Addressing the Overheating Crisis and Its Socio-Economic Implications: A Case Study in London’s High-Risk Areas by Maliha, Azra

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Visitors off the trail: Impacts on the dominant plant, bryophyte and lichen species in alpine heath vegetation in sub-arctic Sweden by Monika, Rawat

“…Alpine ecosystems are under increasing pressure due to tourism and recreational activities. …”
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Unraveling the future productivity burden of cardiovascular disease in Qatar: Investigating the modifiable risk factors control in type 2 diabetes by Dina Abushanab (10696501)

“…<h3>Aims</h3><p dir="ltr">Insufficient risk factor control can lead to a loss of millions of productivity-adjusted life years (PALYs). We aimed to assess the productivity burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in type 2 diabetes (T2D) and examine the potential advantages of enhancing the control of modifiable CVD risk factors in Qatar. …”

Evapotranspiration and water availability response to climate change in the Middle East and North Africa by Salah Basem Ajjur (14150967)

“…Outcomes reveal that the MENA region is indeed vulnerable to a surge in temperature, which can increase evapotranspiration losses and decrease water availability. Under the shared socioeconomic pathway (SSP2-4.5), the potential evapotranspiration (PET) has been projected to increase throughout the MENA region by up to 0.37 mm per year during the middle of the twenty-first century (2021–2050) and by up to 0.51 mm per year during the end of the twenty-first century (2071–2100). …”

Retinal imaging based glaucoma detection using modified pelican optimization based extreme learning machine by Debendra Muduli (20748758)

“…The combined feature reduction techniques named as principal component analysis and linear discriminant analysis, have been applied to generate prominent features and decrease the feature vector dimension. …”

Distribution network line protection in the presence of distributed generation by Margossian, Harag

“…The evolution of the distribution network from a passive grid with unidirectional power flows to, in the presence of distributed generation (DGs), an active grid with bidirectional power flows can lead to some technical challenges in its operation as well as some opportunities for greater control and grid support. This dissertation studies the impact of high levels of penetration of DGs into the power system on the operation of distribution network line protection. …”
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An Experimental Investigation of the Effects of Dressing and Grinding Parameters on Sustainable Grinding of Inconel 738 Used for Automated Manufacturing by Mohammadjafar Hadad (17541345)

“…The results indicate that the MQL technique increases the grinding performance of Inconel 738 by reducing ground workpiece surface roughness and decreasing the coolant–lubricant consumption comparing to the conventional wet grinding process. …”

Metformin inhibits 2D and 3D motility in astrocytoma cancer cells. (c2014) by Hassan, Marwa Fouad Al

“…Metformin is an oral anti-hyperglycemic agent in the biguanide class which lowers blood glucose concentrations and has been used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus. Metformin is highly used in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), premature puberty, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). …”
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STARD 13 in prostate cancer. (c2018) by Saab, Sahar S.

“…StarD13 is a GAP for Rho GTPases and has been previously described to be a tumor suppressor in astrocytoma, breast and colorectal cancer. …”
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The Gulf Cooperation Council states: Crystallization of the regional cooperation and alliances amid dwindling resources by Evren Tok (14779270)

“…Kuwait, Qatar, and the UAE have been effectively using their excess wealth in the form of investment for domestic economic diversification and overseas investments through their sovereign wealth funds (SWFs). …”

The effects of blockchain implementation on Cyber risks mitigating strategies in the financial sector in the United Arab Emirates by SAADEH, YASSER MOHAMMED

“…Also, to shift from reactive to proactive risk resilience. This study has been devoted to finding out the effects of blockchain implementation on cyber risks mitigating strategies, mainly in the financial sector in the UAE. …”
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A new perspective on cardiovascular drift during prolonged exercise by Amine Souissi (9931616)

“…<p dir="ltr">Prolonged exercise induces cardiovascular drift, which is characterized by decreasing mean arterial pressure (MAP), stroke volume and heart rate increase. …”

Biomolecular alterations in acute traumatic brain injury (TBI) using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) imaging spectroscopy by Fazle Rakib (5768069)

“…Our results revealed that the total lipid and total protein content decreased significantly in the hippocampus, corpus callosum and thalamus after brain injury. …”

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

“…These findings suggest a continued decrease in vegetation coverage, leading to more drought seasons and impacting water and food security. …”

Leveraging sentiment analysis of Arabic Tweets for the 2022 FIFA World Cup insights, incorporating the gulf region by Wadih Ishac (18061304)

“…</p><h3>Methodology</h3><p dir="ltr">Twitter’s search API was utilized to gather a substantial dataset of 157,756 tweets collected from 1 October 2022, to 1 January 2022. After data cleaning, a refined dataset of 43,658 tweets, was categorized into positive, neutral, and negative sentiments based on sentiment scores.…”

Competition, regulation, and systemic risk in dual banking systems by Ernaningsih, Indria

“…Our results also reveal a non-linear relationship between competition and systemic risk. Specifically, greater competition leads to increased systemic stability, but beyond a certain threshold, higher competition exacerbates banks' systemic risk. …”
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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)

“…<p dir="ltr">For the last fourteen years in Japan, casualties due to traffic collisions have decreased. There were 9,073 traffic fatalities in 2000 and 4,113 in 2014. …”

Kinematic Analysis During Straight Line Free Swimming in Horses: Part 2 - Hindlimbs by Emma Santosuosso (11561590)

“…The stifle and fetlock ROM were greater during PM, although the stifle flexion was greater during swimming. …”

Cancer among Arab Americans in the metropolitan Detroit area by Kulwicki, Anahid

“…Arab/Chaldean men had greater proportions of leukemia (29%), multiple myeloma (46%), liver (64%), kidney (33%), and urinary bladder (26%) cancers. …”
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Social Media Use and Body Checking Among Lebanese Adults by Korkomaz, Aya

“…Background: The recent increase in social media use has been associated with body checking and body image dissatisfaction. …”
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