Immune Checkpoints in Circulating and Tumor-Infiltrating CD4+ T Cell Subsets in Colorectal Cancer Patients by Salman M. Toor (8854751)

“…We found a significant increase in the levels of CD4⁺FoxP3⁺Helios⁺ T cells, which represent potentially highly immunosuppressive Tregs, in the CRC TME. …”

TIDCS: A Dynamic Intrusion Detection and Classification System Based Feature Selection by Zina Chkirbene (16869987)

“…However, high dimensional data present a significant challenge for machine learning techniques. …”

Employee engagement and job performance in Lebanon by Ismail, Hussein Nabil

“…However, mediation analysis using bootstrapping methods has shown that creativity has fully mediated the relationship between engagement and performance. Originality/value The study extends previous research and increases the external validity of the findings by investigating the relationship between engagement and performance in new non-western contexts. …”
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Effects of short-term resistance training and tapering on maximal strength, peak power, throwing ball velocity, and sprint performance in handball players by Souhail Hermassi (6919487)

“…Following a ten-week progressive resistance training program, subjects were divided between an experimental (n = 10) and a control group (n = 10). …”

One Dimensional Seismic Site Response Analysis of United Arab Emirates by Eltayeb, Ahmed Mohamed Zaroug

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Processing Effects on the Oxytetracycline and Tylosin Antibiotic Residues in Middle Eastern Dairy Products by Saidy, Liz

“…OTC and TYL were not homogenously distributed between the dairy products. Skimming decreased significantly (p=0.015) TYL concentration by 68.6%. …”
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Design-Construction Interface Problems in Sustainable Construction Projects in the UAE by Al Qasem, Dana

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Gut Microbiota in Familial Mediterranean Fever: Insights into Microbial Patterns and Disease Severity by Rukaya Basala

“…Minor compositional variations were observed, such as increased abundance of Synergistota in FMF patients; however, none reached statistical significance. …”
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Molecular Mechanisms of Adiponectin-Induced Attenuation of Mechanical Stretch-Mediated Vascular Remodeling by Crystal M. Ghantous (14571292)

“…Stretching the RPV also significantly increased ROS generation after 1 hour, whereas APN significantly decreased mechanical stretch-induced ROS production. …”

The effect of Hydrogen Peroxide treatments on dental enamel porosity and protein structure and its long-term implications on tooth hardness and optical properties by Jelena Eric (21015107)

“…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">Shade analysis revealed that, in the short term, HP treatment significantly increased lightness and Hue and decreased chroma compared to DW (<i>p </i>< 0.05); however, 1 week after treatment some of the initial gains in tooth lightness were partially lost. …”

Favipiravir for the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia; a propensity score-matched cohort study by Rand A. Alattar (9538554)

“…The unmatched cohort included 1493 patients, of which 51.7% were in the favipiravir group, and 48.3% were not receiving supplemental oxygen at baseline. Significant baseline differences between the two unmatched groups existed, but not between the PS-matched groups (N = 774). …”

Zirconium Silicate/IL/Mxene-based composite membranes for high-temperature fuel cell applications by Edwin, Reeves Nayagam

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Customers' need for uniqueness theory versus brand congruence theory by Abosag, Ibrahim

“…Social media brands may experience a lack of competitiveness and attraction due to the silent negative increase of customers' need for uniqueness (NFU). This is the result of a tension between the theory of brand congruence, that most brands endeavor to establish with their customers, and the theory of consumers' NFU, that many consumers aim to fulfill, that has not been previously examined. …”
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Epigenetic DNA Methylation Signatures Associated With the Severity of Paget’s Disease of Bone by Ilhame Diboun (3522413)

“…A multivariate predictor model featuring the top severity-associated CpG sites revealed a significant correlation (R = 0.71, p = 6.9 × 10−16) between observed and predicted PDB severity scores. …”

Exercise training-induced speeding of VO₂kinetics is not intensity domain-specific or correlated with indices of exercise performance by Erin Calaine Inglis (7042334)

“…There were no PRE to POST differences for CON (p < 0.05) in any variables. Despite significant increases in maximal VO₂ (VO_2max ), estimated lactate threshold (θLT), maximal metabolic steady state (MMSS), and peak power output (PPO) for the intervention groups (p < 0.05), there were no significant correlations from PRE to MID or MID to POST between ΔτVO₂ and Δ V O_2max (r=– 0.221, r = 0.119), ΔPPO (r= – 0.112, r= – 0.017), ΔθLT (r= 0.083, r = 0.142) and ΔMMSS (r= – 0.213, r = 0.049)(p > 0.05).…”

Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms with dyslipidemia and risk of metabolic disorders in the State of Qatar by Dalal Al‐Sharshani (19479814)

“…When controlling for the four covariates (gender, obesity, hypertension, and diabetes), the difference between dyslipidemia and the control group remained significant for the six variants. …”

The Employment of Generic and Issue-Specific Frames by Farhat, Sally

“…Aside from examining the coverage of Lebanon’s protests systematically and reliably, which has not been done previously, the significance of this study lies in its ability to find the relationship between issue-specific and generic frames and increase our knowledge of frames and the diverse roles they play when used together. …”
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Safety and efficacy of ensifentrine in COPD: A systemic review and meta-analysis by Ambanna Yappalparvi (21260018)

“…Safety profiles were comparable between the ensifentrine and placebo groups, with no significant increase in treatment-emergent <u>adverse events</u> (TEAEs) (RR: 1.02; 95 % CI: 0.94–1.10). …”

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)

“…Participants reported increased sitting/reclining time (1.94 h/day mean increase), screen times (2.05 h/day mean increase) with p < 0.001, and decreased exercise time (0.11 h/day mean reduction) with p < 0.001. …”

Stemming cardiovascular diseases in Qatar by Nature Research (16552612)

“…This is projected to increase to more than 23 million by 2030, with the largest increase to occur throughout the Middle East, due in part to the adoption of the sedentary Western lifestyle.…”