In‐hospital neonatal mortality and the role of consanguinity by Matar, Maroun

“…Conclusions: This association of consanguinity with in‐hospital mortality points to potential genetic factors leading to this increased risk. Designing public health interventions, including raising the awareness and taking into consideration such risks in neonatal mortality studies are indicated.…”
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Strategies for the production of long-acting therapeutics and efficient drug delivery for cancer treatment by Alanod D. AlQahtani (18805930)

“…These two techniques improve stability, reduce immunogenicity, and increase drug resistance to proteases. These factors lead to the reduction of injection frequency which increases patient compliance and improve quality of life. …”

Epigenetic analysis of Paget’s disease of bone identifies differentially methylated loci that predict disease status by Ilhame Diboun (3522413)

“…<p dir="ltr">Paget’s disease of bone (PDB) is characterized by focal increases in disorganized bone remodeling. This study aims to characterize PDB-associated changes in DNA methylation profiles in patients’ blood. …”

Residential Demand Response Scheduling with Consideration of Consumer Preferences by Raka Jovanovic (17947838)

“…<p dir="ltr">This paper proposes a new demand response scheduling framework for an array of households, which are grouped into different categories based on socio-economic factors, such as the number of occupants, family decomposition and employment status. …”

Developing a Stochastic Model to Predict Cost Overrun due to the Causes of Projects Delay in Oil Fields Construction Industry by ALKHOORI, KHALID ABDUL MAJEED

“…The research results revealed that poor contractor works was found to have the most significant positive impact in the delay experienced by the projects considered in this work. …”
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Enhancing the Main Contractor-Subcontractor trusting relationship in the United Arab Emirates: A strategic approach to rebuilding trust in complex construction projects by ISSA, RAMAZ SELMAN

“…The researcher found that trust factor has a significant impact on subcontractors and main contractors’ relationship, however, there is minor impact of their relationship on building trust between them, and that early contractor engagement in the initiation and planning stage positively impacts the subcontractors and main contractors’ relationship, and that the higher the level of trust between them, the better the project performance. …”
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Methylation at global LINE-1 repeats in human blood are affected by gender but not by age or natural hormone cycles by El Maarri, Osman

“…Our results show that no significant association with age was observed. However, the previously reported increase of LINE-1 methylation in males was reconfirmed. …”
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Mobile-banking adoption by Farah, Maya F.

“…Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the important factors which help explain consumer intention and use behavior in mobile banking (m-banking) adoption. …”
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An experimental study to measure the impact of a short-term disability awareness campaign on attitudes of primary school learners towards peers with physical disabilities by RAD, ELAHE NASERI

“…Internationally, it is agreed upon that one key factor hindering inclusive education is negative peer attitudes (Lindsay & Edwards 2013). …”
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Sustainable Detoxification of Methylene Blue in Wastewater via Tea Residue Adsorption: Optimization and Kinetics by Farah F. Salameh (21797300)

“…The Sips model confirms significant heterogeneity. The Temkin model, which assumes that the heat of adsorption decreases linearly with coverage due to adsorbent-adsorbate interactions, aligns strongly with the data. …”

Assessment of treatment burden and its impact on quality of life in dialysis-dependent and pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease patients by Asmaa Al-mansouri (16931739)

“…Therefore, treatment-related burden should be considered in CKD management and factors that increase it should be considered when designing healthcare interventions directed to CKD patients.…”

Dimensional and positional temporomandibular joint osseous characteristics in normodivergent facial patterns with and without temporomandibular disorders by Maged S. Alhammadi (14150757)

“…</p><h3>Clinical relevance</h3><p dir="ltr">The temporomandibular disorder is a multifactorial disorder in which one of these factors is the dimensional and positional characteristics of the temporomandibular joints; including or excluding this factor requires a comprehensive three-dimensional investigation of patients with TMD compared to the normal group under the condition that the facial pattern is average as a confounding factor.…”

Designing a Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing System Considering a Circular Shaped Layout by AlDuaij, Awrad Khalid

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Chronic reduction of store operated Ca²⁺ entry is viable therapeutically but is associated with cardiovascular complications by Fang Yu (156838)

“…</p> <h2>Key points</h2> <ul> <li>A floxed stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1) hypomorph mouse model was generated with significant reduction in Ca²⁺ influx through store-operated Ca²⁺ entry (SOCE), resulting in defective nuclear translocation of nuclear factor of activated T cells, cytokine production and inflammatory response. …”

Driving and hypoglycemia by Stephen Beer (5480411)

“…The single most significant factor associated with RTC appears to be history of recent severe hypoglycemia. …”

Implications on Educational Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Alfalasi, Khulood

“…Education sector faced a significant transition recently, shifting from face-to-face classes to online classes due to the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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The Contribution of the UAE School Inspection Framework as a Quality Assurance Tool for School Transformation and Performance Improvement by EL SAADI, DINA HUSSEIN

“…Among the school global transformation indicators, sustainability is the only factor that supports school performance development. …”
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Serviceability and Flexural Behavior of Concrete Beams Reinforced with Basalt Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (BFRP) Bars Exposed to Harsh Conditions by Alkhraisha, Hakem

“…The results indicate that the kb factor was averaged to be 0.61 for all the beams. …”
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MicroRNA-3148 acts as molecular switch promoting malignant transformation and adipocytic differentiation of immortalized human bone marrow stromal cells via direct targeting of the... by Radhakrishnan Vishnubalaji (3563306)

“…Stable expression of miR-3148 in telomerized hMSC (hMSC-miR-3148) led to significant increase in in vitro adipocytic differentiation and suppression of osteoblastic differentiation. …”

The Impact of Building Orientation, Opening to Wall Ratio, Aspect Ratio and Envelope Materials on Buildings Energy Consumption in the Tropics by Ayyad, Tareq Maher

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