Predictors of prolonged hospitalization among geriatric trauma patients using the modified 5-Item Frailty index in a Middle Eastern trauma center: an 11-year retrospective study by Husham Abdelrahman (768893)

“…Head injury and bleeding were the leading causes of mortality in the study cohort. There was a significant decrease in the trend of geriatric trauma over the years. …”

Exploring the habitus for educational inclusion in the Lebanese context. (c2013) by Andary, Lara

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Recent advances in the treatment and outcome of locally advanced rectal cancer by Abdalla, Eddie

“…Results There were 219 patients in the early era and 109 in the late era. No significant differences were seen in patients (age, gender, race) or tumor characteristics (mean distance from the anal verge, annularity, fixation). …”
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An Analysis of Thermal Comfort at the School Outdoor Spaces: A Case Study of the American School of Creative Science, Dubai, UAE by ABU-QULBAIN, LANA

“…Outdoor school spaces are significant spaces which, regardless of a child’s residential area, provide great opportunity for outdoor space exploration leading to overall enhancement to the students’ wellbeing. …”
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One Dimensional Seismic Site Response Analysis of United Arab Emirates by Eltayeb, Ahmed Mohamed Zaroug

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Bond Strength Development of Ambient-Cured Sustainable Geopolymer Mortar to Concrete Substrate by Abdullah Y. Osman (22282813)

“…<p dir="ltr">Evaluating the bond strength between geopolymer mortar (GPM) and the concrete substrate is a significant factor in ensuring the durability and effectiveness of utilizing it as a repair material. …”

Effects of ethanol addition to diesel–biodiesel blends on the CI engine characteristics by Fakher Hamdi (21225134)

“…All blends show an increase in brake mean effective pressure (BMEP) compared to B0, with the maximum enhancement observed in B10 with an average increase of 13% across all speeds. …”

Design, Evaluation and Techno-Economic Analysis of a Demand Controlled Ventilation in Hot and Humid Climate by Sohoo, Mahmood Ali

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Nurses’ work environment and intent to leave in Lebanese hospitals by Dimassi, Hani

“…Results The NWI-R subscale with the lowest mean score related to control. Younger nurses had lower scores on organizational support and career development. …”
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Development of a Smart System for Leak Detection in Water Distribution Networks by Elshazly, Doha Hesham

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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). …”

Earthquake-induced landslide hazard mapping by Abou-Jaoude, Grace

“…According to Keefer (1984), even small magnitude earthquakes may trigger landslides leading to significant damages. Regional seismic hazard assessment for landslides has been done using methods based on the traditional infinite slope stability analysis following Newmark (1965). …”
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Snow runoff modelling in the upper Indus River Basin and its implication to energy water food nexus by Hazrat Bilal (7367477)

“…This study employed the Degree-Day Snowmelt Runoff Model alongside the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer MODIS and daily ground-based hydro-meteorological data to model the snowmelt runoff response in the UIB. …”

Identification of potential managed aquifer recharge sites in hyper-arid environment using GIS and analytical hierarchy process by Hazrat Bilal (7367477)

“…This study employs a GIS-based multi-criteria evaluation technique, integrating both ground and remote sensing datasets. …”

Implementation of Deep Learning for Measurement of Penile Curvature on Real 2D Intraoperative Images by Sriman Bidhan Baray (15302398)

“…</p><h3 dir="ltr">Discussion</h3><p dir="ltr">This study demonstrates the successful implementation of deep learning and keypoint-based measurement of PC that could significantly improve patient assessment by surgeons and hypospadiology researchers.…”

Behavior of axially loaded drilled shaft foundations with symmetric voids outside and inside the caging by Abishdid, Caesar

“…During the construction process, different types of anomalies such as necking, soft-bottom gap at the base, voids and soil intrusions can occur. …”
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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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Multi-Agent Meta Reinforcement Learning for Reliable and Low-Latency Distributed Inference in Resource-Constrained UAV Swarms by Marwan Dhuheir (19170898)

“…<p dir="ltr">The integration of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) for smart city applications has been gaining significant attention. UAV swarms are increasingly employed to monitor ground-based IIoT devices in smart cities, offering valuable support to situation-awareness IoT applications, such as surveillance, traffic management, and emergency response. …”

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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Assessment of High-resolution Local Emissions and Land-use in Air Quality Forecasting at an Urban, Coastal, Desert Environment by Christos Fountoukis (4722963)

“…The footprint of the Doha metropolitan area on the geographical distribution of the anthropogenic emissions is much more realistically represented in the new version of emissions, which includes major differences in the magnitude of emission rates, locally, compared to the base case. The use of the local emissions allowed for a significant improvement in the representation of air quality levels in the city. …”