The Relationship between Smoking Cessation and Health Insurance Coverage: An Analysis of Cost Saving and Health Outcomes by Al Farhan, Nasser

“…The results of the analysis indicated that smoking cessation has the potential to result in significant cost savings, with a ratio of nearly 1.5, while also leading to improved health outcomes. …”
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Influence of Cognitive Bias on Decision Making in Mega Projects by ALNUAIMI, WALEED

“…The association analysis which generated the key findings of the study indicated that work experience, controllability, dread, and cost decision making have significant influence on cost overrun due to over optimism while other factors were not significant. …”
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The Effect of Outdoor Educational Activities on Developing the Social-Emotional Learning Skills and Behaviour of Primary School Students in Fujairah by ALBAKER, KHADIJA SAEED MOHAMED

“…The qualitative results indicated the enhancement of social skills, including verbal and non-verbal communication, cooperation, interaction, peer bonding, and increased teamwork abilities, in students engaged in outdoor activities. …”
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Cybersecurity Transparency and Firm Success: Insights From the Australian Landscape by Hamzeh Al Amosh (15944827)

“…<p dir="ltr">Amid the increasing prevalence of cybersecurity challenges on a global scale, the significance of disseminating details pertaining to a company's ability to counteract cybersecurity threats becomes evident, reflecting the vigilance and preparedness of the organization in addressing such risks. …”

Isolation and Evaluation of Qatari Rhizobacteria: Antagonistic Potential Against Phytopathogens and Growth Promotion in Tomato Plants by Amina BiBi (17679402)

“…The strains not only aided tomato seedlings in overcoming diseases but also increased both above and belowground biomasses compared to the control, demonstrating significant results (p ≤ 0.05). …”

Determinants of Off-Balance Sheet Business in the Case of GCC Banking Sectors during Covid-19 by Jomaa, Mohamad

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Residential energy consumption patterns by Houri, Ahmad

“…Multiple regression analysis indicated statistical significance of income, area and number of residents to the energy consumption. …”
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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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Cadmium-induced endothelial dysfunction mediated by asymmetric dimethylarginine by Hamda A. Al-Naemi (14151675)

“…<p dir="ltr">Cadmium (Cd) is a naturally occurring toxic heavy metal with no known essential biological functions. Exposure to Cd increases the risk of cardiovascular disease by disrupting vascular homeostasis at the endothelium. …”

Can Ease of Doing Business Shorten the Distance and Attract Foreign Direct Investment by AL KHOORI, YOUSUF

“…In contrast to our theoretical assumptions, we found that the moderating effect of the ease of doing business index on the relationship between geographical distance and FDI is negatively significant. Interestingly, the result further indicates that the ease of doing business scoring does not moderate the relationship between cultural distance and FDI inflow. …”
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Salivary α-amylase activity is associated with cardiometabolic and inflammatory biomarkers in overweight/obese, non-diabetic Qatari women by Neyla S. Al Akl (15189997)

“…</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">Our findings delineate significant associations between sAAa and markers indicative of cardiovascular disease risk and inflammation among overweight/obese adult Qatari females. …”

Engineering the Surface and Mechanical Properties of Water Desalination Membranes Using Ultralong Carbon Nanotubes by Yehia M. Manawi (18091207)

“…., loading in the dope solutions, aspect ratio, and functionality) significantly affected the membrane properties and performance including porosity, water flux, and mechanical and surface properties. …”

Application of Low-Fermenting Yeast Lachancea thermotolerans for the Control of Toxigenic Fungi Aspergillus parasiticus, Penicillium verrucosum and Fusarium graminearum and Their M... by Randa Zeidan (14778388)

“…<i>A. parasiticus</i>, <i>P. verrucosum</i> and <i>F. graminearum</i> and their mycotoxins were exposed to yeast volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and cells, respectively. VOCs reduced significantly the fungal growth (up to 48%) and the sporulation and mycotoxin synthesis (up to 96%). …”

PermGuard: A Scalable Framework for Android Malware Detection Using Permission-to-Exploitation Mapping by Arvind Prasad (19997799)

“…The increasing reliance on mobile devices significantly raises the risk of malware attacks, especially for non-technical users who often grant permissions without thorough evaluation, leading to potentially devastating effects. …”

Association Between Hypothyroidism and Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Case-Control Study in the United States by Hassan, Manal M.

“…Restricted analyses among hepatitis virus–negative subjects, nondrinkers, nondiabetics, nonsmokers, and nonobese individuals indicated a significant association between hypothyroidism and HCC, with an approximate two-fold to three-fold increased risk of HCC development. …”
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A Novel Connection Setup Management Approach for Optical WDM Networks by Fawaz, Wissam

“…Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) has significantly increased the transmission capacity of today's optical networks. …”
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Introducing a Novel Figure of Merit for Evaluating Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells: Utilizing Long Short-Term Memory Neural Networks by Zahraa Ismail (22457644)

“…Furthermore, the enhanced LSTM architecture, featuring deeper layers, dropout for regularization, and batch normalization, demonstrated improved stability and training speed, leading to a test Mean Absolute Error (MAE) of 0.0354 and an R2 value of 0.9991, indicating near-perfect predictive accuracy. The comparative analysis of model complexity confirmed that increasing the sophistication of the LSTM model significantly enhances predictive accuracy and generalization capabilities. …”

Ultrasonically Triggered Release of Folic Acid-Conjugated Liposomes for Breast Cancer Therapy Within Microfluidic Devices by AlHazaimeh, Taima Khair Alla

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Cardiovascular impact of post-traumatic stress disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Bijaya K Padhi (16823745)

“…</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">This meta-analysis confirms a significant association between PTSD and an increased risk of several cardiovascular outcomes, indicating the importance of integrating cardiovascular risk management with psychiatric care for PTSD patients to mitigate the heightened risk of CVDs. …”

Prostate cancer burden in South Asia: A systematic analysis of global burden of disease data (1990–2021) by Vijay Kumar (377076)

“…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">The prostate cancer ASIR, ASPR, and ASDR significantly increased from 1990 to 2021, particularly among individuals aged 60–65 years. …”