Maternal microbiota and gestational diabetes: impact on infant health by Parul Singh (191877)

“…Pregnancy is accompanied by tightly regulated changes in the endocrine, metabolic, immune, and microbial systems, and deviations from these changes can alter the mother’s metabolism resulting in adverse pregnancy outcomes and a negative impact on the health of her infant. …”

Plasma neurological biomarkers as a measure of neurotoxicity in pediatric dental general anesthesia: a prospective observational feasibility study by S. Chakithandy (21841454)

“…Furthermore, no significant changes in manipulative motor scores were reported.…”

Does the CEO effect differ in times of crisis? Evidence from US and China during the global financial crisis by Kleindienst, Ingo

“…Utilizing multilevel modeling on a 15-year dataset of US firms and assessing three performance metrics, we identify a significant decline (increase) in the CEO effect on accounting-based (market-based) performance measures (measure) from the pre-crisis to the crisis period, followed by a significant rebound post-crisis. …”
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The distribution of toxic sources in Louisiana by Djoundourian, Salpie Sarkis

“…The results reveal that income levels in communities that host toxic sources are consistently and significantly lower than the state averages. A distance gradient analysis indicates that as distance from the nearest toxic source increases, the mean percentage of blacks in the community decreases and the mean percentage of whites increases. …”
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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). …”

Investigating the impact of remittance outflows and oil price on economic growth in Gulf Cooperation Council countries by Mouyad, Alsamara

“…These findings have significant implications for labor markets and nationalization policies in the GCC countries.…”
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Investigating the impact of remittance outflows and oil price on economic growth in Gulf Cooperation Council countries by Mouyad Alsamara (17823668)

“…These findings have significant implications for labor markets and nationalization policies in the GCC countries.…”

Investigating the User Perception of Digital Currency’s Economic and Legal aspects and its Impact on their Intention to Use by Al Marar, Alyazia

“…Based on the unprecedented changes in the financial industry led by innovative digital payment solutions, there have been numerous fraudulent cases surrounding cryptocurrencies and assets where investors have lost millions. …”
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Food safety knowledge attitude and practices of oncology nurses, in Lebanese hospitals by Angy Mallah (17831954)

“…Knowledge scores were higher among nurses holding a graduate degree (mean = 85; p < 0.05), and those who attended a training course (mean = 79; p < 0.05). …”

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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Design of a High Performance Resonant Controller for Improved Stability and Robustness of Islanded Three-Phase Microgrids by Md. Masudur Rahman (16904640)

“…In this regard, a robust and high performance controller is required against the instability issues related to various load conditions and sudden load changes in the solar photovoltaic (PV)-based solar photovoltaic (PV) based islanded microgrids. …”

Atlas of the Gulf States by Philippe Cadene

“…The transition from being rental economies to producing economies has caused rapid and significant changes, including the influx of foreign (Arab and Asian) manual laborers, and spectacular urban development, particularly along the coast. …”
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Hydroxyurea Use in Lebanese Patients With [beta]-Thalassemia Intermedia by Taher, Ali

“…Hematologic toxicity was defined as a decrease in the absolute neutrophil count to below 1.5 × 103/mm3 or a decrease in the platelet count to below 100 × 103. …”
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Male and Female Teacher Views and Opinions on Integration of SEN Students by AL HAMAWI, MANAL MAHMOUD

“…Notably, the special education needs are critical as it enhances an ideal collaboration with all the education sector supporting human capital development and innovation. The study is based on the observation that Dubai, UAE has enacted significant changes in the education sector as a critical determinant of an inclusive educational system with SEN students included. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 related home confinement measures on the lifestyle, body weight, and perceived glycemic control of diabetics by Muna Abed Alah (14779534)

“…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">Over 40% of the participants reported unhealthy dietary changes. We found a significant increase in the sitting/reclining, and screen times. …”

Dietary Calcium Intake of 1200 mg/d May Have Negative Correlation on Percent Body Fat by Dimassi, Hani I.

“…The high-calcium group (intake ≥1200 mg/d) had a significantly higher mean caloric intake (P ≤ .01) and significantly lower percent body fat (P ≤ .05) than the low-calcium group (intake <1200 mg/d). …”
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Oxygen targets following cardiac arrest: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Huzaifa Ahmad Cheema (16328980)

“…</p> <h3>Conclusions</h3> <p>Conservative oxygen therapy did not decrease mortality, improve neurologic recovery, or decrease ICU LOS as compared to a liberal oxygen regimen. …”

Coevolving residues distant from the ligand binding site are involved in GAF domain function by Wesam S. Ahmed (10170053)

“…Mutational incorporation into a Bioluminescence Resonance Energy Transfer (BRET)-based biosensors, which detects ligand-induced conformational changes, showed altered GAF domain conformation and increased EC50 for cGMP-induced conformational changes. …”

Dynamic Change in Insulin Resistance Induced by Free Fatty Acids Is Unchanged Though Insulin Sensitivity Improves Following Endurance Exercise in PCOS by Myint Myint Aye (6404327)

“…Skewed data were log transformed and expressed as mean ± SEM.</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">Before exercise, women with PCOS had a higher HOMA-IR and lower VO2 max than controls. …”

Brain Connectivity Analysis Under Semantic Vigilance and Enhanced Mental States by Yahya, Fares

“…BRMUS factors, such as fatigue, depression, and anger, significantly decrease in the enhancement group compared to vigilance group. …”
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