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

“…In conducting panel data regressions (17 developing countries and 23 OECD countries over a period of twelve years 1982-1995), controlling for time and country fixed effects as well as quality of governance, I find a positive and statistically significant relationship between the Bureaucratic Efficiency Index (the higher the Bureaucratic Efficiency Index the higher the quality of governance) and the ratio of the value added share of capital intensive goods to the value added share of labor intensive goods. …”
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The Impact of Different Urban Configurations on Outdoor Thermal Comfort: A Case Study of the Military Camps in Abu Dhabi, UAE by Ahmed, Amal Mohamed

“…Also, it was concluded that both height and orientation had negligible effects in comparison to urban form and courtyard proportion on reducing air temperatures in this particular study. …”
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Hypoxic Stress Induces Complement-Mediated Lysis of Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Downregulating Factor H and CD59 by Ramada R. Khaswaneh (22224544)

“…Severe hypoxia found to decrease the survival chances of MSCs after transplantation; however, little is known about the impact of severe hypoxia on modulating the complement system activity and its effect on MSCs survival. …”

Efficient multi-objective neural architecture search framework via policy gradient algorithm by Bo Lyu (16522643)

“…Notably, compared with other multi-objective NAS methods, our NAS framework effectively decreases the computational burden (accounting for just 1/6 of the NSGA-Net). …”

School children growth monitoring program in the state of Qatar: Observations from two survey rounds in 2016–17 and 2019–20 by Mohammed H. Al‐Thani (21406742)

“…</p><h3>Conclusions</h3><p dir="ltr">Shift from normal BMI‐z‐score to obese and overweight category is a cause of concern and an opportunity to develop appropriate interventions. The significant shift among different categories needs to be investigated further to identify associated reasons to effectively develop interventions.…”

Implementation of corporate governance rules and procedures in lebanese firms by Elgammal, Walid

“…Consequently, the purposes of this study are: 1) Present a summary of the most significant changes and framework of corporate governance of firms in developing/emerging countries. 2) Provide a summary of the most significant developments in Lebanon concerning corporate governance, including disclosure and framework. 3) Assess the outcomes obtained on the level of corporate governance disclosure practices and scores among 30 of the leading enterprises in Lebanon. …”
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Evidence and gaps in clinical outcomes of novel pharmacologic therapies for sickle cell disease: A systematic literature review highlighting insights from clinical trials and real-... by Mohamed Yassin (4166515)

“…The high discontinuation rate and results of the STAND trial led to a significant decrease in the use of crizanlizumab. The HOPE trial demonstrated a 51 % improvement in hemoglobin response and a reduction in hemolytic markers in patients treated with voxelotor. …”

Khalasa date palm leaf fiber as a potential reinforcement for polymeric composite materials by Elsadig Mahdi (9967349)

“…The results are also demonstrated that high variation in the mechanical properties and morphology was showed in KDPLF. Water uptake has significant effects on the properties of KDPLF/epoxy composite. …”

Applying value-based strategies to accelerate access to novel cancer medications: guidance from the Oncology Health Economics Expert Panel in Qatar (Q-OHEP) by Anas Hamad (9545771)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">In line with global trends, cancer incidence and mortality may have decreased for specific types of cancer in Qatar. However, the cancer-related burden on patients, healthcare systems, and the economy is expected to expand; thus, cancer remains a significant public healthcare issue in Qatar. …”

Modeling the influence of daily temperature and precipitation extreme indices on vegetation dynamics in Katsina State using statistical downscaling model (SDM) by Mohammad, Hadi Ahmad

“…Climate change significantly impacts local, regional, and global vegetation changes. …”
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Causes of Delay in Construction Projects in Oil and Gas Construction Industry by FANOUSSE, MARWA IMAD

“…With regard to design, the contractor’s need to decrease construction costs through a cheaper design was found to be a factor in design changes. …”
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Rising mortality related to cardiovascular disease and prostate cancer amongst older men across the United States by Abdul Ahad (545575)

“…<h3>Objective</h3><p dir="ltr">There is a significant association between cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and prostate cancer (PCa), leading to high mortality. …”

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)

“…Upon differentiating iPSCs lacking RFX6 into pancreatic islets, a significant decrease in PDX1 expression at the PF stage was observed, although this did not affect PPs co-expressing PDX1 and NKX6.1. …”

Strengthening of thin reinforced concrete slabs with CFRP laminates by Hawileh, Rami

“…It was also observed that as the concrete strength increases, the gain in flexural capacity of RC slabs from CFRP reinforcement decreases. Based on the results of this pilot study, the authors will expand the test matrix in a future study to examine the effect of several parameters including concrete compressive strength, reinforcement ratio, and number of CFRP layers on the performance of thin RC slabs.…”
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Application of Zn-ferrite towards thermochemical utilization of carbon dioxide: A thermodynamic investigation by Rahul R. Bhosale (6467102)

“…However, as the gas-to-gas heat recovery effectiveness increases to 0.9, this difference decreases to 11.8 kW. …”

Antibacterial Properties of Polysulfone Membranes Blended with Arabic Gum by Souhir Sabri (9553808)

“…These changes were due to the amphiphilic properties of AG macromolecules that contained negatively charged hydrophilic residues. …”

Dynamic Analysis of Flexible Mechanisms with Clearance by Ahmedalbashir, Mona Abdullah Hassan

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Sustainable Detoxification of Methylene Blue in Wastewater via Tea Residue Adsorption: Optimization and Kinetics by Farah F. Salameh (21797300)

“…The Sips model confirms significant heterogeneity. The Temkin model, which assumes that the heat of adsorption decreases linearly with coverage due to adsorbent-adsorbate interactions, aligns strongly with the data. …”

Temporal patterns of cancer burden in Asia, 1990–2019: a systematic examination for the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study by Rajesh, Sharma

“…Tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer (both sexes), breast cancer (among females), colon and rectum cancer (both sexes), stomach cancer (both sexes) and prostate cancer (among males) were among top-5 cancers in most Asian countries in terms of ASIR and ASMR in 2019 and cancers of liver, stomach, hodgkin lymphoma and esophageal cancer posted the most significant decreases in age-standardized rates between 1990 and 2019. …”
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Boron doped silver-copper alloy nanoparticle targeting intracellular S. aureus in bone cells by Tahir Abdulrehman (8697696)

“…Also, the percentage of silver, copper, and boron in the nanoparticles determined the effectiveness of their antibacterial activity.</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">The ACB-OBAb nanoparticles were able to target the osteoblasts and demonstrated significant antibacterial activity against intracellular S. aureus. …”