Stemming cardiovascular diseases in Qatar by Nature Research (16552612)

“…Many of the heart attack and stroke patients had diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, and/or were smokers, whereas controls were much less likely to have these factors.</p><p>All of these factors are associated with reduced physical activity and increased consumption of high-fat foods. …”

Insights into rechargeable Zn-air batteries for future advancements in energy storing technology by Iqbal, Anum

“…For the accomplishment of these functionalities, the chemical heterogeneity and structural modifications of materials (electrode, electrolyte and membranes) with improved electrical conductivity, reduced energy barrier, increased reactive surface area, and improved mass transport behavior at the nanoscale have been anticipated. …”
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Enhancing eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) yield and water use efficiency through optimized irrigation and nitrogen practices in open field conditions by Adewale Suraj, Bello

“…While average fruit weight did not differ significantly across nitrogen levels, the highest fruit yield was recorded under F1 and F2 treatments. …”
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Synthesis and analysis of silver–copper alloy nanoparticles of different ratios manifest anticancer activity in breast cancer cells by Sara Al Tamimi (9692615)

“…Furthermore, we observed the cell death pathway by the apoptosis marker Annexin-V which showed non-significant results, while the exposure of AgCu-NP in MCF-7 cells leads to toxicity and also caused significant increase in MMP-9 level, which suggests the cell death may be associated with other pathways such as autophagy and oxidative stress related.…”

How FIFA World Cup 2022™ can meet the carbon neutral commitments and the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development?: Reflections from the tree nursery project in Qatar... by Ioannis Spanos (2086933)

“…It was also found that the amount of carbon footprint reduction after the FIFA World Cup 2022 is expected to increase steadily during the average life expectancy of the trees assessed, which were evaluated to be circa 135 years. …”

The rising danger of heat waves by Nature Research (16552612)

“…<p>A new computerized climate model suggests that the significant majority of children and elderly people in Qatar will be exposed to high levels of hazardous heat wave events in the next five years . …”

Reasons behind the non-application of the activity based costing system in developing countries, case of Lebanon by ElGammal, Walid

“…Two questionnaires are used; the first distributed to ABC system users and the second for non ABC users, also five interviews are conducted with senior level managers. The questionnaires are self-administered in order to increase the response rate, given the fact that the direct contact in the Lebanese culture proves to generate more efficient and effective data than the indirect contact. …”
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Design, Evaluation and Techno-Economic Analysis of a Demand Controlled Ventilation in Hot and Humid Climate by Sohoo, Mahmood Ali

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The impact of COVID-19 pandemic social restrictions on individuals with autism spectrum disorder and their caregivers in the Stateof Qatar: A cross-sectional study by Yasser Saeed Khan (17191735)

“…Out of these, 24 (41 %) reported a clinically significant increase in their care burden. Among caregivers reporting an increase in care burden, two-third were caring for individuals whose behaviour either remained unchanged or improved during social restrictions. …”

Voiding function improves under long-term testosterone treatment (TTh) in hypogonadal men, independent of prostate size by Aksam Yassin (14779204)

“…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">Prior to TTh interruption, it was observed that testosterone stimulation improved the men’s IPSS, AMS and post-voiding residual bladder volume, while their prostate volume significantly increased. During the TTh interruption, there was a significant worsening in these parameters, although the increase in prostate volume continued. …”

Dihydromyricetin and Salvianolic acid B inhibit alpha-synuclein aggregation and enhance chaperone-mediated autophagy by Jia-Zhen Wu (6844793)

“…Impaired protein degradation and increased levels of α-synuclein may trigger a pathological aggregation <i>in vitro</i> and <i>in vivo</i>. …”

Immune Checkpoints in Circulating and Tumor-Infiltrating CD4+ T Cell Subsets in Colorectal Cancer Patients by Salman M. Toor (8854751)

“…We found a significant increase in the levels of CD4⁺FoxP3⁺Helios⁺ T cells, which represent potentially highly immunosuppressive Tregs, in the CRC TME. …”

Strengthening of High Strength Reinforced Concrete Slabs with CFRP Laminates by Mahmoud, Hasan Saleh

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The retention of health human resources in primary healthcare centers in Lebanon by Dimassi, Hani

“…Regression analysis revealed that high levels of burnout, lower level of education and low tenure were all associated with increased likelihood to quit. …”
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Assessing the Built Environment’s Reflectivity, Flexibility, Resourcefulness, and Rapidity Resilience Qualities against Climate Change Impacts from the Perspective of Different Sta... by Mohammed M. Al-Humaiqani (18325554)

“…Furthermore, there is a belief in the importance of the task forces within the community as part of an emergency response plan, and a less reflective system would have less recovery speed. …”

Addressing Challenges of Distance Learning in the Pandemic with Edge Intelligence Enabled Multicast and Caching Solution by Kashif Bilal (16896357)

“…However, the existing 5G architecture does not support service-less multi-cast. In this article, we advance the case of Virtual Network Function (VNF) based service-less architecture for video multicast. …”

Methylomic profiling in trisomy 21 identifies cognition- and Alzheimer’s disease-related dysregulation by Larissa Haertle (3864310)

“…We postulate that epigenetic factors contribute to the observed variability in intellectual disability, as well as at the level of neurodegeneration seen in T21 individuals.…”

The Anti-Cancer Effect of Strained Photoactivatable Polypyridyl Ruthenium(II) Complexes on Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer and Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cells by Fayad, Christelle

“…Western blot analysis on MDA-MB-231 cells treated with C3 showed a significant increase in BAX/Bcl2 ratio with no significant effect on Pro-caspase-3 expression. …”
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Influence of hosting the world’s most popular football competition on Response and Transport Time of Ground Emergency Ambulances in Qatar by Reem Bassam Tluli (18505131)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Qatar was anticipating approximately 1.2 million visitors during the FIFA World Cup 2022TM, significantly increasing the population, road traffic1 , and the number of emergency calls received,2 which could potentially affect the response and transportation times of emergency ambulances. …”

Hybrid effect of carbon nanotubes and polypropylene microfibers on fire resistance, thermal characteristics and microstructure of cementitious composites by Mohammad R., Irshidat

“…Thermal conductivity of cement mortar is increased by the addition of the CNTs but not the PP fibers for all heating levels. …”
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