Research Study Exploring the Primary Teachers’ Knowledge About ADHD and their Attitude Towards the Inclusion of ADHD learners in the Mainstream Classrooms in an American Private Sc... by ELCIRCEVI, NAJAT

“…By building a greater understanding of ADHD amongst education professionals and other stakeholders, the academic achievement, the social skills and the general well-being of children with ADHD can be significantly improved.…”
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Towards an Effective Language Learning Styles, Strategies and Teaching Methods: An Investigative Research Based on Multicultural -EAL Primary Pupils by SHEIKH, NORA NOUR

“…So, why learning styles and strategies are important? The societies’ increased requirements for new teaching methods seek to develop students' cognitive knowledge. …”
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Drug-free phototherapy of superficial tumors by Mehanna, Stephanie

“…After a 9-h exposure in vitro, the viability of Human Malignant Melanoma cells (A375) decreased by around 70%. Western blot analysis suggested an apoptotic cell death confirmed by the upregulation of Bax, cleaved PARP/caspase-3/8, cytochrome c, and t-bid. …”
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Modification of glucocorticoid effects on body weight gain, plasma lipids by changes in diet composition by Bouclaous, Carmel

“…All groups showed a decrease in relative intestinal absorption with time. …”
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The Impact of Employee Engagement on Turnover Intention and Burnout by Al Rashidi, Rahaf

“…For instance, when employees are engaged with their work, their turnover intentions and burnout levels decrease. Accordingly, it is important to shed light on factors that can strengthen the positive impact of employee engagement in reducing turnover intention and burnout of employees. …”
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Performance analysis of a new designed PEM fuel cell by Ratlamwala, Tahir Abdul Hussain

“…Based on the analytical model, design parameters were selected to manufacture a fuel cell that has a power output of 175 W and an efficiency of 35% running at 353 K and 3 bar, with an effective membrane area of 450 cm2. …”
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Stability and thermophysical properties test of carbide-derived carbon thermal fluid; a comparison between functionalized and emulsified suspensions by Ismail W. Almanassra (14151321)

“…The results demonstrated that the thermal conductivity enhancement was independent of temperature, decreases with gum-Arabic concentration, and significantly enhanced with CDC loading with a maximum enhancement of 26.1% for 0.3 wt% functionalized CDC. …”

Pharmacological evaluation of aqueous extract of Althaea officinalis flower grown in Lebanon by Hage-Sleiman, Rouba

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Production of flexible nanocomposite membranes for x-ray detectors by Ahmad I. Ayesh (10188469)

“…Nanoparticles of an average size of 6.3 ∓ 2.4nm are produced by a solvothermal method and added to the PVA + GL solution with different concentrations. …”