The Challenges of Corporate Governance Systems for Construction Project Management by Alzarooni, Khalid

“…With the increasing levels of globalization resulting from liberalization of markets, efficient flow of information, and integration of economies, the industry is turning its attention to the global market. …”
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Essays on the effect of excess compensation and governance changes on firm value by Dah, Mustafa A.

“…We show that, on average, the director actual compensation level is above the efficient compensation level by around 63%. …”
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Redox Homeostasis and Inflammation Responses to Training in Adolescent Athletes: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Evdokia Varamenti (8154642)

“…</p><h3>Conclusions</h3><p dir="ltr">The results showed significant alterations in oxidative stress and cytokine levels after acute exercise, ranging from moderate to extremely large. …”

The Impact of Absenteeism and Islamic Work Ethics on Project Delivery in Public Projectized Organizations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by ALKEAIBI, NOORA RASHED

“…As the modern world demands a lot from the employees so the stress levels of the employees were increased and are not able to balance the work and the personal life where the individual is affected physically and psychologically that leads to employee’s absenteeism. …”
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Comparison of Myeloid Cells in Circulation and in the Tumor Microenvironment of Patients with Colorectal and Breast Cancers by Salman M. Toor (8854751)

“…We found that both PBC and CRC patients have significantly higher levels of granulocytic and immature myeloid cells in the TME. …”

Salivary α-amylase activity is associated with cardiometabolic and inflammatory biomarkers in overweight/obese, non-diabetic Qatari women by Neyla S. Al Akl (15189997)

“…<h3>Introduction</h3><p dir="ltr">Obesity, prevalent in approximately 80% of Qatar’s adult population, increases the risk of complications like type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. …”

Efficiency of commercial banks in Lebanon by Djoundourian, Salpie

“…The stochastic production and cost function estimates show that bank level inefficiency effects decreases with time and increases with number of branches, employees per branch, and ratio of staff to operating expenses.…”
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The effect of daucus carota pentane-diethylether fraction on cancer cells motility and metastasis. (c2013) by Zgheib, Perla Z.

“…The treatment also led to a decrease in cancer cell invasion and an increased cell adhesion. In addition, a decrease in CDC42 activation levels, and an increase in Rac activation were detected. …”
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An investigations into the factors that associated with writing anxiety for english language learners in UAE universities by Hussein, Sulaiman

“…Additionally, a focus group discussion with the instructors was held to explore their perspectives on the coping strategies they use and suggest to reduce the levels of anxiety in writing classes. The findings show that the participants encountered high levels of anxiety when writing English compositions and there was a statistically significant negative correlation between students’ writing scores and their levels of anxiety. …”
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Modeling of photovoltaic soiling loss as a function of environmental variables by Wasim Javed (6105866)

“…In fact, high RH levels were related to negative daily ΔCI only at higher WS levels (>2ms−1); at lower WS levels RH had no significant effect on daily ΔCI. …”

A prospective evaluation of antral follicle function in women with 46,XX spontaneous primary ovarian insufficiency by Hubayter, Ziad R.

“…In controls estradiol levels increased significantly after FSH administration, but in patients this was not the case despite the presence of an antral follicle ≥8 mm. …”
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Exposure to Toxic Metals from the Consumption of Cornflakes in Lebanon by El Khoury, Celine

“…However, concentrations of all toxic metals remained below the Lebanese national limits. Brand did not significantly affect metal concentrations (p ≥ 0.05) in determining metal concentrations, whereas statistically significant differences (p ≤ 0.05) were observed for Cr and Pb levels between Lebanese and imported products. …”
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A comprehensive design and rating study of evaporative coolers and condensers. Part I. Performance evaluation by QURESHI, BILAL AHMED

“…It is demonstrated that thermal effectiveness of the evaporative heat exchangers degrades significantly with time indicating that, for a low risk level (pZ0.01), there is about 66.7% decrease in effectiveness for the given fouling model. …”
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Mortality and associated risk factors of COVID-19 infection in dialysis patients in Qatar: A nationwide cohort study by Tarek Abdel Latif Ghonimi (16328413)

“…Univariate Cox regression analysis for risk factors associated with COVID-19-related death  in dialysis patients showed significant increases in risks with age (OR 1.077, CI 95%(1.018– 1.139), p = 0.01), CHF and COPD (both same OR 8.974, CI 95% (1.039–77.5), p = 0.046), history of DVT (OR 5.762, CI 95% (1.227–27.057), p = 0.026), Atrial fibrillation (OR 7.285, CI 95%(2.029–26.150), p = 0.002), hypoxia (OR: 16.6; CI 95%(3.574–77.715), p = <0.001), ICU admission (HR30.8, CI 95% (3.9–241.2), p = 0.001), Mechanical ventilation (HR 50.07 CI 95% (6.4–391.2)), p<0.001) and using inotropes(HR 19.17, CI 95% (11.57–718.5), p<0.001). …”

Effect of acute and chronic grapefruit, orange, and pineapple juice intake on blood lipid profile in normolipidemic rat. by Daher, Costantine F.

“…All juices significantly increased VLDL apolipoprotein B [apoB] secretion,but plasma total apoB concentrations were highest in the grapefruit group and lowest in the orange andpineapple groups. …”
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Dextran Sodium Sulfate-Induced Impairment of Protein Trafficking and Alterations in Membrane Composition in Intestinal Caco-2 Cell Line by Toutounji, Mohamad

“…This was associated with an alteration in the expression levels of inflammatory factors in addition to an increase in the expression of the ER stress protein markers, namely immunoglobulin-binding protein (BiP), C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP), activation transcription factor 4 (ATF4), and X-box binding protein (XBP1). …”
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Evaluation of psychological distress, burnout and structural empowerment status of healthcare workers during the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19): a cross-sectional quest... by Sara Taleb (11264352)

“…In addition, the analysis showed that HCWs working in the COVID-19 areas experienced significantly higher symptoms of severe stress, anxiety, depression and higher levels of burnout compared to those working in other areas. …”

The Influence of Transformational and Transactional Leadership on Employee Performance and Organizational Commitment A Case Study in the UAE Public Sector by Abdalla, Hani Gawdat

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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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Endocrine contribution to the sexual dysfunction in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease and the role of hyperprolactinemia by Haitham Elbardisi (14058048)

“…Patients treated with cabergoline (<i>n</i> = 26) showed a significant increase in LH levels (<i>p</i> = .003) and a significant decrease in prolactin levels (<i>p</i> = .003). …”