Data-Efficient Wheat Disease Detection Using Shifted Window Transformer: Enhancing Accuracy, Sustainability, and Global Food Security by Muhammad Khubaib (22927822)

“…<p dir="ltr">Wheat is an essential crop that plays a vital role in global food security, but is susceptible to a variety of diseases, which have the potential to drastically decrease crop productivity. Detection of disease at an early stage and in an accurate manner is crucial to minimize crop losses. …”

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. …”

Board Characteristics and Bank Stock Performance: Empirical Evidence from the MENA Region by Antoine B. Awad (21591401)

“…Further, several control variables were utilized such as the bank’s capital adequacy, profitability, and size. …”

Job Satisfaction and Intention to Leave the Current Job among Expatriate Teachers in Three Private Schools of Dubai by Khan, Humera

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Supplementation of retrobulbar block with clonidine in vitreoretinal surgery by Abi Nader, Elie

“…Conclusions The addition of clonidine 0.5 μg/kg to the local anesthetics of a retrobulbar block for vitreoretinal surgery decreases the frequency of postoperative pain and prolongs the time of analgesia.…”
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Outcomes of POCUS‐Guided Peripheral Intravenous Access in Difficult Venous Access Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Hany A. Zaki (17337673)

“…A systematic review of 15 studies with 1485 patients, sourced from five databases, including PubMed, Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, Web of Science, and Google Scholar, showed POCUS significantly improved success rates (OR: 4.25), first‐attempt success (OR: 5.31), reduced attempts (MD: −0.83), and decreased procedure time (MD: −9.75 min). Fewer complications (OR: 0.49) observed with POCUS compared to standard techniques. …”

Economics of hydrogen production and liquefaction by geothermal energy by Yilmaz, Ceyhun

“…The results show that the cost of hydrogen production and liquefaction decreases as the geothermal water temperature increases. Also, capital costs for the models involving hydrogen liquefaction are greater than those for the models involving hydrogen production only.…”
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The role of IT governance in enhancing the competitiveness of for-profit private schools' business by Jasim, Alaa H

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Soluble ACE2 and angiotensin II levels are modulated in hypertensive COVID-19 patients treated with different antihypertension drugs by Mohamed A. Elrayess (21398687)

“…Angiotensin II and ACE2 levels were determined using standard ELISA kits. ACE2, angiotensin II, and other clinical indices were evaluated by linear regression models.…”

Clotted blood samples in the neonatal intensive care unit: A retrospective, observational study to evaluate interventions to reduce blood sample clotting by Matheus F. P. T. van Rens (17993767)

“…In 427 (3.8%) cases, the samples were clotted requiring repeat collection. The overall rate of clotted specimens decreased from 4.8% in 2017 and 2018 to 2.4% in 2019, with odds ratios of 1.42 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.13–1.78, p = .002), 1.46 (95% CI 1.17–1.81, p < .001) and 0.49 (95% CI 0.39–0.63, p < .001), respectively. …”

The Effect of Auditor Characteristics on the Quality of Segment Disclosures of Diversified Firms by Elkelani, Sarah Ahmed

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sexually transmitted infection testing and diagnosis in Lebanon: A retrospective chart review by Sunji, Nadine

“…Post-COVID-19 onset, a total of 1350 VCT services and 406 medical consultations were provided, an overall 45 % decrease compared with pre-COVID-19 onset. …”
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Application of eggplant peels powder for the removal of oil from produced water by Gulistan, Abdul Sami

“…The results showed that the removal efficiency increases with increasing adsorbent dosage, salinity, and pH. …”
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Whole-Genome Molecular Characterization and Typing of Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Lebanon by El Hassan, Sarah

“…The antimicrobial susceptibility patterns were determined, and virulence determinants were detected in silico. …”
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Masked phenomenon: renal and cardiovascular complications; review and updates by Elmukhtar Habas (14777677)

“…The masked phenomenon (MP) (MHTN and MUHTN) increases susceptibility to end-organ damage (a two-fold greater risk for cardiovascular events and kidney dysfunction). …”

n-Hexadecane Fuel for a Phosphoric Acid Direct Hydrocarbon Fuel Cell by Zhu, YuanChen

“…This is the first extensive study reported in the literature in which n-hexadecane is used directly as the fuel. Measurements were made to obtain both polarization curves and time-on-stream results. …”
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Antibiotic use and escherichia coli resistance trends for quinolones and cotrimoxazole in Sweden by Farra, Anna

“…Resistance rates among Escherichia coli isolates for quinolones and cotrimoxazole were analysed at 12 Swedish hospitals, and compared with antibiotic use. …”
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CEO gender and managerial entrenchment by Dah, Mustafa A.

“…We find that the presence of female CEO decreases the turnover-performance sensitivity, increases the E-index, and inflates CEO compensation. …”
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Assessing Struvite Formation Potential at Wastewater Treatment Plants by Fattah, Kazi Parvez

“…The three locations investigated all has a supersaturation value greater than unity; this indicated that struvite formation potential was high. …”
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The Kumaraswamy Pareto IV Distribution by Tahir, M. H.

“…It has increasing, decreasing, upside-down bathtub, bathtub, J and reversed-J shaped hazard rate shapes. …”
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