Voiding function improves under long-term testosterone treatment (TTh) in hypogonadal men, independent of prostate size by Aksam Yassin (14779204)

“…Total testosterone, International Prostate Symptom Scale (IPSS), post-voiding residual bladder volume and aging male symptoms (AMS) were measured over the study period.</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">Prior to TTh interruption, it was observed that testosterone stimulation improved the men’s IPSS, AMS and post-voiding residual bladder volume, while their prostate volume significantly increased. …”

Stability and thermophysical properties test of carbide-derived carbon thermal fluid; a comparison between functionalized and emulsified suspensions by Ismail W. Almanassra (14151321)

“…The stability of the thermal fluids were studied through zeta potential measurements and imaging methods. The results indicated that functionalized-CDC has a higher stability than the emulsified-CDC. …”

Dynamic Change in Insulin Resistance Induced by Free Fatty Acids Is Unchanged Though Insulin Sensitivity Improves Following Endurance Exercise in PCOS by Myint Myint Aye (6404327)

Arabic Translation and Validation of the Adult Oral Health Standard Set Questionnaire by Anweigi, Lamyia

“…The AOHSS comprises clinical-reported outcome measures (CROMs) and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), including demographics, oral health and oral function, record of pain, oral hygiene practices and treatment cost. …”
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Assessing the Built Environment’s Reflectivity, Flexibility, Resourcefulness, and Rapidity Resilience Qualities against Climate Change Impacts from the Perspective of Different Sta... by Mohammed M. Al-Humaiqani (18325554)

“…<p dir="ltr">The frequency and severity of climate change are projected to increase, leading to more disasters, increased built environment system (BES) vulnerability, and decreased coping capacity. …”

Changes in the burden and underlying causes of heart failure in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2019: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 by Razieh, Hassannejad

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Adult Sexual Function Following Hypospadias Repair in Childhood: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Long-Term Patient Outcomes by Rudini Effendi (22503071)

“…<h3>Objective</h3><p dir="ltr">To synthesize and quantitatively analyze available evidence regarding sexual function in adults who underwent hypospadias repair during childhood. …”

Association between clinical laboratory indicators and WOMAC scores in Qatar Biobank participants: The impact of testosterone and fibrinogen on pain, stiffness, and functional limi... by Ovelia Masoud (22282864)

“…Multivariate effects of each indicator on the outcomes were assessed, and univariate effects were examined when significant.</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">Testosterone had a significant impact on all WOMAC subscales (pain, stiffness, and functional limitation) and the total WOMAC score. …”

Energy Conservation-based Thresholding for Effective Wavelet Denoising of Partial Discharge Signals by Hussein, Ramy

“…The proposed thresholding function is capable of conserving a significant portion of the original signal energy, while the threshold value is determined based on the relative difference between the original and noisy signal energies. …”
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Beyond the needle: How nonsurgical management transforms foot and ankle ability in male footballers with posterior ankle impingement- a longitudinal study by Gupta, Jyoti

“…ResultsSignificant improvements were observed in pain levels (p < 0.001), tenderness (p < 0.001), ROM (p < 0.001), and functional abilities measured by FAAM ADL (p < 0.001) and Sports subscales (p < 0.001) after 8 weeks of nonsurgical management. …”
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Impact of staying at home measures during COVID-19 pandemic on the lifestyle of Qatar’s population: Perceived changes in diet, physical activity, and body weight by Muna Abed Alah (14779534)

“…The ordinal logistic regression analysis showed that the numbers of unhealthy dietary behaviors adopted by participants, and adverse changes in exercise, setting/reclining and screen times were significantly associated with weight gain. …”

A study on crossing speed profiles of pedestrians at signalized crosswalks by Wael K. M. Alhajyaseen (19794489)

“…Five signalized crosswalks at three intersections in Nagoya City were videotaped and individual pedestrian maneuvers were extracted by image processing. A stepwise speed function is proposed to identify significant sudden changes in individual pedestrian speed profiles. …”

Functional disability of road traffic injury patients admitted to the National Hospital of Sri Lanka on admission and three months after discharge from the hospital by Roshan Chaminda Sampath (19774524)

“…At three months after the injury significant increase proportion of functional disability was observed with increase number of body regions injured (p=0.000) and with increase injury severity (p=0.000). …”

Assessing left ventricular systolic function by emergency physician using point of care echocardiography compared to expert: systematic review and meta-analysis by Bilal Albaroudi (16122219)

“…<p> Assessing left ventricular systolic function (LVSF) by echocardiography assists in the diagnosis and management of a diverse range of patients presenting to the emergency department (ED). …”

The outcomes of total hip replacement in osteonecrosis versus osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Loay A. Salman (14150322)

“…However, both groups had similar dislocation rates and functional outcome measures. This finding should be applied in context due to potential confounding factors, including patient’s age and activity level.…”

Deep learning-based modeling of land use/land cover changes impact on land surface temperature in Greater Amman Municipality, Jordan (1980–2030) by Khaled F. Alkaraki (22051967)

“…<p dir="ltr">Modeling the impacts of Land Use/Land Cover changes (LULCC) on Land Surface Temperature (LST) is crucial in understanding and managing urban heat islands, climate change, energy consumption, human health, and ecosystem dynamics. …”

Effective generation of functional pancreatic β-cells from human derived dental stem cells of apical papilla and bone marrow derived stem cells by Duaa Abuarqoub (6672434)

“…Next, the maturity and functionality of the differentiated cells was evaluated by measuring the amount of insulin and C-peptide secreted by the derived ICAs using ELISA. …”

Loss of MMP-8 in ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)-associated myoepithelial cells contributes to tumour promotion through altered adhesive and proteolytic function by Muge Sarper (3855454)

“…This study investigated the function of MMP-8 in MECs and the impact of its loss in DCIS.…”

Morphological changes in amblyopic eyes in choriocapillaris and Sattler’s layer in comparison to healthy eyes, and in retinal nerve fiber layer in comparison to fellow eyes through... by Masri, Oussama Samer

“…Purpose Establishing the reliability of a new method to check the mean retinal and choroidal reflectivity and using it to find retinal and choroid changes in amblyopia. Methods Design: Retrospective case-control. …”
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Associations between Bone Mineral Density and WOMAC Scores in Healthy Individuals: Insights from the Qatar Biobank by Al-Hamdani, Mohammed

“…Total body BMD measures also significantly contributed to predicting compromised physical function (R2 = 0.091, ΔF(7, 1724) = 3.762, p < 0.001) after controlling for sociodemographic variables, with a higher total body BMD associated with an increase in compromised physical function.Conclusion: Total body BMD seems to be a more important predictor of stiffness and physical function than specific skeletal sites BMD measures. …”
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