The effects of Social Determinants of Health on Type 2 Diabetes Outcomes (A1C) by Awad, Nathalie

“…To explore possible mediators in this relationship, a path analysis was conducted based on a hypothetical model derived from the literature. Significant direct and indirect relationships were obtained between several risk factors (socioeconomic factors, depression, fatalism emotional distress, diabetes duration of 5-10 years, diabetes self- care activities, self-monitoring of blood glucose, diabetes medication and/or insulin therapy, quality of life, and diabetes complications) and A1C. …”
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Assessment of aged biodegradable polymer-coated nano-zero-valent iron for degradation of hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) by Wazne, Mahmoud

“…Guar gum with loadings rates one order of magnitude lower than that of CMC and AA achieved good iron stabilization but significantly higher RDX degradation rates. …”
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The impact of switching from fluorescent lights to full-spectrum fluorescent and LED lighting in schools: An experiment in Victoria Int’l School in Sharjah by SEJARI, NOURHAN JAMAL

“…The issue of color rendering and temperature is becoming increasingly important as high efficiency lamps and government regulations are enforced. …”
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The role of methanolic extract of Quercus infectoria bark in lipemia, glycemia, gastric ulcer and bacterial growth by Khouzami, L.

“…After one month of chronic extract (0.5% w/v) intake via drinking water, there was a significant increase in serum HDL-cholesterol level. …”
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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)

“…There were no PRE to POST differences for CON (p < 0.05) in any variables. Despite significant increases in maximal VO₂ (VO_2max ), estimated lactate threshold (θLT), maximal metabolic steady state (MMSS), and peak power output (PPO) for the intervention groups (p < 0.05), there were no significant correlations from PRE to MID or MID to POST between ΔτVO₂ and Δ V O_2max (r=– 0.221, r = 0.119), ΔPPO (r= – 0.112, r= – 0.017), ΔθLT (r= 0.083, r = 0.142) and ΔMMSS (r= – 0.213, r = 0.049)(p > 0.05).…”

Optimum sustainable utilisation of the whole fruit of Jatropha curcas: An energy, water and food nexus approach by Mohammad Alherbawi (14155767)

“…In this context, biomass has increased in popularity and acquired a significant share of the global energy mix in a relatively short time. …”

Epidemiology of injuries from fire, heat and hot substances: global, regional and national morbidity and mortality estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 study by Spencer L James (8673927)

“…At the global level, the age-standardised mortality caused by fire, heat and hot substances significantly declined from 1990 to 2017, but regionally there was variability in age-standardised incidence with some regions experiencing an increase (eg, Southern Latin America) and others experiencing a significant decrease (eg, High-income North America).…”

Anti-xa guided enoxaparin thromboprophylaxis is associated with less thromboembolism than fixed dose dalteparin in trauma patients admitted to intensive care by Ahmad Kloub (16855149)

“…The time intervals between two consecutive PE events were significantly longer after protocol implementation. Among TBI patients, the rate of VTE was lower. …”

The impact of metformin therapy for gestational diabetes on fetal growth in women with risk factors for fetal growth restriction- a registry-based study from Qatar by Komal Rafique (17075074)

“…</p> <h3>Conclusion</h3> <p>The results of this study suggest that in women with additional risk factors for FGR, the concurrent use of metformin significantly decreases the birthweight and increases the risk for LBW, SFD, PTB and admission to NICU. …”

Intelligent scaling for 6G IoE services for resource provisioning by Abdullah Alharbi (4173502)

“…Although the demand for change in service from different sectors, the increase in IoE, the limitation of available computing resources of MEC, and intelligent resource solutions are getting much more significant. …”

What drives cryptocurrency pump and dump schemes: Coin versus market factors? by Lanouar Charfeddine (10705000)

“…Empirical findings, derived from binary cross-sectional regression models, reveal several characteristics that increase the likelihood of cryptocurrencies being pumped. …”

A Stackelberg Game Inspired Model of Real-Time Economic Dispatch with Demand Response by Shakrina, Youssef

“…Additionally, environmental concerns may arise from several physical limitations in the network that would increase gas emission besides adding extra generation costs. …”
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The effect of building height diversity on outdoor microclimate conditions in hot climate. A case study of Dubai-UAE by Shareef, Sundus

“…Previous studies focused on traditional methods of increasing the shading effect, e.g. buildings' height/canyon width (H/W) ratio. …”
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Acoustically activated release of estrone-targeted liposomes used for breast cancer treatment by Mohammad, Najla

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Effects of short term genotropin (rgGH) subcutaneous injection on active ghrelin concentration in rat plasma, stomach, kidney & pancreas. (c2007) by Haddad, Haytham

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Redox Homeostasis and Inflammation Responses to Training in Adolescent Athletes: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Evdokia Varamenti (8154642)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Several studies have highlighted the substantial role of the athlete’s redox and inflammation status during the training process. …”

Hepatitis serology predicts tumor and liver-disease characteristics but not prognosis after resection of hepatocellular carcinoma by Abdalla, Eddie

“…The presence of hepatitis did not significantly affect the survival rate, but hepatic fibrosis and vascular invasion predicted a decreased survival rate. …”
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A positive change in energy balance modulates TrkB expression in the hypothalamus and nodose ganglia of rats by Zeeni, Nadine

“…The results showed significantly lower TrkB levels in the hypothalamus and nodose ganglia of fasted rats receiving the high-fat diet when compared to the other groups. …”
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Evaluation of waterpipe smoke toxicity in C57BL/6 mice model by Abi-Gerges, Aniella

“…Our results mainly showed a significant increase in urea serum levels (+28%) in SE mice along with renal pathological damage in both SE and DE mice compared to CON. …”
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Obesity and menopause by Albert A. Opoku FRCOG (15955340)

“…<p dir="ltr">The global obesity pandemic continues to rise, with figures from the World Health Organization showing that 13% of the world's adult population was obese in 2016. Obesity has significant implications, with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome, and several malignancies.…”