Drive‐up INR testing and phone‐based consultations service during COVID‐19 pandemic in a pharmacist‐lead anticoagulation clinic in Qatar: Monitoring, clinical, resource utilization... by Eman N. Alhmoud (14778706)

“…</p> <h3> Results</h3> <p>There was no statistically significant difference between clinic-based and phone-based anticoagulation services in mean time and number of visits within therapeutic range (<i>P</i> = .67; <i>P</i> = .06 respectively); mean number of extreme subtherapeutic and supratherapeutic INR values (<i>P</i> = .32 and <i>P</i> = .34, respectively); incidence of thromboembolic complications and warfarin related hospitalization. …”

Predictors of prolonged hospitalization among geriatric trauma patients using the modified 5-Item Frailty index in a Middle Eastern trauma center: an 11-year retrospective study by Husham Abdelrahman (768893)

“…Head injury and bleeding were the leading causes of mortality in the study cohort. There was a significant decrease in the trend of geriatric trauma over the years. …”

Recent advances in the treatment and outcome of locally advanced rectal cancer by Abdalla, Eddie

“…Results There were 219 patients in the early era and 109 in the late era. No significant differences were seen in patients (age, gender, race) or tumor characteristics (mean distance from the anal verge, annularity, fixation). …”
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Improved properties and salt rejection of polysulfone membrane by incorporation of hydrophilic cobalt-doped ZnO nanoparticles by Muneer M. Ba-Abbad (14151660)

“…Overall, the results of this study showed that embedding a small amount of Co²⁺ ions doped ZnO NPs with PSf has significant potential to be applied in industrial-scale membrane applications.…”

How does varying the number of personas affect user perceptions and behavior? Challenging the ‘small personas’ hypothesis! by Joni Salminen (7434770)

“…Our study results from eye-tracking and survey data suggest that when using interactive persona systems, the number of personas can be increased from the conventionally suggested ‘less than ten’, without significant negative effects on user perceptions or task performance, and with the positive effects of increasing engagement with the personas, having a more diverse representation of the end-user population, as well as users accessing personas from more varied demographic groups for a design task. …”

An Analysis of Thermal Comfort at the School Outdoor Spaces: A Case Study of the American School of Creative Science, Dubai, UAE by ABU-QULBAIN, LANA

“…Outdoor school spaces are significant spaces which, regardless of a child’s residential area, provide great opportunity for outdoor space exploration leading to overall enhancement to the students’ wellbeing. …”
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Surface modification of carbon nanotubes with copper oxide nanoparticles for heat transfer enhancement of nanofluids by Abdallah D. Manasrah (18711428)

“…Recently, many experiments have been carried out to prepare different types of nanofluids (NFs) showing a tremendous increase in thermal conductivity of the base fluids with the addition of a small amount of nanoparticles. …”

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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Effects of ethanol addition to diesel–biodiesel blends on the CI engine characteristics by Fakher Hamdi (21225134)

“…All blends show an increase in brake mean effective pressure (BMEP) compared to B0, with the maximum enhancement observed in B10 with an average increase of 13% across all speeds. …”

Characterizing the dynamics of climate and native desert plants in Qatar by Meshal Abdullah (17746950)

“…Vegetation growth depended not only on rainfall amount but also on the number of rainfall events and accumulation. …”

Nurses’ work environment and intent to leave in Lebanese hospitals by Dimassi, Hani

“…Results The NWI-R subscale with the lowest mean score related to control. Younger nurses had lower scores on organizational support and career development. …”
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Investigating the acoustic release of doxorubicin from targeted micelles by Husseini, Ghaleb

“…The results showed that the percent drug release increases as the power intensity of ultrasound increases. …”
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Clinical correlates of white-matter abnormalities on head magnetic resonance imaging by Dimassi, Hani

“…Children with white-matter abnormalities and increased tone had a greater frequency of increased reflexes and tended to have more signal abnormalities than the other groups. …”
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Using primary healthcare facilities and patients’ expectations about triage system: Patients’ perspective from multisite Jordanian hospitals by Mohammad Minwer Alnaeem (19143733)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr"> Using primary healthcare facilities can decrease the tension and workload in emergency departments (EDs). …”

An Ontology-based Semantic Web for Arabic Question Answering: The Case of E-Government Services by ALBARGHOTHI, ALI BAHA’EDDIN

“…Since the beginning of the digital age, the amount of information has increased significantly, and the relationships among the different types of information have become more sophisticated. …”
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Behavior of axially loaded drilled shaft foundations with symmetric voids outside and inside the caging by Abishdid, Caesar

“…During the construction process, different types of anomalies such as necking, soft-bottom gap at the base, voids and soil intrusions can occur. …”
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Insulin detemir in combination with oral antidiabetic drugs improves glycemic control in persons with type 2 diabetes in Near East countrie by Echtay, Akram

“…The percentage of persons who achieved the target of HbA1c<7% increased from .7% at baseline to 39% at week 24. Mean FPG decreased significantly from 213.7 ± 60.1 mg/dL to 120.3 ± 25.7 mg/dL (P<.001), and mean PPG from 271 ± 65.3 mg/dL to 158.1 ± 36.4 mg/dL (P<.0001). …”
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An Evaluation of Short-Term Effects of Different Soil Management Systems on Soil Physical, Structural and Hydraulic Properties and an Estimation and Optimization of Water Infiltrat... by Merheb, Caroline

“…In both soils, tillage application decreased the densities, the aggregate mean weight diameter, the residual moisture content, and the fine pore volumes while increased the organic matter content, the porosity, the saturated hydraulic conductivity, and the amount of large pores of undisturbed soil. …”
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Estimation of power grid topology parameters through pilot signals by Hargossian, H.

“…The distribution grid has been the source of an increased amount of electricity production in recent years. …”
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The Generated Business Value from IT: the Case of Fostering Organizational Innovation by Anaya, Luay Ahmad

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