Impact of the fear of Covid-19 infection on intent to breastfeed; a cross sectional survey of a perinatal population in Qatar by Shuja Mohd Reagu (12051406)

“…</p><h3>Conclusions</h3><p dir="ltr">The rates of Obsessive–compulsive symptoms were increased and the rates of intent to breastfeed were decreased when compared with pre pandemic rates. The obsessive–compulsive symptoms and the intent to not breastfeed were significantly associated with fear of infection to the new-born. …”

Nutritional Status and Clinical Outcomes of Children with Medical Complexity in the United Arab Emirates: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study by Al Slaybe, Maryam

“…According to the CIAF, 75.1% exhibited at least one form of anthropometric failure, while 54.9% presented with multiple concurrent forms. No significant differences in WAZ, LAZ, or WLZ scores were observed based on sex or nationality. …”
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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). …”

Bond durability of sand coated and ribbed basalt FRP bars embedded in high-strength concrete by Abathar Al-Hamrani (16494884)

“…The results of 42 pull-out samples show that the bond strength of sand-coated bars was not significantly affected by concrete compressive strength. …”

Two-surgeon technique of parenchymal transection contributes to reduced transfusion rate in patients undergoing major hepatectomy by Palavecino, Martin

“…In-hospital transfusions are still reported in one third of patients in major series. Data on factors affecting blood transfusions in large series of liver resection are limited. …”
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Ancestry-associated transcriptomic profiles of breast cancer in patients of African, Arab, and European ancestry by Jessica Roelands (7516439)

“…<p>Breast cancer largely dominates the global cancer burden statistics; however, there are striking disparities in mortality rates across countries. …”

Use of mobile devices in mathematics education: A case of higher education in the United Arab Emirates by DANI, ANITA

“…Use of such digital tools enriches mathematics learning experience as they can provide visualization of abstract concepts and take off the burden of carrying out complex procedures. This research aims to examine current practices of Apple iPad based mathematics teaching and learning in the United Arab Emirates. …”
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Seroprevalence of small ruminant brucellosis in the state of Qatar by Hashim Alhussain (9167136)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Brucellosis is one of the most important zoonotic diseases worldwide, with a significant economic and health burden. The disease is endemic in many regions around the world. …”

An Exploration of Smoking Patterns Among People with Serious Mental Illness Attending an Outpatient Clinic in Qatar by Monica Zolezzi (10115698)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Studies have shown that tobacco use is exceptionally high in people affected with serious mental illness (SMI). Many countries worldwide have observed a decrease in the prevalence of tobacco smoking; however, the smoking rates among people with SMI have declined much less than in those without mental illness. …”

Geopolitical instability and environmental sustainability by Dagar, Vishal

“…Geopolitical instability significantly impacts environmental sustainability, yet its role remains underexplored. …”
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A Comparative study of Technical Efficiency in GCC Islamic Financial Institutions during the Global financial Crisis using Malmquist-Type Data Envelopment analysis by Al Hammadi, Khalid Faisal

“…The results suggest that generally GCC and non-GCC IFIs efficiency was not significantly affected by the financial crisis. However, Individual IFIs result showed that some bank has experienced increase or decrease of efficiency after the crisis. …”
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Application of Wearables to Facilitate Virtually Supervised Intradialytic Exercise for Reducing Depression Symptoms by He Zhou (224270)

“…The intradialytic exergame is virtually supervised based on its interactive feedback via wearable sensors attached on lower extremities. …”

Robust design of multimachine power system stabilizers usingsimulated annealing by Abido, M.A.

“…Incorporation of SA as a derivative-free optimization technique in PSS design significantly reduces the computational burden. One of the main advantages of the proposed approach is its robustness to the initial parameter settings. …”
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Multivariate epidemiologic analysis of type 2 diabetes mellitus risks in the Lebanese population by Ghassibe-Sabbagh, Michella

“…People with T2DM showed a significant decrease in HDL-C levels. A strong correlation of overall hyperlipidemia with the diabetes affection status was shown (p < 0.0001). …”
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Effects of the addition of a high energy density fuel, adamantane to diesel on its cetane number, sooting propensity, and soot nanostructural properties by Al Zaabi, Alanood

“…The addition of up to 6.75 wt% of adamantane in diesel significantly increased the smoke point of diesel from 18 to 29 mm (and threshold sooting index decreased by 44%), indicating a drastic drop in fuel sooting tendency. …”
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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 Ovidiu, Ciobanu

“…Hardness analysis revealed significant decreases in microhardness in the bleached group compared to the control group (p < 0.05). …”
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The impact of water table fluctuation and salinity on LNAPL distribution and geochemical properties in the smear zone under completely anaerobic conditions by Reem Elfatih Ismail (14151663)

“…At the source zone, benzene and toluene reached their maximum concentration after 30 and 10 days for the stable and the fluctuating columns, respectively. Significant decrease in benzene and toluene concentrations occurred under the fluctuating water table. …”

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

“…Interested in how does the quality of governance in a country affect the ratio of the value added share of capital intensive goods to the value added share of labor intensive goods, I am testing the hypothesis that the ratio of the value added share of capital intensive goods to the value added share of labor intensive goods is higher for countries that have better quality of governance. …”
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Towards secure private and trustworthy human-centric embedded machine learning: An emotion-aware facial recognition case study by Muhammad Atif Butt (10849980)

“…Secondly, to illustrate the gravity of these issues, we present a case study on the task of human facial emotion recognition (FER) based on AffectNet dataset, where we analyze the effects of widely used input quantization on the security, robustness, fairness, and trustworthiness of an EML model. …”

Hepatitis C infection epidemiology in Mongolia: protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis by Karima Chaabna (785895)

“…</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">Our systematic review will be reported based on the items outlined in the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA 2009) statement. …”