Evaluation of oral reading fluency outcomes using the whole-class choral reading strategy and the repeated reading strategy. (c2017) by Itani, Dana Abdel Aziz

“…The results show that the students who receive the Repeated Reading strategy scored better than those receiving the Whole Class Choral Reading strategy. Based on these results, a new oral reading fluency strategy was created: “The Repeated Choral Reading Strategy" which was tested on another set of students and showed significant improvement in students' oral reading fluency. …”
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Sectarian, religious and political divisions in a professional accounting body: The case of Lebanon by Sadaka, Sami F.

“…This article shows that this body is characterised by significant divisions among different groups of members, which has ultimately politicised the electoral processes as well as the functioning of its boards, over the years. …”
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Outcomes of POCUS‐Guided Peripheral Intravenous Access in Difficult Venous Access Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Hany A. Zaki (17337673)

“…A systematic review of 15 studies with 1485 patients, sourced from five databases, including PubMed, Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, Web of Science, and Google Scholar, showed POCUS significantly improved success rates (OR: 4.25), first‐attempt success (OR: 5.31), reduced attempts (MD: −0.83), and decreased procedure time (MD: −9.75 min). …”

Can the Salivary Microbiome Predict Cardiovascular Diseases? Lessons Learned From the Qatari Population by Selvasankar Murugesan (4376506)

“…Linear Discriminant Analysis Effect Size (LEfSe) analysis revealed that Clostridiaceae and Capnocytophaga were the most significantly abundant genera in the LR group, while Lactobacillus and Rothia were significantly abundant in the HR group. …”

Identifying and Explaining Public Preferences for Renewable Energy Sources in Qatar by Ahmed K. Nassar (15612168)

“…Renewable energy sources were more likely to be favored by the group with greater knowledge of energy sources than those with limited knowledge, except for solar energy, which was preferred by both groups. …”

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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A meta‐analysis of the educational effectiveness of three‐dimensional visualization technologies in teaching anatomy by Yammine, Kaissar

“…Thirty‐six studies met the inclusion criteria including 28 (78%) randomized studies. Based on 2,226 participants including 2,128 from studies with comparison groups, 3DVTs (1) resulted in higher (d = 0.30, 95%CI: 0.02–0.62) factual knowledge, (2) yielded significant better results (d = 0.50, 95%CI: 0.20–0.80) in spatial knowledge acquisition, and (3) produced significant increase in user satisfaction (d = 0.28, 95%CI = 0.12–0.44) and in learners' perception of the effectiveness of the learning tool (d = 0.28, 95%CI = 0.14–0.43). …”
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A state of the art review on phosphate removal from water by biochars by Ismail W. Almanassra (14151321)

“…As such, engineered BCs by decoration with different elements have been shown to alter the surface characteristics of the adsorbents such as surface charge, surface area, pore diameter, pore volume and the surface functional groups. Therefore, the phosphate sorption capacity of modified BCs has been significantly improved compared to unmodified adsorbents. …”

A Comprehensive Method of Ion Exchange Resins Regeneration and Its Optimization for Water Treatment by Al-Asheh, Sameer

“…In general, it was observed that the conductivity decreases with time until one point is reached and then starts to increase as a result of resin saturation. …”
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Preoperative and postoperative chemoradiation strategies in patients treated with pancreaticoduodenectomy for adenocarcinoma of the pancreas by Spitz, F.R.

“…At a median followup of 19 months, no significant differences in survival were observed between treatment groups. …”
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Exercise training-induced speeding of VO₂kinetics is not intensity domain-specific or correlated with indices of exercise performance by Erin Calaine Inglis (7042334)

“…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">There was a significant time effect for the time constant (τ VO₂ ) between PRE (31.6 ± 10.4 s) and MID (22.6 ± 6.9 s) (p < 0.05) and PRE and POST (21.8 ± 6.3 s) (p < 0.05), but no difference between MID and POST (p > 0.05) and no group or interaction effects (p > 0.05). …”

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. …”

The Impact of Bioclimatic Design on Ambient Air Temperature in Dubai Small Outdoor Urban Spaces by Al Sabbagh, Nihal Saif

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The Clinical Impact of Immediate On-Site Cytopathology Evaluation During Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration of Pancreatic Masses by Azar, Riad R.

“…OCE− 7, P<0.0001). There was no significant difference between the two groups with regard to overall procedure time, adverse events, number of repeat procedures, costs (based on baseline cost-minimization analysis), and accuracy (using predefined criteria for final diagnosis of malignancy). …”
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The Effects of Dynamic Assessment and its Mediating Factors on EFL Twelfth Graders’ Grammar Achievement in the UAE by ELMTINY, ABDELHAMID AHMED KHALIL

“…While quantitative data have been analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics, including independent sample t-test, one-way ANOVA, two-way ANOVA, and post-hoc multiple comparisons, qualitative data have been analyzed using thematic analysis. Based on the results of the study, there is a significant effect of DA on the level of grammar achievement for EFL twelve graders for the experimental group that has undertaken the DA intervention compared to the NDA group. …”
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Validating a Structural Model of Destination Image, Satisfaction, and Loyalty Across Gender and Age by Assaker, Guy

“…We confirm that DI predicts satisfaction and has a significant direct and indirect effect on loyalty. After examining the validated structural model across different groups of respondents based on gender, age, and the gender by age interaction, we found that the model constructs differ across some of the groups. …”
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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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Effectiveness of a structured pharmacist-delivered intervention for patients post-acute coronary syndromes on all-cause hospitalizations and cardiac-related hospital readmissions:... by Maguy Saffouh El Hajj (14151477)

“…At the hospital, patients were allocated into one of the three groups based on intrinsic and natural allocation procedures. …”

Economic development and sub-regional identities by El Khalil, Raed

“…The results indicate that explanatory variables responded differently in each group, which indicates the significant effect of the identities used to determine the division of the regions. …”
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A systematic review and meta-analysis on the impact of early vs. delayed pharmacological thromboprophylaxis in patients with traumatic brain injury by Muhammad Hamza Shuja (19748620)

“…However, while statistically significant improvements were observed in the <48-hour subgroup, neither the <24-hour nor <72-hour groups achieved statistical significance. …”