Why do some countries produce more capital intensive output than others? by Toukan, Amjad

“…Based on my model I offer an explanation for the variation in physical capital intensity across countries where the model predictions show that a lower quality of governance in a country results in a decrease in the output of capital-intensive goods and an increase in the output of labor-intensive goods. …”
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Influenza prevalence and vaccine efficacy among diabetic patients in Qatar by Swapna Thomas (17337925)

“…Among the typed IVA-positive cases, 33.4% were H1N1, and 7.7% were H3N2. A significant decrease in influenza infections was reported in vaccinated DM patients (14.5%) when compared to non-vaccinated patients (18.9%) (p-value = 0.006). …”

Reliability and validity of the Arabic version of coach-athlete relationship questionnaire: ACART-Q by Hilmi Jelleli (21633206)

“…The study found a three-factor structure through principal component and confirmatory factor analyses. CFA fit indices showed acceptable results for both second-order and first-order. …”

Shear Behavior of One-Way Reinforced Concrete Hollow Slabs Voided with PET Void Formers by Hasan, Haider H.

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Late Pleistocene-Holocene fluvial records of the Wadi Dishshah: hydro-climatic and archaeological implications (Southern piedmont of the Hajar Mountains, Oman) by Desruelles, Stéphane

“…The study of the Wadi Dishshah relies on topographic surveys (aerial survey with drone), geomorphological mapping, morphostratigraphic analyses of natural and excavated sections, malacological analyses and age-dating using OSL and radiocarbon methods. …”
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Use of Ultrasound and Ionic Liquids to Enhance the Extractive Desulfurization of Oils by Zuraiqi, Karma

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Qatar’s immigrants at higher risk of diabetes by Nature Research (16552612)

“…The researchers stress, however, that their preliminary results should be confirmed in future studies involving larger numbers of participants. 1 “We would advise the Qatari government to screen all immigrants entering the country, as this would decrease the risk of unnecessary complications due to the late diagnosis of diabetes,” says lead author Dennis Mook-Nakamori. …”

Acquiring firms' stock returns by Raad, Elias

“…Results indicate that stockholders of mergers financed with stocks suffer significant losses. These losses are larger when management ownership is low and smaller in mergers that resulted in acquiring firm leverage decreases. …”
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Preparation of Mesoporous/Microporous MnCo₂O₄ and Nanocubic MnCr₂O₄ Using a Single Step Solution Combustion Synthesis for Bifunction Oxy... by Anchu Ashok (14152020)

“…Chronoamperometric (CA) runs for 24 h shows excellent stability of MnCo₂O₄ without any significant decrease in the current or potential value in ORR and OER. …”

Predictive Power of Random Forests in Analyzing Risk Management in Islamic Banking by Ahmet Faruk Aysan (11902115)

“…Findings reveal that larger banks provide more consistent survey responses, driven by their confidence and larger survey budgets. …”

Association Between Three-Months Vitamin D Supplementation and Depressive Symptomatology incidence among Saudi Arabian Adults by Khaddaj, Rashel

“…Furthermore, the change between both groups was significantly different (-7.61 ±4.03 in the Vitamin D group, -3.50±1.54 in the control group; p=<0.001) Conclusion: The present study shows thata 50.000 IU/week dose of vitamin D supplementation for 3 months was enough to increase vitamin D levels beyond sufficient and decrease depression symptoms in Saudi Arabian Adults. …”
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Freshwater budget in the Persian (Arabian) Gulf and exchanges at the Strait of Hormuz by Campos, Edmo

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The impact of expatriate's home country culture on their time to proficiency : empirical evidence from the Indian context by Waxin, Marie-France

“…Differences between path coefficients across the four HCC were analysed using path coefficients’ comparison. Our results show that 1) on the full sample, all five organizational antecedents have a significant impact on expatriates’ TTP, 2) TTP mean scores significantly vary across HCC and 3) the organizational antecedents of expatriate TTP and their relative importance vary across HCC. …”
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Hemodynamics of small aneurysm pairs at the internal carotid artery by Jou, Liang-Der

“…The maximum wall shear stress increases for serial aneurysms, but decreases for parallel aneurysms. Interaction between parallel aneurysms is not significant; however, the proximal aneurysm in serial aneurysms may be subject to a greater rupture risk.…”
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Development of a Flexible Framework Multi-Design Optimization Scheme for a Hand Launched Fuel Cell-Powered UAV by Al Rayes, Zaid

“…The proposed design methods include the development of physical models for different propulsion system components. The performance characteristics of the aircraft are modeled through empirical contributing analyses in which each analysis corresponds to an aircraft subsystem. …”
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Seventy‐year disruption of seasons characteristics in the Arabian Peninsula by Salah Basem Ajjur (14150967)

“…Data for climatological parameters were obtained from the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)/National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) reanalysis. These data were analysed using two multivariate statistical methods: principal component analysis and cluster analysis. …”

Why some firms export? An empirical analysis for manufacturing firms in the MENA region by Fakih, Ali

“…Also, they indicate that the propensity to export of these firms decreases with larger domestic market size. The empirical analysis reveals considerable variations in the effects of the determining factors when carrying out the estimation for individual countries.…”
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Prehospital plasma transfusion versus standard of care following traumatic injury: a review of the systematic reviews and a meta-analysis by Ayman El-Menyar (440103)

“…</p><h3 dir="ltr">Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">The overall pooled analysis revealed no significant benefit to PHP transfusion in trauma patients; however, sensitivity analyses showed a significant association of PHP and lower 24-hour mortality. …”

The effect of indoor air quality on health and performance of labors in joinery factories by Sadeghi, Hengameh

“…In addition, the foundation of development has a significant rise since 2013 when EXPO 2020 awarded to Dubai. …”
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Optimum sizing of steam turbines for concentrated solar power plants by Poullikkas, Andreas

“…For capacity sizes of 10kWe up to 50MWe, the steam turbine efficiency increases and the steam turbine expected specific capital cost of the power block decreases at a high rate, whereas for larger sizes they remain almost constant. …”
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