Enhancing Urban Connectivity and Regeneration of Historic Areas: Case Study of Heart of Sharjah by Jumah, Ghadeer Mohammad

“…The study yielded several significant findings; most notable was the increment of the integration value of the optimized master plan by approximately 41% in comparison with Shurooq proposed master plan 2025, as a result of improving the urban configuration, the street network enhances the connection between the old district and the waterfront, and introducing a central plaza to be connected with Al Rola park to achieve the holistic desired approach.…”
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A cafeteria diet modifies the response to chronic variable stress in rats by Zeeni, N.

“…In addition, there was a significant interaction between stress and diet on serum corticosterone levels, which manifest as an increase in corticosterone levels in stressed rats relative to non-stressed controls in the HC and HF groups but not in the CAF group. …”
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Factors affecting job satisfaction among acute care nurses working in rural and urban settings by Yasin M. Yasin (14779381)

“…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">There was no significant difference between rural and urban nurses in either overall job satisfaction level or turnover intention. …”

A jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) seed cake extracts express hepatoprotective activity against paracetamol-induced toxicity in rats by Firas Feki (17545638)

“…Two aqueous extracts from jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) seed cake, a simmondsin-rich extract (WE), and a simmondsin-hydrolyzed extract (NE) using Viscozyme L enzyme have been prepared and characterized. After enzyme treatment, simmondsin content decreased from 33.0 % to 3.0 % and glucose content increased from 16.2 % to 27.3 % reflecting simmondsin hydrolysis. …”

The effect of Ramadan focused education on patients with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Hoda Gad (6470522)

“…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">From 770 records, 430 full text studies were assessed. After exclusions, the final quantitative analysis included 16 studies. …”

Board composition, CEO turnover and firm value by Dah, Mustafa A.

“…Finally, we highlight a negative association between the change in board composition and firm value. …”
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The effect of building height diversity on outdoor microclimate conditions in hot climate. A case study of Dubai-UAE by Shareef, Sundus

“…For the base case, a reduction of 1.8 °C degree was noted between the N-S and NE-SW orientations. An urban configuration with significant variation in the buildings' height resulted in more reduction in outdoor air temperature compared to a config uration with gradual variation in the buildings' heights. …”
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Bond durability of sand coated and ribbed basalt FRP bars embedded in high-strength concrete by Abathar Al-Hamrani (16494884)

“…However, specimens with high-strength concrete achieved most of or above their maximum bond strength after the descending stage, while those with normal-strength concrete showed a decrease in bond strength to an approximately constant value with continuous slip. …”

Effects of Different Processing Methods on the Antibiotic Enrofloxacin Residues Occurrence in Middle Eastern Dairy Products by Haddad, Rita

“…Results showed that pasteurization (Holder and High Temperature Short Time) significantly decreased ENF concentration. A significant increase in ENF by 3.5 folds was reported upon curding milk into Baladi, and by 1.9 folds upon acidifying/boiling the whey into Double Crème. …”
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Loan guarantee, management earnings forecasts and cost of debt: evidence from Chinese manufacturing firms by Muhammad Bilal Khan (8960918)

“…However, a positive relationship between information asymmetry measures and loan guarantees is more pronounced, suggesting that loan guarantees reduce the significance of information asymmetry issues, which impair borrowing firms’ re-payment ability and increase the credit risk of guarantors and banks. …”

Design and Evaluation of a Just-in-Time Adaptive Intervention (JITAI) to Reduce Sedentary Behavior at Work: Experimental Study by Tasnim Ismail (18418554)

“…Physical inactivity is a main factor in the increase in the risks of a wide range of chronic diseases, including obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease. …”

The Impact of Transformational Leadership on High School Students' Academic Performance at a Private School in Dubai by ALHAJJI, HUZAIFA

“…Although transformational leadership has immense potential to increase academic performance, its effectiveness within private high schools in Dubai's fast-growing educational scene has not been well investigated. …”
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Towards a Conceptual Framework on the Importance of Privacy and Security Concerns in Audit Data Analytics by Yunis, Manal

“…Audit data analytics have become an increasingly important tool for auditors to increase the quality and performance of their audit. …”
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A GRASP Approach for Solving Large-Scale Electric Bus Scheduling Problems by Raka Jovanovic (17947838)

“…The results also show that high speed chargers have a more significant impact than an increase in battery sizes of the EBs.…”

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Automated Risk Detection Based on UAE National Health Survey Data: A Framework for the Construction and Optimization of Binary Classification Machine Learn... by Mohamed, AlShuweihi

“…This research motivated by the unprecedented increase in diabetes and specifically Type 2 Diabetes Miletus (T2DM), proposes two significant contributions. …”
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The Role of DJ-1 in the Glycation Process of Skin and Plasma Proteins in Mice Models by Abou Younes, Nour

“…Therefore, our findings propose that DJ-1 might be upregulated by a significant increase in carbonyl stress in a time dependent manner, further contributing to the preexisting literature about the deglycase activity of DJ-1. …”
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Characterization of the Urinary Metagenome and Virome in Healthy Children by Eman Wehedy (13275305)

“…An increased relative abundance of Xylanimonas and Arthrobacter, with a significantly high abundance of Arthrobacter sp. …”

Pt-doped armchair graphene nanoribbon as a promising gas sensor for CO and CO₂: DFT study by Ehab Salih (17075206)

“…After doping, the results revealed a significant increase in the adsorption energy to almost 9 times than the non-doped systems for the cases of CO on Pt–N-AGNR as well as CO₂ on both Pt–H-AGNR and Pt–N-AGNR. …”

A Multidecadal Assessment of Drought Intensification in the Middle East and North Africa: The Role of Global Warming and Rainfall Deficit by Ahmed El Kenawy (7510103)

“…Spatially, the SPEI highlighted significant drought intensification in temperate and cold desert (CWb, BWk) zones across the region, primarily driven by increasing air temperatures. …”

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. …”