Associations between Bone Mineral Density and WOMAC Scores in Healthy Individuals: Insights from the Qatar Biobank by Al-Hamdani, Mohammed

“…However, BMD measures significantly contributed to predicting stiffness after controlling for sociodemographic variables (R2 = 0.065, ΔF(7, 1724) = 3.34, p = 0.002), with a higher total body BMD associated with increased stiffness and a higher trunk BMD associated with decreased stiffness. …”
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The Impact of Digital Transformation on Organisational Performance in UAE Construction Organisations: The Moderating Role of Organisational Culture by SHATAT, BASHAR KHALID

“…Sectoral resistance (notably in infrastructure) and size-based variations in OC were also observed. Regression analysis showed DT accounted for 54.6% of the variance in OP (supporting H1), while moderation analysis revealed a significant but negative interaction effect (rejecting H2), indicating that stronger OC may hinder DT benefits unless strategically aligned. …”
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Developing Strategies to Avoid Post-Expo Slump for Sustainable Urban Planning in Dubai by Tachouali, Dania

“…As Dubai is still in the preparation phase the research covered the pre-event level from sustainable urban planning aspect, and extracted lessons from Shanghai which hosted EXPO 2010 with a sustainability related theme, Shanghai was a significant example to follow on how to achieve a good urbanism; with regards to Shanghai EXPO 2010, the research suggested guidelines for Dubai EXPO 2020 to follow based on the sustainable world EXPO strategies and a legacy plan to avoid post-EXPO slump.…”
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Effect of the stretch rate during uniaxial testing on the mechanical properties of prolene by Ammouri, A.H.

“…Of the mechanical properties of special significance are the following three properties: peak load (N), extension (%) at peak load, and linear stiffness (N/mm). …”
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Notch Sensitivity of Fiber Reinforced Composite by Elyoussef, Mostafa

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Postprandial lipaemia 10 and 34 hours after playing football: Does playing frequency affect the response? by Darren J. Paul (6905450)

“…For the 3FOOT, there was a non significant decrease in postprandial TG AUC (-2.7%; p = 0.73; 95%CI = -2.0 to 1.5; ES = 0.05) and iAUC (-17.5%; p = 0.41; 95%ci = -2.5 to 1.1; ES = 0.31) from 10 to 34 hrs, respectively. …”

What Drives the Crowd? Exploring Decision-Making Styles and Motivational Drivers in Entrepreneurship Crowdfunding by Daher, Tommy

“…While various types of crowdfunding have emerged in literature (e.g., donation-based, equity-based), little is still known on how contributors’ decision-making cognitive styles influence the selection of a particular crowdfunding type. …”
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Unpacking the asymmetric impact of exchange rate volatility on trade flows: A study of selected developed and developing Asian economies by Umar Nawaz Kayani (17131781)

“…The non-linear models yielded more significant findings, while the linear models did not indicate any significant effects of exchange rate volatility on trade flows. …”

High-Performance Acetic Acid Sensing Using Cerium-MoS₂ Composite for Beverages and Food Processing Industry by E. Safamariyam (22330186)

“…Furthermore, the repeatability of the Ce_0.6 -MoS₂ sensor was assessed over 30 days, and a marginal decrease of 5% in response was observed from day 1 to day 30.…”

Khalasa date palm leaf fiber as a potential reinforcement for polymeric composite materials by Elsadig Mahdi (9967349)

“…CE proposes a paradigm shift from a linear economy to a circular economy with the principles of 3Rs: reduce, reuse, and recycle. …”

Optimum sizing of steam turbines for concentrated solar power plants by Poullikkas, Andreas

“…Finally, although the cost of electricity of a CSP plant with capacities greater than 1MWe is significantly reduced to less than 1US$/kWh, currently such technology can only become economically viable through supporting schemes.…”
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Clinical correlates of white-matter abnormalities on head magnetic resonance imaging by Dimassi, Hani

“…The children with white-matter abnormalities and decreased tone had significantly less signal intensity abnormality than the other study groups. …”
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Assessment of Brain Function After 240 Days Confinement Using Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy by Yahya, Fares

“…The FCN shows a significant decrease in most of the right frontal areas. …”
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WhatsApp communication service by Mrad, Mona

“…Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, the topic of WhatsApp usage as a communication mean in the luxury industry is still largely underexplored, hence filling a gap in the literature that needs to be addressed given its significant implications.…”
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Efficient multi-objective neural architecture search framework via policy gradient algorithm by Bo Lyu (16522643)

“…While the multi-objective NAS research addresses these challenges, the individual training required for each candidate architecture demands significant computational resources. To bridge this gap, this work combines the efficiency of the differentiable NAS with metrics compatibility in multi-objective NAS. …”

Halogen-augmented pyrrole bisurea molecular tweezers for corrosion inhibition of Fe(110) surface: A first-principle investigation by Aymen S. Abu Hatab (23770563)

“…<p>Iron rust imposes significant economic and industrial challenges, thus the need for the development of effective and environmentally friendly inhibitors. …”

The Impact of Marzano's Instructional Strategies on Grade 10 Students' Achievement in Reading Comprehension in the United Arab Emirates by MUSMAR, RAMIA DIRAR SHEHADEH

“…Learning English as the official L2 has developed to be a necessity for students in the UAE, where many are alarmingly classified as underperforming. Based on the unsatisfying academic performance in literacy skills in international exams, it is anticipated that critical achievement gaps between reform endeavors and students' performance continue to exist and it appears challenging to close these gaps without practical and meaningful implications of the pillars of effective pedagogy. …”
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Unsustainability in emergent systems by Haddad, Marc

“…In this paper we present a detailed case study of the passenger road transport system in the Greater Beirut Area (GBA) where we identify the root causes of the major problems facing the system today and over the long-term. …”
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Experimental investigations on the performance of a thermo-mechanical refrigeration system utilizing ultra-low temperature waste heat sources by Ahmad K., Sleiti

“…Thus, this study fills a significant gap in the literature by (i) experimentally evaluating the performance of a new full-scale thermo-mechanical refrigeration (TMR) system at ultra-low temperatures ranging from 50 °C to 85 °C, (ii) characterizing its operation with different commercial refrigerants, and (iii) identifying optimal operating conditions and working fluids for the investigated TMR system. …”
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Aeroelastic Behavior of a Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Flag Under Wind Excitation by Tripathi, Dheeraj

“…Conversely, under vortex-induced excitation, the flag demonstrates limited energy harvesting potential at smaller gap distances from the upstream bluff body. However, larger gap distances facilitate energy capture at lower flow speeds. …”
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