183-P by Khalaf, Roy A.

“…Conclusions: There was no statistically significant distribution of the different KIR genes between the cases (FMF patients) and controls (Lebanese population); however, an increase in the BB genotype was noted leading to an interesting future research question of whether or not KIR genotype is involved in the predisposition to or pathogenesis of FMF. …”
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Why do some countries produce more capital intensive output than others? by Toukan, Amjad

“…Based on my model I offer an explanation for the variation in physical capital intensity across countries where the model predictions show that a lower quality of governance in a country results in a decrease in the output of capital-intensive goods and an increase in the output of labor-intensive goods. In conducting panel data regressions (17 developing countries and 23 OECD countries over a period of twelve years 1982-1995), controlling for time and country fixed effects as well as quality of governance, I find a positive and statistically significant relationship between the Bureaucratic Efficiency Index (the higher the Bureaucratic Efficiency Index the higher the quality of governance) and the ratio of the value added share of capital intensive goods to the value added share of labor intensive goods. …”
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Pioglitazone Effect on Clinical Outcome and Inflammatory Response in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and COVID-19: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Eman Elmekaty (14777932)

“…Twenty-eight participants met the primary clinical composite outcome. There was no significant difference in the incidence of primary outcome between subjects receiving placebo (n=14) and pioglitazone (n=14). …”

Microbial Dysbiosis Tunes the Immune Response Towards Allergic Disease Outcomes by Tracy Augustine (14149932)

“…In parallel, mechanistic studies have delivered insight into the pathogenesis of disease, by demonstrating the comparative effects of protective T regulatory (Treg) cells, with inflammatory T helper 2 (Th2) cells in the development of immune tolerance or induction of an allergic response. More recently, a significant advancement in our understanding into how interactions between the adaptive immune system and microbially derived factors play a central role in the development of allergic disease has emerged. …”

Characterization of exercise-induced hemolysis in endurance horses by Patrycja D. Pakula (19438024)

“…Blood plasma was collected before and after the competition and analyzed macroscopically, by ELISA and non-targeted metabolomics with liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry. A significant increase in all hemolysis parameters was observed after the race, and an association was found between the measured parameters, average speed, and distance completed. …”

Ultrasound Triggered Release of Estrone- Targeted Liposomes by Kawak, Pierre

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Second-law-based performance evaluation of cooling towers and evaporative heat exchangers by QURESHI, BILAL AHMED

“…For the different input variables investigated, efficiencies were, almost always, seen to increase or decrease monotonically. We notice that an increase in the inlet wet bulb temperature invariably increases the second-law efficiency of all the heat exchangers. …”
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Developing a framework for using face recognition in transit payment transactions by HABEH, ORABI MOHAMMAD ABDULLAH

“…Nowadays, significant number of people relays on public transportation to commute to their final distention due to the increase of the private cars cost, traffic jam, toll gates, high petrol charges and other factors, which create a huge pressure on the public transportion infrastructure in general and the fare collection system in specific. …”
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Application of hierarchical oligonucleotide primer extension (HOPE) to assess relative abundances of ammonia- and nitrite-oxidizing bacteria by Scarascia, Giantommaso

“…HOPE showed a significant increase in the relative abundance of AOB, specifically Nitrosomonas, with increasing ammonium content and shock loading (p < 0.001). …”
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Economic policy uncertainty: Global energy security with diversification by Dagar, Vishal

“…The study employs quantile regression and panel data analysis, finding a positive relationship between EPU and ED. The results reveal that when EPU increases, the spectrum of energy sources declines, negatively impacting energy security. …”
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Assessing ASEAN’s Liberalized Electricity Markets: The Case of Singapore and the Philippines by Hassan Ali (3348749)

“…For the same period, the results imply that with the electricity market liberalization process in the Philippines, the electricity prices for household consumers and electricity-generated CO₂ emissions have increased. Additionally, the liberalization process has no significant impact on both the RE share and industry electricity prices in the Philippines. …”

National-level resilience: Innovative framework for Energy-Water-Food nexus evaluation by Ammar M. Khourchid (19420621)

“…Applied to Qatar's EWF nexus, the framework revealed significant interdependencies, particularly between water and energy components, that led to cascading failures and challenged nexus resilience. …”

Impact of timing and severity of COVID-19 infection in pregnancy on intrauterine fetal growth- a registry-based study from Doha-Qatar by Fathima Minisha (16475100)

“…The mean birthweight,risk of SGA (11.5% vs 10% vs 14.6%, p=0.302), and median customized growth centiles (47.6% vs 45.9% vs 46.1%)were similar between the groups.. Symptomatic women had significantly lower mean birthweight (3147 gms vs 3222 gms) and median birthweight centiles (43.9% vs 54.0%)compared to the asymptomatic (p<0.05 for both). …”

Risk of Malignancy in Indeterminate Liver Nodules Among Patients with Cirrhosis: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Yousef Yahia (19756989)

“…Univariate Cox regression analysis showed a significant association between HCC incidence and smoking [hazard ratio (HR) 2.60, 95% Confidence Interval [CI] 1.01–6.74), nodule diameter exceeding 2 cm (HR 5.41, 95% CI 1.45–20.18), and baseline LI-RADS score 3 (HR 3.78, 95% CI 1.36–19.52). …”

PSYCHOLOGICAL EMOTION RECOGNITION OF STUDENTS USING MACHINE LEARNING BASED CHATBOT by Khalil Assayed, Suha

“…Anxiety and depression can have a significant impact on students’ academic performance, however, these mental health impacts were increased during the Covid-19 pandemic, and accordingly students and parents need some people to share their feelings together; however, there are different types of social media apps and platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Instagram, and others. …”
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Association of Complement-Related Proteins in Subjects With and Without Second Trimester Gestational Diabetes by Manjunath Ramanjaneya (519259)

“…When adjusted for age and BMI, Complement C3 (p=0.04) and Factor-H (p=0.04) remained significant. Partial correlation showed significant correlation between C4 with serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (p<0.05) and 2nd term diastolic blood pressure (p<0.05); Factor-H and C-reactive protein (CRP; p<0.05). …”

Exploring the Effect of [HuArgI (Co)-PEG5000]-Induced Autophagy on the Migration, Adhesion, and Invasion of A172 Glioblastoma Cells by Oneissi, Zeina

“…Our results show that arginine deprivation significantly activates autophagy in A172 cells, as evidenced by increased autophagosome formation and LC3-II/LC3-I ratios. …”
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The Mohammed bin Rashid's Smart Learning Program (SLP) Initiative in the Ministry of Education and its impact on English language performance in Cycle2 Classes, in the United Arab... by Galil, Tamer Elsayed Abdel

“…A main significant finding is the strong and obvious communication between the learners and their teachers and the awareness of the structure of the Smart learning environment. …”
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An additive manufacturing approach based on electrohydrodynamic printing to fabricate P3HT:PCBM thin films by Zulfikre Esa (19457344)

“…As the annealing temperature and the flow rate were increased, discernible alterations in the PCBM clusters were consequently observed in the blends of the film and the size of the PCBM clusters has decreased by 3% while the distance between them was highly reduced by as much as 82%.…”

Analysis and Design of Circular Shafts Using Finite Element Method by Chehadeh, Ali Saleh

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