Effects of electrode morphology on the performance of BPSH and PATS ionic polymer transducers by Akle, Barbar J.

“…The electromechanical coupling in ionomeric materials is due to the charge motion in the polymer backbone. Increasing the capacitance of the actuator increases the motion of the charges and the actuation performance of ionic polymer transducers has been shown to be strongly correlated with charge motion. …”
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Sucrose solution intake and its schedule of access affect the response to chronic variable stress in mice by Zeeni, Nadine

“…Moreover, there was a greater stress-relieving effect when SSW was administered after exposure to the stressors, compared to random exposure and exposure before the stressors. …”
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Snake venom in conjugation with silica nanoparticles: an emerging cancer therapy by Duaa Azam (22502048)

“…<i>In vitro</i> investigations on cancer cell lines revealed a considerable increase in cytotoxicity and induction of apoptosis as compared to free snake venom, with greater selectivity for malignant cells. …”

Tailoring the mechanical and degradation properties of 3DP PLA/PCL scaffolds for biomedical applications by Sumama Nuthana Kalva (17302906)

“…The introduction of PCL, which has a lower melting point and greater ductility compared to PLA, not only enhances printability but also adds flexibility and governs the degradation pace of the scaffolds. …”

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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The impact of COVID‐19 pandemic lockdown on smoking habits and lifestyle: A cross‐sectional study by Almu'atasim Khamees (11875640)

“…While those who had a decrease in their smoking level experienced a somehow healthier lifestyle regarding nutrition and other aspects.…”

Grid electricity demand reduction through applying passive and active strategies for a house in Baghdad, Iraq by Al-Badri, Nadia Rashid

“…In other words, the use of Polycrystalline compared to Monocrystalline Silicon output power considering that all the types of cells have the same dimensions, tilted and azimuth angles. The integration of passive and active strategies can achieve a decrease of 50.6% in the need of electricity consumption. …”
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Organizational climate and its effects on the employees commitment by El-Kassar, Abdul-Nasser

“…This set of resources works towards same mission and vision, shares common values and norms, and follows similar strategies, systems and procedures. …”
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Wales’ tourists not a burden for local healthcare by Nature Research (16552612)

“…</p><p>Instead, they found that Welsh residents were responsible for the vast majority of unintentional injury presentations to the emergency department. They also found a decrease in non-resident presentations between 2006 and 2014, the data range that was studied.…”

Accelerating Care: Enhancing Patient Satisfaction through a Quality Initiative in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Emergency Department at Al Wakra Hospital, Qatar by Lolwa Al Ansari (18466227)

“…Notably, there was a remarkable decrease in patients who Left Without Being Seen (LWBS) and in absconded patient rates from 2020 to 2023 (Figure 2).…”

Turkronicles: diachronic resources for the fast evolving Turkish language by Togay Yazar (22828175)

“…Despite the substantial vocabulary changes, we demonstrate that it is possible to identify old Turkish words that have the same meanings with newly coined ones using word embeddings. …”

Stemming cardiovascular diseases in Qatar by Nature Research (16552612)

“…Diabetes was the largest preventable risk factor to decrease heart attacks and strokes.</p><p>Heart attack and stroke are the leading causes of death and disability worldwide, which have killed an estimated 17.1 million people in 2004, according to the World Health Organization. …”

Deletion of <i>RFX6</i> impairs iPSC-derived islet organoid development and survival, with no impact on PDX1⁺/NKX6.1⁺ progenitors by Noura Aldous (15429873)

“…Furthermore, induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines lacking RFX6 were generated using CRISPR/Cas9. …”

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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Utilization of the internet for physical activity and diet information and its influence on pregnant women’s lifestyle habits in Qatar by Ayman Al-Dahshan (8962568)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Maintaining a healthy lifestyle during pregnancy is essential. With the increasing availability of the internet, pregnant women have access to a wealth of information related to physical activity (PA) and healthy diets.…”

The Economic Impact of Optimizing a COVID-19 Management Protocol in Pre-Existing Cardiovascular Disease Patients by Dina Abushanab (10696501)

“…In the critically ill patients, however, the cost increased from QAR202,094 (USD 55,505) to QAR292,856 (USD 80,433) per patient, with added cost of QAR90,762 (USD 24,928). …”