Decentralized PV Energy Trading: A Case Study of Residential Households in Qatar by Nassma Mohandes (17983741)

“…The results suggest that when greater PV capacity is assumed, the benefits of trading increase, and a larger proportion of household demand is met locally without the need to buy energy from the grid. …”

Earnings quality and trade credit in the Gulf Cooperation Council by Aws AlHares (17541741)

“…Moreover, the results suggested that an increase in accounting information comparability intensifies the effect of earnings quality on trade credit. …”

HBN Nanoparticle-Assisted Rapid Thermal Cycling for the Detection of Acanthamoeba by Rasheed, Abdul Khaliq

“…Acanthamoeba are widely distributed in the environment and are known to cause blinding keratitis and brain infections with greater than 90% mortality rate. Currently, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a highly sensitive and promising technique in Acanthamoeba detection. …”
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Two-surgeon technique of parenchymal transection contributes to reduced transfusion rate in patients undergoing major hepatectomy by Palavecino, Martin

“…Conclusion Although most factors that affect the red cell transfusion rate for liver resection are patient- or tumor-related, the parenchymal transection technique is under the surgeon's control. The decrease in transfusion rate associated with the use of the 2-surgeon technique emphasizes the important role of the hepatobiliary surgeon in determining outcomes after liver resection. …”
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A potential therapeutic agent for sickle cell anaemia by Nature Research (16552612)

“…<p>Sickle cell anaemia is an inherited disease in which red blood cells become rigid and change from the normal disc shape characteristic of these cells into a sickle-like shape. These abnormally shaped cells stack together and can obstruct small blood vessels, leading to severe pain and tissue damage. …”

Women’s empowerment as a determinant of neonatal mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa: a narrative review focused on Nigeria by Joel-Medewase Victor Idowu (22155178)

“…Information about trends, risk factors, and prevalent lapses was obtained from literature from renowned databases like PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar, and grey literature consisting of reports from relevant governmental and non-governmental organizations. …”

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

“…This method is entitled extracting curve-like features and creating a feature set. 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. …”

Influenza prevalence and vaccine efficacy among diabetic patients in Qatar by Swapna, Thomas

“…Statistical analysis was performed on data obtained from Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) database for patients that visited the emergency department (ED) with respiratory-like illnesses. The analysis was done for the period between January 2016 to December 2018. …”
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Inappropriate Medication Use in Elderly Lebanese Outpatients by Saab, Yolande B.

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Risk factors for early death due to recurrence after liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma: Results of a multicenter study by Abdalla, Eddie

“…On multivariateanalysis, tumor size greater than 5 cm (P < 0.02; odds ratio, 3.0), multiple tumors(P < 0.01; odds ratio, 3.3), and greater than 5 mitoses per 10 high-power fields(P < 0.03; odds ratio, 3) were associated with increased risk of early death due torecurrence.Conclusions: These findings enable identification of patients with HCC who are athigh risk for early death due to recurrence following potentially curative resection whomight be candidates for adjuvant therapy trials.…”
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The prevalence and determinants of anabolic steroid use among fitness centre attendees in Lebanon by Melki, Jad P.

“…Background : Non-medical anabolic steroid (AS) use in non-professional athletes is an increasingly recognized public health problem in Europe and the United States but poorly studied in the Middle East. …”
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Foreign investment and real exchange rate volatility in emerging Asian countries by Al-Abri, Almukhtar

“…Our findings from both time-series and panel data for the period 1980-2011 indicate that greater stocks of foreign liabilities reduced real exchange rate volatility for China, India, Malaysia, Singapore, and South Korea but increased real exchange rate volatility for Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand. …”
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Is board compensation excessive? by Dah, Mustafa A.

“…Excess compensation declines over our sample period, which may be consistent with increased director workloads as well as increased scrutiny. …”
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Comparison of in-hospital and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest of trauma patients in Qatar by Furqan B. Irfan (13359828)

“…IHCAT patients had a greater proportion of anatomically localized injuries indicating solitary injuries compared to greater polytrauma in OHTCA. …”

Effect of methanolic extract of Quercus infectoria bark on blood lipid profile, glycemia, inflammation, platelet aggregation, ulcer and bacterial activity. (c2005) by Khouzami, Lara

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Nano-aluminum by Doshi, Reeti

“…Concentrations (up to 17 mg/L) far greater than the World Health Organization guideline for Al in drinking water (0.2 mg/L) were measured in columns’ leachates. …”
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The anti-neoplastic activity of novel platinum II and IV complexes against A549 lung cancer cells by Al Sayegh, Rouba

“…While AK1 exhibited faster uptake and greater cytotoxicity, AK2 was by far less toxic to normal mesenchymal stem cells. …”
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Co-occurrence of antibiotic and metal resistance in long-term sewage sludge-amended soils: influence of application rates and pedo-climatic conditions by Sonia Mokni-Tlili (20487266)

“…<p dir="ltr">Urban sewage sludge (USS) is increasingly being used as an alternative organic amendment in agriculture. …”

Graphite and metal nitrate-infused HDPE composites for enhanced thermal performance in energy-efficient building envelopes by Mohammad Amir Khan (23770803)

“…Analysis such as Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and dielectric spectroscopy analyses further revealed extensive interaction between filler matrices, a decrease in phonon scattering, and a positive increase in crystallinity which led to the improved thermal performance.The TGA results showed that the composite exhibited greater thermal stability, and the residue mass after the decomposition process was 9%, indicating increased carbonization and structural integrity. …”

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)

“…Greywater irrigation led to greater mineral content in greywater-irrigated plant biomass and soil for all minerals tested, most notably boron, which was deficient in the soil. …”